Lee Knight

That is a cool idea. Will be trying it on my current tune

Cool. I have an original BOSS CS-1. I love it for guitar of course but... as a secret weapon? On bass! It sort of slices things off at around 80Hz maybe, so it's not good as a track compressor. But as a solo boost and girth enhancement (think Extenz for Bass) it is mind blowing. It always gave the impression that I just sort of made my bass stand out for 8 bars with some finger trickery. A seriously great sound. BUT!!!! Your idea of parallel processing changes everything, Why didn't I think of that. I'm going to pretend I did. This is going to make my next bass track bitchen!

Not to generalize, but I just watched the Olympic parade and the Greeks were pretty strong in the looks department. The Italians...maybe, maybe not. Ha! Well... there's that...

The question is over-generalized bull{censored}, but.... Precisely why I gave an over-generalized bull{censored} answer. But yeah, Ram, you make a great point. The Greeks had many cities situated from from each other and not sharing all that much is common with what the stereotypical view of them is.

The Romans prided themselves on conquering and ruling. Then, wanting to tie all the conquests together. All roads lead to Rome. You know what they say about the Roman roads. Very well made. So they were doers. They appropriated things as their own. Even the Roman gods were "borrowed" from the Greeks via the Iliad. The Greeks, on the other hand, made many discoveries and were as a result well versed in mathematics, geometry, astronomy. The Romans used all those discoveries. Used them. Doers. The Romans built aqueducts, dams, roads, bridges, architecture. Much of this doer mentality of the Romans was facilitated by the discoveries of the Greeks. The Romans were realists, the Greeks, dreamers. A Roman statue of a leader has a big nose, the Greek version would be idealized view of that leader. And a pretty nose.

XTC's Respectable Street is like this...so yes, it starts with the bridge. It's in the order of their hedgerow oh-oo-ohs it's in the way their curtains open and clo-oo-ohse it's in the look they give you down their no-oo-ohse all part of decency's jigsaw I suppose

Is this done? http://www.youtube.com/user/KnightLee1#p/a/u/2/unYVVt8LPhk

You have your convictions, Lee. I have mine. One thing I won't do is heap shame on you for not upholding mine. A little balanced reciprocity seems appropriate about now. Maybe I should've added a I do really think it's a shame that you're missing out but of course I respect another's opinion. I used to say "I hate BACH!" and lots of guys would say, that's a shame. I disagreed then, now... I bow to the man. But I'm not being serious here. Just playin' with ya.

Pass. Wear these designer jeans, you'll be (and everyone else) the talk of the town. Think this way, it's good for you. You ask to conventionalize the unconventional, which has been so-ascribed because it doesn't stand up to the popular vote. I know Dylan's voice. Don't hear the music in it. I do hear air stumbling out of his voice box, some of it taking the olfactory bypass, but it doesn't do for me what I want music to do. Been tuned in for most of my 55 years but him I tune out. Him and Ethel Merman. That is a shame...

that's ridiculous. you think confusion is an ad-hominem attack? i should ad-hominem attack you for saying something so backwards. I don't believe in an angry God.

There are some interesting bits in the lyrics but man, that music, oof. Why would people my age (apparently) want to play such puerile stuff? Can't they think of anything meaningful to do with their lives? Rock really did die back when... Wow. Not trying to be contrary but I really liked that.

I'm still of the mind that "making sense" is a moving target. Does Come Together make sense? Even with the Leary explanation it doesn't in the traditional way. But does it move you? Engage you? Absolutely. Does it take you somewhere like a great work of art? Yes. Job done. Like Byrne said, Stop Making Sense. That works too...

I think sometimes an artist, myself included will do scratch lyrics just to get a melody and rhythm/meter and phasing going, then switch them out later. Some leave them in on occasion, which is what Come Together feels like to me. Anthony Keidis does it a lot in RHCP too. I think he might have left them in cause he looked at his splattered wall and said, "That's... pretty freakin' cool."

He roller-coaster, he got early warning He got muddy water, he one mojo filter He say "One and one and one is three" Got to be good-looking cos he's so hard to see Come together right now over me Oh Come together Yeah come together Yeah come together Yeah come together Yeah come together Yeah come together Yeah come together Yeah oh Come together Yeah come together ^^^Those lyrics^^^ make sense. In an artistic capacity they absolutely leave a very clear impression of some very vague images. And some very crystal clear images as well. The meaning, if there is one in the conventional sense, is secondary to the impression. But, to some degree, that's the way a literal song works too. The words leave an impression. It might be starkly literal like "School's OUT... FOR... SUMMER!" or it might be splatters of Pollockesque image-word-phrases like: He got feet down below his knee Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease Hold you in his arm(s)... chair? That's pretty cool. Leaves an impression on me. One that wouldn't be possible in a literal lyric. Considering he shoots coca-cola I can actaully see his arms. Cah-reepy. So... ...does it make sense? Well, maybe not. Did he have a vision he was trying to get through to you and me... absolutely. Can't you see that guy? He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football He got monkey finger, he shoot coca-cola ^^^ That guy^^^ the above phrase conjured in my mind used to scare the hell out of me as kid. But in a good way. Creepy Crumb-like 60's Sunset Hipster Jamesdeaniewithlonghiar Junkie Loser Handsome Svengali Seer Dude. Keep On Truckin' You Spinal Cracker. Over me. CRACK! Right through to my jaw. Scary. Makes sense to me. No?

I did an impression of Elvis Costello after hearing his brand new album My Aim is True. I thought the guy was a joke from the cover photo till we put the album on. Whoa. What's this... My band buddies urged me to cover Angels cause I sort of sounded like him. So I started singing in a cover band. I must've been 17. But Costello completely grabbed my imagination. I transcribed all his song lyrics my best and created a short hand for vocal inflections and taught myself to sing that whole album. But those songs... those lyrics... maybe I could.. So I started trying.

Yeah! There's a twist. Did he ham in up without you asking?

Really great photos. Congrats on such esteemed praise as well. That's got to be very gratifying. I love the Monks in particular. The way you've captured that famous robe color with their facial expressions. Just so captivating and a twist on the more common "monk photos" I've seen. You've got a good eye for seeing things others miss. Really nice.

The deal with a 57 is you're going to get pops pretty easy so be sure you use your wind screen / popper stopper. I have cut guide vocals with a 57 and a wind screen, not eating the mic, say... 4" off, and have kept them because the guide rocked. I've never wanted for a better sound when that happed. A 57 can sound great on a rock vocal. Bear in mind a 57 has a bump around 4k. Lots of voices sound great with that boost. Some don't. Just be aware of it. The SM7 is a better choice but the 57 can rock assuming the 4k works in your favor.

Is there anyone out there who knows how to operate a Digidesign 003 Interface? I'm having a problem getting it to go in "record mode". it keeps saying that no tracks are "enabled" I guess my question is this, how do you enable the tracks? I'm using Pro Tools LE 8 I have the manual, but it's not very clear. The manufacturer (digidesign) only gives you "one month" of telephone support! After that, they want you to purchase "support" for $249! Unbelievable! Help, Clarino the.lemons@comcast.net It can be a bit confusing starting out with PT. Pardon if this is too rudimentary for you. It wasn't for me the first time in PT. Create a track in PT In that track assign an input (AnalogMic1) Plug a mic into that input (Mic1) Click the little "R" on the software track (channel strip) you created in PT You should now see your meter jumping about if you clap your hands. Click the record button on the transport window. That's the one with the play, stop, etc. icons. The record button is the one with the round dot. It should now be red. Click play and start screaming like a banshee!!!

And it flew! Wrap your head around that symbolism!

I agree with you. But it's strange... I don't see my interpretation as literal at all. The mention of NASA and space travel... no, no. It was only mentioned because this was a hot topic at the time. It is NOT about that. The image is symbolic, made more powerful because of it. That's all. I agree with you. Like a song today let's say, that is about "forgetting the poor". And the term bail out is used. That's going to strike a chord today. It's going to get you in the gut as you listen. It means something given the context of the day. But the song isn't about Corporate Bailout. Maybe the song is about making sure we remember the little guy. The little girl crying in the park. It's just an image that wields more power, that resonates, given the era it was released.

I don't thing it's a direct slang, no. But if someone said, "that guy's on the moon" that's how I'd take it. Or, "they've all gone to the moon". That would read, "Mama, they're all crazy" to me.

Well I think my point was that the space race was prominent in people's minds at the time and was considered a good example (by some) of the selfishness and what had gone wrong with modern life. I don't think the song is a critique of wasteful spending, per se, just that the space race was kind of a symptom of what the song was talking about. Right. And the fact that it was a powerful image and useful double meaning for the songwriter. Not a pointed ctitisism of NASA, no. Just a cool image to make a point. And yeah, marcellis, the wife's a limey.

You lift a spoon to feed yourself. The line IMO comments on mans selfish behavior. That's what I got. And Lee's point about the race to get a man on the moon. Back then, you mention the moon and that's what you'd have thought of. "Every thing's going to crap and we're racing to go to the moon?" Plus gone to the moon meaning "Gone off his rocker". Then playing off the sun and moon imagery. Sun good, moon bad. So the synopsis: Everything's going to hell and we're wasting time with a space race? Mankind is overlooking their brother in need and only sees what others have that we don't. Meanwhile there are people in very real need all around us right here on Earth. So instead of using our arms to help we use them to stuff our greedy faces and race to the moon. We must be off our rockers.

Wow... that was really good. I've never categorized performers in that way but I comp all the time just like that. So as I read I recognized all the various types mentioned. That's pretty cool. The Slow Starter. I had a 42 year old blues guitarist here who has never been in a studio before. The classic weekend warrior. It took a whole 6 hour day to finally get to the point of quality stuff happening. But I could see the progression so I was encouraged to stick with him. Finally rushed through several tunes to get him while he was on fire... then it went. Done. The Anything Goes. I know him well. My old singer. Constantly searching for "it". How about if I try something like this? Now, how about... And you never know when the it going to be magic or nonsense. And Craig makes a great point. This kind of guy takes direction,section by section, very well. They like to think and try something. Think again, and try this... The Quick Starter. A recent lead singer for this old timey R&B rocking band. He knows his style. He gets out there and it isn't' about pitch, it's about a vibe. He gets it right away. After that... "Why are we still doing this?" He's right. You got it a take ago. Let's move on. Very thought provoking article.