Anthony is an original member of Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, and Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters. He also was the leader of his own band "Little Anthony and the Loco-Motives" that toured extensively in the Northeast United States and Canada, where they played at the Montreal Jazz Festival, and many Labatt Blues Festivals throughout Quebec. Their two records on the Deluge Label Can't Take It, and Don't Wait on Me, both received rave reviews.
Anthony has toured extensively in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South America, Lebanon, and the United States, playing such premiere Festivals as The Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Zouk Mikael Festival (Beirut, Lebanon,) The North Sea Jazz Festival (The Netherlands,) Rome (Italy) Olympic Stadium Blues Festival, Free Jazz (Rio De Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil,) The Peer Rhythm and Blues Festival (Belgium,) The Newport Rhythm and Blues Festival(Newport, Rhode Island) and many more. Anthony was also an original member of the first House of Blues Blue Monday All-Star Band and occasional “Blues Brother” member with Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, and James Belushi.
Specialties:Blues/Jazz piano, Hammond B-3.
Website: Anthony Geraci
Chuggin'
Little Anthony & the Locomotives steam ahead
by Marc Levy
As the principal songwriter for Little Anthony & the Locomotives, Anthony Geraci, who's also the band's namesake and pianist, doesn't seem to mind that he has mildly disparate elements to reconcile. He originally recruited gospel-trained singer Karl Kelly and a brass section rooted in jazz. And Geraci himself is a Connecticut-born fortysomething blues and jazz man who ditched the Berklee School of Music after almost three years to hit the road with guitar virtuoso Ronnie Earl and Mudcat Ward in the mid '70s. He later played keys with Sugar Ray Norcia and the Bluetones and was a charter member of Earl's Broadcasters in the '80s.
The disparate elements find a cozy mix on Little Anthony & the Locomotives' new CD Don't Wait on Me (Deluge). When these guys -- and gal guitarist Annie Hamel -- are on, their sound has some of the bluest soul in New England, moving from moody, rolling R&B compositions to fiery, big-band jumps. Most notably, they strike home with traditional blues themes like revenge, jealousy, or righteous been-done-wrong anger.
Tunes like "Tell Me That You Love Me" have the trademark skepticism about love and a cautious tempo to enhance the distrustful atmosphere. "Bustin' My Butt" is a throwback to Eddie Boyd's "Five Long Years," but, instead of willing servitude to a woman ("I'm chuckin' steel just like a slave"), the character is doing "four years hard time, that's what they gave me."
"We (Kelly and Geraci) wrote that song when we were staying on Block Island, and we woke up in the morning and outside there was a crew laying tar. It was the kind of thing where you're just glad it isn't you," Geraci said in a telephone interview from his Rhode Island home. On a CD soaked with more styles than you can shake a mojo stick at, this number has the bluesiest feel. And Kelly does a little role-playing; his voice twangs nastily, not unlike the way bile might sound oozing through speakers.
[Little Anthony] On the new CD, the band's second, Geraci has the horn section chugging out front. Aside from the occasional Geraci lead or Hamel single-string line, their sound has moved beyond the blues tradition as a reference point. The funk-driven horns are the gas pedal, clutch, and brake, not the grillwork, fancy gold trim, or smokestack on this southbound locomotive. The results sound like an experiment in church-going rhythm and soul, with a nod to blues mythology and jazz styles.
The arrangements uncannily mirror the sentiment of the lyrics. The Smokestack Horns (Amadee Castinell on tenor sax, Gordon Beadle on baritone sax, and Matthew Bowman on trumpet) get busy upsetting the natural, relaxed baritone of Kelly. Between their metallic screams and Kelly's thick-as-Mississippi-mud deadpan, there's a tension that fits the tunes' disturbing subjects.
At the outset of "Baby," a plaintive, first-person about a joe whose lover is scarce come nighttime, Kelly's helpless character doesn't let on to any rage. Yet in no time the thrust and parry of the horns whip Kelly into a frenzy that peaks at his sax-like shout. Even before the trumpets do a two-refrain mimic of Kelly's vocal line, the listener is braced for this moment, as if the outing of his jealousy is a glorious event. This is what the horn section gets off on; if Kelly is goaded into a terrifying, preacher-esque scream, which he often is, then it suits the mood of alarm the horns evoke.
Occasionally, Geraci lets the listener off the hook from his molten mélange of nasty themes and densely packed compositions. "Free Thinking" is an eight-and-a-half-minute instrumental jazz ramble led by his piano and supported by various trumpet solos. If some of the CDs tunes seem under-realized in comparison, at least there's never a shortage of soul.
Can't Take It
Little Anthony & the Loco-Motives Lyrics
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난 여전히 잠에 들
기가 쉽지않아 뒤척이고 있어
내가 계획했던 것 유난히 뜨거웠던 너
뭐 하나라도 내 걸로 만들기 어려워
또 시간이 들겠지
또 시간이 들겠지
벌써 1년이 벌써 한달이
벌써 하루가 추억할 시간도 없이 빨리
지나갔고 내게는 또 새로운 고민거리들로
단 한시간 조차 못 버티고 있어 마른 입술이 뜯겨
아직도 적응을 못했어 이런 감정은
지나가버리면 그만인데 모르겠어 지나치는 방법을
억지로 감은 눈을 떴을 때
내일 모레였음 좋겠는데
It takes time
지나간 여름 밤 시원한 가을바람
난 여전히 잠에 들
기가 쉽지않아 뒤척이고 있어
내가 계획했던 것 유난히 뜨거웠던 너
뭐 하나라도 내 걸로 만들기 어려워
또 시간이 들겠지
또 시간이 들겠지
It takes time (시간이 들겠지)
It takes time (또 시간이 들겠지)
It takes time (시간이 들겠지)
It takes time (또 시간이 들겠지)
언제쯤이면 괜찮아질까 알면서도 자꾸 반복하는 질문
괜찮냐고 들을 때마다 표정은 점점 굳어지는 기분
시간이 들겠지라고 적었다가 지우고 힘들다 라고 써
소원이 있다면 아무 생각 없이 잠들고 싶어
시원한 여름 노래들은 희망고문이였고
오랜만에 갈색의 가을 안에서 나는 기어코
시계만 쳐다보고 있네
얼마나 걸릴 아픔 이길래
이제는 돌아갈 수 없어도
여전히 난 그 자리에 서있어
흩어져 있는 시간 속
우리와 다시 마주칠 순 없을까
많은 시간이 흐른 뒤
그때야 우린 알겠지
내가 계획했던 것 유난히 뜨거웠던 너
뭐 하나라도 내 걸로 만들기 어려워
또 시간이 들겠지
또 시간이 들겠지
It takes time
It takes time
It takes time
The lyrics of Little Anthony & the Loco-Motives's song "Can't Take It" touch on themes of passing time, struggling emotions, and unfulfilled plans. The opening lines describe a cool autumn breeze after a past summer night, with the singer still unable to sleep, tossing and turning in bed. The lyrics convey a sense of restlessness and difficulty in finding peace.
The next lines express the singer's desire to make something out of their plans, particularly a person who was once passionate and intense but now seems unattainable. The lyrics acknowledge that it will take time for these aspirations to come to fruition. The repetition of "또 시간이 들겠지" emphasizes the idea that time is required to achieve these goals and overcome obstacles.
The following verses reflect on the passage of time, with a year, a month, and even a day slipping away quickly with no time to create lasting memories. The singer finds themselves burdened with new concerns and feels unable to withstand even an hour of these difficulties, as evidenced by their dry, cracked lips. They admit to struggling with adapting to these emotions and not knowing how to let them pass.
The chorus repeats the phrase "It takes time" to reiterate the need for patience and the acknowledgment that the passing of time is necessary for healing and finding resolution. The verses continue to echo this sentiment, highlighting the questions and doubts that persist despite knowing that things will eventually get better.
The lyrics also mention the longing for a good night's sleep and expressed hope for a brighter future. However, the singer also contemplates the futility of these wishes and the incessant repetition of asking if everything will be okay. The lyrics convey a growing feeling of stoicism and the desire for a moment of respite from these struggles.
The final verses reflect on the significance of time and the inability to turn back the clock. Despite the impossibility of going back, the singer remains in the same place, hoping to cross paths with the person they desire once more. It is suggested that only after a significant amount of time has passed will they truly understand the situation.
In summary, the lyrics of "Can't Take It" by Little Anthony & the Loco-Motives explores the challenges of passing time, grappling with difficult emotions, and unfulfilled plans. The song emphasizes the need for patience and the recognition that time is essential for healing and gaining understanding.
Line by Line Meaning
지나간 여름 밤 시원한 가을바람
The cool autumn breeze on those past summer nights
난 여전히 잠에 들
I still fall asleep
기가 쉽지않아 뒤척이고 있어
I toss and turn uneasily
내가 계획했던 것 유난히 뜨거웠던 너
You, who were particularly passionate about the things I planned
뭐 하나라도 내 걸로 만들기 어려워
It's difficult to make even one thing mine
또 시간이 들겠지
It will take time again
벌써 1년이 벌써 한달이
Already a year, already a month
벌써 하루가 추억할 시간도 없이 빨리
Already a day passes without time to reminisce, quickly
지나갔고 내게는 또 새로운 고민거리들로
It passed by and now I have new worries
단 한시간 조차 못 버티고 있어 마른 입술이 뜯겨
I can't even endure for a single hour, my dry lips are torn
아직도 적응을 못했어 이런 감정은
I still haven't adapted to these emotions
지나가버리면 그만인데 모르겠어 지나치는 방법을
If it passes by, it should be over, but I don't know how to let it go
억지로 감은 눈을 떴을 때
When I forcibly opened my closed eyes
내일 모레였음 좋겠는데
I wish it was tomorrow or the day after
It takes time
It requires time
언제쯤이면 괜찮아질까 알면서도 자꾸 반복하는 질문
Even though I know, I keep repeating the question of when it will get better
괜찮냐고 들을 때마다 표정은 점점 굳어지는 기분
Every time I'm asked if I'm alright, my expression gradually becomes hardened
시간이 들겠지라고 적었다가 지우고 힘들다 라고 써
I wrote down that it will take time, then erased it and wrote that it's difficult
소원이 있다면 아무 생각 없이 잠들고 싶어
If I have a wish, I want to fall asleep without any thoughts
시원한 여름 노래들은 희망고문이였고
The refreshing summer songs were torture for hope
오랜만에 갈색의 가을 안에서 나는 기어코
In the long-awaited brown autumn, I crawl
시계만 쳐다보고 있네
I'm just staring at the clock
얼마나 걸릴 아픔 이길래
How long will it take to overcome this pain?
이제는 돌아갈 수 없어도
Even though I can't go back now
여전히 난 그 자리에 서있어
I'm still standing in that place
흩어져 있는 시간 속
In the scattered time
우리와 다시 마주칠 순 없을까
Can't we meet again?
많은 시간이 흐른 뒤
After a long time has passed
그때야 우린 알겠지
Only then will we understand
It takes time
It requires time
It takes time
It requires time
It takes time
It requires time
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Written by: Apro, Hee Su Kim, Hyuk Woo Kwon
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