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Cantankerous 09.10.2007 10:34 PM

um how about not.

SynthethicalY 09.10.2007 10:35 PM

Just saying, anyways stalk Thurston, and make sure he signs you.

Cantankerous 09.10.2007 10:41 PM

no. i don't want to be signed. i don't want to do this for a living.
anyway i hate this and i don't feel like recording any more today and i'm not posting it.

Cantankerous 09.10.2007 10:56 PM

so ive decided i'll have some orange sherbert (since some sadistic landshark ate all my frozen snickers!!!!) and a smoke and sulk a bit more and then regroup and see what happens

pbradley 09.10.2007 10:59 PM

orange sherbert is highly unappreciated by the general populous

Cantankerous 09.10.2007 11:02 PM

i know better than anyone.
also the cheap store brand kind is the best and you can get a gigantic tub for like $3 or $4.

edit
i think ill try across the universe instead and see how that pans out

Cantankerous 09.10.2007 11:32 PM

this is just not working today
oh well.

gmku 09.10.2007 11:34 PM

Do Universe in dropped D for that drone thing. But you probably know that.

Savage Clone 09.10.2007 11:34 PM

Go for "Rocket USA" by Suicide.

gmku 09.10.2007 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cantankerous
sister morphine is not even about drugs, it's about an accident victim
ok i just recorded it and it's just nearly 8 minutes long. god damn.


Neither is Heroin. It's about a junky.

Torn Curtain 09.11.2007 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmku
Neither is Heroin. It's about a junky.


I don't see your point :confused: The song clearly musically recreates the effects of a fix.

jon boy 09.11.2007 05:32 AM

my special ability is being able to say the complete wrong thing at the worst possible time and falling over things. i bet your all secretly jealous.

Washing Machine 09.11.2007 06:07 AM

My talent is songwriting and being full of artistic ideas. Im basically an ideas guy.

Cantanky I mean this in the nicest way but you sound a bit like courtney love.

Torn Curtain 09.11.2007 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Washing Machine
Cantanky I mean this in the nicest way but you sound a bit like courtney love.


A little bit maybe, but Cantanky sings better (Courtney Whore is more nasal and to me her voice sounds as if she was vomiting). As I said her timbre is closer to Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields in my opinion.

sonicl 09.11.2007 06:24 AM

I'm a damn fine chef. Well, so long as there's no meat involved, I am, but I have no idea how to cook meat.

sarramkrop 09.11.2007 06:26 AM

I'm incredibly good at knowing what the difference between talent and skill is.

Washing Machine 09.11.2007 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarramkrop
I'm incredibly good at knowing what the difference between talent and skill is.


Stop bragging

sarramkrop 09.11.2007 07:41 AM

I thought that was the whole point of this thread, wasn't it?

gmku 09.11.2007 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torn Curtain
I don't see your point :confused: The song clearly musically recreates the effects of a fix.


Exactly.

sonicl 09.11.2007 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

That's rather fucking splendid.

I agree with Herr Clone on the Hope Sandoval reference, I was thinking how pleasingly like Mazzy Star it was.

Everyneurotic 09.11.2007 10:54 AM

playing guitar
doing noise
programming drums
writing
composing melody lines/choruses
rapping (though hardly do it)
collages
stencils
making t-shirts
making mixtapes
sex (need a little practice lately...)
i memorize things i like easily
drawing and painting in my own style
designing
making packages
drinking
doing impresonations
coming up with arrangements in music
performing live
improvising
acting

Everyneurotic 09.11.2007 08:32 PM

oh yeah, and beatboxing.

afterthefact 09.11.2007 10:00 PM

Tennis
Guitar (specialized)
Music (in general)

Also, I'm really good at calming people and situations when they escalate out of hand.

Cantankerous 09.11.2007 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmku
Neither is Heroin. It's about a junky.

yeah but that's in direct pertainance to actually doing smack, not being in such extreme physical pain that you just want to die.
Quote:

Originally Posted by sonicl
That's rather fucking splendid.

I agree with Herr Clone on the Hope Sandoval reference, I was thinking how pleasingly like Mazzy Star it was.


oh my. a compliment from sonicl is of the highest order.
well this is surprising.

!@#$%! 09.11.2007 10:29 PM

oh i have to hear this famous recording now.

Everyneurotic 09.11.2007 10:35 PM

not only do you have an amazing voice and do a very good interpretation of the song, but your use of slapback echo gives the song it's extra kick (which gives it the mazzy star sound quality).

Cantankerous 09.11.2007 10:42 PM

drone, rocket USA is a great idea. i'll see what i can do about that.

i don't know how i'm supposed to react but thank you all and thanks in advance to anyone else who makes nice comments about this.

davenotdead 09.11.2007 10:44 PM

whats your stage name?

Cantankerous 09.11.2007 10:50 PM

i don't have one?

davenotdead 09.11.2007 10:59 PM

well, what the hell do i put for 'artist' on my itunes then?

Cantankerous 09.11.2007 11:02 PM

i can't think of anything good at the moment
just put cantankerous or something

by the way this cover of rocket usa seems like it will turn out good and it's pretty menacing

Cantankerous 09.11.2007 11:13 PM

no no this simply won't do
never mind

gmku 09.11.2007 11:22 PM

I looked up the tabs to Heroin. It's all D and G. I can handle that, so I think I'm going to try and cook up a version myself.

Cantankerous 09.11.2007 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmku
I looked up the tabs to Heroin. It's all D and G. I can handle that, so I think I'm going to try and cook up a version myself.

easy as pie
it's d flat and g flat
or c sharp and f sharp depending on how you look at it
i'm not giving away my secret to how i play it

SynthethicalY 09.11.2007 11:26 PM

I have a talent of being a liar. But that is being a compulsive liar, still a talent.

Everyneurotic 09.11.2007 11:30 PM

anyone want to hear my country/folk version of black flag's depression?

SynthethicalY 09.11.2007 11:30 PM

Of course, everyneurotic.

Everyneurotic 09.11.2007 11:35 PM

hahahaha, after i'm finished with this, i'll record it.

gmku 09.11.2007 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cantankerous
easy as pie
it's d flat and g flat
or c sharp and f sharp depending on how you look at it
i'm not giving away my secret to how i play it


I'm messing around a bit with it in dropped D tuning--DADGBD. You can do interesting things up and down the neck that way with just a couple of fingers, and get a nice drone effect.

Cantankerous 09.11.2007 11:46 PM

sometimes i use ostrich tuning


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