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░ ██ ██ Artist: Telergy ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: The Legend of Goody Cole █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2015 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2015-10-10 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Progressive Rock ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: self-released ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ US project TELERGY is the creative vehicle of █
█ composer and multi-instrumentalist Robert McClung, █
█ who after almost two decades as an active musician █
█ in various genres decided that he wanted to create █
█ progressive rock in 2009. █
█ The Legend of Goody Cole is the story of Eunice █
█ "Goody" Cole, who was unjustly convicted of █
█ witchcraft in the small New England town of █
█ Hampton, New Hampshire in the year 1656. █
█ After serving the better part of fifteen years in █
█ a Boston Jail, Eunice returned to Hampton to find █
█ that her husband had died and the town had seized █
█ their forty acre farm. Frail and elderly, she was █
█ given a small shack on the marshland outside of █
█ town to live out her final days. █
█ Upon her death she was hurriedly buried in a █
█ shallow, unmarked grave, with a stake through her █
█ heart to keep the evil spirits from escaping. Her █
█ ghost has been reported to wander the town at █
█ night searching for her grave stone. █
█ This captivating tale is brought to life through █
█ the powerful, lush, energy filled music that █
█ Telergy creates, and transports the listener on a █
█ journey they will never forget. █
█ Telergy is a completely independent project that █
█ recieves no support from a major record label. █
█ Crowd funding is the only way to cover the large █
█ costs of mastering and duplication. █
█ The profits from this album will be donated to the █
█ Hampton New Hampshire Historical Society, in an █
█ effort to update and restore Goody ColeÆs █
█ currently unmarked memorial. █
█ █
█ --- █
█ █
█ ôPay no attention to the man behind the curtain!ö █
█ █
█ And with that classic line the true identity of █
█ the Great and Powerful Oz had been revealed to █
█ Dorothy and the Yellow Brick Road Gang in the 1939 █
█ classic movie ôThe Wizard Of Ozö. █
█ In 2011 a wizard of another sort à 'studio' █
█ wizard, Robert McClung was revealed to be the man █
█ behind the curtain on Telergy's brilliant concept █
█ album ôThe Exodusö - a biblical tale retelling the █
█ enslavement and plight of the Hebrew people from █
█ ancient Egypt. █
█ McClung is a talented █
█ composer/multi-instrumentalist with a knack for █
█ bringing together international musicians from all █
█ walks of life to create grandiose music projects █
█ combining a potpourri of musical styles including █
█ progressive, metal, jazz, classical, and World █
█ music. █
█ And with the 2013 release ôThe Legend Of Goody █
█ Coleö McClung has created another epic concept █
█ album recalling historic events of days gone by. █
█ But on this journey McClung changes hats from █
█ biblical scholar to objective historian as he █
█ transitions from 6th Century B.C. theology to the █
█ Puritan witch trails of 17th Century America, and █
█ the tale of Eunice ôGoodyö Cole, one of the first █
█ British colonist to settle in America, who was █
█ wrongly convicted of witchcraft in the New England █
█ town of Hampton in the year 1656. █
█ McClung's tale goes beyond her bogus witch trial █
█ and fifteen year imprisonment, and chronicles her █
█ life after prison, where the poor woman continued █
█ to be hounded by the ignorant townspeople who had █
█ since seized her home, leaving her with a small █
█ shack in the marshland to live out her wretched █
█ life. Upon her death she was buried in an unmarked █
█ grave with a stake driven through her heart. Yet █
█ even after death stories persisted, as her █
█ restless ghost was said to be wandering through █
█ town searching for her grave. Centuries later █
█ redemption was at hand, and during the town's █
█ 300th anniversary in 1938, Goody Cole was █
█ exonerated of any wrongdoing and restored to a █
█ citizen in good standing. And in 1963 an unmarked █
█ memorial stone was erected in her honor. █
█ Narrative word concept albums (albums containing █
█ narrations and voice overs as well as singing) █
█ continue to be something of a staple for the █
█ progressive rock genre. Examples such as Clive █
█ Nolan's ôAlchemyö and ôSheöas well as his █
█ collaborations with Oliver Wakeman which have █
█ produced ôThe Hound Of The Baskervillesö and █
█ ôJabberwokyö; and of course we have the early █
█ concept albums of Rick Wakeman: ôJourney To The █
█ Centre Of The Earthö, ôReturn To The Centre Of The █
█ Earthö, and ôThe Myths & Legends Of King Arthur █
█ And The Knights Of The Round Tableö; as well as █
█ Jeff Wayne's ôWar Of The Worldsö. Storytelling set █
█ to music à 'Books on Tape' taken to the next █
█ level. McClung is a master storyteller and has █
█ assembled a fine cast of performers: █
█ Robert McClung (narrator) █
█ Wanda Robidas û Goody Cole █
█ Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) û The Judge █
█ Doug Greene û Ship Captain █
█ Joe Cairney - William Saiter (Jailor) █
█ Peter Kelley û John W Perkins (town councilor) █
█ Melissa McClung - Mary Marston (accuser) █
█ Sabrina Lichtenwainer û Susannah Palmer (accuser) █
█ Kathy Dolan û Bridget Clifford (accuser) █
█ Tom Doyle û Thomas Philbrick & tenor choir vocals █
█ Laura Sanscartier û Sobriety Moulton & soprano █
█ choir █
█ Jenna Greene û Ghost vocals & Ghost Poem █
█ Yamica Peterson û Ghost vocals █
█ Medieval Madrigal Vocal Choir Performed by █
█ Myschyffe Managed: Val Phoenix, Rick Carkin, Gary █
█ Finger, Bruce Hoskins, Pam Hoskins, Tamara McShea, █
█ Anne Smith, Alan Witt █
█ █
█ The list of performing musicians is quite █
█ impressive û including members of Spock's Beard, █
█ Porcupine Tree, King's X, Night Ranger, Hawkwind, █
█ Magellan, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Celtic and █
█ Folk bands, as well as the Illinois & Portsmouth █
█ Symphony Orchestra. The musicians include: █
█ Robert McClung û guitar, bass, violin, viola, █
█ mandolin, ukulele, lap steel guitar, piano, organ, █
█ keyboards, flute, Balalaika, Bodhran, baritone & █
█ tenor choir vocals █
█ Chris Bonito û drums █
█ Emmanuel De Saint Meen û bass (French progressive █
█ band Delusion Squared) █
█ Colin Edwin û bass (Porcupine Tree) █
█ Joel Hoekstra û guitar (Trans-Siberian Orchestra , █
█ Night Ranger) █
█ Ty Tabor û guitar (King's X) █
█ Ryo Okumoto û keyboards (Spock's Beard, K2) █
█ Trent Gardner û keyboards (Magellan) █
█ Nik Turner û saxophone (Hawkwind) █
█ Mattan Klein û flute █
█ Ryan Thomson û accordion █
█ Valerie Vigoda û violin (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, █
█ Cyndi Lauper, Groovelily) █
█ Andy Reiner û violin (Earth String Band, Blue █
█ Moose) █
█ Tim Nunes û violin (The Nero Complex) █
█ Adam Nunes û cello (The Nero Complex) █
█ Hol Yan Joyce Pang û violin █
█ Kristen Miller û cello █
█ Jennifer Lanter Larson û French horn (Illinois █
█ Symphony Orchestra) █
█ John Cardin û trumpet (Portsmouth Symphony █
█ Orchestra) █
█ Rory Makem û Bouzoiki (The Makem Brothers) █
█ Jaimee Joroff û Celtic harp █
█ █
█ The album kicks off with ôRumorsö an epic █
█ bombastic track propelled by tribal drums and the █
█ driving prog/metal flourish associated with bands █
█ like Symphony X, Dream Theater, Metallica, Opeth, █
█ Threshold, Coheed and Cambria, Queensyrche, and █
█ Spock's Beard. A bone crunching wall of sound and █
█ pyroclastic laser light-speed arpeggios exchanged █
█ between guitar and keyboards are augmented by the █
█ haunting medieval choir of Myschyffe Managed. Its █
█ an eerie awe inspiring concoction one part Jerry █
█ Goldsmith's ôThe Omenö filmscore and one part █
█ kinetic symphonic metal. █
█ ôAccusationö is more of the same û hard driving █
█ rock and roll that should appeal to the Dream █
█ Theater crowd, but at the 6:36 mark the track █
█ takes a moody Pink Floyd turn highlighted by the █
█ smoky sax of Nik Turner, conjuring up memories of █
█ FloydÆs ôDark Side Of The Moonö. █
█ ôMeeting House Green Pt. 2,3,4ö is a complete █
█ departure and very reminiscent of the █
█ Celtic/prog/folk band Red Jasper and their █
█ vocalist Davy Dodds; as well as early pre-öGrave █
█ New Worldö Strawbs, and the acoustic moments of █
█ Jethro Tull. █
█ ôIncarcerationö is a beautifully composed piece of █
█ chamber music for violin and cello. Something you █
█ might hear on a Karda Estra album. █
█ ôVoyageö combines elements of traditional Celtic █
█ music from bands like The Chieftains, Planxty, █
█ Rare Air, Cherish The Ladies, Lindisfarne, and █
█ Gaelic Storm with the heavier hybrid bands like █
█ Scotland's Wolfstone and and the aggressive █
█ American Irish punk band Black 47 who combine █
█ Highland and Irish music, traditional folk, and █
█ hard driving rock and roll. Something you might █
█ expect to hear in an Irish Pub run by a █
█ head-banging proprietor on Saint Paddy's Day. █
█ ôGhostö is another cinematic track with shifting █
█ moods and movements ranging from the eerie opening █
█ with ghostly soprano vocals from Jenna Greene and █
█ Yamica Peterson and amazing flute-work of Mattan █
█ Klein, which transitions into a dynamic guitar █
█ driven symphonic metal assault, complete with a █
█ bit of funky 'talk box' guitar-work made famous by █
█ guitarists Peter Frampton and Joe Perry. █
█ ôExonerationö is an melancholy chamber piece for █
█ guitar, violin and cello that tugs at your █
█ heartstrings much like composer Samuel Barber's █
█ ôAdagio For Stringsö; bringing Robert McClung's █
█ somber tale to its conclusion. At the conclusion █
█ of this years it's going to be tough for me to █
█ come up with my list of Top 10 CDs because 2013 █
█ has been a great year for new music à and as of █
█ right now ôThe Legend Of Goody Coleö is right up █
█ there at the top of the heap. █
█ Robert McClung and Telergy continues to impress █
█ with each new outing. And ôThe Legend Of Goody █
█ Coleö is not only a worthy follow-up to ôThe █
█ Exodusö but in many ways surpasses it. █
█ On a side note, Telergy is a completely █
█ independent project that receives no support from █
█ major record labels and is supported by friends, █
█ family, and loyal fans to cover the large costs of █
█ mastering and duplication. And a portion of the █
█ profits from this album will be donated to the █
█ Hampton New Hampshire Historical Society in an █
█ effort to update and restore Goody ColeÆs █
█ currently unmarked memorial stone. Do yourself, █
█ Telergy, and Goody Cole a big favor and support █
█ the band by buying this amazing project. You won't █
█ be disappointed. █
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░ 1. Meeting House Green Pt. 1 1:22 ░
░ 2. (spoken word narrative scene) 0:29 ░
░ 3. Rumors 10:09 ░
░ 4. (spoken word narrative scene) 0:47 ░
░ 5. Accusations 9:18 ░
░ 6. Meeting House Green Pt. 2, 3, 4 5:22 ░
░ 7. (spoken word narrative scene) 0:27 ░
░ 8. Verdict 3:03 ░
░ 9. (spoken word narrative scene) 0:30 ░
░ 10. Incarceration 2:36 ░
░ 11. (spoken word narrative scene) 0:22 ░
░ 12. Voyage 2:57 ░
░ 13. Meeting House Green Pt. 5 0:27 ░
░ 14. Ghost 10:26 ░
░ 15. (spoken word narrative scene) 0:54 ░
░ 16. Exoneration 4:49 ░
░ 53:58 ░
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