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Yeah, that's a good quote. I do wish I would have started liking him earlier. I think he was just a little bit too before my time for me back then. I was all about Van Halen and the Sex Pistols and a lot of classic rock felt "old" to me. Sadly, I missed ever seeing him in concert because of it.

You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl) - White Stripes

Peek A Boo - Siouxsie and the Banshees

Cyndi Lauper - She Bop

I was expecting Johnny Deeper.

I still remember laughing at this when I was really little and my Grandma told it to me. Son: Mommy, Mommy! Kid's are calling me a Werewolf. Mom: Shut up and comb your face.

Cursed Female - Porno for Pyros

Yeah, that's the current plan.

You know, I was always luke warm with Zevon until I bought his last CD The Wind. It changed my whole perspective on him and I started liking his older stuff more and more.

Forgot to add … yes the vocals. That's what I think I need to figure out next in my tunes. I'll give your suggestion a whirl on my next tune.

I miss 'ol Zevon. There's a lot of musicians and a lot to factor in, but I hope he gets in. http://www.glidemagazine.com/168591/intruder-dirt-warren-zevons-legacy-eccentricity-case-warren-rock-roll-hall-fame/

Thanks Tom. I chipped away a few times at this before arriving to this point. The droning background noise would stay but I'd want to re-sing, new bass line, new keyboard parts and add a lot to the drums. I'm not sold on the style of it compared to my other tunes and there is no guitar. Which, I started this to take a break from the guitar and it seemed to work. I now really want to do a tune with guitars. It'll remain in a holding pattern for a while I suspect. Failure's the best path to success.

Mahesh I hadn't heard a raw song like this from you in a long time. It's a really great sound even in its rawest form. I think that walking on a wire song was the first I heard of yours on another forum, instantly hooked to the sound. Honestly, I didn't find anything really wrong with this one at all.

I didn't get the witch vibe. Seems like that would be a good thing to go back to at some point. Needs a little more, but sounds great.

Star, you could definitely do some things with that old song for sure.

Yeah, I caught a glimpse of the Rams game today. The Rams song seems more appropriate now.

Figure I should post one. It's not finished at all. There was a recent post where I commented I hadn't gotten stuck on a song. Well, I hadn't until this one. It started just playing around with sounds and stuff and when I got it to this point I liked it, but realized I wanted to change or redo everything about it. So, here it sits.

I predict in 30-50 years the internet as we know it will be a failed business. As we "advance" people will figure out more ways to build their own devices. Those collecting electronic scraps will see a major boom in the re-sale business. People will figure out ways to tap into satellites to use at their will as well as create their own internets where they can control and regulate it in ways that will always be one step ahead of the jailer. Millions of sub-internets. Not sure if this will be a good or bad thing.

Roy Orbison - Crying

I'm only posting this one because when we go to Florida there is an Ice Machine called Twice the Ice. When you pay and wait for the ice to come, it plays this song. Vanilla Ice - Ice, Ice Baby

I guess I misunderstood. What did you mean by that line then?

As a person who can't seem to write about anything but societal issues I have to say I feel no responsibility to do it whatsoever. It's just what comes out. All music is done for different reasons and it's hard to prove one reason is better or more valuable than the other. Yes, music is entertainment and we do need to see it that way. But it's much more than that. It's also very cathartic for the listener as well as the songwriter. Good music taps into the feelings whatever those may be. That's kind of what today's mainstream music is all about and that part is good. What is missing from music today though is the thought provoking, real life issues. There's some yes, but I don't think enough. In this day and age I think those real life issues should be back in the mix but taken a step further by not only addressing the problems but also aiming towards resolutions. I'll use rap music for an example. When Eazy-E/NWA came about they were indeed singing about their society. I really loved it when it came out. Infatuated with it as a matter of fact. Around 1992 I started to get turned off. It was weird because in all actuality it was exactly the same as it was when I loved it. In the end I came to the conclusion that it was the fact that it hadn't changed that turned me off. I can only hear about peoples problems for so long before I get to the point to where I wanted to say "If it's so bad, then why are you still doing it?" Not implying that people didn't want those problems fixed. Not saying that the problems weren't, and aren't, still there. I think I saw it as an opportunity for rappers to bring an issue to light and then try to help solve it. 1) Identify and let it be known what the problems are. 2) Find a solution to those problems and shift from just stating the problems to overcoming those problems. Step 2 still hasn't been done. I feel now rap music isn't just relaying the problems of the inner city, it's also glorifying them and it is directing kids to that lifestyle. Just think if the music stated the problem and then suggested what needed to be done to fix those as well. Rap music is one of the most powerful out there and I think it should be used for advancing society, not keeping them in the same spot. I hope to hear more songs in the mainstream one day that not only bring up the issues, but also try to tackle them as well.

Really? How so? Reading this it seems your suggesting that people should believe that what they do, whatever that is, has no value and to think getting paid to support a family is harmful? So you would agree then that you yourself should not be paid for the work you do, whatever that may be? Would you really go to your boss and say "Look, I'll still work the same hours, but I don't want any of your money?" I can only guess you have a lot of money somewhere so you don't really need a job and/or have nobody to take care of but yourself. What about farmers? Would a non-harmful way be to have all food free and it's up to the farmers to not only continue planting and working in the fields all day long, but also find another way to earn the money needed for producing said food, paying mortgage, fixing cars, health insurance, etc… That seems insane to me and close to one of the worst ideas I've ever heard. Yet, that's what is happening more and more and will continue. I've also heard that in the future of "work", there will be no job security. Work for a while and move on to the next job. Of course having to do that is a huge mental strain on human beings. Living without any kind of security and always needing work is a sad, sad way of life not to mention what it actually does for your physical well-being. But humans be damned. The moronic internet's notion that everything should be free is the most harmful thing going. Yet you won't see the tech companies saying what they do should be free. They would never accept the fact that they should give their stuff away. But wait, they do give stuff away for free. Facebook is entirely free. Enter the investors. The real people of power. They control it all. So the rich get richer and the poor get poorer … the way it should be. Lastly, I've often wondered … If the music itself is always free, why shouldn't concerts also be free?

Do you use a click-track?