---

Posted by Gamgee on 09-06-2002 at21:16:

 

That's what I was thinking.

---

Posted by Mark on 09-06-2002 at21:17:

 

Of course, great minds think alike.

---

Posted by Gamgee on 09-06-2002 at21:18:

 

Just what I was going to say...

---

Posted by Mark on 09-06-2002 at21:19:

 

I knew it.

---

Posted by arcticsunburn on 09-07-2002 at01:05:

 

quote:

Originally posted by servantsteve quote: Originally posted by Gamgee So what CD is it that are you aren't crazy about? Mr Buechner's Dream

See, there's your problem. Go listen to Alarma! or Kalhoun first.

I also fell under the same spell you did. There were a couple of songs off of each disc (MBD) that appealed to me, but the rest were... well... left something to be desired. I think that Terry's voice is in top condition, and so is the band, I just can't put my finger on what it is...

---

Posted by Mark on 09-07-2002 at09:22:

 

MBD is great!

---

Posted by Gamgee on 09-07-2002 at10:02:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Mark MBD is great!

Amen!

---

Posted by Gamgee on 09-07-2002 at10:04:

 

quote:

Originally posted by arcticsunburn quote: Originally posted by servantsteve quote: Originally posted by Gamgee So what CD is it that are you aren't crazy about? Mr Buechner's Dream See, there's your problem. Go listen to Alarma! or Kalhoun first. I also fell under the same spell you did. There were a couple of songs off of each disc (MBD) that appealed to me, but the rest were... well... left something to be desired. I think that Terry's voice is in top condition, and so is the band, I just can't put my finger on what it is...

That's funny, because for me it was the opposite... MBD is one of the few DA albums that appealed to me right from the start. Most of the others took some time for me to really get into, but I liked MBD right from the start (well, the first disc at least... it took me a bit longer to really get into the second one, but now I love).

---

Posted by Mark on 09-07-2002 at10:14:

 

I liked MBD right away. It took awhile to take it all in since it was long, but that was OK.

---

Posted by Jim Muglia on 09-07-2002 at10:52:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Mark I liked MBD right away. It took awhile to take it all in since it was long, but that was OK.

MBD is great. It needs to be taken for the syle it was intended to be: straightforward rock with a lot of Fleisch and blood.

---

Posted by Gamgee on 09-07-2002 at10:56:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Jim Muglia ...with a lot of Fleisch and blood.

---

Posted by BigDork on 09-07-2002 at11:40:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Jim Muglia quote: Originally posted by Mark I liked MBD right away. It took awhile to take it all in since it was long, but that was OK. MBD is great. It needs to be taken for the syle it was intended to be: straightforward rock with a lot of Fleisch and blood.

heh heh





agreed

MBD is great!


BD

---

Posted by Mark on 09-07-2002 at12:26:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Jim Muglia quote: Originally posted by Mark I liked MBD right away. It took awhile to take it all in since it was long, but that was OK. MBD is great. It needs to be taken for the syle it was intended to be: straightforward rock with a lot of Fleisch and blood.

Good answer

---

Posted by arcticsunburn on 09-07-2002 at17:50:

 

Yeah, I need to listen to it a bit more.

"Who's Who Here" is my favorite.

---

Posted by Jim Muglia on 09-07-2002 at18:05:

 

quote:

Originally posted by arcticsunburn Yeah, I need to listen to it a bit more. "Who's Who Here" is my favorite.

Speaking of which, does anyone have a take on the meaning of that song? I'm trying to figure out what it means.
Jim

---

Posted by BigDork on 09-07-2002 at19:36:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Jim Muglia quote: Originally posted by arcticsunburn Yeah, I need to listen to it a bit more. "Who's Who Here" is my favorite. Speaking of which, does anyone have a take on the meaning of that song? I'm trying to figure out what it means. Jim

I always think about the DAmb when I hear it.





I know there is a story about this song, but I can't think of it right now. Something about the singer from SF59????


"Jason and his argonauts"



BD

---

Posted by Jim Muglia on 09-07-2002 at22:00:

 

quote:

Originally posted by BigDork quote: Originally posted by Jim Muglia quote: Originally posted by arcticsunburn Yeah, I need to listen to it a bit more. "Who's Who Here" is my favorite. Speaking of which, does anyone have a take on the meaning of that song? I'm trying to figure out what it means. Jim I always think about the DAmb when I hear it. I know there is a story about this song, but I can't think of it right now. Something about the singer from SF59???? "Jason and his argonauts" BD

That's a little pet peave of mine. Since Taylor's words are often abstract, he oughtta put a little note under each song title before the lyrics: "I was thinking how life is like ..., so I that inspired me to write down these lyrics for Who's Who Here?"

I mean heck, we fork out all that money for the project, we're really into the messages of the band; why not give us a little heads up for each song. On the last couple Michael W. Smith projects, "Live the Life", and "This is Your Time", he puts a little message like that before each song's lyrics, and the songs become so much more powerful since you understand what they are talking about. I wouldn't have even known that the song "This Is your Time" was about that martyred Christian girl at Columbine High if he didn't put the note before the song, and I would have missed the powerful message that "This Is Your Time" was literally referring to martyrdom. Anyhow, just a pet peave, not a crisis.
Jim

---

Posted by Gamgee on 09-07-2002 at22:21:

 

You may have a point there, Jim, but remember that art is art. Song lyrics (and all poetry for that matter) are not sermons. If the meaning of a song is explained completely, then what's the point of the song existing? You might as well just write out the message. A clue to a song's meaning can be helpful, but half the fun of listening to a song (or reading a poem) is figuring out the meaning.

---

Posted by Jim Muglia on 09-07-2002 at22:39:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Gamgee You may have a point there, Jim, but remember that art is art. Song lyrics (and all poetry for that matter) are not sermons. If the meaning of a song is explained completely, then what's the point of the song existing? You might as well just write out the message. A clue to a song's meaning can be helpful, but half the fun of listening to a song (or reading a poem) is figuring out the meaning.

That's true, or figure out what it means for our own lives anyways. Like Bruce Springsteen's song "The Promised Land" means something really important to me; but I'm not sure if it means the exact same thing to the next guy or even to Springsteen himself. We can all interpret "the dogs on Main Street howl" however we want, and the song will have its unique meaning to us individually. That's true, art is art, no two people see every detail of a painting the exact same way. Like I said, it was just a pet peave, not a crisis.
Jim

---

Posted by Gamgee on 09-07-2002 at23:09:

 

That's the great thing about a well written song... it can have multiple meanings... I remember once on a Steve Taylor message board I used to post on, we were discussing the meaning of his song "Jesus is for Losers." Everyone seemed to have a different interpretation of the song, but everyone's interpretation made a lot of sense...