Comments on: Burning bandwidth http://tancos.net/wp/2007/09/20/burning-bandwidth/ There's a fine line between kawaii and kowai Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:59:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=4d71380d7a422395afe645cdf1e78b67&&;size=80&default=http://tancos.net/wp/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/46751464f40b7e3.png" alt="Robin MonsterID Icon" height="80" width="80"/> Robin http://tancos.net/wp/2007/09/20/burning-bandwidth/#comment-161 Robin MonsterID Icon Robin Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:17:05 +0000 http://tancos.net/wp/2007/09/20/burning-bandwidth/#comment-161 Well, *that* was frustrating. I liked every single one of these and probably have most or all of them somewhere in my own collection (though only because I have a well-informed musical consultant with tastes amazingly similar to Don's, who keeps me happily supplied in obscure and enjoyable tunes). But I have a terrible memory for instrumentals, so I could securely identify by name and artist only the one vocal piece. I'm pretty sure of the artist on Set 1, Track 1, but for the rest I could only narrow down to likely candidates ... and the last track on each set had me totally stumped. (Greyduck, the one that annoyed you is klezmer, but beyond that I can't name the artist or song.) Obviously I have to shift the stack of CDs around and rotate through some of the ones I haven't been listening to lately. (Though surely some of these are recent finds?) Well, *that* was frustrating. I liked every single one of these and probably have most or all of them somewhere in my own collection (though only because I have a well-informed musical consultant with tastes amazingly similar to Don’s, who keeps me happily supplied in obscure and enjoyable tunes). But I have a terrible memory for instrumentals, so I could securely identify by name and artist only the one vocal piece. I’m pretty sure of the artist on Set 1, Track 1, but for the rest I could only narrow down to likely candidates … and the last track on each set had me totally stumped. (Greyduck, the one that annoyed you is klezmer, but beyond that I can’t name the artist or song.) Obviously I have to shift the stack of CDs around and rotate through some of the ones I haven’t been listening to lately. (Though surely some of these are recent finds?)

]]> By: <img class="monsterid" src="http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=3c52c2a38a2c1344c455e11158890958&&;size=80&default=http://tancos.net/wp/wp-content/plugins/wp-monsterid/monsterid/e4e31f790125c69.png" alt="GreyDuck MonsterID Icon" height="80" width="80"/> GreyDuck http://tancos.net/wp/2007/09/20/burning-bandwidth/#comment-160 GreyDuck MonsterID Icon GreyDuck Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:06:16 +0000 http://tancos.net/wp/2007/09/20/burning-bandwidth/#comment-160 I loved the first track in the first set and the third track in the second (which sounds a lot like Jethro Tull except for the lack of distinctive Ian Anderson flute trills). I disliked the Doors cover (clever and well-done as it was) because I can't stand the Doors, and the only song that really annoyed me on its own merits was the first track in the second set. The rest of it was pretty good. Recognizing any of 'em? Not a chance. I loved the first track in the first set and the third track in the second (which sounds a lot like Jethro Tull except for the lack of distinctive Ian Anderson flute trills). I disliked the Doors cover (clever and well-done as it was) because I can’t stand the Doors, and the only song that really annoyed me on its own merits was the first track in the second set. The rest of it was pretty good.

Recognizing any of ‘em? Not a chance.

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