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CITADEL ®
D'ANthologie 1 - Swords or Shields?
© 2007 G. Whitman (634479705137) (format: CD-R)
Metal to Prog To Folk to Symphonic to Hard Rock to Classic Rock - The Authentic Citadel Defies Genre Labels and Gives It All To You.
D’ANthologie 1: Swords or Shields?
Released In Jewel Case with Hand-Signed/Embossed 12-Page Lyric Booklet.
In the cavernous fissures of alternative & progressive music insurgencies, the band name CITADEL may conjure up fervent opinions & staunch debates. Indisputable are the facts that Citadel co-founded the world's first progressive music festival (ProgFest) & were the first band to ever have taken the stage at such a festival. How then could there be mixed feelings amongst the prog elite about a group synonymous with creating an event credited with birthing a worldwide movement of similar festivals? Maybe more importantly, does the elitists' opinion really matter when stacked against the 30-year tenure the band has maintained 'forever indie' with LP, CD, Tape, Book & DVD releases sold in 35 countries, crossing nearly every musical genre?
If the elite opinion matters at all, it is for one poignant point; their loose consensus that Citadel is not 'pure prog', et al, -
Herein, the Citadel D'ANthologie series may corroborate such assertions - because Citadel is, if anything, 'anti-genre'. Of course, supporters argue that many Citadel songs ARE prog & Citadel's style diversity is prog in 'spirit'. Prog purists often beg to differ. Citadel's G. Whitman has been cited as remarking, "baloney, malarkey, nonsense, twaddle, hogwash, bunkum, humbug, hokum, hooey, gibberish" to such pomp. This is not genre exclusive music; it is a collection of Citadel songs featuring the Whitmans with Drummer/Producer, Dan Smart - get it? - D'ANthology? Whitman comments, "Citadel cannot be constrained to genre fetters - Citadel is a MUSIC band, so give it a rest already, style formats are a passing afterthought…"
And so with you now sufficiently prepared, we cautiously introduce Citadel D'Anthologie 1: Swords or Shields? Please note the variant CD song titles, amended to aid new listeners in choosing a desired Citadel style flavor, but beware, we assume no liability for any chances taken venturing outside one's genre norm…take heed to the helpful hints…
CITADEL
D’ANthologie 1: Swords or Shields?
I. Hard Rock SERMON
Strong, hard, loud & fast with sharp edges & punchy preaching
II. Heavy Metal IIIWW
Dark, high-speed, crunchy & extremely unsettling FX similes
III. Psych Folk RUAWEAR
Soft, floating, smooth, upbeat & encouraging social elicitation
IV. Classic Rock LIFE
Tricky, bright & dreamy obviate verses & pulse satire choruses
V. Progressive Rock DUNGEONS
Stormy war imagery - acoustic to electric, slow to fast, soft to loud
VI. Symphonic Rock LOTR
Capricious movements thru a dozen pretentious musical moods
VII. Prog Folk REACHING
Whimsical, airy & vivid - loose yet crisp - expectant revelations
VIII. Electric Folk STANDING
Soft ballad becomes acoustic dexterity on speed - forage forth!
IX. Prog Metal SOS
Finger bleeding, screamer, haunting, empathic, furtive prog
X. Psychedelic Rock PREY
Soundtrack-style impulsive & defiant guitar-laden rockin' ballad
Liner Notes:
Tech Specs: Basic tracks were recorded at RECW student sessions & submixed to ½ track reels. These analogues were then digitally ingested. Whitman added sound effects, vocals, keys, guitars, mandolin & various nuanced weirdnesses.
"What you hear on this CD is closer to how these tunes were originally envisioned" cites Whitman, "some of the Citadel standards like S.O.S. & Life are now further developed & the newer songs like Sermons End, Reaching Out, RUaWear & IIIWW are hopefully now able to wholly evoke the intended joy or fear, hope or admonition, empathy or censure, calm or chaos that the intense lyrical imagery warrants. They now feel more complete. For instance, the nuclear blast with a baby crying under the guitar lullaby in IIIWW makes my stomach crawl each time it plays, or the arrow hitting the target at the start of RUAwear?, or the subtle mandolin tracks - this effort should bring these Citadel songs to their rightful emotional manifestations."
Nestled in the fringe hills of the northern Appalachian forested landscape is a veiled sanctuary for sonic expansionists, technologists & inventors. A haven for those perplexed by a sometimes pondered paradox wherein centuries worth of musical soundscapes have been created out of only 12 musical notes of varying octaves & harmonic entanglements. Time signature tinkerers & tonal toymakers, melodic meddlers & maestros of muse, beat bakers & clef chefs - a utopia for those with insatiable compositional cravings, appetites for arpeggios, hunger for harmony & thirst for tempo. Some search all their lives for such a refuge, some drive by without even noticing.
Near Chillicothe, Ohio, in a 'side-of-the-road' town called Massieville, you'll find a market, a gas pump, a couple biker bars & a shop of mechanics working on cars, trucks, tractors & combines. You'll have to know what you're looking for if you want to discover the true treasure of the town - a state-of-the-art, full service suite of audio & video production studios dialed in as a 'school', but not just any school. Joe Waters' Recording Workshop was the first of its kind & to this day it stands as the premier establishment for training of our future entertainment engineering gurus & wizards. Through the benevolence of this asylum, the genre-busters, CITADEL®, are afforded the distinction as a 'house band' for several seasons at the Workshop, & only by means of this good fortune are we able to bring these songs to you; learned, recorded & mixed in one night each... and each representing different musical styles with anti-commercial conceptual structures. As always, headphones are recommended to fully enjoy this album featuring the Whitmans with Drummer and Mix madman, Dan Smart, on CITADEL D'ANthologie Volume One. Enjoy!
Produced by Ling & Smart & Whitman - Engineered by Jeff Ling & Dan Smart with The Recording Workshop (TRW Massiville) Engineers-In-Training & co-engineering by Dave Egan and/or Kate Gray, Jim McKell, Martha Root, Lisa Michaels, Eric Grant, RMDW, DigiTransfer: wePODstudios, CD Production & Release Concept, Design & Packaging: Rejyna
Special Thanks to - Willie Pack, all at TRW, Jeff Warner, Gary Clarke, Donna Parsley, Kevin McKean, the Whitman, George & Smart families, Badlands Saloon, Mikey Gilley & The Charlie Horse Saloon, Wally Gold, Utopia/Bearsville, Gary Wolfe, Williams Music, Roger Piar, Alan Geddes, Warner/QUBE studios, CCCA, VVTV, Mike French, Tom Heilman, Cheryl Brown, Sidekick and Roadie
All words, visuals & sounds are © G. Whitman (BMI) and are ⓅW.E./Citadel of Cynosure Prod (BMI) and are performed by CITADEL
CITADEL is a Registered U.S. Tradename. All Rights Reserved, Unlawful to Replicate, Distribute, Perform, Post or Exhibit without permission from Whitman Enterprises (W.E.)
CITADEL Official CD Vendor and Distributor is CDBaby.com/all/citadel
CITADEL Merchandise is at Cafepress.com/citadelband
CITADEL Official Main Web Portals:
CITADELband.com ~ CITADELsongs.com ~ CITADELmusic.org
CITADEL ®
D'ANthologie 1 - Swords or Shields?
© 2007 G. Whitman (634479705137) (format: CD-R)
Metal to Prog To Folk to Symphonic to Hard Rock to Classic Rock - The Authentic Citadel Defies Genre Labels and Gives It All To You.
D’ANthologie 1: Swords or Shields?
Released In Jewel Case with Hand-Signed/Embossed 12-Page Lyric Booklet.
In the cavernous fissures of alternative & progressive music insurgencies, the band name CITADEL may conjure up fervent opinions & staunch debates. Indisputable are the facts that Citadel co-founded the world's first progressive music festival (ProgFest) & were the first band to ever have taken the stage at such a festival. How then could there be mixed feelings amongst the prog elite about a group synonymous with creating an event credited with birthing a worldwide movement of similar festivals? Maybe more importantly, does the elitists' opinion really matter when stacked against the 30-year tenure the band has maintained 'forever indie' with LP, CD, Tape, Book & DVD releases sold in 35 countries, crossing nearly every musical genre?
If the elite opinion matters at all, it is for one poignant point; their loose consensus that Citadel is not 'pure prog', et al, -
Herein, the Citadel D'ANthologie series may corroborate such assertions - because Citadel is, if anything, 'anti-genre'. Of course, supporters argue that many Citadel songs ARE prog & Citadel's style diversity is prog in 'spirit'. Prog purists often beg to differ. Citadel's G. Whitman has been cited as remarking, "baloney, malarkey, nonsense, twaddle, hogwash, bunkum, humbug, hokum, hooey, gibberish" to such pomp. This is not genre exclusive music; it is a collection of Citadel songs featuring the Whitmans with Drummer/Producer, Dan Smart - get it? - D'ANthology? Whitman comments, "Citadel cannot be constrained to genre fetters - Citadel is a MUSIC band, so give it a rest already, style formats are a passing afterthought…"
And so with you now sufficiently prepared, we cautiously introduce Citadel D'Anthologie 1: Swords or Shields? Please note the variant CD song titles, amended to aid new listeners in choosing a desired Citadel style flavor, but beware, we assume no liability for any chances taken venturing outside one's genre norm…take heed to the helpful hints…
CITADEL
D’ANthologie 1: Swords or Shields?
I. Hard Rock SERMON
Strong, hard, loud & fast with sharp edges & punchy preaching
II. Heavy Metal IIIWW
Dark, high-speed, crunchy & extremely unsettling FX similes
III. Psych Folk RUAWEAR
Soft, floating, smooth, upbeat & encouraging social elicitation
IV. Classic Rock LIFE
Tricky, bright & dreamy obviate verses & pulse satire choruses
V. Progressive Rock DUNGEONS
Stormy war imagery - acoustic to electric, slow to fast, soft to loud
VI. Symphonic Rock LOTR
Capricious movements thru a dozen pretentious musical moods
VII. Prog Folk REACHING
Whimsical, airy & vivid - loose yet crisp - expectant revelations
VIII. Electric Folk STANDING
Soft ballad becomes acoustic dexterity on speed - forage forth!
IX. Prog Metal SOS
Finger bleeding, screamer, haunting, empathic, furtive prog
X. Psychedelic Rock PREY
Soundtrack-style impulsive & defiant guitar-laden rockin' ballad
Liner Notes:
Tech Specs: Basic tracks were recorded at RECW student sessions & submixed to ½ track reels. These analogues were then digitally ingested. Whitman added sound effects, vocals, keys, guitars, mandolin & various nuanced weirdnesses.
"What you hear on this CD is closer to how these tunes were originally envisioned" cites Whitman, "some of the Citadel standards like S.O.S. & Life are now further developed & the newer songs like Sermons End, Reaching Out, RUaWear & IIIWW are hopefully now able to wholly evoke the intended joy or fear, hope or admonition, empathy or censure, calm or chaos that the intense lyrical imagery warrants. They now feel more complete. For instance, the nuclear blast with a baby crying under the guitar lullaby in IIIWW makes my stomach crawl each time it plays, or the arrow hitting the target at the start of RUAwear?, or the subtle mandolin tracks - this effort should bring these Citadel songs to their rightful emotional manifestations."
Nestled in the fringe hills of the northern Appalachian forested landscape is a veiled sanctuary for sonic expansionists, technologists & inventors. A haven for those perplexed by a sometimes pondered paradox wherein centuries worth of musical soundscapes have been created out of only 12 musical notes of varying octaves & harmonic entanglements. Time signature tinkerers & tonal toymakers, melodic meddlers & maestros of muse, beat bakers & clef chefs - a utopia for those with insatiable compositional cravings, appetites for arpeggios, hunger for harmony & thirst for tempo. Some search all their lives for such a refuge, some drive by without even noticing.
Near Chillicothe, Ohio, in a 'side-of-the-road' town called Massieville, you'll find a market, a gas pump, a couple biker bars & a shop of mechanics working on cars, trucks, tractors & combines. You'll have to know what you're looking for if you want to discover the true treasure of the town - a state-of-the-art, full service suite of audio & video production studios dialed in as a 'school', but not just any school. Joe Waters' Recording Workshop was the first of its kind & to this day it stands as the premier establishment for training of our future entertainment engineering gurus & wizards. Through the benevolence of this asylum, the genre-busters, CITADEL®, are afforded the distinction as a 'house band' for several seasons at the Workshop, & only by means of this good fortune are we able to bring these songs to you; learned, recorded & mixed in one night each... and each representing different musical styles with anti-commercial conceptual structures. As always, headphones are recommended to fully enjoy this album featuring the Whitmans with Drummer and Mix madman, Dan Smart, on CITADEL D'ANthologie Volume One. Enjoy!
Produced by Ling & Smart & Whitman - Engineered by Jeff Ling & Dan Smart with The Recording Workshop (TRW Massiville) Engineers-In-Training & co-engineering by Dave Egan and/or Kate Gray, Jim McKell, Martha Root, Lisa Michaels, Eric Grant, RMDW, DigiTransfer: wePODstudios, CD Production & Release Concept, Design & Packaging: Rejyna
Special Thanks to - Willie Pack, all at TRW, Jeff Warner, Gary Clarke, Donna Parsley, Kevin McKean, the Whitman, George & Smart families, Badlands Saloon, Mikey Gilley & The Charlie Horse Saloon, Wally Gold, Utopia/Bearsville, Gary Wolfe, Williams Music, Roger Piar, Alan Geddes, Warner/QUBE studios, CCCA, VVTV, Mike French, Tom Heilman, Cheryl Brown, Sidekick and Roadie
All words, visuals & sounds are © G. Whitman (BMI) and are ⓅW.E./Citadel of Cynosure Prod (BMI) and are performed by CITADEL
CITADEL is a Registered U.S. Tradename. All Rights Reserved, Unlawful to Replicate, Distribute, Perform, Post or Exhibit without permission from Whitman Enterprises (W.E.)
CITADEL Official CD Vendor and Distributor is CDBaby.com/all/citadel
CITADEL Merchandise is at Cafepress.com/citadelband
CITADEL Official Main Web Portals:
CITADELband.com ~ CITADELsongs.com ~ CITADELmusic.org
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