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That was weird... I had to put "Zoom Baby" in quotes otherwise it posted as "Zoom neonate"... What's that all about?
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| Thread: Q, X, and Z songs |
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Queer Ear for the Straight Bear
Xanthein and Riboflavin
Xerxes
Xylophonic
Zerox (an Adam Ant cover)
"Zoom Baby"
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| Thread: Q, X, and Z songs |
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Or better yet...
Xanadude
Xenophobic Homophiles
X Spotted the Mark
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| Thread: Q, X, and Z songs |
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When DA records their next album, they need to complete their song catalog with songs that start with Q, X, and Z. Here are some suggestions:
Quintessentially Debonaire
Quit It
Xanadu
Xenophilic Homophobes
X Marked the Spot (Maybe a good one for the Eddies)
Zen My Friend
Zero and Zilch
Zoom Daddy
Any more ideas?
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| Thread: Vox Robotica |
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Originally posted by Gabriel Syme
The other thing that contributed to its demise, I believe, was the increased use of sampled sounds rather then programmed sounds. I know that programming synthesizers was time consuming; I certainly never was able to get the hang of it despite trying. I'm not an expert, of course, but the programmed sounds from the early '80s are still more interesting to my ears & brain that most of the synthesized sounds used today. Most of the best synthesizer work these days is used in music for the better computer games. |
Hmmm... interesting take that I haven't thought about before! Definitely, most of today's electronic music is comprised from near-infinite volumes of sound banks. But you can imagine the inspiration that comes to the artist as he's perusing his sound catalog. So, in that sense, he's free to be more creative for he is not restricted by his programming skills. But they could also tweak the sounds to their liking.
But I'm one who is more interested in the final product than the means by which it was created. It either sounds cool or it doesn't. And if it doesn't have any good melodies or catches, it generally won't interest me.
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| Thread: Favorite 5 songs |
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Originally posted by Gabriel Syme
I could have easily said that one instead of "If You Want To." It's strange that I don't think more highly of Kalhoun than I do, yet there are quite a number of songs on it that I really love, including the two mentioned "Gloryhound," & "Gate of the World." Maybe it's because I just really don't care for "Anna" & "Father Explains." |
I know what you mean. Surprising, isn't it? I've only recently evaluated Kalhoun as one of my favorite DA albums. But for me, I like "Gloryhound" and "Gate of the World" the least!
It's just a good all-around fun album, I guess, an interesting product from what I consider a nebulous time for DA. It was their first album after the formation of The Swirling Eddies, a side-project spawned from the financial misgivings of Darn Floor--Big Bite. So those were two circumstances by which they had to define a new sound for themselves. Then on top of that it was also a time when alternative music was trying to define its sound for a new decade. Some really interesting albums came out in that period from a lot of artists, often somewhere between 80's new-wave and Nirvana.
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| Thread: Favorite 5 songs |
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Time to hurt my brain:
1. Shadow Catcher
Ow ow ow ow ow ow....
Can we qualify this so we limit one song per album? That might make things a little easier...
1. Shadow Catcher
2. Joel
3. Return of the Beat Menace
4. Travelog
5. I Will Return
I know, I copped out terribly...
I'm thrilled to see "When Moonlight Sleeps" and other Fearful Symmetry tunes on people's lists! I thought I was in the minority among DA fans to really love that album!
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| Thread: Vox Robotica |
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Thanks, dorfsmith.
I also want to point it that the synthetic sounds in Fearful Symmetry are far superior than the handful of songs with keyboards on Mr. Buechner's Dream. When they used keyboards on their last album, it sounded like they just used more "conventional" presets. I wonder what the rationale for that was. For example, in "Child on a Leash", did they desire real strings but had to settle for keyboards that sounded like strings? Likewise, it sounded like they used a brass preset in "The Staggering Gods".
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| Thread: Vox Robotica |
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What a great discussion! O where to jump in...
I am also disappointed in Terry's sentiments now towards Fearful Symmetry, and I also don't what he means by "'art rock' stylings'". But if you look at what makes Fearful Symmetry unique to DA's impressive and extensive discography, it is the only album that can be categorized relatively "mellow and electronic". I think that you find people who gravitate to this album, such as myself, are attracted to its nuances in sound and its beautiful and profound lyrics. On a spiritual level, it ministers to me just as much if not more than Mr. Buechner's Dream. "Shadow Catcher" to me is a pinnacle piece of music; I once tried to write an essay on it in college, but failed to find the words, and opted instead to write the essay on "Travelog". Fearful Symmetry is a masterpiece in contemporary Christian music.
As for The Alarma Chronicles in general sounding "dated", I agree. The greatness of 80's new wave ended up being its demise--new, fresh and exciting sounds became cheesy and stale. It is probably the reason I do not favor Vox Humana as much as I once did. However, FS sounds the least "dated" to me; the sound selections coupled with the album's message were effective in transcending time.
I think my top three are now these:
1. Fearful Symmetry
2. Mr. Buechner's Dream
3. Kalhoun
Someday I will have the courage to rank a top five!
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| Thread: Vox Robotica |
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I've always considered Vox Humana to be my favorite DA album, but in reality, Fearful Symmetry is the one I crave to hear the most. So maybe it's time to dub FS as my favorite...
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| Thread: Vox Robotica |
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Whoever came up with Vox Robotica for a handle, I'm jealous! It's perfect!
So which album title do you prefer? Should the third volume of The Alarma Chronicles have been called Vox Robotica as originally planned?
I think DA was right to go with Vox Humana, sounds cooler--not as cheesy, come to think of it...
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| Thread: Koko's First Inspired Album? |
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So I was watching the evening news a couple of evenings ago and they covered a story how Koko is releasing his first album--not that Koko sings on it, of course, but this was "the first album inspired by Koko." They reported that the lyrics on the album were written around phrases that Koko signed.
So I finally got around to check out Koko's web site (http://www.koko.org/kokomart/music.html), and is "Darn Floor--Big Bite" featured? Of course not! We need to set the record straight!
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| Thread: CD Compilation: Reflections on Scripture |
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Originally posted by Mr. Spoke
-yer still a normal noggin?
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I'm more like an Abnormal Eggnog. (That reminds me when I was a kid and I sneezed in a glass of eggnog. I sneezed in it right after my father reluctanctly gave me the last cup--I still felt compelled to drink it. I could never seem to look at eggnog the same way again...)
Yep, I'm a Normal Noggin. Too much going on. I'm kind of the Townsends for a Christian group I am so incredibly excited about. I have mentioned them before here--they are called Declaration . I've been working on their website and have been racking my brains on how to promote them. So for any of you new-wavers who think you could get excited about a band who has the passion of Depeche Mode fused with the energy of Duran Duran (though sounding like neither), look for an announcement from me here--hopefully we will launch in a month or two.
I welcome any ideas to get Declaration publicized.
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| Thread: CD Compilation: Reflections on Scripture |
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Originally posted by ™
(I looked quickly, hope I didn't miss it)
No Shadow of Turning
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I missed this one because... I don't have Real Men Cry, yet. Wow! Terrific lyrics!
I know... shame on me for delaying the purchase. I only obtain a handful of CD's a year now. I could get all Terry Taylor stuff, or, for a change, get some new new-wave/synthpop albums! Yeah, baby!
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| Thread: CD Compilation: Reflections on Scripture |
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Originally posted by BigDork
LOL
yeah, I was glad to finally get an mp3 player that plays full size cds, so I wouldn't have that problem anymore. Or so I thought....... I still can't fit all TST related material on one disc, but at least I don't have to leave out as much now.
BD
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Yeah, the technology spoils you! I don't have a player that plays mp3 CD's, but I have almost my entire CD collection encoded as mp3's on my computer at work! It is my own personal radio station--commercial and talk free!
But I still like to make compilations as a hobby. Most only exist as mp3 play lists!
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| Thread: CD Compilation: Reflections on Scripture |
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Originally posted by Kaf-N-8ed
I've been thinking about this one...
I think you'd have a formidable task ahead of you to try to pick out only TST songs that have scripture in them or only things that have impacted you spiritually.
I think it would be easier to pick out the one or two pieces that didn't.
~Coffee Man~
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There must be strict criteria in order to pull it off...
The Reflections on Scripture compilation must clearly be centered around a passage or story. Or, perhaps the compilation should be comprised only of Bible persona:
Bible Characters
Pretty Little Lies [Serpent in Eden]
Steal Away [Noah]
Pregnant Pause [Abraham]
Over Her Shoulder [Lot]
Catch That Angel (Remix) [Jacob]
A Little Grace [Job]
Like Lazarus [Lazarus]
The Twist [Christ]
You Lay Down [Christ]
My Beautiful Martyr [Christ]
The Author of the Story [Christ]
I Will Return [Christ]
He’s Gonna Do a Number on You [Antichrist]
But of course, there are many songs of which Christ is the "Central Theme"...
Still, for the Castles Woven of Mist idea (songs of profound impact), I think it would be a matter of ranking the songs. I should be able to identify sixteen songs by DA that impacted me more than the others... 
This is why I stopped making DA compilations a long time ago!
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| Thread: CD Compilation: Reflections on Scripture |
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I'm finding now that my compilation idea is transforming to selections of profound reflections, tentatively titled Castles Woven of Mist (from the "Earth Household" lyric). This will be a collection of Terry's most profound songs that have truly moved or challenged me. But I have to widdle my play list from thirty songs I selected just from the top of my head! Aarrghhh! 
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| Thread: Rob Watson |
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Never heard of this. What does the album sound like? Is it new wave? 
The elusive keyboard member of DA intrigues me. I have a couple of his tracks from the No Sense of History volumes. I often wonder what else he has out there...
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