Hey all,
Thought I'd share the tracklisting for the very first Symphony X fan club cd with you. Still waiting on MJR to finish up some stuff before we can get it pressed, so we don't have a release date set yet, but we do have the material (I may bring it along to ProgPower & play some of it at the lunch if the restaurant is okay with it), and here's what you can expect (barring any last minute changes by the band)..
Tracklisting plus short description as provided by MJR:
1. Inferno - pre-production
(2002 - Basic demo for the song - very close to the final version.) (note from Jax: Russ' ad libs are a riot on this one)
2. Odyssey - Sketch for Intro/Main Theme (2002 - This was the first draft of the intro - some of the orchestral parts used here appear in the final version - with a few modifications.)
3. Eyes of Medusa - original title: Gates of Misery
(1996 - Pre-production with a different chorus and extended solo section. A bit long - but interesting.)
4. A Winter's Dream, Part II - Rough Mix with Rod Tyler
(1995 - A few weeks before Russell joined the band, we were still in the studio, tracking for the Damnation CD... Rod had already sang on a few tunes and this was a rough mix from one of the sessions.)
5. Disillusioned - first demo
(1993 - One of the very first songs we sent to the Japanese label - very rough demo.)
6. The Star Wars Theme and 'too much free time'
(1999 / 2000? - MJR's arrangement of The Star Wars Suite - for 13 guitars and percussion. Wacky stuff.)
The first 200 copies will be numbered and autographed by the band; we have 165 members now (not all are memberships which receive CDs though), so the next 40 or so members to join the fan club will also receive a numbered/signed copy once it's released..more fan club info can be found at churchofthemachine.com.
Can't wait for everyone to hear this stuff..
Thought I'd share the tracklisting for the very first Symphony X fan club cd with you. Still waiting on MJR to finish up some stuff before we can get it pressed, so we don't have a release date set yet, but we do have the material (I may bring it along to ProgPower & play some of it at the lunch if the restaurant is okay with it), and here's what you can expect (barring any last minute changes by the band)..
Tracklisting plus short description as provided by MJR:
1. Inferno - pre-production
(2002 - Basic demo for the song - very close to the final version.) (note from Jax: Russ' ad libs are a riot on this one)
2. Odyssey - Sketch for Intro/Main Theme (2002 - This was the first draft of the intro - some of the orchestral parts used here appear in the final version - with a few modifications.)
3. Eyes of Medusa - original title: Gates of Misery
(1996 - Pre-production with a different chorus and extended solo section. A bit long - but interesting.)
4. A Winter's Dream, Part II - Rough Mix with Rod Tyler
(1995 - A few weeks before Russell joined the band, we were still in the studio, tracking for the Damnation CD... Rod had already sang on a few tunes and this was a rough mix from one of the sessions.)
5. Disillusioned - first demo
(1993 - One of the very first songs we sent to the Japanese label - very rough demo.)
6. The Star Wars Theme and 'too much free time'
(1999 / 2000? - MJR's arrangement of The Star Wars Suite - for 13 guitars and percussion. Wacky stuff.)
The first 200 copies will be numbered and autographed by the band; we have 165 members now (not all are memberships which receive CDs though), so the next 40 or so members to join the fan club will also receive a numbered/signed copy once it's released..more fan club info can be found at churchofthemachine.com.
Can't wait for everyone to hear this stuff..
