lmao On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 9:43 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote:
> > LOL Vam - had some else said this I would probably have responded by > saying musak is always merely a prelude! As it was you I will just > say that you should have noticed there is always something > instrumental about women and one should proceed with the caution you > always advocate. I prefer abandon. > > On 23 Mar, 07:23, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is nothing cynical, Neil, about regarding the female form as the > > ultimate ' musical ' instrumental, of quite another kind. Just as, the > > females do unto the male form. > > > > Now, something about the ' music ' that proceeds ... > > > > On Mar 23, 11:53 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Bugger - now even the milk bottles outside my porch aren't safe from > > > the 'musak farties'! I'm always struck that great orators invariably > > > turn out to be lying shits unless they get assassinated like JFK. The > > > 'great musak' is much the same, mindless pap that infiltrates the mind > > > through the viscera and allows goons to communicate about what is neat > > > without ever working out anything real. Some will think I only > > > pretend cynicism here, and that I believe music has its place. That > > > place is right where the sun don't shine if you vomit the stuff into > > > my space. Music was particularly awful amongst the communist block > > > protesters - it took me some time to realise the 'message'. Later, > > > hearing even more tuneless and guileless dunnage than appreciated by > > > affecionados in here, I falsely believed the Burmese were about to > > > stage an uprising against the grim fascists oil companies have > > > installed there. I was wrong - Burmese music is just truly dreadful. > > > If you should stray into a jazz club and find me there, it's only > > > because I have developed something of a taste for women who pretend to > > > like jazz ... > > > > > On 22 Mar, 04:38, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > You would love my girlfriend's compositions. She's a classical > pianist who loves to experiment with raw instrumentation like blowing across > bottles and various percussive objects. She and her best friend get together > and lay down free form tracks on a Saturday night that rival much of what I > hear on experimental channels. > > > > > > [ Attached Message ]From:ornamentalmind > > > > <[email protected]>To:"\"Minds > Eye\"" <[email protected]>Date:Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:24:53 -0700 > (PDT)Local:Sat 21 Mar 2009 23:24Subject:[Mind's Eye] Re: The slow death of > rock music > > > > > > "Nobody tops John Coltrane on sax...." - DJ > > > > > > Funny, when I came in to read this I was listening to him on Pandora! > > > > I played sax in a few jazz bands, but flute was my major instrument. > > > > I'm about as eclectic as possible when it comes to music. At one > music > > > > school, as a student assistant working in the music library, I would > > > > look for the most unique LPs to listen to...Nunsuch etc. > > > > (sp?).....even things like rocks and bottles on strings, in the > > > > wind...anything fresh to hear. > > > > My stations on Pandora run from jazz to different specific classical > > > > styles, hard rock, Cleo Lane, Frank S, Beatles, Lute, Tellemann, the > > > > Stones, Spike Jones (for real! a great station for the eclectic at > > > > heart)...enough of my reverie. > > > > > > On Mar 21, 1:18 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Stanley Jordan uses this technique. Very impressive to watch him > > > > > play. Learned classical piano and switched to guitar in his teens. > > > > > I'm more of a Herbie Hancock fan over Miles Davis. Empyrean Isles; > > > > > wow. Miles is a genius but a bit discordant and weird for my > tastes. > > > > > I was also very impressed with screamer Maynard Ferguson. I spent > > > > > many an hour blowing my chops in high school trying to play Gonna > Fly > > > > > Now like he did. I was sad to see him go last year. Dizzy > > > > > Gillespie's Flight of the Bumble Bee and A Night In Tunisia are > also > > > > > personal favorites. Those are my favorite horn players. > > > > > > > Nobody tops John Coltrane on sax. He set the bar and nobody has > ever > > > > > knocked it down or ever will. The perfect relaxation music. And > so > > > > > sophisticated. I like his work with vocalist John Hartman. Simply > > > > > fabulous. > > > > > > > dj > > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 3:52 AM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Never could get into that genre, but I guess it's the age > > > > > > differential. I grabbed my first guitar around 1958 or so when > the > > > > > > industry was still dominated by the crooners, Bing Crosby, Dean > > > > > > Martin, Sinatra, Pat Boone types, while Rock and Roll was wedging > it's > > > > > > way in. R&R was the bane of the WWII generation. While I did > get a > > > > > > good fill of the standards, I hated the Doo Wop sound and R&R > seemed a > > > > > > bit like jingle music to me, as did the early Beatles, I want to > hold > > > > > > your hand stuff. I preferred early Stones, Eric Burden/Animals, > > > > > > Cream, Crosby Stills Nash, Hendrix, Dylan, Emerson Lake & Palmer, > > > > > > Blood Sweat and Tears, The Yardbirds, Motown and off road jazz > styles > > > > > > like Thelonious Monk, Weather Report and others. I was high > schooling > > > > > > in nyc at the time so I spent much time at concerts in central > park > > > > > > and hanging out in the village, when it was a cool place to be. > > > > > > Music was for a long time on the more gentler side when it all > seemed > > > > > > to get dark and heavy, like the top blew off the pressure cooker, > and > > > > > > anything and everything was go, a pandora's box. The waters > became > > > > > > muddy without direction and so creativity and originality was a > loose > > > > > > free for all. It's been a roller coaster ride ever since. I > still > > > > > > play older Steely Dan, Doobie's with McDonald tunes and lots of > > > > > > instrumentals when I'm in the mood and listen to Miles Davis as a > > > > > > background when I'm busy with something else to do. I imagine > that > > > > > > soon there will be someone to come up with something new but I > think > > > > > > we've reached a state of confinement with the four piece band > thing, > > > > > > Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboard. If we don't incorporate some new > > > > > > instruments the sound may continue to flounder. I thought the 10 > > > > > > string Chapman Stick was going to go big but I only knew a few > people > > > > > > who really grasped the instrument, even though the sound was > great. > > > > > > Both hands play on the fret board by tapping the strings. If > your not > > > > > > familiar, here's a link where you could also check out some > sample > > > > > > tracks. http://www.stick.com/instruments/ > > > > > > > >> Living in the West of Ireland, he put me and some of my friends > in > > > > > >> touch with the exciting cutting edge of rock music. He made it > > > > > >> possible for me to hear stuff from the Sex Pistols and the > Clash, at a > > > > > >> time where you couldn't hear punk in Ireland at all (that was > before > > > > > >> the Radiators from Space and the Boomtown Rats started producing > Irish > > > > > >> punk). Some years later I heard him pushing the Cocteau Twins > and was > > > > > >> chuffed by the thought that I had discovered them before he did, > > > > > >> seeing them play live in the legendary Melkweg in Amsterdam in > 1981. > > > > > > > >> He's on record as saying that "Teenage Kicks" from the > Undertones was > > > > > >> the best rock single ever, and look what's happened to them - > gone > > > > > >> over to the enemy with a vengance :-): > > > > > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergal_Sharkey > > > > > > > >> Although I officially don't believe in an afterlife, I'm sure > John is > > > > > >> still spinning records in rock'n'roll heaven and giving his > honest, > > > > > >> and not always complementary, opinions to all the other > residents > > > > > >> there, as well as having a great time with a lot of old friends! > > > > > > > >> Francis > > > > > > > >> On 20 Mrz., 22:48, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> > See how John Peel lives on:http://www.myspace.com/johnpeel > > > > > > > >> > On 20 Mrz., 14:29, frantheman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > So, maybe in the wonderful future, someone will have to > explain this > > > > > >> > > to aspiring musicians? ;-) > > > > > > > >> > > Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar. > > > > > >> > > You're gonna go far, fly high, > > > > > >> > > You're never gonna die, > > > > > >> > > You're gonna make it if you try; > > > > > >> > > They're gonna love you. > > > > > >> > > Well I've always had a deep respect, > > > > > >> > > And I mean that most sincerely. > > > > > >> > > The band is just fantastic, > > > > > >> > > that is really what I think. > > > > > >> > > Oh by the way, which one's Pink? > > > > > >> > > And did we tell you the name of the game, boy, > > > > > >> > > We call it Riding the Gravy Train. > > > > > > > >> > > We're just knocked out. > > > > > >> > > We heard about the sell out. > > > > > >> > > You gotta get an album out. > > > > > >> > > You owe it to the people. > > > > > >> > > We're so happy we can hardly count. > > > > > >> > > Everybody else is just green, > > > > > >> > > Have you seen the chart? > > > > > >> > > It's a helluva start, > > > > > >> > > It could be made into a monster > > > > > >> > > If we all pull together as a team. > > > > > >> > > And did we tell you the name of the game, boy, > > > > > >> > > We call it Riding the Gravy Train. > > > > > > > >> > > Roger Waters (1975) > > > > > > > >> > > On 20 Mrz., 02:45, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > > Yeah there's much truth there about the industry. The old > days of > > > > > >> > > > industry rule are gone and the old moguls are struggling > to compete. > > > > > >> > > > The internet has blown the doors open on creativity with > self > > > > > >> > > > marketing getting easier all the time. I used in the past > PC software > > > > > >> > > > for recording but back then the vocals weren't digitized. > Now I play > > > > > >> > > > through a mixing board into a Boss BR8 optical out to a > HHB Burnit and > > > > > >> > > > usually 8 tracks is all I need for a four piece band and > vocal > > > > > >> > > > harmonies. I too far gone for superstardom but have fun > just the same > > > > > >> > > > while of course wishing I was young again to experience > the > > > > > >> > > > opportunities available these days for talented > individuals. Back in > > > > > >> > > > the day the industry was only interested in marketable > prospects and > > > > ... > > > > read more ยป > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
