1. THE HARVEY FAMILY (ballade noir) - \"that New Year's morning feelin' so alive, Mr. Harvey took a step outside...\"
On January 1, 2006 Richmond, Virginia musician Bryan Harvey (“House of Freaks”) and his family were anticipating a new year’s day celebration with friends at home…
This is a really cool song, well written and arranged, with excellent instrumental performances and fantastic vocals and harmonies.
Bit of a grim subject matter, but it makes for a cool dark rocker with a matching vibe.
Great stuff, Allan
Great work. love the writing, love the vocal melody. I could hear this recorded and mixed by Andy Wallace with Jeff Buckley feel to it.
—Charlie
Love the melody structure of this song but OMG! What a terrible story! I think I may have nightmares.
Lynette T.
This is such an ambitious dive into one of the worst events that have come from Richmond, VA. I heard about it through friends and was horrified as much as anyone who heard it. With your words and the tone of your song, you take us deep inside and it feels like we didn’t make it out. When you sing, “I don’t want to see, this could be you, this could be me” it sounds like the ultimate despair and an unanswered cry for help. Pretty powerful work.