Box O' Clox Quickening CD

The members of Box O' Clox have worked together for many years on various different projects. The formation of these individuals into a group has been a long time coming. Here's who's who in the "box"...Cameron Michael Parkes - Songwriter, Lead Vocals, Producer/Arranger, Piano, Guitar, DrumsCameron is a producer of high ambition and talent. He has scored several films and TV shows, and wrote a Big Broadway Style Musical about Marilyn Monroe entitled "Happy Birthday, Mr. President". Recent projects include the Original Cast Album of the musical "The Little Witch Of Wichita" (co-producer and orchestrator), The String Quartet Tribute To SHANIA TWAIN (producer & arranger) for Vitamin Records. Influences: The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, The Beatles, Stephen Sondheim, All Classical Music. His list of credits (for those who care) can be found at: http://members.tripod.com/cinecammusic Charles Pett - Songwriter, Lead Vocals, Piano, Guitar-Charlie's bands have played throughout the Midwest and in California for much of the last two decades. "More than ever the world needs sincere music," says Charlie. Influences: Beatles, Beach Boys, Neil Young, Moody Blues, Chopin ...Oh, Charlie played an impromptu concert with the late great JOHN LENNON way back when. We will post the story and pictures on the Box O' Clox Website in the near future.Greg Hauge - Piano, Guitars, Vocals, Producer, Bass, Drums-Greg is a highly accomplished musician and producer. He has played with Charlie in several bands and is also a fine songwriter in his own right. Mike Buckley - Drums, Percussion and Vocals-Mike has also played with Charlie for many years and has written many songs. He is very fun-loving and an excellent drummer, making him indispensable.Larry Dolan - Lyrics, Back-up Vocals-Larry is a great lyricist in the tradition of Bernie Taupin and Keith Reid of Procol Harum. Very spiritual and funny, he completes the group.THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG "THE QUICKENING":This song has an unusual history. Back in 1995 I worked a graveyard-shift and used to listen to Art Bell to help me stay awake. Art had this theory about time and 'end time' events speeding up to some sort of climax. One day I was listening to some ancient Byzantin Chants, which are very modal and rather eerie sounding to modern ears, and had the idea to create a basic track based on a Byzantin drone or pedal tone. I started with just drums and percussion and began building it up from there. I was intrigued with the idea and challenge of creating a pop record consisting of a one chord drone (in E minor for those who care to know) with a beat behind it. I then added a 60-piece string section. The track, lyrics, and production evolved over a six year period. There have been numerous versions (some as long as 7 minutes) along the way and was considered "finished" prior to the 9/11 attack. The song was, and is, prophetic. I purposely used a Nostradamus style in that all of the verses are in a quatrain format. Post 9/11 I did a remix and added a string introduction (an edited portion of the string arrangement later in the song), altered a couple of lines, extended the end by adding the quote of the National Anthem in the tag. "God Bless America" worked perfectly but the Irving Berlin Estate wouldn't grant us the license to use it because, "Mr. Berlin's dying wish was to ensure that 'GOD BLESS AMERICA' never be interpolated or quoted out of context". The swirling, chromatic runs played by the string section at the close of each chorus represents "time speeding up". The track just builds and builds to a shattering climax and dies off with the strings playing a slow glissando to their highest note - an electric guitar chord fades off into silence. - CMP "THE QUICKENING" (Parkes-Pett-Dolan) Light is dark and dark is light,right is wrong and wrong is right.When did truth become a lie?Can't you hear the angels cry?Night is day and day is night,light is dark and dark is light.Is it any wonder whyGod has a tear in h