Music

[#] Sun Feb 06 2022 18:26:55 UTC from darknetuser

2022-02-02 17:53 from Nurb432
No idea if its good or bad ( yet ) but Jethro Tull put out an album..
in 2022.. wtf. not expecting that

Some people just can't burn away. Like the Judas Priest dudes, still making awesome metal after... 40 years? 50?

[#] Mon Feb 07 2022 22:08:34 UTC from LoanShark

Whoopi seems intent on ruining her career, though. Her and Mel Gibson
can hang out and talk shit about the Jews who run Hollywood, I
guess.

It's not the first time for Whoopi. That "J.A.A.P. Fried Chicken" recipe from 1993... it should be noted that frying chicken (or any other meat) in butter is traif

[#] Mon Feb 07 2022 22:08:54 UTC from LoanShark

That should say J.A.P. Text client issues...

[#] Sat Mar 19 2022 21:14:19 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

Subject: New gear day

Just picked up this new keyboard. Roland Juno-DS76. I've been playing on a "home keyboard" grade instrument for far too long.

This keyboard comes in three sizes: 61, 76, and 88 keys. The electronics are exactly the same in all three models but the 61 and 76 key models have spring action keys, while the 88 key model has weighted keys. I am not a classically trained pianist so I actually don't like weighted keys. "Real" pianists think this is crazy.

It's nice to finally have a "real" keyboard.

[#] Sat Mar 19 2022 21:22:12 UTC from Nurb432

Subject: Re: New gear day

Donno what model, but my uncle uses a Roland when he plays, always has as far back as i can remember. ( he was a professional musician on the side, now just does occasional gigs at retirement homes and things. At one point if it made noise, he could play it )

[#] Sun Mar 20 2022 05:52:55 UTC from ParanoidDelusions

Congratulations! Hope you get a lot of reward out of it. I plunk around a couple of acoustics and have an electric that is catching dust. I can do a bunch of basic campfire songs, but that is about it. Dunno how to progress to the next level.

[#] Mon Mar 21 2022 17:53:46 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

You have to have a reason to play. I learned guitar specifically to play at campfires. Not long after that, I started playing at church, which is what I'm still doing today. Our new director doesn't like my voice (which is ridiculous because I've been singing there for 15 years and am well loved) but he likes me on keys so that's what I'm doing right now.

It was never my primary instrument but it's what I'm working hard to improve right now. And I am finding that when you have good electronics, working hard to get just the right sounds out is equally as effective as developing proficiency playing the instrument. We have an absolutely stunning Yamaha grand piano in the sanctuary and I really don't like playing it as much as I like my Roland -- even on piano parts.

As many people know, if you push an acoustic instrument too hard it can go sharp. Yesterday I was absolutely pounding those keys during a couple of parts and it was still exactly in tune, every single time. I like that.

[#] Mon Mar 21 2022 19:02:10 UTC from Nurb432

I gave away my acoustic to my BIL last summer

My 6 string electric and headless bass may go next ( and pedals, monitor, etc ). They have all been collecting dust for 30 years when we broke up the band. The ship sailed, i wasn't on it.. I should just let it go. ( another life-regret )

[#] Tue Apr 12 2022 01:03:47 UTC from ParanoidDelusions

Teaching myself "Turn the Page" right now. Every time, I start and go, "I'm never going to get this..." then... after several days, I start to get a feel for it... and sometimes... I really get it dialed in.

So far "The Kids Aren't Alright" is the only song I can play the entire way while "singing" to - but I think I'm also getting to the point where once I get the tempo and timing of the strumming down for a song, I can start to drop the words in the right places.

I need a real life Guitar friend to help - instead of just watching YouTube videos. A patient one.

[#] Wed Apr 20 2022 00:36:48 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

Seger or Metallica? Seger's version has a Wurlitzer part in it which is pretty cool. Wurly happens to be my current favorite sound, because it's really easy to sound good even if you're not all that good at it (and I'm only about a year in at this point, so I'm not that good).

I'm currently watching this video [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBrKJydx3Dw ] to hear some famous Wurly riffs

[#] Tue Apr 26 2022 02:48:47 UTC from ParanoidDelusions

Seager based version. I've put it on the back shelf again for the last few days.

[#] Sat Jun 11 2022 18:21:04 UTC from Nurb432

I must have been sleeping. Steve Vai put out an album this year.. totally missed it.

[#] Thu Jun 16 2022 21:27:19 UTC from Nurb432

Aaaaand i guess he just released a 36th anniversary vinyl of flex-able ( his first solo album )

God i feel old now.

[#] Wed Aug 17 2022 13:12:45 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

Heh. I remember my dad listening to "oldies" in the 1980's, and at the time that meant the doo-wop crap from the 1950's and 1960's. That station is still around, and sure enough, they're now playing "oldies" from the 1980's. I'm not quite sure that works because there are so many stations whose format is music "from the 80s, 90s, and today!!!111"

Since the station is now digital, though, they can have subchannels, so they've got one that still plays doo-wop. Good luck finding someone who is 80 years old and knows how to tune in digital subchannels.

(For those in the NY Metro area, I'm talking about WCBS-FM.)

[#] Thu Dec 01 2022 00:44:24 UTC from Nurb432

So the music community lost a classic today.

Christine McVie

[#] Sat Dec 10 2022 00:13:55 UTC from Nurb432

Don't normally just post links, but these girls are really good, if you like this sort of stuff. They are getting better and better with each release.

I do regret not seeing them this year when they toured the US but it just wasn't practical. May not get a 2nd chance :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6ZSvmnkS00

[#] Wed Jan 04 2023 00:41:17 UTC from Nurb432

Suggestion from ChatGPT after i fed it all my artists i listen to.. "Damn, that is a great band, how did i miss that back in the 90s? Hmm they stopped making music in 2000, i wonder.. well f- the band leader was murdered.. "

[#] Tue Jan 24 2023 23:33:24 UTC from Nurb432

Ran across a band by accident today: "R.Ring"

listening, "man this sounds like the breeders, this is great. If i didnt know it was not them id not know, even the video has their feel to it".. "wonder who the band members"... oh... Kelley Deal.. no shit it sounds like the breeders.. Might as well be them.

whoohoo.

[#] Wed Jan 25 2023 14:30:48 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

You know what's weird about the current era?

Thanks to high fidelity digital audio and instant mass communication of everything ... it is now possible to actually know all of the correct lyrics to "It's The End Of The World As We Know It"

I don't think that was ever supposed to happen.

[#] Wed Jan 25 2023 16:41:19 UTC from Nurb432

lol

tho most of what listen to, it always wasn't too hard :)

Wed Jan 25 2023 09:30:48 AM EST from IGnatius T Foobar

You know what's weird about the current era?

Thanks to high fidelity digital audio and instant mass communication of everything ... it is now possible to actually know all of the correct lyrics to "It's The End Of The World As We Know It"

I don't think that was ever supposed to happen.

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