Jordan RUDESS

Feed The Wheel

(2001)

1. The Voice (Intro) 0'19
(Jordan Rudess)
2. Quantum Soup 11'02
(Jordan Rudess)
We shape our minds, bodies and spirits to be the instruments that can carry us to our visions.
3. Shifting Sands 6'00
(Jordan Rudess)
We are but grist shifting sands. Thiny cogs in the cosmic clock.
4. Dreaming In Titanium 4'09
(Jordan Rudess)
Our wheels become, Our journey become, Our dreams.
5. U - Can Icon 5'41
(Jordan Rudess)
Our wheels merge to create and destroy whole worlds.
6. Center Of The Sphere 1'38
(Jordan Rudess)
You are the center of the sphere, the nucleus, the seed; A complete circle.
7. Crack The Meter 6'13
(Jordan Rudess)
The ride of Your life .... The ride IS Your life.
8. Headspace 3'58
(Jordan Rudess)
The Greater the Passion, the Harder we turn.
9. Revolving Door 8'34
(Jordan Rudess)
10. Interstices 4'03
(Jordan Rudess)
11. Feed The Wheel 10'12
(Jordan Rudess)
You control the Game. The choice is Yours, and yet not.

Total Time: 61:49

  • Jordan Rudess - All Keyboards (Elertric Guitar on "Shifting Sands")

    Guest Artists:

  • Terry Bozzio - All Drums and Percussion on Track 2-7, 9, 11
  • Steve Morse - Guitar Solos on Tracks 2 & 7
  • John Petrucci - Guitar on Tracks 2, 5, 9, 11
  • Eugene Friesen - Cello and Voice on Tracks 2, 4, 8, 9
  • Billy Sheehan - Bass on Track 7
  • Mark Wood - Electric 7-string Viper Violin on Tracks 2, 5, 9, 11
  • Barry Carl - The Voice Track 1
  • Peter Ernst - Nylon String Guitar on Track 3
  • Bert Baldwin - Keyboard Strings on Track 5

    Jordan and Bert - All Vocal FX

    W E   A L L   F E E D   W H E E L   T H A T   C A R R Y   O U R   H O P E S   A N D   D R E A M S

    All Music Written and Produced by Jordan Rudess
    Cosmic Ruminations by Barry Carl
    Assistant to Jordan - Bert Baldwin
    Artwork by David B. Mattingly
    Cover Photo of JR by Caroline Meyers
    Layout and Design and Inside Artwork by     D'BODAVUS GRAPHICS, Inc.
    Additional Prose - Shem Cohen

    Jordan Endorses the following Companies:
    Jordan uses KURZWEIL Keyboards and Soundware, MAC Computers, tomega technologies Mark of the UNICORN Software and Hardware, MACKIE Mixers and Speakers MICROBOARDS CD Writers / Duplicators, QUIÊ LOK Stands and Rack Gear, BITHEADZ Software, Soundware from LLIO and SPECTRASONICS, SOUNDS GOOD. KORG Instruments

    All Selections Published by LASTRADA (BMI)

    Violin and Acoustic Guitar Recorded at J.G.P
    Mix and various Audio Miracles by John Guth at     J.G.P
    Bozzio's Drums Recorded by Max Crace and Richard Mullen at     WORLD AXIS RECORDING STUDIO in Austin, Texas
    Petrucci's Guitar Recorded by Doug Oberkircher at     BEARTRACKS

    John Petrucci appears Courtesy of ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

    THANKS TO THESE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PRODUCTS:

    Chris Martirano, Christopher Buttner, Dave Roberts, Mark Riskey, Shelley Williams, Eric Persing, Kevin Wakefield, Andre Rocke, DK Sweet, Paul Sorenson, and Jason Schuman, Jack Hotop and Jerry Kovarsky

    Jordan would like to Thank:

    My wife Danielle, whose incredible love and support is the reason this record exists;
    My beautiful daughters Ariana and Kayla;
    Rita Rudess; Leo and Laura Kornfeld;
    Barry Carl and Shem Cohen whose written contributions helped me bring this whole concept to life; Katherine Parker, my Juilliard piano teacher; Chris Martirano, my partner in the search for the ultimate sound; my other half, Rod Morgenstein;
    Michelle Morgenstein;
    The incredible guys of DREAM THEATER, Mike Portnoy, James LaBrie, John Petrucci, John Myung and our manager Frank Solomon.

    Jordan also Thanks: Pete Morticelli, Mike Warney, Brandon Vaughen, Caroline Meyers, Richard Lainhart (my technical guru), Liz Carl, Gabriela Avila-webmaster Dr. Dan Kolak, Rob Shore, Paul Winter, Jamie Haddad, Pierre Bensusan, Jan Hammer, John Guth, The Dregs, Kosaku Nakamura, Jeff Mcbride, Christine Holtz, Tom "Wally" Kowalcyk, Frank Lucas and JP at BEARTRACKS.

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    www.jordanrudess.com

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