Ride the cyclone is a musical about six teens who died on a roller coaster accident. In the music they talk about what they were perceived as and sing about what they dreamt to be. I will be yapping about some of these songs!
1. The Uranium Suite
This sing gives me chills so bad?? The song where Karnak explains their deaths, saying he even told them to ride the cyclone? It gets me so bad, especially hearing them explaining what they felt while dying. It was confusion, since they had no idea what was going on. They felt strange, but they felt so many other things at once. It also gives me the feeling that they’re realizing nothing really even mattered, especially in such a small town like uranium, there’s also the shock that they’re finally out of that dead end town. 10/10 I love the choirs’ voices together.
2. What the world needs
Ocean made my blood boil! This song is so catchy, but it’s really sad to see that’s how she viewed these people that were supposedly her friends. She was extremely full of herself, just bragging about what a good person she is when she actually isn’t. Imagine your friend since pre-k calling you and your entire group zeros? Anyways, 4/10 for being catchy.
3. Noel’s Lament
Imagine being the most romantic boy in town and this is your song? It’s pretty inappropriate, so I cannot go into full detail about this song. Noel wants to be in another era, he wishes to be Monique Gibeau in post-war France. Pretty crazy place, right? I love hearing his dreams, because it’s odd, but it’s interesting. He wants to live passionately, even if it’s rough. 10/10 this was the second RTC song I knew, and it still gives me chills. (I’m a little biased.)
4. Talia
Hearing how Mischa talks about Taila always makes me melt. “I want to take all of the pain from your soul and in the passion factory of my heart, transform it into functional joy.” Like what? That’s beautiful. He wants to marry this girl, that’s he’s never met, and he’s so passionate towards her. Since as Mischa says Ukrainian men only have two emotions, passion and rage! His voice is so beautiful, I have no idea what he’s saying, but it stills sounds good man. Also, I love the switch up since Mischa enjoys more music with techno like his previous song. Anyways, 10/10 the note at the end was angelic.
5. Space age bachelor man
I love Ricky so much, he’s such a weirdo. In RTC Ricky didn’t talk while he was alive, he was a mute, but after he died, he began to talk. The point is Ricky couldn’t/wouldn’t talk. So, how does one cope with being mute? Imagining that he was sent from aliens evolved from cats. He was the savior of the zolarian race. This is also a pretty inappropriate song, but Ricky talks about how we should all just love each other. Life is hard enough, but being negative only makes it harder. 10/10 for the lessons and the cat people.
6. The ballad of Jane Doe
Honestly, top one song for me. The way the song starts makes you feel worse for her in her situation. She had no idea who she was, she wasn’t anything but a body with a doll head. She was begging just to know who she was. She talks about death, someone pointed out how when you lose your head it’s alive for a few more seconds after. She heard the anguish of the street. Then, it feels like anger. She feels rage over being the one who doesn’t remember anything. She doesn’t know anything and doesn’t have anything. Not even her friends remember who she is. 10/10 Imagining singing upside down with those notes?
7. Sugar cloud
Constance realizing that she has a good life. When she was alive, she despised her parents for being happy in Uranium city, but dying showed her that all of the good things that happened to her happened in Uranium city. She was the nicest girl in town, and there was nothing wrong with that. 9/10 her voice gives me chills, point deducted for that stupid recorder.
