Road Trip To Oblivion
The Soundtrack to the road trip novel "Road Trip to Oblivion"
by Kent Aaron Messer.
The CD is a companion piece to the infamous book originally titled,
"The Rocket's Red Glare" was published in 2001 by Iuniverse. The
dubiously named book was coincidentally released around the time of the
September 11th terrorist attacks on the U.S. and created quite a
confusion for its' author, Kent Messer. In the middle of a promotional
book tour, Messer found himself fending off questions about the title
and images on the books' cover, all the while worrying about friends
who may have been lost in the tragedy.
"The Rocket's Red Glare doesn't have anything to do with international
terrorism. It is about growing up in the cold war era. It's about the
music. It's a road trip through the life of a young artist and the
friend he couldn't forget." explains Messer regarding the book.
To avoid further confusion and misinterpretation, a name change to
"Road Trip to Oblivion" was in order for the book and its' accompanying
soundtrack.
The music on the soundtrack is written and performed by ABATTOIR 3000.
This power trio is comprised of musicians Ray York II, Darin Scott and
Kent Messer himself, along with guest performances by David Asher of
The Process and many others.
The 11-song CD, featuring lyrics from the book, takes you on a musical
journey by itself or with the novel. Tracks like "Do You Remember"
"Paranoia" and "Wildly Unsuccessful Lives" capture the music and
feeling of the 80's era and are still relevant today.
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