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I also like both for different reasons, but also in very different proportions. I probably like 90% of the Beatles' catalog, and the remaining 10% is nothing that I really mind listening to. Besides Revolution 9, I don't really think there's much I skip when listening to their records, and I listen to all their albums. Not saying that it's all great, but for one reason or another, I enjoy most of it. The Stones, there's probably 10% that I like, much of the rest I just can't be bothered to listen to, and then some stuff that is, to my ears, simply awful - sometimes entire records. Of couse, they've had a much longer career. The percentage would be greater if we only looked at the 60's and 70's, but still nothing close to the Beatles. Even the albums that I really like usually have a few songs that I consider stinkers. But I wouldn't want to be in a world without those Stones songs that I really like. And Keith.

The old plasma I inherited from a friend is dying on me so I had to get a new tv. It had been getting worse and worse fo the last few weeks, but I was hoping to be able to wait until BF, but it doesn't look like it will last until then. Got a 50" for $199.99 - had had my eyes on it for a while and it was listed at $299.99, but the price went down last weekend. Quite the coincidence. Hard to believe how inexpensive these things have become. For the studio, the recent upgrade also meant moving from 23 to 27. Considering the distance between my eyes and the screen, ergonomically speaking, that is as good as it gets.

Finally watched it last night. And indeed!Thanks for the reminder.

So that's yet another thing I have in common with G-d's chosen people. Although, I love pork chops, so... Okay, now I know what's for dinner tonight. You guys make it real hard to keep one's weight under control, you know?

Jeff Buckley - Dream Brother

Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie

Tommy Bolin - Brother Brother

Precisely!

Anybody remember that guy Ben (?) who used to hang out in the old Coffeehouse and who was a huge fan of Lennon and the Beatles (and somewhat possessive of them, if that makes sense)? Wonder if he's still around and doing well. I seem to remember he was struggling with his emotions a bit at times, and it could sometimes be difficult to stay nice to him, but still... Hope he's ok.

The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats

Saw this short video on Facebook this morning shared by The Beatles' profile admin, Paul, and Ringo - I guess it's a preview of the little documentary - the last part of it was Lennon's voice soloed. Hit me much harder than the song with all the fluff, and to my ear, it was also more interesting. The beauty of the melody seemed more intelligible this way.

I've always been intrigued by Studio Vision from the moment heard about it and then read that Trent Reznor had used it to record Broken and The Downwards Spiral, until it failed him during the recording of The Fragile. Unfortunately for me, I would never get to experience that venerable DAW software - the first to combine MIDI and Audio - before its demise. I've also always been a sucker for old software demos, like those old Pro Tools and SAW Pro VHS. And I just stumbled upon this tonight. After a few minutes poking fun at the Opcode fellow, you get the full restored Computer Chronicles segment introducing EZ Vision and Studio Vision.

Grim Skunk - Look At Yourself (cover of the above)

Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself

I'm guessing it will be extremely polarizing - me, I am at odd with myself every time I listen to it. My initial reaction was to be creeped out, then disgusted, then moved, and I've oscillated between conflicting feelings every few seconds every time I listen to it. I like the haunting quality of the original demo, and I never saw the necessity of turning any of Lennon's demos into finished songs. To me, the definitive version of Real Love is the old demo that I was so used to. But I can also appreciate a lot of what they did with those songs. That being said, I do feel that although the song did receive "the Beatles treatment", it's a little superficial. It has all the trappings of a Beatles song, but what a Beatles song was was constantly evolving throughout their career, so they never really relied on trappings. It's a little bit like paint by numbers, or ELO who knew precisely how to evoke The Beatles, what sounds to use and all. But then again - The Beatles aren't really around anymore, so it's not like they can continue to evolve and redefine themselves. And no matter what we think, it's out now.

Nah. Scottish have folded ears.

These were just brought back to me last weekend, after years in storage back home. Music written between autumn 1998 and late spring 1999, before I finally moved into the digital realm with Cakewalk Guitar Studio. I typically ran the tape at 7 1/2 IPS, and used both sides of each reel, so that would be roughly 9 hours of music. Most of it is original, but there’s also 2 or 3 covers I think. Limitations and constraints always seem to work wonders for creativity. There’s also a few of my songs which the band recorded in the studio in 1997 for which I’d never gotten to record my guitar, because, budget... The old Sony reel to reel allowed me to at least record some very crude overdubs at home, and to somewhat “finish” those songs. That old Sony and these reels were definitely one of the best Christmas presents ever. I guess I'll have to start looking for an old reel to reel on eBay.

Obviously... Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence

The Tea Party - Silence

David Bowie - Sons of the Silent Age

I remember a member named Hans Van Even had created a bunch of them and hosted him on his cakewalk.net website. Not sure it's still active ( I seem to recall that he was getting more interested in Samplitude) but that may be a place to start. Yeah, I remember that but I can't remember what I had for breakfast.

Culture Kultür - No Surrender

Syd Barrett - Milky Way

Robert Johnson - Malted Milk