Hec, have the Cowboy Bebop CDs shown up yet?
Nope. But now I get to be all tingly with anticipation knowing they'll be here soon.
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
DavidS - Feb 14, 2004 7:41:57 am PST #1006 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
amych - Feb 14, 2004 7:42:38 am PST #1007 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Dude, TMI.
Steph L. - Feb 14, 2004 8:16:56 am PST #1008 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I have a controversial question, which I'm aware may lead to shunning:
Is anyone *not* a fan of live shows, in general? Any venue -- coffeehouse, huge arena, 300-seat theatre.
Because the time has come. I have to stop pretending. Live shows do very very little for me. The one exception, of course, is jazz, because so much of it -- at least, the shows I go to -- is very loose and improvisational.
But for pretty much all other musicians -- even ones I am apeshit crazy about -- live shows don't really thrill me.
I realize I'm posting this on a thread with actual musicians who play actual live gigs, and I mean no offense to y'all.
So. Anyone else feel that way, or am I the lone insane infidel?
Jon B. - Feb 14, 2004 8:32:04 am PST #1009 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
The one exception, of course, is jazz, because so much of it -- at least, the shows I go to -- is very loose and improvisational.
I think I see where you're coming from. You want something from the music that you can't get by listening to the CDs? I've been to plenty of rock shows that give me that, though obviously the more a band utilizes improvisation, the more that need is satisfied. But, for me, there's also an immediacy I get at live shows that can't be replicated in a recording studio -- it's that connection between artist and audience. The live bands I like the best are the ones where 1) you never know what you're gonna get and/or 2) the live versions of the songs have an emotional presence lacking on the CD. Bands that don't have either of those things? I'll see 'em occasionally, but won't go out of my way for them.
Jon B. - Feb 14, 2004 8:33:43 am PST #1010 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I have to add that the smoking ban in Boston/Cambridge has added immeasurably to my enjoyment of going out to clubs.
Steph L. - Feb 14, 2004 8:34:32 am PST #1011 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I think I see where you're coming from. You want something from the music that you can't get by listening to the CDs?
Yes, that! Exactly.
But, for me, there's also an immediacy I get at live shows that can't be replicated in a recording studio -- it's that connection between artist and audience.
And see, I totally understand that immediacy, and why it's important to a lot of people, but for some reason it's not, for me.
Steph L. - Feb 14, 2004 8:35:44 am PST #1012 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I have to add that the smoking ban in Boston/Cambridge has added immeasurably to my enjoyment of going out to clubs.
While I certainly don't enjoy it, I can't imagine going to my favorite jazz club without there being a thick haze of smoke covering the room by the end of the night.
P.M. Marc - Feb 14, 2004 8:52:54 am PST #1013 of 10003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Is anyone *not* a fan of live shows, in general? Any venue -- coffeehouse, huge arena, 300-seat theatre.
Me.
It's a rare act that can overcome my dislike of shows.
Steph L. - Feb 14, 2004 8:56:22 am PST #1014 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
One more reason I love Plei.
Jon B. - Feb 14, 2004 9:00:26 am PST #1015 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I can't imagine going to my favorite jazz club without there being a thick haze of smoke covering the room by the end of the night.
I thought I might miss it too -- the ban has only been in effect for a year or two. But the part where you leave the club and don't stink? More than makes up for loss of "atmosphere".