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"So Be It" genre: Progressive Rock
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	"So Be It" is ANUBIS SPIRE'S theme song. A guitar heavy mix of hard rock and Arabian sounding modes and motifs.
	MP3.com CD: ANUBIS SPIRE - buy it! MP3.com CD: OLD LIONS-The hits! - buy it! CD: OLD LIONS(in the world of snarling sheep)   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Copyright 1998-1999, Bill MacKechnie. Published by RANDOM BULLET PUBLISHING-BMI
"Drama,Trauma and Awkward Grace" genre: Progressive Rock
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	A song about political fools, rocks and bullets.
	MP3.com CD: ANUBIS SPIRE - buy it! MP3.com CD: OLD LIONS-The hits! - buy it! MP3.com CD: Back to Abydos - buy it! CD: Children of a Foreign Faith   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Written by BILL MACKECHNIE. Copyright 2000 Published by Random Bullet Publishing-BMI
"UNDERNEATH THE ROSWELL SUN" genre: Progressive Rock
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	A song about the alleged crash of a flying saucer in Roswell New Mexico in 1947
	MP3.com CD: ANUBIS SPIRE - buy it! MP3.com CD: OLD LIONS-The hits! - buy it! CD: OLD LIONS(in the world of snarling sheep)   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Copyright 1998-1999 Bill MacKechnie PUBLISHED by RANDOM BULLET PUBLISHING-BMI
"RANSOM (I'll take my chances)" genre: Progressive Rock
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	A song about small town heartlessness, longing, loneliness and the conflict between what we feel we must do and what we really want to do.
	MP3.com CD: ANUBIS SPIRE - buy it! MP3.com CD: OLD LIONS-The hits! - buy it! CD: OLD LIONS(in the world of snarling sheep)   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Copyright-1998-1999 Bill MacKechnie Published by RANDOM BULLET PUB.--BMI
"ANUBIS RISING" genre: Progressive Rock
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	More in-studio improvisation. This was a favorite free flight platform song for Mick Loher (Drums and percussion) and Bill to jam to while working on other material. Captured one night by Producer/guitarist Michael Leo Brothers who unbeknownst to them had hit the RECORD button. The intro was spliced on later that night.
	MP3.com CD: ANUBIS SPIRE - buy it! CD: OLD LIONS(in the world of snarling sheep)   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Copyright 1998-1999 Bill MacKechnie. Published by RANDOM BULLET PUB.-BMI
"It has been a long time, hasn't it..." genre: Progressive Rock
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	This is the first song recorded by ANUBIS SPIRE and also the song usually suggested when someone says, "What does ANUBIS SPIRE sound like?"
	MP3.com CD: ANUBIS SPIRE - buy it! CD: OLD LIONS(in the world of snarling sheep)   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Copyright 1998-1999 Bill MacKechnie-Published by RANDOM BULLET PUBLISHING-BMI
"Two Fools Left (LIVE bass solo)" genre: Progressive Rock
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	A Tim Costley bass solo recorded live at the New World future festival. See what happens when your bass player gets a new 5 string?
	MP3.com CD: OLD LIONS-The hits! - buy it! CD: Children of a foriegn faith   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Written by TIM COSTLEY. Copyright 2001. Published by RANDOM BULLET PUBLISHING-BMI
"GONE WEST" genre: Progressive Rock
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	A two guitar improvised instrumental piece based on ancient Egyptian belief in the souls release and journey to the afterlife.
	MP3.com CD: ANUBIS SPIRE - buy it! CD: OLD LIONS(in the world of snarling sheep)   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Copyright 1998-1999 Bill MacKechnie-Published by RANDOM BULLET PUBLISHING-BMI
"OLD LIONS(in the world of snarling sheep" genre: Progressive Rock
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	Title cut from the CD. Another in-studio improvisation which prompted one reviewer to describe it as "...a fistfight between John McLauglin and Jimi Hendrix at the base of the great pyramid!"
	MP3.com CD: ANUBIS SPIRE - buy it! MP3.com CD: OLD LIONS-The hits! - buy it! CD: OLD LIONS (in the world of snarling sheep)   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Copyright 1998-1999 Bill MacKechnie Published by RANDOM BULLET PUBLISHING-BMI
"ETERNAL RESONANCE (LIVE excerpt)" genre: Progressive Rock
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	An excerpt from the epic live jam performed at the RBR new music festival. It features a mostly acoustic set with the addition of ANUBIS SPIRE piper Angus MacDrone.
	CD: OLD LIONS (in the world of snarling sheep)   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Written by Bill MacKechnie. Copyright 1998-1999 Published by RANDOM BULLET PUBLISHING-BMI
"INTO THE FOUR WINDS" genre: Progressive Rock
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	Inspired by the book THE SEARCH FOR OMM SETY.
	MP3.com CD: ANUBIS SPIRE - buy it! CD: OLD LIONS(in the world of snarling sheep)   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Copyright 1998-1999 Bill MacKechnie. Published by RANDOM BULLET PUB-BMI
"Whirling toward Shambalah" genre: Progressive Rock
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	First recorded jam featuring Bill's latest invention --the ANUBITAR electric sitar (for more info on the ANUBITAR, see Al Pepiak's GUITAR DIGEST article linked at the ANUBIS SPIRE homepage).
	MP3.com CD: Back to Abydos - buy it! CD: CHILDREN OF A FOREIGN FAITH   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Written by Bill MacKechnie, Copyright 1999, Published by RANDOM BULLET PUB.-BMI
"May this be forever" genre: Progressive Rock
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	Jimi Hendrix wrote a song titled "May this be love". This is just an improvised musical daydream about Jimi's reaction to waking up in paradise!
	CD: OLD LIONS (in the world of snarling sheep)   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Written by Bill MacKechnie. Copyright 1998-1999, Published by RANDOM BULLET PUBLISHING--BMI
"SAME BOOK-NEW PAGES" genre: Progressive Rock
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	Another blast from the past!
	MP3.com CD: Back to Abydos - buy it! CD: BACK TO ABYDOS   Label: Random Bullet Records Credits: Written by Bill MacKechnie, copyright 1998-1999 Published by Random Bullet Publishing-BMI
"REVENANTS" genre: Progressive Rock
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	Bill SWEARS that the combination of Stratocaster, Vox wah, Fuzzface and Marshall strung together with cheap wire becomes (on those late rainy nights alone in the studio)a spiritual antenna. We know it picks up Mexican radio stations but until we found this on the tape one morning we didn't believe him...silly us...
	MP3.com CD: Back to Abydos - buy it! CD: BACK TO ABYDOS   Label: Random Bullet Records Credits: Written by Bill MacKechnie. Copyright 1999 Published by Random Bullet Publishing--BMI
"'MORE WEIGHT'" genre: Progressive Rock
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	A straightforward (for ANUBIS SPIRE anyway...)pulsing Zep-type instrumental named for the supposed last words of GILES COREY, who was pressed to death during the SALEM witch trials. Because of GILES attitude, bassist Tim Costley is convinced that Bill is his reincarnation.
	MP3.com CD: ANUBIS SPIRE - buy it! MP3.com CD: OLD LIONS-The hits! - buy it! CD: OLD LIONS (in the world of snarling sheep)   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Copyright 1998-1999 Bill MacKechnie Published by RANDOM BULLET PUB.--BMI
"HOPE IN TRANSITION" genre: Progressive Rock
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	A warm up for Mick, who adds a secret message at the end!
	MP3.com CD: Back to Abydos - buy it! CD: BACK TO ABYDOS   Label: Random Bullet Records Credits: Written by Bill MacKechnie, copyright 1998-1999 Published by Random Bullet Publishing-BMI
"Battle of Kadesh (LIVE CUT)" genre: Progressive Rock
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	Recorded LIVE at the PLEASURE DOME! The answer to that nagging question: "Yeah...but can you play that wild stuff LIVE?"
	MP3.com CD: Back to Abydos - buy it! Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Copyright 1999--BILL MACKECHNIE- Published by RANDOM BULLET PUBLISHING-BMI
"Back To Abydos" genre: Progressive Rock
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	Title track from the new CD of previously unreleased material.
	MP3.com CD: Back to Abydos - buy it! CD: Back to Abydos   Label: Random Bullet Records Credits: Written by Bill MacKechnie
"Talisman of the Dreamer" genre: Progressive Rock
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	A song written by Bill years ago and performed and recorded by him one night alone in the studio. Despite it's stark minimalistic arrangment, the band decided to include it on OLD LIONS.
	MP3.com CD: OLD LIONS-The hits! - buy it! CD: OLD LIONS(in the land of snarling sheep)   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Written by Bill MacKechnie, Copyright 1998-1999. Published by RANDOM BULLET PUBLISHING-BMI
"TIMS' BOP" genre: Progressive Rock
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	What do you do when your bass player is out in the studio and gets lost in the "Bass Zone"? (besides killing the talkback mic and talking about him like a dog, we mean...)Why you hit the RECORD button, cue the drummer and play along of course!
	MP3.com CD: Back to Abydos - buy it! CD: BACK TO ABYDOS   Label: Random Bullet Records Credits: Written by Tim Costley, Bill MacKechnie and Takio Nakamura. Copyright 1999 Published by Random Bullet Publishing--BMI
"BLUES FOR AKHENATON" genre: Progressive Rock
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	A live improvised cut.
	MP3.com CD: Back to Abydos - buy it! CD: BACK TO ABYDOS   Label: Random Bullet Records Credits: Written by Bill MacKechnie, Copyright 1999. Published by Random Bullet Records--BMI
"Delta to Delta" genre: Progressive Rock
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	The ghost of Stevie Ray runs into Dick Dale on the way to the industrial supply store in downtown Marakesh.
	MP3.com CD: OLD LIONS-The hits! - buy it! CD: Children of a foreign faith   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Written by Bill MacKechnie. Copyright 2000. Published by RANDOM BULLET PUBLISHING-BMI
"Delta to Delta (Full cut)" genre: Progressive Rock
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	The ghost of Stevie Ray meets Dick Dale and they lose track of time in noodleville....
	MP3.com CD: ANUBIS SPIRE - buy it! CD: Children of a foreign faith   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Written by Bill MacKechnie. Copyright 2000. Published by RANDOM BULLET PUBLISHING-BMI
"ROAD TO DAMASCUS" genre: Progressive Rock
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	An instrumental showing the more frenetic side to the band.
	MP3.com CD: ANUBIS SPIRE - buy it! CD: OLD LIONS(in the world of snarling sheep)   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Copyright 1998-1999 Bill MacKechnie. Published by RANDOM BULLET PUB.--BMI
"AMIDA RISING" genre: Progressive Rock
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	An instrumental with a "Cry of love" vibe.
	MP3.com CD: ANUBIS SPIRE - buy it! CD: OLD LIONS(in the world of snarling sheep)   Label: RANDOM BULLET RECORDS Credits: Copyright 1998-1999 Bill MacKechnie Published by RANDOM BULLET PUB.--BMI

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