SR VIII: Vander Got Run Over By A Reindeer!

rushfan4 wrote: birdwithteeth11 wrote: rushfan4 wrote: I seem to like musicians who once worked with Zappa more than Zappa himself. Like Steve Vai amirite? Mostly Steve Vai; but also Terry Bozzio; Aynsley Dunbar; Jean-Luc Ponty; and I think Mike Keneally played with him too.  Wasn't there also another fairly famous stunt guitarist that played with him.

I'm not sure if he was a stunt guitarist for him or not, but what about Adrian Belew?

rushfan4 wrote: birdwithteeth11 wrote: rushfan4 wrote: I seem to like musicians who once worked with Zappa more than Zappa himself. Like Steve Vai amirite? Mostly Steve Vai; but also Terry Bozzio; Aynsley Dunbar; Jean-Luc Ponty; and I think Mike Keneally played with him too.  Wasn't there also another fairly famous stunt guitarist that played with him.

I've heard a few Ponty and Keneally songs, and I have most if not all of Vai's solo work, but otherwise that's about it.

I really need to hear some of Bozzio's work outside of Zappa though. Especially some of the solo stuff.

birdwithteeth11 wrote: rushfan4 wrote: I seem to like musicians who once worked with Zappa more than Zappa himself. Like Steve Vai amirite?

Mostly Steve Vai; but also Terry Bozzio; Aynsley Dunbar; Jean-Luc Ponty; and I think Mike Keneally played with him too.  Wasn't there also another fairly famous stunt guitarist that played with him. 

birdwithteeth11 wrote: That's a pretty nice back-to-back track selection.

I was happy.

I hope my order comes tomorrow, I can't wait for Sensible Shoes.

birdwithteeth11 wrote: A Person wrote: birdwithteeth11 wrote: A Person wrote: birdwithteeth11 wrote: Starting on the Miles boxset now with 'Round About Midnight. And I will try to listen to every album on here without switching to a different artist until I've made it through everything. Although I doubt that's going to last. Edit: Apparently, the first album in the set is some live concert with Miles and Tadd Dameron's Quintet in Paris in 1949. And I'm honestly not sure if that's a Miles album or a Tadd Dameron album. You have no idea how jealous I am. Did I mention that every album comes in mini-LP styled covers? I know. If you die will you leave it for me? Sure. Unless my younger brother gets to it first, and I wouldn't doubt that he would. Also, listening to Miles and reading about the making of Sabbath's Heaven and Hell is a strange combination.

That reminds me, the other day I had my mp3 player on shuffle, and Albert Ayler and Aphex Twin came up back to back, awesomeness.

birdwithteeth11 wrote: A Person wrote: birdwithteeth11 wrote: Starting on the Miles boxset now with 'Round About Midnight. And I will try to listen to every album on here without switching to a different artist until I've made it through everything. Although I doubt that's going to last. Edit: Apparently, the first album in the set is some live concert with Miles and Tadd Dameron's Quintet in Paris in 1949. And I'm honestly not sure if that's a Miles album or a Tadd Dameron album. You have no idea how jealous I am. Did I mention that every album comes in mini-LP styled covers?

I know. If you die will you leave it for me?

A Person wrote: birdwithteeth11 wrote: Starting on the Miles boxset now with 'Round About Midnight. And I will try to listen to every album on here without switching to a different artist until I've made it through everything. Although I doubt that's going to last. Edit: Apparently, the first album in the set is some live concert with Miles and Tadd Dameron's Quintet in Paris in 1949. And I'm honestly not sure if that's a Miles album or a Tadd Dameron album. You have no idea how jealous I am.

Did I mention that every album comes in mini-LP styled covers?

rushfan4 wrote: birdwithteeth11 wrote: Starting on the Miles boxset now with 'Round About Midnight. And I will try to listen to every album on here without switching to a different artist until I've made it through everything. Although I doubt that's going to last. Just think how great of shape you could be in if you jazzercise to the whole boxset.

I'd have biceps that would put everyone who posts in here to shame.

rushfan4 wrote: I seem to like musicians who once worked with Zappa more than Zappa himself.

Like Steve Vai amirite?

progkidjoel wrote: @Rob: is the stuff you're recording for Refulgence?

What I'm doing tonight?  Yeah...I think it will belong there.

I've been working on an EP for about a month now though.  Something free people can download when it gets done.  Something fun for me, really.

Refulgence is turning into a beast though.  I have, two tracks and that's it.  But I've also been insanely busy keeping us from going to debtor's prison! 

Still, some recent conversations with a few folks around here has ignited a flame under my ass to get back to what I really love doing, and that's making music.

I am, however, extremely excited with what's coming.

Say Joel, want a preview?