Frozen Taco proudly presents the tenth album: Myth and Man. Copyright 1992-2004, Frozen Taco. All music by Theron Welch, All lyrics by Matthew Reiss, Design art by Jason Wood. This album was recorded at the Bedside, Columbus, GA, December – January 1991/1992.
Listen to the entire album:
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Or download the tracks:
| 01_Tell the Tale.mp3 | 6.1 MB | 11/5/2009 5:37 am | 02_Saint George and the Dragon.mp3 | 4.0 MB | 11/5/2009 5:35 am | 03_Achilles Heel.mp3 | 6.5 MB | 11/5/2009 5:39 am | 04_Ragnarok.mp3 | 4.7 MB | 11/5/2009 5:40 am |
Myth and Man, more than any other album, was Frozen Taco’s breakthrough album. This album gave me more personal satisfaction of accomplishment and improvment over previous efforts than no other album of ours has. This is FT’s first concept album, and though the album is very short, I never feel like it’s too short or that there isn’t enough substance contained inside. This is the start of our consistent, more serious toned, albums. The album is also the first that doesn’t have a joke song on it. Each of the four songs is strong:
“Tell the Tale” features my first step into the more artsy style of guitar playing that I was to develop in coming years (brought about by studying the violin and classical music). It also features one of my favorite dramatic and rich chord progressions.
“Saint George and the Dragon” is the unique song with its dichotemy between acoustic and electric feels. It’s hard to mistake “the dragon” that divides the two sections of the song. This was our first song to ever be played widely (for us) on the radio.
“Achilles Heel” is my favorite of the lot. I really enjoy the stark intro of conflict/resolution chords, one of my favorite chord progressions during the verse, and the electric guitar triplets that usher in the chorus modulation.
“Ragnarok” is probably my favorite of Frozen Taco’s more rock or metal based songs. But, true to Frozen Taco form, this is no typical rock song. I especially enjoy the flipped tonality of chords during the verses that convey the change in feel to Matt’s lyrics. The middle section of the song is really different in so many ways from the verse and chorus. It really helps give the song a lot more breadth and the wending guitar solo slowly cascades its way back to one final verse.
-Theron Welch, Seattle, January 2004
Myth & Man is the shortest FT album to date (only 4 songs), but it is a prime example that quality is more important than quantity. The album is consistently high quality. This was the first FT album to have a theme. Each song explores the cultural importance of mythology. Tell the Tale serves as a preamble, describing the direction that the album will take. The other songs examine particular myths, hence their names: St. George and the Dragon, Achilles’ Heel and Ragnarok. Ragnarok is a mini-opera, telling the story of the end of the world, according to Norse mythology. The changes in mood are quite dramatic, much like the drastic mood shift in St. George and the Dragon. The epic nature of the arrangements matches the heroic themes of Myth & Man. St. George and the Dragon got some air time on our local radio station. I remember hearing the song on the radio for the first time and feeling so excited. Words can’t do justice to the strange mix of emotions one gets at a time like that – pride, joy, a tinge of embarrassment, satisfaction – all rolled into one. I’m glad I experienced it.
-Matthew Reiss, Kansas City 2004