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Gracchus
Mar 29, 2020, 6:30:17 PM3/29/20
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These are just a handful for a start...
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Harburg/Gorney standard)
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan)
Have You Ever Seen the Rain (CCR)
Bad Moon Rising (CCR)
Instant Karma (John Lennon)
The Watchman's Gone (Gordon Lightfoot)
Don't Dream It's Over (Crowded House)
Shoot Out the Lights (Richard Thompson)
Earth Died Screaming (Tom Waits)
Dirt in the Ground (Tom Waits)
Screaming Skin (Blondie)
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Monty Python)
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Harburg/Gorney standard)
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan)
Have You Ever Seen the Rain (CCR)
Bad Moon Rising (CCR)
Instant Karma (John Lennon)
The Watchman's Gone (Gordon Lightfoot)
Don't Dream It's Over (Crowded House)
Shoot Out the Lights (Richard Thompson)
Earth Died Screaming (Tom Waits)
Dirt in the Ground (Tom Waits)
Screaming Skin (Blondie)
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Monty Python)
soccerfan777
Mar 29, 2020, 7:21:11 PM3/29/20
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Gracchus
Mar 29, 2020, 7:29:24 PM3/29/20
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grif
Mar 29, 2020, 7:31:32 PM3/29/20
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All Along The Watchtower -- Hendrix version
Gimme Shelter -- Stones
Knockin' on Heaven's Door -- Dylan
A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall -- Dylan
Watching The Wheels -- Lennon
Sawfish
Mar 29, 2020, 7:34:51 PM3/29/20
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Season of the Witch - Donovan
--
"It is Pointless, and endless Trouble, to cast a stone at every dog
that barks at you."
--Sawfish
Gracchus
Mar 29, 2020, 7:36:35 PM3/29/20
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Gracchus
Mar 29, 2020, 7:39:18 PM3/29/20
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On Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 4:34:51 PM UTC-7, sawfish wrote:
> On 3/29/20 4:31 PM, grif wrote:
> > On 29/03/2020 23:30, Gracchus wrote:
> >> These are just a handful for a start...
> >>
> >>
> >> Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Harburg/Gorney standard)
> >> It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan)
> >> Have You Ever Seen the Rain (CCR)
> >> Bad Moon Rising (CCR)
> >> Instant Karma (John Lennon)
> >> The Watchman's Gone (Gordon Lightfoot)
> >> Don't Dream It's Over (Crowded House)
> >> Shoot Out the Lights (Richard Thompson)
> >> Earth Died Screaming (Tom Waits)
> >> Dirt in the Ground (Tom Waits)
> >> Screaming Skin (Blondie)
> >> Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Monty Python)
> >>
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rfTdF6W7KA
> > All Along The Watchtower -- Hendrix version
> > Gimme Shelter -- Stones
> > Knockin' on Heaven's Door -- Dylan
> > A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall -- Dylan
> > Watching The Wheels -- Lennon
>
>
> Eve of Destruction - Scott McKenzie
>
> Season of the Witch - Donovan
Yes, all of these songs are taking on new life now.
> On 3/29/20 4:31 PM, grif wrote:
> > On 29/03/2020 23:30, Gracchus wrote:
> >> These are just a handful for a start...
> >>
> >>
> >> Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Harburg/Gorney standard)
> >> It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan)
> >> Have You Ever Seen the Rain (CCR)
> >> Bad Moon Rising (CCR)
> >> Instant Karma (John Lennon)
> >> The Watchman's Gone (Gordon Lightfoot)
> >> Don't Dream It's Over (Crowded House)
> >> Shoot Out the Lights (Richard Thompson)
> >> Earth Died Screaming (Tom Waits)
> >> Dirt in the Ground (Tom Waits)
> >> Screaming Skin (Blondie)
> >> Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Monty Python)
> >>
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rfTdF6W7KA
> > All Along The Watchtower -- Hendrix version
> > Gimme Shelter -- Stones
> > Knockin' on Heaven's Door -- Dylan
> > A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall -- Dylan
> > Watching The Wheels -- Lennon
>
>
> Eve of Destruction - Scott McKenzie
>
> Season of the Witch - Donovan
Sawfish
Mar 29, 2020, 7:44:20 PM3/29/20
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the negative aspects of the current situation, so in a way they don't
mean much more to me now than they did before.
It's just how I've chosen to approach it, no other reason.
I mean, I have ALWAYS liked stuff like Pride of Man by Quicksilver
Messenger Service, Peace Frog, When the Music's Over, The End, by the
Doors, etc.
Geeam
Mar 29, 2020, 7:45:15 PM3/29/20
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On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 1:39:18 AM UTC+2, Gracchus wrote:
> Yes, all of these songs are taking on new life now.
New life. That's funny. I'll give it a listen right after the apocalypse.
> Yes, all of these songs are taking on new life now.
Sawfish
Mar 29, 2020, 7:48:24 PM3/29/20
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That's the spirit, Geeam!
Gracchus
Mar 29, 2020, 7:54:12 PM3/29/20
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On Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 4:44:20 PM UTC-7, sawfish wrote:
> It's just how I've chosen to approach it, no other reason.
>
> I mean, I have ALWAYS liked stuff like Pride of Man by Quicksilver
> Messenger Service, Peace Frog, When the Music's Over, The End, by the
> Doors, etc.
What I meant was that many songs that at the time (mainly the ones written in the 1960s) alluded to apocalypse via war spiraling into nuclear holocaust could now be seen through a different lens, yet the songs are just as powerful either way.
> On 3/29/20 4:39 PM, Gracchus wrote:
> >> Eve of Destruction - Scott McKenzie
> >>
> >> Season of the Witch - Donovan
> > Yes, all of these songs are taking on new life now.
> Well, I've always liked these kinds of songs, and I refuse to dwell on
> the negative aspects of the current situation, so in a way they don't
> mean much more to me now than they did before.
There's really not much *positive* about the current situation, aside from the hope that our scientists and supercomputers can come up with an effective treatment, vaccine, or cure (hopefully all three), and soon.
> >> Eve of Destruction - Scott McKenzie
> >>
> >> Season of the Witch - Donovan
> > Yes, all of these songs are taking on new life now.
> Well, I've always liked these kinds of songs, and I refuse to dwell on
> the negative aspects of the current situation, so in a way they don't
> mean much more to me now than they did before.
> It's just how I've chosen to approach it, no other reason.
>
> I mean, I have ALWAYS liked stuff like Pride of Man by Quicksilver
> Messenger Service, Peace Frog, When the Music's Over, The End, by the
> Doors, etc.
Sawfish
Mar 29, 2020, 8:03:19 PM3/29/20
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On 3/29/20 4:54 PM, Gracchus wrote:
> On Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 4:44:20 PM UTC-7, sawfish wrote:
>> On 3/29/20 4:39 PM, Gracchus wrote:
>>>> Eve of Destruction - Scott McKenzie
>>>>
>>>> Season of the Witch - Donovan
>>> Yes, all of these songs are taking on new life now.
>> Well, I've always liked these kinds of songs, and I refuse to dwell on
>> the negative aspects of the current situation, so in a way they don't
>> mean much more to me now than they did before.
Personally, I've not needed much in the way of positive news for a long
> On Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 4:44:20 PM UTC-7, sawfish wrote:
>> On 3/29/20 4:39 PM, Gracchus wrote:
>>>> Eve of Destruction - Scott McKenzie
>>>>
>>>> Season of the Witch - Donovan
>>> Yes, all of these songs are taking on new life now.
>> Well, I've always liked these kinds of songs, and I refuse to dwell on
>> the negative aspects of the current situation, so in a way they don't
>> mean much more to me now than they did before.
time, and that's because I either don't believe it, or am looking for
"the catch".
A side benefit is that while at first you live in a perpetual state of
pessimism, after a while you see that you're still alive, and in fact
maybe even doing comparatively well, and you exist in a sort of reality
that's neither pessimistic nor optimistic.
This had made me into an "Honorary Scotsman", I've been told.
> There's really not much *positive* about the current situation, aside from the hope that our scientists and supercomputers can come up with an effective treatment, vaccine, or cure (hopefully all three), and soon.
>
>> It's just how I've chosen to approach it, no other reason.
>>
>> I mean, I have ALWAYS liked stuff like Pride of Man by Quicksilver
>> Messenger Service, Peace Frog, When the Music's Over, The End, by the
>> Doors, etc.
> What I meant was that many songs that at the time (mainly the ones written in the 1960s) alluded to apocalypse via war spiraling into nuclear holocaust could now be seen through a different lens, yet the songs are just as powerful either way.
with themes of real, or potential annihilation. So I just bolted on my
songs.
jdeluise
Mar 29, 2020, 8:14:09 PM3/29/20
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Thanks!
Might not be following your theme, but I've been liking "It Will Follow
The Rain" (Kristian Matsson) for these times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWpYbvqUYwM
Might not be following your theme, but I've been liking "It Will Follow
The Rain" (Kristian Matsson) for these times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWpYbvqUYwM
Gracchus
Mar 29, 2020, 8:44:08 PM3/29/20
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On Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 5:03:19 PM UTC-7, sawfish wrote:
As things stand now, I'm more worried about relatives (especially older ones) than myself. Given my druthers, I'd prefer to stay on the planet for a while longer and work through my bucket list, but in the end we're all like Max von Sydow playing chess with Death. And Max just got the scythe.
> I didn't look closely at the list and figured it was probably just songs
> with themes of real, or potential annihilation. So I just bolted on my
> songs.
Most of them are those kinds of songs, yes. Some have more to do with mortality in general, like the Gordon Lightfoot song.
> On 3/29/20 4:54 PM, Gracchus wrote:
> Personally, I've not needed much in the way of positive news for a long
> time, and that's because I either don't believe it, or am looking for
> "the catch".
> A side benefit is that while at first you live in a perpetual state of
> pessimism, after a while you see that you're still alive, and in fact
> maybe even doing comparatively well, and you exist in a sort of reality
> that's neither pessimistic nor optimistic.
> This had made me into an "Honorary Scotsman", I've been told.
I think I've an inkling of what you mean.
> Personally, I've not needed much in the way of positive news for a long
> time, and that's because I either don't believe it, or am looking for
> "the catch".
> A side benefit is that while at first you live in a perpetual state of
> pessimism, after a while you see that you're still alive, and in fact
> maybe even doing comparatively well, and you exist in a sort of reality
> that's neither pessimistic nor optimistic.
> This had made me into an "Honorary Scotsman", I've been told.
As things stand now, I'm more worried about relatives (especially older ones) than myself. Given my druthers, I'd prefer to stay on the planet for a while longer and work through my bucket list, but in the end we're all like Max von Sydow playing chess with Death. And Max just got the scythe.
> I didn't look closely at the list and figured it was probably just songs
> with themes of real, or potential annihilation. So I just bolted on my
> songs.
Sawfish
Mar 29, 2020, 8:50:53 PM3/29/20
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On 3/29/20 5:44 PM, Gracchus wrote:
> On Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 5:03:19 PM UTC-7, sawfish wrote:
>> On 3/29/20 4:54 PM, Gracchus wrote:
>> Personally, I've not needed much in the way of positive news for a long
>> time, and that's because I either don't believe it, or am looking for
>> "the catch".
>> A side benefit is that while at first you live in a perpetual state of
>> pessimism, after a while you see that you're still alive, and in fact
>> maybe even doing comparatively well, and you exist in a sort of reality
>> that's neither pessimistic nor optimistic.
>
>> This had made me into an "Honorary Scotsman", I've been told.
> I think I've an inkling of what you mean.
>
> As things stand now, I'm more worried about relatives (especially older ones) than myself.
I have no older people. I am now other folks' "older people".
> On Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 5:03:19 PM UTC-7, sawfish wrote:
>> On 3/29/20 4:54 PM, Gracchus wrote:
>> Personally, I've not needed much in the way of positive news for a long
>> time, and that's because I either don't believe it, or am looking for
>> "the catch".
>> A side benefit is that while at first you live in a perpetual state of
>> pessimism, after a while you see that you're still alive, and in fact
>> maybe even doing comparatively well, and you exist in a sort of reality
>> that's neither pessimistic nor optimistic.
>
>> This had made me into an "Honorary Scotsman", I've been told.
> I think I've an inkling of what you mean.
>
> As things stand now, I'm more worried about relatives (especially older ones) than myself.
> Given my druthers, I'd prefer to stay on the planet for a while longer and work through my bucket list,
> but in the end we're all like Max von Sydow playing chess with Death. And Max just got the scythe.
>
>
>> I didn't look closely at the list and figured it was probably just songs
>> with themes of real, or potential annihilation. So I just bolted on my
>> songs.
> Most of them are those kinds of songs, yes. Some have more to do with mortality in general, like the Gordon Lightfoot song.
a bit differently for vocal and instrumental. It seems like it by-passes
conscious buffers and filters to a very large degree.
Stay well, Gracchus.
--
--Sawfish
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"The big print gives it to you; the small print takes it away."
Andy, from Amos 'n' Andy, on legal contracts...
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vih...@protonmail.com
Mar 30, 2020, 12:10:28 AM3/30/20
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Neil Young: Cortez the Killer?
we'll see how it goes
we'll see how it goes
Whisper
Mar 30, 2020, 2:24:48 AM3/30/20
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Whisper
Mar 30, 2020, 2:46:24 AM3/30/20
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Fragile - Sting
Highway to Hell - ACDC
Sawfish
Mar 30, 2020, 8:48:30 AM3/30/20
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On 3/29/20 9:10 PM, vih...@protonmail.com wrote:
> Neil Young: Cortez the Killer?
>
>
> we'll see how it goes
Pretty good guitar solo, in my opinion.
> Neil Young: Cortez the Killer?
>
>
> we'll see how it goes
Memorable not so much for the melody as the mood it sets.
--
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"I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Barbecue grills on fire behind the condominiums that line the 9th fairway. I watched casual strollers slip on dog excrement on the boardwalk near the amusement pier. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
"Time for lunch."
--Sawfish
Gracchus
Mar 30, 2020, 11:15:20 AM3/30/20
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On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 5:48:30 AM UTC-7, sawfish wrote:
> On 3/29/20 9:10 PM, vih...@protonmail.com wrote:
> > Neil Young: Cortez the Killer?
> >
> >
> > we'll see how it goes
>
> Pretty good guitar solo, in my opinion.
>
> Memorable not so much for the melody as the mood it sets.
Neil Young has a weird guitar style, but it's all his. "Powderfinger" might be a good choice too.
> On 3/29/20 9:10 PM, vih...@protonmail.com wrote:
> > Neil Young: Cortez the Killer?
> >
> >
> > we'll see how it goes
>
> Pretty good guitar solo, in my opinion.
>
> Memorable not so much for the melody as the mood it sets.
Sawfish
Mar 30, 2020, 11:23:22 AM3/30/20
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On 3/30/20 8:15 AM, Gracchus wrote:
> On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 5:48:30 AM UTC-7, sawfish wrote:
>> On 3/29/20 9:10 PM, vih...@protonmail.com wrote:
>>> Neil Young: Cortez the Killer?
>>>
>>>
>>> we'll see how it goes
>> Pretty good guitar solo, in my opinion.
>>
>> Memorable not so much for the melody as the mood it sets.
> Neil Young has a weird guitar style, but it's all his.
Exactly. Not always to my liking, but on this song quite effective.
> On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 5:48:30 AM UTC-7, sawfish wrote:
>> On 3/29/20 9:10 PM, vih...@protonmail.com wrote:
>>> Neil Young: Cortez the Killer?
>>>
>>>
>>> we'll see how it goes
>> Pretty good guitar solo, in my opinion.
>>
>> Memorable not so much for the melody as the mood it sets.
> Neil Young has a weird guitar style, but it's all his.
Sort of a staggering, lurching sense of timing, in a way.
> "Powderfinger" might be a good choice too.
--Sawfish
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"The Ayatolla of Rock and Rolla!"
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Sawfish
Mar 30, 2020, 11:29:01 AM3/30/20
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On 3/30/20 8:15 AM, Gracchus wrote:
You know who has impressed me after-the-fact (within the last 10 years)
as a great rock guitarist? Lindsay Buckingham.
What do you think?
Carey
Mar 30, 2020, 11:46:39 AM3/30/20
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On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 5:48:30 AM UTC-7, sawfish wrote:
> On 3/29/20 9:10 PM, vih...@protonmail.com wrote:
> > Neil Young: Cortez the Killer?
> >
> >
> > we'll see how it goes
>
> Pretty good guitar solo, in my opinion.
>
> Memorable not so much for the melody as the mood it sets.
Yes, it's more textural, isn't it? Young used similar stuff on the Dead Man soundtrack to good effect, I think. Need to watch that again..
> > Neil Young: Cortez the Killer?
> >
> >
> > we'll see how it goes
>
> Pretty good guitar solo, in my opinion.
>
> Memorable not so much for the melody as the mood it sets.
Gracchus
Mar 30, 2020, 11:52:02 AM3/30/20
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On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 8:29:01 AM UTC-7, sawfish wrote:
> On 3/30/20 8:15 AM, Gracchus wrote:
> > Neil Young has a weird guitar style, but it's all his. "Powderfinger" might be a good choice too.
> Listened to it. Thanks.
> You know who has impressed me after-the-fact (within the last 10 years)
> as a great rock guitarist? Lindsay Buckingham.
> What do you think?
I've always liked the way he plays. He's one of the few rock guitarists who plays fingerstyle electric, and plays decent acoustic too.
> On 3/30/20 8:15 AM, Gracchus wrote:
> > Neil Young has a weird guitar style, but it's all his. "Powderfinger" might be a good choice too.
> Listened to it. Thanks.
> You know who has impressed me after-the-fact (within the last 10 years)
> as a great rock guitarist? Lindsay Buckingham.
> What do you think?
Sawfish
Mar 30, 2020, 12:52:03 PM3/30/20
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To me, fingerpick guys sound different not only from flat pick, but
different from each other a great deal. In a way thus may make sense, in
that some use only two fingers, some three or more.
--
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"I want to die in my sleep like my Grandpa, not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car."
--Sawfish
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Gracchus
Mar 30, 2020, 2:16:22 PM3/30/20
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On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 9:52:03 AM UTC-7, sawfish wrote:
> On 3/30/20 8:51 AM, Gracchus wrote:
> > On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 8:29:01 AM UTC-7, sawfish wrote:
> >> On 3/30/20 8:15 AM, Gracchus wrote:
> >>> Neil Young has a weird guitar style, but it's all his. "Powderfinger" might be a good choice too.
> >> Listened to it. Thanks.
> >> You know who has impressed me after-the-fact (within the last 10 years)
> >> as a great rock guitarist? Lindsay Buckingham.
> >> What do you think?
> > I've always liked the way he plays. He's one of the few rock guitarists who plays fingerstyle electric, and plays decent acoustic too.
>
>
> Yes. And this is like Mark Knopfler, Robbie Kreiger, John Cipollina.
Yeah, Knopfler is great. Toy Caldwell of the Marshall Tucker Band was another who played fingerstyle electric.
> On 3/30/20 8:51 AM, Gracchus wrote:
> > On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 8:29:01 AM UTC-7, sawfish wrote:
> >> On 3/30/20 8:15 AM, Gracchus wrote:
> >>> Neil Young has a weird guitar style, but it's all his. "Powderfinger" might be a good choice too.
> >> Listened to it. Thanks.
> >> You know who has impressed me after-the-fact (within the last 10 years)
> >> as a great rock guitarist? Lindsay Buckingham.
> >> What do you think?
> > I've always liked the way he plays. He's one of the few rock guitarists who plays fingerstyle electric, and plays decent acoustic too.
>
>
> Yes. And this is like Mark Knopfler, Robbie Kreiger, John Cipollina.
> To me, fingerpick guys sound different not only from flat pick, but
> different from each other a great deal. In a way thus may make sense, in
> that some use only two fingers, some three or more.
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