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This is the second track from AUDIOCRACY's debut album, Revolution's Son. On the album, its full title is: Part II - The Hope: Puzzle City
It all began when Bob Piper shared a guitar demo of an instrumental he was contributing to the Audiocracy collaborative project, back when it was going to be a double album featuring one disc of vocals-driving prog and one of purely instrumental tracks. But I heard lyrics and sang a 4-part demo, returned it to Bob (through Alimar) and he gave the green light to develop it with singing and keyboards, etc. I played organ and synths over his guitar work and my son Anton (Twonicus) overdubbed most of my vocal parts.
Members of the band suffered many unforeseen maladies in the past two years. First, my son was accidentally electrocuted and lost the use of his left hand (he's left handed, luckily); he will never play bass again professionally. (So, on this track, I actually play bass on the keyboard, using the Trilogy plugin.) Then, the drummers mother died and he went into a major funk. (So, on this track, we have another drummer.) Then Darren Chapman had an back injuring and surgery, with a several month recovery period. (Bob Piper does all the guitar work on this track.) Then my father (who had fallen into dementia and was living with me) had a stroke and eventually died. Through all of it, Alimar (our nexus and engineer) was going blind. I'm sure something happened to Piper as well, but I can't recall. So, in order to keep the project going, I scuttled plans for a double album and concentrated on just finishing a single disc. It all worked out in the end.
The song fits really well into the concept of the album. It's upbeat feel is a perfect set up to the drama of what happens next.
Part I - The Dream: Revolution's Son
Part II - The Hope: Puzzle City
Part III - The Underground: Escape into The Fray Zone
Part IV - The Confrontation: Speak Truth To Power
Part V - The Extinction: Gethsemane Again
Part VI - The Survivors: When The Future Comes
Part VII - The Re-Emergence: Dare To Sing
Guitars: Bob Piper
Vocals: Twøn
Vocals, organ, synths, Trilogy fretless bass: Tobin Mueller
Drums: Scott Rockenfield
Guitar Engineering: Al Ligammari
Mastering: Mike Rorick, Audio Magic Recording Studio
This track has since been remastered and appears on my 2008 release, AUDIOCDRACY: Revolution's Son, available through CDBaby. Reviews are available on the MJ BLOG: Member CD Reviews.
Other tracks shared from Audiocracy:
Revolution's Son
Puzzle City
Speak Truth To Power
Gethsemane Again
When The Future Comes
Date To Sing
It all began when Bob Piper shared a guitar demo of an instrumental he was contributing to the Audiocracy collaborative project, back when it was going to be a double album featuring one disc of vocals-driving prog and one of purely instrumental tracks. But I heard lyrics and sang a 4-part demo, returned it to Bob (through Alimar) and he gave the green light to develop it with singing and keyboards, etc. I played organ and synths over his guitar work and my son Anton (Twonicus) overdubbed most of my vocal parts.
Members of the band suffered many unforeseen maladies in the past two years. First, my son was accidentally electrocuted and lost the use of his left hand (he's left handed, luckily); he will never play bass again professionally. (So, on this track, I actually play bass on the keyboard, using the Trilogy plugin.) Then, the drummers mother died and he went into a major funk. (So, on this track, we have another drummer.) Then Darren Chapman had an back injuring and surgery, with a several month recovery period. (Bob Piper does all the guitar work on this track.) Then my father (who had fallen into dementia and was living with me) had a stroke and eventually died. Through all of it, Alimar (our nexus and engineer) was going blind. I'm sure something happened to Piper as well, but I can't recall. So, in order to keep the project going, I scuttled plans for a double album and concentrated on just finishing a single disc. It all worked out in the end.
The song fits really well into the concept of the album. It's upbeat feel is a perfect set up to the drama of what happens next.
Part I - The Dream: Revolution's Son
Part II - The Hope: Puzzle City
Part III - The Underground: Escape into The Fray Zone
Part IV - The Confrontation: Speak Truth To Power
Part V - The Extinction: Gethsemane Again
Part VI - The Survivors: When The Future Comes
Part VII - The Re-Emergence: Dare To Sing
Guitars: Bob Piper
Vocals: Twøn
Vocals, organ, synths, Trilogy fretless bass: Tobin Mueller
Drums: Scott Rockenfield
Guitar Engineering: Al Ligammari
Mastering: Mike Rorick, Audio Magic Recording Studio
This track has since been remastered and appears on my 2008 release, AUDIOCDRACY: Revolution's Son, available through CDBaby. Reviews are available on the MJ BLOG: Member CD Reviews.
Other tracks shared from Audiocracy:
Revolution's Son
Puzzle City
Speak Truth To Power
Gethsemane Again
When The Future Comes
Date To Sing
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Lyrics
PUZZLE CITY
The City is phantom
The City is anonymity
The City is breathing
The City is where I come to be
Falling tiles from roofs
Falling angels beyond proofs
Like confetti made of stars
Falling pieces from the puzzle City
Falling
Fill in the glass
Fill the stones
Fill in the space between
Between mind and bones
Fill in the pieces shaken loose as you ran
Replaced on streets that you walk when you can
In the City
Falling tiles from roofs
Falling angels beyond proofs
Like confetti made of stars
Falling pieces from the puzzle City
Come take your fill
Be what you will
In the City
lyrics ©2006 Tobin Mueller
music ©2006 Piper/Mueller
The City is phantom
The City is anonymity
The City is breathing
The City is where I come to be
Falling tiles from roofs
Falling angels beyond proofs
Like confetti made of stars
Falling pieces from the puzzle City
Falling
Fill in the glass
Fill the stones
Fill in the space between
Between mind and bones
Fill in the pieces shaken loose as you ran
Replaced on streets that you walk when you can
In the City
Falling tiles from roofs
Falling angels beyond proofs
Like confetti made of stars
Falling pieces from the puzzle City
Come take your fill
Be what you will
In the City
lyrics ©2006 Tobin Mueller
music ©2006 Piper/Mueller
davisamerica
man ... heavy toll on this one eh? finished product is amazing.