Ritchie_az 
Ceremonial Kernel
Registration Date: 07-02-2008
Posts: 2,139
Location: Arizona
 |
|
I know threads not too much different than this have been done before, but this one has a little twist:
Since Darn Floor - Big Bite is being re-released on Arena Rock Records, what if Arena Rock were to also release a "Best of..." Daniel Amos album? This would likely be marketed toward those who have never heard DA before. I'd assume it would be a two disc album, with 15 songs on each disc. If you were to pick the songs, which ones would you choose?
__________________
So I can type anything I want here? No?
My Photography Blog
|
|
07-23-2008 20:27 |
|
|
|
George
Dignified Lazar
Registration Date: 10-08-2007
Posts: 71
Location: where the wind hits heavy on the borderline
|
|
All right, what the heck, I'll try this. But instead of putting any thought at at all into it, I'm gonna give myself a 4 minute time limit and see what I come up with off the top of my head. Hopefully I'll have 30 songs. And...go-
I Love You #19
Props
Walls of Doubt
Endless Summer
New Car
Mall All Over the World
Angels Tuck You In
I Didn't Build it for Me
William Blake
Dance Stop
When Worlds Collide
She's All Heart
Sanctuary
The Pool
Shadow Catcher
Strange Animals
Darn Floor Big Bite
Half Light
Unattainable Earth
Big Warm Sweet Interior Glowing
If You Want To
Motorcycle
Grace is the Smell of Rain
Bakersfield
Glory Road
When Everyone Wore Hats
Author of the Story
Who's Who Here
Staggering Gods
Steal Away
Whew. Time's up. I probably missed some great ones--but that's not bad. Less than 5 minutes.
|
|
|
07-29-2008 16:31 |
|
|
jiminy
Tallowy Tamale
Registration Date: 11-16-2002
Posts: 9,494
|
|
someone has a lot of time on their hands..
and 
it ain't me.
__________________
jiMinY
theres nothing to EVER put here that will please everyone-let alone anyone.
|
|
|
07-23-2008 21:34 |
|
|
| |
Ritchie_az
Ceremonial Kernel
Registration Date: 07-02-2008
Posts: 2,139
Location: Arizona
Thread Starter 
|
|
Disc 1:
1 - I Love You #19
2 - Hound Of Heaven
3 - (Near Sighted Girl With Approaching) Tidal Wave
4 - Alarma
5 - Through The Speakers
6 - Walls of Doubt
7 - Youth With A Machine
8 - Memory Lane
9 - Autographs For The Sick
10 - Travelog
11 - When Worlds Collide
12 - Sanctuary
13 - The Pool
14 - Strong Points, Weak Points
15 - Shadow Catcher
Disc 2:
1 - Darn Floor - Big Bite
2 - Safety Net
3 - The Shape of Air
4 - If You Want To
5 - Tracking the Amorous Man
6 - Grace is the Smell of Rain
7 - Noelle
8 - Bakersfield
9 - Out In The Cold
10 - Cant Take My Eyes Off Of You
11 - Glory Road
12 - When Everyone Wore Hats
13 - Pay For Surf
14 - So Far, So Good
15 - And So it Goes
That puts the "earlier" stuff on one disc and the "later" stuff on the other. I didn't include any pre-HD songs because it probably would appeal less to the "typical" Arena Rock listener.
So what do you think, Arena Rock Records? How 'bout one for the home team, eh?
__________________
So I can type anything I want here? No?
My Photography Blog
|
|
|
07-23-2008 21:46 |
|
|
John Foxe
Woolly Eggwhisk
Registration Date: 03-12-2002
Posts: 654
Location: Elkhart, Indiana
|
|
That one would scare people off, which I don't think is the intent...
__________________
I'm a middle-aged hitchhiker...
LetsSpin@comcast.net
|
|
|
07-24-2008 07:46 |
|
|
jiminy
Tallowy Tamale
Registration Date: 11-16-2002
Posts: 9,494
|
|
Its almost impossible-
but you did a great job R-az
MAybe a song from SA to start the show- after all- they launched in that vein.. say Fathers Arms?-
or even Light your own fire. from DA76.
utha than that-
approved!
__________________
jiMinY
theres nothing to EVER put here that will please everyone-let alone anyone.
|
|
|
07-24-2008 07:58 |
|
|
jiminy
Tallowy Tamale
Registration Date: 11-16-2002
Posts: 9,494
|
|
( let Autograghs - or Strong Points/Weak Points go to make room)
there - a sense of direction 
__________________
jiMinY
theres nothing to EVER put here that will please everyone-let alone anyone.
|
|
|
07-24-2008 08:00 |
|
|
Ritchie_az
Ceremonial Kernel
Registration Date: 07-02-2008
Posts: 2,139
Location: Arizona
Thread Starter
|
|
So you think I have some strong points and some weak points, and the band wouldn't autograph the album for the sick listeners?
Ok, let's cut Stong Points, Weak Points out and place Fathers Arms as the first track of disc 1.
As far as Autographs For The Sick, it may scare some people, but, it's so far into disc one--you know, if they're not convinced by this point, they're likely not going to be DA fans. So, really, I don't think it'll scare anybody away. But I think it may very well make someone who doesn't think DA is quirky enough (you know, through the first eight tracks), rethink his or her opinion.
__________________
So I can type anything I want here? No?
My Photography Blog
This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by Ritchie_az: 07-24-2008 11:55.
|
|
|
07-24-2008 11:55 |
|
|
Ritchie_az
Ceremonial Kernel
Registration Date: 07-02-2008
Posts: 2,139
Location: Arizona
Thread Starter
|
|
OK, how is this, then:
Disc 1:
1 - Fathers Arms
2 - I Love You #19
3 - Hound Of Heaven
4 - (Near Sighted Girl With Approaching) Tidal Wave
5 - Alarma
6 - Through The Speakers
7 - Walls of Doubt
8 - Youth With A Machine
9 - Memory Lane
10 - Autographs For The Sick
11 - Travelog
12 - When Worlds Collide
13 - Sanctuary
14 - The Pool
15 - Shadow Catcher
Disc 2:
1 - Darn Floor - Big Bite
2 - Safety Net
3 - The Shape of Air
4 - If You Want To
5 - Tracking the Amorous Man
6 - Grace is the Smell of Rain
7 - Noelle
8 - Bakersfield
9 - Out In The Cold
10 - Cant Take My Eyes Off Of You
11 - Glory Road
12 - When Everyone Wore Hats
13 - Pay For Surf
14 - So Far, So Good
15 - And So it Goes
Now, does anybody have any connections with Arena Rock Records? 
__________________
So I can type anything I want here? No?
My Photography Blog
|
|
|
07-24-2008 13:43 |
|
|
Josh&etc
Luteous Llama
Registration Date: 11-29-2006
Posts: 282
Location: fading into bolivian
|
|
Disc One (1-16)
Ain't Gonna Fight It
Father's Arms
I Love You #19
Hound Of Heaven
Alarma
My Room
Walls Of Doubt
Mall (All Over the World)
The Double
Memory Lane
Sanctuary
The Pool
Return of the Beat Menace
Darn Floor Big Bite
Safety Net
Half Light, Epoch, & Phase
Disc Two (17-30)
If You Want To
Father Explains
Hole in the World
(What's Come) Over Me
Grace is the Smell of Rain
Broken Ladders to Glory
I'll Get Over It
Uneasy Lies The Head Of The Confidence Man
When Everyone Wore Hats
Author of the Story
Ribbons & Bows
Over Her Shoulder
My Beautiful Martyr
Pregnant Pause
__________________
"I have seen the future and it's like the present, only longer" - Dan Quisenberry
|
|
|
07-25-2008 13:12 |
|
|
Ritchie_az
Ceremonial Kernel
Registration Date: 07-02-2008
Posts: 2,139
Location: Arizona
Thread Starter
|
|
I wish there was some way to present our ideas to Arena Rock. Even if we could, though, it would probably be smart to wait and see just how good/bad the Darn Floor - Big Bite reissue does commercially.
I like your selections, Josh&etc.
It's interesting to me that if you were to ask different Journey fans what their favorite songs from that band are you'd have nearly identical lists. Same is true for most bands. But when you talk about Daniel Amos, you'd get 50 different answers for every 100 people you asked. It really says something about Daniel Amos.
...At least I think it's interesting.
__________________
So I can type anything I want here? No?
My Photography Blog
|
|
|
07-25-2008 15:22 |
|
|
|
Josh&etc
Luteous Llama
Registration Date: 11-29-2006
Posts: 282
Location: fading into bolivian
|
|
| quote: |
Originally posted by Ritchie_az
I like your selections, Josh&etc.
It's interesting to me that if you were to ask different Journey fans what their favorite songs from that band are you'd have nearly identical lists. Same is true for most bands. But when you talk about Daniel Amos, you'd get 50 different answers for every 100 people you asked. It really says something about Daniel Amos.
...At least I think it's interesting. |
Thanks.
I think it means that DA is the band that has something for everybody and everything for no one. And as soon as they build a fan base, they move in a different direction (musically).
__________________
"I have seen the future and it's like the present, only longer" - Dan Quisenberry
|
|
|
07-28-2008 09:59 |
|
|
Berger Roy Al
Swirling Eddies
Registration Date: 02-14-2003
Posts: 1,286
Location: I AM NOT insane!
|
|
Hi Mommies!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAGGgxckkcgk!! I'm gonna ruin as many threads as I can!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAGGGGXXXCKCKXKGGgggcgkxkk!!!!!!!!
__________________
For the last time, I am NOT insane! gggxk
|
|
|
07-25-2008 17:37 |
|
|
Dr Rich
Ubique Epoque
Registration Date: 03-15-2002
Posts: 9,986
Location: Hoverkrafti im është plot me ngjala.
|
|
__________________
|
|
|
07-26-2008 00:36 |
|
|
jiminy
Tallowy Tamale
Registration Date: 11-16-2002
Posts: 9,494
|
|
but for the most part - the fans move too...!
__________________
jiMinY
theres nothing to EVER put here that will please everyone-let alone anyone.
|
|
|
07-28-2008 10:19 |
|
|
ftg3plus4
Woolly Eggwhisk
Registration Date: 04-15-2005
Posts: 903
|
|
Just please don't take the standard greedy route of including some otherwise unavailable material (that non-fans don't care about) on the compilation so that fans will feel obligated to pay for all the other songs that they already have.
Pulling that common stunt is one of the worst music-business ideas ever.
__________________
"Settle down. We got along this day. Come outside because there is some sheep snot showing on my side."
-- Purported backwards message in DA song "Like Lazarus" (cited in the Vergito newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 7 Fall 1995)
|
|
|
07-28-2008 11:32 |
|
|
|
ftg3plus4
Woolly Eggwhisk
Registration Date: 04-15-2005
Posts: 903
|
|
Hide it somewhere else!
__________________
"Settle down. We got along this day. Come outside because there is some sheep snot showing on my side."
-- Purported backwards message in DA song "Like Lazarus" (cited in the Vergito newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 7 Fall 1995)
|
|
|
07-28-2008 14:03 |
|
|
|
|
  |
|
