DREW PUZIA: Anthem

Drew Puzia

Anthem

© 2008 Drew Puzia (220300266726) (format: CD-R)

CD IN STOCK. ORDER NOW. Will ship immediately.

(About MP3 downloads at CD Baby)

A guitar driven dramatic rock musical based on the novel "Anthem" by author Ayn Rand. A timely story of Individualism verses the repression of collectivism. This is a multi layered modern rock opera that takes musical theatre to new heights.

tracks

1 Alone
2 Dare Not Choose
3 Wish
4 The Great We
5 What Shall We Do With Equality?
6 The Great Hall
7 The Street Sweeper Song
8 What Does All This Mean? part 1
9 Left Without a Side
10 A World Within
11 Nowhere to Hide
12 We Discovered It!
13 The Saint of the Pyre
14 The Transgressor Song
15 Staring into Eternity
16 In the White Glow
17 We Created It!
18 Where Have You Been?
19 The Escape
20 The Scholars Reply
21 Hunger and Claws
22 Preference - International
23 Preference - Equality
24 Preference - Liberty
25 What is Truth?
26 What Does All This Mean? part 2
27 Stand
28 Right of Man
29 From Many Mouths
30 Anthem

try this

genres you will love

By Location

Recommended if you like ...

notes

Anthem is told through the words of Equality 7-2521, in diary form. Equality 7-2521 is a young man who lives in the future after a time called the “Great Re-birth”, in which all technology is carefully controlled and in its most primitive state. Society has eliminated all awareness and understanding of individualism. Words such as ‘I’, ‘me’, or ‘mine’, do not exist in spoken or written language, therefore, nearly the entire story is told in the ‘first person plural’. Independent thought or actions are strictly prohibited by law and therefore, everyone lives and works in groups as a collective body also known as the “Great We”. In charge of theses collective groups are various councils such as; Council of Vocations, the Council of Scholars, The Palace of Corrective Detention and etc.

Equality 7-2521 experiences deep, inner turmoil because he finds that he secretly has independent thoughts and desires. For instance, he is drawn to a young woman named Liberty 5-3000 who is a seed planter. He also longs to be a scholar more than anything else, but in a collective society such as the “Great We”, preference is strictly forbidden. Sensing that Equality 7-2521 is different than his fellow brothers, the Council of Vocations is apprehensive about him filling a job that could lead him to independent thought and exploration and therefore assigns him the to a the dull and mundane job of a street sweeper.

While out sweeping streets, Equality 7-2521 finds a long lost hidden tunnel from the “Unmentionable Times” and decides to explore it, against the wishes of fellow sweeper, International 4-8818. While in the tunnel he begins conducting secret scientific studies by reconstructing an electric light which he makes operable. When he shows his discovery to the Council of Scholars, they immediately condemn Equality 7-2521 for having the audacity to act as an individual and threaten to destroy the light. Equality 7-2521 escapes into the forest, from which no person has ever returned. Upon hearing of his escape, Liberty 5-3000, (Equality’s secret love) runs into the forest to find him. Together they discover a very old house from the “Unmentionable Times”, the time before collectivism. It is there they rediscover the forbidden word that disappeared so long ago … ‘I’. Together they decide to use his new sense of self to build a new society, a society of individuals.

reviews

Please log in to review this album.

  • Anthem The Musical
    author: Doug

    Wonderful story and power adaptation. Really enjoyed it. Very clever and original idea to bring a classic novel back to life. Very timely!

  • Anthem
    author: Allie

    Fantastic! I've always loved the book, and the music and lyrics perfectly capture the essence of Rand's story. And it's even more relevent today.

  • Anthem the Musical

    My name is Roz and this is the best thing I have heard in a very long time.

  • Anthem The Musical
    author: Robert

    It is so great to finally hear a rock musical that is truly a rock musical. This play should appeal to people from 10 to 80 years of age! I love it! What a way to shake things up on Broadway! By far the best musical to come out in years!

  • Anthem the Musical
    author: Greta

    WOW! This is awesome. I have listened to this musical several times and each time I heard it I love it even more.

  • author: Erin

    I absolutely love this music. It is very moving when you think about it and how it must have been. I totally agree with Tallulah I can't wait to see this play live!!

  • Anthem
    author: Nigel

    I loved this story when I first read it in high school. I am so glad someone made into a musical play! The music is fantastic and the play is very true to Ms. Rand's story. Great job!

  • Anthem
    author: Tallulah

    Wow! What great music! I can't wait to see this play live! A very timely story for sure.

email

Please log in to email this artist.