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Adrian Shaw Solo Projects Tea For The Hydra (Woronzow, WOO 27 CD, 1997)
with:
Nick Saloman - Lead Guitar, Organ (Red And Grey), Drums (Machine Music)
Displaced Person (Woronzow, WOO 29 CD, 1998)
with:
Nick Saloman - Lead Guitar (What If?)
Head Cleaner (Woronzow, WOO 32 CD, 1999)
with:
Nick Saloman - Lead Guitar (All In The Mind, Round And Round), Organ (Round And Round)
Look Out (Woronzow, WOO 51 CD, 2002)
with:
Nick Saloman - Lead Guitar (1st solo: I Don't Think So) "I Don't Think So" is a bit of a rant, just a chance to get a few things off my chest. The first verse is a swipe at an old band member who's well known for his lack of integrity and seems to delight in his own bad behaviour. I think you might have an idea as to whom that is. The second verse is a diatribe against the farming community in the UK who seem to spend their time either wrecking the countryside or tearing harmless creatures to pieces. Verse 3 ( which also contains the mid section) is me having a go at our consumer society in general, the "something for nothing" attitude that's so prevalent, along with the way multi-national companies squeeze every last penny out of the poor consumer. "Another Face" is in 3 parts, the first verse deals with an old man I know well who was once very independent and now is infirm and needs help with everything, the 2nd verse is about a friend of mine who was once beautiful and vibrant and isn't any more, the last verse is about yet another old friend and band member (now deceased) who just threw away his life by drinking himself to death. The whole song is basically how we all start out with optimism, options and hope and gradually watch our choices diminish, our friends disappear, change or die. "Rhododendron Mile" is, as you guessed, about my time in Dorset with Arthur Brown in 1970. Originally it was a lot more specific but I didn't like the end result so I re-wrote it. The title is a road leading to the farmhouse we used to live in with Arthur and Co. "The Chosen" was based on something I read about a boatload of Jewish refugees in the 2nd World War who, whilst attempting to escape the Nazis by sea, ended up in a Turkish port, were towed back out to sea against their wishes and torpedoed. There were only a couple of survivors. "Few Are Called" is me returning somewhat to the theme of "I Move On Wheels". What would it be like to be completely incapacitated. Even more so, how would you deal with it when you'd be talked into the situation that caused your condition against your better judgement? I liked the way that the music on this track was so completely out of keeping with the subject matter. "Father's Day" was in response to my best friend dying of cancer and another dear friend, who has a young family, being very seriously ill. Just an observation of what that sort of disaster does to a family. "A Modern Man" is me having a go at another ex-friend and band member! Not that I'm bitter, you understand! "Childhood's End" is more sinister than you might imagine. There's an underlying theme that I'd rather not be too specific about but was inspired by a high-profile news story a year or so ago in the UK."
"I can't help but think that as I was ill or undergoing treatment
whilst I was writing and recording a lot of this album it's a lot
darker than my previous work." String Theory (Woronzow, WOO 55 CD, 2004)
with:
Nick Saloman - Lead Guitar (Saving Grace)
About the last track Saving Grace:
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Son Of Sam - 5:40
Heart Of Stone - 8:00
Falling - 6:16
I'm Glad I'm Me - 3:18
Teeth Of The Hydra - 5:34
Roger's In A Home - 6:14
Machine Music - 3:14
Red And Grey - 8:24
Trillib - 4:42
Iron Curtain - 4:21
Live For The Day - 5:36
One Last Drink For The Band - 8:14
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