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Revival

by Winterhawk

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    First ever vinyl reissue of all-time classic hard rock guitar private press record from 1982. Winterhawk were a 70s hard rock band from the Chicago area featuring guitarist Jordan Macarus. However, they didn't manage to release their first album until 1982 when the band was on it's last legs. Compact Disc reissues have been around since the 90s, but here is the long awaited vinyl reissue. With two bonus tracks! Review: "Revival" by Winterhawk is without a doubt the most incredible unknown record in the world, and even one of the most incredible records and that's it.
    You can bet that somewhere there is a parallel universe in which Winterhawk's masterpiece "Free to live" is more acclaimed than "Stairway to Heaven" and Jordan Macarus plays in Deep Purple instead of Steve Morse.
    Yes, the Winterhawks are that spectacular.
    The band formed in the late '70s thanks to its undisputed leader Jordan Macarus (guitar and part time vocals), performed live in Chicago and the surrounding area, in '78 recorded a live album that would not be released for many years, and then it melts.
    In 1982 for some twist of fate Macarus reassembles the group and manages to record "Revival" before another breakup!
    It is a selection of all the pieces that played years before and contains a quantity of riffs and solos that would be enough for a normal band for about ten records.
    The songs written by Macarus and sung by bassist Doug Brown are something indescribable.
    "Revival", "Period of change" and "Free to live" would be classics on any Purple, Zeppelin and Wishbone Ash record.
    Musically they owe a little to the whole 70s scene, but also to the rock'n'roll scene of the previous decade.
    Vocally, on the other hand, we are dealing with a Robert Plant on steroids: at the end of the 1970s, rumors like this simply did not exist yet.
    The bass caresses you throughout the record and takes you around for some incredible rides.
    "Free to live" cannot be described: solo after solo, between the super technical and the emotional, the singing is heartbreaking and exudes freedom from all pores.
    In short, a forgotten masterpiece (and probably badly distributed at the time) absolutely to be rediscovered!

    00:00 Intro
    03:45 Sanctuary
    09:14 Period of change
    16:37 Can't see the forest for the trees
    22:17 Revival
    28:27 Ace in the hole
    33:37 Free to live
    43:08 Fallen dinosaur
    48:27 Elijah
    54:40 Hammer and the axe

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Intro 03:45 video
2.
Sanctuary 05:28
Sanctuary Everybody comes here to keep from runnin’ Everybody’s gonna hide away Everyone who stays here is being hunted If you don’t you’re gonna die today And you could be free if you take the chance and run You haven’t got far Head in towards the sun Won’t you let me in, so I won’t be afraid? After running for so long, there’s comfort in your walls How could it feel so good? How could it feel? Well I’m not weary, I’ve healed my wounds Time passes on and I’m still the same Enter into sadness Feel my freedom slip away Under the watchful eyes of the people in the tower You are safe in here The guards in the steeple stand The sanctuary’s safe Sleep well ‘till the morning comes And the priests decide your fate Everybody run
3.
Period Of Change The time has come for me to leave I know the taste of what it is to be free You can’t understand the things I see You think that I’m dreaming What could you have to say to me that won’t just bring me down? I’m on my way, don’t you wait for me I don’t want you around It won’t take too long to find what you’re looking for But it won’t wait outside your door And I don’t mind living alone That’s the way I am I can’t give you everything that you need I’ve got to many things on my mind Time after time I let you down You should have told me goodbye
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Can’t See The Forest For The Trees For too long you’ve been seeing the world through shaded glasses For too long you’ve been going out with people from the higher classes You can’t see me for what I am or past my faded blue jeans All you see is a man with money and a Porsche powered Sebring Chorus: I really love you, you know that I do I’m kinda hoping that you feel the same way too But I’m just a man playing my guitar I guess that’s all I’ll ever be I got no time for the passage in the chapel or the flower on my lapel I don’t need no plastic face cos mine does it pretty well And I could B.S. all day long about the things in the social scene Of all the people that I could be, you know I think I’d rather be me (chorus) I don’t got no million dollar house or a hangar in my back yard What little money I do earn, I make it work pretty hard I don’t got no heated driveway, no electric swingin’ gates All I got is some metric tools and a Fiat 128
5.
Revival 06:09
Revival Well it’s all for rock and roll That I have sold my soul Will you remember me when I am growing old? Or will I just fade away? I’ve got to be my own kind of man I’ve got so many things to say Well I’ve got to live my dreams Even though it’s not the way it seems “Come on in boy, and sign the dotted line” “I won’t take any more than you’ve got” Well it’s all for rock and roll That I have sold my soul Will you remember me when I am growing old? Or will I just fade away? Or will I just disappear? Will I fade away? I’m getting along in years And my friends have all forgotten me Should I start again? I really need the money Can I think of new ideas with an old point of view? Am I as strong as I used to be? I’m not as fast as I used to be But oh, I can feel it The memories flashing by I can feel it I feel I’m getting high Oh no It’s so strong that I know I’ve got to try Hang onto your hats boys It’s all coming back to me now Pack your bags and get your things We’re on the road again We’re heading out in style We’re back on the road again Well this is our second chance and we’re on our way We’ve got no time to lose The time has come again Time has come again
6.
Ace In The Hole (Macarus) Get up Sunday morning Where do I go from here? I can see through all the laughter Someone’s showing me my fears Time goes so slowly when you’re working day to day Try to keep your inspiration, don’t let nothing slip away Chorus: Where do we go from here? I don’t know Which is the road ahead that’s clear? I don’t know Look to me for your direction But I might lead you astray My ideas and my connections They are changing everyday Well, I don’t know what we’re doing But we won’t do nothing less I won’t change my way of thinking Just to please somebody else (chorus) Take your time dealing your hand When it’s time, make your stand Let ‘em call your bluff until it’s time for you to show Then play your ace in the hole As long as no one knows who the hell we are We’ll be an ace in the hole Let ‘em call your bluff until it’s time for you to show Then play your ace in the hole
7.
Free to Live 09:30
Free To Live I’m leaving tomorrow to try to catch the wind And no one will wonder who I am again Don’t question why Of all the things I do When I come back, will you be my friend? Chorus: Yes I know You can’t live forever But I’ve got to be on my way I can’t take you with me But I will return again someday I’ll walk by your window And I’ll wonder where you’ve gone When you have left for yours And I’ve come back for you That’s when I know if I’ve done you wrong Yes I know You can’t live forever But I’ve got to be on my way I’m riding on the wind so fast no one else can hang on So here I go again (chorus) Yes I know You can’t live forever And time will pass me by again I’m riding on the wind so fast no one else can hang on And now I’m free to live
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Elijah 06:13
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{Video of Intro (short) Live from this century}
"Revival" is the debut album from guitarist Jordan Macarus. It was originally released in 1982 on the Lambda records label, and reissued on compact disc in 1999 by Rockadrome Records out of San Antonio, Texas.

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released June 21, 2017

Jordan David Macarus - Guitar, Vocals

Warren Douglas Brown - Bass, Guitar, Vocals

Scott Joseph Benes - Drums



Recorded in 1982 at Dr. Caw Studios, IL

Engineered by Craig Williams

Digitally remastered at Dr. Caw in 1997

Produced by Craig Williams and Jordan Macarus

All songs arranged by J. Macarus, S. Tsokatos and D. Brown

Cover painting by Steve Brown

Photographs by Ron McCafferty



Special thanks to Dennis Bergeron, Ray Dorsey, Christine Tobias and Joe Romagnola

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Jordan Macarus / Winterhawk Chicago, Illinois

Jordan Macarus’ first recording, Winterhawk: “There and Back Again”, dates back to 1978, and was released in 2002. The first vinyl was Winterhawk: “Revival” in 1982, released on CD in 1998. His timeline is non-linear... He’s still at it, and his next recording is on track to be as good as his first. Borne from Hard Rock, now myriad song-forms, philosophy and story-telling with Axe in Hand.. ... more

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