A Look Back at The Legacy of Kip Winger: Part 4

To recap, Kip and Caroline have parted ways after several escalating fights.  We will follow Kip for the most part as this section with complete the first album in The Legacy of Kip Winger.

'Ozone' - Ace Frehley from Kiss: Ace Frehley

I am one of the believers in the fact that Ace is God.  He is by far an underrated guitarist, member of KISS and true rock n' roll lifestyle guy.  I took the chance on this album knowing that if he put any effort into it at all, it would be good.  This song stuck out to me as sort of him writing his autobiography in a song.  For the story, Ace is a guy that Kip meets drowning his sorrows over Caroline running away from him.  I think it is obvious what kind of guy Ace is.


'Count Five or Six' - Cornelius from Fantasma

I first heard this song performed on a TV show.  Being live, the band played faster and the mix sounded louder.  In those areas, this studio recording falls a little short.  Still the song is hypnotic and gets stuck in your head.  The tempo changes rapidly and keeps you guessing.  The lyrics may be simplistic, but the music is far from it.  I knew it would be tough to fit in a song with almost no lyrics into a story.  Focus more on the music and it frantic tempo changes and hypnotic nature.  Kip and Ace are partying and it is getting heavy.


'3005' - Scars on Broadway from Scars on Broadway

 I really like these guys.  This is the other two guys that were part of System of a Down.  Their music is deep and rich with meaning.  For the most part they tend to be much more focused than SOAD ever was in the way they put songs together.  For progressing the story, focus on the lyric, "I'll be there shooting up your world, watching all the resurrection junkies losing ground."  While the drug aspect is not what the original song is about, it can certainly be thought that way if you focus on a few lines.  Kip is descending quickly with the help of Ace.


'Life on Mars?' - David Bowie from Hunky Dory
 
This is perhaps my absolute favorite song by David Bowie.  The lyrics are symbolic in their own right.  Bowie paints this picture of the world spinning in the same direction while the same bad things happening over and over again.  He feels the world is doom and looking for hope.  You can tell Bowie is moving to his Sci-Fi space kick that will eventually create Ziggy Stardust.  This is really a dual meaning song for the story.  Caroline probably stumbled back across some pictures of the good times with Kip.  At the same time Kip is tripping out seeming some of the odd images from the song and thinking about life on mars as an out of body experience for him.  So while Caroline is wondering what could have been and facing her feelings head on, Kip has escaped into drugs and is on the edge.


'Sister Morphine' - The Rolling Stones from Sticky Fingers

This is one of those songs that is a true hidden gem of realism from the Stones.  This probably comes from a close call or real incident.  The star of the song is Keith's guitar.  It is haunting and so nasty.  The song still gives me chills at times when I listen to it.  It was truly a blessing that this song and part of the story ended the first album.  It almost becomes a mini cliff hanger for the story.  The song should be taken almost literally with the story.  Kip went too far, he is being revived by EMTs in the ambulance.  You would see the shot of the fluorescent lights flying by as Kip opens his eyes while being whisked down the hallway on a gurney.............