I checked it out...
Dont worry Dennis, sometimes people take a while to check out my stuff.
Lets see here: Well, interesting concept. I dont know if you consider yourself a "Christian" musician, but if so, it is an interesting take on God music. I listened to about 5 tunes, including Captivity, Creation, Curse, Prelude. There are some good ideas, decent "feel", etc. Reminds me of Tubular Bells meets Rush meets Phillip Glass (Classical minimalist composer) meets the Wall. I think you have something with that mix of styles.
My problems with it ( If you are posting here I guess you are askin
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1:Some stuff is WAY too long. The wind stuff in one tune ( I think creation) is so long that I thought at first it might be a mistake, we are talkin about a minute and a half Dennis. You could cut that down to 30 seconds and have the same effect.
2:The special effects are a bit much. I find it ironic that I am writing that, because I do the same stuff!! The one tune, Captivity? was the first I randomly clicked on, and it is a bit too much.
3. For me,a classical player and composer, your " Rock Opera"-esque CD might be served better as a
Tone Poem . What that means is I think the "songs" could be better served as one piece of music, kinda like Tubular Bells side one (Since you look much younger than this 36 year-old, that is the Music to the Exorcist, done just like you do your stuff, the first one man multi track recording, if you didnt know).
Anyhoo, I strongly suggest checking out Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield if you dont know it. Oldfield pulls off what you are attempting to do: He morphs different sections together without the listener being aware of it. It is very smooth and well planned, whereas in Creation, you have a long storm, and no segue to the next part.
My final thought: I didnt feel that you made a " Master Plan" before you assembled the music. This music, in Classical terms, is called
Program Music . Vivaldi's "the Four Seasons is the first example of program music.Vivaldi is painting a picture with music.
the Concerto "Summer" is very happy, the Concerto "winter" is very icy and chilling,etc.
Perhaps on your next endeavor, map out a concise plan of how you will turn each biblical or non-biblical event into a musical picture.
I enjoyed your Music, Dennis, you have some good ideas, look forward to hearing more in the future. Cheers, Dave