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Radio Free Antarctica Introduction
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Introduction to the next possible Owl Watches album, done in a style inspired by the old English pirate radio stations of the 1960's
instrumental rock progressive rock mysterious owl watches
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Mysterious, colorful intense instrumental rock/fusion witha biting sense of humor.
The Owl Watches is a work in progress, specializing in mysterious, intense colorful instrumental progressive rock/fusion I initially did this as a form of therapy so to speak, to be able to give my own creative impulses a voice that they would not have had in previous musicial situations I involved myself in. I had gotten in touch with my deep unabashed love for progressive rock with a vengeance. Over time, I was able to delineate what I really loved in that realm, and my first CD, "Tales From The Inflatable Forest" is the end result. I did this first disc in the manner of a one-man-band out of necessity more than anything. I had to force myself into previously unexplored territory (for me) such as keyboarding and drum programming. I learned much but if I had it to do over again, I would've preferred other musicians. At the time, I found myself hard pressed to find like-minded souls who loved this kind of music unabashedly. Talk about a steep learning curve!!
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Genre
Podcasts Comedy
Author
Phil McKenna/The Owl Watches
Rights
2007
Uploaded
November 16, 2007
Track Files
MP3
MP3 0.9 MB 128 kbps 1:01
Story behind the song
This is a fictitious story of what happens when The Owl Watches becomes a real live touring band, gets an incompetent manager who starts off decently, booking them on a profitable club tour and then somehow decides to book the band at a scientific outpost in Antarctica for five nights. The first 2 nights, the band was faced with an indifferent audience who would've rather heard Celine Dion hits played by an accordion ensemble. By the 3rd night, they won over the hearts of the scientific outposts captive audience. However, the band felt they may have lost valuable momentum and recruited a number of penguins to form a lynch mob to get their manager who fled for his life. In the meantime, while waiting for another C-130 Hercules transport to get them back to the States, the band dropped by a local pirate radio station and recorded some material they were road testing. The station, Radi Free Antarctica enjoyed a small but loyal following, subsidized by contributions from the royal family of some obscure island republic. The station was able to stay on air, as long as they could steal or siphon gasoline from the local scientific outposts.
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RADIO FREE ANTARCTICA! YAAAHHHOOOOOOOO!!
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