_jr_
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Yngwie Malmsteen...now there's an overrated guitarist if ever there was one. I saw him in 86, when he opened for Maiden, and let me tell you folks, it's all smoke and mirrors. If it weren't for all his foot pedals and effects, he'd be nothing.
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Oh okay, I rated you 5 too btw, but yeah I dont like the star thingies
Maybe it could be changed from stars to musical notes. Or instead of water creatures, start off with a single note and work your way up.
Note
Chord
Verse
Song
Album
Double Album
Symphony
I don't know. Just thinking through my fingers.
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I was watching the opening ceremonies for the Olympics, and learned that Mozart wrote Austria's National Anthem.
Good to know.
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When people 'like' you they rate you, 5 is the highest, one is the lowest, I dont like it, its like labeling (sp?) some people as the 'nice' people ::
Really? I have some stars. I was wondering where they came from. Now it's gonna drive me nuts wondering who put them there.
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(Indeed, I really am so sad that I have more friends online than in real life..!)
Same here. But I prefer it that way. Other than my family and maybe 1/2 dozen other people, people, in general, get on my nerves LOL
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does Bela Fleck's acoustic bluegrass session vol. 2 count as a solo project from the flecktones?
cuz if it does, that that album def. Even if you dont like the flecktones, theres a good chance you will like that album.
Bluegrass is probably the purest form of music there is, along with classical. No effects, no dubbing, etc. Either you can play, or you can't.There's no covering it up. The music stands on it's own.
By the way, what's "def"?
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I really liked Thin Lizzy. My favourite album by them is Jailbreak. There is this one song on it, Emerald, that had one of the best dual lead solos I've ever heard. Jailbreak to Thin Lizzy is like Rumours is to Fleetwood Mac. Songs like Boys are Back in Town, Warriors and the title cut make this album one of the best. Don't forget Emerald, their best IMO.
Great song and album. Every hard rock fan should have it in their collection.
Emerald is top notch. i still have a Thin Lizzy tour t-shirt from when I saw them in 83 at the very first Monsters of Rock festival over in Germany. They were third out of 8 or 9 bands, and blew them all away. I've been a fan ever since.
Muzik, if you enjoy Emerald's lead solo, you should check out Massacre. :guitar:
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I'm just messin' with ya Scott. In fact, the only Chili Peppers i do enjoy are their slower ones. Scar Tissue, Californication, Under the Bridge, etc. That other stuff, pfft.
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'I could have lied I'm such a fool
my eyes could never never keep their cool
told her and I showed her how she struck me but I'm f___ed up now'
How romantic. Anthony Keidis obviously has a wonderful economy with the english language.
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I didn't read this whole post, so forgive me if it's been metioned, but i've always enjoyed the "Hoo hoos" in Sympathy For The Devil
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What Disney movie is it from? We're up to our elbows in Disney here at my house.
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Plop plop, fizz fizz, oh what a relief it is
Two all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese pickles onions on a sesame seed bun
It walks down stairs, alone or in pairs, and makes a slinkity sound.
Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't
There's a few.
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Maybe it's just me, but the whole drugs and alcohol related posts seem, I don't know, uninteresting. I drank some in my early 20's, and I've smoked weed, maybe 1/2 dozen times in my teens, but found it just impaired my whole karma.
I can't relate.
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1. Just about any flavor. I mean, who's not happy when they get ice cream, right?
2. Last movie- Mystic river
3. Crusts on.
4. First celebrity crush- Linda Ronstadt. To this day...
5. Always fine point, black ink.
6. Favorite color- any shade of purple. It has depth and can be very passionate.
7. 100 bucks to spend? In 5 minutes? I'd probably buy something for my Mom, I guess. Or my wife. I rarely spend money on myself.
8. Not a big cereal eater.
9. I pick A. Don't know why.
10. If you're gonna be a bear, be a grizzley.
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Ah, Alice. Def. one of my faves. From the Inside. Anyone who hasn't seriously listened to the lyrics of this album is missing some serious personal feelings from Alice. I guess this one was written around his own time spent getting sober.
My favorite thing to do for fun used to be to blast 'Dead Babies' or 'I love the dead" in public places. It was always good for a few shocked and horrified looks from folks.
Another good album that showcases Alice's humorous side is 'Goes to Hell' Interesting tunes and funny lyrics in songs like 'I'm the coolest' 'Give the kid abreak' and 'Guilty'
His newer stuff got a little commercial for me but I love him just the same. Nice guy too.
Yes, From the Inside is very, very good. You get to see some true soul searching. I like Goes to Hell alot as well,and yes, it is laced with some humor, but I like it mostly becasue it's very explorative (it that even a word?) musically.
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Hit the nail on the head
That has some merit, although I don't think 'anything copied' is exactly accurate. Some things copied are stepping stones to originality.
Like when a person picks up a guitar for the first because they like what they saw someone else doing it, and wanted to give it a try.
There's the inspiration.
What's the first thing they do? Learn someone else's stuff.
There's your copy-catting. But for a higher purpose.
Noone picks up a guitar and says "I want to learn all of Angus Young's songs, note for note." they say, "I want to play like Angus Young." So they learn his stuff, but at the same time, they're discovering other things along the way, and they evolve into what may have some Angus young in it, but isn't just a copy of Angus.
There's your influence.
So there are three ingredients. No all musicians move in this manner. Some, like me, start out with the same intentions as the great ones, but hit the wall. There is definitely a natural feel and inborn talent that simply has to be involved. Some are more gifted that others, Or everyone could play everything.
Personally, I got to the copycat stage and couldn't go any further. Same with the drums, and keyboard. I'm destined to be a copy catter for the rest of my life.
Rats! ~ Charlie Brown
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That, I think, is his point. Influence is like a subconcious thing. You may be influenced by something and not even realise it. But it takes a concious effort to copy something (assuming it's not a coincidence).
Giddyup. Well said young man.
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[influences, IMO, come more from what we don't realize than what we do. Like the attentive guard which never moves from his spot, so the subconciousness of the mind must be distracted to enter the largest place and avoid any influence, good or bad, while unlocking the door to true imagination and creativity in it's highest original form.
True imagination and creativity have nothing whatsoever to do with copy-catting. I have to respectfully disagree with the statement "Copy catting is synonymous with influence.
Oh, and as far as Muzic and Dave and the whole avatar thing, it doesn't bother me. Dave is persistent, though. If I asked someone where their avatar came from, and they were reluctant to say, I'd just drop it.
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You Erin Go Braugh Girl!
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I don't what music today can stand the test of time.
I do know Dick Clark will still be around, though. In the year 2000, some kind of chip in his brain turned back over to zero, and now he's reset.
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I believe that copy-catting someone is synoymous with being influenced. Maybe we are seeing the word influenced in a different perspective. It does have dual meanings.
Inspiration is on a more respected ground although imitation has been widely deemed as the most sincerest form of flattery.
I'll agree that 'influence ' is more about respect and admiration. Even a feeling of reverence toward the artist.
However, from that point, you take those tools and develop your own style.
Imitation, however, I feel, has nothing to do with being influenced by someone. Anyone can learn something done by another artist. It doesn't mean they're going to derive their own style from it.
I love to paint, and I truly admire Henry Matisse. Some people have said they can see his use of color in some of my paintings. That's influence.
If I sat down and copied a painting of his out of one of my books, that's imitation.
To me, influence is an intangible thing that runs much deeper and moves a person on the inside, maybe even subconsciously.
Imitation, or copycatting, to me , holds none of those values.
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A true Pink Floyd fan
A true Pink Floyd fan
A true Pink Floyd fan
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The song list is this:
Time 8:11
Brain Damage 5:09
Another Brick in the Wall 8:25
Comfortably Numb 5:25
Breathe 4:01
Money 6:42
The Great Gig in the Sky 5:07
Nobody Home 6:23
Us and Them 11:33
Time 10:40 (another version)
As far as sending them to you, I wouldn't know how to get them into my computer. I'm like a mouse in a maze ....I know how to get to certain places and back.
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There's a difference between being influenced by someone and copy-catting someone
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I wrote this in another post. Malmsteen is way overrated. I've seen him in concert, and what he does with his guitar is quite pedestrian. It's all in the effects he uses that makes him sound like he's really doing something impressive, but if you strip all that away, he's nothing special.
I'm not blowing smoke, either. I was 3 rows away from the guy. He played, at most, 1/2 dozen notes on his "big" solo, and then all he did was step on a bunch of pedals and got a bunch of different sounds. A fraud.