Nope, no South by Southwest here. At this point for me to attend something like that seems like it would be a poor financial decision, what with the time I’d have to take off and the money I’d have to spend to get there. It’s not that I think it’s a bad idea; it’s just not something I’m ready for. Maybe someday.
But on a more positive note, I decided to get the torrents that PDF painstakingly analyzed and came away indifferent. Part of this is because to ask me to listen to 900 songs by anybody is a stretch. I listened to some and continue to experience them as they pop up on the iPod. It’s quite a variety, which is nice, and I haven’t run into any that are just awful. Except one.
The song They Cleaned My Cut Out With A Wire Brush by Happy Flowers makes me hurt inside just because of how incredibly bad it is. A brief synopsis: some kind of screaming; repeat the title; more screaming; then the title; band maybe falls apart at some point; then it’s over. You owe it to yourself to never, ever listen to this song. Ever.
On the other end, the song I was trying to think of today that I pretty much liked was Everyone’s A Winner by The Meligrove Band, which I’m not sure proves or disproves the “The + n” theory of good songs.
jbucki said:
19:33 on 22 Mar 06 / #
where can i find this “happy flowers” song? cuz if there’s screaming and repitition, chances are i will be into it.
Andy said:
21:30 on 22 Mar 06 / #
You make a good point. You can get the torrent mentioned in the second paragraph, or here. Be forewarned!
PDF said:
00:09 on 24 Mar 06 / #
Sometimes screaming is good. Just not so much when it sounds like someone is dying.
The Meligrove Band song makes me smile.
Andy said:
08:13 on 24 Mar 06 / #
It’s not the screaming that does the song in for me – it’s the fact that it doesn’t sound like they rehearsed enough for their recording session.
jbucki said:
10:16 on 24 Mar 06 / #
yeah that one is alright but it could use a bit more screaming and repitition.
Mr.HCI said:
10:50 on 09 Apr 06 / #
The reason it sounds like we didn’t rehearse enough is that we made the song up on the spot (though we did do two takes). Almost all of our music was improvised.
Andy said:
12:22 on 09 Apr 06 / #
That’s pretty impressive then.
And I think there’s also the fact that it’s just not my kind of music to begin with and so those things together pretty much killed it for me.
I know jbucki dug it though.
Mr.HCI said:
22:55 on 06 May 06 / #
No offense taken. We are definitely not for everybody but everything we do is with a sense of humor, even if based on horrific events from our childhoods.