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Thanks guys, sorry for being a noob - forums really aint my thing

Love the melody in this song

-FuNkY-MoNk-UK wrote:Love the melody in this song

Yeah that track is light but easy on the ears Funky ;-)

Been awhile since I last did a spotlight post, so I figure this is as good a time as any to try n' get back on that horse. Although my aim is to focus more on a whole other direction genre-wise in subsequent posts, for now let's start with something light n' fun.

If you've never heard of him, Stephen Lynch is an american musician and stand-up comedian who tends to prefer (local) stage gigs with his trusty guitar before a live audience instead of touring worldwide or hanging around with execs doing studio recordings (though he has made 3 albums too). His songs often contain witty stories or observations about everyday subjects, and while the lyrics can sometimes be raunchy, foul-mouthed or just flat-out wrong, the result is almost always as well-meaning and self-effacing as it is hilarious. I first came across his stuff more than a decade ago, but apparently he's been at it since the mid-90s so there's plenty to pick from if the following sampling of some great Stephen Lynch songs strike your fancy.

Grandfather. The true value of family!


Special Olympics. Knowing it's wrong to laugh only makes it worse when you inevitably do. Sorry for the weird DBZ montage, btw, it was the clearest recording I could find.


Talk to Me. Silvio will probably enjoy this one especially


Tattoo. Art appreciation at its deepest.


And finally, this little ditty is dedicated to our new Boss .

lol that Special Olympics one is brilliant

Ask a kid these days (kids these days!!11) what they know about The Who and the response you're most likely to get will be something like "that band that made the CSI intro songs, right?" Nothing about them starting off in the early 60s, becoming the all-time third most successful british rock band behind the Beatles and the Rolling Stones or being Hall of Famers, probably no idea that it was them who introduced that whole instruments smashing on stage business by accident or that they pioneered synthesizer use in rock (think Baba O'Riley) either.
To be clear here, I'm far from an authority on oldschool english rock or The Who in particular myself, but going through their entire discography as a student during the mid Naughts, I was fortunate to found out that, despite their more underground, experimental and (far) less studio-guided sound compared to their popular contemporary compatriots, there's a bunch o' songs of theirs besides My Generation, Eminence Front, Behind Blue Eyes and the "CSI trio" that are also worth a look. Still, I gotta confess I didn't end up keeping more than 8-9 of their songs in total; their music was usually not my kinda rock.
In any case, considering how back then the formula and sound of the "standard rock song" had yet to be nailed down and these guys were willing to mess about with serious changes (structural, time signature, melodically, whatever) even in the middle of songs instead of conforming to the "yeah-yeah" and teen girl demographic school of thought, it's easy to see why it was inevitable that the following 3 songs would have some kinda fatal flaw in 'em that prevented 'em from achieving the same kinda stature as, say, Won't Get Fooled Again. No matter though, I honestly believe they're good (and unique) enough to hold up pretty well even by today's standards, a wart here or there included. Check 'em out to see what I mean:

Music Must Change. Written in 1978, forever relevant. Dat seedy mood too!


Let's See Action. Pete Townshend has been waiting for the match to begin since 1971; press your left mouse button, damnit !


I've Known No War. Written with the Cold War in mind, but still pretty appropriate, seeing as the 70th anniversary of D-Day was this Friday.

Sure, The Who played a significant role in the early seventies, no doubt. Though I gotta confess I never found my way to their style. And by

Pegasus wrote:they pioneered synthesizer use in rock

you might be underestimating Pink Floyd's role in introducing synths:



Echoes gets me every time I hear it. Wright's synths are spherical, Mason's drums inventive, Gilmour's guitar incomparable and Waters' concept phenomenal.

Oh hell yeah Labor!

The PF discography is a must have for anyone in my opinion, learning to fly still sounds fantastic in a dark room and suicidally loud! :-D

But the Who, also class - they were severely underrated because of their massive hits.

DB

After all those wussie links I've posted earlier... did we have some Korn yet? Can't recall and I don't feel like reading back 32 pages...

So here's Korn

and another, more accomodating one:


BTW Shane Gibson, a former Korn guitar player, passed away April 15th.

RIP Shane