The Walking
The Walking is an avant-garde music/experimental film score studio album by Jane Siberry. The album was released on Reprise Records internationally, but remained on the independent label Duke Street Records in Canada. It is an excellent example of music that, on release, was panned by critics and largely spurned by the market, only to become a museum-quality art that has stood the test of time.
Critical reception
The album was initially poorly received by critics. It largely turned its back on the quirky new wave pop that Siberry had been known for; in its place was a surreal amalgam of progressive rock and Laurie Anderson-style performance art narratives, only one of which was shorter than six minutes.
Toronto progressive radio station CFNY, an early champion of Siberry's music, announced that it did not view any track on The Walking as viable for airplay on their station. Sales of the album were slow at first, although they improved when Siberry provided radio stations with a shorter edit of "Ingrid and the Footman".
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by J. Armen
The Epic
by: J. Armenthis lonely road abandoned since the time of abolition
is still the back way to the one who had me crazed
I hear the engine running shifting gears higher
making every exit disappear in the haze
I’ve been behind the wheel draining every ounce of patience
counting miles I cannot take it any more
I know that she’s been waiting biting nails and contemplating
whether I’m the one she should be waiting for
I could not help but watch the falling sun behind the mountain
missed the exit sign and never saw the turn
she was the only reason I’ve been pushing all the limits
never thought I’d cross the line of no return
so here it is before me site of my own demolition
there goes the last attempt of mine to prove her wrong
there goes every hope every chance and expectation
my broken radio has played its final song
will I can I hear your echo
when the silent comfort of the night comes over you
will you come by in another lifetime