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Perilous - Wikipedia

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Perilous

Studio album by

Glass Hammer

Released

October 23, 2012

Recorded

2012 at Sound Resources, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Genre

Progressive rock, symphonic rock, art rock

Length

57:36^[1]

Label

Arion Records/Sound Resources

Producer

Steve Babb and Fred Schendel

Glass Hammer chronology

Cor Cordium
(2011)

Perilous
(2012)

Ode to Echo
(2014)

Perilous is the thirteenth studio album by American progressive rock band Glass Hammer, released on October 23, 2012, by Arion Records/Sound Resources.

This is the last album with Jon Davison acting as sole lead vocalist, with former vocalists Susie Bogdanowicz and Carl Groves returning on the following album.^[2] The song titles, when read in sequence, form a short poem. It is the first album featuring Davison in which he was not involved in the writing process, as he joined Yes earlier in the year and was not available for the songwriting sessions.^[3]

As with previous albums Journey of the Dunadan or Chronometree, Perilous is a concept album. However band member Steve Babb stated "we have never done a concept album like Perilous. It is essentially one unified vision; one musical idea in thirteen parts or movements. The emotions and ideas expressed in the lyrics ebb and flow with the music; but they have a definite story to tell with a beginning, middle and climactic end."

Concept

About the story of Perilous, Steve Babb stated "It should be obvious from the album art and the title Perilous that something dire is lurking just beyond that gate. Imagine two children lost in a cemetery at night and the unsavory characters they might meet as they try to find their way home. That is the setting for our allegory." However he stated that the listeners should interpret the ultimate meaning for themselves.^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Phantom Toolbooth	^[4]
Sea of Tranquillity	^[5]
Something Else! Reviews	(positive)^[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Steve Babb; all music is composed by Babb, Fred Schendel and Alan Shikoh

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Sunset Gate"	7:37
2.	"Beyond They Dwell"	4:00
3.	"The Restless Ones"	3:36
4.	"They Cast Their Spell"	3:21
5.	"We Slept, we Dreamed"	7:41
6.	"The Years Were Sped"	2:57
7.	"Our Foe Revealed"	6:27
8.	"Toward Home we Fled"	6:47
9.	"As the Sun Dipped Low"	1:32
10.	"The Wolf Gave Chase"	1:59
11.	"We Fell at Last"	1:55
12.	"In that Lonely Place"	3:10
13.	"Where Sorrows Died and Came No More"	6:34
Total length:		57:36

Personnel

Glass Hammer

Jon Davison – lead vocals^[1]
Fred Schendel – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
Steve Babb – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Alan Shikoh – electric, classical and acoustic guitars

Production

Steve Babb and Fred Schendel – producing
Bob Katz - mastering
R. T. Adolfo - cover artwork
Julie Babb – administration

Additional musicians

Randall Williams – drums
The Adonia String Trio
- Rebecca James – violin
- Susan Hawkins-Whitacre – viola
- Rachel Hackenberger – cello
Amber Fults - lead vocals in "In that Lonely Place"
Carey Shinbaum - recorders, oboe
Tim Wardle - additional backing vocals
The McCallie School Guitar Choir (Bharath Venkatesh, Aaron Long, Ralston Hartness, Matthew Norris, Drew Shikoh and Charles Evans) - guitars
The Chattanooga Girls Choir (Glory Larm, Laura Ayres, Brooke Pugsley, Kelsey Hodges, Katherine Stegal, Molly Stegall and Savannah Fanter) – choir
Latin Choir (Stephanie Rumpza, Sarah Snyder, Kelly Luther, Dr. Thomas Hammett and Robert Waller) - choir

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Official Perilous page". Glass Hammer website. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
^ "PERILOUS". Glass Hammer website. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
^ "Steve Babb interview" (in French). Progressive Area. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
^ "The Phantom Tollbooth - Glass Hammer - Perilous".
^ "Review: "Glass Hammer: Perilous" - Sea of Tranquility - the Web Destination for Progressive Music!".
^ "Glass Hammer - Perilous (2012)". 6 November 2012.

v t e Glass Hammer
Fred Schendel Steve Babb Aaron Raulston Hannah Pryor Michelle Young Walter Moore Susie Bogdanowicz Carl Groves Jon Davison Kamran Alan Shikoh
Studio albums	Journey of the Dunadan Perelandra On to Evermore Chronometree The Middle-Earth Album Lex Rex Shadowlands The Inconsolable Secret Culture of Ascent Three Cheers for the Broken-Hearted If Cor Cordium Perilous Ode to Echo The Breaking of the World Valkyrie Chronomonaut
Compilations	Untold Tales

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