I did a quick Google search and found this 30 minute documentary from 1998 that chronicled Bicycles Face's reunion tour and gives insight into the music scene from the mid-1990s of the Greensboro area.
Enjoy!
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Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Bicycle Face Documentary
I was going through some old CDs and ran across Trust and Obey by the Greensboro, NC band, Bicycle Face. They had a quirky and stripped down sound that's been compared to Dinosaur Jr.
I did a quick Google search and found this 30 minute documentary from 1998 that chronicled Bicycles Face's reunion tour and gives insight into the music scene from the mid-1990s of the Greensboro area.
Enjoy!
I did a quick Google search and found this 30 minute documentary from 1998 that chronicled Bicycles Face's reunion tour and gives insight into the music scene from the mid-1990s of the Greensboro area.
Enjoy!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Purple Rain Postcard: Prince and the Revolution
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| The Purple Rain postcard from 1984. |
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| The back of the Purple Rain postcard. |
Friday, November 14, 2008
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Morris Day and The Time
That's what Time It Is!
I was extremely fortunate to be able to see Morris Day and The Time last night at the Furniture Market in High Point. My brother's girlfriend worked at Market and had a pass to get into the show. Erica and I enjoyed the food and the music.
Morris was in great form--the pimp from North Minneapolis rocked the stage and kept the crowd moving all evening. I took some pictures, which came out fuzzy, and a lot of clips of the show. Check my YouTube account as I upload the videos.
I was great to see Jellybean and Monte (the other original members of The Time) and the guitar and bass player really helped move the show along and kept the audience pumped.
Morris Day and The Time start the show with Skillet from the album Pandemonium.
That's what Time It Is!
I was extremely fortunate to be able to see Morris Day and The Time last night at the Furniture Market in High Point. My brother's girlfriend worked at Market and had a pass to get into the show. Erica and I enjoyed the food and the music.
Morris was in great form--the pimp from North Minneapolis rocked the stage and kept the crowd moving all evening. I took some pictures, which came out fuzzy, and a lot of clips of the show. Check my YouTube account as I upload the videos.
I was great to see Jellybean and Monte (the other original members of The Time) and the guitar and bass player really helped move the show along and kept the audience pumped.
Morris Day and The Time start the show with Skillet from the album Pandemonium.
Monday, March 12, 2007
"I finally see the light; I've opened my eyes."
Brad Delp, lead singer of Boston, passed away on Friday, March 9th.
My cousin, Cheryl, introduced me to Boston in 1986 when Third Stage was released. At this time, I was still purchasing records and most of my music ran towards Prince and his musical family. I know Cheryl was trying to get me to listen to other artists and I thank her for all of the albums that she bought me. She always had great taste in gift-giving.
Boston is one of my super groups. Almost everything they did, I loved. There are very few bands in this list: Prince, Jellyfish and Boston.
What drew me to Boston? The sound.
Simply, it was mind blowing. Tom Scholz 's writing and recording techniques were flawless. Each of the three albums done with Brad singing were amazing. The harmonies, guitar leads, bass and drums...inspiring.
I realized that it has taken me over a week to write this post. How do you share something as personal as music? Especially if you haven't experienced Boston. Boston is not a heavy metal band. Definitely rock-n-roll with very pop influences.
I want to look at each album. I'll start with my first.
Third Stage (1986)
Amanda--a love song. Many Boston songs were about love. Whether they were as open as this one, you would have to listen for yourself. It is a more mature love song and deals more with a relationship than with just being in love.
We're Ready--Scholz said that Third Stage was meant to be listened to in order. This song continues what started in Amanda. Moving on and taking it to the next level.
The Launch: Countdown/Ignition/Third Stage Separation--the longest title with the shortest song. Boston's signature instrumental. Amazingly heavy keyboards/organs. Very arena rock.
Cool the Engines--the most reminiscent of the first Boston album with the signature guitar sound.
My Destination--simplistic. Brad singing, keyboards and drums at the end.
A New World--it does feel like we've landed. Great instrumental. Powerful
To Be a Man--the answer to "A Man I'll Never Be" from Don't Look Back. I still worship this song and try to hold it close to my heart. Search for the lyrics and ruminate on them.
I Think I like It--big guitar and even bigger vocals. This song has the tightest vocal harmonies and one of the first "ear-gasm" moments I can truly remember: the final chorus. Nuff said. Probably one of Brad's best vocal works.
Cant'cha Say (you Believe in Me)--Great harmonies, great chorus and great build-up after the first verse.
Hollyann--can you say power ballad? Real honest to goodness power ballad! This has some soaring guitar and vocal work on it. Great way to end an album. Love through the ages.
Overall, a very impressive album. This is one of my perfect albums. Every song is great and could stand on its own. The weakest song is till better than most songs on other albums.
Brad, you will be missed.
Brad Delp, lead singer of Boston, passed away on Friday, March 9th.
My cousin, Cheryl, introduced me to Boston in 1986 when Third Stage was released. At this time, I was still purchasing records and most of my music ran towards Prince and his musical family. I know Cheryl was trying to get me to listen to other artists and I thank her for all of the albums that she bought me. She always had great taste in gift-giving.
Boston is one of my super groups. Almost everything they did, I loved. There are very few bands in this list: Prince, Jellyfish and Boston.
What drew me to Boston? The sound.
Simply, it was mind blowing. Tom Scholz 's writing and recording techniques were flawless. Each of the three albums done with Brad singing were amazing. The harmonies, guitar leads, bass and drums...inspiring.
I realized that it has taken me over a week to write this post. How do you share something as personal as music? Especially if you haven't experienced Boston. Boston is not a heavy metal band. Definitely rock-n-roll with very pop influences.
I want to look at each album. I'll start with my first.
Third Stage (1986)
Amanda--a love song. Many Boston songs were about love. Whether they were as open as this one, you would have to listen for yourself. It is a more mature love song and deals more with a relationship than with just being in love.
We're Ready--Scholz said that Third Stage was meant to be listened to in order. This song continues what started in Amanda. Moving on and taking it to the next level.
The Launch: Countdown/Ignition/Third Stage Separation--the longest title with the shortest song. Boston's signature instrumental. Amazingly heavy keyboards/organs. Very arena rock.
Cool the Engines--the most reminiscent of the first Boston album with the signature guitar sound.
My Destination--simplistic. Brad singing, keyboards and drums at the end.
A New World--it does feel like we've landed. Great instrumental. Powerful
To Be a Man--the answer to "A Man I'll Never Be" from Don't Look Back. I still worship this song and try to hold it close to my heart. Search for the lyrics and ruminate on them.
I Think I like It--big guitar and even bigger vocals. This song has the tightest vocal harmonies and one of the first "ear-gasm" moments I can truly remember: the final chorus. Nuff said. Probably one of Brad's best vocal works.
Cant'cha Say (you Believe in Me)--Great harmonies, great chorus and great build-up after the first verse.
Hollyann--can you say power ballad? Real honest to goodness power ballad! This has some soaring guitar and vocal work on it. Great way to end an album. Love through the ages.
Overall, a very impressive album. This is one of my perfect albums. Every song is great and could stand on its own. The weakest song is till better than most songs on other albums.
Brad, you will be missed.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Come to me, son of Jor-El! Kneel before Gnod!*
I have been playing with the artificial intelligence software at gnod.com over the past few days. It is sort of like a recommendation software. Here is the description from the website:
Gnod is my experiment in the field of artificial intelligence. Its a self-adapting system, living on this server and 'talking' to everyone who comes along. Gnods intention is to learn about the outer world and to learn 'understanding' its visitors. This enables gnod to share all its wisdom with you in an intuitive and efficient way. You might call it a search-engine to find things you don't know about.
You put in your favorite authors, musicians or authors and Gnod will give you a map of similar artists and people.
Here is a screen shot I did for Orson Scott Card (OSC):
OSC is in the middle of the map. Various other authors are arrayed around him based on what other readers have said. When I look at the map, I do see a lot of other authors that I have enjoyed:
J.K. Rowling, John Iriving, Connie Willis, JRR Tolkein, Douglas Adams, Neil Gaiman, Kurt Vonnegut, and Dan Brown. Many of the other authors listed have piqued my interest before and have come up in conversations with other people. They are on my list.
With music and movies, you can put in three favorites and it will bring back recommendations. When I did it, I knew and liked about half, didn't know a few and didn't like one or two. It was very close to my preferences.
It is a fun site to play with and would be very helpful when looking for moves on Netflix or trying to catch new authors at your library. As far as the music, I would love a way to import the artists into my Pandora or Yahoo! Music stations.
*Yes, that is a Superman II reference.
I have been playing with the artificial intelligence software at gnod.com over the past few days. It is sort of like a recommendation software. Here is the description from the website:
Gnod is my experiment in the field of artificial intelligence. Its a self-adapting system, living on this server and 'talking' to everyone who comes along. Gnods intention is to learn about the outer world and to learn 'understanding' its visitors. This enables gnod to share all its wisdom with you in an intuitive and efficient way. You might call it a search-engine to find things you don't know about.
You put in your favorite authors, musicians or authors and Gnod will give you a map of similar artists and people.
Here is a screen shot I did for Orson Scott Card (OSC):
OSC is in the middle of the map. Various other authors are arrayed around him based on what other readers have said. When I look at the map, I do see a lot of other authors that I have enjoyed:
J.K. Rowling, John Iriving, Connie Willis, JRR Tolkein, Douglas Adams, Neil Gaiman, Kurt Vonnegut, and Dan Brown. Many of the other authors listed have piqued my interest before and have come up in conversations with other people. They are on my list.
With music and movies, you can put in three favorites and it will bring back recommendations. When I did it, I knew and liked about half, didn't know a few and didn't like one or two. It was very close to my preferences.
It is a fun site to play with and would be very helpful when looking for moves on Netflix or trying to catch new authors at your library. As far as the music, I would love a way to import the artists into my Pandora or Yahoo! Music stations.
*Yes, that is a Superman II reference.
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