If you know the classic Brecker Brothers tune “Some Skunk Funk,” you might not recognize it in this insanely fast version performed in Nagoya, Japan, in 1993. Michael Brecker’s tenor solo is mind-boggling.
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Erik The Red Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:22:30pm |
Man, I am out of breath from just watching that sax solo.
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:23:21pm |
Speaking of musicians ... Chris Martin of Coldplay gets a bit of a bad rap sometimes. He can be political on stage, but the organization he is very involved with is OxFam. OxFam isn't as "dicey" as many other NGOs. And he got some unwarranted grief over stealing a riff from Kraftwerk for the song "Talk." But Kraftwerk gave the usage its blessing.
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Truck Monkey Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:23:46pm |
Michael Brecker RIP. He was one of the greats that died too soon.
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Digital Display Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:26:47pm |
re: #3 _RememberTonyC
Speaking of musicians ... Chris Martin of Coldplay gets a bit of a bad rap sometimes. He can be political on stage, but the organization he is very involved with is OxFam. OxFam isn't as "dicey" as many other NGOs. And he got some unwarranted grief over stealing a riff from Kraftwerk for the song "Talk." But Kraftwerk gave the usage its blessing.
Isn't Joe Satriani and Cold play in the middle of a legal copywrite lawsuit right now? I thought I has heard that...
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Erik The Red Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:28:16pm |
re: #3 _RememberTonyC
Great band. Going to put on iTunes right now.
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:28:51pm |
re: #6 HoosierHoops
Isn't Joe Satriani and Cold play in the middle of a legal copywrite lawsuit right now? I thought I has heard that...
could be, Hoosier. I'll check it out. Coldplay is a very good band and they did a really cool thing in Hartford back in May that revealed a good hearted philosophy on their part.
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:30:16pm |
re: #7 Erik The Red
Great band. Going to put on iTunes right now.
I really like their song "Death and All of Its Friends" from Viva La Vida. It's a great rip of music.
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Erik The Red Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:31:08pm |
re: #10 _RememberTonyC
I really like their song "Death and All of Its Friends" from Viva La Vida. It's a great rip of music.
Just started that album now. :) Life in Tech.
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Digital Display Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:31:39pm |
re: #8 _RememberTonyC
could be, Hoosier. I'll check it out. Coldplay is a very good band and they did a really cool thing in Hartford back in May that revealed a good hearted philosophy on their part.
Great band..The production is top notch..
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legalpad Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:32:10pm |
This sounds better than discussing birth certificates.
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albusteve Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:32:24pm |
saxophone...too many keys...
where do you put your fingers?
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:33:50pm |
re: #11 Erik The Red
Just started that album now. :) Life in Tech.
last song on the CD ... 6:17 long ... listening now
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albusteve Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:34:42pm |
I lost count with the sax thing...several hundred thousand notes
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Truck Monkey Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:35:29pm |
re: #15 albusteve
saxophone...too many keys...
where do you put your fingers?
You don't really want to know... do you?
//
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Erik The Red Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:35:50pm |
re: #13 pink freud
How many days to go, Erik?
4 more sleeps. Pick them up on Sunday afternoon. Thanks for asking. :)
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Erik The Red Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:37:30pm |
re: #16 _RememberTonyC
last song on the CD ... 6:17 long ... listening now
Death and all his friends.
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Digital Display Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:37:43pm |
re: #15 albusteve
saxophone...too many keys...
where do you put your fingers?
I play a little piano..A little guitar and Bass...Took drums for 6 weeks...
I have no idea what to do with an instrument in my mouth nor where to put my fingers...
/ See? I can be funny!
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pink freud Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:37:53pm |
re: #19 Erik The Red
Good! I will be happy when they are home with you. :-)
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:37:56pm |
re: #12 HoosierHoops
Great band..The production is top notch..
I went to see them in Hartford in Aug '08 and while I thought the show was only slightly disappointing, apparently the band really thought they sucked. So they added a date this spring and came back to Hartford and did a killer show (which sadly I was not at). But they gave the entire audience a special CD they've been working on ... 8 songs ... all live from the tour. I borrowed that bad boy and added to the nano. I thought that showed a lot of integrity, since it was Hartford and not a "sexier" place to come back to.
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Charles Johnson Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:37:59pm |
I played on that same stage with Al Jarreau, for several nights.
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:38:47pm |
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:39:25pm |
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:40:15pm |
re: #24 Charles
I played on that same stage with Al Jarreau, for several nights.
I used to listen to a lot of Chick Corea and remembered Stanley Clarke when he was still known as "Stan." The 1970's was a shitty decade for clothes, but very good for music.
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:42:28pm |
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Erik The Red Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:45:06pm |
re: #28 _RememberTonyC
Look out for a great S. African band by the name of Seether. Went by the name Saran Gas(sp) before changing their name.
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Digital Display Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:47:15pm |
re: #24 Charles
I played on that same stage with Al Jarreau, for several nights.
Could you ever tell a story about Stanley Clarke? A story about what it is like to play music with...He is one of my hero's...Anything...How he was inspired about writing? a funny story...Any stories about him? His favorite keyboard player.besides Chick? Me personally..I think Stanley is one of the top 5 bass players of all time..of all time...
Some night..Will you tell us a story about him?
Thank you and kind regards
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:50:55pm |
re: #32 Erik The Red
Look out for a great S. African band by the name of Seether. Went by the name Saran Gas(sp) before changing their name.
i remember you mentioned them ... they covered that george michael song, didn't they?
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Cato the Elder Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:51:12pm |
In the News of the Weird:
There's a big dispute going on between psychology professionals and Wikipedia. Seems someone went and posted all ten Rorschach ink blots from the famous test on Wiki. The psychobabblers are up in arms because their precious "test" could be "compromised" by people seeing the bloody blots.
The more I read, the more convinced I am that the ink-blot nonsense is a prime example of pseudo-science sanctified by tradition and professional obfuscation (which we should all eschew, as we know).
If I'm ever required to tell someone what I see in those splotches, it'll go something like this:
Psychologist: "Image number one. What do you see?"
Cato: "An inkblot."
P: "Very well. Number two?"
C: "Another inkblot."
...
P: (speaking into Dictaphone): "Patient hopelessly intransigent. Danger to psychology. Recommend immediate institutionalization. Thorazine. Depakote. Shock treatment."
C: "Can I try again, please?"
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BlueCanuck Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:54:45pm |
re: #36 Cato the Elder
What? There's only ten? I thought that they just randomly made a bunch up when they needed them. After all in psychology there should be no right answer.
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:55:05pm |
re: #37 MikeySDCA
When I was at Yale, we used to say that people majored in psych because they needed to. I was History of Art.
i still have the HW Janson book by the same name ... it's one of 2 books I still have from college
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Erik The Red Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:55:13pm |
re: #35 _RememberTonyC
i remember you mentioned them ... they covered that george michael song, didn't they?
Yes, they did.
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:56:44pm |
re: #40 Erik The Red
Yes, they did.
i remember listening to them at your suggestion ... the last South African music i heard was on Paul Simon's Graceland album. Different styles!
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Erik The Red Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:56:53pm |
re: #35 _RememberTonyC
i remember you mentioned them ... they covered that george michael song, didn't they?
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:57:54pm |
Birthers on the Hill Part 2 (video)
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LionofDixon Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:58:01pm |
Reminds me of some of Raymond Scott's stuff from the 30's and 40's...like PowerHouse or War Dance for Wooden Soldiers...
Check them out on youtube...good stuff...way ahead of its time for the 30's...
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albusteve Wed, Jul 29, 2009 5:59:04pm |
re: #41 _RememberTonyC
i remember listening to them at your suggestion ... the last South African music i heard was on Paul Simon's Graceland album. Different styles!
Graceland is Simon's masterpiece
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Erik The Red Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:00:39pm |
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:00:41pm |
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:02:19pm |
I remember going to see Jeff Beck in the mid '70s just after "Blow by Blow' came out. That was a breakout performance by a guy who changed styles seamlessly.
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albusteve Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:03:01pm |
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JCM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:03:24pm |
Seattle, all time record.
6 PM Jul 29 - 102.0 (38.9)
5 PM Jul 29 - 102.9 (39.4)
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Bloodnok Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:04:19pm |
re: #51 JCM
Seattle, all time record.
6 PM Jul 29 - 102.0 (38.9)
5 PM Jul 29 - 102.9 (39.4)
I see it's cooling off. Enjoy!
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Digital Display Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:04:31pm |
re: #38 BlueCanuck
What? There's only ten? I thought that they just randomly made a bunch up when they needed them. After all in psychology there should be no right answer.
Shrink: (German accent) So what does this ink blot look like?
Hoopster: I'm pretty sure that is MJ doing that wicked crossover in game 7 against Utah...Yep
Shrink: (looks at blot) whaaa?
Shrink: What does this remind you of?
Hoopster: mmm.Big Splat there...I'd say 72 sock puppets landing on a Nirther Blog...
Shrink: close...Hoosier...What else?
Hoopster: Are those..are they? Teabags?
Shrink: Let the healing begin! Now what is this?
Hoopster: That's Megan Fox Nekked on the beach...and ahhh...Is that OR there also? What? OR! Get the hell out of my ink blot test!
Shrink: You are healed son
Hoopster: You validate parking ..Right?
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Erik The Red Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:04:45pm |
re: #51 JCM
Seattle, all time record.
6 PM Jul 29 - 102.0 (38.9)
5 PM Jul 29 - 102.9 (39.4)
I can only guess who the moonbats up there are blaming this on.
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albusteve Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:04:52pm |
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Dark_Falcon Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:05:32pm |
re: #43 Killgore Trout
Birthers on the Hill Part 2 (video)
Most of that was sad to watch. Only Congressmen King and Pence were willing to speak the truth (as opposed to the Nirther's Troof). I WANT MY PARTY BACK!
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:05:49pm |
re: #51 JCM
We were supposed to hit 106 here in Portland. Not sure if we made it or not.
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Erik The Red Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:05:56pm |
re: #53 HoosierHoops
Shrink: (German accent) So what does this ink blot look like?
Hoopster: I'm pretty sure that is MJ doing that wicked crossover in game 7 against Utah...Yep
Shrink: (looks at blot) whaaa?
Shrink: What does this remind you of?
Hoopster: mmm.Big Splat there...I'd say 72 sock puppets landing on a Nirther Blog...
Shrink: close...Hoosier...What else?
Hoopster: Are those..are they? Teabags?
Shrink: Let the healing begin! Now what is this?
Hoopster: That's Megan Fox Nekked on the beach...and ahhh...Is that OR there also? What? OR! Get the hell out of my ink blot test!
Shrink: You are healed son
Hoopster: You validate parking ..Right?
ROTFLMAO funny.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:07:27pm |
re: #56 Dark_Falcon
The guy filming was also pretty dishonest when he said Dems marginalized their kooks like Cindy Sheehan and Mikey Moore. Cindy maybe but Moore was regarded as a hero for his dishonest propaganda films.
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yochanan Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:09:09pm |
re: #54 Erik The Red
and a lot of place in seattle don't have a.c. cooked moonbat.
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yochanan Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:10:01pm |
re: #59 Killgore Trout
they only went after cindy when she decided to run against MADAME SPEAKER.
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CynicalConservative Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:10:41pm |
re: #57 Killgore Trout
We were supposed to hit 106 here in Portland. Not sure if we made it or not.
Blew the hell out of it in Aloha, local (my house) 109.
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JCM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:11:23pm |
re: #60 yochanan
and a lot of place in seattle don't have a.c. cooked moonbat.
True that, stopped and got KFC for dinner, out in the yard in the shade, kids playing in the kiddie pool. Got room ac in one room for sleeping.
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Cato the Elder Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:12:16pm |
re: #38 BlueCanuck
What? There's only ten? I thought that they just randomly made a bunch up when they needed them. After all in psychology there should be no right answer.
I didn't know there were only ten either. The whole thing is bogus, if you ask me. Look up Rorschach on Wiki and see for yourself.
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yochanan Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:12:45pm |
CURENTLY 70 in chicago
[Link: www.chicagotribune.com...]
was a great day today nice weather and low humidity.
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_RememberTonyC Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:13:37pm |
re: #50 albusteve
that was worth the 8 minutes ... straight up joyful music
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Cato the Elder Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:15:13pm |
Wouldn't people sue you for diamond scratches on their floors if you tried that Paul Simon shoe thing?
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pianobuff Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:16:19pm |
Seem like Mike Stern always looks exactly the same no matter what year it is.
Must be the haircut.
Anyway, great pick Charles. Hadn't seen this.
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capitalist piglet Wed, Jul 29, 2009 6:19:43pm |
Randy Brecker rode in my car once.
/brushwithgreatness
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GGMac Wed, Jul 29, 2009 7:21:10pm |
re: #24 Charles
I played on that same stage with Al Jarreau, for several nights.
Did you ever cross paths with Jim Cerio? A compadre of Chuck Mangione, from Elmira, NY - 1970s
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mfarmer1 Wed, Jul 29, 2009 7:29:19pm |
Only one thing comes to mind when I hear/see something like this...I'm taken back to the mid 1980's when I discovered a truly hysterical weekly show out of LA called Russian Television. Every week they had a musical performance or two. Thanks to the video here I somehow recalled the name of some band from Turkmenistan called "Gunesh." And thanks to Youtube, Gunesh lives. You have been warned.
Anyone else remember that show? Some of the other bands/artists were Djorgie Marjonovich? Ivo Lenka? Fralex? Sofia Rotaru? This is scaring me how I remember this stuff.
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coloradobuff Wed, Jul 29, 2009 7:45:27pm |
Thanks, Charles. I've heard (and sometimes seen) various versions they have done of that chart (including the original studio version that I still have on vinyl somewhere), but that one is crazy! I remember thinking how much I liked the original, even though it had a significant cacophonous, "outside" quality to it. Very cool indeed.
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danrudy Wed, Jul 29, 2009 7:58:38pm |
I posted this on several threads since I wanted to share. I think the LGF crowd will get a kick out of this...
FOlks ...THIS is damn FUNNY...I came across this in another blog. The guy typed up a letter like the rather /bush memo regarding the Nirther conspiracy.
He got more hits on his blog then ever before and had to add a disclaimer at a later date that a joke becasue some fools were taking it seriously. It is Very funny!
[Link: blog.robballen.com...]
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