Muzlink now has Citadel

Three new Citadel songs now on Muzlink – Check us Out!!!

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Setting up Grooveshark Artist Profile…

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Ping Thing is Ready For Your Sing Fling – Ring-a-Ling!

D’ANthologie 2 – coming very, very soon…

Stay posted to your trusted Citadel ® source (ilike, cdbaby, itunes, facebook, etc…) because the newest CD is on it’s way – follow the progress by following us on Twitter – we’re ‘citadelband’ and we’re ready to unleash the amazing midi guitar on your ears…are you ready?

http://cdbaby.com/all/citadel

Citadel ® Cover Art by Rejyna Douglass-Whitman

Clicking the image will take you to the link, but it won’t be active until CDBaby uploads the content (approx. May 15th) – come back then too!

Free Downloads Threat?

Are FREE DOWNLOADS a THREAT to the livelihood of Composers, Musicians, Bands or Producers?

IMHO, this is all a transitional phase. Getting stuff for free diminishes it’s value to the recipient (most often unconsciously) although paying the high major label prices for sub-par compositions IS insulting. The result of the paradox is where we are now. Eventually, consumers may discover that ‘free’ isn’t really ‘free’ and the hidden cost is that the quality of music will suffer and you’ll have to spend a lot of time browsing and sampling to find the nuggets worth your listening, downloading, titling, filing and burning time – amidst all the throwaway freebies.

Look back a bit before the labels took control. It was the DJ who brought in new music – and many listeners trusted specific DJ’s recommendations. Now we have internet radio (my favorite is http://www.last.fm/) and the listener makes his own playlist (i.e. radio station) without commercials and with only the music they want to hear. They seem to be the new breed of DJ’s.

All of the old models will probably die a slow death (major label dominance, radio station playlists, live ‘pay to play’ policies, etc.) and while that takes place (with wailing and gnashing of teeth), there will be this ‘free-for’all’ willy nilly middle-space where we are now.

Eventually, it should go back to listeners ‘wanting’ to support their favorites via purchase power – because by that time, everyone will be so burnt out on the getting ’something for nothing’ fad that will have flooded the online sites and personal players with tons of garbage – they’ll not have the time in their busy lives to find those rarities worth stealing, or rather, ’sharing’. When they find something ‘worth the money’ they will understand it is up to them to promote it and support it – or it will go away.

Give it time, it should all work itself out and I firmly believe it could level the playing field and up-the-quality of music for decades to follow. It’s hard to see, being in the midst of it, but maybe we’re on a ‘cusp’ – at the brink of true balance…

Rejyna
Citadel ®

The unabashed self-promotional blurbs follow:

Two Rockin’ Citadel ® songs are free here

If ya want, we’ve got some ‘Live’ freebies here

and more on iLike

or, for some full-length songs to add to your Last.fm playlists, go here

or, Google ‘citadelsongs’ or ‘citadelband’ and take a few hours to sift through all the sites we’re on (now counting 500+)

or, take a risk and only a few minutes (literally) to purchase our stuff at CDBaby in physical (CD) form or as a download…

or, last but not least on iTunes, Napster, PayPlay, Tradebit, GreatIndie, AudioLunchbox, Rhapsody, etc…

Our band policy is to give as much stuff away for promotion as plausible – we don’t make music to get rich and famous – but we love it when someone likes our stuff enough to buy it. It’s not the money…it’s the thought that counts…really…

CITADEL ® LIVE The Dream Ends / Dungeons of War

The Dream Ends / Dungeons of War
© G. Whitman (BMI) performed by CITADEL ®

I have seen the faces of eyes
 that have turned to walk away,
A trembling hand upon the hilt
Skies of blue turn to a dismal grey
Many feet in a foreign land
 many banners raised
This Ive seen,
 and shall see again,
 unless the faults of mankind are erased!

Away from the Dungeons (of War)
 where the fire falls like rain!
And how many lives are spent
 in a mask of flaming pain?
In need of a reason they shall stain the sinners sword
With futile hopes of gaining a crown as the just reward

(Lead Chorus 1 Repeat)

Tears are shed over brothers lost
Half a man never feels the same
The hands still clean
 of the men behind the scenes
 of satans games
I have seen the faces of those
 wholl never really walk away
Empty Stares, a bleeding heart,
 and vengeance stored till the final day

Away from the Dungeons (of War)
 where the innocent are slain!
And how many lives are spent
 in a daze of placing blame?
This is the season to make plowshares from our swords
With future hopes of gaining peace as the just reward

(Lead Chorus 2 Repeat)

Dungeons of War © G. Whitman (BMI) from the CD, The Citadel of Cynosure and Other Tales and Citadel Live 5   © G. Whitman/Citadel of Cynosure Prod (BMI) – Citadel® is a registered tradename  – Used with permission – All rights reserved – 2007 wePODstudios http://www.citadelsongs.com, http://www.citadelband.com

 
Story Behind This Song:
Written from the Earths perspective looking on as we tiny, temporal beings blow each other up and the land and animals too!  Even without taking a political side, most can agree that war is a dungeon of pain and suffering, led by those behind the scenes who rarely get their own hands bloodyall for a crown, for the conquest.  Grown-up neighborhood bullies who take from others by force that which they cannot attain on their own merits  Also takes a few biblical lines into the mix, this is the season to make plowshares from our swords and is tied to the Citadel of Cynosure storyline as the battle that forces the Dreemurz and Rezistors to make the ultimate choice when the Affrage invade their domain. 
 
Sounds of This Song:
Almost a full minute of realistic war sounds segue to the lonely violin-sounding guitar intro (Whitman on the Morley), leading into a classical troop march (as the captured are led off in chains), into the main song verse thunder-tinged acoustic 12-string in 5/4.  Soon, a thundering heavy prog rock chorus attacks, followed by lightning streaked guitar solos before its back to the chorus.  We return to a folk respite with a solemn lead over the 12-string leading in to the 2nd verse/chorus/lead/chorus topped off with a snappy, choppy ending into a an escape from captivity: thunder into sea waves, creaks from the stolen ship with wind-flapping sails and gulls.  Band-created foley (sound effects) are going on throughout, so headphones are recommended to discern the nuance, pan placements and intricate soundscapes.

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After the Third World War © CITADEL ®
Lyrics and music by G. Whitman (BMI)
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