What does the phrase "hovering sojourn" mean? "Brother, Can You Hear Me ?" : "Arhys hides his brother and refuses to give him up." "The Hovering Sojourn" : more spaceships sounds from the NOMACs. NED: It wouldn't be a prog-rock masterpiece without some insane laughter from the villain.ĬIARA: I feel catatonic. The song segues into a Dixieland jazz section. In the song, Nafaryus giggles maniacally. "Three Days" : "Nafaryus, though briefly moved by Gabriel's song, sees him as a threat to his rule and gives the people of the town three days to deliver their savior to him or he will destroy the town."ĪRIS: I love concept albums, but this sounds more like the soundtrack to a musical. NED: Faythe has pink hair so you know she's young and edgy. MORGAN: I'm going to get a Faythe stick-and-poke tattoo. MORGAN: Apparently the vinyl includes an 18" x 24" double-sided full-color map of the Great Northern Empire of the Americas.ĬIARA: I want a board game with that map. NED: That is how people fall in love in the future. "Act of Faythe" : " As Gabriel plays, Faythe remembers how she found a music player when she was a child and kept it a secret all her life, and as she and Gabriel stare at each other they fall in love." NED: I bet Gabriel is blond and has a sweet surfer tan. NED: This keyboard part is a little Genesis-ish. Like those acoustic songs on Sheer Heart Attack.
MORGAN: This is like super early Freddie Mercury. He continues playing at the emperor's request, nearly bringing them all to tears."ĬIARA: Did he just sing, "I will treat them all to sonic ecstasy"? "A Savior in the Square"/"When Your Time Has Come ": "In the Ravenskill town square, Gabriel is performing for the people when the royal family shows up.
NED: I predict that Gabriel and Lord Nafaryus are not going to see eye to eye. The scope is just insane and we're only on track six. Also, the first two Queen records.ĪRIS: I feel like if they distilled this down a bit it wouldn't be as ridiculous. You can tell Lord Nafaryus is evil because his song has lots of sweet evil guitar runs. NED: This is totally the Pontius Pilate song from Jesus Christ Superstar. He and his family travel to Ravenskill to see him for themselves."
" Lord Nafaryus" : "Nafaryus hears a rumor about Gabriel being the savior of the people. The empire is ruled by Emperor Nafaryus, Empress Arabelle, Crown Prince Daryus, and Princess Faythe."ĬIARA: Does NOMAC mean they are pro-Windows?
The only resemblance to entertainment that exists is the electronic noise of the Noise Machines (NOMACs). "Descent of the NOMACs"/"Dystopian Overture" : "In 2285, the northeastern region of the United States has turned into a dystopia ruled by the oppressive Great Northern Empire of the Americas. (Plot synopses are excerpted from the album's hilariously thorough Wikipedia page.) It is, indeed, astonishing.įour Mercury music writers of varied musical backgrounds and tastes convened to listen to all 130 minutes of The Astonishing together they have provided us with the running commentary excerpted below, to run alongside Dream Theater's own preposterous libretto. Pilfering unabashedly from works like Rush's 2112, Kevin Bacon's Footloose, Pink Floyd's The Wall, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, God's the Bible, and Disney movies of recent vintage, it's basically one long power ballad stitched together by some blippy-bloop science-fiction noises, quadruple kick drums, and sterile musicianship. The Astonishing is a two-hour-and-10-minute concept album (or rock opera, or whatever the fuck) that tells the story of a dystopian future-and redemption through the power of music. ON TUESDAY, MAY 10, Long Island, New York's most ridiculous progressive metal band, Dream Theater, brings its latest work to Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
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