© 1972-2009
© 1972-2009
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About "Dreams of Flying"
It's a music project consisting of 26 songs written*, performed and recorded by Rene Young. This is a concept album that spans 2 CDs, with a total running time of over 135 minutes.
It was debuted on June 7, 2009 on the Dividing Line Broadcast Network. The podcast (in 160 kbps mp3 stereo) included a 76-minute "making of" feature, followed by the entire album. An archive of the podcast is available to stream or download. You will find it listed as "ProgRoots #330".
Dreams of Flying begins with an introductory song (Prelude: Ashes To Ashes) and then a lengthy instrumental overture sampling many phrases from the songs of the album. The overture begins with the beginning of time - the Big Bang, and continues through the pre-historic, volcanic period of a young planet Earth. It moves to the Earth's cooling period and the eventual emergence of life.
Following the overture, the story fast-forwards to our modern day world, when Man realizes that he has been slowly destroying his home planet since the beginning of the Industrial Age. The story follows one individual who becomes part of the crew that builds and maintains giant space colonies in orbit. The premise is that Man's ventures into space has resulted in the development of systems and technologies that can be used on Earth to address environmental concerns. For some, the answer lies in being one of the colonists of the giant orbiting habitats. Others remain on Earth, applying the newly-found green technology.
More information about this project is included on the Credits page. This micro-site features images that represent the story, and all of the lyrics. There is a web page for each track, with navigation tools at the bottom.
Enjoy!
- Rene, June 2009
*Space Ryder, Space Ryder (Reprise) and Starlight written by Dan Yard
Now We're Away written by Dan's friend Terry with additional lyrics by Dan
See Credits Page for complete details
CLICK A SONG TITLE IN THE TRACK LIST BELOW TO JUMP TO THE CORRESPONDING PAGE
OF LYRICS & IMAGES
OR, JUST CLICK "CONTINUE" AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE
Each subsequent page has a full navigation tool at the bottom
