The Threefinger Opera CD includes all 13 album tracks plus the bonus track "Do It Again." The package includes a 6-panel gatefold booklet with color photos and song illustrations by Chris Taylor.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Threefinger Opera-Deluxe Download
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 3 days
$12USDor more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Indiegogo campaign happening NOW! Visit igg.me/at/PingLP to see. All pre-orders include instant download of The Threefinger Opera-Deluxe Download with 41 bonus tracks. 13-track LP is pressed on black vinyl with color sleeve, poly-lined inner sleeve, and 4-page color insert. Actual shipping time will depend upon the manufacturer's schedule. Manufacturing order will be placed October 13, 2021.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Threefinger Opera-Deluxe Download
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
During “In Your Hands,” Mr. Ping surrenders to trust and lets go of worry. The song was written by Brian Healy and originally recorded by gothic rockers Dead Artist Syndrome, but is recast here in the 12-string jangle of the Byrds, the Church, and R.E.M. Healy passed away in early 2020. Ping’s Gallery (2012) violinist Matt Gadeken returns, adding mournful strings. Harmonies are sung by David Santos of the Startles and Elbel’s 15-year-old daughter Melody.
lyrics
If my heart is still or beating, it’s in your hands, in your hands
If I feel lost and defeated, it’s in your hands, in your hands
If I come to pain or pleasure, it’s in your hands, in your hands
If I find and lose a treasure, it’s in your hands, in your hands
If it’s rain or merely sunshine, it’s in your hands, in your hands
If I should see or go blind, it’s in your hands, in your hands
Is it holy water turned to cheap wine? It’s in your hands, in your hands
Is it ministry or white-collar crime? It’s in your hands, in your hands
Have mercy on me
Have mercy on me, please
Is it love and war, or peace and hate? It’s in your hands, in your hands
Divide and conquer or negotiate, it’s in your hands, in your hands
Is it all for one and none for all? It’s in your hands, in your hands
A trumpet blast or a siren’s call? It’s in your hands, in your hands
Have mercy on me
Have mercy on me, please
Is it Heaven or hell?
Is it down the drain or up the well?
Is it living in grace, dying in flesh?
What the future holds, we can only guess
Is it redemption or damnation? I can’t demand, it’s in your hands
Is it deprivation or sensation? Not my plan, it’s in your hands
Is it victory or defeat? I understand, it’s in your hands
Is it rendered whole or incomplete? Since the world began, it’s in your hands
In your hands, in your hands
credits
from The Threefinger Opera-Deluxe Download,
released August 3, 1921
Violin on “In Your Hands” by Matt Gadeken, recorded by Matt in St. Louis, MO. Vocal by Melody Elbel. Additional bridge guitar by Joe Mancuso. Vocal by David Santos.
John Blum: drums
John Bretzlaff: guitar
Mike Choby: electric piano, organ
Jeff Elbel: vocal, guitar
Maron Gaffron: vocal
Stacey Krejci: bass
Tom Sharpe: percussion
Chris Taylor: interior artwork
Thanks for visiting! We're proud to be your source for roots rock and roll storytelling with wit and heart. Remember our motto: "No band could love you half as much as Ping."
The slashing roots rock on “Out On the Line” always makes its way to the kind of triumphant chorus that quickens the pulse. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 2, 2023
Keith Richards, Rosanne Cash, Lucinda Williams, Joan Jett, and more pay tribute to the enduring and visionary music of Lou Reed. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 23, 2024