Rick Berlin - ORCHESTRA LUNA - DORIS DREAMS

Orchestra Luna was one unusual band. If nothing else OL was innocent of the industry. We just made it up from nothing + did whatever we thought would be true or funny or kinda nuts. It was rare + beautiful + as my first band, perhaps, my best. DORIS DREAMS was based on the names of absurd hair rinses that I found in the Ritz Carleton beauty salon I was asked to wall paper + paint. 'Frivolous Fawn, White Mink, Chocolate Kiss', etc. Peter Barrett was amazingly able to string a story line together for the piece which in toto, live, lasted easily 12-14 minutes. We played Doris at Frank Zappa's 10th anniversary. When it was over, Frank rushed the stage + lifted Randy (our guitar player) into his arms. (Randy's short.) The song was choreographed by Barry Keating + recorded for Epic by Ruppert Holmes. OLnow has a new, re-mastered SONY/UK CD release. The long story of how we formed can be read here: http://www.rickberlin.com/writing/OL.html
It can be purchased via secure server at www.marketsquarerecords.com if yr interested. This video I made in my old lady's apartment. I shot mostly odd objects just to see if I was able to relearn a new version of Final Cut Pro. The result is a sort of loose, psycho-psychedelic dreamscape. Final note: the iron heart at the end of the clip was made by Patti Hudson.

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[rickberl]

randy roos was the guitarist in OL. phenomenal. thanks for yr comment

[gabrielbom]

This is a amazing song, with one of the best guitar solos I've ever heard!! It deserved to be much more known... I'm 22 years old and from Brazil, hardly anyone knows OL. So I feel very lucky...

Sorry for my bad english =)

[rickberl]

@gabrielbom

thanks, gabriel. means a lot

best

r

[MichaelinSF]

OMG! OMG! I cannot believe I found OL here! I started crying when I listened to Doris Dreams. Not only because of the song,but the wonderful times I had in Boston. I was going out with this guy Kenny. He roomated with you (Rick). I so enjoyed seeing you guys (for free) all the time! I have such fond & Wondeful memories of Boston in those days. Thanks for posting! now, off to listen to Dancing on Paper' how exciting!!!! :)

[rickberl]

@MichaelinSF

thanks. haven't seen kenny in years. best t ya

[MichaelinSF]

@rickberl Hi Rick, I wanted to ask you which song from OL talked about the typhoid epidemic and the vitamin Q's. I thought that it was Doris Dreams, but I guess not. Thank You.

[rickberl]

@MichaelinSF

that's Faye Wray, michael. thanks,

rick

[bobsavage64]

Aah, this song brings me back. I was a mere child in the '70s, but I picked up a treasured copy of this album when I went out used record shopping as a teenager in the early '80s. An incredible band that really set my expectations for what GREAT music sounds like.

[amike401]

Orchestra Luna may be the best band too few people have heard of--ever. I was a recent transplant to Rhode Island, weekending in Boston, when I heard them in a club in back of Fenway Stadium I fell in love with them immediately, and I so wish that everything they recorded was available on YouTube. Who was the soprano towards the end? Spectacular. Thanks for make the world a better place.

[MichaelinSF]

@MichaelinSF AcK! that isn't on YT and I CANNOT find that album anywhere! Thank You for responding. You will never know how much I ADORE that album.

[spyguys]

Greetings from Oregon Rick. I used to play the New England club scene back during late 70's early 80's. The other day I was trying to remember the guitar player's name who played with you back then. I used to occasionally catch you guys when I had a night off around Boston - Cambridge.