Sign Of The Hammer


Produced by Jack Richardson
Mixed by Tony Platt

1984 - TEN RECORDS

ROSS THE BOSS
guitars, keyboards
JOEY DEMAIO
4, 8 string bass, piccolo bass
ERIC ADAMS
vocals
SCOTT COLUMBUS
drums, percussion

1. All Men Play on Ten
2. Animals
3. Thor (The Powerhead)
4. Mountains
5. Sign Of The Hammer
6. The Oath
7. Thunderpick
8. Guyana (The Cul Of The Damned)


All tracks composed by Joey DeMaio except "The Oath" composed by Joey DeMaio & Ross The Boss

ALL MEN PLAY ON TEN
I made a rock'n'roll sin
When I tried givin in to 
make money had to turn down low.
They said, "why be proud, don't play so loud, 
be like us and get a sound that's real thin. 
Wear a polyester suit, act happy look cute, 
get a haircut and buy small gear"
That's when I turned to them and said, 
"hold it, right there!"

Well it's more to me than just a job,
and while I'm playin' you won't get robbed.
Nobody tells a man how to play,
It just ain't that way hey, hey, hey,
can you hear me say...

All men play on ten, 
never gonna turn down again.
All men play on ten,
never gonna turn down.

I'm jet fuel honey, plug me into 220
Step back and let my fingers fly
While I'm burning up my gear
There's a fire in your ear
That won't stop until the day you die.

I really put it to the floor when I hear the crowd roar
Oh it's music to my ears when they scream
Then I run back to the power rack
and deck all of my gear.

Well it's more to me than just a job,
and while I'm playin' you won't get robbed.
Nobody tells a man how to play,
It just ain't that way hey, hey, hey,
can you hear me say...

ANIMALS
Hear the call of the wild in us all
It waits for the night to fall
I'm getting hot, I'm ready for the night
No holding back, let's 
I'm gonna give all you can take all night
And leave you in the morning feeling right

I'm an animal, there's an animal in me
Gonna set it free
I'm an animal, there's an animal in me
Gonna set it free

I've been looking, you've been watching from the side
Tere's somethings you just can't hide
Oh, you're getting wet, you're working up a sweat
Your hair's standing up on end
Your skin is screaming, glad we met?
Tonight's one night you won't forget

THOR (THE POWERHEAD)