Rockin' robin, oh yeah, rockin' robin...
I have decided that whereas as I thus far like twitter, it is a strange thing. For example, I now have a tendency to relate New Year's wishes and the like from such folks as John Cleese to my wife, much the same as I would if an actual friend who knew me were to say hi. How very strange.
And now, to take us to commercial, here's Michael Jackson and the other four people no one remembers....
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
2009-11-08
Battlefield Band
For those of you who have never heard of Battlefield Band, you've been missing out. My best friend found them on Prairie Home Companion many years ago, and we've been fans since. I then got the Sexy Mama hooked on them, and we got her family hooked on them, etc. etc.
Anyhoo, we went to see them in concert last night, and it was totally worth the cost of the tickets, the cost of the babysitter, the drive to Pasadena, the hassle of this, that and everything else.
If you're a fan of Scottish music, or even just Celtic music in general, I highly recommend checking them out, and if you have the chance to see them in concert, don't miss it!
Caveat: Their new album Zuma Zuma, which makes up most of the lyrical songs they performed last night, does not seem to be one of their best, but the instrumental jigs, reels, waltzes, etc. were absolutely stunning.
Anyhoo, we went to see them in concert last night, and it was totally worth the cost of the tickets, the cost of the babysitter, the drive to Pasadena, the hassle of this, that and everything else.
If you're a fan of Scottish music, or even just Celtic music in general, I highly recommend checking them out, and if you have the chance to see them in concert, don't miss it!
Caveat: Their new album Zuma Zuma, which makes up most of the lyrical songs they performed last night, does not seem to be one of their best, but the instrumental jigs, reels, waltzes, etc. were absolutely stunning.
Also, one of their junior members - the makeup of the band changes from year to year as people come and go, except for Alan Reid who is a founding member from 30+ years ago - named Alasdair White has been hailed as a fiddle prodigy and I believe it. He has a solo album out which I have not heard, but I'm sure is worth buying.
Oh, and if you want to buy us more BB music, we only own 5 of their albums: Across the Borders, Happy Daze, Home Ground, Leaving Friday Harbor and Live Celtic Music.
2009-11-01
Random flashback
I just realized that I must have seen Rich Mullins in concert once apon a time. (And I don't care what my spell checker says, I like 'apon' better than 'upon'.)
While listening to my 'Bouncy Upbeat' playlist, Rich's "Awesome God" came on. It was probably the first time I've listened to the song in...many many years. Then I remembered sitting in a little amphitheater in Elitch Gardens in Colorado, listening to some unimpressive looking person sing Awesome God, and I remembered that it was a concert with Michael W. Smith (of whom I was a fan) and some other guy I hadn't really heard of.
If course, I could be misremembering, and it could have been someone else.
While listening to my 'Bouncy Upbeat' playlist, Rich's "Awesome God" came on. It was probably the first time I've listened to the song in...many many years. Then I remembered sitting in a little amphitheater in Elitch Gardens in Colorado, listening to some unimpressive looking person sing Awesome God, and I remembered that it was a concert with Michael W. Smith (of whom I was a fan) and some other guy I hadn't really heard of.
If course, I could be misremembering, and it could have been someone else.
2008-11-24
Another Composer, a change that never should have happened, and some MetaCetera
Why John Williams really is the man
After watching the above YouTube video incessantly for the last week, Wife and I decided we just had to see Star Wars again, so we picked it up from the ILs and watched the first one (Episode iv, of course) last night. You have to admit: Star Wars wouldn't be what it is today with out the musical genius of John Williams. Imagine watching Luke be the mopey, angsty farmboy that he is, without the swelling strings of John Williams. Imaging those big, yellow words scrolling across the screen without the brass. Even Harrison Ford would have a hard time saving that movie.- John Williams: 3 sneezes
Han shot first - Or "Why George Lucas isn't quite the man"
That's all. I mean, really, Lucas? Greedo pulls a blaster out, and totally misses Han from 3 feet away? REALLY?!?- The 'new' version of the original Star Wars movies: 3 cheezes
It was on purpose. Sort of.
After deciding on the term 'Cetera' for these little updates, I decided unanimously to refer to an individual point of cetera as a ceterum. I wasn't sure if indeed the Latin word 'cetera' was plural, and if so whether it was male or female, but a brief stop by the vault of all knowledge on the InterWeb, I was confirmed in my belief and affirmed in my brilliance.2008-11-21
Why Dennis McCarthy deserves to go down in history (and two more)
Dennis McCarthy
I know that James T. Kirk is engrained in many memories for the whole "Space...the...finalfrontier.these...arethevoyages..." etc. And I know that Jean Luc Piard one-upped him with the 'remix' version that came out on The Next Generation. But Star Trek didn't quite make it musically until the orchestral stylings of Mr. McCarthy and his Main Theme hit the screen on Star Trek: Deep Space 9.-- Star Trek: Deep Space 9 - "Main Theme": 3 Sneezes
Tea and Sugar
I am rediscovering that yes, really, I do like tea with sugar in it. This is not to say that I am coming to realize that I still don't like tea without sugar, because I still do enjoy a nice cup of rooibos or lemon ginger Au Naturale (as it were). But lately I have been drinking a lot of Chai (today it was Twinings' Indian Spiced Chai Tea) with milk/cream/half-n-half and sugar, and I just finished a cup of some-brand-or-other Cardamon Cinnamon with a spoonful of sugar, and I have to say: "Yum!"-- Cardamon Cinnamon with sugar: 2 Sneezes
We have a name!
I have decided that my 'official' name for the triple shot is going to be 'Cetera'. You can tell it's official because I have tagged this post under the 'Cetera' category. Go ahead and look. Down below. Lower. Lower. A little higher. Right there. See?2007-11-09
Random Acts of Friday: Sentimientos
Okay, I'm not a particularly sentimental guy. Ask my wife, my brother (who I never call), my mom or my dad, and they would probably all agree
Last night, after watching Survivor over at Mom's, and while I was waiting for...something, I was perusing Mom's cd collection and came across one called The Roches. When we lived in Indonesia, we had a tape that my uncle (who was our go-to guy for random musical selections, and is directly responsible for getting me hooked on Enya) had recorded for us.
Now, this music is not particularly high-brow. In fact I think the group (known as "The Roches" - apparently it was a self-titled album) might have produced a grand total of 3 albums or less. So I can't recommend that you pick up any of their cds and listen to them, because I doubt that you'll fall in love with their quirky, folksy sound and their unlikely lyrics about random, everyday-ish stuff. But I borrowed the cd nonetheless, because I just had a hankering to listen to it again.
So this morning I listened through all the songs on the cd that I recognized and didn't dislike. And now that I've had my 'fix', I think I can gladly go another 5 years before I ever listen to the Roche sisters again.
Well, with the possible exception of "Quitting Time", which is perhaps the best song in their repertoire (but again, this is not saying much).
P.S. - I just was looking at the cover art, which features three rather non-descript women in such things as tights and soccer shoes, and I noticed that it looks like two of them are twins. That just struck me as funny. Go figure.
Last night, after watching Survivor over at Mom's, and while I was waiting for...something, I was perusing Mom's cd collection and came across one called The Roches. When we lived in Indonesia, we had a tape that my uncle (who was our go-to guy for random musical selections, and is directly responsible for getting me hooked on Enya) had recorded for us.
Now, this music is not particularly high-brow. In fact I think the group (known as "The Roches" - apparently it was a self-titled album) might have produced a grand total of 3 albums or less. So I can't recommend that you pick up any of their cds and listen to them, because I doubt that you'll fall in love with their quirky, folksy sound and their unlikely lyrics about random, everyday-ish stuff. But I borrowed the cd nonetheless, because I just had a hankering to listen to it again.
So this morning I listened through all the songs on the cd that I recognized and didn't dislike. And now that I've had my 'fix', I think I can gladly go another 5 years before I ever listen to the Roche sisters again.
Well, with the possible exception of "Quitting Time", which is perhaps the best song in their repertoire (but again, this is not saying much).
P.S. - I just was looking at the cover art, which features three rather non-descript women in such things as tights and soccer shoes, and I noticed that it looks like two of them are twins. That just struck me as funny. Go figure.
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