星期日, 1月 02, 2011

Star One - Victims Of The Modern Age



Tracklist

Disc one

1. "Down the Rabbit Hole" 1:20
2. "Digital Rain" 6:23
3. "Earth That Was" 6:08
4. "Victim of the Modern Age" 6:27
5. "Human See, Human Do" 5:14
6. "24 Hours" 7:20
7. "Cassandra Complex" 5:24
8. "It's Alive, She's Alive, We're Alive" 5:07
9. "It All Ends Here
a) I Think Therefore I Am
b) Four Years
c) It All Ends Here" 9:46
Total length:53:09

Disc two

1. "As the Crow Dies" 4:42
2. "Two Plus Two Equals Five" 5:04
3. "Lastday" 4:46
4. "Closer to the Stars" 5:11
5. "Knife Edge" (Emerson, Lake & Palmer cover) 4:25
6. "The Making of Victims of the Modern Age" (Video) 35:00
Total length:54.03

Album Themes

The themes of the album's songs are based on the following films or television shows:
Down the Rabbit Hole - Introductory Song/The Matrix (In allusion to Alice in Wonderland)
Digital Rain - The Matrix
Earth That Was - Firefly / Serenity
Victim of the Modern Age - A Clockwork Orange
Human See, Human Do - Planet of the Apes
24 Hours - Escape from New York
Cassandra Complex - 12 Monkeys
It's Alive, She's Alive, We're Alive - Children of Men
It All Ends Here - Blade Runner
As the Crow Dies - The Road
Two Plus Two Equals Five - Nineteen Eighty-Four
Lastday - Logan's Run
Closer to the Stars - Gattaca

Personnel

Instrumentalists[12]
Arjen Anthony Lucassen – guitars, hammond, mellotron, analog synths, solina strings, vocals on "Lastday"
Ed Warby – drums
Peter Vink – bass guitar
Joost van den Broek – keyboard solos on 2, 3, 5, 8
Gary Wehrkamp – guitar solos on 2, 3, 5, 7
Vocals
Sir Russell Allen
Damian Wilson
Dan Swanö
Floor Jansen
Guest Vocalists
Tony Martin – on "Closer to the Stars"
Mike Andersson – on "As the Crow Dies"
Rodney Blaze – on "Two Plus Two Equals Five"
Management
Lori Linstruth

Trans-Siberian Orchestra- Night Castle


Disc one

1. "Night Enchanted" 5:46
2. "Childhood Dreams" 4:25
3. "Sparks" 6:01
4. "The Mountain" (Instrumental) 4:54
5. "Night Castle" 3:57
6. "The Safest Way into Tomorrow" 4:57
7. "Mozart and Memories" (Instrumental) 5:16
8. "Another Way You Can Die" 3:54
9. "Toccata-Carpimus Noctem" (Instrumental) 4:02
10. "The Lion's Roar" (Instrumental) 4:36
11. "Dreams We Conceive" 5:13
12. "Mother and Son" 0:41
13. "There Was a Life" 9:35
Total length:63:10

Disc two

1. "Moonlight And Madness" (Instrumental) 5:04
2. "Time Floats On" 3:37
3. "Epiphany" 10:56
4. "Bach Lullaby" (Instrumental) 0:49
5. "Father, Son & Holy Ghost" 6:48
6. "Remnants of a Lullaby" 3:10
7. "The Safest Way Into Tomorrow (Reprise)" 1:43
8. "Embers" (Instrumental) 3:53
9. "Child of the Night" 3:29
10. "Believe" 6:12
11. "Nutrocker" (Instrumental) 4:07
12. "Carmina Burana" 2:44
13. "Tracers" (Instrumental) 5:47
Total length:58:19

Personnel

Paul O'Neill - Producer
Robert Kinkel - Producer
Dave Wittman - Recording & Mix Engineer

Performers

Vocals
Solo:
Jay Pierce - "Childhood Dreams", "The Safest Way Into Tomorrow"
Tim Hockenberry - "Sparks", "Believe"
Jeff Scott Soto - "Night Castle", "Another Way You Can Die", "Dreams We Conceive", "Time Floats On", "The Safest Way Into Tomorrow (Reprise)"
Rob Evan - "There Was a Life", "Epiphany"
Jennifer Cella - "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost", "Remnants of a Lullaby"
Alexa Goddard - "Child of the Night"
Valentina Porter - "Child of the Night"

Backup:
Steve Broderick
Luci Butler
Jennifer Cella
Britney Christian
Rob Evan
Dina Fanai
Tommy Farese
Allison Flom
Tony Gaynor
Christie George
Alexa Goddard
Kristin Lewis Gorman
Erin Henry
Steena Hernandez
Kelly Keeling
Robert Kinkel
Danielle Landherr
James Lewis
Tany Ling
Sanya Mateyas
Ireland Wilde O'Neill
Valentina Porter
Andrew Ross
Bart Shatto
Evan Shyer
Abby Skoff
Zachary Stevens
Adrienne Warren
Scout Xavier

Guide:
Bryan Hicks - "Epiphany"
Dina Fanai - "Night Enchanted"
Robert Kinkel - "Night Enchanted"

Gospel Choir:
Keith Jacobs
Lucille Jacobs
Nathaniel Jacobs
Shelia Upshaw

Child Choir:
The American Boychoir, directed by Fernando Malvar-Ruiz

Vietnamese Dialogue:
Truc Xuan Le
Khanh Ong
Nhattien Nguyen
Nga Nguyen

Instruments

Band:
Paul O'Neill - Guitars
Robert Kinkel - Keyboards
Jon Oliva - Keyboards
Al Pitrelli - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Chris Altenhoff - Bass
Luci Butler - Keyboards
Chris Caffery - Guitars
Shih-Yi Chiang - Keyboards
Roddy Chong - Violin
Angus Clark - Guitars
Jane Mangini - Keyboards
Johnny Lee Middleton - Bass
John O. Reilly - Drums
Anna Phoebe - Violin
Jeff Plate - Drums
Alex Skolnick - Guitars
Derek Wieland - Keyboards
Dave Wittman - Drum, Guitar, & Bass Inserts

Strings:
Roddy Chong
Caitlin Moe
Anna Phoebe
Allison Zlotow
Lowell Adams
Karen Dumke
Lei Liu
Chizuko Matsusaka
Sarah Shellman

Additional Instruments:
Jeff Allegue - Bass
Jay Coble - Trumpet
Alicia Crawford - Bass
Jason Gianni - Drums
Peter Evans - Trumpet
Max Johnson - Bass
Greg Lake - Bass on "Nutrocker"
Trey Tosh - Guitars