Nice one and thanks for your comment.

I am with you,

Eyes they have, but they see not, ears they have, but they do not hear, a mouth they have, but they can not speak...And those worshiping them will become just like them. You did justice to this piece Rick.

The sleep is still in my eyes The dream is still in my head I heave a sigh and sadly smile And lie a while in bed I wish that it might come to pass Not fade like all my dreams Just think of what my life might be In a world like I have seen I don`t think I can carry on Carry on this cold and empty life My spirits are low in the depths of despair My lifeblood spills over

"...I have not left this cave for days now, it has become my last refuge in my total despair. I have only the music of the waterfall to comfort me now. I can no longer live under the control of the Federation, but there is no other place to go. My last hope is that with my death I may pass into the world of my dream, and know peace at last."

2112 part VI: Soliloquy The protagonist returns to the cave and broods for "days". He imagines "what my life might be in a world like I have seen", and now considers life under the Federation "cold and empty", with his spirits "low in the depths of despair". He resolves that, in order to "pass into the world of my dream, and know peace at last", he must take his own life— his narrative ending as "my life blood spills over." One of the most famous soliloquies in literature is Hamlet's where he contemplates suicide, saying "To sleep, perchance to dream". The title of the song movement indicates a similar struggle where the protagonist chooses the liberation of spirit "that with my death I may pass into the world of my dreams, and know peace at last".

My psychedelic folk version of the 6th movement of the 2112 suite by the extraordinary Canadian progressive metal power trio called RUSH.

Soothing smiles of mercy. There's definetly some sad taste behind this. I like it

Growl! IAA

nice. IAA

I like it! :)

like a strawberry wine afternoon.

Thank you very much for your nice comment. I´m lucky, that you like my music :)

nice

I used to play this in my High School band while shaking the hair out of my eyes. Ahhh … . . *Those were the days* Now I play mostly acoustic and I never worry about my hair getting in the way. Progress? Maybe not, but it's still fun to think about. Thanks for the memory

great version chum :)

love neil. love this.

great old stuff,with the full Ricky treatment

Very smooth finger-pickin'! phenomenal chorus vocals.

Smooth bro, keep it coming!

Nice work out! Top notch performance and mix-down. Digging that strong bass.

Rock Lobster -- those are badass stand-up bass runs!

GORGEOUS!!!

Cool vocals, and you know your way around the neck of a six string. Enjoyed your picking technique. Groovy, for sure!

FUNKY-LICIOUS!

For some reason I find myself agreeing 100% with what Gene Eric Mann said about this song, as if he were me!

Angie Fights Crime is how I ended up here. WOW! I love this mix down. Great job! Rock on! Delicious! Gripping!

I know I keep saying this, but... you have a sweet voice. That's a cool story. But I think the first time I heard a song written about an instrument was Stephen L. Krell singing about one of his vintage electric. Yours however was far less noisy! ;) Good job, Colleen, and that's some nice poetry!

Holly! Wow! That's some mighty fine compositioning! I'm impressed. Very tasty, very delightful, and quite enchanting. Great job! It's great you were able to migrate here from ez so I didn't have to miss this gorgeous number!

I really, truly dig this rift! Choice lead chomps! I good with the lyrics too -- Rock on!

I have to agree with my alter-ego about the Doors thing, but I must add that the bass line is especially, wickedly, tasty! Alex did a great job on vocals and you did a mind-blowing excellent job of mixing down and mastering those vocal tracks.

Leaving me wondering too, after hearing this "Silly cover of a silly song," what kind of tasty, mind-blowing damage you could do with silly ol' "Rock Lobster" by the B-52s (although I prefer sometimes the version by Peter Griffin).

Gorgeous, fantastic, and amazing. Your shredding so blows me away, always leaving me wonder, "How does he do it?!" Delicious!

You might also dig what Big Time Operator [who is not me] did to my "niaR" track -- what you might call a remix, but it's actually something more -- he used the song like an instrument, playing it on a track of the mix down of his own creation: http://alonetone.com/mecreos/tracks/rain-nira-1

Gene Eric Mann (generic man) and I, Justin Otter Guy (just another guy) are the same person -- I'm also on AloneTone as Merry Bear and, with my soul-mate, as Nightmoth. Anyway, thank you for listening to and kindly commenting on so many of my G.E.M. songs. Regarding "niaR" (Rain spelled backwards), here is "another way" of listening to the same track, a way that your 8 year old might better understand and actually appreciate: http://alonetone.com/nightmoth/tracks/rain-18

"Burglar Man" was recorded in 1959 at Knott's Berry Farm in Orange County, California. This one, "The Mechanic's Song," was recorded in the early '70s at New Recording Studio in Indianapolis. The rest of the recordings were done in 2000 in the boxcar at the Hobo-owned park in Britt, Iowa.

The "Burglar Man" was recorded in 1959 at Knott's Berry Farm in Orange County, California. "The Mechanic's Song" was recorded in the early '70s at New Recording Studio in Indianapolis. The rest of the recordings were done in 2000 in the boxcar at the Hobo-owned park in Britt, Iowa.

Have y'all checked out the video?

Y'all are so professional, so together. What the Hell are you doing here on AloneTone? You should be topping the Billboard charts!

Oh hell yeah!