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Post by GtrPlyr on Jan 11, 2012 11:15:26 GMT -5
Sid only played bass on one track on "Never Mind the Bullocks." He's probably the most overrated figure of the punk movement. He had the attitude, but as far as music goes, not much to talk about there.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Jan 10, 2012 0:24:18 GMT -5
Like FreeRider and brianlux my musical tastes tend to be quite diverse. When I was younger it was all about classic rock and heavy metal. It really wasn't until my late teens, early 20s that I started to become more adventurous with my listening choices. Part of that was due to my voracious reading of music magazines and books, this led me to explore many new artists, genres and records. Also, being in bands and hanging out with other musicians with different influences really opened me up to discovering new music too.
I find my tastes are still expanding surprisingly. Over the past few days I've listened to Herbert Von Karajan's "Beethoven's 9 Symphonies," the Kinks "Arthur," the Free Design's "Kites Are Fun," John Martyn's "Solid Air," the Strawberry Alarm Clock's "Strawberries Mean Love," Wilco's "The Whole Love," The Magnetic Fields "The Wayward Bus," Curtis Mayfield's "Curtis"... So basically everything from classical, rock and bubblegum, to jazzy folk, psych, garage, synth pop, soul and funk. Like the other posters, mood really dictates what will scratch my musical itch. As much as I do have a predilection for the raw, raucous and spirited artists that carry the rock 'n' roll banner, I can just as easily appreciate the pop confections of a Cole Porter or Harry Nilsson. As far as I'm concerned good music can be found in just about every musical genre, it just takes an open mind, some paitence and an adventurous spirit.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Dec 4, 2011 14:29:23 GMT -5
Was watching CBS Sunday Morning today. During a Charlize Theron interview they played a clip from her upcoming film "Young Adult." The scene has her and a guy talking in a bar while "Achin' to Be" plays in the background. Hearing the song she says: "remember when we used to make out to this song?"
Looks like the song is also on the soundtrack.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Nov 29, 2011 22:40:45 GMT -5
Martins and Taylors are nice...not cheap, not really sure if dreadnaughts are retailing in the $500-800 range. But they've both got nice, rich, tone and sound quality. I give Martin the edge, though. When I saw this thread earlier these were the two guitar manufacturers that popped to my mind too. Both make guitars in that price range. Like freerider I'd give Martin the edge (I have one so I'm biased.) Either way, both make excellent guitars and are definitely worth checking into.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Nov 22, 2011 10:50:45 GMT -5
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Post by GtrPlyr on Oct 12, 2011 19:16:59 GMT -5
I never did understand what I-IV-V meant. Still don't. It refers to the root notes of a chord progression. In the key of 'C' it would look like this (each number is a note in the major scale): I = C II = D III = E IV = F V = G VI = A VII = B VIII = C So I-IV-V in this case would be a C, F, G chord progression. Hope that helped.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Oct 4, 2011 21:29:46 GMT -5
You pretty much covered the Nirvana/Mats story there Noviello, nice. Kurt didn't appear to be a fan, probably never really listened to them all that much. From what I've read it doesn't appear that Kurt really listened to a lot of different bands, not like some musicians who have 1000s of records and really explore all kinds of genres and artists. Courtney on the other hand seems to be a fan: and a '95 cover of the same song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CilHk5q1eU
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Post by GtrPlyr on Sept 27, 2011 8:25:27 GMT -5
no love for "Superman"? my listening for them has waned over the years, but some of their early albums helped me get through life. I was a REM fan way before I fell in with the Mats... Funnily enough I've been listening to The Clique's original version (1969) of this song quite a bit lately:
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Post by GtrPlyr on Jul 10, 2011 22:59:14 GMT -5
Thanks for the information...If I have an interface that has inputs for mics and instruments, does that make the 8-track redundant or unnecessary? Or can I send a signal from the 8-track through the interface into PT? Would there be any use in doing that? I guess I was thinking that he (the son) has certain options through the 8-track that could then be refined or expanded upon in PT... Yeah, once you have the interface he can record straight to the computer harddrive, probably won't want to use the 8-track anymore as ProTools has higher audio resolution, better editing capabilities, etc...
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Post by GtrPlyr on Apr 7, 2011 9:23:43 GMT -5
Love the part where Pat Sajak is outed as a big Mats fan. Too bad he wasn't in the film.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Apr 6, 2011 11:23:05 GMT -5
Unfortunately, this being an Easter themed ad, the royalty revenues will be shortlived. Still, every little bit helps.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Apr 1, 2011 21:07:00 GMT -5
Each one playing the others songs, that doesn't sound too likely. Heck, it's not even something I'd be particularly excited about if it were true.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Feb 8, 2011 10:44:17 GMT -5
I'd have to disqualify him on the basis of plagerism i.e. "rebel without a clue." Well, to be fair, it's not like Paul invented that phrase. Heck, Bonnie Tyler released a song called "Rebel Without a Clue" in 1986, years before The Replacements' "I'll Be You" came out. So we could say that Paul plagerized Bonnie Tyler (Jim Steinman of Meatloaf fame wrote the song). Rock and Roll is built on stealing from others. It's how you transform what you stole that makes the difference. Both Tom and Paul get a pass as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Feb 4, 2011 10:43:28 GMT -5
I am surprised though that the heckler went out of his way to visit Paul and came away unscathed. Knowing how Paul cherishes his privacy and being left alone when he's off duty from performing and all, I would have thought Paul's initial instinct would've been to bash this stranger's head in with a baseball bat for lurking at his front door. It's even more surprising when you find out the heckler was Ryan Adams... Seriously though, that seems pretty crazy to go all the way from SF to Minnesota just to apologize to Paul and ask for his forgiveness. Plus the guy would have had do some investigating to find out where he lived, again that's going a bit too far. It reminds me of a scene in a Lennon doc I saw where a guy shows up at his door at his English manor. I guess a lot of people in the public eye have to deal with these little surprises on occasion.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Feb 3, 2011 21:11:40 GMT -5
Big thanks for all the articles FreeRider. A lot of these I've never seen before. There's been some interesting tidbits for sure.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Jan 31, 2011 22:38:41 GMT -5
Another shameful omission IMO is the great Shane Macgowan. We are in agreement yet again . I think a lot of people forget how great a songwriter he is. I may not agree with Dave about Cohen, but I'm 100% with him on the Nick Lowe suggestion. That's a pretty big omission there.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Jan 31, 2011 19:30:02 GMT -5
I agree. I would also add Barry Gibb. Like him or not, he has been one of the most prolific writers of our time. And leaving out Guy Clark & Jerry Jeff Walker was extremely negligent. Indeed. I thought of mentioning Gibb too, he deserves to be on there. As for the Leonard Cohen comment, I definitely have to disagree with Dave on this one. I know a lot of people don't like his voice (I'm not one of them) but his writing is pretty hard to fault. He's written songs that have actually become standards. That's something that doesn't happen a lot anymore.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Jan 30, 2011 13:29:27 GMT -5
I remember seeing this list years ago... just checked, it's from June 8, 2006: www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2006/06/pastes-100-best-living-songwriters-the-list.htmlOverall it's a pretty good list, of course the order is very debateable. There's also a few glaring omissions. Isaac Hayes wrote a lot of great songs for himself and other Stax artists and he didn't even make the list and he was still alive when this came out. There's no Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker, Little Richard, Loudon Wainwright III... I'd put those people above some that made the list easily.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Jan 24, 2011 11:39:10 GMT -5
I'm not too big on comparing Billie Joe to Pete Townshend. Billy Joe never reached the same highs, musically or lyrically as Pete as far as I'm concerned. I might be in the minority, but I think Green Day's last few records have been overly produced, slick pop-punk with lots of cliches and mostly banal lyrics. I don't get the acclaim heaped on the American Idiot record, it really doesn't say much at all, just a few trite observations with little insight. To my ears the record sounds like it was made with tweens and malls in mind. The Clash they ain't, that's for sure.
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Post by GtrPlyr on Jan 14, 2011 0:21:52 GMT -5
No matter how Pete spins it, he's had some moments of "selling out" over the course of his career. He needn't be so defensive about it though, it's nothing he has to apologize about. It doesn't change the fact that he's one of the greatest songwriters/guitarists in rock music history. It doesn't change how I feel about the music. I still think Who's Next is one of the greatest records ever. A lot of us--like anarkissed talks about above--have had our own moments of selling out. All you can do is move on and try to be truer to yourself next time around. I definitely don't think that artists should be held up to any different standard than anyone else.
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