Dark Company: Rainy Afternoon (alpha mix)

Rainy Afternoon by Dark Company. From CD 1, 'SNAFU', of the triple CD album 'A for Acronym'. RAINY AFTERNOON You see ropes around their necks They’re just there for fun Not tied or hitched in any way Nothing from them is swung Just for fashion, darkened passion Against their milk white gowns As every night they slowly fall And in my senses drown Carpet tiles wreathed in smiles Lingering on my landing Dumbly coloured and poorly lit They have their understanding Arriving packed in neat bound stacks And pulled tight with a band If laid out in certain shapes A door to another land Gaudy chalk in boxes marked Lying there just for taking No price or test of any sort Just for pictures making And beware to have some care Of what you use them for What drawings that you do create Or they'll come back for more Lyrics by P. Greatorex 27th October 2010. Copyright © 2010 D & G Music/Explicit Music. Music by G. Davies/P. Greatorex. This arrangement by Dark Company. Vocals and rhythm guitar recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Exeter, 2015. Everything else recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Europe, 2020. Engineered, mixed and produced at Wud Records Studio One, Central Europe, 2024. Cover Art: “Carpet Ladder” by Peter Greatorex See: https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex-gallery-2/ Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records. Performers: ‘Speedy’ Pete Greatorex – lead vocal Zakk Black – lead and rhythm guitars Barry Bridges - guitar Maxx Damage – bass Sven Stiglund – drums FUN FACTS: * This is a song that Pete never sang a proper studio version of and his vocals were lifted from the very rough demo and cleaned up a bit. * Well, quite a lot actually. :) * The original lead guitar had a dirty sound that simply didn't work, but when Zakk used a clean tone, all the parts suddenly sounded good. * Pete actually deviated somewhat from the lyrics he wrote when he sang this, perhaps due to tiredness or being unable to see the lyrics very well. * The melody he sings remains the same throughout if you want to try singing along. * The key changes weave an audible illusion of variations that are not actually there. * The lead guitar is played on Nicodemus. * The guitar in the right channel is Barry on the ESP, with Zakk playing the Ice Maiden to the left. See also: https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/ https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/a-for-acronym-cd-1-snafu/ https://linktr.ee/dark.company https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/dark-company/a-for-acronym/rainy-afternoon