Level 7 - Loquacious
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Re: The opening sound is...
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Originally Posted by talon
The opening sound is that of an inhouse elevator. One reference is from the movie 'Skeleton Key', where Kate Hudson uses it to transport a paralysed patient downstairs. Considering we all know about Maynards mother being paralysed, it sounds as though Maynard sampled it while spending time with her. It gives the album a different feel, and i think alot of the tracks, especially the first 7, relate to his conflicts & resolutions with his mother.
The second point which i believe backs it up, is on the liner notes. There's the vertical title of Lateralus, with a series of horizontal lines leading to the track names. The top one starts at 'the Grudge', and the last one finishes in between 'Parabola' & 'Ticks & Leeches' - meaning, the final part of the 'story' is Parabola. This could lead to the idea that tracks 1 to 7 is the story of Maynard and his mothers. The remaining tracks are part of the album, but i feel their stand alone tracks, apart from D/R/T obviously.
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Wow... fuckin' nice... I like that asessment!
Also, I've heard that sound effect many MANY times on The Simpsons. I think it's probably some public domain stock sound effect... but I always thought of it as some ancient burly projector starting up, or some general machine, but an elevator sounds good too. Great post!
EDIT: Wow, I noticed I got demoted a level... probably 'cuz I asked questions about the "something big" thing a couple days ago. Pity me. =[
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