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Posted by Audiori J on 08-23-2005 at13:57:

 

It uses a weighted average, and even with that 9.8 is high. As for as getting it on the lists themselves, it would take probably hundreds or thousands of votes I guess of people that have a history of voting. The more votes the better..but it would probably take a lot of DA fans to get it to show up on anything. Possible but might take a while.

But to put it in perspective blockbuster movies are only getting in the 10s of thousands of votes.

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Posted by peawinkel on 08-23-2005 at14:31:

  Coded message?

So, Audie.
I believe what you're instructing us to do next (the ones who have voted) is vote on other stuff, particularly those top 250. What if Godfather suddenly received....say.......a 1 vote.........heh heh heh......
I get what you're up to....{wink,wink,nudge,nudge,say no more}

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Posted by Audiori J on 08-23-2005 at15:20:

 

Hahahaha! Thats a good one. I didnt think of it that way, I was more saying I am not sure even if everyone votes how likely it will show up on the lists because of their restrictions. But your way is good too.

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Posted by bereal on 09-07-2005 at22:09:

 

quote:

Originally posted by bereal I still haven't had the chance to watch it. We had lots of company today. MF's grandparents came over for about an hour this morning. Then after nap, we had some friends come over for dinner and to play music. We had a blast! We won't get to see them again before we move so it was nice to get together with them. We actually are having a going away party on Sunday, but they will be out of town that day. Maybe we'll get the chance to watch it tomorrow evening. I sure hope we can watch the DVD before we move in less than 2 weeks.

Well, here it is over a month since we moved and I finally got to watch The Making of MBD DVD. This is great. I have a new respect for Greg. Wow! What a musician! And Tim, if you happen in here, in addition to being the greatest bass player ever, you are such a goof! Loved the scene with the kids. Reminds me of MF running around after our little ones.

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Posted by Jevon the Tall on 09-08-2005 at10:08:

 

I got a working copy now, and a couple of things stood out:

Tim: who should quit smoking. But is a huge ham.
Terry: who finally took off his hat - dude, hair thins, it happens. Look at Patrick Stewart. You think God really cares. He still knows all of the remaining strands by name. In fact it makes his job easier in that regard.
Ed: who could get a hair cut, who does he think he is: Cher?
Greg: a very nice addition so see DA's version of the quiet Beatle. He is an understated player.

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Posted by tchandler on 09-08-2005 at10:37:

 

i quit smoking 2 1/2 years ago! but thanks for the thought.

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Posted by Jevon the Tall on 09-08-2005 at12:57:

 

Hey, it's what I'm here for. Note: come to BC and I'll ply you with Cognac and Cuban cigars. Downside, I'll probably want to jam with you, and sing songs about farting.

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Posted by jiminy on 09-08-2005 at13:34:

 

....and sing songs about farting

Jev-
your being redundant again.

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Posted by Jevon the Tall on 09-08-2005 at14:14:

 

not necessarily ... Tim's bass would fit perfectly.

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Posted by bereal on 09-08-2005 at21:00:

 

.....not to mention the trombone.

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Posted by Mountain Fan on 09-09-2005 at15:37:

 

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Originally posted by Jevon the Tall I got a working copy now, and a couple of things stood out: Tim: who should quit smoking. But is a huge ham. Terry: who finally took off his hat - dude, hair thins, it happens. Look at Patrick Stewart. You think God really cares. He still knows all of the remaining strands by name. In fact it makes his job easier in that regard. Ed: who could get a hair cut, who does he think he is: Cher? Greg: a very nice addition so see DA's version of the quiet Beatle. He is an understated player.

You should've known Jev would've been the one concerned about smoking, as he is a walking, perpetual hazardous, explosive location and accident waiting to happen!

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Posted by Mountain Fan on 09-09-2005 at15:45:

 

Oh yeah, this is an awesome DVD. It's great to see the band at different stages in the development of such a great work.

I was particularly struck between the sonic difference between the Who's Who Here demo and the final version. The demo sounded quiet and dark versus the "arena rock" sound of the final version. The demo version stylistically reminded me of some of the bonus tracks on the When Everyone Wore Hats compilation (the 3rd CD of the set and another underrated project and worth every bit of the $25 price) Neat!

For Reference:

Disc Three: "The Story of Bud & Irma"
2. Your Hidden Hand (NEW)
4. Turn This Off (New Acoustic Version)
6. The Devil's Elbow (NEW)

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Posted by wayneb on 09-15-2005 at10:36:

 

My copy of the MBD DVD arrives in 5 hours!!!!!! That's when our friend from NZ flys in to Adana and gets driven to Tarsus......she has my DVD.

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Posted by Audiori J on 09-15-2005 at10:50:

 

We actually talked to Terry once about doing a 'basement tapes' series of demos like that both old and new. Quality would be less than perfect, and they would be geared toward the die hard fans, but I love stuff like that.

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Posted by Mountain Fan on 09-15-2005 at12:16:

 

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Originally posted by Audiori J We actually talked to Terry once about doing a 'basement tapes' series of demos like that both old and new. Quality would be less than perfect, and they would be geared toward the die hard fans, but I love stuff like that.

I would really like it, even if it was done on an old cassette tape and boom box or something.

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Posted by Mountain Fan on 09-15-2005 at12:34:

 

I was struck by how much Chris Colbert looks like Paul McCartney in the face in 3D. I had never picked up on that in pictures I had seen of him before.

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Posted by joey on 09-15-2005 at12:49:



ya know, i only watched this once and was kinda .bored with it....
is there something wrong with me?

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Posted by Mountain Fan on 09-15-2005 at15:49:

 

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Originally posted by joey ya know, i only watched this once and was kinda .bored with it.... is there something wrong with me?

Maybe you're not a rabid fan or musician?

Are you a wacky fan?

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Posted by audiori on 09-15-2005 at17:02:

 

We kind of figured that it might be boring for some.. and probably "too long" for many.

Our main goal was to try to balance it a bit.. we didn't want to cut too much fo the "boring" stuff because that is the "making of" an album. Most of it is sort of slow, and "boring" work. We tried to include enough silly stuff or performance footage to give the folks that weren't interested in that stuff something to see. We just didn't want to overload it with too much of one and none of the other.

We probably should have kept it around 60 min as some of the early edits were.. and then used the extra stuff as bonus material. Then again, it comes in much shorter than "Let It Be," "Rattle and Hum," "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart," "Fearless Freaks," and other music documetaries.

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Posted by wayneb on 09-15-2005 at17:52:

 

OKOKOKOK, it's over....the wait has ended and I have seen the DVD (though not all the live footage)

I really enjoyed it. I have stayed up until nearly 2am, my wife was happy to let me (even though I teach school in 6 hours or so), and now I know a few things I didn't before.

I've done some studio stuff before, so know what it can be like. You guys got a good blend of everything I think. The volume in the spoken parts was a little quiet compared to the music bits. I had to keep on using the volume control to keep it even....but I did have a sleeping household to consider!

What really struck me was the way so many of the songs were lovingly polished - by that I don't mean made bland, but extra takes were done, bits were added and taken away, the band knew what they wanted but were also still open to new ideas.

Tim was scary at the end.

Ed looks REALLY serious when he plays live (but changes wondrously when he smiles)

Greg is an amazing, amazing player!!!! Wow!!!

Terry is older (fact of life for all of us) but still so passionate about what he is doing - and then says how much the OTHER guys inspire HIM.

I smiled when Frank Lenz said that if you wanted to get a certain old keyboard that Jyro would have it....Foldzan rocks!


Thanks guys, it was worth the wait.