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Title: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Apr 25th, 2004, 7:34pm Boyz, The long-awaited "Get to know your Gridironers - Topic: Music" thread is on its way. As such, I HIGHLY suggest those interested to get their move on and start thinking about this. On my end, this has been about 15 MONTHS in the works. A LOT of consideration, both on how to go about this and my personal list, has gone into this. This thread is going to definitely take it up a notch! The opportunity for all of you to share your music "aurally" will exist either for you to do on your own OR, better yet for "the Gridiron", in the form of a way to try to generate some revenue for the site (i.e., to have your top-10 list, e.g., uploaded will be about the amount of a modest donation). As always, remember that we are not trying to establish an objective "All-time Top 10 or whatever" list. The point is FOR YOU TO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW YOU BETTER BY WAY OF YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC, not to get to know music better from you. Well, now that curiosity has probably been piqued and excitement is in the air, I have locked this thread up so as to let you all go away to do "your homework", so to speak, and prepare for this, what will amount to be, big "event". Keep it personal; keep it real; try to give it your all within reason (if for no other reason than I don't want guys to feel too overwhelmed and then even resentful because of the extensive effort I've put in... As always, I'm just trying to raise the bar of on-line message-board communication and discourse here on "the Gridiron"). Let's have fun with this, guys, but let's keep it focused too! |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Apr 27th, 2004, 3:50am Someone brought this somewhat important detail to my attention. I thought it was kind of implicit in the original message when I mentioned uploading a "top-10 list". Anyway, to make it explicit, I would focus your attention and thought on individual songs/singles as, in the beginning at least, that is how I will approach it myself and how I think it is best approached, actually. Good luck and have fun! |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 1st, 2004, 1:16am Well, here we go... Music is meant to be experienced by the ear, not as a written-out list. As such, I have decided to "stream" mine (you all will be given the opportunity to as well, for what would amount to a modest donation, as explained in the following post below), one-by-one over the next month... or three, though, as sound files tend to be on the heavy side. I'd now like to set the stage... I, after all was said and done, decided to do a Top-40 list like Kasey Kasem used to do. I'm calling mine "Steggie Steggum's [smiley=smileytrash.gif] (Steglectic) Top 40"! Here are a few neat points-of-fact and idiosyncrasies of my Top 40 worth noting at the outset...
Now, for some "fun tidbits"...
I just hope that some songs "click" some of the time; that all of you at some point(s) get that "awe"some feeling and smiles on your faces that we all have experienced when you hear a song that you like but have forgotten! As indicated, the list is very "Steglectic", so as a whole it will likely not appeal totally to any one person, but, on the other hand, it should have something that gives everyone that wondrous feeling and knod of the head, at some point(s) at least! IMPORTANT REQUEST: Given the time and effort I am spending uploading the songs and everything, PLEASE, if you want to post about songs on my list, do NOT mention them by name or mention the group/artist until I do. Refer to them by number until then. THANK YOU for your anticipated cooperation! IMPORTANT NOTE: There are songs on the list that contain EXPLICIT LYRICS legally considered inappropriate for children under the age of 17. I told ya. IMPORTANT REMINDER: Again, remember this is a personal list of songs very specific to me and my life's experiences. EVERYONE'S SHOULD BE! The point here is not for us to come to a consensus as to an all-time list of classics. The point is for us to share songs and music meaningful to each of us on at least somewhat of a personal level. As such, on my list there is no "mandatory" Stairway To Heaven, Hotel California, Hey Jude, etc., etc. Okay, now without further ado (drum roll, please, [smiley=drummer.gif] ),... "Steggie Steggum's [smiley=smileytrash.gif] Top 40"... #40... A song that could have been any of a handful of four or five songs. I selected the song I did, quite frankly speaking, because more than the other songs I was considering, it was the most ideal one to kick this off with. I do love the song, though. Make no mistakes about that! Interesting note, it is with little doubt one of the worst studio recordings of a fairly big hit of all time... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/40.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 1st, 2004, 1:18am Regarding uploading songs and presenting your Top-whatever songs for the ear as opposed to as a list, I will gladly provide the service of presenting your songs like I did mine. This requires the time-consuming process of downloading and uploading the songs (I will require/strongly advise that you send your songs to me "zipped" up, i.e. in ".zip" format, to at least expedite the downloading a bit) and also setting up the html pages. If you decide to do this, what we would do is: 1) you send me the zipped bundle of however many songs; 2) I create the pages and upload them as I do them, and 3) I contact you by "private message" here on "the Gridiron" with the links every few days for you to post as you like. For this, I am charging $3.00 per song. So, if you wanted to do your Top 10, it would be $30.00, which is about the average donation I have received. Of course, just to be clear, this will not be considered a donation, as such. If you have your own web site, you would, of course, be welcome to do this on your own. And, of course, if any of your songs coincides with any of mine, you're in luck! In any case, I hope others decide to follow my lead at least for their Top 5 or 10 as music really is meant to be experienced by the ear! If you do it through me, the financial assistance will also be MUCH appreciated! |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 3rd, 2004, 12:57am #39... As I suggested in my intro above, this is where my list begins in earnest. The reason behind this song's being on my list is VERY personal. Do I like it generally? Sure. I was REALLY into it back during my junior year of college, constantly blared from my 3rd-floor, fraternity-house room that fall semester. But, is that the reason it's on this list? NO, at least not directly. It is here because that semester I was taking an "Acting" class, the theme of which, I did not know when registering for it, was singing. I am a horrific singer :-X , but I managed a B in the class with just sheer effort and, specifically, because of the very first project, which I absolutely nailed. For this first project we had to "act out", not sing, a song of our choosing. I acted this song out as a soliloquy, and I rocked. This class was offered to dudes from other local schools and happened to be attended by this one particular "Theater" major, training to be a director, at the University of Colorado at Denver. Because of my stellar performance of this song, he asked me to be in a short play he was directing for a Colorado acting and directing competition. Next thing I know, I'm this guy from Jersey heading to this other school three, four, five times a week. I was like their "ringer". WE WON THE COMPETITION! And, I actually saved the day because one of the actors forgot his lines for a moment and I just naturally picked it up when I "felt" the stall. This experience is also very poignant to me because in life I have often felt like the guy "who(se (way of) life) falls between the cracks". This is one of those cases. In the end, I did not become a good singer and did not stand out in the class other than that day and I may have only gotten a B in the class, but I was the only one who got a part out of it, was a "ringer" of sorts, no less. Where does that go on the old resume, so to speak? ... Well, in any event, I hope you enjoy the tune... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/39.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on May 3rd, 2004, 3:46pm I'm going to break the rules a bit right off the bat. I'm going to list (what I feel is) the best album start-to-finish that I've heard: the self-titled debut from the Violent Femmes. I first discovered the Femmes when I was about 16 years old (1986) and grew to love their amateurish acoustic musicianship and whiny vocals primarily because their subject matter was so important to me. The songs dealt with typical teenage angst: love, unrequited love, lust, breakups, and sex. These, of course, were the only things on my mind when I was 16. Three songs really stick out for me. Kiss Off starts off gently enough with a gentle plea for someone to love and turns into a frenzied rant on the one who did not return the love. The singer numerically lists reasons why he is depressed and is so angry and confused that he can't even remember all of the reasons. Gone Daddy Gone is a xylophone-driven piece about longing for a former love. The lyrics are spare, but the emotion is evident throughout the song. Finally, the anthemic Add It Up really sums the whole album up: "Why can't I get just one...?" I once heard this album described as a musical version of JD Salinger's classic novel, "A Catcher in the Rye" and it is a dead-on description. This is the coming-of-age album that every teen can identify with at some level. Because it was relevant and new at the time I discovered it, it is all the more significant to me. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on May 3rd, 2004, 3:46pm Towards the end of high school and a few years into college I battled with depression (and my musical selections will bear that out over time). I always thought my life was awful and never really had any perspective on how good it actually was. I remember one night when I was a junior in college I went over to the women's college and spent most of the evening just hanging out drinking with two of my friends (Christian and Lisa) who lived there (and another guy from my dorm who went with me). I ended up going over because I was lamenting to them about having nothing to do and how bored I was just moping around my dorm room (blah blah blah). Anyway, after more than a few wine coolers and rum and diet cokes (hey, it was a women's college after all, so when in Rome...) I was getting ready to drive back to my campus. My friends wanted me to take the campus bus back instead of driving and tried to take my keys. I agreed to take the bus, but convinced them to let me take the keys because I needed to get back into my dorm and would need to get the car early the next morning. So, of course, I went right out of their dorm and hopped in my car and drove back to my dorm. I got back to my room and there was a message on my machine. Lisa had called and said that she had seen me drive off and wanted to make sure I got home safely. And that I should call back when I got the message, but (and these were the instructions) to just let the phone ring twice and then hang up because they were too pissed to talk to me after I lied to them like that. I remember putting a CD in my stereo, hitting shuffle, and the first song that came on was Don't Give Up by Peter Gabriel (with vocal accompaniment by Kate Bush). I had heard the song many times, but for the first time, I really listened to it. "Don't give up / 'cos you have friends / don't give up / I know you can make it good" and "rest your head / you worry too much / it's going to be alright / when times get rough / you can fall back on us / don't give up / please don't give up." I realized that during my worst days, they were both there for me and I showed my appreciation by lying to them. It was sobering and it made me really appreciate the fact that I had two friends (and many more) who really cared that much about me. Maybe my life wasn't so terrible after all... |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 3rd, 2004, 4:46pm Good stuff, Jeff! You definitely gave some substantive insight into both your soul and personality and your musical taste, exactly what this thread is for. I feel like I know you even better now and we've talked many times on the phone, worked side-by-side here on "the Gridiron" for going on two years now and even met. [smiley=thumbsup.gif] I look forward to more from you on this thread. I will say this, though, pardon my ignorance here, but I'm not really that familiar with the Violent Femmes. [smiley=shrug.gif] I would enjoy your presentation even more if I could listen to these songs while reading through your writing. Also, given my sixth bulleted point in my intro for my Top 40, the "feminine element" (of sorts) to your list thus far is quite a contrast. on 05/03/04 at 15:45:31, Philly wrote:
[smiley=dick.jpg] ... [smiley=rollinwithlaughter.gif] You had to know I was going to "smack that"..., oh,... out of the park. [smiley=hellyeafunny.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on May 3rd, 2004, 4:57pm on 05/03/04 at 16:46:01, StegRock wrote:
Some day, when I have a little more time (unlike now when I've just returned from a business trip in another country) I'll either zip the files and send them to you or provide links to the tracks. However, I know that many of the songs on my list are songs that I do not "own" and would have to either purchase them on a CD or find them and pay to download them (or download them illegally). Quote:
I only have a female accompaniment right now. The Violent Femmes are three guys from Wisconsin. Surely you are familiar with the song "Blister in the Sun" by the Femmes...? But not to worry, I have a thing for the female voice and will surely be adding many to the list as time goes by. Quote:
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 3rd, 2004, 5:15pm on 05/03/04 at 16:57:04, Philly wrote:
Kazaa (http://www.kazaa.com/us/index.htm) is not illegal as I understand it (and use it). $29.95 (I actually only paid $24.95 through "FindAnyMusic.com (http://www.findanymusic.com)") and you are good to share!!! It's like being a teenager all over again and taping each other's records. That used to be a standing joke with one of my best buds from 8th through 10th grade... He got me the albums he wanted and I got him the albums I wanted! [smiley=sinister.gif] Quote:
Not by title alone, regretfully, Jeff. :'( Quote:
Thank you, sir! ;) ... :D |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on May 3rd, 2004, 5:28pm This topic is one I had bugged Steve to start for several months now. Music has always been an important part of my life, from my days in the school band in the 5th grade through high school, through the time of me being an aspiring song writer, to my days as an on air disc jockey through the 90's. I have always been a huge fan of music. I love most kinds of music (you can keep the newer hip hop and rap, and opera too), but my main love is rock and pop. Not all of it is mainstream, for there are several artists I really enjoy listening to that are not so popular. I have spent alot of time compiling my top 20 or so songs and will be posting them in no particular order, as they change often depending on my mood. Here is a song that is probably my favorite, or in my top three. "Be My Downfall", by Del Amitri. I first heard this band while in a music store browsing. I wanted to get some new music, but had no idea what I was looking for. After several minutes in the store, I stopped to listen to what was playing overhead on the stores stereo. What I heard fit the mood I was in at that moment in my life; I had just split from my first wife and was in a very deep, dark depressed state. I heard the following lyrics and fell in love with this album: "Well the bus is pulling out, and I guess I better go, before I make a grave mistake and let my feelings show And twenty miles away, she waits alone for me, but as I try to picture her, you're the one I see And in another situation, you know a man should stand and fight But you will, be my downfall tonight" The song, like most on the album Change Everything, was written by front man Justin Currie. If you listen to the entire album, one can truly see the depth of his hurt when he wrote most of these songs. I totally related to this album, and it was suprisingly good medicine forwhat I was going through at the time. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by FourTwoOh on May 3rd, 2004, 5:58pm Gonna go with a more or less chronological approach, and then like Jeff, assign rankings somewhere along the way. Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man - off the album Dusty In Memphis - released 1969{yeah, I'm an old fart} This'll surely come across as shallow compared to earlier entries{I have some of those type songs as well on my list}, but when this song came out, or probably more accurately, when I first saw a black and white video of her performing it, I was IN LOVE! Ok, make it lust, but at the age of 9, 10 or 11, (again, not real sure) I was having responses to Dusty that were, up to that point, unknown to me. So, while young hormones raging may have been a huge factor in my original attraction, it's a damn fine song that has stood the test of time. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by FourTwoOh on May 3rd, 2004, 7:32pm Three Dog Night - Never Been To Spain- off the album Harmony, released 1971 Without a doubt, the first band I became a devoted follower of. First album I ever bought was Harmony. Had only a handful of 45's up till then, but after hearing this song, I had to have as much of them as I could get. I was still strictly an AM radio guy at that point, but these guy's were so much more "deep" than the Neil Diamond' Cracklin Rosie fare that dominated the AM scene. Ended up that they were my first concert. At 12, it took some convincing with the parents, but they finally gave in and let me go with some family friends. Wow! What a scene! Wasn't partaking of the wacky weed at that point, but clearly recall wondering what that sweet smell was. Thought I'd get a second track in. Gonna be mobile again early in the mornin'{chicago to des moines to ???) Later... |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on May 4th, 2004, 3:12pm From my early teens to my mid-twenties, I remember the summer season being an incredibly important time of my life. I began working as a summer camp counselor when I was 14, became a lifeguard the next year, and continued working a "summer job" until I was 27 when I landed my first year-round job. Having jobs as a summer camp counselor and lifeguard were more social opportunities than work experiences. One song that gets me feeling all nostalgic for those days is Boys of Summer by Don Henley. I remember a number of times where the summer ended and so did the summer flings, all of which I thought could be much more serious at the time. The song came out in 1984 (the first year I had a summer job). I remember a lifeguard (Michelle) that worked at the camp who was the girl Don Henley sang about. She had the great tan. When she got out of the pool she combed her long dark hair back and put on her Wayfarers before she climbed into the stand. The song says "Don't look back. You can never look back." But every time I hear the song I feel the sun beating down and hear laughing and splashing at the pool and picture Michelle twirling her whistle in the lifeguard stand. The song also appeals to me musically. I love a good intro and the guitar riff at the beginning, leading into the synthesizer and drums just sets the scene for the song. Don Henley does an outstanding job of really letting the listener hear the longing in his voice. "Those days are gone forever / I should just let them go, but..." |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by kidcrash on May 4th, 2004, 3:40pm My song list blues Image-ride captain ride yes-roundabout jay ferguson-thunder Island all of these songs remind me of the summer at twin lake,back In the days when I didnt have a beer belly,Me and my best friend would hang out get tan and check out the chicks and of course party. [smiley=alcoholic.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on May 4th, 2004, 4:11pm Along with Del Amitri, another favorite band of mine is the Jayhawks. Their harmonies are rich and vibrant, and the song writing duo of Mark Olson and Gary Louris are first rate: who are described as using words like a child would use fingerpaint-they make swirls and flourishes and scars, then turn the scene on itself. Even after Olson left the band, Louris and company excel at providing a vision for their music with lyrics that truly tell story. I love all of their music, but one song in particular stands out. "Blue", by The Jayhawks The opening lines of this song say it all: Where have all my friends gone, they've all disappeared Turned around maybe one day, you're all that was there Stood by on believing, stood by on my own Always thought I was someone, turned out I was wrong But you brought me through, and you made me feel so blue... "Every song is sung with a rare passion, almost like a prayer. They tell stories from the inside out, starting from feel- tales more sensed than sensical", Tony Glover wrote in a review of their album Tomorrow the Green Grass If you don't own the albums Tomorrow the Green Grass and Rainy Day Music, their latest effort go and pick them up. You won't be disappointed. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 4th, 2004, 9:41pm on 05/01/04 at 01:16:08, StegRock wrote:
#38... Well, I bring this quote on down here as two of the bulleted points above apply here. One of them you might have "realized" at this point and, thus, would know the first and last letter of the first word of the title of this song. After giving you this hint and "looking" at "some 'standalone' thing", you might even have an outside chance of guessing what this song is. The hint is that this tune is the one exception mentioned in one of the bulleted points. Good luck! Anyway, based on #'s 40 and 39, you might be seeing one affinity of mine, cool-sounding rhythm guitar. This remains the case with this song. This tune goes back to the classics of its genre. This artist/group was/were the poineer(s) of this kind of music and his/her/their stuff still remains among the best. This song just brings me back to the high school hallways, locker rooms, parking lot, the (no-longer-existent) local hoops courts of Wanamassa Park and dancin' around my bedroom, shootin' hoops on my nerf hoop. I continued listening to it into my college years. I hope this tune makes you guys at least start bouncing your heads in rhythm with "that" smile of recollection on your faces... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/38.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by FourTwoOh on May 5th, 2004, 10:20am The Who - Underture - off the album Tommy, released 1969 Although it is a step back time-wise, I did not "become aware" of this masterpiece album until I made the switch to fm radio somewhere around '73. While the album is best enjoyed as a whole, the strickly instrumental Underture{trust me, there are several more instrumentals on the list} really hits the measure of what I consider to be great music. If a song can move me, and not just in the toe-tappin' sense, without any lyrics, that's what I call good music. Something I'll never forget related to this song. An 8th grade history project required a slide show. Did my report on some old, abandoned mansion south of town and used Underture as background music{yes, pre computer's, you could still do a "multimedia-presentation"! In this case 35mm slides and an tape recorder. Anyhow, the teacher's comments were something along the lines of "good job overall, but we could hardly hear your voice over the music." Well, duh! Mission accomplished. The other most vidid memory I have of this song is that it made me seriously consider switching from trumpet to french horn in the high school band. Glad I didn't, as a switch to baritone and my becomming a bass player were just around the corner. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by kidcrash on May 5th, 2004, 11:23am It is one scotch one burboun and one beer,by george throughgood,I think. ;D |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 5th, 2004, 2:29pm This thread is going awesomely, A LOT of personal pith. BarnabyWilde, I was basically able to recall "Be My Downfall" with the lyrics you gave. FourTwoOh, I just wish I evolved to the point of really enjoying, or should I say, truly appreciating instrumentals. [smiley=monkey.gif] ... [smiley=no.gif] It seems like we have a couple band guys in here, who really know their music and whose lists my list will likely pale in comparison to in (actual) musical quality. :-[ ... [smiley=shrug.gif] Anyway, let's keep it up. This one's FUN! [smiley=dancin.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 6th, 2004, 12:11pm #37... Well, just when you thought you had me all figured out musically, I go goin' off the beat and track (now correctly understood, thanks to member Double D [smiley=bow.gif] ... ;) ), or should I say, goin' "the offbeat and (sound)track". [smiley=uh.gif] ... [smiley=laugh.gif] This is a song that could easily register MUCH higher on this list if it were more of "a" song/if there were more of "the" song. Ultimately, many, perhaps even most, hardcore fans of this artist/group are not all too crazy about this tune. It is considered by them a throw-away from an album (of sorts) that's out in left field (as if this artist/group isn't out in left field). I just think they are not appreciating the context or the song in context. Once you can do that, you can appreciate the whole "thing" and then ultimately this song in and of itself. It, nevertheless, was a semi-hit, but surely had an inherent and understandable cap (to be successful on its own merit). In any event, I love it, including right down to the extended "intro" part. ... On the personal side, in MANY ways, it brings me back to the joys of my earlier childhood and is uplifting in a "light" kind of way. Actually, it is probably the very first rock n' roll song I really took to even though I will attibute that to a song significantly higher on the list. What I guess I mean by that is that I was less cognizant at the time of my liking this song vis-a-vis the other song, which, in fact, I very consciously appreciated and which was the true beginning of my moving away from Alvin and the Chipmunks children's pop to adult rock n' roll. So, without further ado, enjoy this flashback... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/37.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by kidcrash on May 6th, 2004, 12:53pm Hey steg,that was one hell of a deep cut from ???, never heard it before,great selection. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on May 6th, 2004, 1:49pm I'm just going to go ahead and put the name of the song and the group out there first thing this time. The song is Rock Lobster by The B-52s. OK, now if you are anything like me, your mind immediately started playing the surf-guitar riff that is one of the great hooks of all time. When I first discovered them in the mid-80s, the B-52s were unlike anything I had ever heard or seen before. They were an old Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello beach movie gone haywire. Their campy, kitschy style was just flat-out fun. I remember going to school dances and as soon as this song came on, everyone ran to the floor (even those wallflowers) and started hopping up and down with the infectious groove. Then as lead singer Fred Schneider wails "Down, down, down..." everyone in the gym was laying on their backs with their arms and legs flailing towards the ceiling. Fun times! Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson are at their bouffant best in this song with all sorts of crazy marine sounds and shrieks. Even better was that the song packed a wallop with nearly seven minutes of frenetic mania. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 6th, 2004, 3:11pm on 05/06/04 at 12:53:07, kidcrash wrote:
Shit's sweet, huh, kc?! I am SO glad you were introduced to a new tune and enjoyed it so much. Thanks for letting me know, brother! [smiley=bow.gif] on 05/01/04 at 01:16:08, StegRock wrote:
The enlarged, bold section in the quote above is an addendum to my request. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation! [smiley=bow.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 8th, 2004, 5:00pm #36... Well, just as you get up and start dusting yourself off after getting thrown for a loop by song #37, as there surely was somewhat of a common thread in songs #40 through #38 and you might have thought you had the old Stegger all figured out, ;) here comes #36, which surely will add to the twisted mayhem of "Steggie Steggum's [smiley=smileytrash.gif] Top 40 Countdown". This is a song I swear must have been playing in the background when I was born although I don't think it had been released by the date of my birth. It is a song that REALLY gets my philosophical juices flowing and my imagination of "ALL the possibilities" going (and, evidently, my poetry skills ;) ). Funny thing, for those of you that know my more obvious political allegiances, this song along with #40 might have you going [smiley=uh.gif] . And, there will be more of the like during this countdown. My "bigger picture" worldview and ultimate philosophy of life is quite a bit different than my "politics of the day". We are men of the world, but we are also men of today that have to (come to) realize where we are in the evolution of mankind and have to live within that reality if we are to find any peace and happiness in "this" life, but still with an eye toward (setting good precedent and reasonable standards for) the future of the world. This is made more poignant by where I personally am in life, which I have made you guys very privy to by being pretty much an open book around here, and my ardently pursuing my Ph.D. in my (other) beloved subject matter (besides fantasy football ;) ), Philosophy. [smiley=zenmaster.gif] ... [smiley=wiseman.gif] ... [smiley=RIF.gif] ... [smiley=thinking.gif] ... [smiley=smitten.gif] In any event, there are not many songs that I can identify with regarding my "politics of the day", BUT there are a ton of songs I can identify with in light of the "bigger picture". This is DEFINITELY one of them... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/36.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by FourTwoOh on May 8th, 2004, 9:09pm Dobie Gray - Drift Away - from the album Drift Away, 1973 Definately amongst my top 5 songs, ever. Perfect combination of tune and lyrics. This song has picked me up when I'm down more than any other song I know. Throw this on the stereo, slide on the headphones, and I'm gone. A favorite verse and the chorus are worthy, imo, of printing here: Thanks for the joy that you've given me I want you to know I believe in your song Rhythm and rhyme and harmony You help me along makin' me strong Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by FourTwoOh on May 8th, 2004, 9:13pm on 05/08/04 at 17:00:19, StegRock wrote:
I must admit, a very pleasant surprise. There's hope for you yet. {just good naturedly tryin' to ruffle a hawk's feathers ;) } [smiley=thumbsup.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 8th, 2004, 11:56pm on 05/08/04 at 21:13:30, FourTwoOh wrote:
Kirk, old fella and friend, I had you pegged for this one, actually (look at how we have substantively, to a degree at least, gotten to know one another 'round this joint... or bong [smiley=bonghit.gif] [smiley=rollinwithlaughter.gif] ). I have you down (for liking) one other one in particular. But, you are going to have to wait quite awhile and wade through some (what you probably will think is) shit. :-[ If this one was worth it, though, then so will that one, I think. I also hope that #'s 40 through 37 weren't too hard on ya and I hope all the rest won't be, either. ;) ... 8-) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by FourTwoOh on May 9th, 2004, 12:36am on 05/08/04 at 23:56:52, StegRock wrote:
Not at all. I've only been able to listen to 3 of them. I've liked all but the rap one {and there are several rap songs I like, that just wasn't one of 'em} . In my book, there is no such thing as bad music. That's why, just like food, it's refered to as taste. That said, there are plenty of songs I'd just as soon spit out as to swallow. [smiley=gettinridden.gif] ;D [smiley=bow.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 10th, 2004, 1:06am #35... There is not much "personal" for me to say (thank God, right? ;) ) about this tune, other than to point out that I do recognize this band to surely be one of the most talented and versatile this list has to offer and even of all-time. [smiley=ohshit.gif] That, in and of itself, I suppose says a lot about me. This is one of their later releases and definitely one of their most unique. It is just unique, period, actually! It was a minor hit, but I think one of their best, obviously. The Backstreet Boys, Boys-to-Men, et al., do not have anything over on these "real" rockers in "a cappella" skill [smiley=pullleeeeeeeze.gif] (a huge hint there as to what song this is). This tune really showcases these guys' immense talent and versatility. Enjoy this goodie... [smiley=lickinmychops.gif] http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/35.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on May 10th, 2004, 11:16am I love those last two songs Steg (#36 and #35). Neither of them would make my top 40, but they're both good ones. I find it interesting how there are so many of us here who have a lot in common (sports, movies, etc)... yet our musical tastes seem to run in so many different directions. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on May 10th, 2004, 1:31pm It was the fall of 1982 and I had experienced the death of a close family member for the first time. My grandfather passed away after a bout with throat cancer. He was a pipe smoker and I still fondly remember the scent of Captain Black in the house. Jack & Diane by John Cougar Mellencamp had just been released and was being (over)played on the pop radio stations at the time. I remember really liking the song, but there were a few lines that seemed to really grab me. "Oh yeah, life goes on... long after the thrill of livin' is gone." I think that line helped me really think about my grief and get on with things. Also, "Changes come around real soon, make us women and men." I felt like I was experiencing grown-up things and, at twelve years of age, was making the transition from child to adult. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on May 10th, 2004, 10:31pm And I sleep, and I dream of the person I might have been, then I'lll be free again And I speak like a someone who's been to the highest peaks, and back again And I swear, that my grass is greener than anyones, til I believe again Then I wait, then the dream fades away and I face the day, and I realize, There's got to be some hero in me There's got to be some hereo in me There's got to be some hero in me There's got to be some hero in me I first heard these words to "Hero In Me" in 1992, when a fellow DJ at the radio station I worked at turned me on to his music. I had never heard of Jeffrey Gaines, but I loved the words enough to out and get the single. The song moved me more than any song I have heard. If you don't know who Gaines is, he remade Peter Gabriel's "In your Eyes" a few years back. He is a great alternative-folk artist. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by bgsgfan on May 11th, 2004, 12:38am on 05/10/04 at 22:31:05, BarnabyWilde wrote:
I was touched by these lyrics, so I got ahold of the song. I'm glad I did. Not only are the lyrics poignant, the music works well also. I tend to be partial to rock (broadly defined) songs with symphonic arrangements (think "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve or "Silent Lucidity" by Queensryche). Although this song is more folky than either of those, it will fit nicely on my double-cd concept mix I am working on (tentatively titled the unholy union of symphony and rock ;D). Thanks! |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on May 11th, 2004, 2:35am You are welcome Jeremy!! :) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 11th, 2004, 1:43pm on 05/11/04 at 00:38:02, bgsgfan wrote:
Just adding to the chat here... That song is one that just missed my Top 40. After MUCH contemplation, I realized that my liking "Bitter Sweet Symphony" just boiled too much down to the symphonic part, as you are putting it, and not the song "as a whole", specifically vis-a-vis the song at #40 on my list, which I like more for the "whole song" and not just a cool part of it (it, also as I had stated, was a "better" way to kick a Top-40 Countdown off with). I do like "Bitter Sweet Symphony" and that whole album, "Urban Hymns", A TON, nevertheless. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" does, personally, take me to a specific "place", that does not even exist anymore, at least not the way it had, where I had first heard it, at least to my recollection. I heard it for the first time at (old) Seoul Station heading in for one of my usual weekly trips into Seoul, where my girl (now wife) was living and working, from Chonan/Asan (three hours away), where I was living and working. It was blaring from the shop/stand of a sidewalk music vender and given my "circumstances", it just added to the "surreality" of it all. Memorable moment that I can still fairly vividly "feel"/"see" to this day. On a different note, just to be honest, most of these songs, whether some lyrics are being included or not, are not "coming to me". The only one specifically that did was "Be My Downfall",... kind of, and a few of Philly's "common" ones. Though it may not seem that way, I, for one, am not good with names, titles, lyrics, etc., and as Philly pointed out, we are covering A LOT of ground here. I would love it, on a number of substantive levels, if you guys maybe when you've boiled things down to your respective Top 10's or Top 5's, took me up on the offer I made at the beginning of this thread! It would put a few bucks in my pocket to use on this place AND allow people to "relate" to and "internalize" your songs for what they are, music, not text... Music is meant to be experienced by the ear... Quote:
Just speaking for myself here, I am getting A LOT out of the stories, mind you, but relatively little out of the songs (because I don't know them off the top of my head, again, we are covering A LOT of ground here, and don't necessarily relish the idea of having to find clips of them for myself, not that clips are enough to give you an accurate picture of a song, anyway). [smiley=shrug.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by FourTwoOh on May 11th, 2004, 3:23pm on 05/11/04 at 13:43:03, StegRock wrote:
I was thinking along these lines myself. Consider it "to be done". [smiley=thumbsup.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 11th, 2004, 3:30pm #34... This song is an all-time classic. If we were doing an "objective, consensus" all-time classics countdown, it would be #2 on my list, assuming special deference were not given to "classic rock" songs, e.g. "Stairway to Heaven", "Hotel California", et al. (which is like a genre unto itself), was not implied like it often is in these kinds of debates. This tune is not of "that genre". On the personal side,... this song is about a specific "reality" of which I have absolutely no firsthand experience. BUT, when listening to it, I am "well" reminded of the "unthoughtful" rut one finds "himself" in and very steep price one pays when rushing through (the mundanity of) life (in an Emersonian sleepwalk, or should I say "sleepdash to the finish"). It encourages me (for better or worse) to press on with the lifestyle, style of life, of patience, reflection and mindfulness I have chosen despite the (apparent/relatively small) sacrifices and its (apparent) unconventionality. It helps me stay focused on the "bigger picture". I hope it encourages you too to reflect on "things" a bit as you listen... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/34.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by kidcrash on May 11th, 2004, 4:16pm THANKS ALOT STEG,I love #34.Its funny how a person can forget about a song that he has always loved,then you hear It and Its like a flashback.You know, you close your eyes and just for a few minutes your back to that time,great song, memories are wonderful.I also find it ironic that were 11 years apart and have very similar tastes in music. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on May 11th, 2004, 4:21pm Great choice! I too love this song. Brings back memories. It made me want to be the kind of father I am today; very attentive to my children. on 05/11/04 at 16:16:53, kidcrash wrote:
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 11th, 2004, 5:21pm on 05/11/04 at 15:23:23, FourTwoOh wrote:
GREAT! [smiley=thumbsup.gif] I've heard by way of private message from another Gridironer whose going to act on this, too. [smiley=dancin.gif] on 05/11/04 at 16:16:53, kidcrash wrote:
This is the kind of pith I love hearin',... especially the sentence in bold italics, that is exactly the kind of "response" I am lookin' for and love hearin' about. AWESOME! [smiley=groove.gif] ... [smiley=ragin.gif] By the way, kc, and you don't have to answer this... Which direction does the "11 years difference" go in? |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by DirkDiggler on May 11th, 2004, 7:38pm Yep, #34 really gets to me. It hits home in so many ways. The first time I heard it was in church on fathers day. I was in 6th grade. I remember lots of people in the church tearing up. So then we get home from church. What do we find? A note from my older sister telling my parents how horrible they were. That she couldn't live them anymore and that she was moving out. At the bottom of the note she was kind enough to say, "By the way, happy fathers day." And like Jim, I too try to take the words to heart as a father. Gotta remember what is really important in life. It is one of those songs that really gets to me, especially since I never had the best relationship with my father. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by kidcrash on May 11th, 2004, 9:24pm Hey steg,I think I read A little while back that you were born In 1970 or 1971 by a comment you made about a song on my favorites list.I was born In 1960. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 12th, 2004, 2:28am Gotchya, pops! [smiley=wiseman.gif] ... ;) I think it's cool, too, that we are evidently clicking. Just curious, man, you've come out and said you liked #'s 37 and 34, in particular. What about the others? Anything else you especially liked? Any clunkers :P ? I'm guessing one, at least... |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by kidcrash on May 12th, 2004, 5:43am Actually there are no clunkers,I like all of them.You are the smiley king ;D |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 13th, 2004, 1:40am #33... Well, I'm going to rev this sucker back up here! This tune is one of only two on this list that is by one of the just eight artists/bands that I have seen live by way of only four concerts that I have attended ( [smiley=uh.gif] if you followed that, you're a genius [smiley=nerd.gif] ... ;) ) (I've seen a ton of live bands in my time at bars, clubs and at fraternity parties, but I haven't been to many concerts in my life... I vow that I will see a concert in Red Rocks before all is said and done, though). This group is the "real" pioneer of their genre despite some popular opinion that might accredit that to bands such as Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin, both great bands in their own right, mind you, but none really heavy enough to be called the pioneers of this genre; they were more like the precursors. Personally, like anybody, I am sucker for a good hook. But, this is my most anti-hook song on this list. Not that I don't like the hook/chorus of this song, it's okay, but it's "the rest of the song" and "the song as a whole" that I like, and this is another one of those "rhythm guitar delights" like I started off with with #'s 40 through 38. That having been said, it is basically a forgotten song on a TOTALLY ROCKIN' album that sported a couple hits and one HUGE hit. Actually, it's the last song on the album, #10 of 10, the throw-away, but not on this album; nothing on this album is garbage. For those that know this song, you are for sure going to go, "NO WAY, Steg! [smiley=woohoo.gif] YOU ROCK!" For those that don't, I hope you enjoy rockin' to it, and if you are one those that has a knee-jerk/inbred prejudice against "this" kind of music, like I once did, I hope it opens your mind up a little bit to it... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/33.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on May 13th, 2004, 9:17am on 05/13/04 at 01:40:53, StegRock wrote:
This is actually a genre I was heavily into when I was about 14 or 15 years old, however this is one group that I never got heavily into for no apparent reason. Sounds like a decent enough song, but one listen didn't do much for me. Besides, this is not a genre I am currently into. I do have to take exception with the idea that this group is the "real pioneer" of the genre. While this group was certainly one of the groups that helped bring heavy metal to the forefront in the late 70s and early 80s, other bands like AC/DC and Kiss were cranking out hits that made people aware of the genre as well. And Black Sabbath was more than "heavy" enough. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 13th, 2004, 2:13pm Well, those other bands, Black Sabbath included, to me at least, still had that "hard rock" sound. Whereas, this band seemed to be the first to put that "metallic" sound in "heavy metal". On the other hand, maybe it was just their get-up that makes me think this way. ... So, in any event, upon further review, maybe, I should have placed my emphasis on the penultimate word there rather than the "ultimate" word. ;) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on May 13th, 2004, 2:57pm on 05/13/04 at 14:13:22, StegRock wrote:
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on May 13th, 2004, 5:06pm Since the weather here in Jersey is cranked like July, I thought I'd add another great summer song. Summer was a very important time for me growing up and I still get nostalgic thinking about the time spent between endless school years. Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (aka Will Smith) is one of those songs that brings me back to my social summers. The year was 1991 and it was my first "legal drinking age" summer. I remember one weekend I was lifeguarding at the lake I worked at. A church group had rented the beach for the weekend and I ended up chatting up one of the hotties who was there for the weekend. She mentioned that she was going to be a freshman at St. Joe's in Philly in the fall. So after some nice conversation, we arranged to meet at a dance club the following weekend. She said she was going to be bringing a friend and figured, cool, I'm down with that. The next weekend I went to pick her up and noticed that her friend looked really young. Then I find out that she's not going to St. Joe's University in the fall... she's going to St. Joe's Prep (a private high school - Rich Gannon is an alum). I thought she was 18 and it turned out she was only 14! We never made it to the dance club. sitting with your friends and y'all remincise about the days growing up and the first person you kiss and as I think back makes me wonder how the smell from a grill could spark up nostalgia The song itself, as Will Smith explains in the first stanza, is kind of a slow groove--a break from the hardcore dance mixes. It reminds me of the relaxed summers I had--a break from the hardcore school year. This is a great song to just chill to. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on May 13th, 2004, 7:02pm My next three selections all deal with the same topic: relationships, and the emotions revolving around breaking up. The first song, " The Heart of the Matter" , by Don Henley is probably my favorite song. In it, Henley sings of an old flame, the one true love of his that got away somehow and the fact she has found someone else, and how he deals with it. It really hit home when a friend of mine told me about my ex wife and her new boyfriend. Another favorite of mine is "Breaking Us in Two", by Joe Jackson. In this song, he sings of a couple who try to work things out, but are always thwarted by one thing or another. Lastly, "Woman In Love", by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Petty also sings of a woman who has found love, but not with him. So far, here is my list: "Be My Downfall" by Del Amitri "Blue", by the Jayhawks "Hero In Me", by Jeffrey Gaines "Heart of the Matter", by Don Henley "Breaking Us In Two", by Joe Jackson "Woman In Love", by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 16th, 2004, 12:28am #32... You guys just had to know that this weird shit was going to be on my list. I only, at best, have a theory as to what this song is about. [smiley=dunce.gif] If you have a take, please, by all means, explain away and let's discuss. In any case, I just love the sound of this tune and I like the way it makes me, no forces me to think EVERY TIME I hear it... for the last 20+ years of my life. [smiley=uh.gif] Inevitably, I get all mentally cramped up. ?.?.? But, the philosopher in me loves it. This song also hearkens back to my early MTV roots. The video for it was really weird, but cool and takes me back to the "good old days" of MTV when limited technology made being "ingeniusly" creative, or should I say insane job one. It and its video are classics! Enjoy... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/32.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 18th, 2004, 2:29pm NO ONE has a theory as to what #32 is/might be about?!? I'm shocked! :o ... ;) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on May 18th, 2004, 3:39pm I'm sure there are plenty of theories. However I can't say for sure that I have any idea what it is all about. The song never made sense to me and I'm not sure anyone has ever gotten a definitive answer from the artist as to his intentions... Anyway, great selection. I love the artist (as you probably already know)... However, if I was ranking this particular artist's songs, I doubt this song would be in my top 5. Interesting how divergent musical tastes can be even with the same artist. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 18th, 2004, 9:54pm #31... Not all too much to say about this song on a personal note. It's just an awesome tune with a great rhythm and a VERY unique sound, featuring the very rarely featured bass, and it has stood the test of time, at least with me. I will say this much, it is not just (yet) a(nother) meaningless rock/pop song; it is "poppy", but it is a song with a point somewhat along the lines #'s 40 and 36. But, mainly, it is just aesthetically pleasing and remains VERY MUCH so for me to today. I will make this a "hint" song, though. You already have the message icon; I will add this: [smiley=ghost.gif] ... [smiley=doseofreality.gif] You're at least halfway there... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/31.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 19th, 2004, 4:16pm So, pretty quiet,... Did anybody guess #31 from the clues I gave? :-X Or, did everybody guess #31 from the clues I gave? :-[ |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on May 19th, 2004, 4:38pm [quote author=StegRock link=board=58;num=1082936085;start=50#56 date=05/19/04 at 16:16:28]So, pretty quiet,... Did anybody guess #31 from the clues I gave? :-X Or, did everybody guess #31 from the clues I gave? :-[/quote] The first two smileys did it for me. There will definitely be a song from this group on my top 40, possibly two songs -- neither of which are the one you listed. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on May 19th, 2004, 5:22pm I was fortunate enough to see this next duo in concert recently, when they reunited after too many years apart. I grew up listening to Simon and Garfunkel in my home, along with the likes of Neil Diamond, John Denver, Wings, the Beach Boys, etc...all of whom have a special place in my heart, for all of them were my late father's favoirte artists. I remember listening to my dad play his guitar and sing while he sat on the edge of his bed like it was yesterday. MY favorite song by the duo is their signature one, "Bridge Over Troubled Water." I still put the headphones on and sing along...good times, and good memories. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 21st, 2004, 11:38pm on 05/19/04 at 17:22:32, BarnabyWilde wrote:
Well, that's one of just eight bands I have seen by way of only four concerts in my life, as I mentioned earlier on this thread. ... So, as per what I said earlier, will they be the "other" band on my list that I have seen live??? [smiley=hmmmm.gif] I guess you will just have to wait and see... [smiley=tonguin.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by FourTwoOh on May 22nd, 2004, 2:40pm on 05/18/04 at 14:29:12, StegRock wrote:
on 05/18/04 at 15:39:07, Philly wrote:
I've always been under the impression that Gabriel was using some sort of college sociology/physcology experiment where students had choices between something unpleasant being persoanlly done to them, or literally, shocking a lab monkey. Part of it involved ever increasing voltages to the monkey. I'll have to poke around and see what I can find. Awesome song, none the less. Looks like I better get crankin' thru the years faster or ALL the good Peter Gabriel songs are gonna be gone. ;) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 22nd, 2004, 5:43pm Never thought of it that way, 420, old friend! I think the "shocking the lab monkey" angle is [smiley=bullseye.gif] ! It makes some sense... of it all, for sure. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on May 23rd, 2004, 12:52am Funny you should mention the Beach Boys Steve, because the next song on my list is from them. I really enjoyed the made for TV movie made on the boys that aired recently (within the last year or so I believe). To see how Murray Wilson was behind the scenes, to watch a brillaint Brian deteriorate under the infulence of all of those drugs...it was amazing. One of my favorite songs of all time is "Wouldn't It Be Nice". Brian's masterpiece in my opinion, the song is a three minute symphony complete with the wonderful Beach Boy harmonies. A classic. Here's my list, up to date: "Be My Downfall" by Del Amitri "Blue", by the Jayhawks "Hero In Me", by Jeffrey Gaines "Heart of the Matter", by Don Henley "Breaking Us In Two", by Joe Jackson "Woman In Love", by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Bridge Over Troubled Water", Simon and Garfunkel "Wouldn't It Be Nice", the Beach Boys |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 23rd, 2004, 10:32pm #30... Alright, confession... I, like many, am a sucker for a good hook, I cannot lie. :-[ This genre of music, however, is not really known for its hooks, at least not like pop or hip-hop and it's not like they would want to admit to it, anyway. [smiley=whistle.gif] I say, "Hooey to that!" Yes, they may be better known for and more concerned with their guitar riffs and solos, but this song has one hell of a hook, which is what originally allured me big-time. This is one of the first "other" songs by this artist/group that I really took to, and it definitely hearkens to/foreshadows a song VERY high on my list. I like the fact that this song, and this artist/group in general, didn't just sing about the usual trite BS. Mind you, though, that I did not even get really into this artist/band, or this genre of music as a whole for that matter, until sophomore year of college when I realized "normal" 8-) dudes from my fraternity house were into it (I kind of mention that vis-a-vis Philly's mentioning that he was the opposite; he was into it during his early-mid teens and then the implication was that he grew up out of it; whereas, I was one of those who had a negative predisposition toward/impression of it based on the kinds of kids that listened to it in my high school; then, I came to REALLY like it, or should I say appreciate it for what it itself is, by way of a few of my ATO brothers). Moving right along, though rather youthfully and naively angry and rebellious in nature, this artist/group tried to speak to issues and history. The "topic" of this song is actually very biblical/historical in nature though that may not be obvious after one quick listen. It actually may seem to be just the opposite (whatever that would be ?.?.? ). It may not be absolutely accurate, but I commend this artist's/these guys' efforts to take it up a notch, both musically and in meaning. Yet again, though, this is one of those often forgotten end-of-the-album tunes. It is actually the second-to-last song on the album, but the last one with vocals. The very last song on the album is actually an instrumental (and as I admitted earlier in this thread, I haven't evolved [smiley=monkey.gif] to the point where I really enjoy instrumentals :-[ ). That said, this is another one of those tunes that if you know it and recall it (which kind of de facto means you like(d) it), you'll be [smiley=woohoo.gif] ! Others will probably be somewhere between :-/ and :-X and [smiley=thumbsup.gif] . Incidentally, for those other English nerds really following this thing closely, this is the "other" song the title of which begins with a present participle. With that said, on to #30... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/30.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 26th, 2004, 10:01pm #29... THIS SONG, if we were doing an "objective" all-time rock classics list, moreover, specifically if we did so in the very limited sense (as I discussed earlier on this thread) of meaning "classic rock" in particular, would be my CLEAR-CUT #1, HANDS-DOWN. It doesn't get much more personal than that for me, but I think that in and of itself says a lot about and is a big part of me. This song is smooth and yet rocks! [smiley=rguitar.gif] And, like some other tunes on my countdown here, it has that signature rhythm guitar that I just go gaga over. [smiley=smitten.gif] As I described the process of my making this list earlier on this thread, when I was at the point of just doing a top 20, it was hard for me to leave this one off. It, in that context, just lacked that "personal" flair that I want this thread to have. But, when I expanded to 40, this tune fit in just nice here at #29. So, without further ado,... give 'em more "cowbell"! Funny, SNL did a "best of" Christopher Walken show last Saturday and this skit was on it... [smiley=fish.gif] (Well, it's a blue fish... that's as close as I could get. ;) ) http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/29.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on May 27th, 2004, 5:10am Having graduating high school in 1986, my group of friends went to many a concert in the late 80's through early 90's. Van Halen, Night Ranger, Ratt, Whitesnake, Bon Jovi, Poison, the Scorpions, Motley Crue, Dokken, Metallica, Great White, Tesla...the list goes on. Here are my favorite songs from the "hair band" era: "Dreams" Van Halen "When You Close Your Eyes" Night Ranger "Jet City Woman" Queensryche "Burning Like A Flame" Dokken "Too Late For Love" Tesla "Wanted Dead or Alive" Bon Jovi |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 28th, 2004, 1:15pm on 05/27/04 at 05:10:00, BarnabyWilde wrote:
Don't know how Metallica would feel about being called a "hair band", Jim!? :-/ ... :-X ... ;) Also, for some reason (though I kind of know what clicked), Jim's last post there made me remember that I have actually seen three of the bands on my top-40 list live in concert (not two as I had stated a few times before). I got the number of concerts (not many) and all that right. But, I was forgetting that one more of the bands/artists made the list. In any case, only the one I had pointed out has been listed so far, though, #33. The other two are yet to come. ;D ... [smiley=lickinmychops.gif] Well, that's all, folks! [smiley=pig.gif] Over and out! |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on May 28th, 2004, 9:51pm I'd call them a boderline hair band. I once went to a Monsters of Rock show that featured Van Halen, the Scorpions, Metallica, and Dokken. on 05/28/04 at 13:15:24, StegRock wrote:
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 29th, 2004, 6:53pm #28... This artist/These artists, [smiley=bawling.gif] [smiley=scared.gif] , became huge by way of a few monstrous hits. This tune, however, predated those. It was before this artist's/group's big breakout. And, when they broke out, man, did they "sell out" (not really in the negative sense if you follow even though some harder-core fans might say so ::) ). I mean it is this "selling out" that brought more attention to ALL of this artist's/group's music, including this goodie from the earlier days. Truth be said though, this artist/group wasn't that big for that long, in any event. Anyway, this tune is another one of those that hearkens back to my early MTV roots. The video wasn't awesome, but the song was. Very unique sound; very cool 8-) tune, featuring, of all instruments, the xylophone. This is another one of these "forgotten" tunes on my list. If it "comes back to you" when you hear it here, you'll be like [smiley=thumbsup.gif] ... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/28.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 2nd, 2004, 1:44am #27... This is another tune with that signature rhythm guitar I oh, so love. However, we have got a significant shift in genre from the previous songs with sig rhythm guitar. From the songs I have at 30 and 29 to this,... those dudes at 30 and 29 would be spittin' angry. I believe about myself that I like music with "an edge", and I think that that has generally been the case thus far (Mind you, a song doesn't have to be loud or hard to have an edge, at least to me. The other question is, though,... most of the songs have "an edge", but does any of them have "the Edge"? ... Will "the Edge" appear at all on this list? ;) Well, I will tell you this much... that will not be answered here). Anyway, back to the point, this song is the anti-edge (but not anti-the Edge, I don't think ;) ) song of the list, for sure. This song is SO smooth-flowing it would be impossible for it to have an edge. This one is for dancing, definitely, especially with a chick. Also, it is another tune that takes me back to my early youth. It is a song I always knew, but did not know the title of and could never find. I'll never forget finally finding it in some bin on some random vinyl MTV hits album with a weird black-dotted, lavender album cover. When I bought it, I still wasn't 100% sure it was the right song. It was! ... This, like #28, is one of this artist's/group's early, somewhat forgotten songs though this one had a fair amount of success on the charts, I think. Also of note, the "producers" of this tune share something very in common with my wife... a surname. [smiley=uh.gif] ... [smiley=bow.gif] ... On that note, enjoy being "taken back" in many ways by this smooth oldie of sorts (I can't believe I'm saying that)... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/27.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jun 2nd, 2004, 6:33am on 06/02/04 at 01:44:11, StegRock wrote:
This one had more than a fair amount of success on the charts... it was one of the bigger hits of its year. [smiley=thumbsup.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jun 2nd, 2004, 12:38pm Bohemian Like You by The Dandy Warhols This song doesn't have any deep meaning. It doesn't bring back any great memories or make me think of a particular person/time/place. It's just a great song. It starts off with the solo drumbeat and then the guitar kicks in... great intro. The lyrics are simple - just (one side) of a dialogue between a guy and a girl who just met. This is typical college radio fodder. Check out the song and video for free: http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2475932?htv=12 |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jun 2nd, 2004, 12:40pm My Current Favorite Songlist (in no particular order)... Peter Gabriel (with Kate Bush) - "Don't Give Up" Don Henley - "Boys of Summer" The B-52s - "Rock Lobster" John Cougar Mellencamp - "Jack & Diane" DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - "Summertime" Violent Femmes - "Kiss Off", "Add It Up", "Gone Daddy Gone" The Dandy Warhols - "Bohemian Like You" The explanation behind the selection of each of the songs is in a separate thread above. More songs are on the way... stay tuned. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 5th, 2004, 11:36pm on 06/02/04 at 12:38:11, Philly wrote:
No dice on this,... and I tried everything. :P Oh, well... |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 6th, 2004, 12:47am #26... Well, I am once again going to show (off ;) ) my diverse tastes, either that or my being all over the place. :D This song is surely a classic in its own right though based on its genre it might get dismissed by many (it may be a bit on the [smiley=square.gif] side). With all due respect, I must myself admit that I can't name another tune by these artists/this artist. :-[ ... [smiley=shrug.gif] #34 notwithstanding, this is probably my favorite-favorite "story" song (as I had stated, I can relate to #34 philosophically, but not personally). This tune doesn't get me [smiley=bawling.gif] big-time (I don't think it should), but right at its climax I definitely get a bit vaclempt. :'( It's not another yadda-yadda "love song"; it's a unique "love story", which really works for me for whatever reason. The musical aspects of the song are just okay; this one, for me, is ALL ABOUT the lyrics. Enjoy this goodie... while drinkin'... and gettin' caught... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/26.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 10th, 2004, 10:33pm #25... This song is virtually a mere reprise. :o Not exactly, but it is the concluding song (here we go with the "last song on the album" thing again) of an AWESOME album by a "classic" (in both senses of the term) group/artist and the "nature"/"feel"/"sound" of this tune definitely is one of tying up a VERY fine album, which boasted a number of hits, a couple HUGE ones. It's kind of an "album reprise" if you will. That said, this song did receive some radio play and, I am not sure, but it might have crept onto the lower ends of the charts itself (that is, if it was even released as a single, of which I am not even sure [smiley=shrug.gif] ). As I have stated before on this thread, I like "edgy" songs. This tune definitely fits that description in a way: the "emphatic" rise to this song's hook pushes me right over the edge. Also of note, there is somewhat of an odd, peripherally-related connection of sorts between this group/artist and the one of #26 (see the respective message icons)! In any case, this is a fantastic tune by a truly "classic" group/artist. I hope you all enjoy it! #25... Oh, and by the way, SNL had it wrong with regards to #29... This... is the "cowbell" song... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/25.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jun 11th, 2004, 7:06am on 06/05/04 at 23:36:28, StegRock wrote:
Maybe try this address... http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2475932 Once on the page, there is a small box called "VIDEO" in the center of the page with 56k, 200k, 500k listed. Choose the appropriate speed (550k is for premium members), I use 200k with a cable modem... and it should work. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 11th, 2004, 3:13pm That is(/ultimately takes you to) the same (exact) page, dude! The URL is "essentially" the same. Those 56k/200k/500k links don't work for me at all. [smiley=shrug.gif] Not a biggie, though. ... Anyway, I'm quite surprised that nobody got on my case regarding #26 on "Steggie Steggum's [smiley=smileytrash.gif] Top 40 Countdown". :-[ My soft side was definitely on show. :-* ... ;) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 15th, 2004, 12:56am on 05/01/04 at 01:16:08, StegRock wrote:
#24... I'm DEFINITELY shiftin' gears here BIG-time yet again! Very unlike #33 (in every way), this is the TOTAL hook song! For me, this song has the best hook (chorus). I like the song as a whole. It wouldn't be this high on my list if I didn't, moreover, given the kind of music it is. But, the hook is the key here. This is the first on my countdown here of its specific genre and there are not too many others in this area of music on my list. As I have seen written, this tune lends (a sense of) credence to this kind of music; it takes it up a notch (in quality). ... Personally, it definitely takes me down to the clubs of Miami (not South Beach so much; [smiley=hooters.gif] I ain't got the duckets [smiley=money.gif] for that) and Lauderdale, [smiley=sunny.gif] Squeeze, Confetti, Baha, et al. with, in particular, my best (high school class of '89) bud, Ed Williams (registered here as "The Colombian Blacksnake"), as well as the places nearby here on the Jersey shore, many of which no longer exist at least under the names I knew them as, like "The Tides" [smiley=surfing.gif] in Belmar, which some of you Jersey guys may know. Makes me want to shake it, [smiley=dancin.gif] which isn't all that bad vis-a-vis my dearth of singing skills. :-X Also, as intimated by the quote above, you guys are gonna finally get some female vocals here,... [smiley=titflash.gif] and what vocals they are... "big, huge... vocals"! This is another reason for this song's awesomeness! VERY unique and cool-sounding voice! ... Bringing this around full-circle here to the great "hook" of this song, it is kind of ironic that with this song we have our first female appearance on my list... [smiley=pimpin.gif] She's "hookin'"... well! ;) Again, for this song to be this high on my list, given its genre, it's gotta have it goin' on... So, without further ado, let's bring on #24... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/24.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on Jun 15th, 2004, 7:36am Adding to my list is a song that is one of my favorite, if not my favorite collaboration between two super artists; "Under Pressure", by Queen and David Bowie. I totally love this tune, not only for the cool baseline (which I learned quickly while I played bass) but also for the lyrics. I remember the weird video for this song as well on MTV, with no sign of either artist, just old movie clips and such. Anyways, here is my now updated list: "Be My Downfall" by Del Amitri "Blue", by the Jayhawks "Hero In Me", by Jeffrey Gaines "Heart of the Matter", by Don Henley "Breaking Us In Two", by Joe Jackson "Woman In Love", by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Bridge Over Troubled Waters", Simon and Garfunkel "Dreams", Van Halen "When You Close Your Eyes", Night Ranger "Jet City Woman", Queensryche "Burning Like A Flame" Dokken "Too Late For Love", Tesla "Wanted Dead or Alive", Bon Jovi "Under Pressure", Queen and David Bowie |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by DUKE0313 on Jun 15th, 2004, 8:20pm Just wanted to add my two cents and say that "Woman in Love" by TP and the Hb's is an excellent choice for ANY list! Thanks for bringin' back some really great memories!!! [smiley=woohoo.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 16th, 2004, 12:55pm Interesting that DUKE there points out TP in particular. He... and they are great rockers! TP will play a part of sorts in Steggie Steggum's [smiley=smileytrash.gif] Top 40 Countdown, but it will not be for a LOOOONG while still! [smiley=hmmmm.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jun 18th, 2004, 12:33am on 06/11/04 at 15:13:04, StegRock wrote:
I couldn't listen to it. A message came up saying it was a Napster song and I had to install Napster to listen to it. That wasn't going to happen, so I'm still in the dark. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 18th, 2004, 12:45am Philster, I probably have a way around that for that one. I did get that one from Napster, BUT I "purchased" it as I did a handful of others on the countdown. So, so I can learn from this, is this the ONLY song that you have experienced this problem with so far? And, to anyone else following Steggie Steggum's [smiley=smileytrash.gif] Top 40 Countdown, have you too experienced this with any of the songs (including and perhaps most revealingly #26)? Responses will be MUCH APPRECIATED! That way I can adjust! |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jun 18th, 2004, 12:48am Yes, I've heard all of the others without incident. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 18th, 2004, 12:56am You da man with the feedback, Philly... Okay,... [smiley=onit.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 18th, 2004, 1:28am #26 on Steggie Steggum's [smiley=smileytrash.gif] Top 40 Countdown should now be good to go (if it wasn't for you before)! [smiley=bow.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jun 18th, 2004, 6:59am on 06/18/04 at 01:28:39, StegRock wrote:
It worked this time Steg, but I wish it hadn't. There's no accounting for taste I guess. [smiley=stars.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 18th, 2004, 12:20pm While, obviously, based on all the prefacing I did, I see whence you are coming, and I even asked for it in a sense. That said, isn't there an age-old adage about glass houses and rocks or something like that? |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jun 18th, 2004, 1:08pm This next song comes off one of the best CDs start to finish in my opinion. Counting Crows burst onto the scene in 1993 with what was, at the time, a new sound. Their initial album, August and Everything After is one that keeps finding its way back into my CD player. All of the songs are listen-worthy, but Round Here is the one that really hits the mark with me. The lyrics are pretty deep and I'm not sure I know exactly what is going on, however it's a pretty colorful picture that is painted. (I've read some explanations of them, including some contradictory ones from Adam Duritz, the lead singer/songwriter for the band, and it helps make some sense of the song...) But the thing that really makes the song work for me is the emotion that Duritz shows in the vocals. There's a tone of resignation and despair that rings clear in the song. Here's a sample of the song: http://musicclips.liquiddigitalmedia.com/asf1/6/4/1/4/0000424146.asf --------------- The list thus far (in no particular order)... Peter Gabriel (with Kate Bush) - "Don't Give Up" Don Henley - "Boys of Summer" The B-52s - "Rock Lobster" John Cougar Mellencamp - "Jack & Diane" DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - "Summertime" Counting Crows - "Round Here" Violent Femmes - "Kiss Off", "Add It Up", "Gone Daddy Gone" The Dandy Warhols - "Bohemian Like You" The explanations for the songs are in separate threads above. More songs are on the way... stay tuned. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 19th, 2004, 4:22am #23... THIS SONG IS VERY PERSONAL even though there isn't much of a story (to tell) behind it (although, in my mind, in a way, it tells a good portion of "my" story, at least to the degree that a song can). THIS IS A PERSONAL ANTHEM of mine!!! There are three in all of these on my list here; this is the first of the three to appear. I would probably put it second (of the three) on my list of all-time "personal anthems". ... It is by a quintessential 80's "pop-rock" artist/band. [smiley=guitar.gif] This music, or should I say his/her/their music, falls somewhere in that penumbra of not just poppy junk, but not rock-n-roll either. [smiley=shrug.gif] There is "genuine" musical talent there. In any event, whatever it is, it is really good. HOWEVER, after all that 80's buildup, this song is not even an 80's tune. ?.?.? It was cut well after this artist's/band's prime, in the mid 90's. It was a "swan song" of sorts for him/her/them, BUT a REALLY good one. It, I am fairly sure, was a chart-buster. Sit back and enjoy... this "Steggie Anthem", fellas... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/23.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by kidcrash on Jun 19th, 2004, 11:00am #23 Is a great song.I love it.thanks steg.I finally got to listen to song 26 and my wife likes it,I myself do not.Guess we cannot agree on every song.sorry I have not been around for awhile,been kind of busy. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 19th, 2004, 2:55pm Again, kc, I am glad you are enjoying "the show". Regarding the infamous #26, yous guys gotta at least respect my having the balls to "admit" to that one "here"...? :-[ I definitely can appreciate where you guys are coming from and I knew that would be the case. But, hey, I stuck to my guns and stuck with the truth. There's gotta be something to say for that, no? :) Anyway, kc, boyz, watch out! [smiley=whistle.gif] kc mentioned his wife liked the song. [smiley=wiseguy.gif] I'm movin' in on the ladies. [smiley=pimpin.gif] Remember I won't have my wife until March and, well, as per that post I made a couple days ago in "the Bleachers"... ;) P.S. (Brad, #23 is one of four on the CD's you have that will appear on "the Countdown" here.) [smiley=hmmmm.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by kidcrash on Jun 19th, 2004, 4:01pm Great steg,thanks again.Also, I do agree,It does take a big pair of balls to post that one. ;) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jun 19th, 2004, 8:28pm I love song #23. A couple of their older songs will appear on my list, but this one is a goodie too. As for your #26 song... it's similar to someone posting their love of "Mary Poppins" on the Movies thread. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 20th, 2004, 12:29am How about the "story" of #26? If you "heard" it just "told", "unsung" so to speak, wouldn't you think it was a cool story? Again, I do NOT expect the song to gain any converts. I'm just addressing the "story" of it right now (as that is the main reason why I like it... although I like the song as whole, ultimately; otherwise, it wouldn't be on the countdown). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jun 21st, 2004, 3:27pm Since I'm taking my wife to see Sting (and Annie Lennox) in concert this coming weekend, I thought it appropriate to add one of his best songs to my list. This one was an original Police offering. Wrapped Around Your Finger offers quintessential Police sounds with amazing keyboards and the ever-present reggae-like drumbeat. Sting offers up some very impressive lyrics, interlaced with Greek mythology and a good story on top of it. The narrator of the song is serving as some sort of apprentice to a shady character in order to learn from him and eventually destroy him. This song features some of the best couplets I can recall in music. For example: Mephistopheles is not your name But I know what you're up to just the same I will listen hard to your tuition And you will see it come to its fruition The chorus is fantastic, especially with the twist thrown in for the final chorus. Listen to a clip: http://musicclips.liquiddigitalmedia.com/asf1/1/7/0/0/0000580071.asf --------------- The list thus far (in no particular order)... Peter Gabriel (with Kate Bush) - "Don't Give Up" Don Henley - "Boys of Summer" The B-52s - "Rock Lobster" John Cougar Mellencamp - "Jack & Diane" DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - "Summertime" Counting Crows - "Round Here" The Dandy Warhols - "Bohemian Like You" The Police - "Wrapped Around Your Finger" Violent Femmes - "Kiss Off", "Add It Up", "Gone Daddy Gone" The explanations for the songs are in separate threads above. More songs are on the way... stay tuned. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 23rd, 2004, 12:23am The ultimate stalker tune. [smiley=disguised.gif] ... ;) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 23rd, 2004, 1:08am on 05/01/04 at 01:16:08, StegRock wrote:
#22... As per the quote above, this is the last of the songs on the countdown "that I wasn't 'married to', so to speak". This countdown could have been my Top 21 and I wouldn't have felt like I "left anything on the field", again, so to speak. But, 21 isn't a cool number for top-whatever countdowns. Kasey Kasim [smiley=sultan.gif] had his Top 40, so does Steg. [smiley=steg.gif] And, as I have mentioned before, I felt very comfortable stopping at 40,... nothing "left on the field". So, in a way, this is the top song of the second tier, to put it in fantasy football lingo. ;) ... Anyway, moving right along, with this song, much like the very beginning of the countdown (and throughout it), we are back to some GREAT rhythm guitar. [smiley=rguitar.gif] We are also back "on the edge", which is, as I have mentioned now and again during the countdown, where I like to be with my music. (Notwithstanding #'s 27 and 26 in particular,) I think the word "edge" (though not "the Edge"... at least not yet [smiley=wiseguy.gif] ) describes the bulk of the songs on this list and it DEFINITELY applies here. This song is without doubt one of the funkiest songs on the list. It's not a song you can easily just sit through. While it surely isn't one of the deeper songs the list boasts, it is one that makes you want to get up and "get away". It's a song that definitely "picks you up" [smiley=eagle.gif] ... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/22.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on Jun 23rd, 2004, 1:14am I have always liked that song Steve. on 06/20/04 at 00:29:26, StegRock wrote:
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jun 23rd, 2004, 10:03am on 06/23/04 at 00:23:57, StegRock wrote:
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 23rd, 2004, 1:46pm Oops! [smiley=doh.gif] Sorry! For some reason, while reading your post, Phil, I was singing "Every Breath You Take" in my head, not "Wrapped Around Your Finger". As such, my comment was directed at "Every Breath You Take", which I always felt was a WAY overrated (love) song. Anyway, my bad! In any event, I think "Wrapped Around Your Finger" is a much better song (too). ... BW, thanks for (coming out of the closet and ;) ) "admitting" that you too like #26. At least I feel like I am not alone and completely [smiley=gonecrazy.gif] ! I'm just sportin' that "Steggie versatile" ear. [smiley=groove.gif] ... [smiley=shrug.gif] ... ;) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 30th, 2004, 3:56pm on 05/01/04 at 01:16:08, StegRock wrote:
#21... Well, again, as per that quote above, this is the song that created this forty-fold hubbub. :P If it weren't for my happening to think of this song (relatively) late in the going (considering this was like a 15-month "effort"/process), this would have been Steggie Steggum's Top 20 and you all would have been hearing #1 right now. :o Instead, here we are at #21, the song that was basically in a dead-heat with #'s 20 and 19 and that I wouldn't have felt good about leaving off the list. ... This is another one of those somewhat forgotten tunes by a great band/artist, but from a late and much lesser-liked album, one hardcore fans jeer. However, this particular tune, despite the album's lack of hardcore-fan "acceptance", did have decent success on the charts. It has the crispest and cleanest cool-sounding rhythm guitar I have ever heard, hands down. And, the unique vocals of this mult-talented (group of) artist(s) only add to the awesome sound of this tune. It's a song about love, but not a sappy love song, an upbeat fun one... [smiley=lost.gif] [smiley=smitten.gif] [smiley=gotanidea.gif] Enjoy... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/21.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Callie on Jul 4th, 2004, 8:56pm OK, I've been lurking on this thread. You finally got to 22, which is one I like alot. But "Round Here" is good, too. I also like the Sting stuff. My ears are bad, so I usually go for the music and don't hear the lyrics well. I like Metal and Classical (I spent my childhood studying Classical on piano and French Horn). P.S. Did you know that "Love Hurts" (too suicide) is a Classical melody? I like that , too. Looking forward to what you have next. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 9th, 2004, 3:05pm #20... Well, here we are, alas, at last at Steggie's Top 20. I know... you ALL have been waiting with bated breath. ;) ... Anyway, this is another VERY personal one for me. It is one of those three "personal anthems" that I mentioned back up at #23. THIS, however, is the #1 from the "personal anthem" standpoint. There is absolutely NO other song that makes me reflect on my life experiences, all I've been through, the (unusual/less-taken) path(s) I've chosen to take, the fact that I am an only child more than this one. [smiley=thinking.gif] Again, since my life has been a bit of an open book here, [smiley=RIF.gif] you all should be able to appreciate/"grok" it when I say, "This tune fits me to a tee... and then some." [smiley=yes.gif] Many of the (more meaningful) songs on this countdown speak to me; this one speaks of me. [smiley=swollenhead.gif] The timing of my posting #20 here makes it even more poignant, just getting back from (my past) Colorado, where "official" ties and "regular, necessary" dealings now are no more, yesterday [smiley=touching.gif] and with preparations for leaving for DC (my future) now in high gear. [smiley=thumbsup.gif] ... To me, this is like the "tame"/more real version of #39: truth is, I do have ties, strong ones both to family and friends, some made and/or maintained right here on "the Gridiron" even, and I am an idealist when it comes to living my life; I am happily married and have a mom who dotes over me as if I were a [smiley=king.gif] , but yet... well,... here I... (I'll let the song take it from here)... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/20.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 15th, 2004, 2:13am #19... This is the first of a handful of songs that I had heard somewhere, in this case on the car radio, way back (it was so good I think I can almost remember the first time I heard it... driving on Rt. 35 at around Deal Rd. in Ocean, NJ), at a time when I actually was not into this kind of music, and nevertheless LOVED. But, I never knew the title of it and in this case wasn't even sure who it was that performed it. So, for MANY years I searched and searched, hearing it on occasion and trying to figure out who it was and what the title was. [smiley=thinking.gif] On bated breath when I would luckily [smiley=shammy.gif] happen to tune into it, I would wait to hear the DJ say who it was and what the song was, but it always turned out not to be at the end of a block and somehow, bottom line, I would always miss it. [smiley=annoyed.gif] ... [smiley=frustrated.gif] ... :'( Finally, after over a good decade or so of "enjoying" it only in this sporadic manner, I went on a crusade to figure it out (for this countdown) and I did. And, when I finally had it in possession, it did not disappoint. This is a rockin' [smiley=headbanger.gif] tune that gets me thinkin' about the Machiavellian and Neitzschean ideals of "herd morality" and "will to power" and the Platonic notion of the "philosopher king" or "benevolent dictator". This song's got some guts to it. It was written and sung by a particularly unique songwriter and vocalist, [smiley=furious.gif] who has a songwriting and singing style all of his own and who definitely STOMPS his stamp on his work... One final note, this is the second of just three bands/artists on the countdown that I have seen in concert. :-/ Well, on to the music... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/19.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 17th, 2004, 12:53am Guys, just a WARNING about the area of Steggie Steggum's [smiley=smileytrash.gif] Countdown we are currently in... the block from #19 (above) through #10 is eclectic to the point of being whack. I know that my versatile ear has been on display throughout, [smiley=awwgee.gif] but this particular block will throw you around the room and have you dribbling saliva all over yourselves like mental patients. Also, be particularly on alert for EXPLICIT lyrics from here on out. If you are under 13 or whatever, get the hell out; you shouldn't be here anyway; you should be outside playing or in bed or at the FFToday forums. [smiley=wave.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 20th, 2004, 1:40am on 05/01/04 at 01:16:08, StegRock wrote: #18... This is the second (in a row) of those songs that I heard (during my Korea years, so I was for the most part out of the American pop-cultural loop), didn't know the name or artist(s) of, [smiley=idontknow.gif] would be mesmerized by, [smiley=groove.gif] made failed efforts to try to figure out, [smiley=doh.gif] and finally heard the artist(s) thereof on the Jimmy Kimmel Show and immediately knew the sound. [smiley=yes.gif] Soon, I found and procured the song, again, like #19, not to be disappointed. ... I have come to learn by way of the 15 months I spent working (off and on) on this countdown the five most prevelant "factors" of my eclectic collection of favorite music: I like songs 1) that have a unique sound of some sort; 2) that have an "edge" to them (but not necessarily "the Edge" ;) , who still could make an appearance, though); 3) with good rhythm guitars, and 4) with a good hook. #18 here embodies three of those four, 1, 2 and 4. That having been said, it is not unlikely that this tune will be considered among the least worthy to be on an all-time favorites list of this sort. Surely, the subject matter of it is about as frivolous as you'll find on this countdown. But, whatever, the hook and edge to this song are SO HYPE, I can't help but get up and bounce around to it. It literally "picks me up" (and throws me around). When it comes to the hook of this tune, I literally want to throw myself through a wall. [smiley=woohoo.gif] ... Also of note, though this tune had commercial success, it is actually a reprise (of sorts) and reprises are typically throw-away (though not necessarily as my countdown here evidences). It is actually the very last song of a two-disc album. The song that it reprises, the second (full) song of the album, to my knowledge, wasn't popular at all. Frankly speaking, that song is beat, no hop to it at all; it's flat. [smiley=thumbsdown.gif] Point being, #18 here is yet another one of these last songs on the album that I have on my countdown here. I guess they decided to save the best for last on this album (I would actually venture to say that many who know this album would agree that this is the best tune on it (which to some, including me (with obvious all due respect to the song), may say more about the album than the song if you follow)). You are welcome to enjoy it (or not [smiley=shrug.gif] ) now... (As per my last post right above, this song will definitely corroborate the whackiness [smiley=gonecrazy.gif] of this section of the countdown we are in... Wait 'til you hear #17, especially vis-a-vis #'s 19 and 18. [smiley=lost.gif] ) http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/18.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jul 20th, 2004, 10:42am on 07/20/04 at 01:40:54, StegRock wrote:
Great tune. I had not heard this song before. I am very familiar with one particular tune by this group (as is everyone else, I'm sure) and loved that one. This might make me investigate this group a bit more to see what other hidden gems they have. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 20th, 2004, 2:02pm Thanks for the kudos on the song, Phil. [smiley=thumbsup.gif] I am glad I was able to introduce it to you. Let this be a warning, though, (of course, it is all contingent on your taste) bro, their music is ALL downhill from this song and the one [smiley=gonecrazy.gif] you alluded to, which was the one that originally brought them an audience. Case in point, my #18 there, mind you the last song on the album and, as I explain, a bit of a reprise at that, is the ONLY song from that album I would even give you a dime for (obviously more than a dime). The rest of the album, ALL 16 other "tunes", are basically garbage (to my ear). :P |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jul 20th, 2004, 3:35pm I'll still give them a listen, though... I am probably a bigger fan of that particular genre of music than you are. It is what is on my radio nearly all the time (unless I'm listening to talk radio). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 20th, 2004, 4:06pm Well, good luck (I think you'll need it)! They may have some good music, but I'd be very interested to hear what you'd have to say about this album in particular. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 23rd, 2004, 2:24pm A note about #19 that I had forgotten when posting it (I did add it now after the fact, though),... that was the second of just three bands/artists on the countdown that I have seen in concert... Not a big deal, just a curious point I thought worth noting. :) Whacky #17 and its whacky artist(s) is on its way soon... |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 23rd, 2004, 8:42pm #17... For your weekend enjoyment... This song is surely among the strangest on the countdown. It is from one of this artist's/band's earlier albums, one that boasted two fairly big hits that put them on the map... Neither is this song, though. This, however, is the album's eponymous song. It is also the song that kicks off the album (so it is not yet another last song of the album on my list here). That said, it is not one of the album's or artist's/artists' more noteworthy tunes. It is, however, one of the most unique this artist/these artists produced, and this artist/group has produced a lot of funky-sounding stuff, so that says a lot. ... At least one artist here will remain nameless. (Hint, hint!) [smiley=wiseguy.gif] ... ;) This is a tune that I like for strictly "musical" reasons... aesthetic reasons (not lyrics or "meaning"). It employs some really cool-sounding 8-) exotic [smiley=sultan.gif] eastern [smiley=samurai.gif] sounds [smiley=zenmaster.gif] with a nice heavy [smiley=jammaster.gif] beat [smiley=drummer.gif] that hypnotized me from the first time I heard it. [smiley=threed.gif] It is a tune that I would venture to say some people who have this album just skip over. Whereas, for me it is quite the opposite; I usually find myself not getting beyond it (to the two hits). So, in this matter-of-fact sense and especially given this tune's very distinctive "tune", I would say that this is a very personal selection that has been among my favorites for not a few years now. I hope you too can appreciate its very unique, textural sound, or should I say, sounds... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/17.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 24th, 2004, 4:23pm on 05/01/04 at 01:16:08, StegRock wrote:
For those following the countdown closely, especially if you have listened to #17, I will give you a hint as to the next two... This whole "Day/Days" thing mentioned in the quote above has started. Anyway,... [smiley=awwgee.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Callie on Jul 24th, 2004, 8:00pm #17 is a fun summer tune. [smiley=sunny.gif] Never heard it before. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 27th, 2004, 7:56pm #16... The presentation of this one is going to be a bit different than the rest. I am going to encourage anyone who "folllows" the presentation here to listen/begin listening to the song before reading "the rest" of the write-up. Hence, the middle-positioning of the link to the song. ... This tune, in the spirit of this thread, is quite personal. It has come up at very "poignant" times in my life, e.g., the day I went to finally take the GRE last year, it was the first full song I heard on the radio on the way out AND on the way home. :o Strange! [smiley=idontknow.gif] ... Also, with all the edginess I claim my countdown to have, could this, a las, finally be a tune featuring the [smiley=jammaster.gif] Edge!?!? [smiley=yes.gif] ("jam master" doubling up as classic "the Edge" here) That's a HUGE hint! Along with the "Day/Days" dynamic I reminded you guys about in my last post, it means that this song is likely one of just two (that immediately come to (my) mind): the old classic that pretty much put them/him on the map [smiley=wiseman.gif] or the much-later hit that came after their/his "transition" [smiley=newbie.gif] . At this point, if you know what I am talking about, I would highly recommend listening to the song now [smiley=groove.gif] before reading the rest [smiley=RIF.gif] as I pretty much go on to give it away (and don't read through Callie's and my exchange below beforehand either; it'll also give it away)... It is a goodie... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/16.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). ... This tune is considered by many a long-time hardcore fan of this guy/these guys the ONLY bright spot on a terrible album. Euphemistically speaking, this album came after this group/artist changed their/his style, but, in the words of his/their fans that go way back, after selling out. [smiley=possessed.gif] ... [smiley=greedy.gif] But, besides that aspect, this is considered one of the worst albums he has/they have ever produced. I actually don't think it's that bad of an album, [smiley=shrug.gif] but I'm not among the "committed" [smiley=gonecrazy.gif] fanbase. ;) Anyway, all of that notwithstanding, THIS SONG ROCKS!!! It has a very distinctive, unusual sound that makes you want to shake it a bit and lyrics that make you reflect on life a little bit [smiley=thinking.gif] and that I and the philosopher in me, at least, can appreciate. [smiley=zenmaster.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Callie on Jul 27th, 2004, 8:01pm I always liked #16. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 27th, 2004, 8:05pm Callie, did you listen to the tune? You do know which one (of the two) it is, right? |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Callie on Jul 27th, 2004, 8:20pm I just went back and listened again. If there's another one with the same tune, my bad. Remember, I have ear problems for the lyrics. But I was always a musician. The lyrics are not as much to me as the music. But it sounds like the same tune to me! "It's a beautiful day, so take it away." is what I hear. If I'm missing something, send me the lyrics! I always thought it was a "go for it" tune, and I like a good, driving tune. Makes me feel like "Steppin' Out" by Joe Jackson and "Higher and Higher." |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 27th, 2004, 11:59pm You got it, Callie! ... And, excellent,... tunes to listen to! [smiley=lickinmychops.gif] Bein' that I am on dial-up and all, I am going to have listen to 'em one-a-day (which was kind of my thought process in presenting my list one-by-one). I am looking forward to it nevertheless, though. I am going to try to listen to one tonight. Preliminarily, JYJ, I can tell you this, you did not step on my toes at all (not that that would have mattered, anyway :) ). None of your top 20 are in my final 15 as you fretted. And, again, thank you so much, JYJ, for being considerate regarding that, but that wouldn't have mattered. It's all good! I'm just glad to see you're having fun with it! |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 28th, 2004, 2:33am WOW!!! THAT WAS FUN AS HELL!!! I just listened to three of JYJ's tunes, #'s 20, 19 and, I couldn't help myself, #1, and it was a BLAST and by doing so I (hope I) got a glimpse into what you all's experience with my countdown has been. I can only hope it has been as good. ... I am not good with titles and did not know off the top of my head any of the three songs of JYJ's I listened to, so hearing (and recalling) them was an awesome "experience". #'s 20 and 1, good stuff [smiley=lickinmychops.gif] ; #19 INCREDIBLE song, one of those many that I forgot about (I'm on my third listen [smiley=awwgee.gif] ). RC, you definitely have a taste for, how can I put it,... "smooth" music! Despite their different genres, I definitely could "feel" the common thread in the three. I now CAN'T WAIT to listen to the rest. Again, I can only hope you guys are enjoying my stuff like I enjoyed JYJ's tonight. What a pleasure! Thanks, friend! [smiley=thumbsup.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jul 28th, 2004, 10:08am on 07/27/04 at 22:17:03, junkyardjake wrote:
Do I sense a [smiley=cruisin.gif] theme here??? I have to admit that I had never heard #20 before the commercial (like most) and love that tune. I think it was one of the best commercials I've seen. Slick production, perfect tune, heart-warming story. Of course, I didn't buy the car, but I loved the commercial. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Callie on Jul 28th, 2004, 6:06pm Jake is a very funky guy! (The good kind of funky.) Big plusses on 13, 12, 11, 9, 7, 3, 1, and 5A. Not necessarily in that order for me. Also good, 16, 14, and 6. Nice getting Muddy Waters in there! I like your list! |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by junkyardjake on Jul 30th, 2004, 6:26am I'm glad you guys liked some of the songs, despite the fact that I left off 'Muskrat Love' by Captain and Tennille. Actually, it may be fun to compile a top 10 'Most Intolerably Nauseating Songs Recently Classified by the EPA as Noise Pollution' list. No doubt, Muskrat Love is on there, even the lyrics are extremely irratating: Nibbling on bacon, chewing on cheese Sam says to Suzie, Honey, would you please be my Mrs. Suzie says yes with her kisses Now he's tickling her fancy, rubbing her toes Muzzle to muzzle, now, anything goes as they wriggle,Sue starts to giggle... [smiley=nono.gif] (Steg, I think we need a 'hurling smiley', does that one exist ?). Philly, good catch on the Mitsubiti ad music, in fact the only place I have ever heard 'Breathe' is in that ad. 'Days Go By' was actually a fairly big hit with an interesting video. JYJ :^) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Callie on Jul 30th, 2004, 5:26pm My pick for Number One on the top 10 'Most Intolerably Nauseating Songs Recently Classified by the EPA as Noise Pollution' list: "Feelings" I do not have a link, thank God! |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by junkyardjake on Jul 31st, 2004, 12:12pm Callie, Ouch, that is a bad one. 'Feelings' may even beat out 'You Light Up My Life' and 'Walking On Sunshine' by Katrina and the Waves. Of course the list should also include anything by Air Supply, Micheal Bolton, and probably the entire Phil Collins discography from around 1990 to present. JYJ :^) [smiley=rasta.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 31st, 2004, 2:25pm Just bringing this on over to this page. Obviously, some serious effort went into it and I didn't want it getting lost in the shuffle. on 07/27/04 at 22:17:03, junkyardjake wrote:
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Callie on Jul 31st, 2004, 8:55pm Jake, today I heard an even BETTER one for the top 10 'Most Intolerably Nauseating Songs Recently Classified by the EPA as Noise Pollution' list: It's a re-make of "Hotel California" by a band called "The Gypsy Kings," and it's in Spanish. Some bride actually asked for it for her wedding reception! (She's Jewish, not Hispanic) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Aug 3rd, 2004, 3:48pm Well, here's something off the "beat and track" (knowingly used incorrectly [smiley=awwgee.gif] )... or just an "off-beat track"... [smiley=joker.gif] On The Jimmy Kimmel Show on Friday night I was introduced to the band Slipknot. :o ... [smiley=scared.gif] I don't know what to make of 'em. I kind of liked their sound and I think I sort of liked their "deal". Are any of you familiar with them? If so, any "thoughts"... about "it all"? |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Aug 4th, 2004, 12:28am on 08/03/04 at 15:48:22, StegRock wrote:
Nobody knows or has ever heard (of) these guys... http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/artists/Slipknot/??? Supposedly, some music authority has voted or annointed them the #1 band to see live. Their performance was energy-filled, but also a bit scary. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Aug 13th, 2004, 3:12am Okay, I give up on the Slipknot thing... and what a contrast #15 is going to be... #15... Finally! Sorry for the VERY long delay, everybody. ... Well, the timing of this one given the recent "nauseating songs" discussion may not be so auspicious for me. :-[ Let me put it this way... I am DEFINITELY once again putting my "versatility" on show here and breaking out another genre of music I can do. ;D To remind those interestedly following this, this tune is the third of the three "Day/Days block". For those who know this artist/group (we are getting some "strange" (but cool, I think) female vocals on this one; the singer sings like this: [smiley=sailin.gif] and to most of us the lyrics sound like this: [smiley=idontknow.gif] ) well, that along with the parenthetical there and the message icon for this post should be a huge hint that gives away what the song is. [smiley=hmmmm.gif] This tune could actually be even higher on my list if there were more song to it (this one suffers a similar problem to my #37) (this fact may actually be seen as a positive to you guys). As those of you following the countdown closely know, there aren't many females on it. But, the female artist of this song and her VERY distinctive "style" I absolutely adore. ... As intimated above, this one may also cause me to have to take cover a la the now infamous #26 (regarding which a couple of you owe me some public confessions, actually,... eh-hem [smiley=impatient.gif] ... ;) ). Nevertheless and (inaudible) lyrics aside, it's excellent "music to my ears"... So, enjoy #15 (if it's in you to, which I hope)... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/15.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Aug 20th, 2004, 2:36am #14 is on its way soon. But, first I got to further comment on #15. Last night, I listened to it, first time in a while. Boy, did it have an effect on me that it hadn't had in a while. It took me right back to the "new age" shop in Boulder, Colorado where Amy, my main college sweetheart, and I bought the album, Shepherd Moons. It was the end of junior year. My mom was visiting. She was with us. Though I don't really dig a lot of what is in "new age" shops, besides the little bit of "reason-able" eastern philosophy stuff they have, I love the smell of incense and the "feel" of them. We ran into a girl from my high school class, yea, a chick all the way back from Ocean, New Jersey, Devorah Merling. And, Amy, my mom and I all had a wonderful day in wondrous Boulder. It was the first time my mom had been. The mall... [smiley=clown.gif] ... [smiley=drummer.gif] [smiley=rguitar.gif] ... [smiley=wizard.gif] ... [smiley=joker.gif] ... [smiley=wiseman.gif] ... [smiley=rasta.gif] ... [smiley=ragin.gif] ... [smiley=hippy.gif] ... [smiley=beatnik.gif] The Little Russian Cafe... mmmmmmm! [smiley=lickinmychops.gif] It was a great time and a great memory. Anyway, I'll try to get back on the countdown when I get a chance to come up for some air here. Jake's keeping me busy over there on that politics thread of ours. ... [smiley=gotanidea.gif] Could it be a conspiracy? Jake (and perhaps bg) may be trying to keep me from finishing my countdown... [smiley=hmmmm.gif] ...and, might I add, with just cause! ;) ... ;D In all seriousness, I am VERY knee-deep in this whole transition-to-grad-school, buying-a-car, moving-to-DC, etc., etc., thing, and that's not to mention that we are in the high-season for, uh, fantasy football... of all things; got the GBRFL draft on Saturday. :P Looks like another night of just a few hours of sleep for the Stegger. [smiley=tired.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Aug 22nd, 2004, 7:25pm Can't believe I didn't catch any hell for #15... [smiley=awwgee.gif] #14... We're creepin' along here. With EVERYTHING going on both for me personally AND with football gearin' up here, this effort has had to take a back seat. I will see it through, though (I'm enjoying it ultimately). I just hope those of you interested can continue to patiently follow along. ... Anyway, without Freddie Adu, :D #14... This one goes back to what I consider to be the heart of the heyday of rock and pop. The most marked thing about this tune vis-a-vis ALL of the rest is that this is one of the only songs I like the live version of more than the studio version (although you are going to get the latter here) though I have never heard it in concert (I know, I know, my liking studio versions more than live ones along with my inappreciation for instumentals is illustrative of my musical noviceness,... :-[ but it is what it is). I still remember when I first heard it on Saturday Night Live. I thought to myself, "What a great, distinctive, smooooooth-sounding tune with such neat sounds and cool 8-) vocals." The bass line of this tune is just awesome. I even more vividly remember tracking it down, keeping tabs on SNL waiting for the show to repeat and finally when/how I recorded it. Nothing high-tech! [smiley=gotanidea.gif] I just took the (cheap) box [smiley=groove.gif] I had, plugged a headset into the mic jack and held it up to the TV's speaker. [smiley=awwgee.gif] It came alright. I still have that tape and I still listen to and enjoy it. To sound good with this kind of recording is kind of a testament to how good this song is. Ennnnjoy... :-*[smiley=boobies.gif] & [smiley=singin.gif] http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/14.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by junkyardjake on Aug 22nd, 2004, 7:32pm Steg, great choice at #14 !!, #14 and '#32' are my favs from your list so far. ... I've always liked R.M, especially "the album that begins with 'A'", that's the album they put it all together. ... was probably even better solo. His peak in my opinion was 'B & G' , and the album that '#14' comes off of , (I forget the name of the album). Anyway, cool tune, I look forward to the rest. JYJ :^) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Aug 22nd, 2004, 7:39pm on 08/22/04 at 19:32:16, junkyardjake wrote:
Had to clean this one up, bro. Defeating my purpose, man. :-/ |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by junkyardjake on Aug 22nd, 2004, 7:47pm Hey that's not what I wrote ! [smiley=protest.gif] I apologize, I didn't know you had a 'don't mention the names of the artists or any project they were formerly associated with' policy. Are we going to be quizzed ? If so, I think I should get full credit on this one. JYJ [smiley=note.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Aug 22nd, 2004, 8:04pm Not a biggie, JYJ... However, my going out of my way and using forced language to avoid ever bringing up the artists' or songs' names in all of my write-ups is pretty conspicuous, brother... :-/ Anyway, no quizzes. As per the quote below, it's kind of a philosophy of experience thing for me. on 05/01/04 at 01:18:19, StegRock wrote:
Anyway, I am glad you enjoyed #14. :) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Callie on Aug 22nd, 2004, 8:09pm I guess I've screwed up on this rule, too, Jake. No indication of rules does not necessarily indicate flouting of rules. We didn't know. :-X |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by junkyardjake on Aug 22nd, 2004, 8:50pm Callie, I've noticed Steg does have his rules, I hope he will be OK with my next post on the politics board. In any event, God bless America [smiley=eagle.gif], I defend Steg's inalienable right to be his enigmatic little self, that's why we love him. JYJ [smiley=cowboy.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Aug 22nd, 2004, 9:19pm Callie, EH-HEM... [smiley=no.gif] on 05/01/04 at 01:16:08, StegRock wrote:
Anticipated apology accepted. :-/ |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Callie on Aug 22nd, 2004, 10:02pm Given! [smiley=angel.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Aug 22nd, 2004, 10:21pm [smiley=bow.gif], Callie! Accepted! :) ... on 08/22/04 at 20:50:43, junkyardjake wrote:
::) ... [smiley=pullleeeeeeeze.gif] ... Unnecessary... :-/ Quote:
I get what you mean and thank you for the endearment. You did express it in a bit of a patronizing way, though. :-/ In some parts, that's called a "back-handed compliment". |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by junkyardjake on Aug 22nd, 2004, 11:07pm Oh no, I don't mean it like that, it's just a strange rule that's all (kind of like off-sides in hockey, I still don't fully understand when that happens). JYJ :^) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Aug 22nd, 2004, 11:46pm Well, it's not a rule; it's a request... on 05/01/04 at 01:16:08, StegRock wrote:
Is this next part and how it relates to the above request what you don't understand? If so, what or how is it that you don't understand? on 05/01/04 at 01:18:19, StegRock wrote:
In short, music is meant to be experienced by the ear, i.e. not as a written-out list. I want this to be an aural experience. In my case, I'd rather people not just read a list and, moreover, if they know the title, not listen to the tune. I'd rather have people "experience" the music, and, as stated earlier on the thread (even if it's a song the person knows), "connect" with it upon hearing it and get that awesome feeling when you hear a song you haven't heard for a long time and maybe even forgot or that you share with me in liking, like the feeling I have gotten when listening to songs on your list that I can't identify by just the title. It's so much cooler than just reading, "In The End - Linkin Park," and going, "Oh, yea, I know that tune. Next!" There's no (what I would call) real or substantial "experience" there. Mind you, that is NOT what happened with me with that song. As I wrote to you that night, when I heard what that tune was, the hairs on the nape of my neck stood up and I jumped out of my chair and started shakin' it! [smiley=dancin.gif] I then went on to listen to it two or three more times (in the wee hours of the morning). Does this now still seem strange? [smiley=shrug.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by junkyardjake on Aug 23rd, 2004, 7:45am Yes, that does make total sense. Quote:
I have to admit, there are at least a few songs on your list that I would not have listened to if you provided the artist and title. Instead, you snagged me. JYJ :^) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Sep 18th, 2004, 11:57pm I actually got positive feedback on #15 from one of our fellow (specifically speaking) Gridironers the other day on the phone. It is a hidden gem if it's within the purview of your taste. Moving right along... #13... Well, with my being back in school (after a 10-year hiatus), [smiley=RIF.gif] ... [smiley=tired.gif] as expected, the Top 40 Countdown here has really slowed to a crawl. That's just the way it's going to be from here on out. I guess it'll allow the suspense to further build ;) (something I always avoid [smiley=whistle.gif] ) and let some newcomers (as this is our high season for membership growth) catch on up. ... Anyway,... with #13 here, Steggie's gonna shift gears [smiley=cruisin.gif] on yous BIG-time yet again. I bought the CD with this tune on it back during that unexpectedly tagged-on year in Korea, 2002, the year "the Gridiron" came to be, and this tune, my clearcut favorite from the album, totally brings me back to that time of my life, a period that I dreaded entering (as many of you who have become close with me know... I dreaded (the idea of tucking my tail and) going back to Korea), but turned out to be a time I look back upon with a smile and warm feeling. Life in Andong, South Korea for that year was great, actually, as it turned out, and the circumstances with which I had to deal certainly played a direct part in the launching of "the Gridiron" here. One of the FF Articles I wrote during this period makes mention of this song, actually. [smiley=hmmmm.gif] This song has a mesmerizing, smooth sound and its "orator" is among the best in his biz. You don't have to like the artist herein in question as a person to recognize that he exemplifies a special, natural talent, moreover, in a genre of music that doesn't often, albeit justifiably, get recogized as being filled with talent-filled people. The fact that this song has "all" original content helps make it more respect-worthy for me (all the sampling these days turns me off). Also, without elaborating too much on the controversial theme of the song, suffice it to say that, on some base, though legit, level, I can somewhat empathize with the harsh [smiley=doseofreality.gif] reality the lyrics of this song present. In any case, I wonder how you all will handle this latest shift in gears/show of versatility on the Countdown... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/13.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Callie on Sep 19th, 2004, 12:26am In the last posts, I like 15, 14, 13 - in that order. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Sep 20th, 2004, 9:48am on 09/19/04 at 11:06:11, junkyardjake wrote:
Wow... I disagree with this one. I love the artist in question, but find this song one of his most unlistenable tunes. Too whiny for me. Quote:
Love blues... however, I don't know a ton about it, so I have no idea who the artist is. (Could you IM me the name? Would love to hear more.) Quote:
I also really enjoy this duo, but I like the songs that have received the airplay. It might be, too, that I've been swayed by the tremendous videography by the group regarding said radio hits... |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Sep 22nd, 2004, 5:16pm on 09/20/04 at 09:48:14, Philly wrote:
While I do see what you mean, isn't it just a little questionable to critique a song of his for its being whiny? Isn't his whole schtick essentially whiny? I mean, yes, his tone in this tune is surely more whiny than, let's say, pissed off, his usual tone, but... Being whiny seems like an odd thing to accuse a song of his, no? I guess you did say "too whiny", as in this one crosses the line, which is more understandable. Anyway, it just struck me in a knee-jerk fashion as a peculiar critique (of this artist). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Sep 25th, 2004, 8:30pm One other remark regarding #15... I wouldn't give you [smiley=twocents.gif] for the shitty "cleaned-up", radio version of this tune. It's GOT TO have the flow of the full-on foul verbiage or forget about it. The hardcore lyrics are the key to the nature of the song. The soft ones absolutely ruin it. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Sep 27th, 2004, 6:20pm on 09/22/04 at 17:16:52, StegRock wrote:
That's exactly what I meant. I understand the whole schtick and recognize its relevance with particular regard to the song in question, but it's a bit overboard -- not so much in message, but in delivery -- for my liking. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on Oct 3rd, 2004, 3:52am It has been a while since I added to my list of favorites. Every time I hear one of mine, I try to jot it down to get it on here, but I keep forgetting. Well, I am adding just of few of my favorite songs I really like to sing along with; here is my updated list: "Be My Downfall" by Del Amitri "Blue", by the Jayhawks "Hero In Me", by Jeffrey Gaines "Heart of the Matter", by Don Henley "Breaking Us In Two", by Joe Jackson "Woman In Love", by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Bridge Over Troubled Waters", Simon and Garfunkel "Dreams", Van Halen "When You Close Your Eyes", Night Ranger "Jet City Woman", Queensryche "Burning Like A Flame" Dokken "Too Late For Love", Tesla "Wanted Dead or Alive", Bon Jovi "Under Pressure", Queen and David Bowie "Miracles" Jefferson Airplane "Magic Power" Triumph "Spirit of Radio" Rush "Movin' Out" Billy Joel "Her Town Too" James Taylor and JD Souther "Take It Easy" The Eagles "The Chain" Fleetwood Mac |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by bgsgfan on Nov 18th, 2004, 11:37am My closest friend outside of family, Timothy Wyatt, is a budding young (19) musician. I really love his music, and its available for download here: http://music.download.com/groundedplane/3600-8691_32-100139915.html?tag=listing_song_artist. These songs have been recorded on a piece-of-crap computer that he basically built from spare parts, and they are composed with only guitar and bass. I have heard several others that may top these, but he is not ready to give them to the world because they aren't quite "right" with his limited equipment. My personal favorite of the tracks listed is "Drained." I am sure he would appreciate it if you downloaded one or more of these tracks and took a listen. It also may give you a chance to say, "I heard him back before he was famous." IMO, the tracks are excellent even if I had no connection to the primary artist responsible. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by bgsgfan on Nov 18th, 2004, 11:42am One more note on Grounded Plane: they received an "Editor's Pick" from Download.com, which is a relatively exclusive thing. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Dec 20th, 2004, 5:14pm That was a VERY cool post, Jer! I hope it helped out your friend! Feel free to expose him ;) at will here! :) ... And, at last, back to... #12... For this genre of music to be this high speaks "volumes" for this tune in my mind... and, more importantly hereto, ear. The song just has the coolest sound. I like(d) it both for club purposes and in the gameday sports arena. You just got to move some part of your body when you hear it. [smiley=groove.gif] There also is a nice story too behind it. Christmas 1993... Still an undergrad at Denver, but somehow (another great story within a story... for a later time though) was hired to be the middle-school (6th, 7th and 8th grade) language arts teacher at Hillel Academy of Denver, one of the many Jewish private "Hillel" schools around the nation. Though this was a VERY strict Jewish/Hebrew school, the students still gave us "gents" Christmas gifts. [smiley=santa.gif] ... [smiley=secret.gif] I was having a particularly rough Christmas... going through the old college-sweetheart breakup thang... [smiley=bawling.gif] ... [smiley=touching.gif] It surely showed to everyone around me. Anyway, one of my 7th graders, Ephriam Trugman, I'll never forget his name, what a nice kid, asked me, "Mr. Stegeman", what kind of music I liked. At the time, my favorite song was this one. Well, suffice it to say, my first copy, a cassette version, of this song/album, on which this song is, came to me from Ephriam. Having been a teacher for many years, it is often talked among teachers about the lasting effect we can and do have on students. Well, students can and do sometimes turn the table... as did Ephriam here. Take this as just a micro-example of the possibilities... I will FOREVER think of this little [smiley=elf.gif] kid when listening to this tune. I still have that tape he gave me. ... He would be about 23-years-old now. I hope he is doing well. Happy Chanukah, Ephriam, wherever you are... [smiley=wave.gif] Thanks for, ironically, I suppose, brightening up [smiley=rudolph.gif] (very intentional smiley employment) my Christmas of '94, one which really needed some brightening up, :'( with not just some "hack" gift for the teacher. From little Mr. Trugman, 10 years ago, to us all, 10 years hence,... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/12.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Dec 31st, 2004, 10:01pm Here on New Year's Eve, [smiley=ragin.gif] in true Dick Clark fashion [smiley=dancin.gif] (Dick we'll miss ya this year... Get well soon), I give you all my VERY beloved... #11... Back at #37, one of the first rock songs I really liked, I made mention of another song that I would attribute being the first rock song I really took to to. Well, this is it! Similar to #37, by many of this group's diehard fans, especially the older ones, [smiley=wiseman.gif] this song, the whole album actually (despite its popularizing the band among the X generation), has been much maligned (according to some, for being a sell-out tune). [smiley=nownow.gif] Furthermore, many, fans or otherwise, just think the song is corny. [smiley=laugh.gif] Because of all that BS [smiley=bs.gif] ... [smiley=nono.gif] and its special place in my heart, [smiley=smitten.gif] it is the one song on my countdown here that I will defend with brass knuckles adorned. Poke fun at this song in my presence and expect to be met with my wrath. [smiley=storm.gif] I think the ridicule is NOT deserved. It is an odd, but neat and, moreover, neat-sounding song off an album with a VERY creative, albeit admittedly somewhat tortured, theme. This band is actually known for their "themed" albums. Sometimes this works; sometimes it doesn't. But, it is a cool signature of theirs, in any event. Actually, the concert for this album, a modern/futuristic [smiley=threed.gif] rock opera of sorts, got really mixed reviews. Again, the old-school fans for the most part hated it and the youngins [smiley=newbie.gif] liked it (I regretfully never saw it; I was too young to be honest). Regarding the band, of which, my take on this song and album aside, I did become (at least) a (second-generation) "purist" fan, I want to take this opportunity to recognize and thank its "only true" members, DD, JY, the late JC/TS, CP and the late JP. I want to say to the late JP, [smiley=touching.gif] wherever in the cosmos he is, that, despite your typically being in the background, you were not just the beat of the band, [smiley=drummer.gif] but, as one of the original-original four, one of the group's co-founders, the "heart"beat of the band. ... Back to the tune, I do also want to point out that even with all the fun that has been made of the song and all the ill-will that has been directed toward it down through the years, the fact of the matter (which I briefly, parenthetically mentioned above) is that many, if not (al)most (all), of the X generation fans of these guys came to be so by way of this tune. [smiley=yes.gif] I just think it is a generational thing. They evolved; their old fans wanted them to stay the same. I would never blame them (them being the guys whose initials I list above) for wanting to become more progressive and "with the times" with their music. ... Well, without any further delay, let's hear it (as if many of you haven't already guessed it with ALL the clues given above)... Steg's very beloved #11... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/11.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). Steggie's Top 10 comin' atchyas in '05!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jan 2nd, 2005, 2:25pm Guys, the "Napster" problem with #11 right above has been brought to my attention. By mistake, I uploaded the wrong file [smiley=doh.gif] (as I have done a couple times before early on in the countdown). As I am in Jersey now, with my music files down in DC, my hands are tied. It'll be fixed on Wednesday or Thursday. Sorry, fellas. :-[ |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jan 6th, 2005, 12:10pm Okay, guys, #11 up there for Steggie Steggum's Top 40 Countdown is good to go. Again, sorry for the foul-up. :-[ Especially given this extra time you all have had, I'll be very interested to see how many of you already had an inkling or, moreover, had already guessed it before listening to it... Enjoy... |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jan 7th, 2005, 3:12pm Nobody had an inkling about #11 [smiley=borg.gif] [smiley=bow.gif] before listening? |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jan 8th, 2005, 5:44pm Honestly, I didn't have any idea what song it was you were talking about. I have to admit that, while I like some of their earlier stuff, when this song first came out -- 1985ish? -- I didn't care for it. But there's no accounting for taste... mine or yours. ;) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on Jan 13th, 2005, 9:03am I knew it. I like the song personally, along with most of their other stuff. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jan 14th, 2005, 2:50pm The Top 10 BEGINS!!! Guys, I'm getting this one in now, but know that with school back in session (and 60+ pages worth of papers and at least 3 exams on tap for me this semester) :P this is definitely going to go VERY slowly at least until summer break. [smiley=sunny.gif] #10... Well, if I had [smiley=twocents.gif] for every time I sang this song aloud, very aloud, with one of my old best buds Rob in his convertible [smiley=cruisin.gif] (most memorably during our MANY trips to Dorney Park in Allentown, PA), I'd be [smiley=greedy.gif] ..., well, I'd have a [smiley=money.gif] at least. This is one of the few artists/bands on the countdown here that I, to my pleasant surprise, saw live. [smiley=woohoo.gif] It was a club concert down my hometown way in Asbury [smiley=pimpin.gif] Park (definitely not at The Stone Pony [smiley=biker.gif] given this genre of music and not at Convention Hall, which some of you may know) that, actually, I went to with that same guy named above, Rob. There was a time this Rob guy was my best-best friend. [smiley=smitten.gif] About seven years ago we pretty much drifted apart/went our seperate ways. This song does make me think back to the great times we had together (that, pretty much no matter what at this point, we'll never be able to get back) and the great memories we had made. [smiley=touching.gif] ... Anyway, back to the artists here, nobody really knew these dudes at the time. I did and I REALLY dug them. However, for this concert Rob and I did not know who would be performing besides the headliner, which is who we went to see, the British band EMF [smiley=punk.gif] (remember them? ... "You're Unbelievable"). Well, when the dudes opening the show came out, I, alone, freaked. [smiley=havinablast.gif] I'm like, "NO WAY!!! It's ???!" Everybody in the crowd was like, "What's with this gee," until they heard 'em. They ROCKED this club! Most people, including myself, walked out saying that they were way better than EMF, not that EMF was bad mind you. ... This is one of the "funk"iest [smiley=note.gif] songs on the list... in a way. Also, at #10 here, we have a "feel good" [smiley=angel.gif] song. This will be in MAJOR contrast with the one half way up from here at #5, something just peripherally worth making a mental note of. Well, sorry I can't bring them to you all live, but here's their best tune,... at least according to me... [smiley=groove.gif] Extra hint... on 05/01/04 at 01:16:08, StegRock wrote: [smiley=hmmmm.gif] http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/10.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Mar 4th, 2005, 7:47pm Number 9!!! #9!!! Number 9!!! #9!!! Number 9!!! #9!!! #9... This one takes me way back to my early MTV days. [smiley=newbie.gif] As is the case with a few of the songs on the countdown, this is one of those where I can visualize the gist of it,... which brings out definite feelings of childhood nostalgia. ... Like #19, this is one of these songs that I spent a good part of my life "in search of". [smiley=radar.gif] ... [smiley=uh.gif] I forgot the title of the track over time and bought at least one album I can remember thinking,... no hoping [smiley=fingerscrossed.gif] this song was on (I was wrong). [smiley=doh.gif] ... I also want to say this at this point in the countdown. I think most if not all of the "junk(ier)" songs are behind us (these are my personal Top 40; [smiley=shrug.gif] I am not oblivious to "objectively better" music(al genres)). In this particular case, this is a [smiley=drummer.gif] band [smiley=rguitar.gif] whose music MANY did not understand the lack of popular appreciation for. ?.?.? Do NOT count me among those many. [smiley=nono.gif] Besides this song (and their really popular one, which I kind of liked), I did not like their music at all. I actually think it's pretty bad overall,... BUT DEFINTELY NOT THIS AWESOME TUNE... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/9.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on Mar 4th, 2005, 10:02pm Adding to my list, sometimes you don't remember how much you like a song or how much a song affected you until you hear it again. Here are a few more songs that are in my top 50 list. Someday, I'll put them in order: "Be My Downfall" by Del Amitri "Blue", by the Jayhawks "Hero In Me", by Jeffrey Gaines "Heart of the Matter", by Don Henley "Breaking Us In Two", by Joe Jackson "Woman In Love", by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Bridge Over Troubled Waters", Simon and Garfunkel "Dreams", Van Halen "When You Close Your Eyes", Night Ranger "Jet City Woman", Queensryche "Burning Like A Flame" Dokken "Too Late For Love", Tesla "Wanted Dead or Alive", Bon Jovi "Under Pressure", Queen and David Bowie "Miracles" Jefferson Airplane "Magic Power" Triumph "Spirit of Radio" Rush "Movin' Out" Billy Joel "Her Town Too" James Taylor and JD Souther "Take It Easy" The Eagles "The Chain" Fleetwood Mac "A Town Called Malice' The Jam "Heat of the Moment" Asia "Lady" Little River Band "We Belong" Pat Benatar "Send Her My Love" Journey Your Smiling Face" James Taylor |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Mar 5th, 2005, 4:55pm Interesting list, BW! I wonder if any of those will appear in my remaining eight. [smiley=wiseguy.gif] Or, will the "Westian" observation (that we really are all over the place in our musical tastes) hold? [smiley=hmmmm.gif] on 03/04/05 at 19:47:46, StegRock wrote:
As for my #9 here,... I did make a four-CD set of my Top 40 awhile back. Hadn't listened to it for a bit. But, since posting #9 last night, I can't get the 10-to-1 CD out of my car's player, listening mainly to nine on in. I really do think that we have arrived at the point in my countdown where, I think, for the most part my personal tastes meet objective quality. [smiley=shrug.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Apr 4th, 2005, 7:08pm Regarding some current tunage,... is this catchy tune "Jerk It Out" by the Caesers, which is gettin' a lot of play and is the new IPod tune, what I think it's about? [smiley=dick.jpg] ... [smiley=jawdroppin.gif] ... :-[ ... [smiley=whistle.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 22nd, 2005, 7:27pm I guess I was right regarding my query above. [smiley=shrug.gif] Nobody responded, in any event... :-/ Anyway, moving right along with the countdown... Number 8!!! #8!!! Number 8!!! #8!!! Number 8!!! #8!!! #8... Another tune that dates back to my infancy [smiley=newbie.gif] as a rock n' roll fan, a classic of sorts that I heard for the first time with my dad [smiley=groove.gif] [smiley=wiseman.gif] while listening to Kasey Kasem's Top 40 Countdown. The theme of this song is weird and unique along the lines of the theme of (the infamous) #11. I love songs with these off-the-wall themes, in this case a haunting one. ... It wasn't until years later (but before the internet boom) that I tried to track down the song/album. Unlike the situations of some of the earlier songs on my countdown where I was kind of blindly searching since I could not remember the song's title and/or who sang it and finally finding the song was exhilerating, this tune's very distinctive theme and title is unforgettable and the performer very well known, BUT I did not know what album the tune was on and could not find it no matter how many racks I checked (no, not those kinds of racks, [smiley=boobies.gif] you gutter minds) ;) and how many music store clerks I tried to sing it to, which was very frustrating >:( (and the latter painful for many a music store clerk). I used to try to tape it on my stereo... to know avail. [smiley=no.gif] At that point, it did not get much radio play anymore even on 80's stations. I, finally, after years of searching found a cassette copy of the album, what turned out to be a great album, mind you, with a unique eerie theme, which is right up my alley. Also, this guy's voice is incredible and very distinctive. ... I shall give you all (especially you 30 somethings) a hint as to the title and theme in "smileoglyphics"... [smiley=nono.gif] [smiley=money.gif] [smiley=sailin.gif] [smiley=skull.gif] [smiley=scared.gif] [smiley=drown.gif] ... ENJOY this cool blast from the past, fellas! I am sure some of you have figured it out already... [smiley=yes.gif] http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/8.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 26th, 2005, 5:57pm Did anybody get #8 before listening to it? |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on May 26th, 2005, 8:07pm I had a friend in high school that loved your #8 Steg. I was more of a fan of the artist's more popular song, which holds a bit of special meaning to me on a deep, personal level. #8 is a good tune though. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on May 26th, 2005, 8:11pm I added a few more of mine: "Be My Downfall" by Del Amitri "Blue", by the Jayhawks "Hero In Me", by Jeffrey Gaines "Heart of the Matter", by Don Henley "Breaking Us In Two", by Joe Jackson "Woman In Love", by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Bridge Over Troubled Waters", Simon and Garfunkel "Dreams", Van Halen "When You Close Your Eyes", Night Ranger "Jet City Woman", Queensryche "Burning Like A Flame" Dokken "Too Late For Love", Tesla "Wanted Dead or Alive", Bon Jovi "Under Pressure", Queen and David Bowie "Miracles" Jefferson Airplane "Magic Power" Triumph "Spirit of Radio" Rush "Movin' Out" Billy Joel "Her Town Too" James Taylor and JD Souther "Take It Easy" The Eagles "The Chain" Fleetwood Mac "A Town Called Malice' The Jam "Heat of the Moment" Asia "Lady" Little River Band "We Belong" Pat Benatar "Send Her My Love" Journey "Your Smiling Face" James Taylor "America" Neil Diamond "Come Sail Away" Styx "Lady In Red" Chris DeBerg "Rocky Mountain High" John Denver "A Girl Like You" The Smithereens "Brilliant Disguise" Bruce Springsteen |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Callie on May 26th, 2005, 8:13pm Wow, BW. I am in your corner on that list. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 8th, 2005, 9:44pm Number 7!!! #7!!! Number 7!!! #7!!! Number 7!!! #7!!! #7... Well, with #7 here, those of you who have been tracking this, so to speak, from the get-go [smiley=radar.gif] 14+ months ago [smiley=ontheclock.gif] might be figuring out one of my all-time favorite bands. In fact, it is this (unusual) song (for them), like it or not, that brought me to them. From here, I began to appreciate most of their greater corpus of music, which, frankly speaking, I just did not "get" before [smiley=idontknow.gif] (largely because of the social circles I hung out in during high school). Actually, the album, an awesome album mind you, [smiley=headbanger.gif] this song is on popularized/mainstreamed the group and, as such, has a somewhat negative stigma among hardcore fans of them. But, still, the quality is SO good that even most of the hardcore remained on the "bandwagon", [smiley=guitar.gif][smiley=drummer.gif][smiley=singin.gif][smiley=rguitar.gif][smiley=cruisin.gif] so to speak. ... Anyway, back to the song here,... of course, it is a great-sounding tune. On a more superficial level I love it because I can sing it really well and I am no singer. :P Actually, I can sing this guy's stuff in general pretty well. Similar vocal chords, I guess, because I am totally tone deaf. [smiley=shrug.gif] BUT, in any event, it's what's being said with the singing that makes it so great. [smiley=thinking.gif] There are a couple different interpretations. I initially liked how it spoke to my independent, maverick, "I-don't-give-a-rat's-ass-what-anybody-thinks", "I'm-gonna-do-it-my-way" way of living. After meeting my wife-to-be, [smiley=smitten.gif] it came to speak to me about our "against-all-odds", international, "often long-distance" (as many of you know) relationship. Lately, Gino has pointed out to me that she thinks it is describing a relationship with God. [smiley=zenmaster.gif] [smiley=priest.gif] I agree, but still think you can interpret it in various ways (like many things in life whether or not they were created with a certain vision in mind). So, with that build-up, I share with you my beloved #7... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/7.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on Jul 8th, 2005, 11:08pm Good song at 7 Steggie....I actually fell asleep during one of their shows (I was dehydrated at the time) but I do enjoy some of their stuff. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 20th, 2005, 3:12am Number 6!!! #6!!! Number 6!!! #6!!! Number 6!!! #6!!! #6... Well, at #6 here I (once again) show that I am in touch with my feminine side. [smiley=boobies.gif] ... [smiley=awwgee.gif] This simply is, for me, the single best song of its kind,... [smiley=smitten.gif] <--- yea, that kind. It definitely gained a few spots on the chart when I was in the middle of putting together this countdown [smiley=howtoput.gif] back in December of 2003 when Gino and I had our stateside wedding ceremony and it "officially" became our marriage song, the one we danced to. [smiley=dancin.gif][smiley=dancin.gif] It VERY literally and accurately tells the story of my love for my wife, what she means and is to me. It is thE (long "e") guy-to-girl [smiley=smitten.gif] song. It absolutely describes what I firmly believe is entailed emotionally, psychologically, philosophically, intellectually and spiritually in a healthy (erotic) love relationship (now, keep your heads out of the gutters, you rabid Gridiron beasts [smiley=nownow.gif] ... ;)). [smiley=yinandyang.gif] It describes exactly [smiley=bullseye.gif] what I sought out and strived for in a relationship as I matured. ... There is, of course, a warm story behind it... [smiley=campfire.gif] My first roommate freshman year at the University of Denver was Tim Monk, a Texan I had met along with a bunch of other guys during an early orientation for prospective students called "Denver Days". I actually organized it so we could get a floor in the dorms all together when we entered in the fall. [smiley=headbanger.gif][smiley=woohoo.gif] Anyway, Tim was a HUGE fan of the artists who made #6 here. If not for Tim and his love for these dudes, my wife and I very well may not have been dancing to this tune on our wedding day. [smiley=no.gif] I never really knew anybody else who, on various fronts, would have been in a position to have introduced them to me to the degree that I would have come to know of this fairly remote tune. The strange, mysterious and oh so significant... and, unfortunately, all too often unknown and, moreover, not even for a moment thought about [smiley=nono.gif] ways we impact one another by sharing a piece of ourselves... our souls... How I wish Tim were reading this now. [smiley=zenmaster.gif] We ultimately had very different majors, joined different fraternities [smiley=titan.gif] and after just one term, he had an opportunity to live in-house, [smiley=ragin.gif] and we pretty much went our separate ways. From there on out, we shared for the most part just a passing smile, knod of the head and quick hi-and-bye. [smiley=wavinbye.gif] ... :'( BUT, the effects of our friendship were still "felt", so very felt, again 14 years later in 2003. ... As for the song itself, [smiley=note.gif] it is a soothing, melodic and very unique tune. What gives it its "beat" in a way says it all... I know the words pretty much by heart and sang it to Gino while we were dancing on our wedding day. I was unable to completely hold my emotions back. [smiley=bawling.gif] ... So, now, go grab your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, lover, whatever, and join in with Steggie and Mrs. Steggie for this beautiful song SO rich in meaning... (This'll get 'er in the mood, boyz!) [smiley=yes.gif] ... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/6.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on Oct 12th, 2005, 4:00pm I spent some time today to put mine in order: Barnaby's Top 40: 1."Heart of the Matter", by Don Henley 2."Be My Downfall" by Del Amitri 3."Breaking Us In Two", by Joe Jackson 4."Woman In Love", by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 5."Under Pressure", Queen and David Bowie 6."A Town Called Malice' The Jam 7."Blue", by the Jayhawks 8."Bridge Over Troubled Waters", Simon and Garfunkel 9."Hero In Me", by Jeffrey Gaines 10."Dreams", Van Halen 11."Heat of the Moment" Asia 12."Miracles" Jefferson Airplane 13."Magic Power" Triumph 14."Spirit of Radio" Rush 15."Movin' Out" Billy Joel 16."Her Town Too" James Taylor and JD Souther 17."Comfortable Numb", Pink Floyd 18."The Chain" Fleetwood Mac 19."Lady" Little River Band 20."We Belong" Pat Benatar 21."Send Her My Love" Journey 22."Your Smiling Face" James Taylor 23."America" Neil Diamond 24."Come Sail Away" Styx 25."Good Vibrations", The Beach Boys 26."Time", Pink Floyd 27."A Girl Like You" The Smithereens 28."Brilliant Disguise" Bruce Springsteen 29."Say You Will",Foreigner 30. "Take It Easy" The Eagles 31."Jet City Woman", Queensryche 32."Fallen", Sarah McLachlan 33."Little Suzi", Tesla 34."Wanted Dead or Alive", Bon Jovi 35."Sister Christian", Night Ranger 36."5150", Van Halen 37."Rihanon", Fleetwood Mac 38."All the Right Reasons", The Jayhawks 39. "Always The Last To Know", Del Amitri 40."Mama", Genesis |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Dec 20th, 2005, 8:55pm Well, well, well,... and ho, ho, ho... [smiley=santa.gif] Steg-santa's come, alas, bearing gifts... It's been OVER a YEAR AND A HALF since this thread got started, and here I am, at long last, to commence presenting my MOST TREASURED Top 5. It is EXTREMELY worth noting that where there might (have) be(en) any slight seeds of doubt in the prior 35, THERE ARE NONE TO BE FOUND HERE (with the minor exception that #'s 2 and 3 are real tight, so much so that based on my mood (they both appeal to VERY different moods) at any given moment, they could flip-flop). These are songs which just do "it" for me. I will NEVER get bored of them. I can (pretty much, as is humanly reasonable) listen to them over and over. And, when listening to them, I'm not NOT going to "participate" in the song,... singing ([smiley=singin.gif] not necessarily a good thing [smiley=yikes.gif]), dancing ([smiley=dancin.gif]), rocking ([smiley=headbanger.gif]), bobbing, ([smiley=groove.gif]), gyrating ([smiley=rollinwithlaughter.gif]),... something. Without further ado, let's get to it... [smiley=lickinmychops.gif] Drum roll, please... [smiley=drummer.gif] Number 5!!! #5!!! Number 5!!! #5!!! Number 5!!! #5!!! #5... What a contrast to #6 this is going to be... This song is by a sincerely sinister (sinistere, to invent a word) artist/group of artists. [smiley=demon.gif][smiley=demon.gif][smiley=sinister.gif] This dude, they and this song really do give me the willies, and, perhaps, it's that "edge" that adds to the song's draw and puts the song over the top for me as one of my UNDENIABLE ALL-TIME FAVORITES. That having been said, it's still not a song/an album I listen to before going to bed. The tune of the song does not have a soothing, nighttime, restful ambiance, in any event. In every way, shape and form, this song is not a "put you to bed" song; it's a "rev you up" tune, for sure (but, mind you, it is NOT speed metal). [smiley=woohoo.gif] When you listen carefully, the lyrics, the insidious story of the song, however, cannot NOT make you at least a bit... [smiley=nervous.gif] Despite our over-sexualized, [smiley=pudwhacker.gif] yet in-the-closet [smiley=audi.gif] American culture, the image of defiling [smiley=bendover.gif][smiley=spank.gif][smiley=bj.gif] a daughter and flaunting it to mom and dad, [smiley=snake.gif] egging dad on to join in [smiley=eatme.gif] in fact has to elicit a... [smiley=yikes.gif] even to the less sexually moral of us. [smiley=whistle.gif] ... Moving right along, this is another one of these "chaser" songs on my list, [smiley=cruisin.gif] meaning it was a song that I had heard on the radio and then chased after at least a good five years, not knowing the title, the artist(s), anything, and since I hold a tune like a wounded duck, seemed more deaf than deft when trying to "convey" it to music store clerks. That image too deserves a... [smiley=scared.gif] ... Anyway, buckle yourselves in and have at this TREMENDOUS tune,... but as it is approaching bedtime back there on the east coast, do remember that this may not be the tune you want to be listening to... unless you want to be up all night... pumped up... [smiley=pumped.gif] AND perhaps a little spooked... [smiley=inthebox.gif] The singer's voice is just awesomely haunting. [smiley=ghost.gif] ... I will, as always, but even more so since this is now my most coveted Top 5, be interested to see who, if any, of you have your hairs stand up on the back of your neck (not just by the song itself, but) by getting "taken back" by this "truly cult" classic... [smiley=zombie.gif] A least a few of you have GOT to remember (jammin' to) this ass-kicker... [smiley=yes.gif] http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/5.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Referee on Feb 10th, 2006, 11:05pm FUN, "jiggy" music-related posts by esteemed member steelkings can be found here: http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/cgi-bin/theGridiron/YaBB.cgi?board=58;action=display;num=1139627481. If you want to discuss or comment on his posts, do that here, though. Thank you! [smiley=bow.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by junkyardjake on Feb 11th, 2006, 7:55am Quote:
SteelKings, great song, a real classic. (Will Smith, however, I can't decide which annoys me more, his movies or his 'music') Check out this page: http://www.junkyardjake.com/Music/danceparty.htm If you find something you like, you can connect directly to ITunes. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on Apr 3rd, 2006, 11:01am My wife and I got an iPod for our birthdays...I was able to download almost my entire top 40 songs (I am missing a few)....plus another 200 or so! This is by far my favorite piece of electronics I have purchased in quite some time! |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Apr 12th, 2006, 12:37am Guys, question... Do any of you have an audio file of Linkin Park's "In The End" that you could "share" with me? JYJ had it on his favorites list, but he took everything down long ago. Anyway, if you do and wouldn't mind "sharing" it with a "friend", just go ahead and send it to my e-mail address here. Thanks in advance! Also, #4 of "Steggie Steggum's Top 40" will be coming atchyas first thing this summer (break)! [smiley=twothumbsup.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Apr 12th, 2006, 10:33am on 04/12/06 at 00:37:23, StegRock wrote:
Any reason you like that particular song, Steg? [smiley=bendover.gif] [smiley=assinface.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Apr 13th, 2006, 2:01am on 04/12/06 at 10:33:16, Philly wrote:
I'm not following... ?.?.? I like the song... (I'm requesting it because I kind of need it for something,... long story.) Is there something about that song I am missing? In any event, it was in JYJ's Top 20 list, not mine. If there is, why have you chosen now to bring it up? Why am I the butt of the joke and not JYJ? :-/ Anyway, does anybody have a copy of the song you can "share" with me? |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Apr 13th, 2006, 12:44pm on 04/13/06 at 02:01:56, StegRock wrote:
I give up. I apologize for poking fun in your direction. I thought you, as a master of the double entendre, would enjoy that. I guess I was mistaken. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Apr 13th, 2006, 8:40pm To be totally honest, soon after shutting my computer off for the night last night, it dawned on me that you were (probably) indicating "In The End" as in "In The Rear End" (I parenthesize "probably" because I really do not know the lyrics of the song well and, thus, wasn't 100% sure). I wasn't going to turn my computer back on just for that, and, as parenthetically aforestated, I ultimately wasn't 100% sure. In the case that it was something regarding the lyrics, I still wanted to reserve my right to be cranky :-/, but since I now know what you meant,... :-X ... :D |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Apr 25th, 2006, 4:44am Gino took care of my need for "In the End", so... Anyway,... you guys know about that A&E show God or The Girl? [smiley=angel.gif] [smiley=goodrevil.gif] [smiley=boobies.gif] I really didn't catch much of it. But, I saw the tail end of it last night and, in any event, in the trailers you get to hear the theme song. It's great! Gino and I went hunting it down last night and found it. The song is titled "Flood" by this Christian rock band Jars of Clay. I know... ::) I (too) have a really hard time getting into Christian music of any kind, including Christian rock. The lyrics are usually just too corny for me. But, this song flat-out rocks, lyrics and all. Do any of you know this tune??? Bottom line, if you can get a listen, DO SO! Good tune!!! [smiley=yes.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by MordecaiCourage on Apr 26th, 2006, 11:18pm on 04/25/06 at 04:44:41, StegRock wrote:
Man, I will testify to this Steg.....you (meaning all you out there in Gridiron land) should expand your music tastes and tune in to the Contemporary Christian music genre. There are alot of great bands out there that musically are on par with anything in secular music land. Jars Of Clay is just one of many bands that sound that good...The only diffence is the message lyrically...the sound instumentally speaking is great. I would suggest trying a few bands like Casting Crowns...Chris Rice....Steven Curtis Chapman....Mercy Me, and Third Day for starters. Great music, even greater message! Dive in..the waters fine. [smiley=thumbsup.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 5th, 2006, 7:10am Talk about "diversity"... with #5 there and then my mentioning the Jars of Clay tune... It's about as "on the opposite side of the fence" as you'll get. BOTH fantastic tunes! #5 just straight-up rocks... #4 will continue to display Steggie's penchant for variety... So,... without further ado, let's get to it... [smiley=lickinmychops.gif] Drum roll, please... [smiley=drummer.gif] Remember we are in my BELOVED Top 5 here... Number 4!!! #4!!! Number 4!!! #4!!! Number 4!!! #4!!! #4... This is another one of these songs I was in search of for years. [smiley=uponreview.gif] It is also another one that hearkens back to the early days of MTV, [smiley=newbie.gif] you know, when they played music. [smiley=groove.gif] I had seen the video for this song as a kid, was like... [smiley=woohoo.gif] and spent just shy of 20 years [smiley=wiseman.gif] to nail it. I knew who did the song, but didn't know the title and it wasn't quite "Top 40" enough to be easy to find. [smiley=sherlockholmes.gif] I purchased two albums down through the years thinking this song was on them. [smiley=doh.gif] WRONG! [smiley=blush.gif] About five years ago, the internet finally came to the rescue. I was literally like...[smiley=steg.gif] and then... [smiley=dancin.gif] when I finally found this song. It was like I was being reunited with my 10-year-old self. ... With this tune, my penchant for strong, catchy, but simple guitar riffs is again on display. [smiley=rguitar.gif] The guitars in this song are distinctive. You'll likely know 'em once you hear 'em. BUT, this is of yet another genre that we haven't heard on the countdown for some time (if, specifically, at all). [smiley=hmmmm.gif] This tune, as I see it, or should I say hear it, is, HANDS DOWN, the BEST tune of this "popular" type of music that was born in the '80's. [smiley=note.gif] There is NO "poppy" song like this that never wears its welcome with me like this ONE. The vocalist was one of the best; the band, one of the most talented, for this "popular" genre, at least. This tune will "kick" off your week just right, so let's get to it. [smiley=guitar.gif][smiley=band.gif][smiley=piano.gif] ... One quick shout out... and upward,... M.H., you won't easily be forgotten, friend... [smiley=touching.gif] You're going to get a bunch of dudes weeks off on the right foot right here today... [smiley=yes.gif] http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/4.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Aug 3rd, 2006, 4:57am Well,... GOOOOOD MORNING, GRIDIRON!!! [smiley=sunny.gif] I've got some sweet bonus tracks for those of you who have been "tracking" Steggie [smiley=smileytrash.gif] Steggum's Top 40. Yous know... I started this countdown almost 27 months ago, meaning, since I had, as I stated, established the list before even starting to publish it here, which was about a year-long process, that the initial thought that went into this dates back like almost 40 months ago. "Steggie Steggum's Countdown" itself is... [smiley=wiseman.gif] By the time I actually post my oh, so beloved #1, [smiley=smitten.gif] we're talkin' about bein' probably around or over four years since I first started work on this project. Given this development, I would like to give yous all a little bonus treat before getting to the business of posting my,... I know,... ;) much-anticipated TOP 3... I'm "dubbing" these tracks the "Unlucky [smiley=tp.gif] 'Lucky [smiley=shammy.gif] 7'"!!! This is so in the following sense. These tunes are, by and large, new(er) songs, at least new to me, that 27 to 40 months ago I didn't think or the songs in fact hadn't "stood the test of time" for me. That and, perhaps, there was no "story" behind the song (at the time) making it special to me. That was particularly true for one song. In any event, these songs would all contend for a spot on "Steggie Steggum's Top 40", not nearly this high, though one of them may knock on the door of the Top 10, [smiley=getoff.gif] and if I extended to 50, all seven would be in the countdown. So, without further ado, it's Thursday (for most of yous), the weekend is nearly upon us... You've got some new FF-specific team reports rollin' off the presses, and we're all involved in a draft or mock draft somewhere. So, while you're readin' a report or workin' on a draft, kick back and enjoy these aural goodies... Steggie [smiley=smileytrash.gif] Steggum's "Unlucky [smiley=tp.gif] 'Lucky [smiley=shammy.gif] 7'" (in no particular order) 1. This song is one of those not new, but new to me tunes. It actually came up earlier on this thread. AWESOME tune from an off-the-beaten-"track" genre for most of us,... me for sure! It's a real, notable contrast to #5, in any event... [smiley=drown.gif] ... [smiley=spjesus.gif] http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/I.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). 2. This is the tune that I mentioned above that could maybe contend for a Top 10 spot. I believe it is a fairly new song. I LOVED it from the first time I heard it back when it was a radio hit (which I don't remember exactly when that was). It is another one of those "in search of" [smiley=sherlockholmes.gif] songs. I didn't know its title or who it was by. It was only through my fortuitously hearing it on the radio a couple months ago, and remembering enough of it's hook (I mean JUST enough,... like four words and the fact that for a "love-oriented" song, the gender is reversed, so to speak (not gay, though)) to be able to find it(s) title and lyrics via a link buried on Yahoo!'s search engine. Smooooooth tune... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/II.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). 3. This ROCKIN' tune was actually on Junkyard Jake's music list that he had posted here (and that I think he still has up at his site). At the time, it was just a kick-ass tune, but it didn't have any special meaning for me. Well, as per a request for the song I made not too long ago, it ACQUIRED BIG-time meaning for me. Here and there, here, you guys may remember hearing about this over-the-top NIGHTMARE [smiley=Freddie.gif] of a class in Symbolic Logic I had last semester. It was stupid-difficult. [smiley=gonecrazy.gif] -> [smiley=dunce.gif] I digress... There is a Ph.D. student in the program here from India, Gopal. [smiley=sultan.gif] He actually has his MASTER'S in LOGIC. The requirement of this class had been waived for him, BUT he took it, anyway, FOR FUN, as an elective. To make a WAY TOO LOOOOONG story short, he struggled to get a B+,... which is what I got too, which further goes toward showing how f'd up this class was (mind you, that wasn't the highest grade, but,... again,... pudding... proof...). I mean I like and am pretty good at Logic (was like top 5 in the class at Catholic U.), but, come on... I ain't got no MASTER'S in it. Anyway, back to the song,... this song became like my and this guy Eric's anthem for this class. Just use your imagination and tweak your understanding of the words to be talking about "UH's PHIL 445 - Symbolic Logic" taught by Dr. Mary Tiles instead of a bitch girlfriend who left you hangin', and you will be where I was... am. I still have occasional flashbacks and night-sweats. I am damaged goods because of this class. [smiley=annoyed.gif] Dr. Tiles was famous for playing Bach (besides a 600-page logic book, we were working through the 750-page Gödel, Escher, Bach) for us at the beginning of class. Well, last class, I brought my laptop in and,... well,... as everybody was walking in, played THIS... [smiley=headbanger.gif] ...headbanger... [smiley=frustrated.gif] http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/III.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). 4. Of this short list, this is the newest tune. Bottom line, I'm not much of a singer, but there are certain dudes and styles I can do,... mimic well (somehow) at least. (An older, as in The Black Album) James Hetfield is one of them. Unbelievably, given the genre,... this guy, and this song, especially, is another. When it first came on for the first time with my wife and me in the car together and I belted it out, she actually sat there, mouth agape, [smiley=ohshit.gif] in shock at how well I was whippin' this thing out, at least the hook and the lines of verse I could make out (you'll know what I mean [smiley=rasta.gif]). She was like... [smiley=dancin.gif] ... [smiley=boobies.gif] ... This is just one of these rare songs from this genre that's going to stick. Mind you, this guy has some other tunes that are arguably better/more popular, but none of them would have a chance at my Top 40 or 50 like this... [smiley=bouncin.gif] http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/IV.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). 5. This one is one of those tunes along the lines of #'s 21 and 23... that I enjoy when I am wrapped up in one of my delusions of grandeur (which is just about all the time, right, guys?). [smiley=swollenhead.gif] ... ;) REALLY, though, this is one of those songs that speaks to me about the rather less-travelled road I usually take. [smiley=strollin.gif] With that said, enjoy being taken, by song, into Steg's World... yet again... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/V.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). 6. This is the one song of these seven that is NOT new(ish). This is an oldie. Actually, it's the song that got gypped (there's a common word for yous that we very rarely see in print and for which the spelling is like WTF... ?.?.? ... [smiley=dunce.gif]) in "Steggie Steggum's Top 40". For #40, it was in essence a coin-toss [smiley=twocents.gif] between the tune that stands at #40 and this one. As it stands, it was #41 and, in any event, is NOT any lower than #47 on this revised/extension of the Countdown. It is, alas, getting its due... over two years later... Enjoy! http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/VI.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). 7. Last, BUT DEFINITELY NOT least... While I like the tune and melody of this last song, this selection is ALL ABOUT the words and their meaning, and this particular period in the history of our great nation [smiley=patriot.gif] (I've probably given away the song). Mind you, this is NOT a genre of music I care for at all,... I mean,... AT ALL. BUT, I remember when I heard this song for the first time. It was a live performance on a news talk show. It floored me... [smiley=touching.gif] If you don't already know what it is,... let it floor you (...again)... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/VII.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). Well, I hope yous enjoyed... Over and audi, until next time... when it's on to #3 of the Countdown. ... Oh, and by the way, these bonus tunes are (also) NOT the big deal I made mention of on the "Offseason on the Gridiron" thread. That's fantasy football- AND web site-related and is COMING SOON... [smiley=wiseguy.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Aug 4th, 2006, 5:56am Talk about the late-night work [smiley=yawn.gif] and Hawaiian time-zone [smiley=stranded.gif] ... ;) gettin' to me... on 08/03/06 at 04:57:53, StegRock wrote:
I mean it's Friday... (for you guys) now,... but... [smiley=doh.gif] I was all discombobulated late last night... [smiley=stars.gif] Anyway, anybody take a listen yet...??? [smiley=groove.gif] Is anybody still tuning into this thread??? |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Aug 4th, 2006, 9:32am I figured, since it was Saturday already and no one had chimed in... ;) [smiley=hellyeafunny.gif] Here's my take: #1 - Good song... even if you're not necessarily into that "genre". #2 - Love the song. #3 - It's a song that is growing on me. Didn't care for it at first, but it sounds better each time. #4 - Again, not a genre (well, actually a sub-genre of a genre) that I'm crazy about... #5 - The title is one that I love (when used in it's original artistic medium), but this is a group that I've never liked. #6 - A good song, but not one that would make my top 100, if my top 100 even existed. #7 - Like you said... like the message but not the execution. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jan 1st, 2007, 5:43am Okay... Back to "the Countdown"... In true Dick Clark "Rockin' New Year's" fashion, I plan to get #3 up for yous sometime here today... [smiley=wiseguy.gif] ... [smiley=ontheclock.gif] For those of you who have tracked this thing (as best as one could) over the now going on three years,... [smiley=ohshit.gif] these two bulleted points I posted at the outset have not yet manifest... [smiley=hmmmm.gif] on 05/01/04 at 01:16:08, StegRock wrote: UH-OH... STAY TUNED, guyz [smiley=woohoo.gif] and galz [smiley=cheerleader.gif]... |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jan 1st, 2007, 7:52pm While, especially given the amount of time it has taken me to "work" through my Top 40 here ::) ... ;) and as is intimated by my "extra seven" above, there may be some minor switches that could be made in the countdown here, especially the farther out you go, things are solid up here in the Top 5 as I have said, and that is even more so the case now that we are in the Top 3. The three pretty much span my musical interests and are immovable objects. Without further ado, let's get to it... Number 3!!! #3!!! Number 3!!! #3!!! Number 3!!! #3!!! #3... This is by one of my favs, [smiley=smitten.gif] who's making a re-appearance here in the countdown. This is a tune some of you "classicists" out there might be like, "GTF outta here! This tune!!! [smiley=ohshit.gif] I NEVER imagined I would hear this tune ever again." Others of you are gonna be like, "WTF is this?" ?.?.? But, I surely think, this is a song that if you have any range of taste, you can appreciate,... [smiley=yes.gif] especially if you gots a little [smiley=hippy.gif] and [smiley=beatnik.gif] in you. As has been mentioned by folks on this thread, what you feel like listening to depends largely on the mood you are in. #'s 3 and 2 here could readily be switched around depending on my mood. It is just that my personal disposition usually puts me in a more #2-type mood. But, if I were disposed the other way around, these two tunes would be ranked the other way around. That's how close this is! At this point in the countdown, these are all tunes that "grab" me. ... Anyway, the "voice" of this tune is un-usual. Only the "diest of hards" will have a clue who it, the singer or for that matter, because of the unfamiliar voice, the band, even is. The voice is that of one of the long, lost originals. It is the late JC, whose smooth vocals are what make this song. JC, for family reasons of all things (in the modern day and age), you left this group of artists before they became what they were to become, but they did not leave you behind. You were always an integral part of the "history of their sound", something I only came to appreciate as my exposure to their musical corpus became more filled in, and your unfortunate passing in '84 saddens [smiley=touching.gif] those of us who came to know (of) you and your "original influence" only much later. Others have become (unbelievably, still are becoming) the voices of this group, but none speaks to me any more than you do in this song tailor-made to yours. This is a tune likely lost in the history of not just rock, but the group itself,... but not in my heart. Fellow Gridironers,... kick back, perhaps with a glass of wine or brandy or a bong, [smiley=bonghit.gif]... ;) and let yourself melt away and come into harmony with the universe with this fiiiiine tune... [smiley=palmtree.gif] http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/3.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by MordecaiCourage on Jan 5th, 2007, 2:46pm Man Steg...I doubt that any Gridironer knows that song...except ol' MC that is. I used to listen to this way before they were the popular band they became. JC was a brilliant song writer...though I never dug his voice. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jan 6th, 2007, 4:38am MC, I don't disagree with you regarding JC as a vocalist. JY and, of course, DD are... were... whatever far superior. BUT, what about for this song? Overall (subjective judgments about) quality aside, this to me is a case where the "right song" met up with the "right voice" and the "right person". In fact, this is the only song where he is the lead/solo vocalist that I really like,... that I really like. It is just that it is the shizniot,... at least with respect to being the perfect blend of song, voice and person, no? |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by steelkings on Jan 6th, 2007, 8:40am Way back when, at Market Square arena ??? did that song about 3/4 into the set. Everyone was stoned. They finished the song and the crowd was silent. The band quickly jumped into Renegade to get things moving again. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by MordecaiCourage on Jan 7th, 2007, 10:46pm First of all sk...I stand corrected...there are people out there in Gridiron land that know who this is!! You da' man. :o Stegger, it is the "right song", the "right person", and the "right voice"...yes I agree. I've always liked this song, but it is not a song that I think of often. I do have the album (yes..ALBUM as in vinyl) still, and sat down and played it through after I listened to A Day. ;) Good album...brings back memories of me and my brothers campin' out under the stars at the beach. Man I was just an 11 year old kid hangin' with the big boys back then!!! |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Tyrone_Biggums on Jan 8th, 2007, 3:35am Whoever, or whatever that song was: http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b40/grotesque_burlesque/hatedit.jpg Hated It ! Just my opinion, remember, I also smoke crack rocks. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jan 8th, 2007, 4:45am TB, that doesn't surprise me... You seem like neither the [smiley=hippy.gif]- nor [smiley=beatnik.gif]-type. ;) sk,... yea,... this is definitely a toke, [smiley=bonghit.gif] relax, [smiley=palmtree.gif] and melt away tune. Probably not the song you want to go with three-quarters of the way into a show. ;) MC,... thanks for your response. That's the kind of "relating", reminiscing and domino effect I so hope for from folks. Not that it can be forced,... but when it does happen, a meaningful (meaning-filled) bridge is built on which we are meeting. To think that the mere sharing of that song could inspire that reflection means a lot to me and is a testament the profound effect one human can have on another. TB, back to you,... with all due respect, and, REALLY, I take NO offense to your post, especially given how cool you were about it,... the mere judgment of the tune, whether negative or positive, isn't the effect I'm striving for here. I mean... it's all good, and I can DEFINITELY see how this would be a tune not loved, or even liked, by all. It's just that this kind of connection like the one had here with MC is more the "spirit" of what I am getting at with this thread. Given the typical impersonal nature of our milieu here, it's just nice to connect with your fellow man on a deeper, more substantive level (if/when possible). :) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 17th, 2007, 11:49pm After an off-the-BEAT-'n-TRACK ;) #3, are yous ready for #2??? [smiley=headbanger.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by MordecaiCourage on Jun 22nd, 2007, 6:11pm Bring it!! ;D |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on Jul 26th, 2007, 7:12am I seriously doubt there is another member of the Gridiron who could beat me at name that tune, and I must say, I have never heard the song at #3. I am very much waiting for Steg's #2 and #1 hits on his countdown though. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by MordecaiCourage on Jul 26th, 2007, 7:27am on 07/26/07 at 07:12:47, BarnabyWilde wrote:
BW...that's where you'd be wrong my friend!!! ;D I am, without a doubt, the Gulf Coast Regional Champion Name That Tuner!! Just plain can't be beat. :D I'm the guy they call when they get stumped on a song's title...the artist...even the year the song came out!! I can even tell 'em what the artist had for lunch the day they recorded the song! Oh yeah...I'm that good [smiley=duel.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on Jul 26th, 2007, 1:13pm Seriously MC, I doubt I'd even break a sweat as I crushed you. [smiley=takinyours.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by MordecaiCourage on Jul 26th, 2007, 3:26pm on 07/26/07 at 13:13:39, BarnabyWilde wrote:
[smiley=howtoput.gif] Oh yes BW, you'd break a sweat alright.....on your furrowed little brow!! Little beads just'a poppin' up as you watched me rip right through song titles, one right after the other, without even needing to hear a single solitary note. [smiley=note.gif] I can envision it now ~~~~~Crowds cheering me on...women tossing their panties at me....Mayors trying to give me the key to their cities...Governor's naming counties after me...a spike in the numbers of parents naming their newborns "Mordecai"!! Ah yes, the Pandemonium of it all...the sheer Pandemonium of it all!!! 8-) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on Jul 26th, 2007, 3:47pm LOL...you keep believing that MC...it's nice to day dream every once in a while! ;) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 26th, 2007, 4:19pm First off, I'm gonna go with the (former) disc [smiley=jammaster.gif] jockey in this debate here. ;) on 07/26/07 at 07:12:47, BarnabyWilde wrote:
B-dub, I can't believe you [smiley=jammaster.gif] didn't know #3. [smiley=ohshit.gif] I suppose I'm proud. ?.?.? In any case, what did you think of it??? So-so? [smiley=thumbsdown.gif] Too mellow? [smiley=hippy.gif] Or, cool? [smiley=sunny.gif] And, in any event, I apologize, MC, everybody, for not having this #2 tune up already. One thing has just led into another here lately. It'll be soon, I hope. [smiley=fingerscrossed.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by MordecaiCourage on Jul 26th, 2007, 9:55pm on 01/05/07 at 14:46:16, MordecaiCourage wrote:
Oh...and by the way BW..I DID name that tune that you had no idea of who it was! [smiley=laugh.gif] You're soft!! [smiley=hellyeafunny.gif] you may have DJ'ed but I did a little time in a record shop as a teen ya' know...I racked up 4 years shelving, listening to, reading lyrics and ordering all genres of music...on vinyl of course!!! |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Aug 1st, 2007, 4:54am Number 2!!! #2!!! Number 2!!! #2!!! Number 2!!! #2!!! #2... Well, we're REALLY changin' gears here!!! Nevertheless, though, this is yet another one of my favs, [smiley=hearteyes.gif] who's making a re-appearance [smiley=disguised.gif] here in the countdown. Understand, however, that this is NOT a genre of music I liked at all as a kid. During my high school years, everybody who listened to this stuff was... [smiley=toast.gif] It wasn't 'til I went to college, joined a fraternity [smiley=ragin.gif] (and hooked up with my boys Markie a.k.a. Drew Rosenhaus and Danny a.k.a. IbdFunk), and saw guys who looked like "me" rockin' [smiley=woohoo.gif] out to this stuff that I gave it a chance. WELL, once I did there was NO turnin' back, and,... well,... I had me a new fav (although there will ALWAYS be a special place in my heart for those other dudes and their "robot [smiley=borg.gif] song" that sits at #11 hereof). IT'S ALL LOVE ALL THE TIME AT THIS POINT IN THE COUNTDOWN!!! [smiley=smitten.gif] Whereas #3 is my chill-out tune, [smiley=palmtree.gif] this is my pump-up song. [smiley=pumped.gif] In fact, Gridironers, like this song or hate it, [smiley=idontwanna.gif] we all owe it some SERIOUS love because its aggressive [smiley=hellhound.gif] up-beat pushed me forward many a late night [smiley=steg.gif] as I've worked on this place. [smiley=builder.gif] This was especially true back in July-August of 2002 when I endured the labor pains of birthing this place... [smiley=newbie.gif] back in Andong, South Korea where exists the still-inhabited traditional [smiley=bow.gif] Korean [smiley=yinandyang.gif] folk [smiley=panda.gif] village [smiley=ninja.gif] and where western, no less American, [smiley=patriot.gif] media was scarce (NO AFKN; too far away from any [smiley=drillsergeant.gif] military [smiley=soldier.gif] base [smiley=commander.gif] to pick up the signal). [smiley=flagged.gif] This song was a BIG part of the background of the formation of "the Gridiron". Again, like it or not, this quality of this song is undeniable; musically, [smiley=guitarist.gif] guitar-wise, this stuff is Mozart-esque. [smiley=violin.gif] While the lyrics ultimately admittedly take liberties with the biblical [smiley=spjesus.gif] reference at play (namely, [smiley=horsey.gif][smiley=ontheclock.gif] [smiley=horsey.gif][smiley=hungry.gif] [smiley=horsey.gif][smiley=crickets.gif] [smiley=horsey.gif][smiley=reaper.gif]), you can't help but sing along with this sucker. I can belt out the hook in my sleep. This song is in your face, [smiley=hulk.gif] leaps out and grabs you and brings you into its world before you can even react. There is NO better song to be kickin' off the [smiley=dog.gif] days of August and the [smiley=coach.gif] NFL [smiley=footballsmiley.gif] season [smiley=helmethead.gif] with... than this... [smiley=gladiator.gif] For those of yous (on the mainland) catching this in the immediacy of my posting it, GOOD MORNING... [smiley=sunny.gif] Get ready to WAKE the @&~# UP!!!!! [smiley=yes.gif] Oh,... and remember that 2-song, 15-minute block I was tellin' yous about... [smiley=wizard.gif] http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/2.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Aug 1st, 2007, 9:50am I was definitely into this genre for some time in middle and high school, although I never got into this band despite their prominence in this particular genre. They were just making a name for themselves when I was transitioning away from heavy metal. This is definitely a wake-up song though. However, Eric Mangini will argue with you as to its suitability for opening training camp as he's decided to stop playing the rap and metal at camp and pump in Mozart instead, hoping that the team will learn better with that music playing. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on Aug 4th, 2007, 10:45am I too never really was "in" to this particular band (I even slept through one of their sets at a concert) But, much like a few other artists, they have recently grown on me. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by steelkings on Aug 4th, 2007, 5:29pm Quote:
Bong!!! If you slept through a ... set you were either way stoned Or..... 5 at the time and up way past your bedtime young man. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by BarnabyWilde on Aug 4th, 2007, 5:32pm LOL... Actually, they were the 2nd act in the Monsters of Rock tour, right behind Kingdom Come and before Dokken. I was so dehydrated being in the hot sun all day I fell asleep. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Dec 25th, 2007, 9:44pm A little Christmas "Eve...ning" [smiley=christmascheer.gif] gift for yous,... a "hint" (in both senses of the word, I suppose)... of the #1 tune on "Steggie Steggum's All-time Top 40 Countdown", my far-and-away most beloved song [smiley=smitten.gif] (but don't base any expectations on that; this song is just as "off"-the-"beat"en-"track" as many of the others,... kind of). Any guesses send me by private message. Here's the hint... [smiley=texan.gif] [smiley=groove.gif] The track, at looooong last, will be comin' atchyas on New Year's Day. [smiley=dancin.gif] [smiley=booya.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Dec 29th, 2007, 4:28pm on 12/25/07 at 21:44:18, StegRock wrote:
Okay... I'll give another hint... A few bars of this tune made a "cameo appearance" on an episode of Seinfeld. Kramer sang/hummed it, and then I think a little bit of the real recorded song closed out the show during the credits. ... |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jan 2nd, 2008, 4:59am Well, I'm sorry that I was unable to get this up earlier. It looks like I'm just going to make it under the gun... "as promised"... Hawaii time. At any rate,... without further ado,... almost FOUR FULL YEARS since I began this here,... spanning five calendar years, 2004 - 2008,... my VERY undisputed... Number 1!!! #1!!! Number 1!!! #1!!! Number 1!!! #1!!! #1... I have found very few people who don't dig this "cult HIT", but I have also found very few who LOVE it the way I do. I [smiley=hearteyes.gif] LOVE [smiley=smitten.gif] EVERYTHING about this song. The sound, love it. All the sounds, love 'em. It seems like every time I listen to the tune, I hear a neat new one. The beat, love it. The unusual vocals, love 'em. The video, love it. The lyrics, love 'em, especially after I learned what they were about. Its creative theme, the album theme, love it. The group's name, love it. The fact that this tune was "off"-the-"beat"en-"track", yet garnered a significant underground following, I love. I also love the fact that it isn't your run-of-the-mill song about sex, love, drugs and alcohol, violence, politics, etc. Like other songs on my countdown here, this was one of those tunes I was "in search of" [smiley=vulcan.gif] for YEARS. I always knew the song's title, though. There was NO WAY I was forgetting that. When I finally came across the album that had it, I couldn't contain myself, hopping around the music store. I think the needle had just about dug through the song on this album. Regarding the song's lyrics, for years I just thought it was some funky-good post-modern artistic blurb. When I came to learn what it was about,... well,... first of all,... that it was about something, I went nuts. After reading up [smiley=RIF.gif] on the song's topic, "border [smiley=texan.gif][smiley=groove.gif] busters" (I'll gladly field questions later if need be), I became even more of an addict of the song. [smiley=gonecrazy.gif] What a cool thing to sing about. As for the band, they were unfortunately short-lived. [smiley=no.gif] ... [smiley=RIP.gif], MM and JN. I've got a couple of their albums. Great stuff... from the cutting edge of the new age. The video, I must admit, played no small role in the underground popularity of the song and, perhaps, why I even love it so. The video truly was ahead of its time. I suppose it was the first music-visual experience I had that was truly artistic and was apparently trying to tell a story (although I didn't understand it) ?.?.? and wasn't just a band filmed (from different angles) while playing or some t-n-a to sexually stimulate a preteen... AND WORKED. The song, I suppose, just stuck! Whenever you see a "Best of" show for this decade, this song never gets any respect and, yet, it was enjoyed by so many, making, as I pointed out in my post right above, a "cameo appearance" ;D on Seinfeld. Mind you, though, in its time it hardly got any radio play. BUT, UNBELIEVABLY, two to three months ago when I began contemplating getting my #1 up here, YEARS after this song was produced, I'm in an Ace Hardware store, and on the "regular" rock station they have on, this song comes on. I was beyond myself. I was out of control. I, moving about the aisles suddenly swiftly, started singing the song. I asked the two cashier girls if they knew it. Of course, these two youngins didn't. ... Honestly, trying to put all this in words seems to be sacrilege because no words will capture how much I love this tune. The damn song just makes me feel good... EVERY time I hear it! I want to sing along with it. [smiley=singin.gif] I want to dance to it. [smiley=booya.gif] It's just a FUN [smiley=note.gif] tune! It makes me smile,... and I'm really hoping it does some of you too. I'm thinkin' at least a couple of you, upon realizing what song this is, are going to get that awesome feeling when you hear a song, particularly an off-the-beaten-track one, that you dug but have long forgotten... [smiley=radar.gif] (And, you all are even getting a little bonus with this one,... the vid! [smiley=threed.gif]) With less than a minute to spare (Hawaii [smiley=palmtree.gif] time),... [smiley=ontheclock.gif] my MOST beloved #1... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/1.htm (just click the play button). |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by rickgpin on Jan 2nd, 2008, 11:55am it was worth waiting for. i like that song alot...i probably saw and heard it in the early days of mtv. the top 40 was an enjoyable trip. thanks steg, keep rockin! [smiley=band.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jan 20th, 2008, 5:34pm Down through the YEARS this thing lasted, not none, but so few ended up having or, at least, expressing to me here this following type of feeling... on 05/01/04 at 01:16:08, StegRock wrote:
Oh, well... False expectations... But, your message above, rickster, albeit short, did have a little bit of that "feeling" (in both senses, I suppose) to it. You may have been the only guy to "respond" to the "long-awaited" ;) ... ::) #1, :-/ but it wasn't just a rote, obligatory comment, and for that I thank you. There was just that little bit of something more to your post that makes me feel that sense of connection with you... beyond text on a screen, usually one-liners. [smiley=thumbsup.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jan 22nd, 2008, 10:09am I'm still hoping to hear it at some point. I'm unable to view YouTube stuff at work (it's blocked) and I rarely find time to get online at home any more. I'll try to make a better effort to check it out. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by steelkings on Jan 22nd, 2008, 2:39pm Oh my god! I waited five years for that? The worst part is that it's gonna take anouther 5 years to get it back out of my head! [smiley=scream.gif] [smiley=scream.gif] [smiley=scream.gif] [smiley=scream.gif] [smiley=scream.gif] [smiley=scream.gif] [smiley=scream.gif] [smiley=scream.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jan 23rd, 2008, 4:18am on 01/22/08 at 10:09:54, Philly wrote:
Heya, Jeff... Here's a non-YouTube version for you. It's ActiveX, hosted here like the rest,... but I made a little video for ya below... ;) ... ;D "Enjoy"... http://www.ffyi.com/stegsmusic/01.htm (as should be expected, the songs can take quite a bit of time to load in the player; they are set to start AUTOMATICALLY when fully loaded). [smiley=texan.gif] [smiley=deadhorse.gif] [smiley=broncofan.gif] [smiley=sunny.gif] [smiley=crickets.gif] [smiley=rollin.gif] [smiley=soapboxer.gif] [smiley=demonstration.gif] [smiley=groove.gif] [smiley=kb.gif] [smiley=drummer.gif][smiley=singin.gif][smiley=rguitar.gif][smiley=guitarist.gif] [smiley=horsey.gif] [smiley=gonecrazy.gif] [smiley=cowboy.gif] [smiley=radar.gif] [smiley=shitfan.gif] [smiley=snake.gif] [smiley=campfire.gif] [smiley=pig.gif] [smiley=horse.gif] [smiley=onice.gif] [smiley=alcoholic.gif] [smiley=worm.gif] 8-) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Philly on Jan 23rd, 2008, 8:17am Great song. Probably wouldn't crack my top 40, but one I enjoy nonetheless. I always lump this song along with another off-the-beaten-track one from the 1980s: "Turning Japanese" by the Vapors. I think they were both on a "Off-the-beaten-track Hits from the 80s" compilation. ;) Honestly, I had no idea there was a deeper meaning to the lyrics. It's one of those songs that disguises its point in apparent inanity. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by steelkings on Jan 24th, 2008, 1:05am Quote:
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Oh Great! >:( Thanks Jeff |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 21st, 2008, 6:46am I know I'm probably a couple YEARS behind the times here, but I stumbled across this tonight, and this was about the "keenest", most creative student productions I've seen in a long time. It gives me some hope. :) Some of our youth still got it together. It is a spin off of this song... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQGlvL-UE9M. HERE IT IS... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooa8nHKPZ5k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooa8nHKPZ5k). Anybody ever see this before? ... In any event, GREAT JOB, guys!!! [smiley=thumbsup.gif] This thing is so famous that there have even been copycat remixes of IT... that pale in comparison, mind you. ... Hell of a lot better than this... [smiley=gimmeabreak.gif] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mdX3PCHUlA. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 11th, 2008, 5:44am I've been meaning to post this for some time, but have kept forgetting... But, right now, vis-a-vis the predicament we find ourselves on "the Gridiron" at the moment, it actually is timely and rather apropos. While I think this song is solid, I don't think it's really great, and, at this point in life, I'm not a big fan of music videos. However, this song and this video... WORK!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18pelixcmvQ. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 2nd, 2009, 2:12am I know this is a little late, but, hey, better late than never... Did you all see this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY??? If this doesn't at least lift the lump in your throat, [smiley=touching.gif] you don't have a pulse. Really, it should at least put a smile on your face! [smiley=yes.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by cwhams on May 2nd, 2009, 8:34am ;D It was great! What a surprise. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 2nd, 2009, 5:46pm That is something else, Chuck, isn't it? I've actually updated the post I made with the original extended version, which brings out the touchingness of it all even more... on 05/02/09 at 02:12:43, StegRock wrote:
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 21st, 2009, 6:00am I know I am sooooo late with this stuff. This is probably ancient by now, but I just happened to catch it over the weekend while I had some SNL "shorts" special tuned in for like ten minutes. Here it is on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V6aXCRTICo. HILARIOUS... [smiley=rollinwithlaughter.gif] and very creative and, actually, kind of a cool tune! 8-) |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jun 27th, 2009, 6:02pm on 06/26/09 at 16:40:45, StegRock wrote:
We were all affected by the guy whether you like it or lump it... Many of us grew up on him whether we realize it or not... We all received gifts from him whether we acknowledge it or not... And, this, one of those gifts, exemplifies both his gift-giving and the story of his life... It's my choice of a tribute to the guy, in any event... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8rYl6K2STc. Cleaned me out for a while... [smiley=bawling.gif] [smiley=tp.gif] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 2nd, 2009, 3:30pm [offtopic] on 06/27/09 at 18:02:57, StegRock wrote:
Here's this CFLer's tribute to M.J. from off "The REAL Feed": TD tribute to Michael Jackson does not thrill CFL (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/07/02/cfl.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl) SI.com: NFL (02.07.2009 10:50) TORONTO (AP) -- The CFL isn't all that thrilled with Arland Bruce's tribute to Michael Jackson in the Toronto Argos win in Hamilton. Are you kidding me??? [smiley=gimmeabreak.gif] I mean... at this point I'm kind of with those who think the Michael Jackson media coverage is a bit too much. But, in any event, who is God's name would think THIS would be appropriate???[/offtopic] |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Lambert on Jul 2nd, 2009, 10:14pm funny how some people are suddenly MJ fans. 3 weeks ago he was still just a freak to most of those same people. all of a sudden he is some kind of humanitarian? he admittedly slept in the same bed with children who were not his own and we give him the benefit of the doubt....wtf?? dude was a pervert...talented, no doubt!... pervert, no doubt! ?.?.? |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Jul 3rd, 2009, 2:03am I want to preface that in this era where outing our heroes has become our favorite pastime in America I am pretty sure this is not a hill I want to die on. But, I have a different take on MJ's behavior and (alleged) transgressions. I really believe that he was reliving his stolen childhood in a way that anybody who is socially well-adjusted or just within the "normal" range cannot comprehend. I'm not going to argue this out because 1) I don't really care enough to and 2) it would take a mini dissertation (especially to be persuasive to an audience who isn't likely to even want to put in the thoughtfulness necessary to understand the argument, no less who perhaps have already convinced themselves otherwise). But, I would simply contend that, if you look beyond the veneer of the charges and into the real circumstances of his life and what he said vis-a-vis what he did, a fuller, more "understandable" if you will (double entendre intended), picture appears. At least, it does to me. I also don't think it's a big deal that fans have come out of the woodwork upon his death here. It is usually in death that we come to realize a person's (immanental/subtle/indirect) effects on us. That is a shame. I was a preteen and teen of the 80's, and I worked and lived in Korea for seven years and traveled around far-east Asia where you could see Jackson in a different light without all the Americano leeches and media vultures going about their usual seek-and-destroy missions. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Mar 9th, 2011, 8:09pm Man, I gotta confess... between these songs "Hello World" and "Raymond" right now, and others in the past like "This Ain't Nothin'", this country [smiley=cowboy.gif] music's got me... [smiley=touching.gif] hooked! |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on Apr 27th, 2013, 3:19am I've got to share this... This is GREAT stuff... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpatG5prwuM. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by StegRock on May 22nd, 2015, 4:39am I somewhat lament this as I know it would greatly disappoint my old on-line friend Kirk, a.k.a. FourTwoOh (wherever he is, I hope he is well), but it is what it is... on 05/08/04 at 17:00:19, StegRock wrote:
I must concede to Travistotle, a.k.a. T-Rave, a.k.a. Ravenous T., a.k.a. GBRFLer Dr. (of Philosophy of Philosophy) Travis Cooper, and, alas (that was for you, bro ;)), strike this song, John Lennon's "Imagine", from my list and largely from my music life. Travis and I discussed this song at length after I posted this, and I rigorously defended it at that time. I defended it under the philosophical auspices that he and I share that ethics and religion are separate issues (albeit sometimes overlapping). This song is not about an ethical world as I had in mind. It is about a utopian world. Dennis Prager recently mentioned that leftism is a religion without traditional scripture, but that this song would be it. Alongside the leftist gospels of Marx (Old Testament) and Alinsky (New Testament), I would call "Imagine" a leftist Psalm. Indicative of the utopianism it promotes, the song is filled with a lot of implicit hatred, actually. My recent reflections on this song have awakened me to the wisdom of those who derided rock 'n roll for its influence. Mind you, I do not agree with those who see a problem with the beat and rhythms. Rather, it is about the glibness with which rockers can sing about important topics while having a profound influence on young impressionable minds. Indeed, I cannot even enjoy a song that is infused with politics, eh-hem, leftism. While I like a song that is touching, I have somewhat oddly come, at an advancing age, mind you, to have a renewed appreciation for songs with lyrics that are just fun, almost teenage (no, I am not having a midlife crisis, quite the contrary). I would rather listen to (this just randomly came to mind), in fact, I find it liberating in this day and age to listen to "Can I Get A... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzwAMYApUwE)" (yea, the ellipsis is like that, T. ;)) by Jay Z, whom I am no fan of by the way, or David Guetta, Nicki Minaj and Flo Rida's "Where Them Girls At (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4kVWCSzfK4)" than this self-righteous propagandistic twaddle by Lennon. I am sorry. :-/ It is over. I just want my music to entertain me. |
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Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic: Music Post by Stegfucius on Oct 13th, 2023, 10:05pm Have not used this old thread in ages, but kind of have reason to at the moment... I currently have the featured list over (on the homepage) at "The Top Tens". Especially if you are into the old hard-rock band Styx, you got to check this goodie out: [smiley=guitarist.gif][smiley=band.gif][smiley=guitar.gif] |
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