YTSEJAM Digest 5036
Today's Topics:
1) Re: Mini-Digest (5031)
by Trent <cybertrent@yahoo.com>
2) butt fu*k usa (notice i removed the digest xxxx for you deleting convienence)
by Jim Lenart <Sorrowed@postmark.net>
3) re: mini-digest
by pete gilman <pgilman@monmouth.com>
4) Lord Of The Rings
by Mark Peters <epididymisle@earthlink.net>
5) Re: Vanessa-Mae
by "Sasha" <sasa.cabaravdic@pu.tel.hr>
6) "Best Of Wacken Open Air" 2 CD Set?
by MTeiper@aol.com
7) Vanessa Mae... Mai?... Vai? :)
by Matej Grginic <izolit@siol.net>
8) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5035
by Matej Grginic <izolit@siol.net>
9) 19, 20, 21, 22 here it is: the essay
by "Schnipp -" <schnipp@hotmail.com>
10) the essay, part 2
by "Schnipp -" <schnipp@hotmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 18:36:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: Trent <cybertrent@yahoo.com>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Re: Mini-Digest (5031)
Message-ID: <19990820013623.3059.rocketmail@web505.yahoomail.com>
--- Andreas Skarin <skarre@2.sbbs.se> wrote:
> That is if If your friends share the same taste in
> music, which in my case they
> don't. And I don't even have a CDR, so I buy my CD's
> on the net, NOT to support
> the artist, but to satisfy my need for good music.
I do it simply to GET the music. When was the last
time you saw a Shadow Gallery album in a Wherehouse
store in Butt Fuck, USA? I've never seen it happen
and I'm relatively sure no one else has either.
Oh yeah, ditto about the friends not having similar
tastes in music. My girlfriend dies a little bit
everytime I play some Zeppelin or DT. Wow, she's in
pretty bad shape right now... :o)
===
*Trent
"Thru the eyes and I sparkle, senses growin' keen. Taste your love along the way, see your feathers preen. Kinda makes me feel sometimes, you didn't have to go. We are eagles of one nest, the nest is in our soul."
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 02:11:19 +0000
From: Jim Lenart <Sorrowed@postmark.net>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: butt fu*k usa (notice i removed the digest xxxx for you deleting convienence)
Message-ID: <19990820021119.15547.qmail@venus.postmark.net>
> I do it simply to GET the music. When was the last
> time you saw a Shadow Gallery album in a Wherehouse
> store in Butt Fuck, USA? I've never seen it happen
> and I'm relatively sure no one else has either.
>
I know for sure that Borders book stores carry Magna Carta stuff, I
have also seen SG albums in Best Buy too. Check around some more
becuase that stuff is out there.
jim
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 00:41:47 -0400
From: pete gilman <pgilman@monmouth.com>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: re: mini-digest
Message-ID: <329.990820@monmouth.com>
> Not that I support bootlegging CDs...but anyone who gives up playing and
> composing cause he/she isn't making a bundle shouldn't be doing it in the
> first place.
> -Brian
it's not about making "a bundle;" it's about making enough to pay the
rent.
pete
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 03:28:28 -0500
From: Mark Peters <epididymisle@earthlink.net>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Lord Of The Rings
Message-ID: <37BD11AC.1C5E@earthlink.net>
This simply cannot be the same Peter Jackson that blessed my life with
Bad Taste, Dead Alive, Meet The Feebles, and The Frighteners. Can it?
Mark Peters
epididymisle@earthlink.net
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 13:48:22 +0200
From: "Sasha" <sasa.cabaravdic@pu.tel.hr>
To: "Ytsejam Mailing List" <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: Re: Vanessa-Mae
Message-ID: <001301beeb02$51e0c6e0$76e91dc3@sasa>
o~kay, this went further than i expected...
to all those guys who think that she isn`t talented and that playing that
cut-out electric violin is a hell of a lot easier...
i don`t know how many of you saw her live... but i did. Her concert is
consisted of two sets... in every set she played about 60 percent of her
pop-oriented music and the other 40 % was pure f/&k!%g classic... they had a
grand, concert piano on the stage and she played a few classical pieces some
of which were extremely long and demanding... when she played those pieces
she used her Stradivari violin which is god-only-knows how old... i think
she said something about 200 years. Don`t hold me on that one... i`ve gotta
check on the video. And the exception on the concert that she played in Pula
(that`s where i live - Croatia) was that they didn`t play as much classical
pieces like at some other concerts because humidity was very high. The
amphitheatre where she played is set right next to the shoreline. And the
high humidity can damage the wood... you all know how that goes. So,
normally, on her concerts you can hear about 50% of pop-oriented music and
50% of classic... which is played on a non-cut-out classic Stradivari violin
on which you can`t get those higher notes easier...
there...
NP: Marty Friedman - Saturation Point.mp3
"Lifting shadows off a dream
Once broken
She can turn a drop of water
Into an ocean..."
John Myung of Dream Theater
["Lifting Shadows Off A Dream"]
sasa.cabaravdic@pu.tel.hr
http://chronosphere.zambizzi.com
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 08:34:31 EDT
From: MTeiper@aol.com
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: "Best Of Wacken Open Air" 2 CD Set?
Message-ID: <47cbed54.24eea557@aol.com>
Hey Jammerz -
Got an open question for any of you out there... a mail order place that I've
dealt with before (Terrible Ted's Import Music) has advertised a "Best Of
Wacken Open Air" 2 CD set, which apparently includes bands like Stratovarius,
Angra, and Blind Guardian, among many others.
I sent him an e-mail asking for a full track listing, and the reply I got
said only that it was a 2 CD set with live and studio material, and that
there were far too many tracks to type (almost 40, he said). So I went
searching around the net for info.
CDNow has nothing. I looked at CDEurope, and it is listed, but there are no
track listings. (I guess it's an official release, then.) It looks like the
record label is SPV, which I've heard of before, but after searching, I can't
find any site on the web for this label.
My question is: do any of you out there have this CD? If so, would you be
so kind as to pass along to me via private e-mail a full track listing,
including indicating which is live and which is studio as well as how the
sound quality is? Or if it would be easier, if anyone knows where on the web
I can view a full track listing, that would be fine too.
Thanks in advance!!
- Matt T.
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 17:07:02 +0200
From: Matej Grginic <izolit@siol.net>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Vanessa Mae... Mai?... Vai? :)
Message-ID: <37BD6F16.844575B7@siol.net>
>> I like her music alot, because it's more open for different
>> styles. I think what she does is progressive in some way.
>
>Well, I presonally think she is too cheesy. The Violin Player album has
>some few good songs but all togethers is not worth album, at leats not
>for souls like us! :)
>
Music is art my friend. It either kicks your ass or you hate it :)
At first I didn't like her either, but after a couple of listens
it kinda grew on me. I like the concept of mixing classical phrases
and harmony over rock (or electronic music as it might be case in
some of her music). I dig different kinds of music mixed up.
I'm not crazy about her, but she's okay :)
And hey!! Let's not forget how damn goodlooking she is :)
(I dig Brittaney Spears videos for the same reason - put TV
on MUTE and drool :)))
>It's certainly cool to see slightly different approach of violin, but
>than again it's nothing new, Jerry Goodman, Jean-Luc Ponty, Nigel
>Kennedy, that Dixie Dreggs guy, ...
Don't forget that Karen Briggs that plays with VERTU. If I had
to pick my favorite jazz/rock/fusion violin player, she'd be my
first choice.
CHECK OUT VERTU!!!!! BEST FUSION ALBUM THIS YEAR.
(Vertu = Stanley Clarke, Richie Kotzen, Karen Briggs, Lenny
White and Michael Caplan)
>Prog, hmmmmm!?! I do like her cover of Hocus Pocus (of the band Focus),
>but overall I think she's chessy
As we established on many ocasions on this list. Prog means alot of
things.
For some, it's something new in music, for some it's weird heavy metal,
and for some it's cool artwork hehe :)
>Seel out? Maybe! :)
More power to sellouts! :)
Matej
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 17:32:07 +0200
From: Matej Grginic <izolit@siol.net>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5035
Message-ID: <37BD74F7.47EC0A88@siol.net>
First, let me apologise for somewhat strong tone of my first
reply, it kinda pissed me off. Let me enlighten you in a bit
more polite way this time :)
>>What a moronic pile of crap... "If she plays this cut-out violin
>>then it
>>is really not a big deal." .. Is music about difficulty?
>To a certain extent it is. Or lets rename this difficulty to complexity.
Music is music.. ART. It has nothing to do with difficulty.
Computers can draw extremely complicated blueprints of Space
shuttles, and Picasso drew a couple of straight cubistic
lines. Who's better artist. Difficult is great if it is
musical, if it's just for the purpose of itself it's crap :)
Fast players that we admire most (DT, Vai, Wooten, etc.) are all
extremely musical with what they do. Playing G mixolydian
scale on all neck positions on 6string bass (32notes, 250bpm,
fingerstyle) while Pamela Lee is blowing you off, can be extremely
difficult or as you put it complex job. But it's not very musical.
>>She's good and you can't denie it.
>Okay, that is true. But I - as an ex-violin player - cannot appreciate her
>music, because her music is not *only* good because she is talented, but
>she reached the quality by easeing her job!
As someone alredy noted:
Petrucci does the same thing with his double cutaway guitar and extra
slim neck and tremolo that actually stays in tune. The tools of the
trade are just a mean to an end. The easier the job, the better.
Thank god! Can you imagine that all the artist would have to work
their butts off on primitive instruments while trying to acomplish
multiple musical orgasms...er...
All that matters is the final product, the music that you buy and
listen to. If the artist used a couple of wooden sticks and a big
drum or a stateoftheart computer. It doesn't mean jack shit. Either
it's good and you can relate to it and feel with it, or it's just
noise.
>>Damn I hate it when people bash artist just because they'r successful.
>Man.:) This is not my point.:) No matter how successful she is, I don't
>like her, because I don't think she is talented, and I dont think she
>deserves where she is.
She's talanted alright, read her biography. Anyone that did what she
did at that age must be quite talanted AND must have put a shitload
of hard work into it. I can aprecciate both.
Matej, reaching his adult stage of his musical life :)
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:58:33 PDT
From: "Schnipp -" <schnipp@hotmail.com>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: 19, 20, 21, 22 here it is: the essay
Message-ID: <19990820165837.77885.qmail@hotmail.com>
>
>thanks to mad dog, DragonLMC and Simon, who will probably put this on his
>website until it enters the FAQ.
>
>The latest try to raise the DT content and - IMO - a nice piece of work:
>
>Part 1
Part 1
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 02:57:38 -0700 (MST)
]From: Mad dog <jhaveman@u.arizona.edu>
Subject: Why The World Will End When/If James Writes Metropolis Part II
Keith, if you are able to, please forward this to the 'jam. I would,
but
by doing so, I would jeopardize my own life, which would hurt the
movement, while you, you are expendable.
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> <<<OK, with all of this talk about Derek vs. Kevin and LitS vs PMU, I
> thought I'd throw in a different twist on this.
>
> Now that the Chroma Key disc has been released, I have been comparing
> it to FII. My conclusion: The "Baby" that was Dream Theater (I&W,
> Awake) has been split right down the middle.
As was prophesized in "Metropolis Part 1 'The Miracle And The Sleeper'"
[Stunning analysis snipped. It does however deserve an Honorable
Mention
for the seperation of "Dream" (aka The Sleeper) from "Theater" (aka The
Miracle.) And I'm serious here.]
> This may describe some of the different opinions out there about
Derek
> vs Kevin, and FII vs earlier DT. Fans who loved DT because of the
> chops will like the addition of Derek. He's a chops/jam kinda player.
>
> Those that were drawn to DT by "mood" songs like WFS, Space-Dye Vest,
> LSoaD, LTL, and Surrounded may miss Kevin.
Interesting analysis, but you missed the point.
Ok. Since ususally the whole band does the music, I'm going to
attribute
the sound/feel of any particular song to the lyricist. And using this,
I
hate to break it to you, but Myung wrote LSoaD and LtL.
Myung's other solo lyric credit comes from "Trail of Tears," after Kev
left. ToT as song probably comes from Theater (Miracle), but is not
very
far removed from the other half. LtL, I'd place as a Sleeper song, but
once again, not too far removed. LSoaD I'd call clear cut Sleeper.
This
means that Myung's lyric credits place him alongside Kevin Moore as
part
of the Sleeper child, the Dream half of DT.
Portnoy? I don't think there's any doubt on this one. Chalk one up
for
The Miracle.
Petrucci? His credits include "The Killing Hand," "Metropolis Pt 1,"
"Under A Glass Moon," "Voices" and "Lines In The Sand." At first
glance,
it sounds like more of a landslide that with Portnoy, but then we
remember
that he also wrote "Another Day," "Innocence Faded" "Hollow Years."
And
he's a guitarist. Miracle/Theater. [Though, as a side note, it seems
that his work is either psycho-prog or mellow-pop. Or, in the case of
"Peruvian Skies," both.]
Derek has yet to write any songs, so we must tread lightly. His use of
the keys, however, seems to place him firmly in the Miracle/Theater
camp.
Accepting this, this makes the total so far 3-1 for current members,
and
3-2 including alum.
And when we're talking about alum, how could we forget our chum, Chuck
D.
Unfortunately for our analysis, Mr. Dominici left after only one album,
penning only one and a half songs. "Afterlife" solo, and "Status
Seeker"
with Petrucci. From my vantage point, he goes in the Theater/Miracle
bin,
but not that solidly. It almost seems as if we need a seperate bin for
his work. Hmm...
Anyway, this leaves the final tallys at Miracle - 3 (4 including alum),
Sleeper - 1 (2 including alum.) James? James doesn't count.
Allow me to explain. James has only one solo credit, "Anna Lee," which
has Sleeper written all over it. However, he also wrote "Caught In A
Web"
with Petrucci, which has Miracle stamped clearly on the forehead.
These,
unlike all previous cases, cancel each other out, making James both
twins.
He is The Miracle _and_ The Sleeper. He is Dream and Theater, in one.
Thus he is the logical choice to write Metropolis Part II - Armageddon.
Yes, Armageddon. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, "Metropolis
Part II - Electric Boogaloo" doesn't sound quite right. And, secondly,
this song will mark the end of the world as we know it.
When DT first formed, they were out of balance, with the
Miracle/Theater
twin having a slight edge, due to Dominici's influence. But, after
that
first album, he left the band. Before doing so, he spoke of the one
that
was to come.
"I touched with one/ who made me run" - Afterlife
He spoke of James LaBrie, who apparently appeared to Charlie well
before
Charlie chose to run. The title of the song also serves as an
important
clue.
"You're running in circles/ And I'm turning away
You refused to believe/ Now I'm turning away" - Status Seeker
The word 'circles' is a reference to how James will complete the cycle
of
the Dream Theater, sparking Armageddon.
Charlie also prophesized about James by being a 'type' of James, in
other
words, his life paralleled James's own. Dominici wrote one and a half
songs, "AfterLife" Alone, and "Status Seeker," the second song on the
album, with Petrucci. James, so far, has written "Anna Lee" Alone, and
"Caught In A Web," the second song on his second album, with Petrucci.
James stabalized the band's Dream/Theater or Miracle/Sleeper balance,
allowing for an unprecedented reign of glory, hence _Images and Words_
and
_Awake_.
Even before James wrote his collaboration with Petrucci, John was smart
enough to see what was going to happen. This is why he penned
"Metropolis
Part I - 'The Miracle and The Sleeper'" about this very subject.
Let us search the text.
In the first verse, he speaks of Charlie and WDADU,
"The smile of dawn..." - the beginning of the band;
"She carried a gift from her home..." - 'She' is Dream Theater, the
Mother, and Her gift is the twins, Miracle and Sleeper, Theater and
Dream,
i.e., once again, the band. They first chose the name 'Majesty' as a
more
oblique reference to Her, but since that was taken, they had to settle
for
using Her actual name, Dream Theater.
"...And of sorrow and pain/ She'll never outgrow" - Could this be
refering
to anything other than WDADU? [Sorry.]
"Death is the first dance eternal" - this 'death' is actually Charlie
leaving the band. Delving deeper, we realize that there's more: this
prophesizes Armageddon using the twin concept, contrasting 'death
eternal'
with 'the first dance.' The other word there? 'Is.' Need I say more?
"There's no freedom/ the both of you will be confined to this mind"
There's a lot in these two lines. 'No freedom' prophesizes Kevin Moore
leaving so that he can go off his own direction, because there is no
freedom within the Dream Theater. However, we also have the second
line,
which is even more chilling. 'The both of you' refers to the twins,
Miracle and Sleeper, who will be 'confined' to only one mind. Yes,
that's
right, James LaBrie.
The second verse (note once again the occurance of the number 2,
pointing
ahead to Metropolis Part II) references the twins, using the words
"miracle" and "dream." There is also a reference to one version of
Armageddon, with "swimming in a lake of fire." Note once again the use
of
a duality, 'lake,' normally referring to water, and 'fire.' Petrucci
knew what he was doing.
"Deceit is the second without end." - There is an explaination for
this
quote, but it is far too shocking to bring up now. It must wait until
more is revealed.
The third verse, refering to the future is more difficult to decipher.
The future at the time this song was written, however, included
_Awake_,
ACOS and FII. From the text:
A Change of Seasons - "Before the leaves have fallen"
Falling Into Infinity - "...have fallen"
"this one will last forever"
Awake is not specifically referred to within these lyrics, but I
believe
it's clear what that title is about. The Sleeper twin, most strongly
personifed by Kevin Moore, woke up. Kevin realized what was going on,
hence the album beginning with his "Six o'clock and the siren kicks him
from a dream" and ending with the depressing "Space-Dye Vest," where
Keving told everyone his response to the "Lie." To wit: "And I'll have
no
more dreams to defend."
He decided that he was not going to defend the Sleeper twin anymore.
Why?
Because "the siren [kicked] him from a dream." 'Siren' must of course
refer to James/Charlie, who is the same person, who is The Miracle and
The
Sleeper in one, who is Dream Theater. He knows all about the honor of
God, Mary Jane, but he also knows when he's hopelessly outmatched.
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:59:57 PDT
From: "Schnipp -" <schnipp@hotmail.com>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: the essay, part 2
Message-ID: <19990820170000.40206.qmail@hotmail.com>
Part 2
He (Kevin) decided that he was not going to defend the Sleeper twin
anymore.
Why? Because "the siren [kicked] him from a dream." 'Siren' must of
course
refer to James/Charlie, who is the same person, who is The Miracle and
The
Sleeper in one, who is Dream Theater. He knows all about the honor of
God,
Mary Jane, but he also knows when he's hopelessly outmatched.
Kevin's album with Chroma Key, _Dead Air For Radios_ is an attempt to
let
the world know what is going to happen, but Kevin chooses to do so
rather
abstractly.
"i'm colorblind three way tragedy...
maybe i'm paranoid yeah that's my problem" - Colorblind
In "Even the Waves" he speaks of three pairs, "me & judas" followed by
"me & jonas" and then finally "me & joseph." Note that all three start
with the letter 'j.' Like Petrucci's Metropolis, this is also a 3-way
tragedy. We have the first, Judas, Death and Charlie, followed by
Jonas,
Deceit and DT's middle period, and then finally, Joseph, Love, and
Armageddon. [Judas, the betrayer, followed by Jonas, an oblique
reference
to Jonah (and the whale), who appeared to be dead, and then finally
Joseph, the father (Love) of the prophesized one (in this case,
James)].
Since DAFR is so oblique, I will only include a few more quotes in the
effort of moving on.
"there's a song that i'd rather forget" - Undertow
"i was half outside and half inside a dream" - America The Video
"left them behind or ahead and he said
sooner or later you get up off the floor
when no one wants to hear it anymore" - S.O.S.
"each time i walk out the door
someone mixes metaphors" - On the Page
"she steps into the stream the level rising" - Mouse (Now watch what
happens)
Note the cry for help, ie SOS, 'She' once again is Dream Theater, the
Mother. But, the 'someone' who 'mixes metaphors,' well, that bring us
back to what I tried to skirt earlier. The part about "Deceit is the
second without end," and what "Lie" Kevin really wrote about. But be
patient.
A 'Change' of Seasons indeed. We now have Derek instead of Kevin, and
a
new ep. I invite you to search through the title track on your own, in
order to find out how much Mike really knew about this whole thing.
Compare the earlier versions of this song to the official one, and see
what, if any, changes Mike made now that Kevin, the main Sleeper force,
was gone.
But let us look at the covers. "Funeral For a Friend/ Love Lies
Bleeding"
is fairly obvious. The members were still morning the loss of the
Kevin,
and possibly still the loss of Charlie. In the Flesh? - Possibly James
questioning his own existance as the Dream Theater, the Miracle and the
Sleeper in one mind, or flesh.
Brace yourself for this one.
Carry On Wayward Son - John Petrucci is speaking to James, his adopted
son, who he wants to finish his work here by writing Metropolis Part II
-
Armageddon.
We're through the looking glass, folks.
Yes. John Petrucci - he who wrote a song with each of the incarnations
of
the two twins in one, he who wrote of the future in Metropolis Part I,
he
who spoke of himself with the line "Deceit is the second without end,"
he
who is the 'stepfather' (of James/Charlie with Dream Theater the
Mother)
from Kevin's expose "Lie," he who mixes metaphors like nobody's
business,
he who wrote of "Poor Vanessa" (aka Dream Theater the Mother, aka
"Mother
Mary quite contrary" [hence the Mary Queen of Scots logo]), he who
wrote
of his "Fortune In Lies" - is the true villian here.
Petrucci is the mastermind behind this. He found Dream Theater, the
Mother, and married her, becoming stepfather to the two twins. He was
not
pleased with the first incarnation, Charlie, and demanded another,
"this
time for real" - from the ominously titled "The Ones Who Help to Set
the
Sun." Thus cames James. John was estatic, so much so that he allowed
the
greatest force against him, Kevin Moore, to remain in the band for
another
two albums ("you tell me 'bout your two more coming"). He writes of
his
overwhelming joy in "Under A Glass Moon." I will not analyze it at
this
time, but you can't help but think that that song was written by some
hyper child, rejoicing in what has been given him. John was less
jubilant
after _Awake_, and quickly disposed of Kevin, who was replaced by
Derek,
who John claimed to be a "Perfect Stranger." I think it's clear -
Derek
is a clone of John Petrucci, placed in the band to do John's bidding,
which is why Derek hasn't written anything yet - there is no need for
it.
What else can we tie in? John's facination with pop songs, as
mentioned
before. To this list we can add "The Silent Man," a song which John
wrote
both the lyrics and the music for, which was released as a single.
[Previously, only the rebellious Kevin Moore had written both music and
lyrics for a song, with SDV and "Wait for Sleep." Or, as he wanted to
call it, "Wait for Sleeper."] The point is, Petrucci is branching out,
trying to get a larger audience for his band, which is his ticket to
world
domination.
If James was the evil one here, he could just write "Metropolis Part II
-
Armageddon" and be done with it. But he's not, and he's only just
realizing that he is merely a pawn in Petrucci's game.
Several questions, areas for study, remain. First off, we need to
study
that final verse of "Metropolis Part I" to learn what the future holds
for
us. From FII, Petrucci's "Lines In The Sand" seems fairly prophetic,
but
even I cannot yet interpret it. And also, what does Desmond Child have
to
do with Petrucci's conspiracy of a planned Armageddon? Did he think
that
Petrucci was being to arrogant, calling the song "You Or Me"?
And just where do Mike Portnoy, who wrote "Why'd I betray my friend" in
"The Mirror," his companion song to Kev's "Lie;" and John Myung, who
possibly was Kevin's only true friend in the band - he was also part of
the Sleeper twin; he wrote LtL so Kevin could write the intro song, WfS
-
stand on this issue? And is James really neutral or is he going to
rebel
like so many before him, forcing Petrucci to either find another
replacement incarnation of the two twins together in on mind/flesh?
And
if that does happen, will Petrucci replace James as he did Kevin, with
a
clone of himself? And actually, is the current John Myung, who wrote
"Trail of Tears," a Miracle/Theater song, the same one that wrote LtL
and
LSoaD?
TO SUM UP:
John Petrucci and his army of clones (Sherinian and Myung) are taking
over
DT, waiting for a Charlie/James incarnation to write "Metropolis Part
II -
Armageddon," sparking the end of the world as we know it.
If John and his clones of the Miracle/Theater twin are victorious in
the
final battle, Petrucci will reign forever - for he loves only himself,
and
"Love is the Dance of Eternity."
The wild cards? Mike Portnoy, who appears to be a solid
Miracle/Theater
follower, who plays the party line, who has never written a
Sleeper/Dream
song, could be on the side of good, i.e. the side against John
Petrucci.
There is also Kevin Moore, who was beaten by Petrucci once, but has
returned with his _Dead Air For Radios_, which he is trying to use to
once
again do battle with the evil that is John Petrucci.
So support Kevin and his fight by buying DAFR. As for Mike? Well, we
can't really help him, but he still can help himself. Mike, you must
take
it upon yourself to write "Metropolis Part II - John's Dementia"
exposing
to the world the chilling scheme that John Petrucci is trying to hatch.
To close, ever wonder why "The Killing Hand" is the only song with
vocals
from WDADU that is still played with any regularity? It is John's
confession:
"No one is left now
my one and only land
I laugh at what I've done
I am the Killing Hand" - "The Killing Hand" - John Petrucci
Mad dog --- jhaveman@u.arizona.edu --- John Haveman
"Im Anfang war das Wort?" ... "Nein. Im Anfang war die Tat."
Goethe's Faust I - Scene III - as quoted in Phillip K. Dick's
_Valis_
P.S. - John, I am _so_ sorry for exposing your plan to the entire
Ytsejam...
hope you have as much fun as I did. Nice work.
seb
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