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An anthem for everyone who has tasted failure but refuses to give up. Hard-driving rock and panoramic atmosphere in equal doses.
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Hard-Driving, Richly-Textured Rock Upholding Individualism and the Heroic in Man
IMMOVABLE MOVER (www.immovablemover.com) has just released its debut, self-titled compact disc, containing nearly a full hour of hard-driving, richly-textured progressive/alternative rock. The album presents a hybrid of modern and more classic "prog" rock sensibilities, starting with organic, intimate-sounding guitar, bass, drums, and vocals and broadening the soundscape with a multitude of keyboards, orchestral strings, and every manner of exotic instrument. Musically, IMMOVABLE MOVER refuses to conform itself into any trendy genre such as grunge or alt/rock as popular radio knows it, instead following its own stubbornly individualistic path. Individualism also serves as the cornerstone of the lyrics, which reject the dreary, nihilistic attitudes so prevalent in contemporary rock in favor of a more rational and positive view of life greatly inspired by the late author/philosopher Ayn Rand. The debut CD is a one-man project - written, performed, recorded, and mixed by Dave Gastambide. The lineup will soon be expanded as Dave prepares to unleash his brand of "thinking man's" rock on unsuspecting club audiences throughout Michigan.
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Charts
Peak #545
Peak in subgenre #67
Author
David M. Gastambide
Rights
2003
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April 20, 2003
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MP3 2.4 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Story behind the song
The lyrical idea came to me after I'd made my second attempt at recording my debut album in the late '90s, only to meet with failure again after wasting a pile of money I could scarcely afford and almost burning myself out completely. Anyone who's made their bid to reach the sun and fallen back to earth in flames can surely relate...it's the most awful feeling in the world, and it takes more effort than many will ever know to pick yourself back up and "make a pact to live long enough for one more try." Parts of this song are intimate and tender as befits the subject, but there's plenty of driving aggression as well. Writing it helped me heal myself, and hopefully others who've given it all they had and failed once will find in this song some encouragement to keep fighting for their dreams.
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