Stumbled on this while looking for something on my hard drive. Now who remembers the Pixies? I don't think I'll ever stop liking college rock from the late 80s.
Here Comes Your Man
Here Comes Your Man
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Oldy but Goodie (NDR mp3)
- Thread starter Eric Patterson
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Tod
Things were slow at work before the holidays right up until a couple weeks ago but now it's full bore. Worked out good for hunting season but now its busy busy. We've got a flight test next week and are testing all day long with no breaks other than lunch. Nights are occupied with homework. I swear kids have 3 times more homework than what we had as kids growing up yet they claim our education system test scores are dropping. Go figure that one. Once the flight test is over the task I'm working on is over. I hate it because it is some of the most interesting and purposeful work I've done in 19 years. I'm moving to another group. They tell us our current group will reassemble in July when the work returns but I'll believe it when I see it.
CD Purge! No way, will never happen here. I've seen some of the CD I have go for over $50 on ebay. I'll be hanging on to them. Besides, my kids like some of it and I'd rather listen to my music than Hannah Montanna or Miley Cyrus.
Eric
Things were slow at work before the holidays right up until a couple weeks ago but now it's full bore. Worked out good for hunting season but now its busy busy. We've got a flight test next week and are testing all day long with no breaks other than lunch. Nights are occupied with homework. I swear kids have 3 times more homework than what we had as kids growing up yet they claim our education system test scores are dropping. Go figure that one. Once the flight test is over the task I'm working on is over. I hate it because it is some of the most interesting and purposeful work I've done in 19 years. I'm moving to another group. They tell us our current group will reassemble in July when the work returns but I'll believe it when I see it.
CD Purge! No way, will never happen here. I've seen some of the CD I have go for over $50 on ebay. I'll be hanging on to them. Besides, my kids like some of it and I'd rather listen to my music than Hannah Montanna or Miley Cyrus.
Eric
bballard
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That music just brings it all back. Sitting around in our giant 6 bed room (Freezing Michigan) old house, doing our homework too , "Where is my mind", or "Heaven" ringing through the joint.
My oldest has a music appreciation class right now. I think tonight he will get to hear the classics in the carving shop. An Mp3 player is a good thing!
OOOOoooone step beyond gentlemen,
Ballard
My oldest has a music appreciation class right now. I think tonight he will get to hear the classics in the carving shop. An Mp3 player is a good thing!
OOOOoooone step beyond gentlemen,
Ballard
I don't understand the homework thing either. I'm dreading that phase of our life. Seems like a lot of busy work for the kids and parents every night.
On the work, it always sounds like cool stuff you are working on. Hope your flight test ends with a bang (if it is supposed to, that is
. Feast or famine is not so bad, especially if you are drawing a check during the famine. You do know that Hanna Montana and Miley Cyrus are the same person, just one has a wig right? hah ah aha ha.
Nate Grace
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Great tune!
There must be something going on with the fed these days. Both my bro-inlaw and I are wicked busy at the moment. This has been the busiest and worst week in the 8 years that I have been a contractor for the guv. I'm glad to have a job though.
Nate
There must be something going on with the fed these days. Both my bro-inlaw and I are wicked busy at the moment. This has been the busiest and worst week in the 8 years that I have been a contractor for the guv. I'm glad to have a job though.
Nate
Nick Wansha
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Eric,
I have it. Never stopped listening to it.
I think they reformed and went on tour last year.
I am not fond of the music too much today. But everyone gets sucked into music from "a decade" that encompases the time they are 16 to about 26. I have lots of CDs around. My wife and I get a kick out of my kids singing along to lyrics from Peter Murphy, Tears for Fears, James, Devo, Depeche Mode, Erasure, The Smiths, REM, B-52s, etc. when I hook up the iPod in the Jeep.
I have it. Never stopped listening to it.
I think they reformed and went on tour last year.
I am not fond of the music too much today. But everyone gets sucked into music from "a decade" that encompases the time they are 16 to about 26. I have lots of CDs around. My wife and I get a kick out of my kids singing along to lyrics from Peter Murphy, Tears for Fears, James, Devo, Depeche Mode, Erasure, The Smiths, REM, B-52s, etc. when I hook up the iPod in the Jeep.
jwking
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rob paetzold
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I saw those guys at "The Living Room" in Providence RI in the early 80s what a blast what I can remember
Brian, heard those tunes many times. Especially on weekend road trips to Tuscaloosa. U Alabama was a great place to take in the cutting edge music back then. A lot of those bands really reshaped the music scene and put us out of our hairband misery, thank god. You might have followed some of the Pixies and their little follow-on project The Breeders - Cannonball
Nick, I actually like a lot of the music that's out there today. Granted I'm not afforded the pleasure of listening for hours a day like back then, but there is some stuff out there I pick up at Best Buy and keep in the CD player. 3 Doors Down comes to mind, as does Linkin Park, Nickelback, Hinder, and others. In fact the more I listen to 3 Doors Down the more I'm impressed. Away From the Sun and It's Not My Time is just plain good listening.
As you can tell music is somthing I enjoy quite a bit. Always has been and listening to the stuff that got the juices flowing in college brings back really good memories. Near the end of my BS degree I was talking with a guy that honored in EE and graduated in 3 years going straight through including Summers. As he checked out of his dorm (I was his RA) for the last time he said he was glad to be through with college, it wasn't a good experience. I never understood why he pushed himself so hard at the expense of the most fun time in a persons life (not the most rewarding or enjoyable but definetely the most raw fun). Never made sense to me to accelerate through a time in your life that you cannot ever experience again. I've never been tolerant of rich kids who blow the folks money so they can party their tails off for 6+ years, but there has to be a balance and managing that balance is an important skill. I wonder if this particular resident would do it the same if they had the chance. I doubt it.
Nick, I actually like a lot of the music that's out there today. Granted I'm not afforded the pleasure of listening for hours a day like back then, but there is some stuff out there I pick up at Best Buy and keep in the CD player. 3 Doors Down comes to mind, as does Linkin Park, Nickelback, Hinder, and others. In fact the more I listen to 3 Doors Down the more I'm impressed. Away From the Sun and It's Not My Time is just plain good listening.
As you can tell music is somthing I enjoy quite a bit. Always has been and listening to the stuff that got the juices flowing in college brings back really good memories. Near the end of my BS degree I was talking with a guy that honored in EE and graduated in 3 years going straight through including Summers. As he checked out of his dorm (I was his RA) for the last time he said he was glad to be through with college, it wasn't a good experience. I never understood why he pushed himself so hard at the expense of the most fun time in a persons life (not the most rewarding or enjoyable but definetely the most raw fun). Never made sense to me to accelerate through a time in your life that you cannot ever experience again. I've never been tolerant of rich kids who blow the folks money so they can party their tails off for 6+ years, but there has to be a balance and managing that balance is an important skill. I wonder if this particular resident would do it the same if they had the chance. I doubt it.
Jay Anglin
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I'm actually a big Frank Black fan....otherwise known as Black Francis in the Pixies. He's an interesting cat for sure. Every once in a while...usually when I've had a few extra beers I'll throw Frank in and piss the wife off.
If you recall the 90's band The Breeders...that was Kim Deal and her sister. Pretty good act if you haven't listened...like a grungier Pixies. Lots of distortion and reverb with chicks on vocals.
Ironically I was cranking The Smiths last Saturday. I haven't given up those college sounds!
If you recall the 90's band The Breeders...that was Kim Deal and her sister. Pretty good act if you haven't listened...like a grungier Pixies. Lots of distortion and reverb with chicks on vocals.
Ironically I was cranking The Smiths last Saturday. I haven't given up those college sounds!
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You guy's are ALL too young to appreciate original quality music as it was meant to be. LONG LIVE THE BEATLES!!
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I BEG YOUR PARDON,,,,,,,,,,
You guy's are ALL too young to appreciate original quality music as it was meant to be. LONG LIVE THE BEATLES!!
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Wake up Jay! In my above post I inserted a Breeders song. hehehehe
I heard is said that if you ever heard the Pixies play live it didn't make you want to buy their music, rahter it made you want to pick up an instrument and form a band. Definitely a group that had influence just not a lot of fame for the time.
Ray
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Lots of homework does not equal an education. I remember the first few years of college when I wanted to be an electrical engineer. All the entry level engineering classes piled the homework on you. And then the physics and calc classes piled more on. After the first year I gave up and changed to a major that fit what I liked to do (maps+animals+rocks=physical geography with two minors). While discussing my change in major with the head old guy of the geography department I mentioned the oppressive amount of homework the 200 level classes had piled on in my original major. He told me that they only reason they do that is to wash out at least half the students the first year since they do not have the class space and instructors to support all of them as they advance through the major. He added that if you are not "brilliant" when you walk in the door then they won't make time to teach you and make you brilliant. So here are our children following a similar path in grade school as we once followed in college. Nobody is getting an education, the system is just testing them to see who will give up and be pushing a broom first.
Mark W
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Good music Eric -
Good music, it has gone away. At one time I was really into the local music scene here in the Twin Cities. One of my favorite bands, and a bunch of charaters, were The Flamin Oh's 9also called The Flaming's, The Oh's, Robert Wilkenson Band). Go on iTunes and look them up. "I remember Romance", "Stop", "Drugs", "We do what we like", etc.... The keyboardist, Joseph, we always thought was going to die on stage the way he put himself into the music, and from what he put into his veins. Ending up getting murdered in Minneapolis. We also had The Phones, the Mary Jane Alm Band and many many others. Some made it big (Prince, Morris Day, Yanni - used to be in a hard core rock band called Cameleon) while others stayed locally noticed.
When I was in Lincoln NE, I played in a band called Charlie Burton and the Cutouts. Not a regular band member but played enough to live the life of being in a rock band. We cut a couple of records and Charlie has since moved on to form the Charlie Burton and the Texas Two Steppers. Not even close to the music that was played in Lincoln. Try to find a Charlie Burton and the Cutouts song on the net.
Had to give up the rock and roll life as I didn't like where it was leading me. Gave it up cold turkey - sold the guitars and moved back to the Cities. I recently purchased another electric guitar as my son is interested in learning how to play. Sure brings back some memories.
Mark W
Good music, it has gone away. At one time I was really into the local music scene here in the Twin Cities. One of my favorite bands, and a bunch of charaters, were The Flamin Oh's 9also called The Flaming's, The Oh's, Robert Wilkenson Band). Go on iTunes and look them up. "I remember Romance", "Stop", "Drugs", "We do what we like", etc.... The keyboardist, Joseph, we always thought was going to die on stage the way he put himself into the music, and from what he put into his veins. Ending up getting murdered in Minneapolis. We also had The Phones, the Mary Jane Alm Band and many many others. Some made it big (Prince, Morris Day, Yanni - used to be in a hard core rock band called Cameleon) while others stayed locally noticed.
When I was in Lincoln NE, I played in a band called Charlie Burton and the Cutouts. Not a regular band member but played enough to live the life of being in a rock band. We cut a couple of records and Charlie has since moved on to form the Charlie Burton and the Texas Two Steppers. Not even close to the music that was played in Lincoln. Try to find a Charlie Burton and the Cutouts song on the net.
Had to give up the rock and roll life as I didn't like where it was leading me. Gave it up cold turkey - sold the guitars and moved back to the Cities. I recently purchased another electric guitar as my son is interested in learning how to play. Sure brings back some memories.
Mark W
Lane Puckett
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I cracked up the other day when my teen ager told me the song I was listening to was a terrible remake of one she hears on her station on the radio. I had to explain that her song was the remake.
Just like clothes they all come back around in style if you wait long enough.
Just like clothes they all come back around in style if you wait long enough.
Jay Anglin
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Sorry Eric...I missed that post somehow. DUH! But now you've opened a big old can of worms my friend! Now you got me started!!
Current favorite thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg7H_KpispY&feature=related
I was in a band in college. I was the lead singer. We played kind of a grungy Stones/Smashing Pumpkims sound. I love all kinds of music but I'm a very guitar oriented kind of guy.
Wilco my favorite band and their related bands Uncle Tupelo, Sonvolt, Golden Smog.....a huge "complex" of music that I'm still amazed so many people have utterly ignored. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig30u_
E0
Last time I saw Wilco they opened for Neil Young in Detroit back in December. Over the years as I've seen Neil in all kinds of venues playing all kinds of music, my favorite Crazy Horse/Rust Never Sleeps songs for the most part evaded me-at least in the form I wanted to hear them being played. That night he played for over 2.5 hours and after he ramrodded through Pocohontas, Powderfinger, Cortez(dang nears died right there I did), Cinnamon Girl etc etc etc until our collective ears were bleeding and yet we were all pleading for more...I knew I'd be able to close that chapter in my music life to some degree. What an amazing night for a guy his age. He closed with the Beatles "Day In The Life" as a an encore as he has done on is current tour. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEzrYFJIxCc The Detroit version was fabulous but I haven't found a good copy of it. Note Ben Keith on keys from the Stray Gators/Harvest days...still jammin' with Neil! It's hard to translate such epic rock and roll moments outside the friendly confines of 30,000 people and plenty of room for reverb and distortion to do its job on your senses. I got up and duck hunted St Clair that morning in the ice at Harsen's, stopped to check my pup at the breeders and then went to this show and then drove 4 hours home in the wee hours Monday morning. Worth every second!
Another band played before Wilco called Everest. I was very impressed with them. Couldn't believe I'd never payed attention to them frankly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGjZJhX25kg&feature=related Definately need to explore these guys more.
Along those lines you also have The Black Keys. Super hot band right now...try and get tix for some of the small venues. They are very reminiscent of Hendrix in a lot of ways http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9AfKcHwoP4 not a cleanly played version but at least the sound is good. Lots of good songs! The "Your Touch" video is fun to watch too.
Another band I saw open for U2 one time and virtually ignored as we were being ushered to the stage by security as my wife must've caught somebodies eye(they didn't count on the half drunk fat guy type husband on her arm!! LOL!!!), is Kings of Leon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFTh57Pr15M. They have a very cool sound, very popular in England. They are from Tennah-Say.
Another guy I really like is Ryan Bingham, all kinds of good songs. Some country, some Texas blues, some grassy...just a great departure from all the BS music out there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0MUzemS5us His performance on Austin City Limits recently proved that he is ready for the big leagues. Sounding Dylan but it's genuine...not artifice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg428ZfOMsA Hard times....how appropriate.
Loudest show I ever saw was The Cure in Cleveland back in '91...I think I've finally recovered.
Current favorite thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg7H_KpispY&feature=related
I was in a band in college. I was the lead singer. We played kind of a grungy Stones/Smashing Pumpkims sound. I love all kinds of music but I'm a very guitar oriented kind of guy.
Wilco my favorite band and their related bands Uncle Tupelo, Sonvolt, Golden Smog.....a huge "complex" of music that I'm still amazed so many people have utterly ignored. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig30u_
E0 Last time I saw Wilco they opened for Neil Young in Detroit back in December. Over the years as I've seen Neil in all kinds of venues playing all kinds of music, my favorite Crazy Horse/Rust Never Sleeps songs for the most part evaded me-at least in the form I wanted to hear them being played. That night he played for over 2.5 hours and after he ramrodded through Pocohontas, Powderfinger, Cortez(dang nears died right there I did), Cinnamon Girl etc etc etc until our collective ears were bleeding and yet we were all pleading for more...I knew I'd be able to close that chapter in my music life to some degree. What an amazing night for a guy his age. He closed with the Beatles "Day In The Life" as a an encore as he has done on is current tour. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEzrYFJIxCc The Detroit version was fabulous but I haven't found a good copy of it. Note Ben Keith on keys from the Stray Gators/Harvest days...still jammin' with Neil! It's hard to translate such epic rock and roll moments outside the friendly confines of 30,000 people and plenty of room for reverb and distortion to do its job on your senses. I got up and duck hunted St Clair that morning in the ice at Harsen's, stopped to check my pup at the breeders and then went to this show and then drove 4 hours home in the wee hours Monday morning. Worth every second!
Another band played before Wilco called Everest. I was very impressed with them. Couldn't believe I'd never payed attention to them frankly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGjZJhX25kg&feature=related Definately need to explore these guys more.
Along those lines you also have The Black Keys. Super hot band right now...try and get tix for some of the small venues. They are very reminiscent of Hendrix in a lot of ways http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9AfKcHwoP4 not a cleanly played version but at least the sound is good. Lots of good songs! The "Your Touch" video is fun to watch too.
Another band I saw open for U2 one time and virtually ignored as we were being ushered to the stage by security as my wife must've caught somebodies eye(they didn't count on the half drunk fat guy type husband on her arm!! LOL!!!), is Kings of Leon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFTh57Pr15M. They have a very cool sound, very popular in England. They are from Tennah-Say.
Another guy I really like is Ryan Bingham, all kinds of good songs. Some country, some Texas blues, some grassy...just a great departure from all the BS music out there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0MUzemS5us His performance on Austin City Limits recently proved that he is ready for the big leagues. Sounding Dylan but it's genuine...not artifice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg428ZfOMsA Hard times....how appropriate.
Loudest show I ever saw was The Cure in Cleveland back in '91...I think I've finally recovered.
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Jay Anglin
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WisBoz...my favorite bio professor in college, Dr Bill Robinson at Northern Michigan played in the band at MSU and actually played on the field at the Rose Bowl in either '54 or '56 when they beat UCLA. He talks about how it was the highlight of college years, not because he played the Rose Bowl but because he and some buddies went to see a famous band leader in LA...I would say it has to be Benny Goodman because the others were either gone or no longer able to play. Anyway, I could tell it was a really big deal when he related the story to me.