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I posted this in the musicians thread, but thought it was applicable, and probably would actually be read here...
It seems whenever I have an issue, I turn to the collective knowledge of VCers. Let's see if you've got it in you again...
I work on a small independent cable access show, and I need to find a way to offer a download code at the end of the episode to allow viewers to access a song otherwise not accessible. I know band camp lets you do custom codes and everything but I need one universal code, versus a whole bunch of different codes. Also, I know band camp allows you a discount code, but it only goes to 95%. So, I guess band camp isn't really an option. Does anyone have any suggestions? Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks!
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It seems whenever I have an issue, I turn to the collective knowledge of VCers. Let's see if you've got it in you again...
I work on a small independent cable access show, and I need to find a way to offer a download code at the end of the episode to allow viewers to access a song otherwise not accessible. I know band camp lets you do custom codes and everything but I need one universal code, versus a whole bunch of different codes. Also, I know band camp allows you a discount code, but it only goes to 95%. So, I guess band camp isn't really an option. Does anyone have any suggestions? Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks!
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In no real order....
Beatles: 98% - I find all of the their early work and especially later work mind blowing even after the 1000000th listen. I still don't believe they get the kind of credit they deserve for how revolutionary they were.
The Band: 97% - Really only don't like "The Moon Struck One" but it's still way better than most other things. Would have had them at 98% too but hey, no one is up there with the Beatles.
Wilco: 95% - Even though most people don't enjoy SBS and WTA, I do.
Paul Simon: 95% - Really, what's not to like? Especially lyrically, he's just about untouchable.
Band of Horses: 93% - Besides the obvious melodic similarities between a couple of songs on their first two albums, all of their output has been amazing. Infinite Arms is one of my favorite all time albums.
Cat Stevens: 90% - Someone who I think is an extremely underrated songwriter. Could do without "Remember the Days of the Old Schoolyard" though.
Neil Young: 90% - Mastered acoustic and electric. Some of his later stuff got a little unlistenable but most of his output is great.
Steely Dan: 88% - Other than being kind of self indulgent sometimes, they are brilliant songwriters and master-craftsmen.
Motown: 85% - Granted Motown isn't an artist, but all of their output as a whole is so fantastic, I thought I'd include it.
Solo Beatles (minus Ringo): 84% - They all had weak songs and weak albums, but as a whole there is a bunch of great great great stuff out there.
The Beach Boys: 80% - Mmmmmm all that harmony.
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Let It Die - Feist
It Feels So Good - Dan Reeder
Your Love is Forever - Ben Bridwell (George Harrison Cover)
Shell Games - Bright Eyes
Calculating Bimbo - Belle and Sebastian
Nobody But Me - The Drifters
Two Songs that I know - Dan Reeder
I Don't Really Want To Talk To You - Dan Reeder
When My Time Comes - Dawes
Bitch Nation - Dan Reeder
Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War - Paul Simon
Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John - Belle and Sebastian
Don't Walk Way - Chromeo
The Right Type - Chromeo
As Time Goes By - Harry Nilsson
This Is Where I Get Off - Robbie Robertson
Night by Night - Chromeo
Don't Turn The Lights On - Chromeo
Blues Run the Game - SImon and Garfunkel
Part One - Band of Horses
Lift Me Up - Jeff Lynne
....Wow, I'm a weirdo. To be a fair, this is a newer computer, so my most plays are highly influenced by the newer stuff I've had in that time period. To be honest, my top two plays of all time are:
Still Crazy After All These Years - Paul Simon (My favorite non-classical song of all time)
My Darling - Wilco
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So, when I have a question I have no idea how to answer, I turn to the collective brainpower of the VC community. So here I am, hoping you folks can help.
I'm looking for a new bank. I was with Chase and couldn't stand it. Joined my local credit union and wasn't happy as well. So, I was wondering, does anyone have any suggestions of a bank that doesn't suck the blood of the innocent and hasn't taken advantage of people for the last thousand years? I'd really prefer to not give my business to those who are responsible for so much of the financial vomit in this country. So any suggestions?
Also would prefer bankers who do nothing contained in the lyrics of "Jolly Banker" especially rape me and scalp me.
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So,
I asked a while back for advice on buying a camera, and I ended up getting a really nice used Canon Rebel x2i and I love it and am thrilled with it.
But, I'm looking at possibly upgrading to a better flash than what's on the camera. Here's the big question....
ANY SUGGESTIONS?
I'm looking for something not too expensive but will give me a good result (as every consumer ever is, I suppose).
Any help would be appreciated.
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Thanks, in part to this thread, I just picked this up:
Many, many great songs on this thing. Thank you VC!
i added that to my rdio colleciton. i can't stop listening to it. my favorite waste of time is fantastic.
Glad to hear other people are supporting/enjoying his music!
You're my favorite waste of time is probably my favorite song of his.
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THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER --- I'm not being ironic here. This song is so ubiquitous in our society that the actual lyrics are often lost into background noise. But I very often find myself actually tearing up over the last lines: Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? The very fact that the question is as relevant today as it was in 1812-1814 always hits an emotional note with me. It's not a given and we should never take it for granted.
TO LOVE SOMEBODY
WORDS (The Bee Gees) --- These two songs are so achingly beautiful and bring me back to a time when a silly little pop song could sum up all the emotions that cutting through my days.
These songs always cause me to pause, sometimes to consider the aching for long past days, sometimes to consider the emotions inherent in doubt.
I don't think it's ironic at all. I think there is something about the way the melody and words work together, and what they mean that is really heartbreaking and prideful at the same time. There is something stunning and utterly patriotic about hearing this song performed in front of 40,000 people, all standing in silence out of respect for something bigger than themselves. It's pretty incredible.
Also, I think so much of the early Bee-Gees stuff is underrated. Many of their early albums contain so many good songs, it's a shame people only know them for their disco stuff. I would add the songs "First of May" and "I started a joke" to that list as well.
Graham Nash - I Used To Be A King
Beach Boys - Don't Worry Baby
Glad you mentioned these two. The whole Songs for Beginners album is just incredible, with "I used to be the a king" and "simple man" as my two favorite tracks. And the way Don't Worry Baby comes together at "She told me baby when you race today, just take along my love with you." It's stunning.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic (especially the "in the beauty of the lilies" verse)
I'm am literally the furthest away you could get from someone who celebrates religion of any kind, but the lyrics in this verse are my favorite of all time, cenetered around the lyric "As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free." Has a more beautiful sentiment ever been written? I don't think so. Gorgeous, glad you mentioned it.
end of the innocence - don henley
People like to poke fun at him, but man, he can write (or co-write) a beautiful song. My parents love this song, and I used to like it a lot, but always hated the lyric "I need to remember this/so baby give me one more kiss/and let me take a long last look before we say goodbye" but then one day, I finally got it, and it hit me how meaningful and important that lyric is. If you've ever been in a situation where "let me take a long last look before we say goodbye" could possibly apply to you, this song can't help but destroy your heart.
I want to add a few more to the list:
High Flying Bird - Elton John
In My Life - The Beatles (seems like an obvious choice, but just an incredible song)
Child for a Day - Cat Stevens
Be Not So Fearful - Bill Fay
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I know lists similar to this one have been done before, but I don't think this specifically.
Anyway, I was curious as what songs VCers find so gorgeous and break their heart at the same time. They don't necessarily have to be sad, or anything of that nature. Just really beautiful songs that hit you in the pit of your stomach. I'll start with a few:
Light Catches Your Face - Bell X1
Out of the Blue - The Band
Overs - Simon and Garfunkel
Detlef Schrempf - Band of Horses
Suburban War - Arcade Fire
It Just Is - Rilo Kiley
Take it away!
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Reading this currently:
And not enjoying it as much as I want to. I feel like while heartfelt, a good portion of it is just seeing how much random and obscure music he can reference.
I don't know. I'm already halfway done with it and really just want to get through it. Not horribly written or anything, I guess I'm just really not connecting with the tragicness of it on an emotional level.
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Any Marshall Crenshaw fans out there? I think he's really a great, underrated and under-talked about songwriter. I heard a great quote about him that he just came along at the wrong time, and in any other decade, he probably would have had more success. Plus, he graduated from the same high school I did, and is a much cooler claim to fame than Booger from Revenge of the Nerds.
Anyway, if you aren't familiar with Marshall, I'd suggest these tracks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwE58OUShE8 (This was his biggest hit, and probably sounds familiar to a good amount of folks).
You're My Favorite Waste of Time
As you can see, the man can write a hell of a catchy pop song. Not to mention he also co-wrote this:
Curious to hear what VCers think.
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I think the mistake here is equating Atheism with being some sort of belief system. I think atheism is simply taking the evidence for what we know about life and the universe and deducing the only thing that makes sense, logically. Atheism is without a leap of faith and one doesn't have to suspend rational thinking, as well as reality to believe it.
NOTHING I read or hear is gonna change my faith. NOTHING.
I think that quote is very evident of the difference between religious thinkers, and atheistic thinkers. Whereas atheism is seeing a lack of evidence for a supreme being, therefor choosing not to acknowledge some far-fetched notion that there might be one, religion is the exact opposite. There is, and never has been any one single piece of physical evidence for a god. Ever. Never ever. So, in order to believe there is a god, you have to suspend your own reality. Atheists don't do that. Now, presented with the proper evidence, I think many would reconsider their thought process.
And as far as churches being positive outlets for social change, think back to what the Mormon church did to proposition 8 in California. Colleges and places of real education are positive outlets for social change because they encourage free-thinking and education, not dogma and damnation.
I guess I see it from a different perspective. I think atheists have much more religion thrown in their face on a daily basis. And even though you personally don't try to change atheists into believers, conversion is a huge tenet of many people's religion. I have never had someone show up at my door trying to convert me to atheism. I don't have friends posting on facebook how happy they are today that god is not in their life. I certainly would not try to convert anyone either way but I could see from an atheists perspective, religion has caused a myriad of ills in society (you know what they are, I'm not going to list them). It personally frightens the hell out of me when a politician (like Dubya) proclaims that he is literally making decisions based on what god tells him. Atheists are the minority in this country and it's much less accepted then being religious. Think about the very slim chance of an atheist president being elected anytime in the near future.
When it comes down to it, anyone who claims to know anything for sure is a complete idiot, and anyone who claims to have spoken to god is not a divine medium, but a person with severe mental problems. I know the same amount about the existence of god as the Pope, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Joel Osteen (and his horrifying smile) or anyone else who claims to know "the truth." All we can do as human beings and rational thinkers, is take a look at the evidence around us and make up our mind about what is more rational and realistic, and in that sense, I think the answer is fairly obvious, and you don't need a leap of faith to come to that conclusion. I think the percentage of religious people who KNOW that there is a god is way higher than the percentage of atheists who think there probably isn't one, based on the evidence. And until people accept that they, their preacher, their family and their tradition may just be wrong, there is no hope of real change in the minds of the people in this world. Just because something is convenient and popular, does not make it right.
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The Fab Four will always be number one in my books. I'm afraid if I say a band is better I'll spontaneously combust.
Yep.
Rick Danko is a big influence on my bass playing. Not quite as ballsy as John Paul Jones, as flashy as John Entwistle, or as overtly melodic as Paul McCartney, but he deserves mention along with those titans. Silky smooth phrasing, oozing with soul, and deceptively funky. Danko brought it.
And despite being a massive prick, I think Robbie Robertson's bluesy slop-gnarl guitar style is absolutely awesome.
All the personal crap aside, Robertson is an incredible songwriter and musician, and really an all around great artist. Rick's bassplaying is second only to Paul McCartney in terms of influential on me. Both were masters at their craft, and could sing the hell out of the song too. It's sad that he isn't mentioned more in conversations about the greatest bassplayers.
The Band are easily one of the greatest groups of all time...here are some random thoughts...
I have my doubts that Robbie really wrote all of those tunes by himself...
"It Makes No Difference" : one of the greatest ballads ever.
I got to open for Danko not too long before he passed. It was one of the saddest nights of my life, seeing one of my heroes in such bad shape...I have a song on my latest CD called "Walk on Water" that i wrote not too long after he died. I did see The Band (w/ Danko, Helm, Hudson, Bell, Weider) in Central Park the night before Garcia died and they kicked ass. Danko was so railed up on coke! And I jammed with Levon (drums only) at a private party (for Buddy Cage of The New Riders and "Blood on the Tracks" fame) in 2001. Took a couple hits of the J w/ him as well that day. And yes, he's even cooler than he seems.
Rock of Ages is a great live album.
That tribute album sucked big time. My Morning Jacket was the highlight by far. I wondered if any of those people had even heard the Band before they recorded thier tunes. Gomez killed "Cripple Creek"...awful. And Death Cab for Cutie (who I don't like that much anyway) doing "Rocking Chair" w/o any harmonies...blasphemy!!!
My vote for the band most like The Band...Los Lobos (rootsy, experimental, accordians, saxophones, multiple singers, etc.)
And if I remember correctly, they did go back and clean up some recording from the Last Waltz, but it was just some out of tune bass here and there, a few harmonies and thats about it. Defintely not to the scale of Kiss Alive!
My band does a pretty pumpin cover of "Shape I'm In"
I named my Fantasy Football team The Honkeys in tribute to the late great Richard Manuel talking about naming The Band in "The Last Waltz", the greatest rock and roll movie ever!
Defintely going to one of Levon's Midnight Rambles as soon as I can afford the pricey ticket!
I agree with pretty much everything you just said. The tribute album was horrible but MMJ did an excellent job. One of my friends named his Fantasy Team "the Fighting Levons" after the Band, and I once was in a group called Marshmallow Overcoat, after Richard's little speech in the LW. If you haven't been to a ramble, GO. I've been twice and it's been incredible. The feeling in the room was like a religious experience, if there was such a thing as a religious experience, haha.
The Band will always be my second favorite band of all time, and I'm happy to see that there are a few of us on this board. Robbie Robertson has a new album coming out next month, and I'm curious to see how he's progressed. Anyone else?
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Wait Wait Don't Tell Me always gets a week's worth of listening from me.
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Hmmm, I appreciate the responses everyone. I'm thinking that the http://www.amazon.com/Canon-T2i-Digital-3-0-Inch-18-55mm/dp/B0035FZJHQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1299071392&sr=8-2 seems just about perfect for what I'm looking for. I like the flexibility of being able to upgrade lenses and flashes later on when I have more disposable income. Do you have any experience with this camera okp greg? I was astounded by the pretty much only positive reviews I've read for it all over these internets. Ha. Now, if it came down in price about 200 dollars it would be beyond perfect, hah. But I think it's worth it to spend the little extra on something that is better quality, and you can grow with rather than have to spend it shortly in the future if I want to upgrade.
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So, my birthday is coming up and everybody in my family wants to pool their money/get me gift certificates to get me a new digital camera (because that's what I want). I'm looking for something anywhere in the $300 - $750 range. I'm really interested in expanding my photography equipment, although I really don't have any idea where to begin. I don't need anything that has a ton of bells and whistles, just something really solid that takes nice pictures, and is fairly user friendly. If anyone has any suggestions as to what they use, or something they recommend, I'd sure appreciate you posting them here.
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Has anyone ever made/had Buttered Rum?
Martin made it on an episode of Fraiser I was just watching and it sounds delicious. If anyone has had it, can anyone recommend a recipe?
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Nice to see Bobby Bare Jr. get a couple of mentions.
A-Storm-A-Tree-My-Mother's-Head is a great album, although I think seeing him play it live really sold it for me.
Without a doubt my favorite album of the year has to be:
It's one of those albums that has become instantly familiar to me, and that only seem to come around every couple of years.
Great to see them branch out sound and songwriting wise. Beautiful album.
Also really liked:
and was surprised to see it go unmentioned.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUYdGe70hBs
I thought of this beautiful song by Joe Walsh as well. He wrote it about his young daughter who died.
It's a really unique sound for him, and a really great, sad song, with pure, emotional, simplistic lyrics.
Song For Emma - Joe Walsh
There's a feeling you get when you look to the sky
as if someone is watching, someone hears every word.
We are filled with regret, it was such a short time,
but we told him we loved you, hoping some how he heard.
(we hope he heard).
You were with us for a while then he took you
and he made your mama cry.
I can see it in her eyes there's a question as to why.
After all this time
still I find that I'm with an answer.
Goodbye.
(bye love)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcUo9M9rfH0
Granted this is probably stupid to post on this board, but it was the first thing I thought of that really kind of fit (what I'm thinking) is what you're looking for. Great lyrics, and provide a hopeful look at things, I think. Surely one of their most touching songs, although in a reading, I'd probably cut out the "yeahs" ha.
I always thought it was particularly moving when says "We'll be together, yeah" in the second verse for some reason.
On and on and on we’ll stay together yeah
On and on and on we’ll be together yeah
You and I will try to stay together yeah
On and on and on we’ll be together yeah
Please don’t cry we’re designed to die
Don’t deny what’s inside
On and on and on we’ll stay together yeah
On and on and on
On and on and on
One day we’ll disappear together in a dream
However short or long our lives are going to be
I will live in you or you will live in me
Until we disappear together in a dream
Please don’t cry we’re designed to die
You can’t deny even the gentlest tide
On and on and on we’ll be together yeah
On and on and on
On and on and on
We’re going to try
Please don’t cry
This world of words and meanings makes you feel
outside
Something that you feel already
deep inside
You’ve denied
Go ahead and cry
On and on and on we’ll stay together yeah
On and on and on
On and on and on
You and I will stay together yeah
You and I will try to make it better yeah
Good feeling sent to you and yours.
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What do you want? I want food and pussy.
How come? It's just the way god made me.
Is it alright? I guess it must be okay.
Whobop bop bop shang a lang a lang lang
- Dan Reeder "Food and Pussy"
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I'm thinking of heading to this show. I love the Ark, and would love to see the AD live. It's such a great place for a show. Hopefully tickets will still be available the day of, so I can buy them at the door.
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I don't remember who it was who first recommended this book on here, but on the off chance my local library had it, I checked and lo and behold! they did. I checked it out on Thursday and literally just finished it three seconds ago, and I just have to report how much I enjoyed it. It was absolutely gorgeously written and held my attention like few other books have. This will be a book I recommend with high praise. If any of you haven't read it, or are considering reading it, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy. It's just perfect.
I'm considering reading
Anyone have any thoughts on those, and/or other suggestions?
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My favorite piece of music, in any genre, has to be:
IX. Nimrod from the Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar
This is one of those pieces of music that you just have to stop and do nothing and pay attention to the beauty of it. Every time I listen to it I get the exact same feeling of optimism, and sheer bliss. You really get a sense of what kind of amazing things human beings are capable of when you listen to it. I sincerely hope you'll give it a listen and enjoy.
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