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Points: 34550 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2009 at 23:40
Originally posted by Keppa4v Keppa4v wrote:

Originally posted by JJLehto JJLehto wrote:

It's all good. I have my unnatural obsession with Finland.
I am not of Finnish heritage, have any link with it in anyway, but I just love the place.
Nothing wrong with that indeed Thumbs Up It's a lovely sunny morning here in Helsinki, too bad I have to work today.


What made the whole thing even funnier is my one professor is strongly associated with Finland. He's not of Finnish descent but he was stationed there for 30 years working for the CIA and spent another 20 doing missionary work/just living there. So yea 50 years of his life, and he would tell stories of his time there and the people, so obviously I just loved it.

Also, he is fluent in Finnish, which I know is one of the toughest languages. He once said he recited the Kalevala in perfect finnish to a family and the mother broke into tears.

I'd love to go some day.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/20/triumph-the-insult-comic_n_218383.html
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Points: 6442 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2009 at 23:52
Originally posted by JJLehto JJLehto wrote:

Originally posted by Keppa4v Keppa4v wrote:

Originally posted by JJLehto JJLehto wrote:

It's all good. I have my unnatural obsession with Finland.
I am not of Finnish heritage, have any link with it in anyway, but I just love the place.
Nothing wrong with that indeed Thumbs Up It's a lovely sunny morning here in Helsinki, too bad I have to work today.


What made the whole thing even funnier is my one professor is strongly associated with Finland. He's not of Finnish descent but he was stationed there for 30 years working for the CIA and spent another 20 doing missionary work/just living there. So yea 50 years of his life, and he would tell stories of his time there and the people, so obviously I just loved it.

Also, he is fluent in Finnish, which I know is one of the toughest languages. He once said he recited the Kalevala in perfect finnish to a family and the mother broke into tears.

I'd love to go some day.

Cool Smile If you do some day and we're still around in the archives, let me know and I'll show you around a bit.
It's on PA!
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LOL 
Major IF there, but if PA is still if I get to Finland better bet I'll call ya.
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Black Clouds and Silver Linings review up
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414 - MONDRIAN'S TREE: Subvulture

    1/ 67/72                                    (Roberts)                4:29
    2/ Terrain                                  (Frith)                  3:38
    3/ You Must Dig!!                           (Roberts)                7:14
    4/ [glyph]                                  (Roberts)                7:13
    5/ Mondrian's Tree To Prokofiev (for George)(Roberts)               17:26
    6/ Living In The Heart Of The Beast         (Hodgkinson)            15:12
    7/ Beautiful As The Moon, Terrible As An Army With Banners
                                                (Frith, Cutler)          7:49
    8/ Nine Funerals Of The Citizen King        (Hodgkinson)             6:10

    Recorded mostly at Purchase, N.Y.
    (1) recorded in Fall 1999
    (2,4,5) recorded in April and May 2000
    (3,6) recorded in Fall 1998
    (7) recorded in May 1999
    (8) recorded in August 2002
    Produced by Keef Roberts

  Keef Roberts: all instruments.

    2003 - no label (USA), no number (CD)




  Note: Fred Frith does not play on this record.

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Edited by James - July 15 2009 at 01:06
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Points: 6442 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2009 at 01:06
I feel dirty, I just bought a download.
It's on PA!
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Points: 46301 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2009 at 05:29
Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:

Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

Originally posted by Leningrad Leningrad wrote:

Originally posted by Ricochet Ricochet wrote:

Originally posted by Leningrad Leningrad wrote:

Romanian > most other nationalities
 
carry on


You have more faith than me in Romanians then.

Of course, if it's because we were under communist regim, I don't wanna hear about. Go visit Chișinău (if they'll let you pass the border).

No sir. I'm a critic of Ceaușescu as much as anybody else, and Romania's position under communism was worse than almost anybody's. You guys just have a cool culture and you've given us people like Tristan Tzara and Eugen Ionescu, among others.


Yeah, we were capable of great minds occasionally.
Should I know who you're talking about?


I could likely fill you in.
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Originally posted by Keppa4v Keppa4v wrote:

I feel dirty, I just bought a download.


You bought what?!


Edited by Ricochet - July 15 2009 at 05:32
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Originally posted by James James wrote:

414 - MONDRIAN'S TREE: Subvulture

    1/ 67/72                                    (Roberts)                4:29
    2/ Terrain                                  (Frith)                  3:38
    3/ You Must Dig!!                           (Roberts)                7:14
    4/ [glyph]                                  (Roberts)                7:13
    5/ Mondrian's Tree To Prokofiev (for George)(Roberts)               17:26
    6/ Living In The Heart Of The Beast         (Hodgkinson)            15:12
    7/ Beautiful As The Moon, Terrible As An Army With Banners
                                                (Frith, Cutler)          7:49
    8/ Nine Funerals Of The Citizen King        (Hodgkinson)             6:10

    Recorded mostly at Purchase, N.Y.
    (1) recorded in Fall 1999
    (2,4,5) recorded in April and May 2000
    (3,6) recorded in Fall 1998
    (7) recorded in May 1999
    (8) recorded in August 2002
    Produced by Keef Roberts

  Keef Roberts: all instruments.

    2003 - no label (USA), no number (CD)




  Note: Fred Frith does not play on this record.

Shocked


Who's Keef Roberts?
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2009 at 14:32
No idea but he seems to be a Fred Frith/HC fanboy.

By the way, Patrick, don't go here.

http://home.arcor.de/nyds-exp-discogs/frith.htm

I was on there for 2 hours and I still haven't got to the end. LOLEmbarrassed

Also, Frith has done a track called Frithertronics.  It made me giggle.

Second also, the guitar playing on A Night to Remember reminds me of Warren Haynes only not as good.  Petrucci has a lot to learn. LOL


Edited by James - July 15 2009 at 14:34
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Points: 5113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2009 at 14:38
James, you actually listened to BC&SL?
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2009 at 14:39
Only on track one so far.

It's on Spotify and I'm trying out my old Sennheiser earbuds which I bought ages ago... my AKG's have broken.
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Wow, this song sucks. LOL  Petrucci growling. LOL
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2009 at 14:46
The new DT is pretty terrible.

Better use of your listening time:  Cheer-Accident.
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Points: 5113 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2009 at 14:49
It is indeed terrible. The worst album I've heard all year. Maybe ever.
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Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

The new DT is pretty terrible.

Better use of your listening time:  Cheer-Accident.


I don't think that one's on Spotify.

I need to make a severe dent in my current account soon, I'm lacking a lot of CDs.

Patrick, have you heard Frith's Guitar Solos album yet?  I'm curious.

He's been involved in a lot of stuff but I'm a bit wary about what to buy.  I think I'll definitely buy some Naked City, as he plays bass with them.  I may also try Material as well.

Do you know if all his solo material is experimental?
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Originally posted by Dalezilla Dalezilla wrote:

It is indeed terrible. The worst album I've heard all year. Maybe ever.


Nah, that'd be Scarsick.
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2009 at 14:54
I only have Gravity, so can't say.
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2009 at 14:55
Wow, A Rite of Passage maybe even worse... what the hell is that keyboard sh*t in the middle about? LOL
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