Daniel Amos Message Board » DA Related Discussion » General Discussion » MBD Demos - Finally! » Hello Guest [Login|Register] Last Post | First Unread Post Print Page | Add Thread to Favorites Pages (2): [1] 2 next » MBD Demos - Finally! Author Post « Previous Thread | Next Thread » uvulapie Mind Peach Registration Date: 09-09-2003 Posts: 193 Location: Applying for a job at the Lavoris factory MBD Demos - Finally!        Over five years ago two other blokes and I won the auction for Terry's demo tapes for MBD. I had received permission from them to share a couple of the tracks with the world at large. Then I got married, changed jobs, bought a house and had a baby (well, my wife did). This weekend while I was in the process of ripping my giant CD collection (available here - http://bpluschords.tripod.com/cd2.htm) to MP3s, a task my wife called, and I quote, "Retarded", I decided that maybe it was time to catalog what was on these tapes and finally share them with the world. Of the many demos the winner was Easy For You. This was because it was on the tapes twice and included parts there did not make it into the final song. These songs are available on the DADL Files section under the folder TST Demos. If the Townsends want to host a copy of them on this site please feel free. Thanks to the other two auction winners for allowing me to share this songwriting gem with DA fans and thanks especially to Terry for his amazing songs. Jasoooooon 01-18-2009 21:33 UnderDawg Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 05-04-2008 Posts: 1,098 Location: Magnolia, TX RE: MBD Demos - Finally!        Hey, I notice that you listed L.E.O.s "Alpacas Orgling" with a rating of 9. Good call. I really enjoyed this album and even though it was a tribute, I think it stands on it's own as an enjoyable listen. You didn't give the Guster album a rating, though. How high would you have rated it? 01-19-2009 09:28 uvulapie Mind Peach Registration Date: 09-09-2003 Posts: 193 Location: Applying for a job at the Lavoris factory Thread Starter Guster        No rating means either it's a promo disc sent to me to review that I listened to once or twice and didn't care for enough to review it (meaning it would probably rate really low) or I haven't had a chance to listen to it but plan to. The Guster is in the second category - got it from eMusic along with lots of other "free" albums and I just haven't had the chance to fully digest it yet. I like it, though. It reminds me of the more acoustic Moxy Fruvous. Somewhere I have a Guster (I think) Hannukah album that is pretty funny. I take it you like Guster? 01-19-2009 14:26 UnderDawg Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 05-04-2008 Posts: 1,098 Location: Magnolia, TX RE: Guster        This is the only Guster album I own. I'd like to hear more, but so far, I haven't. It fulfills my one real expectation in a record....lots of melody. If you can't hum it, it don't cut mustard with me. I like Wilco A LOT, but I haven't heard "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" (I think...) yet. Some have called it experimental noise. And that scares me off a bit. 01-19-2009 17:03 audiori Administrator Registration Date: 03-12-2002 Posts: 11,145 Location: Missouri YHF is their masterpiece in my opinion... not a bad song on the disc. Definitely worth hearing. There is a lot of noise.. but its fitting musically. Its not just there for the heck of it. __________________ "Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for he shall enjoy everything" -St. Francis of Assisi "A strange fanaticism fills our time: the fanatical hatred of morality, especially of Christian morality." - GK Chesterton 01-19-2009 17:13 DwDunphy Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 08-18-2003 Posts: 1,817 Location: Red Bank, New Jersey The noise is probably the strong influence of Jim O'Rourke, but even around the noise the songs on YHF are great. My personal favorite is probably the most straightforward, being "Pot Kettle Black". While not as great, I think Sky Blue Sky was a really strong album too. A Ghost Is Born? Not so much so. 01-19-2009 17:46 UnderDawg Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 05-04-2008 Posts: 1,098 Location: Magnolia, TX Oh yeah...on "Sky Blue Sky", the song "Impossible Germany" is a killer. Whatta guitar solo! 01-19-2009 17:48 Jimmy Brown Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 06-26-2007 Posts: 1,425 "muster" not "mustard". Sorry. It's a pet peeve. 01-20-2009 08:55 Ron E Platyhelminth Registration Date: 03-12-2002 Posts: 5,610 Location: Central Ontario Canada RE: Guster        quote: Originally posted by uvulapie No rating means either it's a promo disc sent to me to review that I listened to once or twice and didn't care for enough to review it (meaning it would probably rate really low) or I haven't had a chance to listen to it but plan to. The Guster is in the second category - got it from eMusic along with lots of other "free" albums and I just haven't had the chance to fully digest it yet. I like it, though. It reminds me of the more acoustic Moxy Fruvous. Somewhere I have a Guster (I think) Hannukah album that is pretty funny. I take it you like Guster? someone know Moxy Fruvous? __________________ The opinion expressed is that of the participant and does not necessarily reflect that of Mr Dan Amos. But if it doesn't, he would be wrong. 01-20-2009 09:22 Audiori J Administrator Registration Date: 11-27-2004 Posts: 7,728 Location: "Clowns to the left of me! Jokers to the right! Here I AM stuck in the middle with you." - Stealers Wheel "Ghost Is Born" has some good songs, but I always felt like the album was unfinished. __________________ "Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence." ~ Robert Frost 01-20-2009 09:32 DwDunphy Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 08-18-2003 Posts: 1,817 Location: Red Bank, New Jersey Unfinished is a good word for it. Without something to unify everything, it comes off as weird for weird's sake. What in the world does, "Holy s***, I've got a company in my back" mean anyway? 01-20-2009 09:41 UnderDawg Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 05-04-2008 Posts: 1,098 Location: Magnolia, TX You know, you're right, the saying IS "don't cut muster". I guess I've been saying it wrong for years. But it don't cut mustard, either.... 01-20-2009 17:35 DwDunphy Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 08-18-2003 Posts: 1,817 Location: Red Bank, New Jersey Hey, now, better to cut the mustard than to cut the cheese. Yes! Fart Joke! I am BACK! 01-20-2009 17:45 dennis Ubique Epoque Registration Date: 09-19-2002 Posts: 13,303 Location: In not-quite earth, in not-quite heaven. YHF is by far their best album. "Summerteeth" would fill the #2 slot I think. I am quite fond of "A Ghost is Born" as well. very good. __________________ I'm talkin' bout the Vinyl , the Holy Vinyl. 01-20-2009 18:17 audiori Administrator Registration Date: 03-12-2002 Posts: 11,145 Location: Missouri Yes, Summerteeth is another good one. It definitely melts the custard. __________________ "Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for he shall enjoy everything" -St. Francis of Assisi "A strange fanaticism fills our time: the fanatical hatred of morality, especially of Christian morality." - GK Chesterton 01-20-2009 18:53 UnderDawg Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 05-04-2008 Posts: 1,098 Location: Magnolia, TX Okay, okay...I'm look at YHF. Yeesh, you guys are worse than my ex-wife. And she DID cut the mustard! 01-20-2009 20:34 dennis Ubique Epoque Registration Date: 09-19-2002 Posts: 13,303 Location: In not-quite earth, in not-quite heaven. I just cut the cheese... oh wait... that was already said. __________________ I'm talkin' bout the Vinyl , the Holy Vinyl. 01-20-2009 20:45 grandeped Unsullied Affiche Registration Date: 05-01-2008 Posts: 32 Sorry to sound like a Noob... (more like a lurker that needs to pay more attention) but where is this DADL section? Is that a subscription type area, or am I just missing the glaringly obvious? 01-21-2009 13:49 uvulapie Mind Peach Registration Date: 09-09-2003 Posts: 193 Location: Applying for a job at the Lavoris factory Thread Starter DADL Section        The DADL is a YahooGroup, different from the DAMB but with many of the same folks. It's easy to join, is free, and requires no mustard. http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/dadl/ 01-21-2009 14:06 Audiori J Administrator Registration Date: 11-27-2004 Posts: 7,728 Location: "Clowns to the left of me! Jokers to the right! Here I AM stuck in the middle with you." - Stealers Wheel Yeah and depending on what you post on the DaDL you might get arrow pelted like Custer. __________________ "Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence." ~ Robert Frost 01-21-2009 15:13 Pages (2): [1] 2 next » Tree Structure | Board Structure Jump to: Please select: -------------------- DA Related Discussion-- General Discussion-- Upcoming Releases-- CD & DVD Reviews-- Larry - Lucy I'm In LoveFAQs and Notices Daniel Amos Message Board » DA Related Discussion » General Discussion » MBD Demos - Finally! Forum Software: Burning Board 2.3.6, Developed by WoltLab GmbH