tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70949039908994991632024-03-20T15:05:39.309-07:00An Ocean of NoiseTravis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.comBlogger237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-57040334907219695232012-02-19T17:53:00.000-08:002012-02-19T18:10:18.445-08:00A Big Cache of Musical FindsToday is your lucky day, ladies a gents. We have a smorgasbord of musical finds for you.<br /><br />First, an intimate behind the scenes look of Justin Vernon and Sean Carey making beautiful music. Two pianos, two musical geniuses, 24 minutes, go watch.<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/A9Tp5fl18Ho?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />Second, the National played a shot at the Glenn Gould Studio last Thursday in Toronto and the fans were in for a treat in the form of two brand new, unreleased songs: "Rylan" and "I Need My Girl".<br />http://www.cbc.ca/q/blog/2011/12/08/the-national-perform-two-brand-new-songs-on-q/<br /><br />Third, a really cool calendar a fan made for the National, which each month occupying a different song.<br />http://allthewine.2.forumer.com/index.php?showtopic=4193<br /><br />Fourth, the Boss is at it again!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNA3y65Px2xoixpcB_tNTFsok1jWBPbvBClplkpFQcj9KbLRbbsxZNMYB02roybMcXjOgYcM-BGI-FakS7HloHswT8bPn_OPlQO-WLee5ULKdc2bk3oHZ4fmCNPbFi9yEmqiK_7toF3-L/s1600/M_BruceSpringsteenWreckingBall630_011912.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNA3y65Px2xoixpcB_tNTFsok1jWBPbvBClplkpFQcj9KbLRbbsxZNMYB02roybMcXjOgYcM-BGI-FakS7HloHswT8bPn_OPlQO-WLee5ULKdc2bk3oHZ4fmCNPbFi9yEmqiK_7toF3-L/s200/M_BruceSpringsteenWreckingBall630_011912.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711032761939937378" border="0" /></a>He will start touring March 18th in Atlanta, Georgia, and tickets are on sale. He is promoting an all new album called Wrecking Ball.<br /><br />http://www.brucespringsteen.net/live/index.html<br /><br />And a single...<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NWpG_ULYpr8?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />The single isn't incredible but I still hold out high hopes for the album.<br /><br />Fifth and last (because it deserves to be) is Skrillex. I am not a fan of dubstep in any way, shape, or form. But my high-school friends firmly believe it is the future of music. So, to mock their beliefs, I'll post a song and let you guys be the judge.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YJVmu6yttiw?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />Note: If the song is played at under 150 decibels, odds are, you will realize it is abysmal.<br /><br />Finally, a hilarious video of Kramer listening to Skrillex. 100% believable.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/puZJA2qKBsw?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />Happy President's Day Weekend,<br /><br />ScottTravis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-75292228620087460152012-02-17T08:59:00.001-08:002012-02-19T18:10:59.319-08:00Music NewsHey An Ocean of Noise Fans,<br /> Sorry about the technical difficulties. Those of you who don't live under a sound-proof rock probably know all the news. But in any event, a brief highlight of what's been going on recently.<br /><br />Whitney Houston past away last Saturday, the day before the Grammy's. In her illustrious career, she sold over 170 million albums and singles world-wide. She is the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> hits ("<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving_All_My_Love_for_You" title="Saving All My Love for You">Saving All My Love for You</a>"; "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Will_I_Know" title="How Will I Know">How Will I Know</a>"; "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Love_of_All" title="Greatest Love of All" class="mw-redirect">Greatest Love of All</a>"; "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wanna_Dance_with_Somebody_%28Who_Loves_Me%29" title="I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)">I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)</a>"; "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didn%27t_We_Almost_Have_It_All" title="Didn't We Almost Have It All">Didn't We Almost Have It All</a>"; "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_Emotional" title="So Emotional">So Emotional</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Do_Broken_Hearts_Go" title="Where Do Broken Hearts Go">Where Do Broken Hearts Go.</a><br /><br />Jennifer Hudson sang a moving tribute to Whitney Houston the following day.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/olTXylHpuJM?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />Also during the Grammy's, Bon Iver won Best New Artist! Apparently, someone forgot to tell the Academy that he's been making phenomenal music for 4 years now...but nevertheless, publicity towards good artists making good music is always appreciated.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvCoFZRUhud8uIPSOD_u070nujtDU8AZZJYU3fL0gGfYyHvlYICEP0mzADQr17QJ8H2D6wS34S9qHS0ZKRx_iPNiJpenlMxJWpwK65EosY-xBVIWEzk6r-gmG37f3QTyVFiXrdV8SAE5o/s1600/bon+iver.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvCoFZRUhud8uIPSOD_u070nujtDU8AZZJYU3fL0gGfYyHvlYICEP0mzADQr17QJ8H2D6wS34S9qHS0ZKRx_iPNiJpenlMxJWpwK65EosY-xBVIWEzk6r-gmG37f3QTyVFiXrdV8SAE5o/s200/bon+iver.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710152583704557442" border="0" /></a><br />I would finish off without mentioning Adelle, because I find that listening to her reminds me of the terrible pain whales feel upon being harpooned, but the fact that she won 6 awards bears some sort of saying.<br /><br />So, RIP Whitney Houston, you will be missed. Congratulations Bon Iver. Though you should have won it years ago. And Adelle...apparently people seem to like you.<br /><br />Keep rocking, folks!<br />ScottTravis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-33619281049208176562012-02-17T08:51:00.000-08:002012-02-19T18:11:29.508-08:00OKGOing Strong<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>HE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:splitpgbreakandparamark/> <w:dontvertaligncellwithsp/> 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A Rube Goldberg Machine, essentially a more complicated version of dominoes, features stuff knocking other things down, which leads to other things being knocked down. A lot of it is quite cool, particularly the notes “struck” on glass, and the allusions to previous OKGO music videos. Let hilarity and chaos ensue. Then be amazed to see it had all been done live.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qybUFnY7Y8w?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The second music video, “Needing/Getting,” premiered in a 30-second ad during the Superbowl. You can watch the whole thing here:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MejbOFk7H6c"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MejbOFk7H6c?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I must say upfront that I’m not a huge fan of Needing/Getting. I have always believed that OKGO’s primary fault is that they have always put more emphasis on style than substance. Then again, that seems to be the direction the music industry is headed, so maybe they’re just ahead of the curve. In any event, when the “style” is this mind-numbingly awesome, it’s definitely worth 4 minutes of your Friday.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Enjoy!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">[Official info: The new music video from OK Go, (Needing/Getting) was made in partnership with Chevrolet. OK Go set up over 1000 instruments over two miles of desert outside Los Angeles. A Chevy Sonic was outfitted with retractable pneumatic arms designed to play the instruments, and the band recorded this version of Needing/Getting, singing as they played the instrument array with the car. The video took 4 months of preparation and 4 days of shooting and recording. There are no ringers or stand-ins; Damian took stunt driving lessons. Each piano had the lowest octaves tuned to the same note so that they'd play the right note no matter where they were struck.]</p><br /><br />ScottTravis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-63218076379942700652011-11-10T14:09:00.000-08:002011-11-10T14:11:46.274-08:00Song of the Week: Pumped Up KicksFoster The People has been making a lot of noise lately. Their first album, Torches, released on May 23, made major waves. The youtube video below has 37.5 million views...numbers normally reserved for the viral videos your family sends you of panda bears doing cute things.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SDTZ7iX4vTQ?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />Rock On People<br />-ScottTravis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-13799491059330188462011-11-05T15:29:00.000-07:002011-11-05T16:48:12.569-07:00Happy Birthday Art Garfunkel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/55913.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 252px;" src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/55913.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We here at An Ocean of Noise would like to wish Art Garfunkel a very happy 70th Birthday and a speedy recovery from his recent health troubles.<br /><br />Art Garfunkel is best known for his role in Simon and Garfunkel (one of my all-time favorite bands), although his talents are wide-ranging indeed. Garfunkel received a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Sandy Kaufman in Carnal Knowledge. He also appeared in the classic Catch-22 as Lieutenant Nately. Garfunkel is also an accomplished poet. In 1989, he published a collection of prose poetry entitled "Still Water" to wide acclaim. He even dabbled on Broadway!<br /><br />But he is best known for his music. Garfunkel met his co-songwriter Paul Simon in 6th grade and it was said that Simon first became interested in singing after hearing Garfunkel sing a rendition of "Too Young" by Nat King Cole, in a school talent show. The duo went on to great acclaim, releasing "Wednesday Morning, 3 AM" splitting, re-uniting, then recording four more influential albums, Sounds of Silence, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, Bookends, and the wildly successful Bridge Over Troubled Water. The duo split again after the release of Bridge Over Troubled Water, in 1970, over supposed personal differences and divergences in career interests.<br /><br />While split, Garfunkel and Simon re-united a number of times for concerts, the most famous being 1981's The Concert in Central Park, which attracted more than 500,000 people, making it the 7th most attended concert in the history of music. I would give anything to have been at that concert.<br /><br />Below are a number of songs that best illustrate Garfunkel's unbelievable voice.<br /><br />Bright Eyes<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Wnve43BqNSY?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" width="459" frameborder="0" height="344"></iframe><br /><br />Bridge Over Troubled Waters<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/C-PNun-Pfb4?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" width="459" frameborder="0" height="344"></iframe><br /><br />Old Friends<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BPTOY8FrvNw?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" width="459" frameborder="0" height="344"></iframe><br /><br />April Come She Will<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mdsdqBC-Jdw?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" width="459" frameborder="0" height="344"></iframe><br /><br />Art was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.<br /><br />Happy Birthday Art Garfunkel!<br /><br />-ScottTravis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-42448960380460170252011-11-05T15:08:00.000-07:002011-11-05T15:10:41.138-07:00Song of the Week: New SlangAhh, The Shins...An indie rock group based in Portland, Oregon who makes great music and lots of it. 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It is great to hear them play like they remember their pre-Viva La Vida success.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/b-snQWuNP4g?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />The second is Charlie Brown. I can't stop playing it.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sjIfPODIyuA?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" width="459"></iframe><br /><br /><br />Cheers,<br />ScottTravis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-55919818368099232222011-10-24T14:11:00.000-07:002011-10-24T14:11:27.964-07:00Song of the Week: Kill the Director<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/X_2h0SmVUws?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" width="459"></iframe><br /><br /><br />This week's Song of the Week comes courtesy of The Wombats, a ridiculously fun British band who keeps it simple and keeps it beautiful.<br /><br />Rock&Roll Folks,<br />ScottTravis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-61135597355259091002011-10-21T10:12:00.000-07:002011-10-21T11:38:41.468-07:003 More Days Till Mylo Xyloto<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/77/Myloxyloto.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/77/Myloxyloto.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Coldplay's long-awaited fifth-studio album, entitled Mylo Xyloto, will be released on October 24, 2011. 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This seems like a minute detail until one stops to absorb the lyrics of the album’s first track, Oh No. (“Past the silver bridge/Oh the silver bridge/ Wearing nothing but a onesie and a veil”). The rhythm and syncopation of the arrangement meshes near-perfectly with the enunciation of the lyrics, yet there is no theme, nor is there a linear point of reference for them; they are not what we’re here for.<br /></span></p><p style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.1pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Although all of Andrew Bird’s albums exhibit creative musicianship, Noble Beasts is a prime example of his evolution as an artist. Occasionally, a song from a previous album will be repurposed later on, or part of a song will become the basis for another. Such is the case with the album’s twelfth track, The Privateers. Its predecessor is The Confession, which was released in 1997 (Oh! The Grandeur, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Rykodisc</i>).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Both share almost identical lyrics, yet reflect such different thought processes and inspirations. It is evident that the former comes from Mr. Bird’s early-jazz roots; the latter, more loyal to his current audio-collage-laden alternative flamboyance. Yet there lingers a sense of nostalgia when the two are heard in succession. Other similarities occur throughout his discography, but none seem to be quite as prevalent.<br /></span></p><p style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>It should be noted that much of Andrew Bird’s style comes from extensive looping (the process of recording a very small segment, repeating it, and then recording complementary melodies over top to achieve a sort of layering effect). His instrument of choice is his violin, which he proves to have mastered time and time again, as well as his impressive whistling ability. An alternate version of Noble Beasts’ “</span><a href="http://www.fromthebasement.tv/artists/andrew-bird/performances/tenuousness"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">Tenuousness”</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> illustrates this for those who are convinced that “seeing is believing”. The album is a boast-worthy piece of work that not only captivates the listener, but entices and fascinates them as well. Will the next one be as eclectic or original? To quote the lyrics of Wait, (Oh! 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In addition to the more practical reason that college applications have me busier than I have ever been in my life, it has taken me so incredibly long to blog about this album because the album took me so long to comprehend. Finally, though, after about 15 listens, I have come to appreciate </span><i><u><span style="Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-language:HEfont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Bon Iver</span></u></i><span style="Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidifont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" > for what it is: The best record of 2011.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidifont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Back from his self-exile in a log cabin somewhere in Wisconsin, Justin Vernon was facing one of the hardest acts in all of music: Following up a great, albeit expectation-free first album, <i><u>For Emma, Forever Ago</u></i><u>,</u> with a sophomore album that faced monumental expectations. Vernon had to take the qualities of <i><u>For Emma</u> </i>which had made him into a star---the airy stupor-ed, falsetto yowl, the indistinguishable lyrics that combined masterfully with his expansive melodies--- and alter it enough to provide an eager audience with something new.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidifont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Vernon proved he was more than up to the task in <i><u>Bon Iver</u></i><u>, </u>his band’s second album. <i><u>Bon Iver</u></i> keeps the main aspects that led fans to love Vernon’s music; his falsetto whimpering is as beautiful as ever, it is, once again, damn hard to find out just what he is saying, and his melodies are still expansive and deep and wonderful. But the additions are superb: Whereas <i><u>For Emma</u></i><u> </u>was simple, acoustic solitude, wintry and woodsy and fresh from heartbreak, an inward look at a wounded heart in an emotional valley, <i><u>Bon Iver</u></i> is a triumph, a euphoric, grander album. Its wisp of smoke evaporates and returns as a powerful downpour, it surges and recedes, whereas <i><u>For Emma</u></i> only receded. Vernon clearly needed help to keep up with the high expectations, and he got it. On tour, Vernon is accompanied by an eight-piece band and a collection of tumbling drums, magnificent synthesizers, horns, and a haunting piano. Thanks to the accompaniment, the album doesn’t look inward, but swells outward, soaring to new heights. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><i><u>Bon Iver’s</u></i> represents Vernon’s transition from vulnerability to confidence.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidifont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >But enough of my babbling, onto the album!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><i><u><span style="Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidifont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Bon Iver</span></u></i><span style="Times New Roman","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidifont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" > opens with Perth, and after a quiet beginning, light but persistent drumming brings us to a battlefield. The battle bursts forward, showing us in the very first track that this album was meant to be played from rooftops.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal;"><span style=" Times New Roman","serif";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >The great opening track is followed by Minnesota which also crescendos brilliantly. Vernon’s “Never Gonna Break, Never Gonna Break” is one of the few easily distinguishable lyrics from the album, and represents the moving on from <u>For Emma’s</u> fragile vulnerability. Minnesota has the powerful album protruding and expanding outward, swirling with far-improved depth.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidifont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2Y692d0GPQw?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" width="459"></iframe><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidifont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Just as we begin to feel slightly nostalgic, lamenting Vernon’s moving on from <i><u>For Emma</u></i>, we get it back, in a wholly glorious way. Holocene, a track that would have fit magnificently on Vernon’s previous album shimmers, soothes, and reminisces. As the longest track of the album, it is also the best. Holocene manages to bring us back to the first time we first listened to Vernon, and once more reminds us of how masterfully he is able to place an anchor on his audience’s hearts and a lump in its throats.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal;"><span style=" Times New Roman","serif";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >“And at once I knew I was not magnificent/High above the jagged isle/Jagged vacance thick with ice/I could see for miles, miles, miles”<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidifont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/B3ePlc3Gi_8?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" width="459"></iframe><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidifont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Holocene, too, brings Vernon back to his own psyche after his release of <i><u>For Emma</u></i>, when he saw his future, his career, span “for miles, miles, miles.” We join him for the ride, accompanying him back to that moment, but with its future being our present. Stronger, more confident, Holocene reaches a pinnacle before exploding, then recedes faintly, into the past, our first memory of Vernon, and the simple beauty that emerged from his Wisconsin log cabin in the dead of winter. It truly is one of the most phenomenal songs I have ever heard.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style=" Times New Roman","serif";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" ><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><i><u>Bon Iver</u></i>’s middle is equally as strong as its beginning, with great tracks “Michicant, Wash., and Calgary. In fact, the only song on the album that I don’t particularly care for is its final track, Beth/Rest. It comes completely out of the woods, (excuse my pun) brandishing bizarre organs and electric guitar. Much of the emotional depth seems to have been lost in Beth/Rest, a self-proclaimed letter of admiration for Vernon’s music hero. And yet, the very fact that he is pushing the envelope gains him my respect. And it is the confidence, the unabashed belief in his music that makes the album so brilliant. So even if I’m not infatuated with the closing track, or the similarly electronic Hinnom, TX, I’m still left with nine brilliant tracks out of 11.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style=" Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidifont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KbJy1zeoDn4?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidifont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >My expectations for <i><u>Bon Iver</u></i> were through the roof and Vernon somehow managed to exceed them. It kept what made <i><u>For Emma</u></i> great and added enough new elements to kick Vernon’s music into a whole new gear. For the amazing product that greeted music lovers everywhere, I hereby crown <i><u>Bon Iver</u></i> as the best album of 2011.</span></p> </div>--ScottTravis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-1376395705721903322011-09-11T13:44:00.000-07:002011-09-11T13:49:38.603-07:00Paul Simon - The Sound of Silence 9-11 Ground Zero<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">9.11.2011<a href="http://worldpittsburgh.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/9-11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 319px;" src="http://worldpittsburgh.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/9-11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Ten Year Anniversary</p> <h6 class="uiStreamMessage"> </h6><p class="MsoNormal">A post to remind us of music’s ability to help us cope with pain.<br /></p><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3np0DMxXKzM?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="295" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}">✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰<br />✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰<br />✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰<br />✰✰✰✰✰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰<br />☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰<br />☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰<br />☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰☰</span></h6><div style="text-align: right;"> </div><h6 style="text-align: center;" class="uiStreamMessage"><span class="messageBody">To those we lost on 9/11/01, we will never forget you.<br />to those that serve us now, we are forever in your debt.</span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage"><br /></h6></div>Travis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-15843854956191790572011-07-01T19:22:00.000-07:002011-07-01T19:28:35.674-07:00May Update<br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> 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unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Intense Reference"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="33" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Book Title"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="37" name="Bibliography"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" qformat="true" name="TOC Heading"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Paul Simon has always been a phenomenal story teller. The beautiful simplicity of his lyrics has always painted real-life with the vivid colors of love and individuality. And his concert at D.A.R. was just that; a well-told story. Admittedly, after the first 40 minutes, I was having horrific déjà-vu sessions of a Matisyahu concert where 80% of the songs played were tracks I had never heard before (and with good reason), but I never should have doubted Paul. He was merely laying the groundwork, simply working the plot, for what would become just another one of his engaging stories.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Simon started out with an incredibly sweet rendition of Crazy Love that got the audience on their feet from the very beginning. However, from there, he lulled them back to their chairs, essentially gathering the crowd around him as he wove his tale, explaining the details of his story with the impossible pure voice and fluid guitar he is so deservedly famous for. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Indeed, the crowd was reverential. Even after a somewhat underwhelming “hit-free” first segment, the masses worshipped Simon. Despite his little stage presence, Simon was able to keep the audience captivated. His one interaction with the fans was a short one- when he mentioned that he remembered coming to D.A.R. before with “Art”- which drew a huge applause. After each encore (there were two), as Simon was leaving the stage, he encountered swarms of fans holding their hands out wanting to touch the legend. And in a moment of pure class, he shook each and every hand, stopping to say a word or two to fans. Though simple, fragile moments like these, one got the sense that Simon was an intensely likable character. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>After an hour of suspense, Simon rewarded the crowd for their patience with a sparkling rendition of The Only Living Boy in NY which didn’t want for Garfunkle one bit. With his guitarist and bassist, Simon intertwined the angelic “ah ah ah” with spectacular awe-inspiring harmony. From there, it was a whirlwind of brilliance that provided a fitting testimony to a career spanning half a century. Additional highlights included Hearts and Bones, the Obvious Child, Mother and Child Reunion, Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes. Other brilliant songs included were Sounds of Silence (the first encore song, to terrific applause), Koda Chrome (to which the author screamed like a little girl to), and Here Comes the Sun.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" ><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Like any good story, Paul Simon threw in a wholly unexpected plot twist. This came in the form of a twin Paul’s impromptu performance.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style=" line-height:115%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" >Let me explain…The band played the famous opening notes of Gumboots and the crowd roared with anticipation; however, shockingly, Paul Simon missed his vocal cue. He apologized to the audience (who commiserated with his senior moment as the average audience member received Medicare), and invited 42 year old patent lawyer Paul Fournier onstage to perform instead. And in the night’s brilliant climax, Paul Fournier not only performed Gumboots, but performed it spectacularly; as a well seasoned pro. Fournier kept motioning for Simon to take over, but Simon stood back, smiled sagely, and politely declined. So Fournier continued, nailing lyric after lyric, and before one knew it, the song was over, and so was the night, and D.A.R. erupted in an ear-splitting applause. With a trophy case so overstuffed, Simon didn’t even need the spot-light. Like a true story teller, he was more than satisfied if the story itself reached the audience’s ears; his involvement irrelevant. And it is a story I’ll be telling my grandkids.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style=" line-height:115%;Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;" > </span></p>Travis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-20185026743789010512011-04-02T07:33:00.001-07:002011-04-02T07:49:20.821-07:00Happy Birthday to Marvin and Me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.industryallaccess.com/access/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1984Marvin-Gaye.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 266px;" src="http://www.industryallaccess.com/access/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1984Marvin-Gaye.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />As Marvin Gaye and I share a birthday, I thought it would be fitting to give a little look back on the Prince of Soul. And what a life it was!<br /><br />Marvin Gaye, born on April 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nd</span>, 1939, started out with a "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">doo</span>-wop" group in the 1950s. With a ridiculous four octave vocal range, it was obvious he had a bright future ahead of him.<br /><br />Gaye's talent and commercial success finally became one with the releases of such solo-hits as How Sweet It Is and I Heard It Through The Grapevine.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQIrwprU1SY<br /><br />Crowned as the Prince of Motown, Gaye left the airwaves for a short while before returning with his crowning achievements, "What's Going On," and "Let's Get It On." Gaye somehow managed to merge pure sex appeal and romantic love while at the same time protesting a war movement too, in a way that no artist has done before or since.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKPoHgKcqag<br /><br />However, as is the case so often with brilliant artists, drugs at the time were a real problem for Gaye. Along with a failing marriage and numerous overdose issues, it was suggested Gaye leave the US for some time to get himself together. He returned in 1982 with the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Grammy</span>-winning hit "Sexual Healing." Gaye was back and was as great as ever.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfgLcehHKlw<br /><br />In one of the most tragic stories in music history, two years later he was shot dead by his own father. 44 short years of life, a shooting star, gone.<br /><br />Posthumously inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, Gaye was honored with the #6 ranking on Rolling Stone's Greatest Singers of All Time List. A phenomenal act with a tremendous voice, I am honored to share a birthday with one of my favorite artists, Marvin <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Pentz</span> Gaye.Travis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-32035661036132907012011-03-20T08:27:00.000-07:002011-03-20T08:28:31.759-07:00Happy St. Patty's EveryoneIn honor of St. Patrick's Day, I present a classic song from Gaelic Storm. Enjoy yourselves folk!<br />"Kiss Me I'm Irish"<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o-yfSHRGmsTravis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-54197087606447895272011-02-25T19:48:00.000-08:002011-02-26T19:26:55.223-08:00February Update<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="text-align: center;" class="yiv1980591100msonormal">February Update</p><p class="yiv1980591100msonormal">Oh, the Superbowl. 100 million Americans tuned in to see our unofficial national holiday. But on to the music scene...<span style="cursor: pointer; background-attachment: scroll;" id="lw_1298691997_0"><span class="yshortcuts"></span></span>3 Things in Particular surprised me.<br /></p> <ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="cursor: pointer; background-attachment: scroll;" id="lw_1298691997_1"><span class="yshortcuts">National Anthem</span></span></li></ol> <p class="yiv1980591100msonormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">Somehow has got to give <span style="cursor: pointer; background-attachment: scroll;" id="lw_1298691997_2"><span class="yshortcuts">Christina <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Aguilera</span></span></span> an award for turning one-syllable words into paragraphs.</p> <p class="yiv1980591100msonormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">Also, the wording was flubbed a couple of times. You would think singing the national anthem in front of tens of millions would be enough motivation to learn the lyrics. Alas, this was not the case…</p> <p class="yiv1980591100msonormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj5NPNe3jNU" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts"><span id="lw_1298691997_3">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj5NPNe3jNU</span></span></a></p> <ol start="2" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="cursor: pointer; background-attachment: scroll;" id="lw_1298691997_4"><span class="yshortcuts">Black Eyed Peas</span></span> Half-Time Show</li></ol> <p class="yiv1980591100msonormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">Well it took us close to three years, but the United States of America has finally responded to <span id="lw_1298691997_5"><span class="yshortcuts">China</span></span>’s ridiculously over-the-top opening act to the Olympics in the form of the <span id="lw_1298691997_6"><span class="yshortcuts">Black Eyed Peas</span></span>. </p> <p class="yiv1980591100msonormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">And was it ridiculously over-the-top or what? Stacked to the brim with dancers- or shall I say <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">glowsticks</span>- wearing peculiar suits, and will.i.am. wearing a box on his head, the show was energetic and fun to watch… and very average to listen to. Plagued by a sound-system which failed early in the show, B.E.P. struggled to match its over-the-top visuals with its audio component, and as a result screamed off-pitch lyrics from a half-dozen poorly matched songs. </p> <p class="yiv1980591100msonormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">Slash made an appearance, an interesting moment’s distraction from the other-wise mediocre music, but just as we began to anticipate it getting good, <span id="lw_1298691997_7"><span class="yshortcuts"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Fergie</span></span></span> belted out “<span style="cursor: pointer; background-attachment: scroll;" id="lw_1298691997_8"><span class="yshortcuts">Sweet Child O’ Mine</span></span>,” and we were brought back to the loud and the flashy. Don’t get me wrong, I actually like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Fergie</span> quite a bit, but it was not her night. </p> <p class="yiv1980591100msonormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">Finishing off with “The Time,” the Black Eyed Peas brought a heck of a lot of energy and a pretty good show, but the musical aspect was, unfortunately, lacking.</p> <p class="yiv1980591100msonormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">Here’s to hoping that the stage of the 2012 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Superbowl</span> half-time show features a rock and roll legend.</p> <ol start="3" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Chrysler Superbowl Ad</li></ol> <p class="yiv1980591100msonormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">I put this under the category of music because it was narrated by <span style="cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1298691997_9"><span class="yshortcuts"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Eminem</span></span></span>. Though <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">seaofnoise</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">doesn</span>’t endorse any automakers, and though for the most part <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Chryslers</span> are pieces of rubbish, the 2 minute ad was pretty. damn. good. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Eminem</span> made the city look cool and Chrysler’s look classy. The company spent millions on an ad after requiring a bailout only years earlier. It was a big risk. But I need to give props to Chrysler and M&M. Great job guys</p> <p class="yiv1980591100msonormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">And of course, the Pack pulled out with the victory. Finally <span id="lw_1298691997_10"><span class="yshortcuts">Aaron Rodgers</span></span> can escape the shadow of <span style="cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1298691997_11"><span class="yshortcuts">Brett <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Favre</span></span></span>. 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But for an act of hatred in New York City, Mr. Lennon would have turned 70 this year. Arguably the greatest member of the greatest band of all-time (I'm partial to Lennon despite Sir Paul's many achievements), Lennon's brilliance extended even outside the Beatles realm. Co-writing Fame, David Bowie's first US number one, and writing the beautiful ode to peace, Imagine, Lennon will never be forgotten. Within the Beatles, he wrote such classics as Help, and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, along with countless others. Rest in peace, John.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 14.4pt;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" > Also in the world of music, Ben Folds and Guster have come out with new albums within the past month. While I have not had the chance to give either a thorough listen yet, both artists are great, and should one have time I would strongly advice a trip to the record store. 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Though it it a bit outdated, better late than never, no?<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">***<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Happy Holidays Everyone! Around this team we should be thankful for all the blessings in our lives and for the people that make our lives so great. And for the music we rock to.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">On that last note, Chanukah and Christmas have quite the little competition going. Christmas music began its seizure of the radio right after Thanksgiving, as usual, but this year Chanukah countered with Matisyahu’s “Miracle.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The holiday battle continued with Coldplay’s “Christmas Lights,” which at last glance was #7 on the iTunes singles charts, followed by the Maccabeats Jewish take of Taio Cruz’s “Dynamite.” The Yeshiva University A Capella Group is scheduled to appear on CBS to perform their Chanukah hit.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">No matter what faith you belong to, I think we can all appreciate the great variety of music that comes with this time of year.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Happy Holidays Everyone!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Chanukah:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:8pt;color:black;" >Matisyahu Miracles</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:8pt;color:black;" ><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv-7WdpB72o">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv-7WdpB72o</a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Maccabeats Candle Light</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:9pt;color:black;" ><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSJCSR4MuhU&feature=fvwk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSJCSR4MuhU&feature=fvwk</a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:9pt;color:black;" >Christmas:</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Coldplay Christmas Lights</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:8pt;color:black;" ><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1rYmzQ8C9Q">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1rYmzQ8C9Q</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">---Scott</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>Travis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-30262599357340163612010-09-14T11:14:00.000-07:002010-09-14T11:15:50.576-07:00(Not Quite) Rocking the Suburbs<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">Down is up and up is down and the world has gone completely topsy turvy when indie rock’s poster child, Arcade Fire and its latest album, The Suburbs triumphed over Eminem for the chart’s #1 spot. Released on August 3<sup>rd</sup>, The Suburbs sold 156,000 copies in the U.S., the first ever #1 for Merge Records. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The record received very positive reviews although some of Arcade Fire’s loyal fan base was put off by the more ‘pop-ish’ and ‘radio friendly’ sound of the new album.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">First thing’s first: The Suburbs is very very long. A massive 16 tracks, three of its songs spill out into two parts. The album progresses Arcade Fire, bringing it in a completely new direction. In Funeral, you got a band in its youth going through raw emotions like rejection and denial after an unexpected death. In Neon Bible, you left its youth and got to its young adult phase, expressing dread at being an outsider. The Suburbs takes the band to the middle-ages of mature acceptance. While it isn’t exactly fair to judge the suburbs based on their brilliant previous two albums since The Suburbs is a new sound, I found myself doing it regardless. The Suburbs is ripe with reasons to get angry and yet… it just doesn’t. While it would have been a little cliché to take the “criticize the suburbs” route, I would have had no qualms if they had lashed out at the restraining boundaries the suburbs are known for. Instead, The Suburbs gives us a mollified sound which has me yearning for Rebellion (Lies).</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Suburbs starts a little slow but gets good with Rococo which gives us some of the energized eeriness that they do so well. And it is a fun song with really good lyrics despite its silly chorus. From there we go to Empty Room which has a pulse but a weak one. City With No Children is the first time our beloved Arcade Fire comes back to us albeit in different clothes. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In City With No Children, our narrator talks about his childhood from a nostalgic and wistful point of view, saying: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“I wish that I could have loved you then/Before our age was through.”<br />The next line talks about the change from “our age,” but in a passive way, sighing as if it is inevitable, saying that “a world war does with us/Whatever it will do.” You do get hints at his idyllic youth in the song, and you do get hints of anger at the change from childhood but the album feels so stuffed full with content that the anger does not burst upward and explode like a volcano, but rather spreads out like fog and weakens and dilutes the further it goes. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">City with No Children is a metaphor for the progression of the band and in it Butler opens up about his insecurities of where fame has taken him and Arcade Fire.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">In the spirit of his childhood and gloriously indie past, Butler sings ‘You never trust a millionaire/quoting the sermon on the mount” but then shockingly admits “I used to think I was not like them/but I’m beginning to have my doubts/My doubts about it.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Sermon on the Mount with its ‘the meek shall inherit the earth’ seems hypocritical for a millionaire to quote from and indie, represented by the narrator’s youth, wisely points out the hypocritical faker. But Arcade Fire, now #1 on the charts, who before thought “I was not like them” could very well start having “doubts about ” whether or not it has become the millionaire. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The vast theme of The Suburbs threatens to swallow Arcade Fire whole but luckily this does not entirely come about. After the great City with No Children, the album continues its ‘bounce back’ with two very strong singles and my favorites of the album, Half Light 1 and Half Light 2. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">In the shadows where “You can't recognize me/And I can't recognize you,” the band exclaims “we’re free” and that “the night tears us loose” without fear of being seen. Under partial lighting, Arcade Fire shows you its fears but reassures and convinces us in Half Light 2 that it still has what made the band so great. We finally get a bit of the chaos in Funeral, only now that Arcade Fire is filling up U2 sized stadiums, the looseness must be occasionally restrained. The new direction that Arcade Fire takes works in Half Light and it works intimately. Arcade Fire is too great a band not to let some brilliance seep through. And in a moment of vulnerability, under half light where it is safe to be yourself, we get the following:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Oh, this city's changed so much/Since I was a little child./<u>Pray to god I won't live to see/The death of everything that's wild./Though we knew this day would come,/Still it took us by surprise./ <o:p></o:p></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal">If you told me an indie band was doing an album about the suburbs, I would have thought it would be a furious condemnation of that restrictively bland area. And there are flashes of anger about how it’s all sprawl, and there’s a war but it seems foggy as if it is from a memory somewhere seen through tired eyes. It is very hard to do unrestrained chaos in the suburbs unless one is attempting to tear at them from the insides. But for an indie band to place themselves inside the suburbs willingly, and to accept what they see, and to even equate themselves to the “ millionaire,” or the “modern kids” of the suburbs seems a bit of a sell-out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">In reality, I enjoyed The Suburbs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a good deal. It is good and the singles City with No Children, Half Light I & II, We Used to Wait, Suburban War, and the two part Sprawl shine especially brightly. But perhaps my expectations were too high because on the whole, something is lacking. In Arcade Fire’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>previous two albums we got songs that swelled and swelled until they exploded into euphoric <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>choruses. That chaos found in Rebellion (Lies) or Wake Up or Neighborhood #2 is simply not present in The Suburbs. We get hints of it but they feel restrained and we only get them in ‘half light.’ The album is intimate and it tells its story of nostalgically returning home and seeing it changed with great detail. The Suburbs explains Arcade Fire’s fear of change and many songs that would do brilliantly on the radio. But when contrasted with the chaotic passion of their youth, one has to wonder, despite the extraordinary sales, whether this is the story its fan base wants to hear. Win Butler said that the album ‘is neither a love letter to, nor an indictment of, the suburbs - it's a letter <i>from</i> the suburbs.’ Fans drunk with the chaotic passion of Arcade Fire’s earlier magic can with good reason be expected to wonder what the hell their favorite band thinks it is doing writing “from the suburbs.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And I pray alongside them and alongside Butler that the next album will prove that from Arcade Fire, we did not just witness “the death of everything wild.” </p><p class="MsoNormal">-Scott Goldstein</p> <!--EndFragment-->Travis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-52400375566569023872010-08-04T11:41:00.000-07:002010-08-04T11:50:46.479-07:00See Arcade Fire and Help Repair a HomeAn Ocean of Noise and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www,yachad-dc,org">Yachad,</a> the DC nonprofit for affordable housing and community development are teaming up for a great cause and a great concert. If you live in the DC area and are intersted in seeing Arcade Fire rock out on Friday pm at Merriweather Post Pavilion, here's your chance. Whoever makes the highest contribution to Yachad will receive a free ticket to the show! Your donations will go toward repairing homes and community centers of low-income DC residents in order to ensure that DC remains a city for all people regardless race or economic stature.<br /><br />Comment below with your bid or email Yachad directly at <a href="mailto:Kendra@yachad-dc.org">Kendra@yachad-dc.org</a>.<br /><br />Let the most generous donor win!<br /><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XAitZuh4ueg&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XAitZuh4ueg&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Travis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-26509556799883168382010-07-26T11:53:00.000-07:002010-07-26T12:04:33.018-07:00Lion KingsJust before this Summer became so hot that we all started going to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ATMs</span> in bad neighborhoods just to feel the cool steel of a pistol pressed against our necks, Daddy Lion rocked it out in our backyard summer series. As I've been saying for months, these guys are one of the most exciting bands in the District and I highly recommend catching one of their live (air conditioned) shows ASAP!<br /><br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13164901&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13164901&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/13164901">Divine- Daddy Lion</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/gss">Thomas <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Grogan</span></a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Vimeo</span></a>.</p>Travis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-10871659177628789152010-07-12T00:27:00.000-07:002010-07-12T07:20:35.143-07:00Gotta Get Up to Get Down<div><i>Today, Scott has the cure for what ails you.</i></div><div><br /></div>I apologize for the lengthy delay between blog posts. While excuses range from vacationing in Florida to studying for the SATs, the real reason is that I am just now getting over a rather brutal experience. You see, it has been approximately 28 days, 23 hours and 30 minutes, at time of writing, since I saw my favorite sports team go down on home-ice to lose the Stanley Cup. In overtime. Just recently have the black-and-blue psychological marks begun to fade and I am starting to return to sports, watching a little ESPN here, some of the NHL draft there. The reason I am telling you this is because of the significant place music took in helping me come to. Particularly helpful was the most beautiful melancholy piece I know, Adagio for Strings Op. 11. I highly recommend it if you have the patience even if you are not the biggest classical music fan. It is a great song to play with the lights dimmed after any poignant experience.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6jFbNEcJp1s&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6jFbNEcJp1s&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Also helpful was Alexi Murdoch’s Orange Sky. I have always found music to be a great way to cope after a tough moment and it most certainly did not fail me this time.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pzD9oeeN5bw&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pzD9oeeN5bw&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />What songs do you listen to when you are down? Just so this post does not come off completely depressing - have you heard Joan Armatrading? Armatrading, who recently played in DC, is the first female U.K. artist to have debuted at number 1 in the billboard charts, and has a voice as pleasant as melted chocolate. She has that soothing quality that Simon and Garfunkle exercised so magnificently. Highly recommended. Stay well and avoid the heat.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7T4lg8VAjMI&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7T4lg8VAjMI&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Travis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-73806177950305102952010-07-07T13:11:00.000-07:002010-07-07T13:24:22.306-07:00Old School<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3bqZhLLsxTISODHcXSyQSZeHdcOjfTpxZ8ULjPzLLZbHuZfcIh-kFO8Vy9LOBe-wA9sqE4StADKbVxn81YNZrTU8f0A9L0XRt-VlkFAWchg8H7fcoYjToAGUekxZ24Uzly3DzSTykiKp/s1600/kjhk-ss-001-full.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 74px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3bqZhLLsxTISODHcXSyQSZeHdcOjfTpxZ8ULjPzLLZbHuZfcIh-kFO8Vy9LOBe-wA9sqE4StADKbVxn81YNZrTU8f0A9L0XRt-VlkFAWchg8H7fcoYjToAGUekxZ24Uzly3DzSTykiKp/s200/kjhk-ss-001-full.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491261902370266930" /></a><br />Today we are going to be doing a little recommending. Specifically, we recommend that you skip listening to Pandora and instead tune into KJHK 90.7, the college radio station of my alma mater, the University of Kansas. Yours truly has travelled far and wide and rarely have I ever found such a jewel of a radio station. Even the student produced commercials are usually more entertaining than the music that you find on other stations. The playlist generally weighs heavily on the indie-rock variety, but don't be surprised to find yourself listening to a burgeoning underground rap artist, an amazing dead blues musician you've never heard of but now can't live without, or your new favorite dance song (especially during the daily 9am-noon Breakfast for Beat Lovers show). Don't have a radio that picks up signals from a shed on a hill in the town of Lawrence, Kansas? No problem. KJHK was one of the very first radio stations to broadcast on the web and you can stop wishing and start listening by clicking <a href="http://www.kjhk.org/">here</a>. Rock Chalk Jayhawk!Travis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094903990899499163.post-1816805578746027762010-06-29T09:00:00.000-07:002010-06-29T11:55:23.074-07:00Feels Like the First TimeSome people do great things right out of the gate and then disappear forever (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird">Harper Lee</a>, <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/basketball/ncaa/mens-tournament/03/28/christian.laettner.then.now/index.html">Christian Laettner</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-FPimCmbX8">Tag Team</a>). And then there are those who despite not looking very promising in the beginning, go on to do great things (Jimmy Carter). Today, an ode to some of modern musics' greatest innovators and music-makers whose first albums were, well, not that great.<br /><br /><br /><b>The National</b> - <i>The National</i><br />This is a band searching for its sound. Clearly, they didn't find it here. While The National might be indie rock's current kings, the trip to the throne was full of murky and kind of boring alt-country. Fitting then that the band best known for making albums that take time to grow on you, took their own sweet time growing into being a great band.<div><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r8Gb1OMSxQE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r8Gb1OMSxQE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Radiohead</b> - <i>Pablo Honey</i><br />Sure it was awesome but let's be honest, "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFkzRNyygfk">Creep</a>" was a total ripoff of mid-nineties angst ala "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg">Smells Like Teen Spirit</a>," Beck's "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgSPaXgAdzE">Loser</a>," and the Smashing Pumpkins, "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBm_fuIeQL0">Zero</a>." Most of <i>Pablo Honey</i> is sappy and kind of embarrassing (and the band wouldn't argue this). Radiohead's rise from just another nineties grunge rock outfit to making a handful of the best albums known to mankind is comparable only to the Beatles metamorphosis from boy band to inventors of modern music.</div><div><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aY9fOHquulc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aY9fOHquulc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><b>Nirvana</b> - <i>Bleach</i><br />While some purists (read: fun hating, annoying contrarians) may claim <i>Bleach</i> was truly Nirvana's best record, the truth is, most of it is downright unlistenable. While moments like "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpMt_YqVbhw">About a Girl</a>" show the amazing songwriter Cobain hid under all those blown out amplifiers, songs like "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLHlzSeuJ50">Floyd the Barber</a>" are the musical equivalent of water boarding.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/66mmAeH8Aj4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/66mmAeH8Aj4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><b>Bright Eyes</b> - <i>A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997</i><div>Whiny doesn't even begin to describe the upper-middle class complaints of a young Connor Oberst. However the singer/songwriter was able to finally channel all that teen angst into a pretentiously-titled emo-folk epic, <i>Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground </i>and has since seemed to settle on an easy going country-rock sound with songs about fortune tellers and long road trips. Though his latter albums have lacked the emotional depth of the early stuff, the feeling is more genuine and mature.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AW-Tn5tqxd8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AW-Tn5tqxd8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><b>Neutral Milk Hotel</b> - <i>Everything Is...</i><br /></div><div>The first official EP of Neutral Milk Hotel, <i>Everything Is...,</i> is a messy collage of headache-inducing noise. Apart from the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYCy7zNTkMs">title track</a> (a fun fuzzy psyche-pop tune) this album is just pure throwaway. The next album out of these guys however, was one of the most moving and amazing pieces of art of the 20th century.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8J7cgJrDzIU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8J7cgJrDzIU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div></div>Travis Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09342844593594860700noreply@blogger.com0