Ode to Echo

Ode to Echo is the fourteenth studio album by American progressive rock band Glass Hammer, released on March 11, 2014.

For Achilles' "Ode to Echo" in Heroicus, see Philostratus. For 1748 cantata "Ode to Echo", see William Hayes (composer).

Ode to Echo
Studio album by Glass Hammer
Released	March 11, 2014
Recorded	2013, Sound Resources, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Genre	Progressive rock, symphonic rock
Length	53:21
Label	Arion Records/Audio Resources
Producer	Fred Schendel and Steve Babb
Glass Hammer chronology
Perilous (2012) Ode to Echo (2014) The Breaking of the World (2015)

It is the first album with drummer Aaron Raulston, and marks the return of former vocalists Carl Groves and Susie Bogdanowicz. Groves wasn't featured in a Glass Hammer album since Culture of Ascent in 2007, and Bogdanowicz's last album with the band was Three Cheers for the Broken-Hearted in 2009; in the three previous albums, all lead vocals were sung by new singer Jon Davison.[1]

Ode to Echo is also notable for featuring all the full-time vocalists in Glass Hammer history with Groves, Davison, Bogdanowicz, session member (and former full-time vocalist) Walter Moore sharing lead vocals, while band leaders Steve Babb and Fred Schendel (who sang lead vocals in some of the band's works) and original Glass Hammer singer Michelle Young provided backing vocals.[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Garden of Hedon"	Carl Groves	Alan Shikoh, Fred Schendel, Steve Babb, Groves	6:57
2.	"Misantrog"	Groves	Schendel, Groves	10:00
3.	"Crowbone"	Robert Low	Schendel	7:22
4.	"I Am I"	Babb	Babb, Schendel	8:15
5.	"The Grey Hills"	Babb	Babb, Groves	4:47
6.	"Porpoise Song"	Gerry Goffin, Carole King	Goffin, King	3:37
7.	"Panegyric"	Schendel	Schendel	4:11
8.	"Ozymandias"	Groves	Babb, Groves	8:12

Personnel

Glass Hammer Carl Groves – lead vocals Jon Davison – lead and backing vocals Susie Bogdanowicz – lead and backing vocals Alan Shikoh – electric acoustic and classical guitars, electric sitar Steve Babb – bass, keyboards, backing vocals Fred Schendel – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals Aaron Raulston – drums

Production Fred Schendel and Steve Babb – Record producer Bob Katz – mastering Michał Xaay Loranc – cover, artwork, logo design Julie Babb – administration, band photography Bret Noblitt – precision audio Additional musicians Walter Moore – vocals Michelle Young – backing vocals Randy Jackson – guitar and backing vocals on "Crowbone"[2] David Ragsdale – violin on "Crowbone" Rob Reed – piano and first Minimoog solo on "Misantrog"

References

1. "Glass Hammer Features – Culture Of Ascent". Glass Hammer website. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
2. "Glass Hammer Unveil Ode To Echo". Progrockmag. Retrieved February 5, 2014.