The road to freedom album

"M. Council" <council@luna.cas.usf.edu>

>I recently was given a copy of this Road to Freedom[tm] album.
>I recently was given a copy of this Road to Freedom[tm] album. I had a copy of the liner notes and lyrics I can't find. If you have them, please copy and send to me.

>Whatever poor musicians had to work with this cheese, we'll never know.
>Whatever poor musicians had to work with this cheese, we'll never know. >On the tape [I didn't get the liner notes, unfortuately], it just says
>On the tape [I didn't get the liner notes, unfortuately], it just says >"Words and music by L. Ron Hubbard." There are a bunch of studio
>"Words and music by L. Ron Hubbard." There are a bunch of studio >musicians trying to make this drivel sound listenable, with titles like
>musicians trying to make this drivel sound listenable, with titles like >"Make it Go Right," "Why Worship Death" "The ARC song," and "The Good Go
>"Make it Go Right," "Why Worship Death" "The ARC song," and "The Good Go >Free."
>Free." Please publish the lyrics to "Why Worship Death". It's a classic, gang. >Whoever worked on this had a background arranging jazz [Corea? Hancock?],
>Whoever worked on this had a background arranging jazz [Corea? Hancock?], >and multipart vocals.
>and multipart vocals. I believe this was one of the last staws for Stanley Clarke before he left the cult. Don't ask him about it. It's too embarrassing for him. >The vocals seem hurried, like they didn't have the time to lay the tracks
>The vocals seem hurried, like they didn't have the time to lay the tracks >right. A lot of the instrumentation sounds to me like old FM-technology
>right. A lot of the instrumentation sounds to me like old FM-technology >synthesizer/workstation stuff with drum machines, but some arrangements
>synthesizer/workstation stuff with drum machines, but some arrangements >appear to have humans on them.
>appear to have humans on them. >
> >I laughed out loud at the ARC song, which tries to capture a slow soul,
>I laughed out loud at the ARC song, which tries to capture a slow soul, >or modern R&B sound. The instrumentation works, and they must've hired
>or modern R&B sound. The instrumentation works, and they must've hired >some sister to sing [she's not on the other cuts], but the lyrics have me
>some sister to sing [she's not on the other cuts], but the lyrics have me >OTFL, because I've never met more than one black scientologist [and she
>OTFL, because I've never met more than one black scientologist [and she >was an oreo].
>was an oreo]. >
> >Some of the tunes had a hard time fitting lyrics into the melody, like
>Some of the tunes had a hard time fitting lyrics into the melody, like >what happnes in the studio when someone brings in some lyrics and wants
>what happnes in the studio when someone brings in some lyrics and wants >to hire studio musicians to put it to music, and the studio looks at it and
>to hire studio musicians to put it to music, and the studio looks at it and >digs out an old work tape that has something in 4-4 time that they'd
>digs out an old work tape that has something in 4-4 time that they'd >never use for anything else anyway, and charges the lyricist for
>never use for anything else anyway, and charges the lyricist for >"original music."
>"original music." >
> >I don't know who engineered the song "Thank You for Listening," but...
>I don't know who engineered the song "Thank You for Listening," but... >
> >I think they've taken LRH's voice off some tape or other [this album was
>I think they've taken LRH's voice off some tape or other [this album was >released in 1989, after his head was enshrined posthumously], singing a
>released in 1989, after his head was enshrined posthumously], singing a >little ditty that has a musical climax on a low note. The funny part is,
>little ditty that has a musical climax on a low note. The funny part is, >LRH apparantly couldn't hit the low note, so it's been pretty blatantly
>LRH apparantly couldn't hit the low note, so it's been pretty blatantly >dubbed in and had a lot of effects dumped on it to make it sound like
>dubbed in and had a lot of effects dumped on it to make it sound like >Barry White or something. Just this one note that occurs twice throughout
>Barry White or something. Just this one note that occurs twice throughout >the whole short song.
>the whole short song. >
> >Lyrics on the songs jump from idealistic waxing to paranoid
>Lyrics on the songs jump from idealistic waxing to paranoid >us-versus-them about an 'insane society.'
>us-versus-them about an 'insane society.' Yea, yea! Post them please. They're all penned by the Phattman. >It made me think, this must be how it is to be a Scientologist: You are
>It made me think, this must be how it is to be a Scientologist: You are >convinced you are living among insane people, and everything you were
>convinced you are living among insane people, and everything you were >brought up to believe is untrue. You walk the razor's edge while being
>brought up to believe is untrue. You walk the razor's edge while being >told that only your group has the true answers that will save humanity.
>told that only your group has the true answers that will save humanity. >
> >A little pressure..?
>A little pressure..? >
> >I think this is why they were asking for all members to purchase 12
>I think this is why they were asking for all members to purchase 12 >albums each, so it would go platinum or something.
>albums each, so it would go platinum or something. >
> >I don't think it ever did. I never heard of it before.
>I don't think it ever did. I never heard of it before. >
> >Even the Scientologists didn't buy this one!
>Even the Scientologists didn't buy this one! Save it. S'gonna be worth something someday. >--------------------------------------m. council, human being

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