The album: lyrics, music, and questions a plenty!

[Iron Maiden]

So, on BZU I had the album thread, my attempt to put the BZ saga to music. It is hard, and I am slowly rewriting it, as time is constrained at the moment. However, I thought I may as well present what I have for the opening, which is final, and I think adequatly sets up the theme for the rest of the album.

In the beginning

Hear the old ones cry at the evil of creation
See disciples cry at the loss of nations
Woe to those who fell to machines
Things of peace are not what they seem

It was a golden apple
That leads men to battle
Which calls through the eons to strike out again
An alluring metal
That can’t seem to settle
But drives the mind to insanity afar

A young malicious people
Becomes a root of this evil
Sends off horrific beasts
The dogs of war are off the leash

Once peaceful old ones
Now give to us the sons
Now give for us to deal
Ancient metal bent to feel

It was a golden apple
That leads men to battle
Which calls through the eons to strike out again
An alluring metal
That can’t seem to settle
But drives the mind to insanity afar


Also, musical question #1.

Bass tremelo arm, anyone use them? If so, how are they?

Musical question #2.

Coated roundwound strings, how different from regualr roundwounds are they, like flatwounds, not?

Thank You.

--Iron Maiden--

[Baconboy]

Didn't you have some music already done? If so, could you post the song's actual mp3 on here?
I'd love to hear what you have so far!

Also, not to be weird, but are you male or female?

[Iron Maiden]

I lack any recording software. I know what is to be played, but no way of gathering everything together to be played cohesively.

Also, male. Why?

[Baconboy]

Just so I'd be able to hear your voice if you sing.

[Ded10c]

Got a bunch of the lyrics you'd written before printed out if you've lost what you wrote. I was trying to write some music for them myself.

[Iron Maiden]

Not to worry, I have copies everything myself, and that which is saved, much of it is to be rewritten.

Also, good luck with putting music to this stuff, I am horribly unconventional.

[Ded10c]

So am I. I expect it to be a nice challenge.

I keep giving up because it sounds... well, like MIDI. I expect something better now I have Kontakt 4 to work with. It's simply the most realistic (and when that doesn't apply, the absolute best) series of sounds I've ever heard.

[Baconboy]

So really, you don't make the actual music?
You just write the lyrics?
Who can make music? Anyone?

[Ded10c]

Iron Maiden was going to make the music with his band, but since it required somewhat unconventional time signatures, IIRC they were a bit... well, unable to cope.

I then suggested I would make some, as I have access to the necessary software to create it on a computer (Cubase 5 and Kontakt).

[Iron Maiden]

I have since the initial writing frenzy I had become more knowedgable of time, so I am trying to write a little more conventioanlly. Not that there wont be some nice little off signatures here and there, 5/4 is a favorite of mine.

[Iron Maiden]

Next rewrite, the Cthonian chapter:

Myth Makers

Ancient greats of fifth planet
Rivals together in the face of evil
Faded beast of astral legend
True goal is made a martyr

Two kings of warring people
Harness weapons of former devil
Cold war for greatest weapon
Lays silent world of beast and beauty

The silent calls of stars cry out
As a people succumb to sovereign interest
Needs for war are never right
Nor are machines meant to fight

The silent calls of stars cry out
As a people succumb to sovereign interest
Needs for war are never right
Nor are machines meant to fight

Spread afar by common interest
And their own self destruction
Ongoing feud of pointless matters
Leaves altered children with future fate

The silent calls of stars cry out
As a people succumb to sovereign interest
Needs for war are never right
Nor are machines meant to fight

Weird signaure on some riffs here, something between 3/4 and 4/4...3 1/2 over 4 anyone? You may have noticed I am writing smaller and using more choruses. This is my new style, influenced a little by dragonforce, yes dragonforce. I find it less terrifying to the badn for now to do shorter stuff, at least lyrically.

This is also written and based in the A# Dorian scale, which i ahve recently been reading about, very odd compared to other scales. A is also my favorite regualr scale to play in.

[Baconboy]

Nice lyrics.
Do you have some sheet music? If you do, get Finale Notepad (trial version)
Enter the sheet music into that program. Pm me the file, and I'll save it as a MIDI file.
Or if you just want to, you can save it as a MIDI file.

[Iron Maiden]

Slowly learning how to write sheet music, so for now it is unavailible. However, my band singer enjoys the new songs and thinks they will be easier to play. Hehehehehe.

[Ded10c]

3 1/2 over 4 would translate to 7/8, which is a lovely time signature.

Also, programs such as Cubase use a quite different method of writing things in. As a musician, if you've got the money spare, you should definately look into getting it.

[Baconboy]

Just give me the sheet music, and I'll put up a simple MIDI.
No rush.