Volcano (Gatsbys American Dream album)
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Volcano is the fourth album by Gatsbys American Dream. The album is also known by the full title printed on the cover, Gatsbys American Dream and the Volcano.
After recording the album In the Land of Lost Monsters in 2004, the band began looking for a new record label. Gatsbys was approached by Fearless Records, and quickly began work on the album Volcano. Volcano was produced by Casey Bates and Tom Pfaeffle and was recorded at The Tank Studio, where In the Land of Lost Monsters was also recorded.
To date, Volcano is Gatsbys' most significant album, and, as a concept album, the most thematically-focused. It revolves around the theme of humans emotions and their similarities to a volcano. Elaborating on this theme, the album explores the story of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was both lost to and preserved by a volcanic eruption. The song "Theatre", is used in the EA Sports game NHL 2007.
Track listing
- "Theatre" – 2:50
- "Pompeii" – 1:53
- "The Guilt Engine" – 2:48
- "A Mind of Metal and Wheels" – 2:02
- "Fable" – 2:42
- "The Giant's Drink" – 3:13
- "Shhhhhh! I'm Listening to Reason" – 3:53
- "Meet Me at the Tavern in Bowerstone" – 0:28
- "Your Only Escape" – 2:26
- "The Hunter" – 1:49
- "Speaker for the Dead" – 3:38
- "The Badlands" – 2:46
- "The Loosing of the Shadow" – 2:36
Allusions to pop culture
- Track number 5 (Fable) is based on the William Golding novel The Lord of The Flies
- The song "Meet Me At The Tavern In Bowerstone" is based on the Xbox/PC game Fable.
- The song "The Giant's Drink" is based on the Orson Scott Card novel Ender's Game.
- The song "Speaker for the Dead" is also a reference to an Orson Scott Card novel of the same name.
- Many of the lyrics from "The Badlands" are taken from The Lord of the Rings series.
- The song name "A Mind of Metal and Wheels" is how Saruman is described in The Lord of the Rings
- The song "The Loosing of the Shadow" is from the Ursula K. LeGuin novel A Wizard of Earthsea
- The song "Shhhhhh! I'm Listening to Reason" alludes to a quote from the film Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.
Band members
- Nic Newsham - vocals
- Bobby Darling - guitars, assistant production
- Rudy Gajadhar - drums
- Kirk Huffman - bass
Other contributors
- Casey Bates - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Additional Instrumentation and Vocals
- Tom Pfaeffle - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Additional Instrumentation and Vocals
- Ed Brooks - Mastering
- Mike Kaminsky - Management
- Troy Brock - Graphic Design
- Jeremy Kirby - Graphic Design
- Adam Brock - Illustration
- Dan Young - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals
- Paul Benson - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals
- Kenny Choi - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals
- Kaylan Cloyd - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals
- Shane Tutmarc - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals
- Mark Gajadhar - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals
- Kyle SBL - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals
- Jeremy Kirby - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals
- Andrew DeAnda - Additional Instrumentation and Vocals