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1.
Golden Wings 03:50
Don't think that you can bring this angel down to earth Her wings will tear away your chains The song of freedom is so strong she breaks away When she chooses she can fly on golden wings When she needs to she can fly on golden wings Don't think that you can keep this angel when she falls Her life will take her to the blue Her wings can reach much further than a lover's eyes When she chooses she can fly on golden wings When she needs to she can fly on golden wings Her golden, her golden wings Her golden, her golden wings Where your eyes cannot follow Her home is far away, so far away Far away,so far away Where angels fly, on golden wings Don't think that you can offer love without a risk She leads you, follow if you dare Her wings can reach so far beyond the sea or sky Where angels fly on golden wings Where angels fly on golden wings Where angels fly on golden wings
2.
Gypsy 04:58
And so they say that you're that you're the wild one That you fade like evening light And the storm could never hold you Only love makes it right So you say you'll never stay here Like passing time you must move on If freedom is the only answer Maybe the questions are all wrong Gypsies come and go. Gypsy come, gypsy go Where she roams nobody knows Gypsy come, gypsy go Where she roams nobody knows When the evening light is dying Her shadow fades and disappears A memory of love and laughter Will your waiting turn to fear Now the dusty road is empty The seasons have turned around Only her ghost is left to dance there Loneliness is all you found Gypsies come and go
3.
Autumn Glory 02:57
Do you remember when we climbed the mountain Followed the river up to it's source Climbing higher than we'd ever dared before Guided by the river's course Looking out over the autumn forest Crystal waters falling to the lake Looking out on creation Thought our hearts would surely break I love you, I love you, I love you from that day I love you, I love you, more than I can say Autumn glory is captured in your autumn eyes Autumn glory took me by surprise Your glory, your glory, your glory, all your glory Your glory, your glory, your glory, all your glory We discovered the breath taking beauty Of autumn glory under golden skies I discovered autumn had a rival It was the beauty captured in your eyes All the colours of the autumn forest Under golden light from above Every autumn brings back memories Of the day we fell in love I love you, I love you, I loved you from that day I love you, I love you more than I can say Autumn glory is captured in your autumn eyes Autumn glory took me by surprise Autumn glory, autumn glory, autumn glory
4.
The Wine 04:17
Whose that sitting at the end of the bar Pouring his drinks from an earthenware jar What did you expect for this time of day You buy him a drink and he'll go away He's an all time loser that they taught to sing Trouble and pain was all he could bring He sits there drinking by the telephone He can't get strength to go home alone Cos the phone keeps ringing and there's noone there Just a dirty trick to get him out of his chair He dreams one day at the end of the line A voice will say, "come taste the wine" Sweet success looked him in the face He said you're good but to win this race You got to be mean enough to make you rich Forget lady luck, she's a filthy bitch And how, and how? So our little boy singer with the sweet silver voice Said to the man, "That's a hell of a choice. What about fun and all the good times? Forget about the rest I want to taste the wine!" Cos the phone keeps ringing and there's noone there Just a dirty trick to get him out of his chair He dreams one day at the end of the line A voice will say, "Come taste the wine" I don't know what you thinking but it seems to be so plain That you're not prepared to tell us all of things that seem so strange The wine is there for taking by anyone who dares But the the one who drinks the deepest is the one with smallest cares Come taste the wine, the wine, come taste the wine I need the wine Whose that sitting at the end of the bar Pouring his drinks from an earthenware jar What did you expect for this time of day You buy him a drink and he'll go away He's an all time loser that they taught to sing Trouble and pain was all he could bring He sits there drinking by the telephone He can't get strength to go home alone Cos the phone keeps ringing and there's no one there Just a dirty trick to get him out of his chair He dreams one day at the end of the line A voice will say, "come taste the wine"
5.
Sahara 04:37
Oh Sahara, Sahara, Sahara Sahara the wind is a demon The sand is an ocean, so is the desert sun Sahara Sahara the night is a lover she dances in moonlight sure to discover love Sahara Oh Sahara, Sahara, Sahara Sahara casts an illusion, pulls you inside her Mirage and mystery Sahara Sahara dunes all around her Promising death to all that have found her love Sahara Oh Sahara, Sahara, Sahara
6.
Majestic 07:44
So the seagulls flew away towards the dying sun And she felt the rain on her shoulders But you know she can't forget, ice on fire and burning trees And a life alone Where does the time go? Where does the time go? But you know she can't explain Every heart beat filled with pain And you never know she's gone With the rising of the sun She's gone now, she's gone Broken dreams fall from the sky At the glass by her feet And the fears they grow every time the rain falls But you know she won't forget The silver moon and dying stars And a life of hate Can she stop the changes? Can she rearrange it? But you know she can't explain Every heart beat's filled with pain And you never know she's gone With the rising of the sun She's gone now, she's gone. A single ship appears on the horizon Is it just a dream? If it's just a dream it's so majestic, majestic, it's so majestic. So majestic. Rainbow sails that fill the sky with colour They're closer now. No it's not a dream, it's real It's so majestic, majestic, so majestic Now the ship has reached the shore The figurehead alive It turns to her and says it's come to take you home Cos you're majestic, majestic, you're all majestic Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, she waves goodbye
7.
Standing by the river At the water's edge I saw reflections of the sky Inside my head, inside my head I saw blood I saw fire Faces that I miss Absent lovers, absent friends Dying with a kiss, dying with a kiss Walk on water Walk on water Walk on water, wash away the pain Walk on water Walk on water Walk on water, wash away the pain Walking on the water Rising to my heart Out of reach a flower dies Petals fall apart, love falls apart In my eyes, in my eyes Splinters breaking glass Tears join the river All things must pass
8.
Hello my sweet warrior With your bloodshed dreams Has the battle torn you at the seams And has your fair maiden lost her grace, Lost her feelings, lost her place Lost her feelings, lost her grace And is your dead brother In the battle mound Has his heart still not been found Will his heart never, ever be found Sleep now, my brave warrior Close your eyes of blue Have the strangers broken you in two How is your fair maiden Does she sleep as your memory she keeps Does she weep as your memory keeps And is your dead brother In the battle mound Has his heart still not been found Will his heart never, ever be found Goodbye my dead warrior Now the bitter sword Has severed the bloodless silver cord So weeps your fair maiden The last sight, the pale lily of death The lost knight has taken his last breath And is your dead brother In the battle mound Has his heart still not been found Will his heart never, ever be found
9.
Lady Fuchsia 07:00
Oh lady Fuchsia, where have you been? Out in the woods Out in the wind Away from here, away from here Hair as black as midnight, crimson your robe Back in your empty room You find the blood red rose What keeps you here, is it love or fear? What keeps you here, is it love or fear? Now she lies as cold as ancient stone Her mother says goodnight to a child that sleeps alone In darkness, in darkness, in darkness Lost in the ritual, sealed in a living tomb The stranger preys upon you Haunts your secret room With cold desire, his face is fire With cold desire, his face is fire Your father's books are burning Madness in his eyes Gaining love and losing love The water's rise The storm is here, the end is near The storm is here, the end is near Now the flood has reached her window ledge She takes a step too far, the water drowns her easily. Takes her life, takes her breath It takes her life, brings her death Takes her life Now she lies as cold as ancient stone Her mother says goodnight to a child that sleeps alone In darkness and in death In darkness and in death In darkness and in death In darkness and in death
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11.
We used to be so close We had no need to touch each other We used to use our eyes and never say a word We used to give each other Everything that we needed We used to use our eyes and never say a word Thought love would last forever I thought we'd be together I never thought I'd have to say I'd rather die in the wilderness than to have you back again I'd rather die in an empty room than to see your face again I used to laugh at your sweet caress now it only brings me pain I'd rather die in the wilderness I'd rather die in the burning rain, the burning rain In the wilderness, the burning rain We used to be so strong, we fought the world together We stood there side by side against an angry world We used to give each other everything that we needed We used to use our eyes and never say a word Thought love would last forever I thought we'd be together I never thought I'd have to say I'd rather die in the wilderness than to have you back again I'd rather die in an empty room than to see your face again I used to laugh at your sweet caress now it only brings me pain I'd rather die in the wilderness I'd rather die in the burning rain, the burning rain In the wilderness, the burning rain

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This is the eponymous Critical Error album. It was recorded, engineered and produced on a 4-Track during the summer of 1987 by Paul Bateman in his legendary home studio at 32 Howell Road, Exeter.

This album had been lost for 35 years, captured only (it seemed) on long forgotten cassette tapes until Paul Bateman (with a bit of nudging) rediscovered the cassette master at the back of a cupboard! With the combined help of extra mastering from Wud Records the eponymous album can now be unleashed on the world once more!

The album consisted of the four original members of Critical Error - Rosie Mullin (vocals / Penny Whistle), Aidan Whiteley (lead acoustic guitar), Steve Mavin (vocals / acoustic guitar) and Allan Veal (bass) plus a host of musicians from various locals bands that existed at the time: Paul Bateman (Garbage Grinders / Jackdaw Music) Jim Peters (The Burning Martyrs / The Invisible Opera Company of Tibet), Dave Castello (The Sicillians), Baz Bishop (Incubus / Cu Chulainn), Stuart - The Amazing Blind Screaming Blu - Canon (Rough Terrain), Tim Peirce (Cheap Linoleum Blues Band / The Sicillians) and Tom Woods (Prism).

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released November 14, 2020

Recorded and produced on a 4 track by Paul Bateman in 1987. Album further mastered by Wud Records October 2020.
Copyright ℗ 1987 Parsnip Music.
Copyright © 2020 Wud Records.
Cover artwork - Paul Bateman

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Critical Error https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives/critical-error/critical-error-biography/ England, UK

Critical Error were an acoustic rock / folk band formed in Exeter, Devon in1985. They consisted of Rosie Mullin on vocals; Aidan Whiteley on lead guitar, Steve Mavin on vocals and rhythm guitar and Allan Veal on bass.

35 years later their collection of original songs were captured only on forgotten dusty cassettes.... That is until the wonderful Wud Records helped revive their lost recordings!
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