• The songs that I titled and made (in no particular order):
In
Adamantine Chains
• The Narrator is talking of how the rebel
angels got kicked out of heaven (the ways of god to man) during lines 35-50 in the first book. He further talks
about the direct punishment that the angels are facing, such as being tied to
Adamantine Chains on a burning lake. I think that the genre of music for this
song is classical rock since you can make it remorseful but at the same time
reflecting in a positive way. The man instrument would be a bass, saxophone,
and a piano. It would open with a saxophone solo with a blues tone. The piano
would then pick up the tempo to more of a blues-jazz rhythm . For tempo, the
song would be around 86 (Andantino). The concept of the lyrics would be along
the lines of “We fought him real good, but we still got the boot, and now we
are burning in this lake. We are stuck on this rock, tied by/burning in these
ADAMANTINE CHAINS.” Finally, the reason I picked this song title was because
the Adamantine Chains is the best “prop” that is used to show how the devil is
stuck both physically, and metaphorically. Agony
of Hell
Serve
in Heav’n
• During
this passage (lines 260-265, book 1), the Devil is talking about how they can
rule here and need not to worry about God. It would be better rule in this Hell
then go back to Heaven and serve God. I think that this song title shows the
oppressive nature of god than theirs because serving in heaven means you are
under someone’s command instead of being equals. I think the song genre should
be hard rock since the passage has a rebellious and hatred aspect of Heaven to
it (like the Black Crowes’ Hard to Handle). The song would open with a drum and
bass. The drum would have high hats and a steady 16th notes on the
snare (with maybe some rim shots). The bass would be doing “slap-bass” (which
is just syncopated rhythms on the bass that are used with the thumb and palm of
the hand) similar to Push comes to Shove by Van Halen. The tempo would
be about 125 or Animato. The lyrics would about how to is better to be free in
Hell rather than be in Heaven and being in this fiery hell, and be along the lines of “Well I served my time
in Heaven till it came to judgement day. And I took to the roof, my eyes set
ablaze. Cause we fought and died and rose again. That battle was never gonna
end till HE called upon his friends. It was us against Stalin, Hitler, and
al-Qaddafi, um, some fine men. Well we shot out like a bullet from a gun, and
now we’re here in these flames. Cause its better to be in this eternal cavern
than ever to serve in “hell”. Oppressive Nature of God
Of
present pain
• The quote is from the book 2, lines 30-39. The
devil is talking how the pain that they have endured unites them and that they
are all equal. He also starts to open the debates on what to do next. I think
this title is better than others is because the demons are all united by the
same pain so that is what they fell brings them together. This genre would be
Rock anthem because the demons need a song that they can use as their
“national” anthem. The tempo would be slower than your average rock anthem. It
would be similar to the start of American Pie, but would speed up during
the middle and end of the song. The tempo would start at 90, and work its way
up to 130. The song would have trumpets, guitar, and piano. They song would
encompass their rise to seeking revenge. Like a Cats and the Cradle meets
Hall of Fame. The lyrics would talk
of fighting God well, and how they would rise up out of Hell and ‘show him’.
“We just here a day ago, and now let the madness ensue. “Dum Dum Dum We
will ruin him for eternity, and never let him live peacefully. So we will burn
his throne, break the clouds, tear down the gates from Heaven’s sound. Take his
heart, tear it out, cause we ain’t ever gonna let him live this down.” The
Unity of the Demons in the Devil’s Democracy
Receive
thy new Possessor
• During this quote (book 1, lines 245-253) says
goodbye to heave since he will never go back and hello to his new home which
will become a place that will never change. I think that this title is the best
because Satan completely discards Heaven and embraces his new life without the
tyranny of God. The song would have dark and happy lyrics to signify the lost
of Heaven, but the gain of Hell. The tempo would be fairly fast, around 140,
and the measure would be in 6/8 so it would be against a triplet. The song would
have a long guitar piano combo break during the middle of the song like Voodoo
Child. The song lyrics would be more dark of him saying good riddance and
getting used to his new world, “If this man ever wanted to be my friend, he
would’ve set me free. Oh, but no all he did was make us do his needs. Well, I
got tired of it and now I rule this place, cause I’m better than that ruler, I
am much chiller and they call me the new po-sses-sor, better than him, the new
po-sses-sor, I rule this land!” The Rebellious, Anti-Establishment of the
Devil
Deliverance
• This quote takes place in book 2, lines
260-270. Here the devil tells everyone that he will go up through heel, face
all the perils to get man kind on their side. Deliverance is the best title
because he is doing this deliverance for his people which is quite heroic. The
song genre would pop with some folk rock. The song would be played with only
acoustic guitars and a piano. It would have a similar feel to Don’t mess
around with Jim. The song would be fast and upbeat, about 110. The lyrics
would have them describing what they came out of and going to take over the
human world. “We were banished, yet we stand tall, we don’t know defeat but we
will live for infamy. So we rise out the pits and sail across the sea, we will
rule with an iron fist. This, this, this is our deliverance.” I feel like this
title is the best for the album cover because it captures the devil putting his
plans into action, and showing his ways. Also, the devils shows both his sides
during the debates, so we can see how he is manipulating all of his demons when
going to the human world. The Heroic Strength and Power of the Devil
