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Bag of Hammers

by The Linus Pauling Quartet

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Misfit1969 You cannot put this album into a genre. It is full of musical styles. If you are not cast into a particular mold then give it a whirl. These are some Badass Texas cats! Favorite track: Crom.
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paul rote Various stoner rock, acid rock,great Texas heavy psych. Favorite track: Rust.
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1.
Crom 04:02 video
Stand on the left Stand on the right Inspect the ranks Get ready for the fight I stand on the mountain A cloud against the sky Rain down a hail of fire and blood, Lord, burning out your eyes I am Crom God of the strong Call my name next time you ask why we can't get along bridge (4x) The battlefield is scattered With the bodies of the slain Both sides have fallen beneath my deadly rain I sold you shields I sold you blades I roll around in a pile of gold while you all dig your graves I am Crom God of the strong Call my name next time you ask why we can't get along….
2.
Just a sweet young thing, out on the scene All she wants to do is smoke some green She did not want to smoke alone So she passed the bong, now it's all gone, poor thing! She did not know, she did not know She did not know, she did not know She did not know the bong was cashed Sat right down and smoked the ash She did not even think to ask She did not know, poor thing! Her eyes are blue, the trees are blonde Look to the sky, reload the bong You got to give her what she needs Don't be stingy, share the weed Yeah, babe She did not know, she did not know She did not know, she did not know She did not know the bong was cashed Sat right down and smoked the ash She did not even think to ask She did not know, poor thing! She kept on pulling She kept on pulling She kept on pulling Cause she just don't know She kept on pulling She kept on pulling She kept on pulling Cause she just don't know
3.
The things I said to you They all turned out to be true Now I take your hand As we walk this blasted land you know that we're living in hell, but we're living well And all around us plays a scene Of v ictory gin, and soylent green You better get out You better get out while you can You better get out The black flood's coming You better get out You better get out while you can You better get out The black flood's coming The black flood's coming The black flood's coming The things I said to you They all turned out to be true As I take your hand You have to ask, what kind of man would take you down, take you to the promised land And while the clowns keep up the show There's really nowhere else to go You better get out You better get out while you can You better get out The black flood's coming You better get out You better get out while you can You better get out The black flood's coming….
4.
Starchimp 05:23
Here I am, sitting in a tree Feeling sun and being free Some old man in an uncool van comes running after me Try to run Try to hide Feel a shot sting me inside Legs stop moving and I know that I am going for a ride On the pad, getting ready to shoot Wrapped in a plastic monkey suit Some hot chick in a white lab coat says that I look real cute Well they throw me In a tin can And everything goes black Hear 'em counting and I know that I ain't never, ever coming back Through the stars I fall for days Planets colored out of phase Shattered soul and scattered mind all across space and time From the mountains of Venus To the canyons on Mars Well my head starts to explode And oh my God, it's full of stars….
5.
Rust 05:18
put love inside your heart put love inside your heart and you'll get what's coming to you yeah you'll get what's coming to you your heart is full of lust your blood is full of rust and rust is the color of love yeah rust is the color of love the rust will flow and heat and leave your heart complete and then you'll become as new yeah then you'll become as new
6.
Saving Throw 05:00
Wake up, wake up, raise your swords! There's a gibbering mouther upon us. Keep your heads, we dare not let His confusion overcome us. Cast your spells and shield your eyes Lest his spittle fly and blind you. Heed the cleric's final words: He dies trying to remind you. In the deepest Underdark Live flayers of the mind, Feeding on the living brains Of those not of their kind. Dungeon caves are full of slaves, Mentally bereft. Spells are cast, psionic blast, And just one hope is left. Legend tells of an ancient lich Ensconced within his keep. Under curse of eternal night Where the undead never sleep. The swinging open of his steely gates Calls him to the fight. Drawing near the lich spreads fear And the bravest men take flight.
7.
Homonculus 03:11
That little man inside my head he tells me what to do, yeah he tells me what to do That little man inside my head he tells me what to do, yeah he tells me what to do He says I gotta work and he says I gotta think and he tells me not to break down tells me not to break down He says I gotta work and he says I gotta think but sometimes.... yeah, sometimes…. I say…. Well I tried tin foil and I tried a lot of drugs but he keeps on talkin he just keeps on talkin He says I gotta work and he says I gotta think sometimes I break down sometimes I break down sometimes I break down....
8.
Stonebringer 08:48
Cross the mountains, and the rivers And the desert's burning sands I sent armies, I sent serpents And I pillaged across the land I killed prophets, I killed virgins I killed wizards, warriors, priests All to have you, and to hold you And to pray for my release Stonebringer, Stonebringer Heart black as coal You took my soul And you left me cold Stonebringer, Stonebringer When your fire glows Turn a man from king to God, to demon, then to smoke Great Bong of power I hold you in my hand Imprisoned no longer In the body of a man The skull of the Devil Will be set inside my ring I ascend the throne of God And I hear the angels sing Stonebringer, Stonebringer Heart black as coal You took my soul And you left me cold Stonebringer, Stonebringer When your fire glows Turn a man from king to God, to demon, then to smoke

about

Original Press Release:

"It has been five full Earth solar cycles since the last Linus Pauling Quartet studio album, All Things Are Light. In the intervening years, the band has roamed these great lands in search to the heaviest of forms. The keys to the forms do not present themselves readily to mortals and the quest often leads many to madness or death. As such, little has been known from this band of travelers in the past few years beyond Horns of Ammon which, while issued two years ago, was actually written in the years leading up to ATAL. Many considered the quest foolhardy and, given their long absence, had thought them dead. Yet, despite all odds, the band has indeed returned – stronger, older, wiser, and ready to reclaim the throne of their land.

Through those years, they traveled to the highest mountains in search of men and women who were as ancient as they were wise. They have sought out lost texts of the ancients at great peril. They have basked in the love of the most beautiful of Elvin women and suffered the hatred and violence of the foulest mountain orcs. They have risen to untold riches and fallen to the ranks of beggars scrambling for stale bread tossed aside in village markets. Yet, through it all, they managed to honor the fellowship and attain those long sought after forms that would, though sheer magnitude of their mystical powers, yield unimaginable dimensions only visible upon the opening of the seventh eye.

Bag of Hammers represents the culmination of these years – an instrument by which listeners, partaking in the ancient ritualistic burning of the herb, can break-down the walls before them and attain the pure, majestic, plenary seventh level of heaviness."

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released September 18, 2012

Track Listing

Crom (4:03)
She Did Not Know (5:36)
Victory Gin (4:03)
Starchimp (5:24)
Rust (5:19)
Saving Throw (5:01)
Homonculus (3:12)
Stonebringer (8:49)

All songs written and performed by the LP4:
Stephen Finley: bass
Clinton Heider: vocals, guitars
Charlie Horshack: guitars, vocals
Larry Liska: batterie
Ramon “LP4” Medina: guitars

Vocals on “Rust” and voice of Freyja on “Crom”: Mlee Marie
Hammond B3 on “Victory Gin”: Eddie Hawkins

Recorded and Engineered by Stephen Finley @ Digital Warehaus Productions

Assistant Engineer: Andy DeAngelo
Mixed by the Linus Pauling Quartet
Mastered by Mark Kidney @ Digital Services
Original Album Artwork and Design: Shelby Hohl
Translation of The Song of Roland by C. K. Moncrieff (London, 1919 – public domain)

All Songs © 2012 by Linus Pauling Quartet, BMI
www.worshipguitars.org/LP4
Recordings & Artwork (c) 2012 Homeskool Records, under license from LP4
Homeskool Records, 1001 Texas Ave. Ste 1400, Houston, TX 77002
www.homeskoolrecords.com

UPC: 8-84501 73659-6
CD edition Catalog Number: CD-033-A

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The Linus Pauling Quartet Houston, Texas

“a core point about the Linus Pauling Quartet isn’t merely that they’re a great psych band, but a great band period, able to embrace a lot of styles and moods and work them well.”All Music

"Anthemic, stupid and selflessly unrestrained, the LPQ eventually attain self immolation of sorts during the sprawling chaos."-Ptolemaic Terrascope-UK

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