Z's Random Shuffle, May 7, 2023
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Topic: Z's Random Shuffle, May 7, 2023
Posted By: zwordser
Subject: Z's Random Shuffle, May 7, 2023
Date Posted: May 07 2023 at 13:36
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Been a while since I posted one of these. ... Shuffle of about 14000 tracks yielded the following 5 candidates for your vote. Please choose your favorite and comment on why you chose it (in your mind what makes it better than the rest). ------------- Z |
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Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: May 07 2023 at 14:19
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So, I've got to admit, the Zappa track is jammin'! But I didn't pick it for two reasons. First, today is like only the second time I've heard it. And second, there's a bit of Zappa cheese at the start which I don't care for (the instrumental part is best). Further listens, and I suspect I'd pick it. Meanwhile I've loved Crimson Dagger since I first discovered it about a decade ago. To me this is a hidden gem of a track (and album). Carly Simon and Dream Theater might be next (sort of equal). I like the Echolyn track, and love the album, but the track here is kind of secondary, and not one I remember well. ------------- Z |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: May 07 2023 at 18:52
| Kepp It Greasy-Frank Zappa. |
Posted By: Awesoreno
Date Posted: May 07 2023 at 22:01
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A little fun fact for more Zappa exploration: Within Keep It Greasy is a riff played in 21 from a separate tune he wrote and played live with the line-up that recorded Joe's Garage (this would have been played in the mid-78 to 79 tour). You can listen to it on the Chicago 78 ZFT release (stream or on YT). It's the first track, fittingly called "Twenty-One." You'll recognize the riff immediately as what is played under the second verse of Greasy. For more on the development of Greasy as its own tune, look no further than the very same live ZFT release. You'll find an earlier version of the track that is much more straight-forward. Not quite as interesting as the album version's onslaught, but certainly stimulating in terms of understanding the growth and development of the piece over time. Plus, it's funny, and I like to imagine I was playing it live with the band havin a good time. On a somewhat related note, relating to the number 21, the song "21" from that same Echolyn album is a great track.
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: May 07 2023 at 23:24
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First vote for Echolyn - Cactapus ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: May 08 2023 at 00:04
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I have a soft spot for that Medley by Dream Theater. That cd was the first prog related recording I bought soley because it was prog related having just discovered this style of music. I still remember that ride to work the next day, I had about a 50 minute drive and just loving the original long song A Change Of Seasons then been blown away by their skills in covering these well known tracks in a medley. A very good first taste for me and the rest is history. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: May 08 2023 at 06:30
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Polyphony. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: May 09 2023 at 08:02
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DT gets the nod. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Run Home Slow
Date Posted: May 09 2023 at 20:15
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Frank's bassist and vocal ------------- If you got ears, you gotta listen — Captain Beefheart |
Posted By: bardberic
Date Posted: May 09 2023 at 20:52
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Keep it Greasy... first time listening to Frank Zappa - almost went with Polyphony |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 09 2023 at 21:53
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Crimson Dagger for me. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: zwordser
Date Posted: May 09 2023 at 23:38
The album definitely shows that DT can play just about anything they choose! ------------- Z |
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