Long Live Rock (Opera)!

November 7, 2005 11:08 AM

Burnt Church, the Opera -When I was a kid some of my greatest literary influences were "Quadrophenia", "The Wall", "Tommy", and "Jesus Christ Superstar". And did I mention "Quadrophenia"? Jeff Parker and Paul Roessler have put online their entire Floyd-esque concept album "Burnt Church" (complete with groovy Flash bits) and they are encouraging people to download for free. Check it!
posted by nromanek (6 comments total)

Interesting.
posted by interrobang at 12:55 PM on November 7, 2005

This is not the Chicago guitarist Jeff Parker.
posted by kenko at 7:00 PM on November 7, 2005

Paul Roessler was in the Screamers (who were the best of the LA punk bands in the 1977-1980) era, and later on with 45 Grave, Twisted Roots, Nina Hagen Mike Watt, etc.
posted by yakcat01 at 7:03 PM on November 7, 2005

PS: looks like you can listen to excerpts of the songs in the "gallery" section...along with flash/photoshop illustrations for each.

There's also a screenplay (?)

Kind of an on-line multimedia extravaganza.

Oh, and that is indeed the same Paul Roessler of Screamers/Nina Hagen fame
posted by yakcat01 at 7:10 PM on November 7, 2005

track 01's missing ... this is interesting ...
posted by pyramid termite at 8:53 PM on November 7, 2005

Track 1 is guessable. Hope this works:
http://www.burntchurchtheopera.com/01%20(Intro%20Interlude).mp3
posted by keds at 10:13 PM on November 7, 2005