Angie Aparo - Life Is A Flower, Life Is A Gun ((CD))

The collection of new songs Life Is A Flower, Life Is A Gun almost didn’t make it,to tape,to the recording microphone, to the stage.

It’s been a while since the musical world has heard from Angie Aparo, his last album was released almost eight years ago. You might know him from his songs, being covered by Faith Hill, Big & Rich, Edwin McCain, Sheila E. and Miley Cyrus. You might go his solo shows. If you have cd, THE AMERICAN; you heard greatness, if you saw him live; you saw genius, and now this album.

Angie suffered a stroke at the age of 55:

Created solely by Angie himself, using computer loops, traditional instruments, and the voice of Siri give his songs a visual texture to the audio landscape capture in his mind. Angie is an audio scientist when it comes to his art form and that’s why he’s so exemplary.

“As a stroke survivor, it’s important to me to raise awareness about stroke, which can happen to anyone at any time,” said Aparo. “It wasn’t always easy, but I came back strong from a stroke and have returned to my music career with a newfound appreciation for life. Music saved me and now I want to share my gift with others by playing a few songs at the National Stroke Association’s Comeback Trail 5K in my, hometown.”

As Life Is A Flower, Life Is A Gun opens up we have an artist that had to reboot, restart and relearn. Angie has regained, released and in the process has been reborn since that mind-shattering day. But if anything, we all can learn from him. For as a society we tend to give sympathy out to those have fallen ill, suffered or in deep pain with their minds or bodies. And Angie does want your hugs but he also you wants you to take his determination and inhale it for yourself.

Churchbells VS The Television – (worldliness vs holiness) Sylvia Plath – (Depression/suicide vs joy) Life Is A Flower; Life Is A Gun – (anger vs Jesus) The Square Boy – (gender vs spirit) Little Black Dress – (love vs timeless) Jazz – (victory of love - for my ex-wife and her father) WTF – (people vs the government) John The Baptist (the blessing of Stroke = forced silence to receive) Lions On The Sand (love for my best friend) The Science of Goodbye (love vs commitment) Bicycle Kings – (Innocence before the war) Punk Rock Girl – Ramone (my ticket to the war)

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• Genre: Rock