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Posted by Mountain Fan on 11-23-2004 at08:10:

 

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Originally posted by dennis quote: Originally posted by dennis quote: Originally posted by Mountain Fan [quote]Originally posted by dennis What makes VH such a great album are the great songs on it! What makes VH an OK album are the lyrics, the music is not the best. The music is great, it has lots of great hooks and melodies.

I can get into Van Halen more than I can Vox Humana. Just not for me musically, I guess. It's not like it's bad, I just don't enjoy it. But like I said, I do enjoy the lyrics.

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Posted by dennis on 11-23-2004 at08:18:

 

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Originally posted by Mountain Fan I can get into Van Halen more than I can Vox Humana. Just not for me musically, I guess. It's not like it's bad, I just don't enjoy it.

That's the way I feel about "delerious?" or whatever the hell they are.

Really though, if they re-did VH like Hats with just guitar, bass & (real) drums I bet you would like it more!

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Posted by dennis on 11-23-2004 at08:19:

 

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Originally posted by Gabriel Syme quote: Originally posted by Vertitron But I'm one who is more interested in the final product than the means by which it was created. It either sounds cool or it doesn't. And if it doesn't have any good melodies or catches, it generally won't interest me. I love a good melody, but admit that I tend to be first oriented to rhythm; not necessarily fast or wierd rhythm, just the manner in which things occur in time. (It's one of the main problems everyone has had with any of the concert music I've written.) I also like interesting sounds. After listening to an album of Tuvan throat music, I realized that any sound can be music if it's used in an artistic & expressive manner. I wouldn't object so much to the general pallid nature of synthesizer sounds these days if they were put to good use. The piece can concentrate on rhythm, melody, harmony, telling a story, creating an atmosphere, tickling your fancy, whatever, but if it's not done well & honestly, the sound bank or programming doesn't make up for that.

I love throat music!

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Posted by carl on 11-23-2004 at08:23:



The picture kind of gave that away....

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Posted by Mountain Fan on 11-23-2004 at08:27:

 

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Originally posted by dennis quote: Originally posted by Mountain Fan I can get into Van Halen more than I can Vox Humana. Just not for me musically, I guess. It's not like it's bad, I just don't enjoy it. That's the way I feel about "delerious?" or whatever the hell they are. Really though, if they re-did VH like Hats with just guitar, bass & (real) drums I bet you would like it more!

That sounds pretty cool. I think the "lounge" feel of SOTH remake fit that record really well, but I don't know if I would enjoy as much piano on another remake.

I'm just not into electronic sounds and synthesizer stuff. I think they need to be more for video games and maybe movie soundtracks. Although I did like most of what Rush did with them.

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Posted by dennis on 11-23-2004 at08:37:

 

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Originally posted by Mountain Fan quote: Originally posted by dennis quote: Originally posted by Mountain Fan I can get into Van Halen more than I can Vox Humana. Just not for me musically, I guess. It's not like it's bad, I just don't enjoy it. That's the way I feel about "delerious?" or whatever the hell they are. Really though, if they re-did VH like Hats with just guitar, bass & (real) drums I bet you would like it more! That sounds pretty cool. I think the "lounge" feel of SOTH remake fit that record really well, but I don't know if I would enjoy as much piano on another remake. I'm just not into electronic sounds and synthesizer stuff. I think they need to be more for video games and maybe movie soundtracks. Although I did like most of what Rush did with them.

That's what I am saying... no piano... just guitar bass & drums!

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Posted by Mountain Fan on 11-23-2004 at08:39:

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Originally posted by dennis quote: Originally posted by Mountain Fan quote: Originally posted by dennis quote: Originally posted by Mountain Fan I can get into Van Halen more than I can Vox Humana. Just not for me musically, I guess. It's not like it's bad, I just don't enjoy it. That's the way I feel about "delerious?" or whatever the hell they are. Really though, if they re-did VH like Hats with just guitar, bass & (real) drums I bet you would like it more! That sounds pretty cool. I think the "lounge" feel of SOTH remake fit that record really well, but I don't know if I would enjoy as much piano on another remake. I'm just not into electronic sounds and synthesizer stuff. I think they need to be more for video games and maybe movie soundtracks. Although I did like most of what Rush did with them. That's what I am saying... no piano... just guitar bass & drums!

Why stop with VH? I think the whole Alarma Chronicles would sound better redone. But then, I would rather Terry & co. expend their energies on new stuff, for the most part.

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Posted by dennis on 11-23-2004 at08:43:

 

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Originally posted by Mountain Fan quote: Originally posted by dennis quote: Originally posted by Mountain Fan quote: Originally posted by dennis quote: Originally posted by Mountain Fan I can get into Van Halen more than I can Vox Humana. Just not for me musically, I guess. It's not like it's bad, I just don't enjoy it. That's the way I feel about "delerious?" or whatever the hell they are. Really though, if they re-did VH like Hats with just guitar, bass & (real) drums I bet you would like it more! That sounds pretty cool. I think the "lounge" feel of SOTH remake fit that record really well, but I don't know if I would enjoy as much piano on another remake. I'm just not into electronic sounds and synthesizer stuff. I think they need to be more for video games and maybe movie soundtracks. Although I did like most of what Rush did with them. That's what I am saying... no piano... just guitar bass & drums! Why stop with VH? I think the whole Alarma Chronicles would sound better redone. But then, I would rather Terry & co. expend their energies on new stuff, for the most part.

No... iAlarma!, Doppelganger and Fearful Symmetry are perfect!

The only thing I would change is to maybe speed up "real girls" a touch

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Posted by Gabriel Syme on 11-23-2004 at09:27:

 

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Originally posted by Mountain Fan Why stop with VH? I think the whole Alarma Chronicles would sound better redone.

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Posted by joey on 11-23-2004 at13:18:

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Originally posted by Gabriel Syme quote: Originally posted by Mountain Fan Why stop with VH? I think the whole Alarma Chronicles would sound better redone.

i would love to hear an acoustic version, like terry did with "hats"...
of course, keep the originals around as well!