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No, nothing to but the student living below me. Rather, the musical performance Stomp came to the school's esteemed Ferguson Center for the Arts, and I snagged tickets with some friends for $10 each! High in the balcony, but the performance was still absolutely fantastic! I have been anticipating this performance since the center's show schedule was published back at the end of the summer. Stomp has been on my "to see" list for almost ten years now, so finally getting that chance was, simply put, a dream come true. It was so fun to watch them make music off of literally anything. The brooms, of course, or simply their feet and hands, and trash can lids and buckets and flexible tubes and whatever else suited their fancy. What I also thought while watching the performance was that the troupe is almost the antithesis of the Blue Man Group. BMG takes tubes and paints and stays almost lifeless while they play futuristic, wild-looking instruments, whereas Stomp shows they are there to have fun using whatever junk they found around the street. (Either way, awesome!) The performers are very ingenuitive and know how to put on a show. There was never a dull moment and their cleverness shone each moment. -CF
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So, got my preorder of the new Paradise Lost album in limited edition today. Signed and everything. Excuse me while I go spend the rest of my day listening to it instead of doing important work. Procrastination will be fun today.
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It may or may not be a well-known fact that I despise rather a lot of Christmas music. Songs about Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Commie-Faced Reindeer, and all the rest never really did much for me. Maybe it's because I've heard the same batch of songs performed by either dead people or dead careers for my entire life, but the whole thing seems tired, unartistic, and, oh my I finally get to use this word, hackneyed. This is not to say that I hate all Christmas music - not by a long shot. No, it's just that there are three ways to do good Christmas music. The first is an old, truly traditional piece, faithfully played by an orchestra, string quartet, whatever - tunes like the Carol of the Bells, Greensleeves, We Three Kings, all good choices. If you want to put an orchestra in, knock yourself out - better an orchestra than whatever pop "star" thinks we don't look at them often enough lately - but I'm quite happy with instrumental versions, because a good composer can convey any intended feeling through instruments. Way number two is to take a traditional Christmas song - and I mean real traditional, not baby-boomers-grew-up-with-it-so-that-makes-it-a-tradtion - and interpret it in your own way to make a piece of music that's still good and doesn't sound like exactly the same thing but with a different voice doing it. Look up Jethro Tull's version of Greensleeves if you need an example. The third, final, and perhaps best, is to just write something new. Now, to do this, you have to be a good composer already, so don't all of you tweeny-boppers and dead-beat crooners go running off to hack something into the corpse of your genre. It's got to be two things. The first is a good song. It has to be something someone could justify listening to any time of the year. The second is, and if you didn't predict this go jump in a lake, a Christmas song. It has to have some undeniable relation to whatever you think Christmas is. Two very different examples have been done by Jethro Tull (Christmas Song and Another Christmas Song), but if you want examples that have not a bloody thing to do with Ian Anderson, try John Lennon's shot at a Christmas song (Happy X-Mas War Is Over). There's my little rant for the night over and done with. Back to inexplicably pumpkin-flavored egg nog (seriously? pumpkin? who thought of that and are they still alive enough for me to hug them?) and avoiding "Christmas traditions" like Frosty the Red Snowman.
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Since I now have a blog, I thought I might as well start doing occasional short album reviews. And since Tragic Idol - the thirteenth album from the founders of Gothic Metal, Paradise Lost - comes out in a week's time, I thought I'd review it's predecessor: 2009's Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us. This was Paradise Lost's twelfth album, and is my favourite by them. It actually also is one of my favourite albums of all time. In comparison to their previous albums, it continues the darker and heavier side of Paradise Lost established by 2007's In Requiem, but steps it up a notch, while also taking bits from all of their previous eras of sound and using them as inspiration. The opening track, As Horizons End, tells you exactly what you're in for: a melodic, melancholic and atmospheric, yet very heavy and guitar-driven Gothic Metal record. There are a few variations in pace throughout the album, with some slower songs like the title track or In Truth but the whole record flows very well and the mood is never broken. Gregor Mackintosh is my favourite guitarist and this album is a great showcase as to why: his songwriting is fantastic. This album is full of great guitar playing with brilliant riffs and and solos, all of which serve to create a powerful melancholic atmosphere, which is something I've always loved Paradise Lost for doing. An epic atmosphere which is further strengthened by Nick Holmes' powerful vocals. There is really nothing negative I can say about this album. It pushes all the right buttons for me and I am happy to be a die-hard fan of the band. Also worth noting is that I bought the 2 CD limited edition of this album on its release day, which came with three bonus tracks - Cardinal Zero, which is a very strong track that could have easily been on the regular album, and different versions of the title track and Last Regret, with the music performed by the Lost In Prague orchestra. Let me tell you, the orchestra versions are very epic indeed, although I do prefer the originals. Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us is the fathers of Gothic Metal showing everyone how it's done.
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I have always appreciated the art of music, the joy of listening to those sweet melodies. My love of music also extends to listening to music from video games. Some people have called me weird for that quirky trait of mine, but I can't help it. Music found in video games can be a joy to listen to (especially in most Nintendo titles). So I'm wondering if anyone else has the same appreciation as I do for video game music. Discuss your favorite track from video games, your favorite video game music composer, etc. Just remember to have fun!
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Gotta love their awesome orchestral music. Black Blade remains one of my favorites.
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I was inspired by my sister (who downloaded some cool fonts for me) to make some mock-up album covers for my band, which might be used on our first demo recording whenever that happens. I made up three using some pictures I found online, and I'd love some critique from you all. in order of my least favourite to favourite: All Things Must Die I have this one for if we lean more to the evil-er side of metal, with the doom and gloom and yeah. I dunno', I'm not a huge fan of it. Those That Pray This one is a bit more intelligent, with the name and picture actually representing something, but that goes a bit close to my views on religion so I'll stay out of those waters (no pun intended). I really like the look of this but it does feel slightly tacky. Whole Lotta Nothing This one here is a bit less "metal", but I think it stays truer to who we are as guys, with our wacky sense of humour. Also, our bassist learned to play when he moved to saskatchewan (which looks very similar). He was super bored, so decided to buy a bass. In a big way, we owe the band's existence to a "whole lotta' nothin'". Anyway yeah, this is just me trying to get some ideas out and see if they're successful at all. This would only be for a demo recording, as I have grand plans for an actual album cover, but I would still much appreciate thoughts. Also I'm not even sure which would fit the music best 'cause I don't actually know what the music is. ha.
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Well, I have no idea where I can put this on here, but I just wanted to show everyone that I finished a music video of our favorite Bionicle villain a few weeks ago Here be the results![removed]Hope it didn't turn out too bad.
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So, I dunno' if any of you kept up with The All-American Rejects after their BIONICLE gig, or if you ever even liked them in the first place. But they just released their fourth album, and I picked it up the other day. After the release of their third album, which was an unbelievable improvement from Move Along (seriously you can't imagine how much better/different it was), I figured this one wouldn't beat it. I was right, but after listening through Kids In The Street many times, I can safely say I do enjoy it quite a bit. More mature songwriting than their first two albums, many attempts at pushing the envelope of whatever genre they fit into right now, and many memorable songs (Beekeeper's Daughter, Walk Over Me, Kids In The Street). So this is basically just an appreciation blog for what they're becoming, from the generic pop/rock band to this new... whatever the heck they are. If you enjoyed their other stuff, or if you didn't, you may still like this one (but also the last one is still way better IMO).
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Anybody here who plays unconventional musical instruments? You know, traditional instruments or something different from common musical instruments such as the drums or guitar?Please post a description of what you play and how.
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Does anyone know how I can get my hands on the background music for the Mata Nui Saga from Bionicle.com? I have all of the images and voice overs, and the only thing that's keeping me from making my own version of it is that music. I tried to get it the same way I got the voice overs (DownloadHelper extension for Firefox) but it would only give me the voice overs. Your help would be greatly appreciated.TotBI
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So I just bought Yes' "Fragile" on vinyl, and it's awesome. However, the copy I bought has a ton of background noise due to surface scratches. Never skips, but is pretty crackly. The store had 3 copies (all used) and all had some issues. One looked like it had some deeper scratches. So, should I keep this one and deal with the crackle, or try and return it and grab one of the other copies, which may be better or worse?
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Well I bought my first vinyl today, Pop-Rock supergroup Asia's self-titled début album. Feels cool lol. I always loved records when I was younger. My dad used to have tons. I also bought a Twilight Sparkle brushie today because they were on sale yet again. Maybe I'll get Raindow or Pinkie next time if the sale continues. In addition, my new 64GB 4th gen iPod touch arrived two days ago, and I'm still trying to put music on it. Words cannot describe how much I despise iTunes. It is, in my not-so-humble opinion, Apple's masterpiece of awfulness (coming from an apple fanboy). However, once I get the thing working, it'll be nice to have almost my entire music library at my fingertips. Plus the cameras and mic are a very welcome upgrade.
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well we already have one of these for movies, might as well have one for music too.and of course i posted this way too early, i'll add my picks and stuff in a secondEDIT: okay you guys don't have to just do bands, just imagine it says "musical artists" or something
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My entire life in one picture. Got everything this weekend, and it is all equally awesome.
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I havent seen any topics for any other EDM genre other than dubstep and electro, I've used the search function. Maybe its because we're not that many, so I decided to create one for all EDM genres. Hardstyle, techno, dubstep, glitch hop, moombahton, electro, whatever. So, just to start discussion, whats your favourite song right now? I really like Vexare's 'The Clockmaker', really melodic dubstep iin my opinion.
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RIGHT HERE And I expect all you Rush/Yes/Genesis/Coheed/Anything else fans to be there. >
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May you rest in peace, famed singer of the Monkees.
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So instead of school, today I went down to Washington state with my Dad, Korean, and Chilean international students. It was really fun, filled with many jokes. We spent a ton of time in Best Buy, then went to a mall, to Target, to a headphone store, and yeah. The two international students bought really nice Fanny Wang brand headphones, which I have to say are the best things I've ever tried. In Target they had SO MUCH MLP STUFF. It was awesome, and they also had Black Phantom and Rocka XL... but, sadly, I was on my Dad's budget (I have no money lol), but he was still nice enough to buy my some awesome things (CDs): Karmacode -- Lacuna Coil Permanent Waves -- Rush 90125 -- Yes Pieces Of Eight -- Styx Ozzmosis -- Ozzy Osbourne All in all, I'm pretty happy right now.
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From: Official My Little Pony Topic
Angel Beat posted a blog entry in Star Blogging across the universe
I, for one, cannot wait until the next episode. Also, we need a Rainbow Dash/Applejack duet. Ashleigh Ball singing with herself? Yes please. Source: Official My Little Pony topic -
This Entry Has Two Parts: "i Need Your Help!"/"concert Info"
Xinlo posted a blog entry in Language Of The Mad
So, hey. I haven't blogged for a little while (because busy/nothing to blog about/whatever). Anyway, I made this thing today, a logo for my band 667. so here is my logo. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone would be willing to vector it and add some... depth (?) to it? I'm not really sure what I want it to look like, but not just flat black. maybe make it rounded or toned or something? Any help would be appreciated. Now to the second part: THE MEGADETH CONCERT ROCKED MAN Lacuna Coil opened up with a song I knew (yay!) and it was fantastic, then played a few songs from their new album for about a half hour before giving way to Volbeat. Volbeat really brought it; they had a superb setlist with a lot of my favourite songs, and the crowd loved them. They kicked off with "A Warrior's Call", which fittingly enough starts with the line "Let's get ready to rumble!".I was about five meteres from their feet, which was amazing, and I managed to hold that and even get a bit closer for most of the night. Then Motorhead took the stage for about an hour, like Volbeat, but (as I was warned) they were so loud I couldn't hear any of the instruments except the drums. Theere was a drum solo though, and because they were the only thing you could hear anyway, it was glorious. Still, the worst act of the night because of that. The moshing was pretty intense during Ace Of Spades. After them was the main event, the amazing Megadeth, who were near perfect. They opened with "Trust", and I was right up at the front for half the song before the moshing got insane. Some "cool dude" behind me was ramming me in the back of the head with his palm and trying to throw me on the floor and stuff, and I ended up just getting thrown around to the outskirts of the crowd. But I still had a pretty great view so oh well. My friend managed to stay up at the very front at Mustaine's feet for the whole show. There was flying beer and hats and hoodies and yeah. It was fun. I didn't know the Lacuna COil songs too well and couldn't hear the Motorhead ones, but here's the setlists for Volbeat and Megadeth: Volbeat: -A Warrior's Call -The Mirror And The Ripper -Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood -Hallelujah Goat -Sad Man's Tongue -Human Instrument -Fallen -Who They Are -Heaven Nor ###### -Pool Of Booze, Booze, Booza -Raining Blood (that got the crowd pumped lol) -Still Counting Megadeth -Trust -Hangar 18 -In My Darkest Hour -Symphony Of Destruction -Head Crusher -Sweating Bullets -Hook In Mouth -Public Enemy No. 1 -Whose Life (Is It Anyways?) -Ashes In Your Mouth -Peace Sells -Guns, Drugs, & Money -A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free) [With Christina Scabbia] -Holy Wars... The Punishment Due -Silent Scorn so yeah, great songs. The songs I remember from Lacuna Coil were Our Truth, Trip The Darkness, Spellbound, Kill The Lights... that's it. Also, here's all the stuff I got in Calgary (including concert merch): -7-harmonica pack -Elixir Acoustic Strings -Ernie Ball Electric Stings (x3) -Capo -Large triangluar pick -NSEA Protector Model (Galaxy Quest) -USS Enterprise E 1:2500 -USS Enterprise D 1:2500 -Megadeth "Th1rt3en" T-Shirt -Signed Volbeat Live From Beyond ######/Above Heaven, 3-disc/DVD special edition -Gigantour 2012 poster Yay fun. -
Me and my good friend Takal decided to do a music swap - our two favourite bands. So he got all of Dream Theater's studio albums, ad I got all of Thin Lizzy's studio albums, and we're listening through eachother's favourite band. I've currently listened to the following in full: Thunder And Lightning Black Rose: A Rock Legend Vagabonds Of The Western World Nightlife Johnny The Fox Bad Reputation Jailbreak So far I've liked all four albums, but the first is my favourite. it's on the cusp of being metal, and the songs have a cool triple-vocal effect in many choruses.
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I have 66.6 gigabytes of music.
