Dave Owens Interview Parts 3 through 6

Third Part

of a series of questions from Dave’s music family via Lexxa’s Corner Of Madness.
- Questions from aliciaheart-

 

Dave Owens Interview Part One

Who is Dave Owens? http://lexxascorner.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/dave-owens/

Big D is an awesome dude all around. Here’s part one of the questions you submitted via Twitter, e-mail and my blog.

Remember to FOLLOW @daveowensmusic on twitter

and visit his website

here are some more links for Dave. I will be adding a transcript later this week, so keep an eye out for updates.

 

Sept 5th 2011 Playlist

Starting today, I decided to post my weekly/ monthly playlist for everyone. I am not sure if this will be a weekly or a monthly thing yet. So barewith me(yes, I am saying ‘BARE‘, not ‘bear’. I am inviting you to get your mind naked with me. Have an open mind, and try to listen to these songs without judging the artists. Just the music. It’s all that really matters) . Leave a comment, and tell me which songs you like and which you don’t! It will be fun

Company Of Thieves – Oscar Wilde

Two Door Cinema Club – This Is The Life

The Weepies – Same Changes

Steffi Siefer – It’s The Pain

Fleet Foxes – Mykonos

Kings of Leon – Pyro

Local Natives – Wide Eyes

The Delfconics – La La Means I Love You

Band Of Horses- No one’s Gonna Love You

Death Cab For The Cutie – You Are a Tourist

Anberlin – Impossible

Manchester Orchestra – April Fool

Manchester Orchestra – Leave It Alone

Lissie – When I’m Alone

Funeral Party – Where Did It Go Wrong

Phoenix – Everything is Everything

This is largely what I listened to for the past month. I could write a huge review for every song on this list, but I figured it would be pretty boring. Enjoy the music, and have fun!

Till next time,

Cheers!

L~

 

Behind A Smile

Behind a smile by ~LoveMyGuardianAngel

©2011 ~LoveMyGuardianAngel

(Click on this button, and look for it again in the upper-right(ish) corner of the page)

Alejandro Manzano of Boyce Avenue.
Awesome band. Awesome music. Amazing guy.

 

Ps- New Musical Find.

Thanks to the guys over at Boyce Avenue , and their upcoming duet with Tyler Ward, I youtubbed (is that even a word? Like google -> Googled; Youtube -> youtubbed? LOL!) him, so I could hear his voice. I was curious. But I knew that if the guys are recording a song with him, he must have an awesome voice. However, I did not expect to find this.

His voice is addicting. Not as addicting as Alejandro’s (LOL), but I kind of take dirty pleasure in listening to this song. It’s like the velvet texture of his voice is gently gliding across my skin. I love his voice. And in a perverse way, it almost feels like I am cheating on the guys (Fabian, Alejandro and Daniel from Boyce Avenue) every time I enjoy any of Tyler’s tracks a wee too much.

(ps- not to be rude, but I think he should lose the bieber cut. Not cool, dude. Not cool at all. You’re too talented. Ergo, you should get a cooler haircut)

 

Obsessing Over A Sound.

From the lack of a writing mood, I am just going to copy and paste several conversations I had -back and forth- with Alejandro of Boyce Avenue and Melenie from the awesometastic GetBoyced blog on Facebook onto my blog. They all revolve around the same video. This cover.

Which. Is. Amazing.

 

YouTube Video Not Available in Your Country?

Image via CrunchBase

Owning two accounts on youtube, I sometimes need to access videos on the account I seem to have lost the password to, which I cannot login, due to the fact that it was created on the same e-mail account. I sometimes want to post those videos on various websites and/or message boards. I use soundtracks on my videos. And some of them are restricted banned to other countries (- all hail discrimination based on the country you live in -) other than the US. After a google search of how you can watch youtube videos that are blocked in your country, this is the most useful one I could find *

 

LOVE NEVER DIES – 'Till I Hear You Sing – just because I love it and think it's amazing!

—just because its awesomeness and lyrics give me goosebumps. Ramin Karimloo has a freakishly great voice!

Enjoy the masterpiece that this song is!

The Lyrics:

The day starts, the day ends
Time crawls by
Night steals in, pacing the floor
The moments creep,
Yet I can’t bear to sleep
Till I hear you sing

And weeks pass, and months pass
Seasons fly
Still you don’t walk through the door
And in a haze
I count the silent days
Till I hear you sing once more.

And sometimes at night time
I dream that you are there
But wake holding nothing but the empty air

And years come, and years go
Time runs dry
Still I ache down to the core
My broken soul
Can’t be alive and whole
Till I hear you sing once more

And music, your music
It teases at my ear
I turn and it fades away and you’re not here

Let hopes pass, let dreams pass
Let them die
Without you, what are they for?
I’ll always feel
No more than halfway real
Till I hear you sing once more

 

and here’s the official video

 

Act I

In a brief prelude, Madame Giry walks along an abandoned pier recalling Phantasma, Coney Island’s ‘City of Wonders’ (“Prologue”). She is then confronted by Fleck, a freak who once worked with her there, who reminds her of ‘the good old days’ and blames her for ‘what happened.’ The audience is transported back in time through “The Coney Island Waltz.”

It is now ten years after the events at the Paris Opera House, and the setting is at Phantasma on Coney Island in New York. An excited group of vacationers arrive overwhelmed at everything that Phantasma has to offer, and speculate about its reclusive, masked owner – known only as Mr. Y (“Heaven by the Sea”). Meg Giry, Christine Daae’s friend from the Opera, is now a headlining performer at Phantasma with Madame Giry, her mother and the Opera’s ballet mistress, at her side.

As Meg prepares for her performance, she wonders what the boss will think and states she will be performing “Only for Him.” She wins the crowd over with her performance of “Only for You,” and learns afterward that Madame Giry has arranged for her to “meet” an important client.

In “The Aerie,” it is confirmed that the Phantom is Mr. Y, the mysterious creator and owner of Phantasma. In a dark, private lair in a tower high above the park, he interacts with an automaton that resembles Christine. In spite of the ten years that have passed and his many successes, he still longs to be reunited with her (“Til I Hear You Sing”). Meg intrudes and presses the Phantom to give feedback on her performance, but he dismisses her as an annoyance.

Madame Giry is irritated that the Phantom is still longing to be with Christine after all the help she has given him over the years (“Giry Confronts the Phantom/Til I Hear You Sing – Reprise”). She reveals that she and Meg helped smuggle him out of Paris and to a ship departing from Calais, where he made his escape to America. Ignoring Giry, the Phantom summons Fleck, who appears with two other freaks, Squelch and Gangle. The Phantom has them send a letter to Christine inviting her to come and perform at Phantasma.

Three months later, Christine, Raoul and their son, Gustave, arrive in New York to crowds of paparazzi (“Christine Disembarks”). It is revealed that Christine is no longer performing and that Raoul has spent much of their fortune on drinking and gambling. They are greeted by the freaks who arrive by a strange mechanical horse and carriage and take them to Coney Island (“Arrival of the Trio/Are You Ready to Begin?”).

Raoul is angry at the way they have been greeted by the freaks and upsets Gustave by not playing with him (“What a Dreadful Town!”). In spite of Christine’s pleas, Raoul leaves to go drinking as Christine tells Gustave to “Look With Your Heart” to try and help him understand his father’s behavior.

After Gustave leaves to go to bed, the Phantom enters and reveals that it was he who summoned her to sing at Phantasma. In “Beneath a Moonless Sky,” the Phantom and Christine recall the night of passion they shared the day before her wedding. Early the next morning, Christine awoke prepared to abandon Raoul for the Phantom, but found that the Phantom had left her. He admits that he left because he was too afraid of being rejected by her again.

They recall that “Once Upon Another Time,” they thought their love had a chance of succeeding, although current situations prevent that from happening. Gustave wakes up screaming from a nightmare and meets the Phantom for the first time as Mr. Y (“Mother Please, I’m Scared!”). The Phantom promises to show Gustave more of Phantasma the next day.

In the rehearsal studio for Phantasma, Meg unexpectedly reunites with Christine, and is surprised and jealous to learn she will be singing there. Raoul runs into Madame Giry and discovers it is the Phantom who has invited Christine to sing there (“Dear Old Friend”). Christine becomes concerned when Gustave goes missing. The freaks bring Gustave to the Aerie where he is greeted by the Phantom.

Gustave plays a haunting melody on the piano, which leads the Phantom to have a revelation that he could be Gustave’s father (“Beautiful”). The Phantom questions Gustave about his feelings and musical abilities, finding that they are kindred spirits. He unmasks himself, believing Gustave will accept him (“The Beauty Underneath”). Gustave is horrified and screams.

Christine enters to comfort a terrified Gustave. When the Phantom presses her about Gustave, Christine confesses to the Phantom that Gustave is his son (“The Phantom Confronts Christine”). The Phantom declares that everything he owns will go to him. A furious Madame Giry overhears this and fears all of her work over the years for the Phantom has been for nothing.

Act II

Following the (“Entr’acte”) we see Raoul sitting alone in a bar contemplating his relationship with Christine (“Why Does She Love Me?”). He is joined by Meg who suggests that he should leave that night with Christine and Gustave.

Raoul refuses, saying he is not afraid of the Phantom, who has since appeared behind the bar. The Phantom makes a bet with a drunken Raoul: if Christine sings Raoul must leave alone; if she doesn’t then all their debts will be wiped away. He also makes Raoul question his paternity of Gustave (“Devil Take The Hindmost”).

At the beach, it is the last day of the season and the holiday makers are enjoying the experience (“Heaven By The Sea – Reprise”). A balloon then lands on the beach and the freaks advertise that night’s performance (“Ladies…Gents!/The Coney Island Waltz – Reprise”). That night, they present Meg, who performs a strip-tease routine about her choice of swimming costume (“Bathing Beauty”).

Backstage, Madame Giry tells Meg that the Phantom had not been there to watch the performance, and it had all been for nothing (“Mother, Did You Watch?”).

(“Before the Performance”), Raoul asks Christine to reconsider her decision to sing, asks her to leave at once if she loves him. As Raoul leaves, the Phantom enters and tells Christine that Raoul knows his love is not enough and that she must sing for him once more.

Alone in her dressing room, Christine recalls the Paris Opera House where she had to make the difficult decision between Raoul and the Phantom. Backstage, Madame Giry, Raoul and the Phantom are wondering whether or not Christine will sing and who will win the bet.

As Christine prepares to perform, Meg makes a hurried exit (“Devil Take The Hindmost – Reprise”). Christine then walks on stage and performs an aria for the crowd (“Love Never Dies”) while Raoul and the Phantom watch from the wings.

The Phantom greets an overwhelmed Christine following her triumphant performance. Christine finds a letter from Raoul stating that he has left for good. Christine realizes that Gustave is missing and becomes worried. Fleck reveals she had discovered Meg’s dressing room smashed up and seen her with a small figure. Madame Giry believes she knows where she has taken him.

On a pier, a distraught Meg is preparing to drown Gustave when she is confronted by the others. She holds up a gun to them so that the Phantom will listen as she reveals the truth: the resources that Madame Giry has afforded him all these years have mainly come from Meg being forced to work secretly as a prostitute to supporters of Phantasma. The Phantom tries to get the gun from her but in the confusion Meg accidentally shoots Christine.

The Phantom rushes to a mortally wounded Christine as Meg watches, horrified by what she has done. Christine reveals to Gustave that the Phantom is his father. Her final words tell the Phantom that her love for him will never die. They have one final kiss, and she dies in his arms. The Phantom hands the body of Christine to Meg and he comforts Gustave who unmasks him as the curtain falls.

The following is a list of the principal original cast of Love Never Dies.

Character	Original London Cast	Description
The Phantom	Ramin Karimloo	After being surrounded at the Paris Opera House by an angry mob, The Phantom was aided by Madame Giry and her daughter Meg. He came to Coney Island as a freak but rose up and made Coney Island what it is today. He anonymously invites Christine to sing for him after he longs to “hear her sing once more”
Christine Daaé	Sierra Boggess	Now ten years on, Christine has become a world famous opera singer. Unaware that the invitation has come from The Phantom, she readily agrees to perform at Phantasma, hoping to make her American debut with her husband and son.
Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny	Joseph Millson	Raoul is a changed man from the original. He has lost his fortune due to becoming an alcoholic and severe gambler. Raoul no longer feels the same passion for Christine as he once did and is a constantly angry man.
Madame Giry	Liz Robertson	Now the antagonist of the show, she despises Christine after realizing The Phantom favors her over Meg even after everything she did to help him. After the original she saved The Phantom from an angry mob for the second time where she took him to Coney Island.
Meg Giry	Summer Strallen	Has an extended role in this musical. Now a vaudeville singer, she hopes to become a great singer like Christine and expects The Phantom to do just that, although she is greatly disappointed and resentful of her old friend when Christine comes to sing.
Fleck	Niamh Perry	One of the freaks of Coney Island
Squelch	Adam Pierce	One of the freaks of Coney Island
Gangle	Jami Reid-Quarrell	One of the freaks of Coney Island
Gustave	Jack Blass, Harry Child, Tyler Fagan, Alexander Hockaday, Richard Linnell, Charlie Manton, Kaisun Raj	The love child of Christine and the Phantom, although the Phantom does not know this at the beginning. Raoul has raised Gustave as his own son. Gustave possesses the same musical skills as his mother and father.

 

Musical numbers

Act 1

• Prologue – Madame Giry, Fleck
• The Coney Island Waltz – The Orchestra
• “That’s The Place That You Ruined, You Fool!” – Madame Giry, Fleck
• Heaven By The Sea – Ensemble
• Only For Him/ Only For You – Meg Giry, Madame Giry, Ensemble
• The Aerie – The Orchestra
• Til I Hear You Sing – The Phantom
• Giry Confronts The Phantom/ ‘Til I Hear You Sing (Reprise) – Meg Giry, Madame Giry, The Phantom
• Christine Disembarks – Raoul, Gustave, Ensemble
• Arrival Of The Trio – “Are You Ready To Begin?” – Fleck, Gangle, Squelch, Raoul, Gustave, Ensemble
• “What A Dreadful Town!” – Christine Daaé, Raoul, Gustave
• Look With Your Heart – Christine Daaé, Gustave
• Beneath A Moonless Sky – Christine Daaé, The Phantom
• Once Upon Another Time – Christine Daaé, The Phantom
• “Mother Please, I’m Scared!” – Gustave, Christine Daaé, The Phantom
• Dear Old Friend – Meg Giry, Madame Giry, Christine Daaé, Raoul, Gustave, Ensemble
• Beautiful – Gustave, Fleck, Gangle, Squelch, The Phantom
• The Beauty Underneath – The Phantom, Gustave
• The Phantom Confronts Christine – The Phantom, Christine Daaé, Madame Giry

Act 2

• Entr’acte – The Orchestra
• Why Does She Love Me? – Raoul, Meg Giry, Ensemble
• Devil Take The Hindmost – Raoul, The Phantom
• Heaven By The Sea (Reprise) – Ensemble
• “Ladies… Gents!”/The Coney Island Waltz (Reprise) – Fleck, Gangle, Squelch, Ensemble
• Bathing Beauty – Meg Giry, Fleck, Gangle, Squelch, Ensemble
• “Mother, Did You Watch?” – Meg Giry, Madame Giry
• Before The Performance – Christine Daaé, Raoul, Gustave, The Phantom
• Devil Take The Hindmost (Quartet) – Gustave, Raoul, The Phantom, Madame Giry, Meg Giry, Ensemble
• Love Never Dies – Christine Daaé
• “Ah Christine!” – The Phantom, Christine Daaé , Raoul
• “Gustave! Gustave!” – Christine Daaé, The Phantom, Madame Giry, Fleck, Squelch
• “Please Miss Giry, I Want To Go Back” – Meg Giry, Christine Daaé, The Phantom, Madame Giry, Gustave

 

and if you read all of that and still don’t hate me, maybe you would be interested to learn more about The Phantom of the Opera, or find more compositions by Andrew Lloyd Webber

*deep breath*- enUFF for now. cya next time!

Cheers,

Lexxa~