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Saturday, January 26, 2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013
If It Ain't Baroque, It Might Be 2Cellos
Did you know that amplifiers can be used to amplify sound? My Sea-Doo definitely knows this. Same with my C-Sled.
Oh yeah...this guy knew about it too.
I only bring this up, because modern orchestral music seems to be behind the 8 ball on this. I get that Jim Marshall wasn't around in the early 1600's to help Giovanni Gabrieli fix what has historically been referred to as being Baroque (see what I did there? HA!). This has been one of the main reasons I can't stand most forms of orchestral music. There's just too many people up on the stage to fit any pyrotechnics or jumbo trons. I guess its possible that some chick has shown her boobs in the middle of the Four Seasons, but I would never know because I've always been stuck in the nosebleeds without having a jumbo tron to watch the action on. Besides, I'm usually asleep before the first intermission anyway since everybody is just sitting there on the stage. If I wanted to see someone just sit on the stage, I would have just pulled up 3/4 of Janetshareroxygina Unplugged.
Now, I've never been the biggest fan of instrumental music (except for Jan Hammer, of course), and I definitely celebrated seeing that Yngwie Malmsteen had finally swallowed his ego and switched to playing bass.
Oh yeah...this guy knew about it too.
I only bring this up, because modern orchestral music seems to be behind the 8 ball on this. I get that Jim Marshall wasn't around in the early 1600's to help Giovanni Gabrieli fix what has historically been referred to as being Baroque (see what I did there? HA!). This has been one of the main reasons I can't stand most forms of orchestral music. There's just too many people up on the stage to fit any pyrotechnics or jumbo trons. I guess its possible that some chick has shown her boobs in the middle of the Four Seasons, but I would never know because I've always been stuck in the nosebleeds without having a jumbo tron to watch the action on. Besides, I'm usually asleep before the first intermission anyway since everybody is just sitting there on the stage. If I wanted to see someone just sit on the stage, I would have just pulled up 3/4 of Janetshareroxygina Unplugged.
Now, I've never been the biggest fan of instrumental music (except for Jan Hammer, of course), and I definitely celebrated seeing that Yngwie Malmsteen had finally swallowed his ego and switched to playing bass.
(Since it ain't Baroque, I guess he's fixed.)
All this said, you KNOW I was stoked to see that these dudes had finally figured it out. Could the lights at the end of the modern orchestral tunnel be a pair of sweet tits (presumably on a hot can)?
I got turned on to these dudes when I went down to Waxi Maxi's on Tuesday to see what hot new releases there were (sure as shit not going to Strawberries again after the compact disc debacle). I was first intrigued by their name: "2Cellos." Could it be that orchestral music had finally made the leap into the 1980's and benched the dead weight!?
Looking at the track listing, it appears that they have finally caught up with the times. With just two cellos, they would definitely have enough room on stage at Guitar Center for...I don't know...maybe Steve Vai!?
(F a bunch of Violins, I got me a sick Orange!)
While its not quite pyrotechnics and jumbo trons, it is a pretty kick ass light show with some hot chicks, and that's definitely a step in the right direction.
Suck on that Giovanni Gabrieli!!
Friday, January 11, 2013
Michael W. Smith Sells Out
I know a lot of you out there hate Jesus. I can see why--he doesn't party. But I think we can all agree that the debut album by the Michael W. Smith Project was just as relevant as most Phil Collins era Genesis. Live, the band's keyboard driven sound could rival Guiffria's.
Of course, it's tough to reach across the aisle into the secular AOR world when you've got a guy playing clarinet in an Atlanta Braves hat, so as the nineties unfolded the MSP started to really fall victim to some of trends of the time.
By the '00s, he was phoning in Awesome God covers like every other non-secular band.
I mean, if you're going to do covers, don't Tesh your way through it, do it RIGHT!
We all know how the story goes: Christian crabcore comes and goes, but we shared a moment with the original Michael W. Smith Project that won't be forgotten!
Of course, it's tough to reach across the aisle into the secular AOR world when you've got a guy playing clarinet in an Atlanta Braves hat, so as the nineties unfolded the MSP started to really fall victim to some of trends of the time.
By the '00s, he was phoning in Awesome God covers like every other non-secular band.
I mean, if you're going to do covers, don't Tesh your way through it, do it RIGHT!
We all know how the story goes: Christian crabcore comes and goes, but we shared a moment with the original Michael W. Smith Project that won't be forgotten!
Thursday, January 10, 2013
So You Think You Can Prog?
Lock Nut and I were salivating for more Schon & Hammer after the No More Lies track hit heavy rotation in the Blogmaoffice (shed). After some digging, we were surprised to see that their two albums were out of print. Thankfully, we were able to locate the entire catalog on Amazon.com, on some format called "compact disc" for the bargain price of $375.80.
Another place was selling Here to Stay for $349.01, but we're no fools...not that Schon & Hammer wouldn't be worth it...
When we took delivery, we couldn't wait to get a listen in. Much to our surprise, compact discs aren't compatible with tape players. After a quick trip over to Strawberries, they confirmed that compact discs were totally the new thing. So after shelling out another untold amount of cash on a new compact disc player, we were finally ready to feast our ears on some more Schon & Hammer magic.
That's when we heard this...
Lock Nut and I thought we must have received a broken compact disc player, so we went back to Strawberries to get our money back. The dude there told us that it was working fine and that what was coming out of the compact disc player was actually what was recorded on the Schon & Hammer compact disc.
Still in disbelief, we headed back to the Blogmashed to listen to Untold Passion, thinking that maybe there was a mistake when they manufactured our copy of Here to Stay.
Upon hitting play, we were assaulted with this, the aptly titled "Wasting Time"...
After wasting a bunch of our time with that track, it appeared that our compact disc player was on the fritz again. Half the songs after that were missing the vocal tracks. After yet another trip to Strawberries and another round of back and forths, the dude at Strawberries told us that the compact disc player was actually doing what it was supposed to, and in fact, there were no vocals on a bunch of this album's tracks.
Don't get me wrong, I am still a Jan Hammer fan. He has written some kick ass instrumental stuff, except his kick ass instrumental stuff featured cool stuff like half naked chicks and jet powered helicopters...
So if its not a manufacturing snafu and our compact disc player is actually working properly, after pulling an all night brainstorming session, best Lock Nut and I can tell is that Jan's Tandy must have caught some virus during the recording session of these two records that also happened to infect the rest of Neil Schon's solo career.
For whatever its worth, all of us here at Blogmagogroxx are pulling for you, Neal. Hope you get well soon!
When we took delivery, we couldn't wait to get a listen in. Much to our surprise, compact discs aren't compatible with tape players. After a quick trip over to Strawberries, they confirmed that compact discs were totally the new thing. So after shelling out another untold amount of cash on a new compact disc player, we were finally ready to feast our ears on some more Schon & Hammer magic.
That's when we heard this...
Lock Nut and I thought we must have received a broken compact disc player, so we went back to Strawberries to get our money back. The dude there told us that it was working fine and that what was coming out of the compact disc player was actually what was recorded on the Schon & Hammer compact disc.
Still in disbelief, we headed back to the Blogmashed to listen to Untold Passion, thinking that maybe there was a mistake when they manufactured our copy of Here to Stay.
Upon hitting play, we were assaulted with this, the aptly titled "Wasting Time"...
After wasting a bunch of our time with that track, it appeared that our compact disc player was on the fritz again. Half the songs after that were missing the vocal tracks. After yet another trip to Strawberries and another round of back and forths, the dude at Strawberries told us that the compact disc player was actually doing what it was supposed to, and in fact, there were no vocals on a bunch of this album's tracks.
Don't get me wrong, I am still a Jan Hammer fan. He has written some kick ass instrumental stuff, except his kick ass instrumental stuff featured cool stuff like half naked chicks and jet powered helicopters...
So if its not a manufacturing snafu and our compact disc player is actually working properly, after pulling an all night brainstorming session, best Lock Nut and I can tell is that Jan's Tandy must have caught some virus during the recording session of these two records that also happened to infect the rest of Neil Schon's solo career.
For whatever its worth, all of us here at Blogmagogroxx are pulling for you, Neal. Hope you get well soon!
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
My Sea-Doo Will Beat Getting Cross On A Yacht Any Day
If I ever bought a yacht, I would make sure that these two guys came with it.
Not only would it impress the skirts off the ladies, it would be totally functional too. I mean, what if you got stuck out at sea with a stalled motor and a starter that shit the bed? Kenny B (or whatever that soprano sax guy's name is) would sure come in handy...I mean, that motor ain't going to suck start itself.
Plus, I could finally ask Christopher what the hell he was running from in "Ride Like the Wind"...
Judging by the looks of his band, they must have piled up a crap ton of overdue library fees.
Back to boats...to be honest, the chances of me ever owning a yacht are about as good as my dust whip getting by one of those sniffer dogs coming back from Tijuana. This is fine by be, because I'd rather be thrashin' on my Sea-Doo any day of the week over some boat that requires me to stick my pinkie fingers out any time I grab a drink.
Of course, whenever I'm wastin' waves on my Sea-Doo, you KNOW I'm crankin' out some Jan Hammer on my custom Sea-Doo hi-fi system.
Needless to say, I am a Jan Hammer fan, so when Lock Nut told me that he worked on a sweet collabo with Neal Schon, I nearly customized my under drawers.
I'm just glad they were able to finish the record before Neal figured out the sweet Audi 5k dropping off his girl each morning was the same one showing up at the studio in the afternoon. Now that would have made for an awkward day of hit tracking!
Alright...I need to get my 'Doo mix tape updated before I hit the waves this weekend. This new track is sure to incinerate some bikini bottoms down there in the OBX!
Not only would it impress the skirts off the ladies, it would be totally functional too. I mean, what if you got stuck out at sea with a stalled motor and a starter that shit the bed? Kenny B (or whatever that soprano sax guy's name is) would sure come in handy...I mean, that motor ain't going to suck start itself.
Plus, I could finally ask Christopher what the hell he was running from in "Ride Like the Wind"...
Judging by the looks of his band, they must have piled up a crap ton of overdue library fees.
Back to boats...to be honest, the chances of me ever owning a yacht are about as good as my dust whip getting by one of those sniffer dogs coming back from Tijuana. This is fine by be, because I'd rather be thrashin' on my Sea-Doo any day of the week over some boat that requires me to stick my pinkie fingers out any time I grab a drink.
Of course, whenever I'm wastin' waves on my Sea-Doo, you KNOW I'm crankin' out some Jan Hammer on my custom Sea-Doo hi-fi system.
Needless to say, I am a Jan Hammer fan, so when Lock Nut told me that he worked on a sweet collabo with Neal Schon, I nearly customized my under drawers.
I'm just glad they were able to finish the record before Neal figured out the sweet Audi 5k dropping off his girl each morning was the same one showing up at the studio in the afternoon. Now that would have made for an awkward day of hit tracking!
Alright...I need to get my 'Doo mix tape updated before I hit the waves this weekend. This new track is sure to incinerate some bikini bottoms down there in the OBX!
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Cougars In The City At Night With Jimmy
Every now and then something comes across our desk that catches our eyes and ears. In some of those cases its actually not me temporarily coming out of a blackout, ralphing all over myself and Lock Nut's Commodore 64.
Before I get into the thing that came across our desk and wasn't second hand Rainbow cuisine...I'd like to go into the way-back machine.
Songs about Jimmy...
Another song about Jimmy...
More songs about Jimmy...
Songs about porkin' cougars...
Before I get into the thing that came across our desk and wasn't second hand Rainbow cuisine...I'd like to go into the way-back machine.
(Blogmatub)
...and review the history of lyrics I can understand.
Songs about the night...
Songs about the city (and the night)...
Songs about Jimmy...
("Pretty good jam from 1984 Van Halen Always like Alex's Balls out" says guy behind the drum kit)
Another song about Jimmy...
More songs about Jimmy...
Songs about porkin' cougars...
And that is pretty much the extent of what I can understand (lyrically speaking and otherwise), so needless to say, I was more than stoked to get a new tape across the Blogmadesk to blast in the ol' snow sled. Especially since it had lyrics that I could relate to.
Night: Check
City: Check
City at Night: Check
I can only assume one of their gig butts had to step over a passed out Jimmy during load in, and at least one of the band dudes took home a couger to pork after the show...in the city...at night.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Sustainiac Flexi-disc demo
The next three and a half minutes will most likely change the way you feel about harmonic feedback and infinite sustain.
Maniac Music proudly presented the "Sustainiac Sustain System" demonstration flexi-disc in the August 1987 issue of Guitar Player magazine. Bassists were not forgotten.
This pickup was one of Tee Top's favorites back in the late 80s and he was glad to hear that some guy named Synyster Gates was using one in his signature guitar. Here's some footage of him using this unique product :
Hmmm, not as impressive as the flexi-disc but at least it's back on the market!
This pickup was one of Tee Top's favorites back in the late 80s and he was glad to hear that some guy named Synyster Gates was using one in his signature guitar. Here's some footage of him using this unique product :
Hmmm, not as impressive as the flexi-disc but at least it's back on the market!
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