Briana Lee
Official Checked Star Member
So apparently I get neg rep because I like 'shitty' music! Haha!
Classic rock blows. Do you agree?
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So apparently I get neg rep because I like 'shitty' music! Haha!
Jagger69
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to revidffum again.
It is one of the most epic and tremendous pieces of music ever written IMO. Absolutely brilliant. Ironically, it was meant to serve as a way of the group thumbing it's nose at the music industry's idea of "concept" albums which were very prevalent at the time. In the process of doing a parody, Ian Anderson penned a masterpiece.
Sit back, light up and listen....:joint:
bobjustbob
Proud member of FreeOnes Hall Of Fame. Retired to
Some of you may remember when the DJs would play album sides. That shit is gone now.
Philbert
Banned
In the 70s I was involved in scientific research of sorts...it was determined that small cylinders of Viet Namese Red would make In A Gadda Da Vida quite exciting, or lacking that ingredient, some Columbian Goldbud ( Santa Marta Red would suffice ), sprinkled with a small amout of Cambodian, Laotian, or Thai Stick would produce the same result.
Also note that Emerald Green redhaired Oaxacan, Zacatecas Rainbow Bud, or any Guerran strain would produce the same result.
Be advised...expect to become comatose within a very few hours; I was never able to ascertain if this was a direct result of the repitition of the riff or the high-rotating isomers contained in the aforementioned cylinder.
Anyone in possesion of more advanced research please post your information.
Philbert
Banned
From what I heard at that time, Jenny Anderson was the one responsible for (lyrics, I think?) the good songwriting, and when Ian took up with another PYT she cancelled that situation.
I did notice that the quality of JT went south thereafter.
Harley Spencer
Official Checked Star Member
44 minutes?! Oh good lord that's so long! Wow. Just wow. I like variety, I can't sit through that long of a song. I could handle maybe... 8 minutes? Maybe longer but 44 minutes? Wooo. I can appreciate that but man.
It is varied, though. It moves through different paces, time signatures, etc--some passages are acoustic, some electric, some slow, fast, middling... It plays like an album of different pieces but there are music leitmotifs and lyrical themes that continue from start to finish. It's probably one of the best albums out there--and the original gatefold sleeve is a full newspaper expanding the "story" of it.
Philbert
Banned
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Mr. Daystar
In a bell tower, watching you through cross hairs.
Ian Anderson was butt hurt because the critics thought Aqualung was a concept album about religion....which I think it really is! The album is so amazing...but it seems only the hard core Tull fans get it.
Sorry for the large post, but I gotta speak up. Hope you understand... 
Classic Rock, that's an interesting take on words to say the least...
Someone please school me on how "classic" rock came after real rock... :dunno:
It's all about the delta fellas...
One of the first...
A cover that is often thought of as early...
A tribute, (and yes it's religious...)
A more contemporary example of "classic" rock, lol...
Classic Rock, that's an interesting take on words to say the least...
Someone please school me on how "classic" rock came after real rock... :dunno:
It's all about the delta fellas...
One of the first...
A cover that is often thought of as early...
A tribute, (and yes it's religious...)
A more contemporary example of "classic" rock, lol...
meesterperfect
Hiliary 2020
What?
Can you not say what i said here?
Yeah, i had thick as a brick on vinyl, played it till my fingers bled in the summer of 84. That was in my YES, Tull, Floyd, ELP, Genesis, King Crimson phase.
And the love that i feel is so far away, i'm a bad dream that i just a had. a had a had today. a ay a ay a ay.
And you shake your head hmm, and said its a shame.
and where the hell was Biggles when you needed him last saturday?
What a great song.
As far as FM radio going down the tubes, ruined by the suits, this guy wrote pretty good song about that.
One could also argue that Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall are just one song separated into many parts.
Rey C.
Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
Yep! One of the radio stations where I grew up would let you call in and request your favorite album side. If they picked your choice, they'd announce your name when they played it.
You know, I thought about my reply in this thread yesterday. And on reflection, maybe it's not so much that modern music sucks (though a good bit of it does), but more that the commercial stations only play the weak sauce. Maybe there's some modern stuff out there that I'd really like, but because I don't have satellite radio and don't search through internet radio stations, I never hear it.
Say, can anyone tell me how the radio business works? I mean, do radio stations have to pay for each play of a song? And are they not allowed to play what they want... even if they pay for it? Can they only play singles? Do they buy packages, like the Top 40 package or whatever? And what stops a classic rock station from playing something more obscure, like Castles Made of Sand, instead of All Along the Watchtower for the 5 millionth time? Like me with modern music, maybe that's why Jaana feels that classic rock sucks? It's possible that she hasn't heard anything other than the tired standards that get played over & over & over.
It's official. I don't like this girl.
Exactly.
Born in late 70s, I grew up with 80s as a kid then 90s as a teen, but for me, most music got weak, overproduced, unoriginal and just lame by the late 90s. Most of the music I listen to is from late 60s to mid 90s. Few exceptions.
If all you listen to is on am/fm radio, you just won't get it. All stations stick to the same songs repeatedly.
Mr. Daystar
In a bell tower, watching you through cross hairs.
I think this threads has officially been hijacked, and is now the "Hey, lets all remember our favorite classic rock" thread.
bobjustbob
Proud member of FreeOnes Hall Of Fame. Retired to
Music is intellectual property. The artist and the composer are both entitled to a fee for the use of their work. Rather than each radio station pay artists direct fees there are organizations that do it for them. ASCAP and BMI are 2 such organizations that do this. Artists, composers, and radio stations become members. The stations must keep a play list of everything that goes over the air. The organizations collect X number of dollars per month and distribute it to the artists and composers. A program director will make his life a little easier if he creates a set play list and rotation. This way at the end of the month he knows what the list will be to send over for billing. If he didn't do this and let the DJs play what they wanted, he would have to keep track of hundred of songs with every DJ changing their line up.
On another note, Ford may want to use a particular song for one of their commercials. They approach an artist and get the licensing directly from them. Also, if any band wants to perform a cut on stage as a cover, they must pay the composer a fee for his rights to the song. It is paid for each time the band performs the song.
This is why Christmas collections are done by every artist. The money they rack up every year can go on forever.
Who says that my broadcasting degree was totally fucking useless. I finally have gotten a chance to use it after all of these years.
On another note, Ford may want to use a particular song for one of their commercials. They approach an artist and get the licensing directly from them. Also, if any band wants to perform a cut on stage as a cover, they must pay the composer a fee for his rights to the song. It is paid for each time the band performs the song.
This is why Christmas collections are done by every artist. The money they rack up every year can go on forever.
Who says that my broadcasting degree was totally fucking useless. I finally have gotten a chance to use it after all of these years.
