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Train Of Tears by Michael Skinner
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fave it Modern Rock | Soft Rock
12 tracks | 73 minutes
Released Aug 2002
on Michael Skinner
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:59 Knocking On Heaven's Door lyrics BUY MP3 05:59 Knocking On Heaven's Door lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:59 Knocking On Heaven's Door
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:46 Find My Dreams lyrics FREE 05:46 Find My Dreams lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:46 Find My Dreams
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:43 Walk With Me lyrics BUY MP3 06:43 Walk With Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:43 Walk With Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:16 If I Were a Carpenter lyrics BUY MP3 04:16 If I Were a Carpenter lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:16 If I Were a Carpenter
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:01 Deaf, Dumb, and Blind lyrics BUY MP3 07:01 Deaf, Dumb, and Blind lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:01 Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
Emotionally charged, well played and great production of songs about life that are filled with angst, yet showing hope that combines the sounds of rock to the softer side of rock and pop.
Bio / Background
Musician Michael Skinner has crafted his solo album "Train of Tears" the hard way. As a former member of a number of successful rock bands, including American Train which toured England in the late 70's, the drummer/guitarist saw his whole world change several years ago with the onset of a psychiatric diagnosis of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and depression.
"Train of Tears" signals the rebirth of Skinner on several levels. The original songs are gritty, touched by the angst his
long journey has led him through, but also by a renewed hope. He has dipped into a deep well of emotions and brought them to the surface: Mental Illness is a challenge to be taken on, not a definition of who or what the person is. The stigma, which can be just as damaging as the illness in its isolation, is one that Skinner wants to actively speak out against. The cut "Walk With Me" contains the lyrics, "So open up your eyes, clean out your ears. Learn to listen, listen to learn, and then you'll hear..
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