Trollheart presents: the Open Journal

galt54 · 03-19-2017, 06:44 PM

Well, we were supposed to be permitted to discuss any which subject in music we wanted.

Here is an idea: Which is your favorite song, of all kinds and by all artists?

I would guess that my top favorite song is "Kids in America" by Kim Wilde. The song is lively and it has a great melody and hook. I listen to it several times a day (in different versions by different artists who have covered it).

But - if I attempt to be objective - I might have to name "Bang-a-Boomerang" by Abba (Oh! This is so embarassing!). For the last time I checked that song was at the top of my list of "Most Played Songs" in my iTunes program (I never listen to music nowadays except on my iPod (when I am away from home) or on my computer).

But I have something like 25 different versions of Kids in America in my iTunes library which I listen to, and only one version of Bang-a-Boomerang!

rostasi · 04-14-2017, 11:06 AM

Re: Yac's Journal:

Incredible variety in Polish music - whether it’s in the Prog of Niemen, Laboratorium, SBB, a.o.
or the Polish jazz of Krzysztof Komeda, Andrzej Kurylewicz, Zbigniew Namyslowski, Michał Urbaniak, Ursula Dudziak, a.o.
or a sweeping huge mass of experimental stuff (Arszyn/Duda), hardcore (Homomilitia), or death metal (Vader, Behemoth),
you could easily put together a 24 hour comp of this stuff.

Some vids of more recent stuff. The first was a piece some of you may remember from a few years ago
when we used to talk music here and put together compilations for each other. I still love this album.

Spoiler for Stara Rzeka - Przebudzenie Boga Wschodu:

Spoiler for Derek Piotr - Amendola:

Spoiler for Innercity Ensemble - Black 6:

Spoiler for Alameda 3 - Późne królestwo:

Spoiler for Bionulor - st.013:

Key · 04-14-2017, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord

What color is that deer? Now spell out "tldr" out loud.

Can I just say that this joke is fantastic and needs to be noticed more.

Trollheart · 04-14-2017, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiiii

Can I just say that this joke is fantastic and needs to be noticed more.

No.

The Batlord · 04-14-2017, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

No.

Trollheart · 04-14-2017, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord

rostasi · 04-20-2017, 01:58 PM

The Residents - Snakey Wake

Shortly after I began making trips to Linz, Austria on a regular basis,
I wanted to (in a morbid way, I suppose), see where Snakefinger had died.
The Posthof club still has live music and performers can stay cheaply in the
adjoining Gästehaus. It was there that he suffered his fatal heart attack.

The story behind this release (released two days ago with about 50 minutes of music):

The Residents met Philip Lithman in 1969. They became immediate friends and began playing music together. Snakefinger participated in many Residents projects with 1986 being a particularly good year for their working together. Plans were made to tour again in 1989, but fate decreed otherwise. While on a European tour, Snakefinger died on July 1st, 1987 in Linz, Austria. He was buried in London, and many of his friends in San Francisco found it difficult to accept a death so far from home. So The Residents organized a party, a wake. They arrived in black with black net wrapped around their bodies and each carried an open black umbrella. They went to their instruments without introduction and played a series of old English laments and Hank Williams' "Six More Miles". This newly remastered CD presents you the studio version of this special performance (as issued by UWEB in 1988) plus the whole recording of the live performance which was previously only available as a digital download. It also includes a special set by N. Senada.

03-19-2017, 06:44 PM	#21 (permalink)
galt54 Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: A suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. Posts: 191	Let´s get started Well, we were supposed to be permitted to discuss any which subject in music we wanted. Here is an idea: Which is your favorite song, of all kinds and by all artists? I would guess that my top favorite song is "Kids in America" by Kim Wilde. The song is lively and it has a great melody and hook. I listen to it several times a day (in different versions by different artists who have covered it). But - if I attempt to be objective - I might have to name "Bang-a-Boomerang" by Abba (Oh! This is so embarassing!). For the last time I checked that song was at the top of my list of "Most Played Songs" in my iTunes program (I never listen to music nowadays except on my iPod (when I am away from home) or on my computer). But I have something like 25 different versions of Kids in America in my iTunes library which I listen to, and only one version of Bang-a-Boomerang! Last edited by galt54; 03-20-2017 at 08:34 AM.

04-14-2017, 11:06 AM	#22 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	Re: Yac's Journal: Incredible variety in Polish music - whether it’s in the Prog of Niemen, Laboratorium, SBB, a.o. or the Polish jazz of Krzysztof Komeda, Andrzej Kurylewicz, Zbigniew Namyslowski, Michał Urbaniak, Ursula Dudziak, a.o. or a sweeping huge mass of experimental stuff (Arszyn/Duda), hardcore (Homomilitia), or death metal (Vader, Behemoth), you could easily put together a 24 hour comp of this stuff. Some vids of more recent stuff. The first was a piece some of you may remember from a few years ago when we used to talk music here and put together compilations for each other. I still love this album. Spoiler for Stara Rzeka - Przebudzenie Boga Wschodu: Spoiler for Derek Piotr - Amendola: Spoiler for Innercity Ensemble - Black 6: Spoiler for Alameda 3 - Późne królestwo: Spoiler for Bionulor - st.013:

04-20-2017, 01:58 PM	#27 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	The Residents - Snakey Wake Shortly after I began making trips to Linz, Austria on a regular basis, I wanted to (in a morbid way, I suppose), see where Snakefinger had died. The Posthof club still has live music and performers can stay cheaply in the adjoining Gästehaus. It was there that he suffered his fatal heart attack. The story behind this release (released two days ago with about 50 minutes of music): The Residents met Philip Lithman in 1969. They became immediate friends and began playing music together. Snakefinger participated in many Residents projects with 1986 being a particularly good year for their working together. Plans were made to tour again in 1989, but fate decreed otherwise. While on a European tour, Snakefinger died on July 1st, 1987 in Linz, Austria. He was buried in London, and many of his friends in San Francisco found it difficult to accept a death so far from home. So The Residents organized a party, a wake. They arrived in black with black net wrapped around their bodies and each carried an open black umbrella. They went to their instruments without introduction and played a series of old English laments and Hank Williams' "Six More Miles". This newly remastered CD presents you the studio version of this special performance (as issued by UWEB in 1988) plus the whole recording of the live performance which was previously only available as a digital download. It also includes a special set by N. Senada.