Solitarily Speaking of Theoretical Confinement explained

Solitarily Speaking of Theoretical Confinement
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ron Jarzombek
Cover:	Solitarily Speaking of Theoretical Confinement.jpg
Released:	December 10, 2002
Recorded:	2002
Genre:	Progressive metal
Length:	44:42
Label:	Mr. Kitty
Producer:	Ron Jarzombek
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Solitarily Speaking of Theoretical Confinement is the second solo album by progressive metal guitarist Ron Jarzombek, released in 2002.

Every song follows a loose concept of basing each song's composition on certain songwriting systems created by Jarzombek himself; the song titles are usually humorous references to these systems, explained in the liner notes:^[1] For example, "To B or Not to B" consists of 2 themes, one only using the note B ("To B"), and using every note except for B ("Not to B");^[2] "A Headache and a Sixty-Fourth" has a constant alternating time signature pattern of and .^[3]

Track listing

1. "Wait a Second..." - 00:04
2. "A Headache and a Sixty-Fourth" - 01:42
3. "I've Got the Runs" - 01:20
4. "Spelling Bee" - 00:42
5. "911" - 00:58
6. "Melodramatic Chromatic" - 01:19
7. "To B or Not to B" - 00:44
8. "Dramatic Chromatic" - 02:09
9. "Frank Can Get Drunk and Eat Beer" - 00:56
10. "Battle of the Hands" - 01:57
11. "About Face" - 00:49
12. "Having Second Thoughts" - 01:56
13. "Two-Face" - 00:04
14. "7 Up" - 00:49
15. "Sabbatic Chromatic" - 01:35
16. "207.222.200.112" - 00:14
17. "Grizzly Bears Don't Fly Airplanes" - 00:15
18. "Snuff" - 02:45
19. "Sex With Squeakie" - 01:28
20. "Two Thirds of Satan" - 02:38
21. "At The 7-11" - 01:03
22. "On Second Thought" - 00:56
23. "The Whole Truth, Nothing But..." - 00:20
24. "Sick, Dirty, Sick" - 00:52
25. "Minor Yours" - 00:42
26. "Minor Else!" - 00:55
27. "Give Me a Break" - 00:04
28. "Yum Yum Tree" - 01:20
29. "At the Stop-N-Go" - 01:16
30. "On a Scale from 1 to 10" - 01:08
31. "Static Chromatic" - 00:41
32. "Rigidude" - 00:39
33. "Erratic Chromatic" - 01:22
34. "WatchTower" - 00:14
35. "Back and Forth" - 00:41
36. "Dimented" - 00:08
37. "1st and 10" - 01:09
38. "Gimme 5" - 01:23
39. "In the Name of Ron" - 01:11
40. "I've Got the Runs Again" - 00:48
41. "Tri, Tri Again" - 00:53
42. "9 to 5" - 01:17
43. "I've Got The Runs Really Bad" - 00:58
44. "Gee!" - 00:03
45. "I'll Be Back..." - 00:15

All songs composed by Ron Jarzombek.

Band line-up

The "line-up" for the album actually consisted only of Ron Jarzombek; the other "band members" are actually samples from sound modules with pseudonyms of their own.

• Ron Jarzombek - Guitars, Bass, Drum Programming
• Roland Emessy I - Strings and Synths (Roland MSE1)
• Prodeus Effecks - Piano, Harp, Bells, marimba, B3 and Chinese Gong (Proteus FX)
• Dee Fore - Drums and Percussion (Alesis D4)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ron Jarzombek - Solitarily Speaking Of Theoretical Confinement mp3s. www.ronjarzombek.com.
2. Web site: To B Or Not To B. www.ronjarzombek.com.
3. Web site: A Headache And A Sixty-Fourth. www.ronjarzombek.com.