From: MMLRICK@UBVM.BITNET (Rick)
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.allmusic
Subject: Re: discussions on all forms of music?
Date: 15 Oct 92 13:22:07 GMT
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Rick indulges Mike:

>
>The discussions lately have had
>no relevance to me or my tastes in music.
     I thought that was already made clear in the original charter. Why are you
     so surprised?
>Where are all the people who said they wanted some
>cool conversations about neat new ideas in music?
     Here I am, daddy-o! Swing it! *snap fingers*
>I put in my two cents a couple of days ago, with some ideas
>for multitrack recording, but I got no feedback.
     Turn up the volume, with the microphone closer to the speaker.
>What are your ideas on the trends in music?
>You MUST have some opinion on that subject, unless
>you just don't care about it.
         I'll be happy to state my opinion...which trends are you referring to?
>This is a discussion list, isn't it?
           Uh huh.
>Let's get into some of the more deeper things for a change.
>I'm tired of reading "I hate so-and-so" and "I like so-and-so".
           OK. I'm feeling ambivalent about so-and-so.
>No wonder people are leaving this net.
           OH MY GOD!!! I didn't realize how much of a crisis this actually
           was! Do you mean there's only 4 or 5 people left on ALLMUSIC, and
           they each use about 147 pseudonymns and seperate addresses??
>Does anyone out there own a Roland R5 drum machine?
           Probably. Not me, though.
>Does anyone out there work with Opcode Vision?
           Not me. None of my colleagues have that name.
>Does anyone out there actually play unusual instruments?
           I'm a trombonist. Make your own conclusions.
>Does anyone out there make unusual instruments?
           If you put sand in a plastic milk bottle it makes a great shekere.
>Does anyone out there have opinions on microphone choices for recording?
           Shure I have.
>Anyone have neat miking techniques for drums?
>What's the latest buzz on drum miking? Close? Tight? Ambient? Deep? Live?
           Sorry, Mike, not my line. Shall I explain my 5-step technique for
           greasing my slide?
>Do you prefer live recordings of certain bands to studio recordings? Why?
           Depends. Some bands shine in concert, and their studio recordings
           tend to be lifeless and limp. Others tend to prioritize the
           studio and turn out recordings of polish and finesse, but sound dull
           in live performance. There are many examples of both cases.
>What's the latest in sampling technology?
           Focus groups. Works for both Republican and Democratic campaigns.
>What kind of equipment is in YOUR studio?  Why?
           A music stand. Because it keeps the chart from falling on the floor.
>What kind of speakers and amps do you use to listen to music?
           2 JVC speakers. Yeh, I know. Putting hardworking Americans out of
           work and all that. Sorry. I bought them used, OK?
>What kind of cabinets do you use with your bass guitar?  Why?
           Good question. Wrong respondent.
>Which multi-effects rack would you recommend for studio use and why?
           Well you still can't beat 2 half-coconut shells for imitating
           a trotting horse, can you? (Oops, that's one effect.) Uhhh...
           also put a large tin sheet (thunder!!) on the rack.
>If you had the run of a radio station, what would be your playlist?
           Complete change-up. Alternating as much as possible, no commercials,
           no one form of music, no censorship restrictions, no thematic
           continuity, lotsa requests. In other words, automatic audience
           restriction to fellow eccentrics and eclectics.
>What kind of music did you listen to as a young child?
           "Pony boy, pony boy" as rendered by my Mom. My Dad did an execrable
           version of "Alley Cat" on our partially tuned piano in the cellar.
           Plus an old Dixieland record that I thought was the height of
           coolness when I was 7. And have you heard "Mr. Honky Tonk Himself",
           Knuckles O'Toole, rattling off "Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay" on the 88s?
           Another record from my early childhood.
>If you had a dream studio, what equipment would you have in it if you
>  were given only 50,000 dollars (or equivalent amount in your vicinity)
>  to spend?  Why would you choose these things?
               I'd probably spend $1500 on a good 4-track and microphones;
               and donate the rest to AIDS research.
>What is the "sound" YOU are looking for in music today?
               There's no one sound, "sound", or style. It's probably obvious
               to you at this time that I'm neither knowledgable nor all that
               concerned about the top-of-the-line, the state-of-the-art, or
               what-have-you in terms of recording technology. If a piece of
               music interests me, I don't really care that much how it was
               recorded, except for informational/historical reasons. If that
               irritates you, don't worry, you'll find common ground soon
               enough. Feel free to just hit that delete key and blast this
               message to smithereens!

>Sorry for all the questions, I'm just bored and frustrated...
>Maybe there should be a separate net for musicians.
               No doubt there is. Check out the latest List of Lists.
               There's always a list for every perversion.
>
Now I gotta get "Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay" out of my head,
Rick
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