Les roses d'hiver
La réussite en art, bien souvent, repose sur l'échec d'une imitation. En singeant maladroitement, on invente autre chose. Mais que se passe t-il si l'imitation est parfaite? Rien, justement. L'original se dilue dans sa réplique. Et prolonge son existence sous une forme spectrale. Tout est là, mais il n'y a plus rien. Le mouvement initial, ascensionnel, tourné vers la transcendance, s'efface au profit d'une pure immanence. La nécessité vitale, la ferveur, le désir d'achèvement, s'abolissent dans la copie (exsangue, dévitalisée —baignant dans la transparence iridescente de sa seule force d'apparition). La copie est saturée des signes de son modèle, mais de signes en suspens, orphelins du sol où ils plongeaient leurs racines. Comment expliquer, dès lors, que l'on préfère souvent la réplique au modèle? Quand la sève ne coule plus, l'arbre n'est pas toujours stérile; il y pousse encore des fleurs multicolores, des fleurs ornementales, des fleurs de rhétoriques.
The Sunrays- The Best of the Tower recordings (1964-67)
01 Outta Gas
02 Car Party
03 I Live For The Sun
04 Andrea
05 A Little Dog And His Boy
06 Have To Be Myself
07 I Look Baby - I Can't See
08 You Don't Phase Me
09 Still
10 Jo Ann
11 Better Be Good To Me
12 Bye Baby Bye
13 Tears In My Eyes
14 Since My Findin' You
15 When You're Not Here
16 Goodnight Debbie, Goodnight
17 Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously
18 Just 'Round The River Bend
19 Hi, How Are You
20 Loaded With Love
21 Time (A Special Thing)
22 I Live For The Sun [Alternate Version]
23 Andrea [Alternate Version]
24 Jo Ann [Alternate Version]
25 You Don't Phase Me [Alternate Version]
26 Just 'Round The River Bend [Alternate Version]
27 Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously [Alternate Version]
The Four Seasons- The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette (1968)
01 American Crucifixion Resurrection
02 Mrs.Stately's Garden
03 Look Up Look Over
04 Something's On Her Mind
05 Saturday's Father
06 Wall Street Village Day
07 Genuine Imitation Life
08 Idaho
09 Wonder What You'll Be
10 Soul Of A Woman
11 Watch The Flowers Grow
12 Raven
13 Will You Love Me Tomorrow
14 Electric Stories
Mark Eric- A Midsummer's Day Dream (1969)
01 California Home
02 Move With The Dawn
03 Laura's Changing
04 Where Do The Girls Of The Summer Go
05 I'd Like To Talk To You
06 Take Me With You
07 Night Of The Lions
08 Don't Cry Over Me
09 We Live So Fast
10 Sad Is The Way That I Feel
11 Just Passing By
12 Lynn's Baby
13 Place For The Summer
14 Build Your Own Dreams
15 Summer Goes This Way
16 Goin' Native
17 Night Of The Lions
18 Don't Cry Over Me
19 California Home
20 Where Do The Girls Of The Summer Go
The Yellow Balloon (1967)
01 How Can I Be Down
02 Stained Glass Window
03 Baby Baby It's You
04 Panama Red
05 I've Got A Feeling For Love
06 Yellow Balloon
07 Good Feelin' Time
08 Follow the Sunshine
09 Springtime Girl
10 Can't Get Enough of Your Love
11 Junk Maker Shoppe
12 Noollab Wolley
13 The Children of St. Monica
14 A Good Man to Have Around the House
15 Impressions With Syvonne
16 Leaving It Up To You
17 Can't Get Enough of Your Love (Single Version)
18 Follow the Sunshine (Alternate Mono Mix)
19 How Can I Be Down (Demo Version)
20 Gary Zekley Interview
