Their sound is not unlike a band of swaggering Lotharios caught between yes… Read Full Bio ↴Their sound is not unlike a band of swaggering Lotharios caught between yesteryear and today. The three time Madison Area Music Award winner's sound combines the sax-powered crunch of Morphine with the crazed-circus gypsy-swing genius of Firewater. Tom Ray's addictive voice rasps and growls over grimy guitar, saxophone, and all kinds of slinky rhythms. Mark Whitcomb's off-the-cuff brilliance as a guitar player is extremely engaging.. --sometimes a little swing, sometimes a little Balkan, but always elusive and infectious.

As a band that reinvents itself with every new record, 2008 finds a new Lorenzo’s Album "Bazar", their 4th studio record, which is released under Creative Commons License like the 3 previous records. It is mostly an indie rock record, with a slight venture into experimental styled pop. Tom Waits is always a reference; Man Man, Firewater as well. But there is more to the appropriations that exist on "Bazar". Styles of Fripp, the Latin Playboys, TV on the Radio and the White Stripes are also summoned. These unabashed gents are making irreverent lyrical contributions and musical stabs at modern styles ranging from blues to rock to latin to new wave to neo-soul.

There is still an underlying lorenzo-ness to it all, a 'Lorenzo sound' that pervades everything they do, and even if each album seems to be a new adventure in songs and sounds it can always be immediately recognizable as Lorenzo's Music. The reality of the creative process that exists for this core group is thus: Do what you want to do, make what you want to make.

People routinely ask bands: What kind of music do you play? For this band, the answer is easy... Lorenzo's Music.

Roulette
Lorenzo's Music Lyrics

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When I was younger i had the chance
to change my mind and make it right--
but I, didn't take the time

Now I'm left the sound changes
and Tom felt my own rage is said to feel like a grain outside

Dime a rate, the fine line days of mine, did you know high noon finely caught if i dont die --don't dive

Don't make it right

Go on, go out
come on, get out
come on
gonna spin that ride

Don't know, what it
gonna, be like
but i'm gonna get that right

Dont make it right

Before I said it cannot be like it did, did like it then for sometime
didn't make it right

If were to lie, I di-d say!, get in the game, one shot away
is that what you want, that what you say

I'm a wreck, the fine line,
did you know, days of mine behind me
finally thought if I don't die, don't die

Go on, go out
come on, get out
come on
gonna spin that ride

Don't know, what it

gonna, be like
but i'm gonna get that right

Overall Meaning

The first verse of the song 'Roulette' by Lorenzo's Music speaks about missed opportunities and regret. The persona reflects on his youth and how he had the chance to change his mind and make things right but didn't take the time to do so. As the sound changes and the persona feels the effects of his own rage, he feels like a grain of sand outside. The phrase "grain of sand outside" is an allusion to the typical image of a person trying to fit in, but feeling like they don't belong. The persona then speaks about his fine line days and how he was caught at high noon but still survived, suggesting a close call or turning point in his life that he narrowly made it through.

The chorus of the song 'Roulette' talks about taking a chance and spinning the wheel of life, despite not knowing what the outcome will be. The persona acknowledges that things may not be easy but is still determined to make things right. The second verse of 'Roulette' speaks about the persona's tendency to justify their actions and make excuses for their behavior. The persona realizes that this habit did not make things right in the past and that they need to take responsibility for their actions. The persona also acknowledges that they feel like a wreck due to their past actions and the days of their life, but they are determined to make it through.

Line by Line Meaning

When I was younger i had the chance
Reflecting on past opportunities

to change my mind and make it right--
To correct one's previous choices

but I, didn't take the time
Non-action in the past

Now I'm left the sound changes
Current state of affairs

and Tom felt my own rage is said to feel like a grain outside
Emotional turmoil

Dime a rate, the fine line days of mine, did you know high noon finely caught if i dont die --don't dive
Life is precarious

Don't make it right
Reiterating the importance of making things right

Go on, go out
Encouragement to move forward

come on, get out
Motivation to take action

gonna spin that ride
Tackling life's challenges

Don't know, what it
Uncertainty about the future