Carl Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 I watched the 2 hour inauguration special today, and have some random thoughts: 1) Mary J. Blige might be the best singer out there right now. She did "Lean On Me," and it was probably the only performance that could be released as a single. 2) U2 is so successful because they split their publishing royalties equally. This means that when Bono lets his ego run wild, Larry Mullen doesn't care because he's getting 25%. All for one and one for all. 3) How were Shakira and Will.i.am invited, but not Wyclef? 4) Stevie Wonder is winding down a brilliant career with style and substance. It's a joy to see him still performing. 5) They didn't play "Celebration." I'm hoping that Obama banned it forever. 6) Garth Brooks singing "American Pie" and "Shout" in front of a choir didn't work. At All. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 On this lonely evening, I was wondering, what is the longest song? I found this on Yahoo answers According to Guiness, "The Devil Glitch" (69 minutes) is the longest pop song. http://www.nutscape.com/ChrisButler/guinness.htm The second site claims it is "Aleph-nought bottles of beer on the wall" which you repeat until you pass out. http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/long165.html The third site claims it is "Longplayer," a 1000 year long piece of music which started to play on January 1st of 2000 and will continue to play, without repetition, until December 31st 2999, when it will come back to the point at which it began - and begin again. http://www.filter27.com/archives/2007/05/longplayer.php The Longest Song Title is claimed to be - "The Sad But True Story Of Ray Mingus, The Lumberjack Of Bulk Rock City, And His Never Slacking Stribe In Exploiting The So Far Undiscovered Areas Of The Intention To Bodily Intercourse From The Opposite Species Of His Kind, During Intake Of All The Mental Condition That Could Be Derived From Fermentation " http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/long170.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 The third site claims it is "Longplayer," a 1000 year long piece of music which started to play on January 1st of 2000 and will continue to play, without repetition, until December 31st 2999, when it will come back to the point at which it began - and begin again. http://www.filter27.com/archives/2007/05/longplayer.php From the "Longplayer" site: Technology At present, Longplayer is being performed by a computer. However, it was created with a full awareness of the inevitable obsolescence of this technology, and is not in itself bound to the computer or any other technological form. Although the computer is a cheap and accurate device on which Longplayer can play, it is important – in order to legislate for its survival – that a medium outside the digital realm be found. To this end, one objective from the earliest stages of its development has been to research alternative methods of performance, including mechanical, non-electrical and human-operated versions. Among these is a graphical score for six people and 234 singing bowls. A live performance from this score is being prepared for September 2009. See here for more information. ************* can someone who is more technoligically astute than me please put this into 3-year-old's terms? The logic escapes me: if this is being done on a computer - and a single computer - regardless of the inevitable obsolescence of the machine, there is certain to be breakdowns, and when the transition takes place somewhere along the line the sound itself will have to stop, surely...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Is it just me, or was Bruce's lip-synching at the Super Bowl just terrible? And why didn't they perform "Born in the U.S.A."? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Was he lip-synching? I didn't think so....and "Born in The USA" is a anti-patriotic song, so the Superbowl probably is not the right forum for that one..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 His words didn't always match up with what he was singing. Other people pointed out that he was lip-synching, but I was confused by this because he changed the lyrics to "Glory Days" to include football references. Unless he had recorded the songs earlier and then lip-synched them on the stage. I think the artists at the Super Bowl half-time show are required to lip-synch to prevent mistakes with that large of an audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Either that, or it was a tape delay...after Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction, they have a 5 second tape delay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 That's what I was thinking Jenny....but seeing Bruce do a knee slide with his guitar across the stage was pretty cool I thought..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I just heard on the radio this morning that Bruce refused to lip-sync, but he sang on top of pre-recorded tracks. I agree, though, Laurie, it was still cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 but seeing Bruce do a knee slide with his guitar across the stage was pretty cool I thought..... OMG the crotch shot from that one camera that he slammed into was hysterical! Andy deadpans, "I'm going to forget I saw that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 The Grammys got album of the year right for once (even though that album was released in 2007?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 VH1 just had a Top Ten greatest Rock bands countdown... 10 ACDC 9 Black Sabbath 8 U2 7 Clash 6 Queen 5 Bruce Springsteen 4 Pink Floyd 3 Who 2 Led Zeppelin 1 Rolling Stones I thought it was fairly accurate, but wquld've been nicer to see a more complete list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 here's the complete story of Electro-Shock Blues don't worry, doesn't have much text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 The Jonas Brothers were on Saturday Night Live last night. They were pretty good, and I was wondering if this was a good sign for their career since it's an adult audience. Then I remembered that Hanson was also on the show, so it's not a sure thing. Hanson actually did one of the great SNL skits of all time when they were kidnapped and forced to listen to "MMM Bop" over and over until they snapped. Hanson, BTW, gets a bad rap. They've made some real good music but couldn't shake the image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 all the winners of the 2009 NME awards: Godlike Genius: The Cure Best British Band: Oasis supported by Shockwaves Best Internationsl Band: The Killers supported by 4music Best Solo Artist: Pete Doherty Best New Band: MGMT supported by Bench Best Live Band: Muse supported by Red Stripe Best Album: Kings Of Leon ‘Only By The Night’ supported by HMV Outstanding Contribution To British Music: Elbow Best Track: MGMT ‘Time To Pretend’ supported by NME Radio Best Video: Last Shadow Puppets ‘My Mistakes Were Made For You’ supported by NME TV Best Live Event: Glastonbury 2008 Best TV: ‘The Mighty Boosh’ Phillip Hall Radar Award: The Big Pink Best Dancefloor Filler: Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome – 'Dance Wiv Me' Best DVD: Arctic Monkeys – 'Live At The Apollo' Best Band Blog: Oasis' Noel Gallagher Best Venue: London Astoria Best Album Artwork Muse 'HAARP' Hero Of The Year: Barack Obama Villain Of The Year: George W Bush Best Dressed: Alexa Chung Worst Dressed: Amy Winehouse Worst Album: The Jonas Brothers – 'A Little Bit Longer' Worst Band: the Jonas Brothers Sexiest Male: Muse's Matt Bellamy Sexiest Female: Paramore's Hayley Williams Best Website: YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 funniest tag I found on last.fm candidate #1: Pop Underground (there's also "Underground Pop") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Fountains of Wayne?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 not because of the content... underground, pop(ular music) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 Yes I understand that but I can still see the difference between 'Pop Underground' and 'Underground Pop' Fountains of Wayne in Pop Underground?!?!?! When were they ever underground?! Don't they have a Grammy or something? I know they were nominated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Today's show: Tom Petty – Into the Great Wide Open Bell x1 – The Great Defector The Who – Behind Blue Eyes Mastadon – Just Got Paid Soundgarden – Outshined The Decemberists – The Rake's Song Flogging Molly – Float Dan Deacon – Paddling Ghost Neil Young – Down by the River Ramblin' Jack Elliot – How Long Blues Gaelic Storm – Don’t Go for the One Van Halen – Jump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Tell us about your shows Especially if they're on a Wednesday, not a Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I missed it too why don't you start a thread for that, Tim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 you've got fans, Tim! Go with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 I'm not really versed in music theory, so is there a difference between 3/4 and 6/8 time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Yes, absolutely. 6/8 is essentially 2/2 (two beats per bar), but with each beat subdivided into three smaller ones as opposed to the usual two. 3/4, on the other hand, is has three beats per bar. so 6/8 goes "STRONG weak weak MEDIUM weak weak" and 3/4 goes "STRONG weak weak" 6/8 is usually counted in two, so it is very different. I never really figured this out for quite a while, it is very confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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