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Grex > Music2 > #32: THE GRAB BAG: Musical Meandering | |
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diznave
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response 325 of 416:
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Dec 3 18:09 UTC 1997 |
Mark, didn't the Swedish Chef say, "Bjork, bjork, bjork!!!"?
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orinoco
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response 326 of 416:
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Dec 4 02:33 UTC 1997 |
I thought it was b0rk b0rk b0rk...Ask snowth, perhaps...
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mcnally
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response 327 of 416:
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Dec 4 05:33 UTC 1997 |
Definitely not "bjork". Usually Swedish Chef dialogue is represented
as "bork bork bork" but I've always thought it sounded more like "boork"
alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork is full of the stuff..
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mziemba
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response 328 of 416:
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Dec 4 07:51 UTC 1997 |
I thought he said "mmm...bork bork...mmm...bork...bork". Hmmm... Perhaps
Hanson is trying to cover something up?
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mcnally
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response 329 of 416:
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Dec 4 15:59 UTC 1997 |
And a lot of stuff about chickens, err, chickies..
"Den you poot ze cheekee in ze pot mmm bork bork bork.."
Hanson's definitely up to something but I doubt the existence
of a Hanson/Swedish Chef conspiracy..
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omni
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response 330 of 416:
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Dec 4 17:26 UTC 1997 |
Hanson is evil.
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teflon
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response 331 of 416:
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Dec 4 20:53 UTC 1997 |
Ah ki' yew...
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lumen
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response 332 of 416:
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Dec 5 02:00 UTC 1997 |
It's Henson, you sillies. *sigh* The Muppets have never been the same since
Jim died..
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mziemba
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response 333 of 416:
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Dec 5 09:40 UTC 1997 |
Oooooo..."Hanson"/"Henson"...even *more* compelling evidence!
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snowth
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response 334 of 416:
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Dec 5 16:58 UTC 1997 |
Noooooooo!
You can't put Henson and Hanson in the same sentence! Bad evil person! No
biscuit!
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orinoco
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response 335 of 416:
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Dec 5 21:20 UTC 1997 |
As opposed to 'good evil person - here, have a biscuit'?
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mziemba
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response 336 of 416:
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Dec 6 06:40 UTC 1997 |
Maybe it's kinda like north-northwest...
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lumen
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response 337 of 416:
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Dec 7 00:15 UTC 1997 |
Nah-- NNW is just part of a 16-point compass (;
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krj
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response 338 of 416:
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Dec 8 21:20 UTC 1997 |
There are a number of articles of Music Conference interest in today's
(Monday's) National Edition of the New York Times.
In the Business section there is a long feature on the FCC's pursuit of
the gentleman who runs Free Radio Berkeley, a low-power, unlicensed FM
station.
In the Arts section there is a feature on new music from Yusuf Islam,
the former Cat Stevens; plus reviews of a recital by Welsh baritone
Bryn Terfel, and brief reviews of two of the new Harry Partch CDs
from CRI.
In the main section there is an account of Bob Dylan's appearance
at the Kennedy Center Honors gala, which will be telecast on December
26. (The other honorees are opera singer/UM alumna Jessye Norman;
film actors Lauren Bacall and Charlton Heston; and a dancer who I have
not heard of previously.)
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mziemba
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response 339 of 416:
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Dec 9 08:05 UTC 1997 |
Ooooo...interesting. Tell me more about Radio Free Berkley...
And Yusef. Always curious to see what my old hero is up to, these days...
And just what are these new Partch albums, anyway?
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orinoco
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response 340 of 416:
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Dec 9 22:05 UTC 1997 |
Three new releases of Partch stuff from the CRI label, of which I recently
bought one. One has 'The Wayward' and some other short stuff, one has '11
Intrusions', 'Plectra and Percussions Dances' and 'Ulysses at the Edge' and
the third has 'Daphe of the Dunes', 'Rotate the Body in all its Planes', and
'Water, Water'.
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diznave
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response 341 of 416:
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Dec 10 04:38 UTC 1997 |
<rotfl>
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orinoco
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response 342 of 416:
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Dec 10 22:39 UTC 1997 |
<dan wonders what's so funny...>
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mziemba
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response 343 of 416:
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Dec 15 09:26 UTC 1997 |
I was listening to the radio the other day, and Sade's "The Sweetest Taboo"
came on. It amazed me how well it has stood the test of time. And, how
ultra-cool it was...
Any other suggestions for ultra-cool music for an ultra-cool season?
And any other feelings about songs of lasting quality?
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lumen
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response 344 of 416:
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Dec 17 05:05 UTC 1997 |
Sade, although she uses a style that was popular for a particular time, and
is from a more distant era, sings songs that have lasting appeal, in my
opinion.
Mark knows who Mannheim Steamroller is, but I'm not sure how many others in
the group know them by name, although I'm sure you'd recognize their
Christmas music. They have three Christmas albums now, and I would highly
suggest checking out Fresh Aire IV - Winter, which isn't very Christmasey,
but has enough sound effects to bring evoke images of wintertime in general.
Perhaps it would suit those who celebrate Yule.
The phrase 'ultra-cool' reminded me of the latest issue of Utne Reader
magazine I was reading today. Just what *is* the definition of ultra-cool?
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mziemba
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response 345 of 416:
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Dec 17 19:11 UTC 1997 |
I think my favorite Mannheim Steamroller would be _Fresh Aire I_. I liked
II and 4 a lot, also.
Mannheim Steamroller paid a lot of attention to arrangement and fidelity,
which helped give their work some lasting appeal. Their unique mix of
Renaissance and modern instruments certainly set them apart. Back when
vinyl records were still coming out, they were pressing the albums on
pretty heavy, good quality vinyl. too.
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lumen
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response 346 of 416:
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Dec 19 09:30 UTC 1997 |
Indeed. But then Chip got enchanted with orchestral arrangements =P Maybe
he thought the academic world of music wouldn't take him seriously enough.
*sigh* But I liked their little band sound when Don Sears was their sound
engineer. Now all the focus is on the whole orchestra, with Arnie Roth as
the electric concertmaster :/ (Forgive me, I just don't get into the
orchestra thing, nor into concertmasters/concertmistresses and their
attitudes)
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mziemba
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response 347 of 416:
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Dec 25 02:12 UTC 1997 |
Happy holidays, folks!
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lumen
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response 348 of 416:
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Dec 26 01:57 UTC 1997 |
Thanks, Mark..I second the motion!
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mziemba
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response 349 of 416:
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Dec 29 21:50 UTC 1997 |
One of the albums I happened to come across the other day while rummaging
through the boxes was Patti Rothberg's _Between the 1 and the 9_ (1996). She
was responsible for the tune "Inside". It went like this: "Think I'll write
a letter home...tellin' everybody that I'm happy alone...and maybe if I play
the role...i can roll myself into a big black hole..." A song like that would
easily place her squarely in the angry young disenfranchised female singer
category that seems to be the rage, these days, but she's got more melodic
insight in her pinky than most of them, combined. A good backing band
provides a nice counterpoint to her colorful guitar work. Very nice!
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