Yet another Great Big Zombies post!
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annathepiperJust because the world needs more songs about zombies, I bring you Jonathan Coulton's Re Your Brains. Clearly I've got to give this one a listen and see if it comes anywhere near the giggle factor of Skullcrusher Mountain.
And because I seem to have a habit of linking my favorite musically inclined Newfoundlanders with the shambling undead, I will also add that according to the latest From the Road, Alan is thinking about posting while the band is not on tour. Much to the delight of the denizens of the OKP, one of whom made the clever suggestion that he rename his blog From the Rock. I like that; it's got the same scansion and the same initials!
Meanwhile I played my bouzouki last night, since it was feeling inferior and unloved in the wake of the revelation that other bouzoukis get to be played by Alan. I am way, way, way out of practice on the zouk since most of my musical attention has gone to the guitar for quite a while, but I'm still solid on just about all of the basic chords required for GBS-flavored rhythm strumming. Except E, which I need for the bridge of "Jack Hinks". And although I do know the fingerings of the bridges of both "Jolly Butcher" and "The Night Pat Murphy Died", knowing them and being able to play them at speed are two different matters entirely!
But it felt good to have the zouk in my hands regardless. I need to make more time for that.
And now I'll spend the rest of the morning wondering exactly how "Re Your Brains" would sound covered by my B'ys. Because I'm just like that.
ETA 11:11am: And now, having actually listened to the Coulton ditty, I am laughing my head off. SING IT! "All! We! Wanna do! Is eat your brains!" Muahahaha!
Monday evening miles: 2.4
Tuesday morning miles: 2.1
Miles out of Hobbiton: 973.8
Miles out of Rivendell: 515.8
Miles out of Lothlórien: 53.8
Miles to Rauros Falls: 335.2
And because I seem to have a habit of linking my favorite musically inclined Newfoundlanders with the shambling undead, I will also add that according to the latest From the Road, Alan is thinking about posting while the band is not on tour. Much to the delight of the denizens of the OKP, one of whom made the clever suggestion that he rename his blog From the Rock. I like that; it's got the same scansion and the same initials!
Meanwhile I played my bouzouki last night, since it was feeling inferior and unloved in the wake of the revelation that other bouzoukis get to be played by Alan. I am way, way, way out of practice on the zouk since most of my musical attention has gone to the guitar for quite a while, but I'm still solid on just about all of the basic chords required for GBS-flavored rhythm strumming. Except E, which I need for the bridge of "Jack Hinks". And although I do know the fingerings of the bridges of both "Jolly Butcher" and "The Night Pat Murphy Died", knowing them and being able to play them at speed are two different matters entirely!
But it felt good to have the zouk in my hands regardless. I need to make more time for that.
And now I'll spend the rest of the morning wondering exactly how "Re Your Brains" would sound covered by my B'ys. Because I'm just like that.
ETA 11:11am: And now, having actually listened to the Coulton ditty, I am laughing my head off. SING IT! "All! We! Wanna do! Is eat your brains!" Muahahaha!
Monday evening miles: 2.4
Tuesday morning miles: 2.1
Miles out of Hobbiton: 973.8
Miles out of Rivendell: 515.8
Miles out of Lothlórien: 53.8
Miles to Rauros Falls: 335.2
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Date: 2006-05-09 05:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-09 05:50 pm (UTC)They already have our brains, willingly sacrificed.Ahem. Yes.
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Date: 2006-05-09 05:58 pm (UTC)Rant and Roar is my all-time favorite GBS album. It's got the most songs that are long-time favorites at concerts, and the best set of songs that really catch the flavor of why I like these boys so much. It was the samples off this album that sold me on the need to find some albums and buy them, pronto, when I was first introduced to them back in 2000. ^_^ Most of the tracks on this album have sample clips you can listen to.
The Hard and the Easy is also very worth a listen, since it's a return to the band's original Newfoundland folk roots and there are some wonderful ditties on that. ALL the tracks on that one are sampled on the site.
Best songs to look for... oh geez, every time I get asked this I have a hard time narrowing it down to just a few. ;) However, my all-time favorite track on Rant and Roar is "Ordinary Day", and on The Hard and the Easy, it's "The River Driver".
OH! And if you'd like to hear a couple of these songs in their entirety, GBS does actually have a MySpace page where a few tracks are posted. You can look at that here.
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Date: 2006-05-09 06:07 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-05-09 07:33 pm (UTC)speaking of zombie songs
Date: 2006-05-09 08:52 pm (UTC)Re: speaking of zombie songs
Date: 2006-05-09 09:29 pm (UTC)Re: speaking of zombie songs
Date: 2006-05-09 09:41 pm (UTC)You learn something new everyday. Last night our friend Rob (son of one of the "Four Lads") sent home some tunes with my sweetie. One of them was the original Four Lads version of the later hit for They Might Be Giants... Istanbul (not Constantinople). Never had a clue that TMBG were covering that. The Four Lads made it to #10 on the charts with it back in the fifties. It's a slower, more swingy version. Way cool.
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Date: 2006-05-09 09:48 pm (UTC)And oh yeah, TMBG did that as a cover, I knew. In fact, speaking of the Muppet Show, I'm pretty sure I saw them cover this ditty in an episode once. ^_^
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Date: 2006-05-10 05:21 am (UTC)This gave
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Date: 2006-05-10 05:34 am (UTC)