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Robert,
I saw your post
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Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 12:55:21 -0600
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From: Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 11:46 AM
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Has anyone mentioned Rush?
Yea, there was a thread on his hypocrisy last month.
Dan M
At 01:55 PM 1/2/2004, you wrote:
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From: Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Has anyone mentioned Rush?
Yea, there was a thread on his hypocrisy last month.
Dan M.
Oh
Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Debbi wrote (re: Rush)
Their concept album 2112 with the Temples of
Syrinx speaks of the 'great computers,' the Solar
Federation,
and how they have made the world contented:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/9123/lyrics/2112.html
snip
Jim wrote:
Personally, I'm Going for the One. But that's just me.
Great, now I'll have that song going through my head for weeks. :-)
By the way, studio version or the version from YesShows?
Reggie Bautista
Get in the way as the tons of water
Racing with you crashing thru the rudder
Once at
Either Ronn! or Reggie wrote
Going For Completeness, Not Necessarily Quality
Personally, I'm Going for the One. But that's just me.
And on that note, let me add Machine Messiah by Yes to our little chat.
Jim
Never Met a Reference Joke I Didn't Like Maru
Debbi wrote (re: Rush)
Their concept album 2112 with the Temples of Syrinx
speaks of the 'great computers,' the Solar Federation,
and how they have made the world contented:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/9123/lyrics/2112.html
Many individual songs from multiple albums use
At 12:19 AM 12/27/03, Reggie Bautista wrote:
Ronn! wrote:
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft?
Would that be the original by Klaatu (who some people think were a
reunited Beatles performing under cover, as it were), or the remake
by The Carpenters (I kid you not)?
* Robert Seeberger [Mon, 22/12/2003 at 19:18 -0600]
Something I have been thinking about a lot lately is music with Science
Fictional and Fantasmal themes.
I'm thinking of the rockopera Starmania
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Jean-Marc
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* Jean-Marc Chaton [Sat, 27/12/2003 at 22:31 +0100]
* Robert Seeberger [Mon, 22/12/2003 at 19:18 -0600]
Something I have been thinking about a lot lately is music with Science
Fictional and Fantasmal themes.
I'm thinking of the rockopera Starmania
I've just come across it's named Tycoon
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From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 11:14 AM
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At 12:19 AM 12/27/03, Reggie Bautista wrote:
Ronn! wrote:
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary
Ronn! wrote:
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft?
Would that be the original by Klaatu (who some people think were a
reunited Beatles performing under cover, as it were), or the remake
by The Carpenters (I kid you not)?
http://www.vex.net/~paulmac/carpenter/lyrics/calling_occupants.html
Fantasy
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
I Am the Walrus
Octopus's Garden
UFOs/Aliens
Inca Roads, Zappa
It Came Out of the Sky, CCR
They're Not Here, They're Not Comming, Don Henley
Space travel
Space Truckin', Deep Purple
Mr. Spaceman, Byrds
Utopia
Imagine, John Lennon
One World (Not Three), Police
How could you leave out Zager and Evans one-hit wonder?
At 07:18 PM 12/22/03, Robert Seeberger wrote:
Something I have been thinking about a lot lately is music with Science
Fictional and Fantasmal themes.
Offhand, bands like Pink Floyd and Hawkwind spring to mind immediately.
But I have been
Also if we're including fantasy in the mix, I'd
nominate The Misfits/Samhain/Danzig too. A lot of
their/his music had dark fantasy or horror overtones
(IIRC that's pretty much what the Misfits were
about...).
Damon.
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Damon Agretto
El Doc chimes in!
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From: Davd Brin
To: Robert Seeberger
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: Science Fiction In Music
Don't forget Jefferson Starship!
Among rockers I know David Crosby Janis Ian are fans
of my books.
Happy holidays to you
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Subject: Re: Science Fiction In Music
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 22:04:30 -0600
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From: Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Robert Seeberger wrote:
I'd like to see some suggestions from others, and criticisms too
There ought to be a few limits too:
No Purple People Eater comedy type songs.
No instrumentals (Names are just too little to go on)
Songs or albums must have a distinct and clear reference to SFF
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Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: Science Fiction In Music
Robert Seeberger wrote:
I'd like to see some suggestions from others, and criticisms too
Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Something I have been thinking about a lot lately is
music with Science Fictional and Fantasmal themes.
snippage
No one's mentioned Rush yet - oh, goody, so I get to!
Their concept album 2112 with the Temples of Syrinx
speaks of the 'great
Kevin Tarr wrote:
Iron Madien also has Stranger in a Strange Land and To Tame A Land
(about Dune).
Or much of the Somewhere in Time album too.
Glad to have seen 2112 on that list. I missed it the first time through, and had to
reread for fear that someone on the list had gone insane. ;-)
At 07:18 PM 12/22/2003 -0600, you wrote:
snippage
The Alan Parsons Project?
Puulease..Just look at their catalogue. Its virtually all SFF!!!
Yep. Gotta agree with you on that one. I'd go with I, Robot by APP.
john
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At 12:06 AM 12/23/2003, you wrote:
A message for Kevin for tomorrow!
And what a short turn around it is.
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From: Kevin Tarr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 10:26 PM
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I'm
Jim Sharkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kevin Tarr wrote:
Iron Madien also has Stranger in a Strange Land and
To Tame A Land (about Dune).
Or much of the Somewhere in Time album too.
Glad to have seen 2112 on that list. I missed it
the first time through, and had to reread for fear
At 11:59 AM 12/23/2003, you wrote:
From: Kevin Tarr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: RE: Science Fiction In Music
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 23:26:08 -0500
I'm not trying to be confrontational, but you'd have
Julia Thompson wrote:
Julia
need to start putting starships on the Christmas tree now...
Tree is decorated. The R2D2 ornament beeps and whistles when you hit a
button on it. :) (That's about as close to the subject line as I can
get with that tree. Spock, Worf, Janeway and The
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From: Kevin Tarr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: Science Fiction In Music
At 12:06 AM 12/23/2003, you wrote:
A message for Kevin for tomorrow!
And what a short turn around
Something I have been thinking about a lot lately is music with Science
Fictional and Fantasmal themes.
Offhand, bands like Pink Floyd and Hawkwind spring to mind immediately.
But I have been thinking that the band that has done the most and/or the
best with SF and Fantasy themes is Blue Oyster
How about:
ELP, Karn Evil, 3rd Impression (Brain Salad Surgery)
ELF, Tarkus (Tarkus) (the SF elements are the cover,
which follows the song!)
Damon.
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Damon Agretto
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Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
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From: Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: Science Fiction In Music
How about:
ELP, Karn Evil, 3rd Impression (Brain Salad Surgery)
ELF, Tarkus (Tarkus) (the SF elements
Album covershm
No, what I meant is that to understand the song you
have to follow along with the album cover (which had a
number of pictures depicting movements within the
song, and telling the story of Tarkus). Its sort of
like following along with they lyrics, except this
time the
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From: Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: Science Fiction In Music
Album covershm
No, what I meant is that to understand the song you
have to follow along
In a message dated 12/22/2003 6:17:30 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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There ought to be a few limits too:
No Purple People Eater comedy type songs.
Well what other type of music do you think I listen to?
If you exclude Purple People Eater, I guess you also have to
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Something I have been thinking about a lot lately is music with Science
Fictional and Fantasmal themes.
One of my daughters' favourite bands these days is led by
a girl, Pitty, and she has some sf-based songs. She even
dedicates the album to the prophets Asimov, Aldous
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In a message dated 12/22/2003 6:17:30 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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There ought to be a few limits too
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From: Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 8:47 PM
Subject: RE: Science Fiction In Music
Well this is right up my alley. You're talking to the resident music freak
here!
There's 4 or 5 here to keep you company.G
In a message dated 12/22/2003 8:42:51 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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agree. Mars is still one of my favorite classical pieces. (Even though it
has been overused to the point that it almost a mockery of itself.)
The same goes for Carmina Burana (horrible spelling
Well this is right up my alley. You're talking to the resident music freak
here!
First of all though let me point out something. You said you'd like some
suggestions and criticisms. Well here's where I criticize:
Although the music mentioned certainly has sf/f themes, I don't think
that's
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In a message dated 12/22/2003 8:42:51 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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And Benson Arizona!
I'm not familiar
In a message dated 12/22/2003 10:04:55 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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He is still pretty new here.
So he deserves some slack.
Besides he seems like a pretty nice guy IMO.
No harm. No foul.
On the other hand, if you try to put slacks on most fowl, you will
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