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Title: Now We Rise, And We Are Everywhere. For Sat. Night.
Post by: twyacht on June 19, 2010, 08:41:02 PM
There used to be a singer/songwriter named Nick Drake. He died in 1974, in his 20's.  Far too young for his talent. The header is a quote from a great song, and has made a resurgence as of late.

I have been a fan since I can remember, (thanks Mom)....and thought, a deep breath of acoustic, before going at it again would remind us of the important things.

Have a great weekend DRTV.  And Never Let Them Beat You Down...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o298SRDF2Mo&feature=related


Title: Re: Now We Rise, And We Are Everywhere. For Sat. Night.
Post by: Big Frank on June 19, 2010, 09:04:32 PM
I never heard of the guy but the song sounds familiar. Maybe I heard it on tv.
Title: Re: Now We Rise, And We Are Everywhere. For Sat. Night.
Post by: CJS3 on June 20, 2010, 08:17:25 AM
AT&T commercial.
Title: Re: Now We Rise, And We Are Everywhere. For Sat. Night.
Post by: twyacht on June 20, 2010, 09:26:51 AM
AT&T commercial.

At least someone at AT&T has decent diversified tastes in music, not some mindless Lady Ga Ga, or other mindless crap that is so prevalent these days.
Title: Re: Now We Rise, And We Are Everywhere. For Sat. Night.
Post by: SwoopSJ on June 20, 2010, 10:36:45 AM
At least someone at AT&T has decent diversified tastes in music, not some mindless Lady Ga Ga, or other mindless crap that is so prevalent these days.

The sad thing is, unless I'm mistaken, Lady Ga Ga, was / is a musical prodigy and studied at Juliard.  That kind of talent and the only thing that produced by it is "mindless crap"  as you so aptly termed it.   :(

Swoop
Title: Re: Now We Rise, And We Are Everywhere. For Sat. Night.
Post by: tombogan03884 on June 20, 2010, 10:38:42 AM
The sad thing is, unless I'm mistaken, Lady Ga Ga, was / is a musical prodigy and studied at Juliard.  That kind of talent and the only thing that produced by it is "mindless, money making crap"  as you so aptly termed it.   :(

Swoop


FIFY    ;D
Title: Re: Now We Rise, And We Are Everywhere. For Sat. Night.
Post by: twyacht on June 20, 2010, 12:38:28 PM
The sad thing is, unless I'm mistaken, Lady Ga Ga, was / is a musical prodigy and studied at Juliard.  That kind of talent and the only thing that produced by it is "mindless crap"  as you so aptly termed it.   :(

Swoop


Obama went to Harvard also,.....Outcome turned out great there too. Last time I heard 15 seconds of a Ga Ga tune (all I could stand), I must have missed the Juliard influence... :-\

Title: Re: Now We Rise, And We Are Everywhere. For Sat. Night.
Post by: Timothy on June 20, 2010, 12:42:57 PM
The sad thing is, unless I'm mistaken, Lady Ga Ga, was / is a musical prodigy and studied at Juliard.  That kind of talent and the only thing that produced by it is "mindless crap"  as you so aptly termed it.   :(

Swoop


I think the Gaga went to Tisch School in NY, not Juliard.  Either way, she's just another pop star who's shining brightly just before flameout!
Title: Re: Now We Rise, And We Are Everywhere. For Sat. Night.
Post by: fightingquaker13 on June 20, 2010, 12:52:20 PM
Due respect boys. As Tom pointed out, Ga Ga gets the green, and fame (for the next 15 minutes) and Obama is the President. Sometimes you do get what you pay for education wise. ;D
FQ13
Title: Re: Now We Rise, And We Are Everywhere. For Sat. Night.
Post by: Timothy on June 20, 2010, 01:03:59 PM
Due respect boys. As Tom pointed out, Ga Ga gets the green, and fame (for the next 15 minutes) and Obama is the President. Sometimes you do get what you pay for education wise. ;D
FQ13

The problem with the latter is, no one knows HOW he paid for Harvard!  We know how he got elected.....the "ignorant dumbass" vote outnumbered the independents!
Title: Re: Now We Rise, And We Are Everywhere. For Sat. Night.
Post by: SwoopSJ on June 20, 2010, 06:45:21 PM
Due respect boys. As Tom pointed out, Ga Ga gets the green, and fame (for the next 15 minutes) and Obama is the President. Sometimes you do get what you pay for education wise. ;D
FQ13

I have to disagree with you, FQ.  The educational institutes that these individuals attended played no role in their current status, in my opinion.  Lady Ga Ga's music doesn't reflect, to me, any type of refined musical training and Obama... well let's just say his connections and backdoor dealings had WAY more to due with his rise in politics than a Harvard education.  He might as well have attended Whatsamatta U, with Bullwinkle.   ;D

Swoop

Title: Re: Now We Rise, And We Are Everywhere. For Sat. Night.
Post by: shooter32 on June 21, 2010, 09:39:38 AM
Thanks TW, good stuff!!  8)
Title: Re: Now We Rise, And We Are Everywhere. For Sat. Night.
Post by: twyacht on June 21, 2010, 07:37:17 PM
Thanks TW, good stuff!!  8)

Just trying to keep, composition, alternative tuning, different types of picking, something just different, that can relate to those not in the sheeple mindset of a majority of today's music. Those tracks, and the thread drift on Lady Ga Ga, just remind me that talent comes from the artist, (or it used to), and not from a production company, mixing engineer, and market/demographic analyst, interested in # units sold.....



Title: Re: Now We Rise, And We Are Everywhere. For Sat. Night.
Post by: jaybet on June 21, 2010, 07:48:27 PM
Take it from a bitter, angry old guitar player... it's got nothing to do with Julliard and in most cases little to do with talent. There's LUCK, there's tenacity of the "artist" (their drive), there's LUCK (did I say that twice?), and there's WHO IS GOING TO MAKE AN ASSLOAD OF MONEY OFF OF YOUR MINDLESS DRIVEL OF A TUNE. That's pretty much what's on tv and the radio. Watch the Grammys... you'll figure it out. Bunch of buttlickers slappin' each other on the back.