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This song had a difficult birth, chiefly in terms of writing the lyrics. I had everything down pat until after the third verse, then it fell apart. I went through about three different basic plots, vacillated between having Dan, Daryil or someone else as the hero and about six rewrites of the verses before finishing this at about 2:30 in the morning and deciding that it would probably do.
I intend to use one of the offshoot ideas in Project Future or Epsilon Project. The music was less of a problem, though the style wavered somewhat - I was originally aimed at 1969 before I finally broke down and added a minimoog solo.
Recording was done on Sun 26th (during which time my sequencer laptop emitted a shrill wail and went dead) with the vocals added on Mon 27th.
Recording was done to a TASCAM MSR-24 multitrack, vocals were dubbed on a TASCAM TSR-8 and then transferred. Tape delay on the vocals was provided using a Revox B77 for that 1970 sound (the middle section in particular has the slapback effect I was gunning for, a'la 'Simon Zelotes' in original 1969 recording of Jesus Christ Superstar). What is probably a biasing issue added a strange distortion in the high end, but I kept it anyway - you get that on a number of reissued 1960s tracks too.
Mixing was done to a Studer A807 tape deck on SM900, the icon is of the actual tape box, slightly shopped to try and make it more readable.
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I was told a tale
About a princess from the Kingdom of Fail
She went to seek the Fae
A royal visit that went badly astray
Seduced by wolves, or eaten by witches
The Kingdom of Fail and the promise of riches
The Sky will fall, the Land will be broken
The wrath of the Fae is such a terrible token
There came a man in red
He had grey wings upon his back and his head
The stranger made it known
He was a hero who could help save the Throne
The King said 'This will never do
We hate your kind, be off with you
We have no need for 'cubi scum
Our hero must be a mortal one'
The hero's blood ran hot
"I'm going to help you if you like it or not"
He waved his mighty sword
And went to bring the Princess back to her Lord
Seduced by wolves, or eaten by witches
The Kingdom of Fail and the promise of riches
The sky will fall, the land will be broken
The wrath of the Fae is such a terrible token
* * *
It took him just two days to find the princess
But as they tried to leave
The Fae Lord held them by the sleeve
"The King will try to have the both of you killed
If you can bide your time
I'll make sure vengeance can be mine"
The hero and Princess
Returned in triumph and were under arrest
Before they could be hung
The Fae returned and killed the King and his son
The Fae Lord led them out of jail
And named the hero King of Fail
The wedding was a royal one
And soon the new queen bore a son
(That's me)
There's one thing left to do
I have to tell you that this story was true
But heroes love to roam
And so my Dad left and put me on the throne
The son of two, of princesses and kings
Benificent ruler with a new pair of headwings
I'll use my brain, my eyes and my ears
Rule wisely and justly for thousands of years
I intend to use one of the offshoot ideas in Project Future or Epsilon Project. The music was less of a problem, though the style wavered somewhat - I was originally aimed at 1969 before I finally broke down and added a minimoog solo.
Recording was done on Sun 26th (during which time my sequencer laptop emitted a shrill wail and went dead) with the vocals added on Mon 27th.
Recording was done to a TASCAM MSR-24 multitrack, vocals were dubbed on a TASCAM TSR-8 and then transferred. Tape delay on the vocals was provided using a Revox B77 for that 1970 sound (the middle section in particular has the slapback effect I was gunning for, a'la 'Simon Zelotes' in original 1969 recording of Jesus Christ Superstar). What is probably a biasing issue added a strange distortion in the high end, but I kept it anyway - you get that on a number of reissued 1960s tracks too.
Mixing was done to a Studer A807 tape deck on SM900, the icon is of the actual tape box, slightly shopped to try and make it more readable.
=========
I was told a tale
About a princess from the Kingdom of Fail
She went to seek the Fae
A royal visit that went badly astray
Seduced by wolves, or eaten by witches
The Kingdom of Fail and the promise of riches
The Sky will fall, the Land will be broken
The wrath of the Fae is such a terrible token
There came a man in red
He had grey wings upon his back and his head
The stranger made it known
He was a hero who could help save the Throne
The King said 'This will never do
We hate your kind, be off with you
We have no need for 'cubi scum
Our hero must be a mortal one'
The hero's blood ran hot
"I'm going to help you if you like it or not"
He waved his mighty sword
And went to bring the Princess back to her Lord
Seduced by wolves, or eaten by witches
The Kingdom of Fail and the promise of riches
The sky will fall, the land will be broken
The wrath of the Fae is such a terrible token
* * *
It took him just two days to find the princess
But as they tried to leave
The Fae Lord held them by the sleeve
"The King will try to have the both of you killed
If you can bide your time
I'll make sure vengeance can be mine"
The hero and Princess
Returned in triumph and were under arrest
Before they could be hung
The Fae returned and killed the King and his son
The Fae Lord led them out of jail
And named the hero King of Fail
The wedding was a royal one
And soon the new queen bore a son
(That's me)
There's one thing left to do
I have to tell you that this story was true
But heroes love to roam
And so my Dad left and put me on the throne
The son of two, of princesses and kings
Benificent ruler with a new pair of headwings
I'll use my brain, my eyes and my ears
Rule wisely and justly for thousands of years
Category Music / 70s
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Very good one, if you're interested in my opinion.
Definitely in the top quarter of your published works when sorted by how much I like them. :)
Only slightly useful comment I have is that the start of the Moog section at 2:12 is a bit... abrupt (or should I say sudden)?
It does jerk your ear a bit, in my opinion. I think it could use some small bit of transition. You do something like that when you switch to the lower tone at 3:07 - first change the melody, then the tone. In the same way, the complete end of the sound at 3:23 is a bit sudden too.
Other than that, I like it a lot, it's a very nice listen. :)
Regards
-- Tvorsk
Definitely in the top quarter of your published works when sorted by how much I like them. :)
Only slightly useful comment I have is that the start of the Moog section at 2:12 is a bit... abrupt (or should I say sudden)?
It does jerk your ear a bit, in my opinion. I think it could use some small bit of transition. You do something like that when you switch to the lower tone at 3:07 - first change the melody, then the tone. In the same way, the complete end of the sound at 3:23 is a bit sudden too.
Other than that, I like it a lot, it's a very nice listen. :)
Regards
-- Tvorsk
Funny you should say that, I changed the order of some of the segments and they didn't segue together quite as well afterwards. I figured it was better than it had been, but that might just be because I've been listening to it over and over. I was more concerned about the 4:14 part which starts up but doesn't really go anywhere...
Thanks, anyway!
Thanks, anyway!
Well, the 4:14 part does fade/merge into the following segment nicely.
That's what the 2:12 / 3:23 moments could use more of. Especially the opening of 2:12. :)
Of course, if you'll ask a hundred of people, you'll get a hundred of conflicting opinions. :)
Thank you for sharing your music in general - it's a regular part of my playlist ever since soon before the release of Three Little Pigs.
Take care, and please keep the awesome work,
-- Tvorsk
That's what the 2:12 / 3:23 moments could use more of. Especially the opening of 2:12. :)
Of course, if you'll ask a hundred of people, you'll get a hundred of conflicting opinions. :)
Thank you for sharing your music in general - it's a regular part of my playlist ever since soon before the release of Three Little Pigs.
Take care, and please keep the awesome work,
-- Tvorsk
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