Alone I Play
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Alone I Play is a special limited run DVD/CD combo set by Korn
vocalist Jonathan Davis
, released November 10, 2007 on Invisible Arts. The album was recorded and videotaped at Malibu's Woodshed Recorder on November 7, 2007, the day before Davis embarked on his first solo tour, the Alone I Play tour. Alone I Play was recorded and packaged in CD and DVD
formats and prepared for sale in no longer than three days, where it is sold at venues where Davis performs (although a commercial release is planned). The album features songs originally composed by Davis and Gibbs for the 2002 film Queen of the Damned
, as well as classic and uncommonly performed Korn songs. Despite the fact that this is a solo effort, three members of Korn's backup band appear on Alone I Play: keyboardist
Zac Baird
, guitarist
Shane Gibson
and percussionist Michael Jochum
. The renowned and eclectic Indian violinist and composer L. Shankar
, also known as Shenkar, also makes an appearance. The album's title is a pun
on Korn's 2002 single
"Alone I Break
".
The limited edition was the original release. It was quite different from the Standard Edition (a re-release that is being sold online for $25). It is quite rare, as only 1200 copies (including the six copies of the super-limited edition) were made. The CD content is the same as the re-release, but the packaging and DVD content is slightly different.
The front cover looks almost identical to that of the re-release, the only difference is that the limited edition does not have Jonathan Davis' name on the front cover. The back cover does not have the list of tour locations. There also isn't a barcode, because it was a tour release.
The inset of the case does not have a tracklist. Sometimes the page was signed by the band members. Included on the page is the copy number (for example: 1193/1200). The DVD included special material not found on the re-release.
. The recovery resulted in the creation of the 6 super-limited editions sold on eBay. They were sold for a minimum of $260.
This package came with a copy of the limited edition of Alone I Play, signed by all members of the band.
Another item in this package was a glossy photo of Jonathan Davis' solo band.
The third and final item in the package was a bonus CD including three tracks. The first two tracks aren't available on the CD or DVD (Blue Monday and The Chauffeur). The third track was available on the DVD, but not the CD (Falling Away From Me). Some people think that Love on the Rocks is on the Bonus CD, but it isn't known for sure.
A portion of these sales went to charity.
For those who couldn't make the tour, or afford the Super-Limited Edition, the Alone I Play CD/DVD set was re-released as a Standard Edition that can be purchased on the Invisible Arts Site.
The layout is rather different from the Limited Edition. Jonathan Davis's name was added to the front cover, and his name was absent from the Limited Edition cover.
The back cover of the Standard Edition has the list of places where Jonathan Davis performed. There is also a barcode in the lower right-hand corner.
The inside of the case has a green inset, unlike the red inset the Limited Edition had. The inside panel that was blank on the Limited Edition has a tracklist on the Standard Edition. There were a few mistakes with the credits page on the Limited Edition, the Standard Edition had the errors fixed.
The CD is identical to the one on the limited edition. The DVD does not have the interviews with Richard Gibbs that the Limited Edition had.
Korn
Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...
vocalist Jonathan Davis
Jonathan Davis
Jonathan Houseman Davis is the lead vocalist and frontman for the nu metal band Korn. Davis was ranked 16th on Hit Parader 's list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists".-Early life:...
, released November 10, 2007 on Invisible Arts. The album was recorded and videotaped at Malibu's Woodshed Recorder on November 7, 2007, the day before Davis embarked on his first solo tour, the Alone I Play tour. Alone I Play was recorded and packaged in CD and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
formats and prepared for sale in no longer than three days, where it is sold at venues where Davis performs (although a commercial release is planned). The album features songs originally composed by Davis and Gibbs for the 2002 film Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned (film)
Queen of the Damned is a 2002 film adaptation of the third novel of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series, The Queen of the Damned, although the film contains many plot elements from the latter novel's predecessor, The Vampire Lestat. It stars Aaliyah as the vampire queen Akasha, and Stuart...
, as well as classic and uncommonly performed Korn songs. Despite the fact that this is a solo effort, three members of Korn's backup band appear on Alone I Play: keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
Zac Baird
Zac Baird
Zachary Baird, born February 16, 1971 in Orange County, California, is a keyboardist and pianist, currently collaborating with the band Korn. He is also noted for using the Moog synthesizer. as well as the Ondes Martenot.-Early life:...
, guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Shane Gibson
Shane Gibson (musician)
Shane Gibson is best known for being the backing guitarist for the American metal group Korn, after the departure of Brian "Head" Welch in February 2005. He also plays the lead guitar for the solo tour of Jonathan Davis from Korn....
and percussionist Michael Jochum
Michael Jochum
Michael Jochum started as a musician in the early 1980s playing alongside Richard Gibbs in the band Zuma II, which had an eponymously titled record released by Pasha/CBS Records. He also played drums in Jackson Browne's World in Motion and toured with him for over four years.He is mostly known for...
. The renowned and eclectic Indian violinist and composer L. Shankar
L. Shankar
Lakshminarayanan Shankar, also known as L. Shankar and Shenkar, is an Indian-born American violinist, singer and composer.-Early life:...
, also known as Shenkar, also makes an appearance. The album's title is a pun
Pun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
on Korn's 2002 single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"Alone I Break
Alone I Break
"Alone I Break" is a song written and recorded by American rock band Korn for their fifth studio album, Untouchables. It was released as the album's third single in November 2002.-Music and structure:...
".
Limited Edition
Most copies of the Limited Edition were sold on the Alone I Play Tour. However, the last six copies (often known as the super limited edition) were sold on eBay for charity.The limited edition was the original release. It was quite different from the Standard Edition (a re-release that is being sold online for $25). It is quite rare, as only 1200 copies (including the six copies of the super-limited edition) were made. The CD content is the same as the re-release, but the packaging and DVD content is slightly different.
The front cover looks almost identical to that of the re-release, the only difference is that the limited edition does not have Jonathan Davis' name on the front cover. The back cover does not have the list of tour locations. There also isn't a barcode, because it was a tour release.
The inset of the case does not have a tracklist. Sometimes the page was signed by the band members. Included on the page is the copy number (for example: 1193/1200). The DVD included special material not found on the re-release.
Super-Limited Edition
While shipping the original 1200 copy run of Alone I Play, Invisible Arts was short one box. They originally thought that it was caused by a shipping error. However, they found out that an international piracy consortium had stolen the final box. Invisible Arts tracked down the culprits and recovered the package in downtown Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. The recovery resulted in the creation of the 6 super-limited editions sold on eBay. They were sold for a minimum of $260.
This package came with a copy of the limited edition of Alone I Play, signed by all members of the band.
Another item in this package was a glossy photo of Jonathan Davis' solo band.
The third and final item in the package was a bonus CD including three tracks. The first two tracks aren't available on the CD or DVD (Blue Monday and The Chauffeur). The third track was available on the DVD, but not the CD (Falling Away From Me). Some people think that Love on the Rocks is on the Bonus CD, but it isn't known for sure.
A portion of these sales went to charity.
For those who couldn't make the tour, or afford the Super-Limited Edition, the Alone I Play CD/DVD set was re-released as a Standard Edition that can be purchased on the Invisible Arts Site.
Standard Edition
After all 1200 copies of the limited edition were sold (including the six sold in the super-limited edition), Invisible Arts re-released Alone I Play as a Standard Edition. It is currently available to purchase here http://www.invisiblearts.com for $25.The layout is rather different from the Limited Edition. Jonathan Davis's name was added to the front cover, and his name was absent from the Limited Edition cover.
The back cover of the Standard Edition has the list of places where Jonathan Davis performed. There is also a barcode in the lower right-hand corner.
The inside of the case has a green inset, unlike the red inset the Limited Edition had. The inside panel that was blank on the Limited Edition has a tracklist on the Standard Edition. There were a few mistakes with the credits page on the Limited Edition, the Standard Edition had the errors fixed.
The CD is identical to the one on the limited edition. The DVD does not have the interviews with Richard Gibbs that the Limited Edition had.
Track listing
- "System" – 4:52
- Queen of the Damned
- "Last Legal Drug (Le Petit Mort)" - 5:15
- KornKornKorn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...
Cover - See You on the Other Side Bonus Track
- Korn
- "4 U" - 2:48
- Korn Cover
- "Hey Daddy" - 3:52
- Korn Cover
- "Forsaken" – 3:42
- Queen of the Damned
- "Dirty" - 3:55
- Korn Cover
- "Alone I BreakAlone I Break"Alone I Break" is a song written and recorded by American rock band Korn for their fifth studio album, Untouchables. It was released as the album's third single in November 2002.-Music and structure:...
" 4:20- Korn Cover
- "Slept So Long" – 5:38
- Queen of the Damned
- "Hushabye" - 4:35
- Korn Cover
- "Kick the P.A." - 2:31
- Korn Cover
- Spawn Soundtrack
- "Not Meant for Me" – 4:41
- Queen of the Damned
- "Hold OnHold On (Korn song)"Hold On" is a song written and recorded by American nu metal band Korn, The Matrix, and Atticus Ross for Korn's untitled eighth studio album. It was released as the album's second single in October 2007.-Music and structure:...
" - 3:05- Korn Cover
- "Careless (Akasha's Lament)" - 4:46
- Unreleased track from Queen of the DamnedQueen of the Damned (soundtrack)The soundtrack to the Queen of the Damned film was Jonathan Davis' first musical output outside of Korn. Originally, he was to perform vocals on the soundtrack, but due to contract limitations with Sony, he could not. So he hired singers from other bands, each good friends of his, to do the vocal...
- Unreleased track from Queen of the Damned
- "Redeemer" – 4:16
- Queen of the Damned
- "Got the LifeGot The Life"Got the Life" is a song written and recorded by American nu metal band Korn for their third studio album, Follow the Leader. It was released as the album's second single on November 23, 1998. It was recorded in April 1998 at NRG Recording Studios...
" - 3:43- Korn Cover
- "Trash" - 3:37
- Korn Cover
- "Falling Away From MeFalling Away From Me"Falling Away from Me" is a song by American nu metal band Korn. It was released as the first single from their fourth album Issues, where it appeared in an episode of Comedy Central's animated series, South Park, entitled "Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery"...
- 4:00- Korn Cover
- DVD Only
- "Tearjerker" - 5:38
- Korn Cover
- Track 17 on CD
DVD bonus features
- Interview with Jonathan Davis
- Interview with Richard Gibbs (only on the limited edition)
Super Limited Edition Bonus CD
- "Blue MondayBlue Monday (New Order song)"Blue Monday" is a single released in 1983 by British band New Order, and later remixed in 1988 and 1995. The song has been widely remixed and covered since its original release, and became a popular anthem in the dance club scene.-Background:...
" - 4:48- New OrderNew OrderNew Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
cover
- New Order
- "The ChauffeurThe Chauffeur"The Chauffeur" is a Duran Duran song from their second album Rio. The song was written by Simon Le Bon as poetry, several years before Rio was even begun. Two different versions of the song were originally recorded by Duran Duran, and the song has been covered by three mainstream artists. Two...
" 4:51- Duran DuranDuran DuranDuran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
cover
- Duran Duran
- "Falling Away From MeFalling Away From Me"Falling Away from Me" is a song by American nu metal band Korn. It was released as the first single from their fourth album Issues, where it appeared in an episode of Comedy Central's animated series, South Park, entitled "Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery"...
" - 4:00- Korn cover
- "Love on the Rocks" – 3:43
- Neil DiamondNeil DiamondNeil Leslie Diamond is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present....
cover - Wonderland Soundtrack
- Neil Diamond
USA Setlist
- "System"
- "Last Legal Drug"
- "4 U"
- "Hey Daddy"
- "Forsaken"
- "Dirty"
- "Alone I Break"
- "Slept So Long"
- "Love on the Rocks"
- "Hushabye"
- "Kick the P.A."
- "Shane Gibson v.s. Miles Mosley"
- "Not Meant For Me"
- "Hold On"
- "Blue Monday"
- "Queen of the Damned Score Medley"
- "Careless"
- "Redeemer"
- "Got the Life"
- "Trash"
- "Falling Away From Me"
- "The Chauffeur"
Personnel
- Jonathan DavisJonathan DavisJonathan Houseman Davis is the lead vocalist and frontman for the nu metal band Korn. Davis was ranked 16th on Hit Parader 's list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists".-Early life:...
– Vocals, multi-instruments - Shane GibsonShane Gibson (musician)Shane Gibson is best known for being the backing guitarist for the American metal group Korn, after the departure of Brian "Head" Welch in February 2005. He also plays the lead guitar for the solo tour of Jonathan Davis from Korn....
– GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Miles MosleyMiles MosleyMiles Mosley is a vocalist, bassist, guitarist, pianist, composer and arranger from Hollywood California named after Miles Davis.-Life and career:...
– Electric Upright Bass - Shenkar – ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, backing vocals - Michael JochumMichael JochumMichael Jochum started as a musician in the early 1980s playing alongside Richard Gibbs in the band Zuma II, which had an eponymously titled record released by Pasha/CBS Records. He also played drums in Jackson Browne's World in Motion and toured with him for over four years.He is mostly known for...
– Percussion - Zac BairdZac BairdZachary Baird, born February 16, 1971 in Orange County, California, is a keyboardist and pianist, currently collaborating with the band Korn. He is also noted for using the Moog synthesizer. as well as the Ondes Martenot.-Early life:...
– KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...