"Outcry", Track 6 on "A Dramatic Turn of Events"
I will be posting a link to a song/piece by my favorite band, Dream Theater, hopefully every day until we have successfully enjoyed every original song that they have recorded in-studio. There are many good reasons to do this, but you can probably guess most of the ones that I'm thinking.
No adieu.
We're just gonna do it.
I'm going to try to help you know what to expect a little bit without influencing the way that you experience the song. At least in the initial write-up, I won't tell you what I think the best or my favorite parts are. I want you to have the chance to enjoy the music on your own without any spoilers, just as I did.
I will also tell you that some of the things that Dream Theater does may be quite different than much of the music that you have listened to before. Sometimes it may be so new that it makes you a bit uneasy or just doesn't connect to you at all. If that happens, I encourage you to listen to it a few times, perhaps in different ways... once in the background while you do dishes, once with your eyes closed and your full attention, once hanging upside down like a bat. You get the idea.
You may even want to come back to it later for another listen.
I believe that, if you go on this journey with me, you will find more than a few songs that you enjoy. My mom saw Dream Theater live in K.C. and really enjoyed them, and she usually listens to NPR which I don't think gets to rock and roll that much. Dream Theater truly has something for everyone. Not everything they do may be your thing, but some of it may change your life for the better the way that it did mine.
****************************"Outcry"
Tempo - slow walk, significant fill
Length - 11:24
Intro - ambiance, then drums, continued sonic exploration
Texture - monophony, then polyphony. build to chorus has vocals over ambiance. some semblance of homorhythmia on the chorus. bass-keyboard polyphony in transition sections, occasional keyboard-guitar doubling
Features - choral keyboard effects add intensity, fast-paced keyboard tinkering, many mood shifts. Emotional seatbelt may be advisable
Lyrics:
Somewhere overhead
Distant thunder roars
The revolution has begun
The war to end all wars
As I welcome death
I hear the battle cry
Bullets fall like fire
Raining from the sky
The rebel in us all
Someday gets tired
of being pushed around
But freedom has a price
The cost is buried in the ground
We suffered far too long
We gather now growing stronger
We will not be ignored
Anymore any longer
Our anthem will guide us
Rise up, be counted
Stand strong and unite
Wait for the outcry
Resistance is calling tonight
Far too many years
Of chaos and unrest
Far too many voices
Brutally surpressed
We fight for what is just
For all that we believe
We fight 'till death or glory
Fight to be set free
The streets are bathed in blood
Time to step down
and time to walk away
You'll never rule me now
Though you may stand upon my grave
You can look the other way
Or you can face the light
Although it seems so far away
Freedom's worth the fight
Rise up, be counted
Stand strong and unite
Wait for the outcry
Resistance is calling
Rise up, be counted
Stand strong and unite
Wait for the outcry
Resistance is calling tonight
The world watches on
While we risk our lives
Locked in a kingdom of fear
As our children die
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Dream Theater formed at Berklee in 1985. The original 3 members were John Petrucci (guitar) and John Myung (bass), friends from Long Island, and Mike Portnoy (percussion) whom the Johns heard in a practice room and said, "we gotta get that guy". (Something along those lines). Jordan Rudess took over keys for the "Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory" album. Mike Mangini became the drummer for "A Dramatic Turn of Events".
"A Dramatic Turn of Events" (2011) lineup:
The Johns
Mangini - percussion
LaBrie - vocals
Rudess - keyboards, tablet PC, keytar, etc.
Thank you for reading, and enjoy!
Yours in harmony,
Michael
~In loving memory of Tim~
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