there is no general topic on music. doh!
let me start the topic with the ultimate wedding tracklist:
entry of the pair: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
vows, ring exchange (background music): Depeche Mode - Slowblow
congratulations: 3 songs in the following order:
Belle & Sebastian - Piazza New York Catcher
Depeche Mode - World In My Eyes
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
Piazza New York Catcher! I didn't know you were into that one. Breathtaking song indeed... And World In My Eyes is so cool to have playing.
Quote from: BonzaiJoe on January 22, 2009, 11:32:20 AM
Piazza New York Catcher! I didn't know you were into that one.
we both are, since you & Thomas sang it in a live show :)
Quote from: BonzaiJoe on January 22, 2009, 11:32:20 AM
And World In My Eyes is so cool to have playing.
Indeed. :) I tried to convince Andi to use Oberkorn instead of Slowblow but she didn't like it.
And the last Bowie song is there for the lyrics. Perfect for a wedding:
Quote
I've nothing much to offer
There's nothing much to take
I'm an absolute beginner
And I'm absolutely sane
As long as we're together
The rest can go to hell
I absolutely love you
But we're absolute beginners
With eyes completely open
But nervous all the same
If our love song
Could fly over mountains
Could laugh at the ocean
Just like the films
There's no reason
To feel all the hard times
To lay down the hard lines
It's absolutely true
Nothing much could happen
Nothing we can't shake
Oh we're absolute beginners
With nothing much at stake
As long as you're still smiling
There's nothing more I need
I absolutely love you
But we're absolute beginners
But if my love is your love
We're certain to succeed
Quote from: zaqrack on January 22, 2009, 11:10:48 AM
let me start the topic with the ultimate wedding tracklist:
entry of the pair: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
vows, ring exchange (background music): Depeche Mode - Slowblow
congratulations: 3 songs in the following order:
Belle & Sebastian - Piazza New York Catcher
Depeche Mode - World In My Eyes
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
Slowblow to go with the ring exchage! Wauw that is cool! Hope everyhing's going well these last days before the big day :)
Quote from: lised on January 22, 2009, 01:08:24 PM
Slowblow to go with the ring exchage! Wauw that is cool! Hope everyhing's going well these last days before the big day :)
I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel :) All the preparations seem to finish in time.
I just messed up a bit the HUF-GBP cash exchange, but hopefully that'll stay my biggest problem :)
Quote from: zaqrack on January 22, 2009, 01:05:39 PM
And the last Bowie song is there for the lyrics. Perfect for a wedding:
Quote
I've nothing much to offer
There's nothing much to take
I'm an absolute beginner
And I'm absolutely sane
As long as we're together
The rest can go to hell
I absolutely love you
But we're absolute beginners
With eyes completely open
But nervous all the same
If our love song
Could fly over mountains
Could laugh at the ocean
Just like the films
There's no reason
To feel all the hard times
To lay down the hard lines
It's absolutely true
Nothing much could happen
Nothing we can't shake
Oh we're absolute beginners
With nothing much at stake
As long as you're still smiling
There's nothing more I need
I absolutely love you
But we're absolute beginners
But if my love is your love
We're certain to succeed
About what I was to comment - brilliant choice! :)
Those are wonderful lyrics... I see what you mean.
I also see your point about Oberkorn. Oberkorn is the "adventure" song, as if you were being wed by a wizard in a magic forest. Slowblow is very different, like you're being wed among the coolest people in Paris in the secret basement of Le Moulin Rouge at 3 in the night.
I don't like rap, but like music in strange languages. I stumbled today into this site and had some fun, maybe some of you will do the same: www.babelrap.com (http://www.babelrap.com)
Quote from: zaqrack on February 05, 2009, 03:36:05 PM
I don't like rap, but like music in strange languages.
Ever heard Hungarian music? ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: JTK on February 06, 2009, 08:22:58 AM
Quote from: zaqrack on February 05, 2009, 03:36:05 PM
I don't like rap, but like music in strange languages.
Ever heard Hungarian music? ;D ;D ;D
Hungarian is not strange, it's absolutely normal... for us... ;D
I just can't stop myself from spreading/spamming the awesomeness of King Crimson. I'm not sure if there are many fans of progressive around here (the only outspoken one is currently "on holidays") but I feel this music has appeal far beyond genre boundaries... I mean, it seems rather unlikely these clips (or at least either one of them, depending on personal tastes) will fail to bring a smile to music lovers...
Elephant Talk (circa 1981)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lCYdMXVre0#noexternalembed&NR=1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lCYdMXVre0#noexternalembed&NR=1)
Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One (1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4V9pQsOc30 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4V9pQsOc30#noexternalembed)
OK, I'm off to my favorite torrent server... :)
Listening to "Vision Thing" album by Sisters of Mercy... the vitriolic mood fits me perfectly tonight. Too bad it's too late in the night for screaming the lyrics at full volume...
Quote from: More
There are parts of me that don't get nervous
Not the parts that shake
You won't get what you deserve
You are what you take
Learning to cry for fun and profit
I'm not done yet
Counterfeit dollars or the English zloty
Anything I can get
Quote from: I Was Wrong
In a bar that's always closing
In a world where people shout
I don't wanna talk this over
I don't wanna talk it out
I was quite impressed until I hit the floor
Isn't that what friends are for?
Pain looks great on other people
That's what they're for
Yes, those are good lyrics, but in the end I think both of SOM's other albums, and The Reptile House EP are better and more interesting.
But there's something about Vision Thing when you are in a sarcastic mood and you can see the blunt irony of the world. Then Vision Thing kind of sweeps past all hope and fear and just plainly asserts what you can do with this ironic reality. Like having 25 whores in the room next door.
Quote from: BonzaiJoe on June 04, 2009, 07:56:02 AM
Yes, those are good lyrics, but in the end I think both of SOM's other albums, and The Reptile House EP are better and more interesting.
But there's something about Vision Thing when you are in a sarcastic mood and you can see the blunt irony of the world. Then Vision Thing kind of sweeps past all hope and fear and just plainly asserts what you can do with this ironic reality. Like having 25 whores in the room next door.
Sums it up well :) I recall having loved about half of Floodland, the other half left me a bit cold - but I need to listen to it more anyway.
Now, the proposition is: can we please both the metal and the post-punk musical sensibilities here with the same piece of music? Having a bit of both within myself, I found the following approach to prog metal to be quite interesting, even refreshing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpdzoVxDJAg#noexternalembed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpdzoVxDJAg)
KURVA SZÁDAT, TOSZÓDJ MEG!
Performed by Akoss Poo, CTG, Usrin & Costa® (our roommate) in 2001: http://geo.elte.hu/uhrina/temp/ksz.mp3 (http://geo.elte.hu/uhrina/temp/ksz.mp3)
Quote from: Usrin on October 29, 2009, 12:53:42 PM
KURVA SZÁDAT, TOSZÓDJ MEG!
Performed by Akoss Poo, CTG, Usrin & Costa® (our roommate) in 2001: http://geo.elte.hu/uhrina/temp/ksz.mp3 (http://geo.elte.hu/uhrina/temp/ksz.mp3)
"Jaaaaajj te kis puncipöcögtetö!!!" ;D
which song is this one? :D
(http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krwvzcjkwF1qzhbu6o1_500.jpg)
LOL, as cute as the referenced song :D
Is it the song of The Cure? I don't remember the name. Friday maybe :)
Easy guess
this is even easier:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2283442064_a4897dd789.jpg)
and two more for today:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/2283441962_2902a17f75.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2267/2283442516_9aa64a12ab.jpg)
Quote from: zaqrack on November 02, 2009, 07:40:11 AM
this is even easier:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2283442064_a4897dd789.jpg)
This is reaaaaaally easy, considering a very famous pop singer sang it more than once...
Quote from: zaqrack on November 02, 2009, 07:42:55 AM
and two more for today:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/2283441962_2902a17f75.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2267/2283442516_9aa64a12ab.jpg)
1. Great song!
2. RIP + Macaulay Culkin LOL!!
Maybe you guys already came across it, but I have just noticed that the Internet Archive hosts a massive collection of free, authorized "bootlegs" at http://www.archive.org/details/etree (http://www.archive.org/details/etree) . The majority are from independent artists of all sorts, but some hip modern indie bands (Animal Collective, quite a number of post-rock acts and the sort of stuff often hyped at last.fm) are covered as well, and there are a few big surprises:
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f283/Duplode/tsmpum.png)
Definitely worth a check, I say.
Look at Billy with his long black hair... So young and naive.
This reminds me that I dreamed James returned to the Smashing Pumpkins. Weird. Thanks for the site suggestion!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McuZKbYg4IE#noexternalembed&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McuZKbYg4IE#noexternalembed&feature=player_embedded)
may I recommend Csermanek Lakótelep - Id?járás jelentés especially to Usrin?
it can be found on youtube.
what if music albums would have animated covers?
http://animatedalbums.tumblr.com/ (http://animatedalbums.tumblr.com/)
Quote from: zaqrack on May 12, 2010, 09:15:54 AM
what if music albums would have animated covers?
http://animatedalbums.tumblr.com/ (http://animatedalbums.tumblr.com/)
Now I'm not sure if I will ever be able to listen to
Parallel Lines without feeling dizzy :)
for last.fm users:
check whether you like girlish or maleish music and whether your music is preferred by younger or older people:
http://playground.last.fm/demo/genderplot (http://playground.last.fm/demo/genderplot)
I like how Cork's Crew shows up in this graph 8) (Overdrijf, please do tell us if you have a profile there)
I really like that too. I'm a 28-year old slightly masculine woman.
Quote from: BonzaiJoe on September 23, 2010, 10:25:48 PM
I really like that too. I'm a 28-year old slightly masculine woman.
That's a coming out!!! :D
In these times of gender mainstreaming my place is clear: :)
ever heard about Microsoft Songsmith? It's basically a tool to remove uniqueness from music. (actually what it does is to autoamtically write music for the voice of a singer) From one side this is frightening. On the other hand it can be quite funny sometimes, especially if you like covers. :)
Some nice examples:
Motörhead goes easy listening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg0l7f25bhU#noexternalembed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg0l7f25bhU#noexternalembed)
Metallica goes synthpop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmC28cXWqLc#noexternalembed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmC28cXWqLc#noexternalembed)
but youtube has lots of others... :)
Brilliant! This can be used to show crap songs as crap (such as the Mötorhead one).
The beginning of this video is hilarious because it looks like they are wondering what the hell is going on with the backing music :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNLk-3c6Gow#noexternalembed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNLk-3c6Gow#noexternalembed)
The way the chords are changed is quite strange.
Quote from: BonzaiJoe on September 28, 2010, 02:26:46 PM
Brilliant! This can be used to show crap songs as crap (such as the Mötorhead one).
Correction: after hearing the Songsmith rape of "Creep", I have realized that this can be used for nothing at all.
yes, Creep was disappointing. But I guess this tool also shows that true music geniuses are geniuses for a reason :)
Therion will perform their music this friday in Buenos Aires and I have my ticket! ;D
In the meantime, eight days until Rush returns to São Paulo. A few hours less right now, actually :) :)
Quote from: zaqrack on September 28, 2010, 11:35:41 AM
Metallica goes synthpop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmC28cXWqLc#noexternalembed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmC28cXWqLc#noexternalembed)
but youtube has lots of others... :)
:o :o :o
Like to many of my favourite artists, I was introduced to Sparks by Bonzai Joe. I remember he told me "There is nothing like the Sparks". Indeed, this is true. I liked them instantly, it took me a year to fully discover and truly fall in love their early years (70s) constantly playing their songs on my mp3 player, and only recently I felt myself ready to explore their later works. And I must admit, I find most of their work an act of genius.
And now I listened to the album Lil' Beethoven from 2002. Amazing fusion of genres in a minimalistic yet versatile presentation, an instant place on my top10 album list.
My two favorites from this album as of now:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx99ngfekwo#noexternalembed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx99ngfekwo#noexternalembed)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ejoeu8O4_c#noexternalembed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ejoeu8O4_c#noexternalembed)
Quote from: zaqrack on September 23, 2010, 04:14:40 PM
for last.fm users
Is it worth to try last.fm? What kind of music can I find there?
It only makes sense if you submit your listening habits since a while. Last.fm keeps track of what you listen and will recommend similar artists and music for you.
Quote from: zaqrack on September 26, 2012, 03:46:42 PM
It only makes sense if you submit your listening habits since a while. Last.fm keeps track of what you listen and will recommend similar artists and music for you.
I'm afraid it will offer Burzum... ;D
I heartily recommend it. There are so many ways to find new artists to listen to - recommendations, artist pages and charts, the "social" features, not to mention the subscriber-only streaming radios - that you are bound to find some good stuff. And I guess you will enjoy the profusion of stats available as well :D
You weren't trying, but you convinced me too.
I'll give a try. FINNTROLL!!! ;D
Bland skuggor rider en odjur
Som en svarta träd
Griper hård på en mäktig hammar
Ut för svaga kristna blod.
Testing...
Wait, is it only a 50 tracks trial? Back to YouTube then... :D
Yeah, it sucks!
I never listen to songs on last.fm. I find statistics and bands and comments on songs on last.fm, and I listen to the songs on Spotify. YouTube: only for rare songs that don't exist on Spotify.
I usually use www.goear.com to listen to music anyway
SLAYER!!!
21st May 2013 - Depeche Mode concert in Budapest
and I will be in China... :-S Plan to attend in Prague or Vilnius instead during our summer home visit.
(unless they come to Shanghai)
I'm not sure I'll go. Frankly their concerts are too huge and they aren't a very good live band anymore. Too predictable and staged, and not personal enough. Price doesn't help. But of course I would still like to be there...
Hitler is also sceptical:
http://vimeo.com/52135788#at=163
sure, but still it is Depeche Mode. And I have not been to any concerts in the past 18 months...