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Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 19 May 2010, 18:46:35: I think kishy should post his songs in OT threads.

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some of us are only here for the lolz. we need this kind of distraction.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: noctua on Thu, 17 June 2010, 03:17:27: This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment.
It is in your country no longer available. (YouTube message)

phenomenal work Sony..
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: wellington1869 on Thu, 17 June 2010, 09:20:52: its like when the hitler parody videos were blocked by the movie company. Why would they do that? and elminate all that free advertizing they were getting?
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: kishy on Thu, 17 June 2010, 10:28:12: Eh...current one is still good at least in my region.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: EverythingIBM on Fri, 18 June 2010, 00:08:18: Quote from: kishy;193989
Eh...current one is still good at least in my region.

That is one weird video. Where do you find these weird things?
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: kishy on Fri, 18 June 2010, 00:56:10: Easy...find good song (via radio or whatever), download (single song, not album, not entire artist's collection), eventually if I feel like it it ends up as Song of the Week. In order to do that I've gotta find a YouTube video, original music video preferred, so if it ends up being weird I don't even know about it until I've already chosen the song as SoTW.

I screwed up, I had meant to do a song for each day this week, all ZZ Top, since I'm seeing them tomorrow (Friday evening), but I forgot. Oops.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: kishy on Sat, 19 June 2010, 01:56:35: I always said I wanted my first concert to be ZZ Top...and at the age of 20 it finally happened.

That was one hell of a show. Singing along to Gimme All Your Lovin, Sharp Dressed Man, Tush, Viva Las Vegas, Legs, Cheap Sunglasses and more...along with the vast majority of the crowd...highlight of my year.

Mind you, my ears are still ringing several hours later...guess that's a sign they did it well :)
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sat, 19 June 2010, 02:03:35: ZZ Top? It's like like an IntelliStation Z Pro? lol.

Yeah, I don't listen to much contemporary bands.

One reason why I'd never go to a music concert is because of the noise. My ears sometimes ring even without lots of noise (you know, sometimes you'll be doing what ever, and then one of your ears will start to get a high-pitched ring, and then slowly subside). But there's other noises not just ringing, I get almost what sounds like a hard drive in my ears when it's really quiet at night. Oh no! I have deskstaritus!
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: keyb_gr on Sat, 19 June 2010, 11:55:45: Quote from: kishy;194585
Mind you, my ears are still ringing several hours later...guess that's a sign they did it well :)
I'd rather interpret it as a sign to pick up some musician's earplugs (ER-20s or whatever). Your hearing will thank you. With the level commonly found at concerts, this really is pretty much mandatory.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: kishy on Sat, 19 June 2010, 12:36:18: Quote from: keyb_gr;194693
I'd rather interpret it as a sign to pick up some musician's earplugs (ER-20s or whatever). Your hearing will thank you. With the level commonly found at concerts, this really is pretty much mandatory.

Perhaps...but since the majority of touring bands don't remotely interest me, I'm not exactly a big concert-goer lol.

The ringing is mostly gone now. Damn that was fun though...
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 19 June 2010, 18:46:05: I know some people who went to a Sunn O))) concert, and described to me how the noise of the bands concerts was such that they had to wear earplugs and feel the music as opposed to listening to it outright.

Ah, obscure experimental bands. How I'm glad I never got into them :P
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: quadibloc on Sat, 19 June 2010, 20:05:44: I somewhat regret that when I was younger, I did not attend the Nana Mouskouri concerts when she visited my city. But that was a period when she was mostly singing current pop favorites, and I was mainly a fan of her earlier Hadjidakis material, so I would probably have regretted paying $50 or whatever for a ticket at that time as a struggling student.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: microsoft windows on Sat, 19 June 2010, 20:43:06: I don't go to concerts. Why spend a lot of money to be in a crowded place where everybody screams and they play the music too loud? I'd rather just listen to the radio.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: spolia optima on Sat, 19 June 2010, 23:44:36: Quote from: microsoft windows;194830
I don't go to concerts. Why spend a lot of money to be in a crowded place where everybody screams and they play the music too loud? I'd rather just listen to the radio.

Because you get to meet new people and watch a live performance and support musicians directly?
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sat, 19 June 2010, 23:50:49: Quote from: spolia optima;194873
Because you get to meet new people and watch a live performance and support musicians directly?

MW is just pessimistic about everything.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: Rajagra on Sun, 20 June 2010, 00:52:15: I nearly got to see ZZ Top play many years ago. But I got delayed, and rather than wait, my friends sold my ticket to a tout. Mercenary bastards! :smile:

Quote from: microsoft windows;194830
I don't go to concerts. Why spend a lot of money to be in a crowded place where everybody screams and they play the music too loud? I'd rather just listen to the radio.

It's not the same. And it's fun. Maybe you should try it.

Similarly, I never thought I would like the theatre, but I've been a few times in recent years, and it is remarkably entertaining in a way that TV and cinema can't replicate. And there are lots of pretty, scantily clad actresses you get to see in the flesh. I saw The Producers at the theatre, before they remade the film. Never had so much fun. When the goose-stepping Nazi soldiers came on stage and they lowered mirrors so the audience got an overhead view of the Busby Berkeley style display, I nearly wet myself laughing.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: kishy on Sun, 20 June 2010, 02:47:34: (http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/8920/zztopfixed.jpg)

Or if that fails to show up

(http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/8920/zztopfixed.th.jpg) (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/zztopfixed.jpg/)
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sun, 20 June 2010, 20:40:34: Wow, was that a rabbi rock concert?
(http://www.inminds.co.uk/rabbi-weiss-002.jpg)
(http://www.ilovetorah.com/Rav%20Sholom%20Elyashiv%201.jpg)

Rockin' Rabbis.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: Rajagra on Sun, 20 June 2010, 23:15:25: Hehe. Frank Beard on drums. Classic. :rofl:
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: Rajagra on Mon, 21 June 2010, 04:34:31: Ulla had the best one-liner in the show. Best one-worder, in fact:

"Iiiiinturmiiishun!"

Everyone in the audience cracked up. I won't explain. Go see the show.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: ricercar on Mon, 21 June 2010, 15:32:33: Quote from: kishy;194585
ears are still ringing several hours later...guess that's a sign they did it well :)

Ringing ears is invariably a sign of permanent ear damage. The ringing goes away, but the damage doesn't. Eventually the ringing won't go away, and you have tinnitus.

Julianne Moore has a fantastic monologue about ears ringing in Children of Men (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206634/) after Clive is nearly blown up.

Quote
"You hear that ringing in your ears? That 'eeeee'?
That's your ear cells dying. You'll never be able to hear that frequency again. Enjoy it while you can."

It's not literally true, but a little inaccuracy saves a lot of explanation.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: kishy on Mon, 21 June 2010, 15:39:24: It's one concert. The only one I've been to in my life. I'm sure my hearing is fine (based on the fact that it's completely back to normal as far as I can tell).

There are people who do much, much worse things to their ears - Apple earbuds with the volume up as an example.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 21 June 2010, 15:45:02: I went to a John Mayer concert recently and decided to wear earplugs. The best concert decision I have ever made. The music was much clearer and my ears felt fine after the show.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: J888www on Mon, 21 June 2010, 16:52:15: Many Years past, after a couple of drinks, my friend had the bright idea of going to watch an up-coming band in another pub. Everyone was quiet standing by the stage, the band entered and quickly started playing. In under one minute we were outside the pub cursing all people inside. Our faces and hair were soaked with spittle because those Punk-rockers' dance craze was to jump up and down while spitting at each other.

After that experience, I attended very few live shows/concerts/theatres etcetera etcetera. No doubt some are excellent/entertaining with lots of atmosphere, but just not pour moi.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: ricercar on Mon, 21 June 2010, 19:16:06: Ear plugs are your friend. Every concert with ringing ears afterward accumulates.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: spolia optima on Wed, 23 June 2010, 05:24:37: I get elbowed in the throat and die of alcohol poisoning on a regular basis at concerts. live a little.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: spolia optima on Wed, 23 June 2010, 05:25:46: and yes, I have hearing problems. that's what hearing aids are for.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: ricercar on Wed, 23 June 2010, 12:25:28: Quote from: spolia optima;195677
and yes, I have hearing problems. that's what hearing aids are for.

When they have a hearing aid that's equalized for 20-20,000 Hz at +/- 1dB, they just MIGHT be worthy of consideration.

I'm not going to sacrifice linearity for amplitude. I'm 20-13,500 at +/- 1dB and 17,000-23,000 Hz +/-3 db according to my hearing specialist. The gap (hearing loss) from 13.5 to 17K is 100% caused by more than a decade of live music three times a week WITH EARPLUGS.

My wife did telephone customer support for the same decade, and she can't hear from her left ear. What a pair we make. What?
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: EverythingIBM on Wed, 23 June 2010, 17:29:00: Quote from: spolia optima;195677
and yes, I have hearing problems. that's what hearing aids are for.

Hearing aids only amplify sound waves to the already lessened stereo cilia in your (cochlea?) So, it's not really a great way to fix anything. It's like a crutch, sure it'll help you walk, but won't fix your stride!

Oh... and there can be different issues for hearing loss, your tympanum could be damaged a bit -- swimming can do that, so, a less flexible tympanum disallows you to hear (usually) higher frequencies. They call that the mosquito ring or whatever, mosquitos actually have a lower pitch ring to their wings. Your ossicles also could be damaged, if that happens... good luck fixing tiny bones.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: microsoft windows on Wed, 23 June 2010, 18:01:56: Quote from: spolia optima;194873
Because you get to meet new people and watch a live performance and support musicians directly?

Depending on the genre of the music that can be a good thing I guess.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: wellington1869 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 15:37:13: hl=en_US&fs=1">hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385">[/youtube]

i always thought steve miller did this one.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: kishy on Sun, 11 July 2010, 15:41:41: Quote from: wellington1869;201676
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i always thought steve miller did this one.

I forget, did I put this up as my SoTW yet? I think I did but it woulda been a while ago.

New one queuing up shortly.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: wellington1869 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 15:45:53: no you didnt put it up, i was talking about 80s music with a friend and this one came up. Also your tubes song reminded me of it. (you know, 80's radio hits while in high school :-)
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: wellington1869 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 15:48:35: we were watching family guy and stewie tried to call 867-5309 and goes "Dammit tommy tutone!" And my friend didnt get the reference, and I was like "Whaaaaaaaa...?!" So I queued it up on youtube and gave him a cultural studies lesson. Damn kids today, so clueless.

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Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: kishy on Sun, 11 July 2010, 15:51:03: Haha. Man I love 80s music.

New one:

Billy Joel is the shiznet.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: wellington1869 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 15:55:10: Quote from: kishy;201684

Billy Joel is the shiznet.

I wore out his double-cd "best of".
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: kishy on Sun, 11 July 2010, 16:02:19: Quote from: wellington1869;201685
I wore out his double-cd "best of".

CD? Wore out? No wai.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: wellington1869 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 16:04:37: Quote from: kishy;201688
CD? Wore out? No wai.

lol. in a manner of speaking. Its etched into my brain anyway, at this point i could play the whole thing in my head from memory.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: audioave10 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 16:13:03: Darn...high school puts me in the 69' to 73' range.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: wellington1869 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 16:15:00: Quote from: audioave10;201692
Darn...high school puts me in the 69' to 73' range.

what are the songs that remind you of high school? that you associate with your high school days?
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: wellington1869 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 16:17:32: in my old garage band we used to love to play this one ;)
I always liked to sing it "secret asian man"

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Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: audioave10 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 16:23:58: I remember well....and another...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbns1wlPsOc
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Post by: wellington1869 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 16:27:48: Quote from: audioave10;201700
I remember well....and another...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbns1wlPsOc

oh wow, dont think i've ever heard that one. what else?

p.s., click the 'embed' button on the youtube page, copy the embed code. Paste that between [ youtube ][ /youtube ] tags in the post.
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Post by: audioave10 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 16:35:58: and from the eighties...
(thanks for the tip) crap - embedding disabled

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v62fMkEVC6Y&feature=PlayList&p=DF7189C56CA933A3&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=14
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Post by: audioave10 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 16:39:06: hl=en_US&fs=1">hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385">[/youtube]

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Post by: wellington1869 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 16:48:42: very cool! :)

conan o'brien mentioned 'cars' as one of his fav songs when he was a kid ;)

'why me' is cool. never heard that one. released in '83 tho, not from your high school years!

i remember the nick kershaw song
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: audioave10 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 16:50:03: Kishy likes the 80's.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: wellington1869 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 16:53:18: Quote from: audioave10;201714
Kishy likes the 80's.

indeed he does :)
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: microsoft windows on Sun, 11 July 2010, 18:39:21: The only thing from the 80's I like is the A-Team and IBM keyboards.
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Post by: ch_123 on Sun, 11 July 2010, 18:42:09: Quote from: microsoft windows;201746
The only thing from the 80's I like is the A-Team and IBM keyboards.

Sounds like we've got a closet Duran Duran fan right here.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: wellington1869 on Tue, 13 July 2010, 01:24:23: This one's for British. With, ah, funny french '60s dancin

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Post by: audioave10 on Tue, 13 July 2010, 01:56:03: seems even older than it is...back to the 70's...

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Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: quadibloc on Tue, 13 July 2010, 13:30:37: Quote from: spolia optima;194873
Because you get to meet new people and watch a live performance and support musicians directly?
Because it's a place you can take your date to, and impress her thereby?

That sounds like a more plausible reason to me.
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Post by: pfink on Tue, 13 July 2010, 13:42:14: Quote from: wellington1869;201702
oh wow, dont think i've ever heard that one.

Great song. It was featured prominently in "The Big Lebowski".

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Post by: quadibloc on Tue, 13 July 2010, 13:46:38: Quote from: wellington1869;202178
This one's for British. With, ah, funny french '60s dancin.
I looked up some others by that artist. I recognized "Zwei Apfelsinen in Haar", even though I remembered it by another title and by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (their version was a cover too, Chico Buarque having originated it).
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: wellington1869 on Tue, 13 July 2010, 14:26:22: Quote from: quadibloc;202285
I looked up some others by that artist. I recognized "Zwei Apfelsinen in Haar", even though I remembered it by another title and by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (their version was a cover too, Chico Buarque having originated it).

i have to admit there's something charming about france gall, even tho her music is kind of campy by today's standards.

An english version of this song appeared in Tarantino's double feature ("death proof"):
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like the man says, i have no idea what she's saying, but i kind of like the way she says it ;)

here she is winning the 1965 eurovision contest.
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Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: wellington1869 on Tue, 13 July 2010, 14:29:32: Quote from: pfink;202283
Great song. It was featured prominently in "The Big Lebowski".

big lebowski's in my netflix queue...
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 14 July 2010, 12:11:55: this one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingo_Mama)always makes me grin. Yea, thats james brown who makes an appearance in the middle of it ;)

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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 14 July 2010, 14:34:26: hl=en_US&&start=40;fs=1">hl=en_US&&start=40;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385">[/youtube]
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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 14 July 2010, 14:50:10: more french i dont understand. actually i'm practicing my french via french pop culture. this was a radio hit i believe.

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Post by: wellington1869 on Thu, 15 July 2010, 22:46:14: ...1985...

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Post by: audioave10 on Fri, 16 July 2010, 01:07:13: ...1981...

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Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 16 July 2010, 01:13:11: nice tune.
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Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 16 July 2010, 01:28:22: lol, i'm making a half-hearted effort to keep it to 80s music at least ;)
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: microsoft windows on Sat, 17 July 2010, 18:52:29: Most 80's music kind of stinks. But most of today's music (except country) is even worse.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: ch_123 on Sat, 17 July 2010, 18:54:24: Definitely a closet Duran Duran fan...
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sat, 17 July 2010, 20:32:37: Quote from: microsoft windows;203692
Most 80's music kind of stinks. But most of today's music (except country) is even worse.

I don't like country.
I think all music sucks unless it has a harpsichord... or some 8-bit instrument.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 19 July 2010, 11:29:49: What if it's stored as an MP3 and played on a 300PL with a 200Hmz Pentium processor and 384MB of RAM?
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: EverythingIBM on Mon, 19 July 2010, 15:19:32: Quote from: microsoft windows;204100
What if it's stored as an MP3 and played on a 300PL with a 200Hmz Pentium processor and 384MB of RAM?

I don't like MP3s.

FLAC, WAV, or WMA (at high bitrate). But the original CDs are always the best.

I did actually pop a few MP3s on my 300PL, for some odd reason there is fuzzing (guess it's exposing the low quality of MP3 files)... everything else is fine though.
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Post by: wellington1869 on Mon, 19 July 2010, 15:37:03: Quote from: kishy;204182
People who say they can actually hear the difference between FLAC and a truly high quality MP3 drive me up the god damned wall.

If you can hear a difference, get a better MP3 encoder.

i have a friend who went back to records (yes, records, apparently they not only still press records, but they're making some kind of comeback, even latest releases are coming out on records apparently) cuz he thinks the audio is better. I dont know if the audio is better, but i do think records are more fun to play than pressing a tiny button on a tiny mp3 player.

tubes on the other hand, yea they sound better to my ear than solid state amps, for music anyway. that said, i still choose the convenience of solid state ('good enough') for both my guitar and my music.
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Post by: ch_123 on Mon, 19 July 2010, 15:39:56: As much of a bull**** story as this sounds - I remember watching a Youtube video of a record player playing a song that sounded better than a CD rip I had of the same song. It wasn't that the CD rip had that sort of muffling or distortion that bad MP3s had - the video of the recording had a much richer sound to it.

Can't remember what it was though...
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: EverythingIBM on Mon, 19 July 2010, 15:40:30: Quote from: kishy;204182
People who say they can actually hear the difference between FLAC and a truly high quality MP3 drive me up the god damned wall.

If you can hear a difference, get a better MP3 encoder.

If it's a 256 bit-rate, that's usually, okay, HOWEVER, instruments with a high attack (like cymbals, hihats, harpsichords, etc) are affected the most by MP3 encoding. You actually can hear a difference with those types of things.
Otherwise all of my other music is usually fine.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 19 July 2010, 16:39:21: I would recommend live concerts. Those tend to have some of the best sound quality.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: ch_123 on Mon, 19 July 2010, 16:43:58: Depends on the band. Some bands sound better live. Some that require lots of production sound much worse.
Title: kishy's song of the week
Post by: EverythingIBM on Mon, 19 July 2010, 17:43:08: Quote from: ch_123;204202
Depends on the band. Some bands sound better live. Some that require lots of production sound much worse.

I prefer the IBM band (I'm not making this up).
(http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/music/images/YK00287.jpg)
Here's some of the tunes in high quality WAV format:

"Ever Onward" (IBM rally song):
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/music/wav/everonward.wav

"Hail To The IBM" (IBM anthem):
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/music/wav/hailtoibm.wav

"IBM One Hundred Percent Club" (we're the IBM go-getters!):
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/music/wav/100percent.wav

"March On With IBM":
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/music/wav/marchon.wav

I think my favourite is "march on with IBM". I like the piano! March on with IBM... we lead the way... because everyone else sucks. Here's the complete lyrics:
Quote
The fame of IBM
Spreads across the seven seas;
Our standards fly aloft,
Proudly waving in the breeze,
With T. J. Watson guiding us, we lead
Throughout the world,
For peace and trade our banners are unfurled,
Unfurled.

Chorus

March on with IBM. We lead the way!
Onward we'll ever go, in strong array;
Our thousands to the fore, nothing can stem,
Our march forever more, with IBM.

March on with IBM. Work hand in hand,
Stout hearted men go forth, in ev'ry land;
Our flags on ev'ry shore, we march with them,
On high forever more, for IBM.
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Post by: wellington1869 on Mon, 19 July 2010, 19:51:34: ...1982...
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I always wanted a les paul with laser beams on it.
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Post by: wellington1869 on Mon, 19 July 2010, 20:03:14: Quote from: kishy;204287
FRICKEN LASER BEAMS

That's one of my numerous 'one hit wonders'.

ah leopoard skin lyotards. the darker side of 80's fashion! ;)
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Post by: wellington1869 on Mon, 19 July 2010, 20:06:59: ...1981...

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just the right amount of cowbell
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Post by: wellington1869 on Mon, 19 July 2010, 20:12:30: Quote from: EverythingIBM;204227
I prefer the IBM band (I'm not making this up).
Show Image
(http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/music/images/YK00287.jpg)

Here's some of the tunes in high quality WAV format:

"Ever Onward" (IBM rally song):
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/music/wav/everonward.wav

"Hail To The IBM" (IBM anthem):
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/music/wav/hailtoibm.wav

"IBM One Hundred Percent Club" (we're the IBM go-getters!):
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/music/wav/100percent.wav

"March On With IBM":
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/music/wav/marchon.wav

I think my favourite is "march on with IBM". I like the piano! March on with IBM... we lead the way... because everyone else sucks. Here's the complete lyrics:

thats actually sort of interesting. I dont think companies have their own bands anymore. Its a pity.
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Post by: ch_123 on Tue, 20 July 2010, 04:35:32: I'd pay money to see a video of EIBM singing this.
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Post by: microsoft windows on Tue, 20 July 2010, 07:08:38: Well, he'll first need a copy of the Songs of the IBM. (http://cgi.ebay.com/Songs-IBM-1940-pb-/230482098196?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item35a9cdb814)
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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 28 July 2010, 00:45:19: hl=en_US&fs=1">hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385">[/youtube]

great tune; i even like the lyrics. and you gotta respect a guy who leaves guns 'n roses at their height cuz he 'just wants to play the blues'

Boredom saturation
It's a never ending clue
Isn't just to fill the time
When there's nothing else to do
She drove on out of New York
She had enough insane
And drivin' just though Texas two days
She ended up in L.A.
Shuffle it all
Shuffle it all, yeah
Shuffle it all
Pack up your life again
A pile of records spread out
The covers still look good
Picture here a Peter Tosh and he's
squatin' down and smokin' one
My dog dreaming is running
I see him twitch a paw
My woman playing Dr. Mar-i-o
On the TV all night long
Just another cigarette
Staring at the moon, yeah
Then I'm headin' off to bed
Sleepin' without you, yeah
Shuffle it all
Shuffle it all, yeah
Pack up your bags again
It's a long and winding road
Sure enjoy the view, yeah
If you want to see it
Just slow down
You're so welcome to come along
Lookin' for a tune to play
I'm gonna see it again
When the day is over
Try to write you 'bout the road
Feel the motors winding on
There ain't no news
If you see those old friends out there
Tell them that I send my love
Wake up, time to leave again
Try to find my shoes
Put the luggage in the van
Roll up your bag for two
Shuffle it all
Shuffle it all, yeah
Shuffle it all
Pack up your things again
Shuffle it all (Keep movin' along)
Shuffle it all (Keep movin' along)
Shuffle it all (Keep movin' along)
Pack up your life again
Keep on shufflin'
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Post by: gr1m on Thu, 29 July 2010, 20:39:06: Quote from: microsoft windows;194830
I don't go to concerts. Why spend a lot of money to be in a crowded place where everybody screams and they play the music too loud? I'd rather just listen to the radio.

I'm actually with MSW here (minus the radio part). I'm not a huge fan of concerts. Mind, some epic **** has happened at concerts that I've gone to but I still don't like them.
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Post by: Oqsy on Thu, 29 July 2010, 21:13:58: Who's the chick with the helicopter?
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Post by: instantkamera on Thu, 29 July 2010, 22:00:26: Quote from: gr1m;207685
I'm actually with MSW here (minus the radio part). I'm not a huge fan of concerts. Mind, some epic **** has happened at concerts that I've gone to but I still don't like them.

Not all shows are like that. Loud fans are one thing, and they are atypical at the type of shows I frequent (even the shows where the BAND itself is loud), in other words I don't go to Justin Bieber shows with screaming fantards.

Loud music, on the other hand ... I mean if you like bands that are loud, what can you really expect?

One of the loudest shows I have ever gone to was Mogwai at Metropolis in Mtl:

doesnt do it justice, practically destroyed the mic on my lx-3, but notice how everyone is enjoying the music for the most part. There is no way I could recreate this in my house.

conversely, I saw Damien Rice in Mtl as well, this show was AMAZING, and I could hear everything... to the point where he sings several popular tunes "unplugged" literally, he stands on the edge of the stage with his geet and belts it out:

(not my vids)

Notice the audience PARTICIPATION here.

I also recent saw The National at Massey Hall in Toronto, this was one of the best shows I have seen in ages, sit down tickets only.
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Post by: gr1m on Thu, 29 July 2010, 22:47:44: Well if we're talking loud I've seen Slipknot and Slayer multiple times. I like loud metal but not enough to really want to keep going to concerts. As you know, Quebec is a death metal hub. Quo Vadis, Gorguts, Cryptopsy, etc. Seen em all, loved em all.

However, my favourite show was Necrophagist. My friend told me a story once, about how some years ago he went to see Necrophagist with around 8 other guys, some were 18, some were 17 at the time, and one was younger, around 15 IIRC. The bouncers weren't letting the 17-year-olds in. Mohammad Suicmez came out himself and persuaded the bouncers to let the 17s in (with the 18s who were allowed to enter anyway), and when he couldn't do anything about the 15 year-old, he personally refunded his ticket and gave him a Necrophagist hoodie. Right there.

That's awesome. In contrast, I've heard that Ted Nugent is a ****. My uncle who lives in the US went to see him once a couple of years back and when he was done his concert, he asked the crowd to "Thank Uncle Ted for playing for them", instead of thanking them for funding his life. I still think the man is a legend. A bit crazy, but still a legend. I definitely want to see him in concert before he gets too old to keep playing Stranglehold and Cat Scratch Fever.
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Post by: gr1m on Thu, 29 July 2010, 23:06:08: The thing about audience participation is that I think it shouldn't advance past the headbanging stage. People who call out song recommendations as if the band modifies their schedule based on one random guy out of 60,000 in a sweat, smelly crowd, hardcore dancers, etc., annoy me.

Except when Killswitch Engage performs A Bid Farewell, that's when I actually like that the crowd sings along. Oh, and performance+crowd at any Lamb of God concert is amazing.
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Post by: instantkamera on Thu, 29 July 2010, 23:10:28: I could live my life without Ted Nugent for sure, but that's a rare and cool story re: Necrophagist.

Quebecers love their metal, for truth. That being said, I haven't seen THAT many metal shows (and to be honest im not the worlds hugest metal fan, and I prefer mathcore/experimetal metal to straight death metal). The Dillinger Escape Plan were probably the most intense show I have seen, at Foufounes. When I lived in Halifax, Ion Dissonance (who are from Mtl) toured with some friends of mine. They were tight, albeit a bit too meshuggah-esque. Those guys (meshuggah) are ****ing awesome, I happen to think "New millennium cyanide christ":

a) is the best title for a track EVAR.
b) is possibly the toughest song I have heard in my life.
c) definitely has the best music video.

Would it be racist to state that Swedes make even better music than they do furniture designs? ;)
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Post by: audioave10 on Thu, 29 July 2010, 23:30:20: Suprisingly, Ted Nugent is a notorious red neck, but still quite a guitarist.
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Post by: gr1m on Thu, 29 July 2010, 23:35:25: Indeed. He thinks way too highly of himself as a guitarist IMO but it doesn't really matter because his music is great. I think his political views are BS as well. Claims people are pansies for not fighting in the army when he himself avoided Vietnam conscription. The man is a nut case (and so is his wife), but his hunting shows are entertaining and Stranglehold is brilliant. I've watched the Motor City Mayhem version of it and it's just insane.
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Post by: keyb_gr on Sat, 31 July 2010, 18:55:04: Bit of an older post, I know, but I was just going through this thread...
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I'm not going to sacrifice linearity for amplitude. I'm 20-13,500 at +/- 1dB and 17,000-23,000 Hz +/-3 db according to my hearing specialist. The gap (hearing loss) from 13.5 to 17K is 100% caused by more than a decade of live music three times a week WITH EARPLUGS.

With earplugs?! Goodness.
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My wife did telephone customer support for the same decade, and she can't hear from her left ear. What a pair we make. What?

I sincerely hope monaural (one-sided) headsets have died out nowadays. You can understand things significantly better when you hear them over both ears. "Significant" in like 20 dB of less volume required or so.

Too bad I can't watch some of the vids here, stupid Youtuborders[tm]. ;-( (Youtube didn't bother to pay for public broadcasting rights for Germany, so a good bit of identified major label stuff in particular ends up blocked here. In many cases some generous soul will have uploaded another copy, but not always. I don't get it. I mean, it's free promotion, isn't it?)

Anyway, on to the early '80s again, this time watched from my side of the pond.

This from 1982. Radio hit, too (minus the intro, obviously).

(A band with some brilliant stuff in the early '80s before they went to lighter pop from '84 on, although their later albums still contain a few gems.)

Same year.

(Perfect album btw.)

A brief jump back to '78.

(No comments needed, I hope. Otherwise: Wikipedia time.)

I guess I could go on for hours, but catching a bit of sleep wouldn't hurt right now. And yeah, sorry, it's a bit UK-heavy right now. Maybe I should have slipped in some Kraftwerk or Scorpions or Alphaville. Ah well, maybe next time.

And finally, if you thought the '80s were over, nope. This from 2008.

(She's from New Zealand, but works in - have a guess... yep: London.)
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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 22:34:09: hl=en_US&fs=1">hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385">[/youtube]
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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 22:37:44: hl=en_US&fs=1">hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385">[/youtube]
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Post by: audioave10 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 23:39:29: hl=en_US&fs=1">hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385">[/youtube]
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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 23:43:15: Quote from: audioave10;209348
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oooh good one
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Post by: audioave10 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 23:50:32: During the 80's, everyone was afraid of Ronald Reagan...

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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 04 August 2010, 23:58:02: hl=en_US&fs=1">hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385">[/youtube]

i love you dolores
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Post by: wellington1869 on Thu, 05 August 2010, 00:04:00: Quote from: audioave10;209350
During the 80's, everyone was afraid of Ronald Reagan...

i was one of them ;)
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Post by: wellington1869 on Thu, 05 August 2010, 00:16:55: back when they were really really cool. 1984.

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Post by: audioave10 on Thu, 05 August 2010, 18:30:25: cool...I like most of REM's stuff

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Post by: wellington1869 on Thu, 05 August 2010, 20:44:34: Quote from: audioave10;209624
cool...I like most of REM's stuff

me too, esp from the 80s.

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Post by: wellington1869 on Thu, 05 August 2010, 20:49:10: one for our euro-canadian america haters :) Its a good one tho :) My brother in law introduced me to Rammstein. They rock (and with a sense of humor too).

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Post by: audioave10 on Thu, 05 August 2010, 22:14:46: I'm a hard-rocker at heart which means I like this one...

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Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 06 August 2010, 00:21:47: thats a good one too. They also have a kick ass rendition of kraftwerk's Das Model.

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the original from kraftwerk - 1980.
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Post by: audioave10 on Fri, 06 August 2010, 11:33:05: didn't know about that one...

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Post by: wellington1869 on Sat, 07 August 2010, 00:16:17: Quote from: audioave10;209826
didn't know about that one...

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that one takes me back. That one always reminds me of this one: (both in early mtv days):

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Post by: audioave10 on Sat, 07 August 2010, 01:03:59: you're on the east coast - do you ever sleep?
a little more mellow...

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Post by: Oqsy on Sat, 07 August 2010, 01:08:17: I ****ing love Kraftwerk.
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Post by: Oqsy on Sat, 07 August 2010, 01:09:49: Rammstein is nice for people learning German. His pronunciation is so nice, very slow and deliberate. It's nice for learning a language. Most German lyrics fly by so fast there's no way to pick up on any of them! :P
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Post by: Dovecam.W on Sat, 07 August 2010, 03:49:47: Definitely enjoy REM's stuff
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Post by: wellington1869 on Sat, 07 August 2010, 16:12:22: Quote from: Oqsy;210070
Rammstein is nice for people learning German. His pronunciation is so nice, very slow and deliberate. It's nice for learning a language. Most German lyrics fly by so fast there's no way to pick up on any of them! :P

its funny you say that. Not long ago I was telling my friend about my discovery of rammstein, and he said that in his german class his teacher actually suggested rammstein to the students to practice their german with!
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Post by: wellington1869 on Tue, 10 August 2010, 16:26:52: from 1984: one of my favorites from their early days. Cant find a good video for this, might put one together myself when I get some time (maybe just overlay it over life performance clips). THough I always thought this song would go well with wwii naval footage, for some reason.

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I've often wondered why this song stuck with me so deeply. I came across this old blog post about this song (http://"http://popsongs.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/harborcoat/), where some of the comments hit the nail on the head for me:

"I love how it starts with the chorus (without vocals), then goes into the first verse, then fakes going into the chorus, then 2nd verse and then finally the rewarding and beautiful chorus arrives."

"Their voices run parallel to each other throughout the piece; both of them essentially singing a different song that overlaps and collides in strange and beautiful ways."
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Post by: audioave10 on Tue, 10 August 2010, 23:49:38: Somewhat off-topic but awesome...

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Post by: microsoft windows on Wed, 11 August 2010, 20:41:57: Let's see...Good music from the 1980's...

How about Seven Spanish Angels?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8A9Y1Dq_cQ
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Post by: wellington1869 on Tue, 17 August 2010, 16:28:10: 1983... looks that kill... motley crue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Noyg4MH8t9Q)

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wonder why youtube embedding is broken.

I remember being really impressed by this great song when I first heard it on the radio. I was like holy **** who is this?

this was my fav song from that album tho... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93JMOsQDZbg&feature=related[/youtube]]red hot (http://"[youtube)

or maybe this one... too young to fall in love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1btoehOY1A&feature=related)
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Post by: iMav on Tue, 17 August 2010, 16:36:35: hl=en_US&fs=1">hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385">[/youtube]
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Post by: wellington1869 on Tue, 17 August 2010, 16:39:42: hey how'd you do that! I just get a white screen with no video!

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Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 17 August 2010, 16:45:54: Check it. From my failed attempt at embedding a Youtube vid.

Quote from: TexasFlood
youtube seems to have changed the format of it's embedded code. As a workaround for now I just copied an old post and changed the unique number of the video.
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Post by: wellington1869 on Tue, 17 August 2010, 16:46:53: Quote from: itlnstln;213694
Check it. From my failed attempt at embedding a Youtube vid.

thanks for the tip!

maybe vbulletin needs new [ youtube ] tags then that take the change into account?
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Post by: wellington1869 on Tue, 17 August 2010, 16:50:03: easier way: in the embed code, replace all "?" with ";" and it posts fine. There should be two "?" to replace, right after the unique video number at the end of the URL.

get in the camaro, turn it up, and go cruising!

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Post by: instantkamera on Tue, 17 August 2010, 17:06:57: Quote from: wellington1869;213698
easier way: in the embed code, replace all "?" with ";" and it posts fine. There should be two "?" to replace, right after the unique video number at the end of the URL.

get in the camaro, turn it up, and go cruising!

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Technically, there is supposed to be a ? there, as that would generally signify the beginning of the url "Query string", the parameters of which should be separated by '&' or '&' (which is where you got your semi-colon from in the old embed code). This makes me think that vbulletin is broken (and youtube has finally fixed their embed code)
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Post by: audioave10 on Fri, 27 August 2010, 22:36:38: fs=1&hl=en_US">hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385">[/youtube]
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Post by: erricrice on Sun, 29 August 2010, 15:53:27: Well, taking us clear out of the 80s, have some new music guys:

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Although the bassist kinda takes us the wrong way, but hey anything to get us out of the 80s, right?:bolt:
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Post by: audioave10 on Sun, 29 August 2010, 16:14:10: A great band from Canada...

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Post by: erricrice on Sun, 29 August 2010, 16:15:14: Quote from: kishy;217950
Derail attempt detected!

Countering with...
Not a valid %s URL

Muahahahah, I shall derail this thread, even if it takes a song from present day that sounds like David Bowie!

(chorus, about 50 sec in)

Seriously though, I love these guys...
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Post by: Oqsy on Tue, 31 August 2010, 23:39:24: As the resident geekhack David Bowie expert, I must say, that song sounds more like Faith No More than David Bowie. Nice try, but derail attempt failed again. If you want some truly current David Bowie sounding tracks, I'll point you to the good stuff :D
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Post by: erricrice on Wed, 01 September 2010, 07:43:08: Quote from: Oqsy;218736
As the resident geekhack David Bowie expert, I must say, that song sounds more like Faith No More than David Bowie. Nice try, but derail attempt failed again. If you want some truly current David Bowie sounding tracks, I'll point you to the good stuff :D

I just meant the singer's voice in the choruses. That really seems to be what he's going for. But yes, I will definitely agree that the song itself sounds nothing like Bowie.

Hah! Three off topic posts in a row! Success!
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Post by: instantkamera on Wed, 01 September 2010, 09:25:04: Quote from: erricrice;218783
I just meant the singer's voice in the choruses. That really seems to be what he's going for. But yes, I will definitely agree that the song itself sounds nothing like Bowie.

Hah! Three off topic posts in a row! Success!

Im pretty sure he is referring to the chorus as well, since that is the only time the singer even remotely sounds like Mike Patton. The rest of the song sounds like a really cross between Monster Magnet and STP or something.
I have to say, TCV suck. I was a huge Kyuss fan and my interest decreases with each one of JH's endeavours.
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Post by: instantkamera on Wed, 01 September 2010, 09:30:00: speaking of which, if you like kyuss or any stoner rock, the only album by sloburn is NICE. I would rank it right up there with anything by Shallow (North Dakota) in the category of "So tough it will ruin your stereo".
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Post by: instantkamera on Wed, 01 September 2010, 09:37:15: ooooooooops DP (double post).

But I found something interesting on shallowND's wiki page:
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It was rumored that Brad Davis of Fu Manchu had once blown out his pair of home speakers listening to Auto Body Crusher, although Davis himself has since denied this claim stating that they were only "almost" blown.

So that concurs with my findings. Off that album, the title track and "six foot foam skull" are the toughest songs imaginable.

I cant find a vid for SFFS, so "Auto Body Crusher" it is:
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Post by: instantkamera on Wed, 01 September 2010, 10:21:56: Quote from: ripster;218817
Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney can drum though. And do Metal Guitar Players know about this concept called "Chord Changes"?

Are you talking to me? I didn't know actually being good at your instrument was a requirement for good music, in fact it has been proven that the opposite can easily be true:

look at DMB and Dream Theater, awesome musicians, gayest music ever.

Granted, SND is rough around the edges, but that was a sound that many (myself included) enjoy(ed). There is a lot of energy in that style of music. Also, it is not metal, this is considered sludge/noise/stoner ROCK.
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There is a Metal band that should meet all your requirements, and they don't suck either.
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Post by: instantkamera on Wed, 01 September 2010, 10:37:31: pretty sure he is shoe-gazing there.
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Post by: erricrice on Wed, 01 September 2010, 12:15:11: Quote from: instantkamera;218809
II have to say, TCV suck. I was a huge Kyuss fan and my interest decreases with each one of JH's endeavours.

Aww man, you don't like them? Well alright.

I just absolutely love how the styles of the three players comes together with Josh's basic song style. And the lyrical content is soooo much better(deeper) than with QOTSA.

I can see how they definitely don't fit under the Stoner Rock category though, they've started something totally different.

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pretty sure he is shoe-gazing there.

Lol!
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Post by: keyboardlover on Wed, 01 September 2010, 14:33:46: Quote from: ripster;218817
Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney can drum though. And do Metal Guitar Players know about this concept called "Chord Changes"?

Sleater kinney is a cool band. Those chicks rock.
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Post by: wellington1869 on Mon, 13 September 2010, 13:30:24: 1972.

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Post by: wellington1869 on Mon, 13 September 2010, 14:30:46: asian people singing eagles songs.

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and not doing a bad job, actually. well, all things considered.
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Post by: wellington1869 on Mon, 13 September 2010, 14:38:23: 1984.

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well, the album version was better.
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Post by: wellington1869 on Mon, 13 September 2010, 14:44:56: Quote from: ripster;222832
Asian version of John Denver is funnier. "Take me home, Country Load, Mountain Mama, Country Load"

lol
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Post by: wellington1869 on Mon, 13 September 2010, 15:03:42: 1982.

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Post by: keyb_gr on Tue, 14 September 2010, 18:07:29: My, there have been a few cool things posted here since I last checked this thread.

Rammstein for learning German, that's interesting... :D They've got to be the most well-known German band currently. But yeah, their lyrics certainly are easier to follow than those of, say, Wir Sind Helden (who have some which are nearly bursting with puns and stuff). Apparently there has also been non-negligible success with pop/chanson singer Annett Louisan. That reminds me... good ol' Hildegard Knef should be rather well-suited (here's an example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BGSHc1X60Y)).

If there is one language that invites musical learning assistance, I'd guess it's Italian, which tends to be spoken rather quickly in real life. Speaking of which, if you ever come across a copy of Alice's 1989 album Il sole nella pioggia (here's the title track / opener (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaAePCf1PLo)), I recommend it highly.
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A great band from Canada...

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Progtastic, what else can you say. The corresponding album also is anything but bad, guess I'll have to pick that one up...

While we're in this corner of the music world, here's a Dutch band I've been digging lately - quick jump to the mid-'90s:
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Post by: wellington1869 on Tue, 14 September 2010, 19:59:30: oh no. here we go. mama's gonna worry. I've been a bad bad boy.
if you could be inside of me you'd see what light I see.
come on and join me.

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Post by: microsoft windows on Tue, 14 September 2010, 20:02:03: I sure am glad I don't look like that retard.
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Post by: keyboardlover on Tue, 14 September 2010, 20:02:52: Quote from: wellington1869;223425
oh no. here we go. mama's gonna worry. I've been a bad bad boy.
if you could be inside of me you'd see what light I see.
come on and join me.

Great song!!
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Post by: wellington1869 on Tue, 14 September 2010, 20:04:42: Quote from: keyboardlover;223429
Great song!!

:) it always reminds me of high school. I have this one vivid memory of my friend and I spontaneously singing this song walking down the hallway after gym. neither of us knew the other was secretly a metal-head, lol. After that we knew, lol. (we were both in the chess club, lol).
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Post by: wellington1869 on Tue, 21 September 2010, 22:57:27: so i rather belatedly discovered ween.

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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 22 September 2010, 00:00:03: ah 1984. When music was manly and sheep were nervous.

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I actually saw them in concert, lol.
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Post by: audioave10 on Wed, 22 September 2010, 09:43:19: the 80's heavy metal...

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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 22 September 2010, 12:03:10: Quote from: audioave10;225375
the 80's heavy metal...

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a classic! :)
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Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 24 September 2010, 16:40:59: fs=1&hl=en_US">fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385">[/youtube]
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Post by: wellington1869 on Sat, 25 September 2010, 23:15:02: I've been caught stealing;
once when I was 5...
I enjoy stealing.
It's just as simple as that.

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Post by: wellington1869 on Mon, 27 September 2010, 19:44:06: one of my fav early nirvana tunes...

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Post by: wellington1869 on Thu, 28 October 2010, 20:31:51: never again, isn't that what you said?

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Post by: microsoft windows on Thu, 28 October 2010, 20:58:57: My song of the week is The Microsoft Sound (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSpXEPl3zeU&feature=related).
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Post by: keyboardlover on Thu, 28 October 2010, 22:26:03: Anyone else into the punk/indie band Joan of Arc? They have a new song; it's quite good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uodQgCmiMA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uodQgCmiMA)
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Post by: Brian8bit on Thu, 28 October 2010, 22:59:03: Song of the week for me is;
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Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 29 October 2010, 00:28:58: Its a sad day when even a classic song from the 80's wont be allowed on youtube without cutting it off after a minute and 40 seconds. Bastards. The full version wont allow embedding of course.

I think they really just hurt themselves if they dont allow low-quality versions to be embedded by fans.
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Post by: Parak on Fri, 29 October 2010, 00:45:28: Quote from: microsoft windows;240009
My song of the week is The Microsoft Sound (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSpXEPl3zeU&feature=related).

You should get with the times:
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Post by: quadibloc on Fri, 29 October 2010, 16:41:14: Quote from: wellington1869;240007
never again, isn't that what you said?
That inspired me to look for the theme music from "Never Say Never Again". But of the two versions I saw, I couldn't find one with a decent video.

So I went looking for other songs performed by Lani Hall. I had already found several Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 selections on YouTube, but one of my favorites that I missed was "Like a Lover".

I listened to a few versions of that, and in one I found a comment about the original version of that song.

And I looked up information about the performer, Elis Regina. I found that she was an outspoken opponent of the Brazilian military regime of her time, and that she passed away at a relatively young age from drug abuse.
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Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 29 October 2010, 16:49:49: Quote from: quadibloc;240292
I found that she was an outspoken opponent of the Brazilian military regime of her time, and that she passed away at a relatively young age from drug abuse.

there's something to be said for burning out rather than fading away...
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Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 29 October 2010, 16:51:28: Quote from: Parak;240066
You should get with the times:

omg this was hilarious. those sounds will haunt me the rest of my life.
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Post by: quadibloc on Fri, 29 October 2010, 20:14:42: Looking for music made from Windows sounds, I found a version of Still Alive made from them - but they cheated. So here are these instead:

Oh, and then there's this:
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Post by: ricercar on Fri, 29 October 2010, 22:45:57: Holy ****. kishy changed his avatar again. How's the temperature in hell, rip?
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Post by: wellington1869 on Tue, 30 November 2010, 22:53:50: they kicked ass for a while and it was easy to forgot just how religious she actually was.

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one of my favs:
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Post by: audioave10 on Tue, 30 November 2010, 23:32:53: Are we into girls now? (what did I just say?)

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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 01 December 2010, 01:17:21: Quote from: kalrykh;254744
i never got anything religious out of their lyrics. a whole bunch of "let's fight against social problems because it's the popular thing to do" but not religion :p

you never thought it was odd to hear a kick ass grunge tune about how 'salvation is free'? I picked up on that right away. Its not a coincidence, she's deeply catholic in her personal life, started out as a singer in church, is a true believer.
Once i knew that i picked up subtle catholic themes or phrasings in other songs as well. But yea, definitely social reform stuff too of course.

regardless, cranberries kicked ass well enough (and she kicked ass as a powerful and original singer well enough) that it never bothered me too much. If they had sucked it would have bothered me, lol.

Just google for 'dolores o'riordon religious' and you'll see its pretty well known. For instance, here's her pro-life position (http://whosforlife.blogspot.com/2006/05/dolores-oriordan.html).
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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 01 December 2010, 01:32:21: Quote from: audioave10;254725
Are we into girls now? (what did I just say?)

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lol, dude thats one strange tune (and one strange chic ;)
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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 01 December 2010, 11:40:50: Quote from: kalrykh;254945
As non religious as I am, when I hear the word salvation, I don't automatically think of salvation through Christ. I equate it to freeing your mind and letting go of the things in your life that you let weigh you down. But then again, I did a lot of drugs in college. Maybe the song is aimed at me :p

I never used to pick up on cues like that until I dated my evangelical g/f for 3 years. Suddenly when i began to see the world (including pop culture) thru her eyes and got to know her filters, I realized how much cues like that actually mean for different demographics in our society. For instance, come to think of it, my first cue about dolores' religiosity was actually the fact that my evang g/f would play the cranberries all the time, and I knew that she was generally against pop culture and pop music, so i figured there had to be a christian connex for her to be 'okay' with dolores.
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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 01 December 2010, 12:01:09: I think I strongly associate certain songs with women or moments in time. Everytime i hear cranberries' "dreams" i'm transported to my evangelical g/f's dorm room and to one snuggle-session in particular. ;) It was playing in the background and now she's permanently associated with it. So is that room, that moment in time.

I also associate cranberries' "promises" with this really cute asian chic i met at harvard once. I'm always reminded of her when I hear it. We didnt go out or anything but i was fascinated by her and that was the same weekend I bought the cranberries 'best of' cd at a used cd shop in harvard square.
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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 01 December 2010, 12:07:14: Quote from: ripster;254986
As you get older you'll associate Cranberries with Thanksgiving.

lol.
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Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 01 December 2010, 12:09:09: I don't ever remember what else was going on while I was ****ing. Call me "focused."

I consider listening to music a task. I hate when people are talking while I'm trying to listen to music.
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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 01 December 2010, 12:12:00: Quote from: itlnstln;254990
I don't ever remember what else was going on while I was ****ing. Call me "focused."

lol. not ****ing, snuggling. it took me 6 months of dedicated effort to get her to take her panties off. (now thats love).

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I consider listening to music a task. I hate when people are talking while I'm trying to listen to music.

Any pink floyd is pretty good background music for love making. Also bluesy stuff. I've had SRV work out pretty well for that. [It was the second side of Texas Flood, IIRC. Yea, an LP].

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Post by: Brian8bit on Wed, 01 December 2010, 12:26:25
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Post by: wellington1869 on Wed, 01 December 2010, 22:37:23: the youtube comment says it all: "Lets see you do THIS, crappy artists of today."

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Post by: quadibloc on Thu, 02 December 2010, 01:51:11: Here's a Lesley Gore rarity, from a period when she was with a little-known label:
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Post by: RoboKrikit on Thu, 02 December 2010, 02:14:49: Some simple guitar.
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Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 02 December 2010, 06:52:15: "Guinness for Strength." Words to live by.
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Post by: Brian8bit on Fri, 03 December 2010, 15:52:01: Today, I have mostly been listening to Psychobilly.
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Post by: wellington1869 on Sat, 04 December 2010, 22:37:36: yay 80's metal

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Post by: Brian8bit on Sat, 04 December 2010, 22:46:46: 15 minutes of awesome.
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Post by: quadibloc on Sun, 05 December 2010, 00:33:01: Quote from: RoboKrikit;255425
Some simple guitar.
Playing two guitars at once is certainly impressive: I noticed in the related videos a performance by this artist with another famous guitar legend:
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Post by: RoboKrikit on Sun, 05 December 2010, 01:46:48: Quote from: quadibloc;257344
Playing two guitars at once is certainly impressive: I noticed in the related videos a performance by this artist with another famous guitar legend.

Nice.

A friend of mine is a great player and mentioned Stanley Jordan once, saying I had to check him out. Less than a month later I was testing a few DVD players from Fry's; both were open box returns. Someone had left Stanley Jordan - Live in Montreal (http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Jordan-Live-Montreal-Festival/dp/B0000CG8HS) in one of them, so I put it on. I watched the entire thing right there, just floored.

Listening to some Chris Potter tonight.

Pretty awesome bass clarinet solo (!) at 6:20:
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Post by: keyboardlover on Sun, 05 December 2010, 12:00:42: This song reminds me of ch_123 and Welly, so I'm dedicating it to them:
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Post by: wellington1869 on Sun, 05 December 2010, 12:17:10: you're so ****ing obsessed with me, and you're so ****ing tiresome.
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Post by: RoboKrikit on Sun, 05 December 2010, 15:09:49: I can't believe they had a guy in there cleaning windows while they were shooting their video. How rude.

I always **** that song up at norebang, but it is one of my favorites. Also, Tom Petty has some of the greatest driving songs of ALL time.
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Post by: RoboKrikit on Fri, 17 December 2010, 03:51:13: I know all the lyrics to this song, and I know they're mostly wrong.
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Post by: keyboardlover on Fri, 17 December 2010, 07:33:19: Quote from: RoboKrikit;264464
I know all the lyrics to this song, and I know they're mostly wrong.

Nice. Jets to Brazil kick ass.
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Post by: RoboKrikit on Fri, 17 December 2010, 14:26:55: Quote from: kishy;264525
*sigh*...I might have to bring back the Song of the Week just because of how bad that previous one is.

Maybe vegan Canadians are more up your alley.
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Post by: keyboardlover on Fri, 17 December 2010, 14:29:37: Robokrikit - we have similar taste in music. My fav Propogandhi song is still "Anti-Manifesto".
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Post by: RoboKrikit on Fri, 17 December 2010, 16:21:56: Quote from: keyboardlover;264783
. My fav Propogandhi song is still "Anti-Manifesto".

Yeah, that is one of my faves too.
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Post by: godly_music on Tue, 21 December 2010, 17:29:58
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Post by: Oqsy on Tue, 21 December 2010, 22:06:23: I have so many comments for so many of the songs posted here, but I'll just keep those to myself, and reply with songs.
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Post by: Oqsy on Tue, 21 December 2010, 22:24:27