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  1. Barenaked Ladies

    Elf's Lament Lyrics

    I'm a man of reason, and they say "'Tis the season to be jolly"

    But it's folly when you volley for position

    Never in existence has there been such a resistance

    To ideas meant to free us

    If you could see us, then you'd listen

    Toiling through the ages, making toys on garnished wages

    There's no union

    We're only through when we outdo the competition

    I make toys, but I've got aspirations

    Make some noise

    Use your imagination

    Girls and boys, before you wish for what you wish for

    There's a list for who's been

    Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf

    A full indentured servitude can reflect on one's attitude

    But that silly red hat just makes the fat man look outrageous

    Absurd though it may seem, you know, I've heard there's even been illegal doping

    And though we're coping, I just hope it's not contagious

    You try to start a movement, and you think you see improvement

    But when thrown into the moment, we just don't seem so courageous

    I make toys, but I've got aspirations

    Make some noise

    Use your imagination

    Girls and boys, before you wish for what you wish for

    There's a list for who's been

    Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf

    You look at yourself

    You're an elf

    And the shelf is just filled with disappointing memories

    Trends come and go, and your friends wanna know why you aren't just happy making

    crappy little gizmos

    Every kid knows they'll just throw this stuff away

    We're used to repetition, so we drew up a petition

    We, the undersigned, feel undermined

    Let's redefine "employment"

    We know that we've got leverage, so we'll hand the fat man a beverage

    And sit back while we attack the utter lack of our enjoyment

    It may be tough to swallow, but our threats are far from hollow

    He may thunder, but if he blunders, he may wonder where the toys went

    I make toys, but I've got aspirations

    Make some noise

    Use your imagination

    Girls and boys, before you wish for what you wish for

    There's a list for who's been

    Naughty or nice, but consider the price

    Naughty or nice, but consider the price

    Naughty or nice, but consider the price to an elf.

  2. Every morning I kneel down in my bedroom

    I kneel down and pray

    For humanity, society, sanity, no profanity, no vanity, only equality

    There are still wars all around me, and

    The sky is always gray

    But maybe today will be different, maybe I'll look to the east

    But no matter which way I put it, the future looks bleak

    I spent my whole life searching for color

    When it was right in front of me

    If you'd just spoken up, or showed up, blown up or caught my attention

    I could have been saved, but

    Now it's too late for me

    But maybe today will be different, maybe I'll look to the east

    But no matter which way I put it, the future looks bleak

    I saw a light in your eye

    Like New York City From the sky

    And I told you not to cry

    That everyone dies

    That it was just my time

    Today wasn't different, even from the east

    No matter which way I put it, The future is bleak

    I guess I'll never seen the color

    I'll only seen the gray

    I guess I'll never seen the color

    I'll only seen the gray

  3. http://youtube.com/watch?v=U3RjiVcIlhY

    The difference between Chris Rock and this Michael Richards act was that Chris actually makes funny jokes. Michael Richards was directly calling two or three men n*****s, who had been heckling him. It was absolutely uncalled for.

  4. This is a poem I did for English class, not a song. We wrote random "Freefall entries" every second day and in the end we wrote some prose about a common topic found in the entries. Mine was about guitars mainly. . . . I wasn't very eloquent in the original entries so I had to spice it up.

    STEEL AND WOOD

    Silverleaf maple sustains the note so long

    The note from the steel strings

    The note that makes me strong

    Some will join the working class

    Some the office life

    The rosewood is the only place for me

    Be it here or in Yellowknife

    The Melody, The Harmony

    The Rhapsody, The Liberty

    It follows me, It teaches me

    It embodies me, It becomes me

    My dreams can now be heard by all

    With music I will never fall

  5. Yeah they're a solid band. They probably wouldn't have been above average in the 70's, but no one plays like that anymore, so it's almost like something new. . . even though the style is old. They could be called oxymoron.

  6. Don't talk to me like I don't know what I'm talking about, even mentioning Yngwie is an insult to Hendrix. I know that guitar isn't only about scales and technical ability, but say what you want, it is an element of the whole package. Keep exploring new genres and artists, and you'll find people with as much soul, character, creativity, and as much or more skill. Jimi was a great, THE pioneer of the electric guiitar after Charlie Christian, but there are better guitarists and musicians.

    [q]You can play scales or the guitar. Jimi did the latter like none other

    The amazing people are the ones who do both, it opens doors you never thought existed. And don't say Jimi didn't know boundaries, because he rarely left that one scale of his.

    I love his music, he's amazing, but not the most amazing.

  7. The Jimi Hendrix legend was so blown out of proportion by the media and everything. Sure he was good, and he wrote entertaining songs, and he played with a passion, but there are people who play like that, and are a thousand times better technically. He was one of the most creative with the minor pentatonic scale, and maybe if he lived and found some more scales he would have been the best, but he didn't :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:

  8. The best guitar players. . . . quite the question really. As a serious guitar player, I find it hard to categorize best. I will include Creativity, Technical Ablility, Originality, Tone, versatility, and soul.

    Pat Metheny Jazz guitarist extraordinaire. He has explored all possible realms of jazz, and has blistered around the fretboard through all of it. Dark and slow, Upbeat and epic, jazz standard, to rock fusion to Concept. His licks and solos are always memorable, as are his compositions, his tone and style are completely unique, and once you hear Pat, you know it's him. He is the first man to ever play a 42 string harp guitar, and master it while at it.

    Michael Hedges Moving on to the acoustic guitar. He reinvented it. Through the use of alternate tunings, exposive harmonics, percussive elements, and two handed techniques, he created music like NO ONE ever before him did. His compositions are melodic and souldful and entertaining, and incredible hard to play.

    Eric Johnson Some people classify Eric Johnson along with other 'guitar legends' like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, john Petrucci, Yngwie Malmsteen etc. as a shredder without soul, but they are absolutely wrong. Yes he can play at blistering speeds, but it is the quality of his licks that seperate him. he incorporates jazz and blues into his music, and in his solos incorporates as many low notes as possible while still playing in the higher register to give his solos more depth. A rockers dream.

    Eric Clapton When I listen to clapton I just think "In the context of that song, could anyone have played something that sounded better than that?" The answer is usually no. He just knows

    Wes Montgomery To solo over the chord changes he does is incredible. Everything he plays is incredible. It's the most intelligent guitar playing I have ever heard. He knows his fretboard.

  9. No order,

    Secret Story - Pat Metheny

    Kind Of Blue - Miles Davis

    Guitar Jazz - George Benson

    American Garage - Pat Metheny

    The Incredible Jazz Guitar - Wes Montgomery

    Hot Rats - Frank Zappa (I consider it a jazz album, not in the traditional sense, but a jazz album none the less)

    Industrial Zen - John MacLaughlin

    Bright Size Life - Pat Metheny

    Solo Flight - Charlie Christian

    Que Alegria - John MacLaughlin

    Obviously I like guitar Jazz, and usually rockin jazz. But I definetly appreciate composers like Davis, Parker, etc, just am not as amazed.

  10. Ultimate Comedy Song

    -Carrot Juice Is Murder - Arrogant Worms

    Listen up, brothers and sisters

    Come hear my desperate tale

    I speak of our friends of nature

    Trapped in the dirt like a jail

    / G D Em / C D G / :

    Vegetables live in oppression

    Served on our tables each night

    This killing of veggies is madness

    I say we take up the fight

    Salads are only for murderers

    Cole slaw's a fascist regime

    Don't think that they don't have feelings

    Just 'cause a radish can't scream

    / D - G / / / C - D /

    {Refrain}

    I've heard the screams of the vegetables, scream scream scream

    Watching their skins being peeled, having their insides revealed

    Grated and steamed with no mercy, burning off calories

    How do you think that feels, bet it hurts really bad

    Carrot juice constitutes murder, and that's a real crime

    Greenhouses prisons for slaves, let my vegetables grow

    It's time to stop all this gardening, it's dirty as hell

    Let's call a spade a spade, it's a spade it's a spade it's a spade

    / G D Em - / C G D - / 1st / C D G - / :

    I saw a man eating celery

    So I beat him black and blue

    If he ever touches a sprout again

    I'll bite him clean in two

    I'm a political prisoner

    Trapped in a windowless cage

    'Cause I stopped the slaughter of turnips

    By killing five men in a rage

    I told the judge when he sentenced me

    "This is my finest hour

    I'll kill those farmers again

    Just to save one more cauliflower"

    {Refrain}

    How low as people do we dare to stoop

    Making young broccolis bleed in the soup

    Untie your beans, uncage your tomatoes

    Set potted plants free, don't mash that potato, ah

    / Am - Em - / C - G - / 1st / C - D - /

    I've heard the screams of the vegetables scream scream scream

    Watching their skins being peeled fates in the stir fry are sealed

    Grated and steamed with no mercy you fat gourmet scum

    How do you think that feels leave them out in the fields

    Carrot juice constitutes murder V8's genocide

    Greenhouses prisons for slaves yes your compost's a grave

    It's time to stop all this gardening take up macramé

    Let's call a spade a spade it's a spade it's a spade it's a spade

  11. B000000W9M.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

    Tracklist:

    1. Oppression

    2. Ground On Down

    3. Another Lonely Day

    4. Please Me Like You Want To

    5. Gold To Me

    6. Burn One Down

    7. Excuse Me Mr.

    8. People Lead

    9. Fight For Your Mind

    10. Give A Man A Home

    11. By My Side

    12. Power Of The Gospel

    13. God Fearing Man

    14. One Road To Freedom

    If anyone has ever heard anything by Ben harper, you'll know that he is pleasing to listen to. And on this album he perfects the mix of styles in his music, such as soul, gospel, reggae, rock, folk, blues. Each song is distinguishable from every other, and they all bring something different to the table, and combine for a great listen. What I love about this album is that you can listen to it in virtually any situation.

    Ben takes some stabs at politics in "People Lead" and "Excuse Me Mr.", and some very upbeat and happy songs, like "Gold To Me".

    This album really shows Ben's vocal range, hitting very low notes in Another Lonely Day, and hitting high nots in others. Also, there is a lot of slide guitar, one of his talents, and he really manages to fit into songs very well. Basically, this album isn't some mind blowing instrumental album, nor epic, but if you are looking for just a solid listen while doing almost anything, this album is right for you.

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