Dare To Sing (AUDIOCRACY w/ Tadashi Togawa) by TobinMueller [Email]
Genre: Progressive Rock
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Keywords:
Audiocracy (8), Revolution's Son (1), post apocalyptic (1), twonicus (8), dchapman (3), Todashi Togawa (1), Tobin Mueller (7)
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This is one of two songs I wrote with my son (known as Twøn professionally, "twonicus" on Macjams) from the first AUDIOCRACY album. It all started with a little acoustic guitar figure he came up with, which I embellished and then added a whole new section B and C and outro vamp, etc. All acoustic guitar work on the track is my son (before his right hand was electrocuted and he could no longer play).We then added lyrics. Twøn brought in some ideas, after we talked about them for hours on the phone. Half way thru singing them in, we got a better idea and morphed the song into something post-apocalyptic, a perfect final track for the CD. It started as just a songwriter trying to convince his girl not to leave, but ended up as a cry from the last Adam to his only prospective Eve. The melding of the two adds to the effect, I think. It's a cool back and forth between father and son, too (you'll be able to tell who the more youthful voice belongs to), both vocally and as a song-writing team. After we sang everything in, I sent the track to Tadashi Togawa in Japan and he added three layers of guitars: the muted electric guitar that echoes around, the intro distortion lead, and the internal rhythm el. guitar and leads. Darren Chapmen added the fabulous outro guitar lead. It was at this point that we realized the entire track was recorded under the norm A=440 tuning. (It is actually A=400.) The guitarist had a difficult time playing in tune, which added to the strange feel of the track, perfect for the mood, I think, of floating past dreams and hope... and regret. After all this was in, I added my re-tuned electric piano, synths and organs. And re-sang some stuff, layered harmonies, etc.,m and remixed. It has become one of the reviewers' favorite tracks, doing a nice job culminating the albums textual and musical themes. After all the crazy intellectual energy of many preceding tracks on the album, the repetition and vamp nature of the last section is soothing and, hopefully, thought-provoking. In context. It's official title on the CD is Part 7 - The Re-Emergence: Dare To Sing. Please note the CD Reviews quoted in the Music Blog entry: AUDIOCRACY: Revolution’s Son by Tobin Mueller/twøn/dchapman. The CD is for sale on CDBaby and iTunes (search: Audiocracy or Tobin Mueller). Many thanks, again, to Tadashi Togawa, Darren Chapmen, and Twøn. Best if listened in headphones. That minimizes some of the metallic saturation of the mp3. Lyrics:
VII. Dare To Sing (6:58)Say it now say it now say it now say it now Say the words just like you've always heard them Say the words and you think you understand A simple rhythm, just like an incantation You move your lips along because you think its just a song to sing when you're here with me Hear it now, like at first, like you don't know how it ends Listen closely to the way it makes you feel Are these words that you've heard, meanings that you can defend Have you ever really listened when you Dare to sing when you're here with me? Listen Do you know What is left Behind the words Here, unspoken? Lean in to the motion There's no other way to go Say the words just like you've always heard them Say the words and you think you understand A simple rhythm, just like an incantation You move your lips along because you think its just a song Think its just a song Hear it now Like a story with an ending you can write if you turn the ink to blood All these words you pretend Meanings that I can't forgive Have you ever really listened when you dare to sing? When you dare to sing? When you dare to love me? Revolution was my life. Revolution was my death. Revolution made of love. Revolution... leave me alone. Leave me alone now. Why bother to keep pretending? All around us more and more is ending. I don't want to be the last Adam less you will be my only Eve. Don't leave. Don't you leave. Will you be my revolution? My private revolution. Please. Please. Will you be my Eve? Won't you be my Eve and dare are to sing? Dare to sing? Dare to sing... ©2007 Tobin & Anton Mueller Hardware:
Lead vocals, acoustic guitars, Olympia 5-string bass: TwønVocals, organ, synths, percussion: Tobin Mueller Electric guitars: Tadashi Togawa and Darren Chapman Software:
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You must be registered and logged-in to comment. what great vocals &mdash 07/07/08 - 11:52:33 AM
Dare To Sing &mdash 07/07/08 - 12:11:58 PM
Human &mdash 07/07/08 - 12:34:12 PM
Belongs on a CD... &mdash 07/07/08 - 02:27:11 PM
Dare To Sing &mdash 07/07/08 - 03:47:28 PM
A really good track Tobin .. &mdash 07/07/08 - 05:25:37 PM
love it! &mdash 07/07/08 - 09:29:52 PM
Touching &mdash 07/08/08 - 09:27:20 AM
cool &mdash 07/08/08 - 01:02:51 PM
Cacophony &mdash 07/09/08 - 07:34:46 AM
Sing &mdash 07/08/08 - 04:14:33 PM
You guys are really good &mdash 07/09/08 - 01:44:09 AM
Kevin Gilbert &mdash 07/09/08 - 07:39:29 AM
Super Group &mdash 07/09/08 - 10:22:56 AM
Dare to Sing &mdash 07/09/08 - 05:19:33 PM
Powerful &mdash 07/10/08 - 07:12:01 AM
Rest of the album &mdash 07/10/08 - 07:25:14 AM
Wonderful mix &mdash 07/10/08 - 08:23:01 AM
Nice track &mdash 07/10/08 - 07:58:30 PM
A beauty. &mdash 07/10/08 - 11:33:02 PM
Really a &mdash 07/14/08 - 12:37:51 AM
Prog rock rules... &mdash 07/15/08 - 05:56:09 PM
WoW! &mdash 07/18/08 - 05:48:51 PM
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And two my two ears it sounds really good.
Peace Dee.
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