Created By: Jonathan Dysart (DJJD)
Original Creation Year: 2010
Song Listing
Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D
Origin of the Album
In 2010, I was not making albums nor any other video or other craft. I was fully focused on Bible studying of End Time Prophesy. That and following the current news of our country and the world, I was in full anxiety. My sister noticed this and told me basically to try and calm down. She was going through other trials financially and dealing with two young children. She mentioned that both of us are going through a roller coaster - one day we are in high hopes and on "Cloud 9", the next day we are depressed, and then the next day in a complete panic.
And how did I try and manage this? I pray and make an album about this emotional roller coaster I constantly get trapped in.
And how did I try and manage this? I pray and make an album about this emotional roller coaster I constantly get trapped in.
Concept and Theme of the Album
Here is one trivia about Pink Floyd's double album "The Wall". If you listen to the first words of the first track "In the Flesh?", you hear the words: "We came in". If you listen to the last words of the very last track "Outside the Wall", you hear the words: "Is this where". Combine the two sets of words, you get the question: "Is this where we came in?"
Roger Waters was trying to communicate that you are caught in the cycle of building up and breaking down psychological, emotional, and spiritual WALLS in your lifetime. It is not one straight process.
I copied from Waters' concept and applied it to this album, a "roller coaster" of emotions. Side A is full of happiness, fun, and excitement. Side B turns more inward, introspective, and aware of weakness and failures. Side C is complete anxiety, doom, and dystopia. Side D is the Christian redemption and getting emotionally back on track. Theoretically, you can play this album on CD on repeat loop and grasp the concept of emotional highs and lows, over and over and over again.
The foundation of the album started with Side C. It came from the comic book movie adaptation of "The Watchmen", a dystopian and darker look at comic book heroes. Two tracks were prominent in its trailers: "The Beginning is the End is the Beginning" by Smashing Pumpkins and "Take a Bow" by Muse. I mistakenly took the band Muse with Radiohead. After incorporating two more Muse tracks to this album, I became a fan of their music - used in future albums.
I also included an instrumental version of the British dystopian TV series "The Prisoner" by Kitch. Side C was very influenced by my anxiety of End Times and how far dystopian our American country has gone.
For the Christain redemption Side D, I used the Johnny Cash / Fiona Apple cover of Simon & Garfunkel's hit song "Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water". This track was originally used as the funeral album for my brother-in-law's father - Harry. That cover is very emotional and comforting.
Roger Waters was trying to communicate that you are caught in the cycle of building up and breaking down psychological, emotional, and spiritual WALLS in your lifetime. It is not one straight process.
I copied from Waters' concept and applied it to this album, a "roller coaster" of emotions. Side A is full of happiness, fun, and excitement. Side B turns more inward, introspective, and aware of weakness and failures. Side C is complete anxiety, doom, and dystopia. Side D is the Christian redemption and getting emotionally back on track. Theoretically, you can play this album on CD on repeat loop and grasp the concept of emotional highs and lows, over and over and over again.
The foundation of the album started with Side C. It came from the comic book movie adaptation of "The Watchmen", a dystopian and darker look at comic book heroes. Two tracks were prominent in its trailers: "The Beginning is the End is the Beginning" by Smashing Pumpkins and "Take a Bow" by Muse. I mistakenly took the band Muse with Radiohead. After incorporating two more Muse tracks to this album, I became a fan of their music - used in future albums.
For the Christain redemption Side D, I used the Johnny Cash / Fiona Apple cover of Simon & Garfunkel's hit song "Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water". This track was originally used as the funeral album for my brother-in-law's father - Harry. That cover is very emotional and comforting.
Concept and the Album Cover
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