Robby Maria (Germany)

Robby Maria - Welcome To My Secret Heart (Song by Song)

"Welcome To The Suicide Days": Robby goes David Bowie on this gloomy but somehow glamorous postwar-burner about doing the right thing at the right time. "Time to kill and time to live, time to love you and time to leave." More relieved than heartbroken, he's giving in to the arrival of the suicide days.

"Sick Young Man": Again he shows parallels to David Bowie, who once admitted to be a “Rock’n Roll Suicide” and although this one has nothing to do with suicide, Robby paints a portrait of a seriously sick young man who just can’t fit in society. This song conflates human behaviour and aggression in some thrilling and disturbing ways. The flanged electric guitars are straight but always a little off and Robby describes himself as a "sick and ordinary man," so potentially detractors might consider the possible presence of irony before deciding to pounce.

"Miracle Man": The narcissistic hedonist he's describing here will never, ever be any good, despite of his capability to self-reflection and total awareness of the mess he leaves behind. He just can’t let it end good. The airy light and masterful played saxophone exemplifies the sadness which the protagonist needs to exist like the air he breaths.

"Not For Anyone": It’s a dream we all remember from our childhood. Save, warm and innocent. Fairytales and waterfalls, fragile dreamlands of a grown man refusing to step outside his dream.

"No Heroes": No one symbolizes decay quite like Marilyn Manson, and here, Maria cleverly evokes fragments of the American “father of decay”. Of course Maria is doing it his own way which could not be more different from Manson, but also seems to be driven by the disgust of society. His partner in crime in this song, singer Meike Jürgens, completes this masterpiece scintillating with an outranging vocal performance and being the perfect counterpart to Robby’s deep, vulnerable voice.

"Neverland": On the album's most intimate ballad, Robby confesses his past starting out with “a teenage head not so clear”. He leaves his family and his girl just to “smoke cigarettes like Monsieur Rimbaud”. Of course he does so in Hollywood, where all the lost boys go. This song is almost a letter to himself suggesting he's having second thoughts in the chorus. "And there she goes, first love never grows old in Neverland" he sings, deeply hurt yet still a little turned on, unsure of how much longer he's willing to get burned.

"October Winds": An ode to fate maybe as I take a guess on this song with it’s mystical lyrics. Very poetic though, very well-said what is not possible to say. Also very minimalistic with only an acoustic guitar creating a dark and slow rhythm which helps Robby to put forth the proposition that the future lies there in October skies open to everyone who can see.

"The New Hope Song": Again you find yourself deep inside the “Maria-world” which again reminds me of a childhood dream. It is not real but as the song takes over Robby’s words and melodies have the power of persuasion. Words like a retreat from daily madness, very welcomed to anyone who’s troubled. “A beautiful place for the eyes of a child”, he sings in the hypnotic Doors-like middle part, before the vivid saxophone (played by Tanya Bartels) turns the song into a colourful rollercoaster again. A song about searching and finding and the song with the most driving rhythm on the album.

"Pan’ Journey": Yet again, this is a fairytale that could’ve been told by the Brother’s Grimm. The hero has to take a leave and wander the world in order to recognize himself. The heaviest chorus on the album which could easily be adapted by a hard rock band, reveils Robby’s origin in rock. Homer’s Odyssey is being told again here, but Robby finds his own words to tell the story. Maybe that’s because he has a story of his own.

"The Game": An astonishing ballad that will stand the test of time. The silence that Robby’s masculine close-up vocals creates is absolutely staggering. Iza Höll’s angelic-like choirs give the song the atmosphere of 70’s Motown and swim along on a river named Rhodes. A razor-sharp analysis of growing up in this world. This song should be the international breakthrough.

"Killing Myself To Live” : Here the circle seems to close again. Similar to the opening song of the album, Robby hands himself over to the inevitable by killing a part of himself in order to be able to live. He lost someone, we don’t get to know who, and has now to continue alone “until the day my body dies”. Stephan Metzner pulls off a surprising classical guitar solo which does the song good.

“On A Lonely Day”: The saddest song on the entire album speaks about loss but also bears hope when we deliver ourselves into the hands of fate. There’s nothing Robby can do but listen to “the words of the yellow bird”, through who fate communicates with Robby. An appropriate scenery is provided by Tanja Hutterer’s great and emotionally piano. This is great cinema for your ears!

“Message From The Silent Sun “: The Album closes with this peculiar Bowish-like song, which probably sends Robby off to places where Major Tom has been almost 50 years ago. The journey continues in another age. I must admit, that I would love to hear more from this man, who not only entertained, but also mesmerized me for almost 40 minutes.

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