Offbeat Observations About Music
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a slight tangent to this initial comment.
i've noticed more variety and ability with Canadian musicians who come from a French background over their English counterparts, and i think the rural / urban angle plays a big factor in that, especially on the east coast.
it's not that one is better than the other but the English areas are more urbanized and rather than promote diversity it seems to have the opposite effect. musicians seem to become either too concerned with maintaining the integrity they had when they first started out that they don't branch out of their comfort zone as much or they end up getting too caught up in the scene - especially when they've been part of 'the scene' since high school.
on the flip side the French musicians tend to grow up in more rural areas and lack the 'big city diversions' their English counterparts have and in turn end up stretching out more and spending more time honing their chops.
on the more national level, you hear far more prog-ish raggae influence far more often in popular music coming out of Quebec than anywhere else in Canada where the bulk of the offerings stick to established methoRAB.
not exactly offbeat but an observation none the less.
i've noticed more variety and ability with Canadian musicians who come from a French background over their English counterparts, and i think the rural / urban angle plays a big factor in that, especially on the east coast.
it's not that one is better than the other but the English areas are more urbanized and rather than promote diversity it seems to have the opposite effect. musicians seem to become either too concerned with maintaining the integrity they had when they first started out that they don't branch out of their comfort zone as much or they end up getting too caught up in the scene - especially when they've been part of 'the scene' since high school.
on the flip side the French musicians tend to grow up in more rural areas and lack the 'big city diversions' their English counterparts have and in turn end up stretching out more and spending more time honing their chops.
on the more national level, you hear far more prog-ish raggae influence far more often in popular music coming out of Quebec than anywhere else in Canada where the bulk of the offerings stick to established methoRAB.
not exactly offbeat but an observation none the less.
ocean temp = 72
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Bearing in mind the possible confusion between the two things, and the fact that she looked like Tina Turner, I'd say the latter possibility is most likely true.
Were reduced outfits involved?
Were reduced outfits involved?
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:laughing:
But in all seriousness, Esperanza Spalding is a pretty sick bassist:
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But in all seriousness, Esperanza Spalding is a pretty sick bassist:
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polarrbear
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Not saying they have to be really funny, just enough to raise a knowing smirk.
For example.....
Typing out the tracklisting for Napalm Death's Scum album takes longer to do than what it would to listen to the bloody thing.
Got that?
Good
Away you go then.
For example.....
Typing out the tracklisting for Napalm Death's Scum album takes longer to do than what it would to listen to the bloody thing.
Got that?
Good
Away you go then.
There should be a rule prohibiting apostrophes being used for pluralizing a word. Oh wait, there is! 
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Meh...If they're obviously a cover band and not claiming the material as their own, then whatever they perform is a new song. "New tune" doesn't imply "we just wrote this" if you already know it's a cover band.
:Meh...If they're obviously a cover band and not claiming the material as their own, then whatever they perform is a new song. "New tune" doesn't imply "we just wrote this" if you already know it's a cover band.
tonya_momma
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I was going to say the exact same thing but managed to hold my tongue for once. :laughing:
jennifer_dozer
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I disagree strongly.
Cover banRAB can be a good starting point for musicians who still need to gain some musical knowledge and build enough confidence to write their own material.
Cover banRAB can be a good starting point for musicians who still need to gain some musical knowledge and build enough confidence to write their own material.
Maryanne L
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Apparently you've never heard Rush.
~ lol im ashley/ashler~
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Most people who listen to power metal play Dungeons & Dragons
ghafoors2005
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Pitchfork lost what ever credibility it had with me when they gave Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip Angels a 0.2... I literally almost threw up reading that hashed review.