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(8 replies, posted in Poems)

easybeat wrote:
easybeat wrote:

thanks for comments guys,very very interesting interpretation  of this song.
sometimes u need to read between the lines,but it`s just a song,often i used certain
words for drama ,others just to fit the chord progression.It`s called imagination.
maybe the title implies something,but it`s purely for drama/effect,sorry if i misled you
in truth it`s not about any one person it`s probably about a whole lot of different people put together.
i wrote it in the first person,again to make it feel more real
i value any comments,thank you.

TF
pleased to hear you are doing well,please read the above.
this song is total fiction,the person i talked to is a nice ordinary person just a bit serious.
it`s not about him or anyone,he just gave me an idea for the song.
there`s a hell of a lot of poetic license in it.

Gotcha ... thanks. All said, it certainly shows terrific insight into what a lot of people endure, and I appreciate that ... fiction or not.     

327

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Nice collaboration, you two ... another terrific example of what makes Chordie great! Seriously ... what's the odds that TIG and Phill would have ever even met otherwise?     

328

(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Another beauty, TIG ... no apology needed for your playing / singing ... IMHO.     

329

(26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Nice looking fish, Zurf ... congrats on all of them!

Back to songs about places, I live in Berwick which is called "The Apple Capital of Nova Scotia" in the Annapolis Valley. The late Wilf Carter wrote a song called "When it's Apple Blossom Time in the Valley" which about our area, as well as another one called "My Nova Scotia Home":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xixnrczoFUQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G6pJuLj7gw     

330

(8 replies, posted in Poems)

Insightful writing, EasyBeat ... sounds like you know him well. As someone who is bi-polar (a.k.a. manic / depressive) I can certainly relate to what your friend is feeling. Some days, the whole world looks like it's in free-fall towards disaster, and the helplessness is almost too much to bear. I've got lots of help and support (medication free) to help me manage the symptoms, and I hope friend finds some also.     

331

(580 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

Steve Hackett (Genesis)    "In That Quiet Earth / Afterglow"    Birmingham, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJtyvKAPyCI

Here's two tracks from Genesis' 1976 album "Wind & Wuthering", the last one to feature guitarist Steve Hackett. The band altered course a bit when Peter Gabriel left a few years before, but the most notable change in their material was after Hackett left. They made sharp turn towards pop music, made a ton of money doing it, and never looked back. The first piece here (ITQE) has a ton of energy, with stellar playing by Hackett and Rob Townsend (sax), backed by Gary O'Toole's fantastic drumming. Trying to receate Phil Collins drumming is no easy feat, but he pulls it off very well. "Afterglow" was dedicated by Steve to his late friend John Wetton (King Crimson, UK, etc.) who passed away January 2017.

https://www.antiwarsongs.org/img/upl/windwuth.jpg     

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(474 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

Ewan Dobson    "Hello Sun Muffin"    (original)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TkXH4NGieY

I'll admit that Ewan's blank stare kinda creeps me out, but this is a lively dance piece that would be just as home played on a fiddle.     

333

(4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Cool vid, Bill ... great idea they had to overlay their playing on some classic dance footage. Glad Dondra's recuperating, and looking forward to you being able to be with us more often ... miss ya, buddy!     

334

(6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Peatle Jville wrote:

I watched about  a few minutes of the Grammy and hit the of button. I was very pleased later on when talking to group of younger people who I thought might have liked it to hear they to were not impressed. One of my neices watched a short five minute edited version of the so called highlights and told me it was pathetic. Apparently they had Dolly Parton on I wonder if she impressed anyone.?????

Well that's refreshing, Peatle ... it's encouraging that so many younger folks are equally unimpressed <---> disgusted. I don't enjoy being a "hater" as they're calling it, but I'm also not keen on someone jamming crap in my face, and telling me I should like it because the popularity contests say it's good.     

335

(3 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

We know Tedeschi Trucks Band is one of your favs, BGD, so it must feel like you've lost a close friend. R.I.P. Kofi.     

336

(8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Hey, GuitarPix ... glad to hear from you. I think I also came aboard since you last posted, but am glad for you that you've got your axe back in hand, and working back into it. I suppose we've all been through dry spells like that; glad you've worked out of yours.

337

(6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

The 2019 Grammy Awards were held last Sunday (Feb 10), and I somehow managed to stomach watching a fair bit of it. I was nearly nauseated by the lack of real musicianship among so many of the nominees and winners.

I try not to get on a high horse about it, but does anyone else feel that the "recording artists" who win one of these popularity contests make you instinctively react in a bad way? It's like if something is celebrated as being popular, I automatically want to walk away.

What did you think about the Grammys?

https://dreamytunez.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/P8i1AiQflKo.jpg 

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(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Very good, TIG ... all of your songs have a natural "unforced" feel to them, which allows the message to shine through without distraction. A lot of my own poetry (to me, anyway)  seems to read as if it's being forced to make the metre / rhyme work properly. You've certainly got an admirable knack for this ... thanks!     

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(4 replies, posted in Music theory)

Dude!

This is great stuff ... thanks for digging it out for us all. There's some stuff for sale like this that I've heard, and on the whole it's marginal to bad. Some are so horrible a person can't even recognize what the song is. I checked out the Alt Rock and Acoustic Rock links, and there's lots to work with.

Thanks, BGD!     

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(580 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

Thanks, CG ... I always appreciate you taking time to view & comment on these weekly posts, and I'm sure BadEye does also. There is soooo much good music in the world, and I hope I live long enough to hear it all. Thanks again!     

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(4 replies, posted in My local band and me)

That's really well done, Neo ... you've got a great flowing guitar style and really good voice. For what it's worth, you probably didn't need as much reverb on the vocals. I loved your "No whistling" comment ... good stuff, buddy!     

342

(5 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Great fun, Beamer ... nothing wrong with "floating around", or as professionals might call it "creative improvisation". It's your song, dude ... ya can do whatever you want with it, right?

343

(7 replies, posted in Poems)

Great poem, EB ... I always love your sideways cynicism, if I can call it that. Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) once said something to the effect, that if he was ever complimented for having written a first-rate pop song, he'd consider it both an insult and a wake up call.

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(580 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

Porcupine Tree    "Dark Matter"    Tilburg, Netherlands, 2008

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQIKODPk4rU

This band fires on all cylinders, as is often said. Each musician seamlessly blends to make their music, and they are perhaps one of the tightest live groups I know of. I've waxed eloquent before about drummer Gavin Harrison's rhythmic designs, and he along with bassist Colin Edwin really glue everything together. The song is about life on the road as part of a successful band (something I know nothing about. The constant travel pressure to meet deadlines, the other career considerations passed up, but finally the need to just let the music flow and be released, and let that be the driving force behind everything. Even though the memory of every popular thing fades quickly, for the artist that isn't / can't be the long term goal ... best not to focus on it. Probably all 'round good advice for life in general. From the 2008 "Anesthetize" DVD recorded in Tilburg ... enjoy!

https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/202289539763_/Anesthetize-Live-At-Tilburg-Porcupine-Tree.jpg     

345

(26 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

I'm just going to echo what the others have said:

1) Snark "Super Tight" tuner ( http://www.snarktuners.com/products/super-tight )
They're relatively inexpensive, and surprisingly accurate. It's usually a good idea to re-tune a guitar every time you sit down to play it ... they always wander a bit from being exact.

2) G7th "Performance 3" capo ( https://www.g7th.com/P3 )
This is the one I wish I'd bought the first time, instead of trying to save few $$$ on several others that really didn't work that well. They're easy to use, and work very well.

3) Cat's Tongue Grip Brain picks (
Available at most music stores, these Czech-made picks have a sandpaper like texture on the end you hold, making them easy to hang on to. If you're a beginning guitarist, you may wish to start with a thinner gauge (.53 for example) and then move up in thickness as your confidence improves.

Everything else will be up to you, the style of music you like, how much cash you have to spend on "necessities" big_smile, and how much experimentation you want to do.     

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(474 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

Judith Beckedorf    "Plan B"    (original)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckx0cCrp9B4

Some creative timings and note combinations in this one, from one of Germany's excellent young guitarists.     

347

(6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I got an email back from Bill, and they've been busily working through some health issues recently. I just told him that we all missed him, and that he and Dondra are in our thoughts.

348

(13 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Nicely done, Phill ... when I read through, it immediately reminded me of Jud Strunk's "I'll Give You a Daisy a Day, Dear" for some reason. Simply one of those songs that makes a person feel good ... nuttin' wrong wit dat!     

349

(1,560 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

What a voice she has ... reminds me of the late Willa Dorsey. Good choice for a slippery morning!     

350

(8 replies, posted in My local band and me)

The common thread in each verse of this excellent song, is the overly-ambitious viewing the general population much as a vampire would view a room of humans. It's a sad continuum of human nature, that while some may open eyes of compassion, just as many others open eyes of opportunism ... keeps me up at night.