Dream Theater Black Clouds & Silver Linings

Dream Theater ın en yeni albümlü “Black Clouds & Silver Linings”,

Albümü şimdiye kadar 4 kez dinledim ama bir şarkıyı devamlı dinlemekteyim.
Elimdeki versiyonu Special Edition denilen versiyon.
Bu versiyonda tribute ve albümdeki şarkıların enstrümantal versiyonları yer almaktadır.

Baştada belirttiğim gibi devamlı dinlediğim ve favori şarkım “The Count of Tuscany” oldu. Müthiş bir giriş sonrasında hızlı devam eden ve son bölümde yavaşlıyarak biten bir öykü. Öykü tabiri tam olarak şarkıyı tanımlıyor aslında sözlerinide listenin sonuna ekledim.
Herkese iyi dinlemeler… Yakın zamanda dinlediğim en güzel albümlerden…

Orjinal Albüm
1. "A Nightmare to Remember" John Petrucci 16:10
2. "A Rite of Passage” John Petrucci 8:35
3. "Wither" John Petrucci 5:25
4. "The Shattered Fortress
• X. "Restraint"
• XI. "Receive"
• XII. "Responsible" Mike Portnoy 12:49
5. "The Best of Times" Mike Portnoy 13:07
6. "The Count of Tuscany" John Petrucci 19:16

Special Edition Tracks.
1. "Stargazer" Dio, Blackmore Rainbow 8:11
2. "Tenement Funster / Flick of the Wrist / Lily of the Valley"
Taylor, Mercury Queen 8:18
3. "Odyssey" Instrumental Dixie Dregs 8:00
4. "Take Your Fingers From My Hair" Jackson Zebra 8:18
5. "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two" Instrumental King Crimson 6:32
6. "To Tame a Land" Harris Iron Maiden 7:15

Instrumental tracks of the songs.
1. "A Nightmare to Remember" 15:39
2. "A Rite of Passage" 8:36
3. "Wither" 5:28
4. "The Shattered Fortress" 12:47
5. "The Best of Times" 13:20
6. "The Count of Tuscany" 18:47

"The Count of Tuscany"
Several years ago
In a foreign town
Far away from home
I met the Count of Tuscany

A young eccentric man
Bred from royal blood
Took me for a ride
Across the open countryside

Get into my car
Let's go for a drive
Along the way I'll be your guide
Just step inside
Maybe you'll recall
I kind of felt curious
A character inspired by my brother's life

Winding through the hills
City far behind
On and on we go
Down narrow streets
and dusty roads

At last we came upon
A picturesque estate
On sprawling emerald fields
An ancient world
Of times gone by

Let me introduce my brother
I've been a gentleman
Historian
Sucking on his pipe
Distinguished accent
You're making me uptight
No accident

I wanna stay alive
Everything about this place
Just doesn't feel right

I don't wanna die
Suddenly I'm frightened
For my life

I wanna say goodbye
This could be the last time
You see me alive

I may not survive
Knew it from the moment
We arrived

Would you like to see
A secret, holy place?
I come here late at night
To pray to him by candlelight

Then peering through the glass
I saw with disbelief
Still dressed in royal clothes
The saint behind the altar

History recalls
During times of war
Legend has been traced
That inside these castle walls

When soldiers came to hide
In barrels filled with wine
Never to escape
These tombs of old
Are where they died

Down the cellar stairs
I disappeared
Like the English heir
The end is near
Come and have a taste
A rare vintage
All the finest wines
Improve with age

I wanna stay alive
Everything about this place
Just doesn't feel right

I don't wanna die
Suddenly I'm frightened
For my life

I wanna say goodbye
This could be the last time
You see me alive

I may not survive
Knew it from the moment
We arrived

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Could this be the end?
Is this the way I die?
Sitting here alone?
No one by my side

I don't understand
I don't feel that I deserve this
What did I do wrong?
I just don't understand

Give me one more chance
Let me please explain
It's all been circumstance
I'll tell you once again

You took me for a ride
Promising a vast adventure
Next thing that I know
I'm frightened for my life

Now wait a minute, man
That's not how it is
You must be confused
That isn't who I am

Please don't be afraid
I would never try to hurt you
This is how we live
Strange although it seems
Please try to forgive

The chapel and the saint
The soldiers in the wine
The fables and the tales
All handed down through time

Of course you're free to go
Go and tell the world my story
Tell them about my brother
Tell them about me
The Count of Tuscany

All Along the Watchtower

6 Kasım 1967 de bob dylan tarafından kaydedilmiş bir şarkı olduğu sölenir (;>
şarkının yazarı bob dylandır ve yine bir efsaneye göre bu şarkıyı yazdığı sıralar geçirmiş olduğuı motorsiklet kazasından iyileşmeye çalışıyordur kendisi.
1968 de jimi hendrix coverlamıştır şarkıyı;(Electric Ladyland)
1988 de u2 aynı şarkıyı coverlamıştır;(Ruttle and Hum)
U2 cover ına "All I got is a red guitar / Three chords and the truth / All I got is a red guitar / The rest is up to you."sözlerini eklemiştir.
1995 te Dave Matthews Band aynı şarkıyı coverlamaktan kendini alı koyamamıştır;(Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95)
2007 super bowl devre arasında prince sölemiştir şarkıyı (;>

Ayrıca Dionysis Savvopoulos 1970 teki Ballos albümünde şarkının yunancasını seslendirmiştir.Neil Young, Road Rock Vol.1: Friends & Relatives albümünde seslendirmiştir şarkıyı. Greatful Death gurubu şarkıyı ilk defa 1987 de seslendirmiştir. Brayn Fery bu şarkıyı demo olarak 1990 ların başında kaydetmiştir.Pearl Jam 2004 te ilk defa seslendirmiştir.
Ve son olarak Bear McCreary şarkıyı battlestar galactica dizisi için tekrar düzenleyip farklı bir versyonunu hazırlamıştır. 3. sezonun final bölümünde bu şarkı ile biter.

Şimdi bu kadar müzisyenin coverladıkları bu şarkıyı niye biz bilmiyoruz diosanız muhtemelen bi yerlerde çoktan duymuşsunuzdurda farketmemişsinizdir.
detaylı bilgi için;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Along_the_Watchtower

ayrıca şarkının orjinal halinin sözleri;

"There must be some way out of here," said the joker to the thief,
"There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth,
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth."

"No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke,
"There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate,
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."

All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.

Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.

Kaynak;

http://www.bobdylan.com/#/songs/all-along-watchtower

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