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JOHN SULLIVAN BRIGADE: rock opera info

* LINER NOTES to Live My Dream Rock True *

Dreams, aspirations, hopes and expectations are the focal points of this gritty indie rock opera, pushed by this gritty band with a gritty attitude. If you don’t like gritty, well, it’s too late now. An old expression goes something like ‘the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry’.

Translation: regardless of how much you prep work you have done, things may not go exactly the way you expect. Although the line generates a negative vibe, the positive side of it all is alternative plans, which is a good starting point on my thoughts regarding my band’s third release, Live My Dream Rock True. There is a story to tell.

I had toyed about writing a rock opera after I shut down my Nineties alternative band and started up a solo-fronted act. After receiving a rare chance to see one of Pete Townshend’s projects The Boy Who Heard Music in a 2007 workshop production at Vassar College, one thing became clear. It was time to redirect the [...]
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Lyrics to LIVE MY DREAM ROCK TRUE

Posted on January 1, 2011
** LYRICS to Live My Dream Rock True **

This work is dedicated to Peter Townshend.

LIVE MY DREAM ROCK TRUE
an indie rock opera in two acts
by The John Sullivan Brigade

All songs by John Sullivan ©2011; ASCAP.

THE PERFORMERS & MAIN CHARACTERS:

John Sullivan: vocals, piano, guitar, bass, synth, harmonica
Steve Glover: drums, percussion
Russ Rogers: guitar, backing vocals, bass
Brian Caltabiano: bass, backing vocals, guitar
Charlie Lopresto: tenor, alto & baritone saxophone

Additional Characters:
Richie: Rust Hand’s manager
Patty: Sully’s wife
Suzy: PR pro & Brian’s lover
Red: A top record producer

* ACT I *


1. OVERVIEW -- instrumental


2. JAMMING

[Sully]: Here we are, the same bar band
Hard rockers without a plan
So true
But we hold our heads up high
We always love the meet and greet
After we fight onstage each week
Amazed
We don’t break down and cry

CHORUS: And so we jam
Jamming out some tunes today
Jamming out another song some way
Will we make gold today

Here we [...]
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