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Posted by Ritchie_az on 07-29-2008 at17:03:
Not bad, especially considering the self-imposed time limit thing.
I do like!
Posted by John Foxe on 07-29-2008 at17:26:
A little caveat
The problem with an anthology is the same problem as with personal world famous hits (or something like that.): there are too many diverse musical styles and themes for any sort of cohesion.
What about if the anthology is grouped by criteria such as musical genre, lyrical theme, decade/era, etc.:
- Greatest of the 70's, 80's, 90's, millennium
- Country/western, Rock -n- roll, new wave, techno, Beatlesque, grunge, "just plain out there", etc.
- pre-, during, post-Alarma Chronicles, Eddies years
Just a thought...
Posted by Ritchie_az on 07-29-2008 at17:38:
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The problem with an anthology is the same problem as with personal world famous hits (or something like that.): there are too many diverse musical styles and themes for any sort of cohesion.
What about if the anthology is grouped by criteria such as musical genre, lyrical theme, decade/era, etc.:
- Greatest of the 70's, 80's, 90's, millennium
- Country/western, Rock -n- roll, new wave, techno, Beatlesque, grunge, "just plain out there", etc.
- pre-, during, post-Alarma Chronicles, Eddies years
Just a thought... |
What's the matter with you, trying to put logical thought into this and making some great points! Shame on you!
Seriously, though, how would you organize it into one (or more) of those catagories? (Which themes would you pick?)
Posted by John Foxe on 07-29-2008 at22:18:
I just broke a personal rule
That is... "Never criticize unless you have a better solution".
Our Personal World Famous Hits I bought just to keep my perfect record of owning absolutely every DA/SE/LD/TST thing out there, but I never play it. There's no point because I have everything already, it's so disconnected from itself, and the fidelity is not noticeably better.
In trying to make the perfect anthology, it makes it even harder because often times Terry records thematically ala Alan Parsons. So the sound is not the only thing radically different - genre, personnel, theme, instrumentation, etc.
In a way, MBD is an anthology, because while very cohesive it seems to span musically across much of the DA catalog.
Anyway, I will try to not do that again unless I have a better idea.
Sorry.....
Posted by Ritchie_az on 07-29-2008 at22:45:
Well, you make a great point. I also own Our Personal Favorite World Famous Hits and almost never play it. However, before my DA collection got larger, I played it all the time because I didn't own most of the songs on the album.
I wrote this in the original post:
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| This would likely be marketed toward those who have never heard DA before. |
I had the idea that, if the Arena Rock Records re-release of DF-BB sold well, there may be a lot of new DA fans who would be interested in hearing more. And that would give Arena Rock a unique opportunity to sell an "anthology" that would be marketed to those people whose first exposure to DA is the DF-BB re-issue that they just purchased.
But I do agree. A good DA anthology or "best of" is not as easy as it sounds, because their music can be so (as you put it) "radically different" from itself.
Posted by jiminy on 07-29-2008 at22:51:
at a glance - I would agree that MBD - in its 2 disc inclusion
is about the best overall single example of DAs music. it has rock- silly- poignant pathos-strange and all mixed into one lil package.
some lyrics are cryptic (why would I lie?) -to straightforward-ribbons and bows- downright scriptural - joel - and well- the closing rtrack- pure ala TST.
could it be they gave us their anthology- in the (probably) last release?
try my And This Is It And So The Title Goes mix- the last DA and SE we may ever see.
Posted by George on 07-29-2008 at23:15:
I agree that anthologies don't really work for DA. They make albums. But themes, huh? Hmmmmm. Like Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio? Or Johnny Cash's Love, God and Murder? Probably wouldn't convert anyone, but would be fun us. Well, at least for me. This time I'll go with Eddies and Dogs stuff as well. And I'll give myself 10 minutes--go-
TRAVELIN': Scenic Routes, Motorcycle, The Glory Road, Driving in England, Cowboys with Engines, Shotgun Angel, If You Want To, The Midget the Speck and the Molecule, Get Back in the Bus Aloha, Hey John Wayne, Capistrano Beach, Bakersfield, Madonna Inn, Mexico, What a World What a World, Ghost Train to Nowhere
CHURCH: Attack of the pulpit Masters, Big Warm Sweet Interior Glowing, Wise Acres, Faithful Street, Live and Let Live, Autographs for the Sick, Props, Angels Tuck You In, Travelogue, Little Crosses, Too Many Angels, Bibleland, Return of the Beat Menace, Colored By, Big Time/Big Deal, Hide the Beer the Pastor's Here, Old Time Gospel Camp Meeting Hour, Evangeline, Billy Graham
FASHION: Mall All Over the World, Rodeo Drive, Real Girls, The Golden Girl of the Golden West, Endless Summer, Who's Who Here, Turn This Off!, All the Way to Heaven, Ten Gallon Hat, Home Permanent
OK. So I have WAY too much time on my hands right now, but darnit I've earned it.
Lots of others come to mind: FAMILY, NATURE, FOOD might be fun--"Bad Indigestion" comes to mind which would of course inevitably be followed by "Elimination."
Posted by Ritchie_az on 07-29-2008 at23:24:
Great post Brian--I mean, George!
Wow, you could go for days (if you had enough time) with the different themes. It's enough to make me dizzy (another theme, perhaps?
)!
Posted by James on 07-29-2008 at23:39:
I thought Personal World Famous Hits was a solid collection. As everyone's stated, putting together a DA anthology is a daunting task. PWFH was an admirable attempt. I throw it on when I want to hear some DA "buffet style".
Posted by George on 07-29-2008 at23:54:
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Originally posted by Ritchie_az
Great post Brian--I mean, George!
Wow, you could go for days (if you had enough time) with the different themes. It's enough to make me dizzy (another theme, perhaps?
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So, OK. One more:
FAMILY: Home Movies, Noelle, Rice Paper Wings, Buffalo Hills, Light Princess, Father Explains, Lord Protect My Child, Papa Danced on Olivera Street, One More Time, In the Distance, Ever After, Built Her a Cloud, Can't Take My Eyes Off of You, Loveland, Our Night to Howl Time to Go Dancing, Blowing Smoke, Angels Must Smile Like That
That's enough. Actually, this one I should make a playlist of. Hesitated to include Light Princess for a number of reasons, but it's so extraordinary. I have heard it a thousand times and it still makes me weep like a 12 year old girl. And I'm not a crier. And it earns its emotional response in a way that is void of sentimentality. If you haven't heard it, try like mad to get a hold of KNOWLEDGE AND INNOCENCE.
Hey, I'm no longer Dark Steamy Cabbage. Yay!
Posted by Dr Rich on 07-30-2008 at04:50:
It would be nice if Arena Rock Records did something to distribute MBD.
That would be a good intro at John Foxe already posted.
Along with Personal World Famous Hits, to steal away James idea.
To quote the Joker, "Ta Da!"
Posted by jiminy on 07-30-2008 at08:14:
FOOD
eatin drinkin and smokin after)
Meal-Good Bread Good Meat Good God Lets Eat-All DAy sing and Dinner etc- Bad Indigestian - Urban Legends- (What? - why- the coke can and the Butt Roast!) - BAnquet at the worlds end- Shes a hard drink-Chicken crosses the Road- Olvera Street (Taquitos!)- Blowin Smoke - Love Grapes- hide the BEER- Close but No Cigar- Smokescreen-and of course- Musical Fruit!
am sure theres more- but I aint had breakfast. (Scenic routes mentions pigs in a blanket..so on and on)
well , and we know Terry owns a sausage machine
as james mentioned - buffet!
Posted by jiminy on 07-30-2008 at08:47:
That's enough. Actually, this one I should make a playlist of. Hesitated to include Light Princess for a number of reasons, but it's so extraordinary. I have heard it a thousand times and it still makes me weep like a 12 year old girl. And I'm not a crier. And it earns its emotional response in a way that is void of sentimentality. If you haven't heard it, try like mad to get a hold of KNOWLEDGE AND INNOCENCE.
I cant listen to Light Princess unless Im "ready" either.
for my own reasons
Posted by George on 07-30-2008 at09:01:
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Originally posted by jiminy
I cant listen to Light Princess unless Im "ready" either.
for my own reasons |
Yeah. I played this one for my wife and we cried and cried. It is her favorite TST song by a mile.
Posted by Ritchie_az on 12-20-2008 at02:06:
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I cant listen to Light Princess unless Im "ready" either.
for my own reasons |
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| Yeah. I played this one for my wife and we cried and cried. It is her favorite TST song by a mile. |
I mentioned this elsewhere...this song makes me cry every time. I played it for my wife, but perhaps she wasn't ready.
It's amazing to me that Terry could share such a personal and painful song. But it means so much to me that he did.
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