fuzmeister: 27 Saturdays

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So I've been giving away some free music - one track each Saturday to be specific. I'm virtually halfway through and the response has been mixed.

I'm not sure if it's because people dislike my music or are too lazy to download a song each week.

A few tracks *have* received a decent amount of downloads, but those were some of the weakest tracks in my opinion.

Strange. Everything is perspective, I guess.

Mood: Intrigued
Browsing: Steve Thompson | 27 Saturdays


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fuzmeister: Does Anybody Else Remember...

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... when Ray Charles did those Arby's commercials?

Which was more damaging to his legacy - those Arby's ads or the Pepsi ones circa 1991?

Take a guess and I'll tell you if "you got the right one, ba-byyy!"

Mood: Thinking Arby's
Music: The Avett Brothers - Ill With Want


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fuzmeister: These are my famous last wooorrrrrrrrrrddds...

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Pretty excited for this album to come out.

Mood: Footastic
Music: Foo Fighters - Bridge Burning


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fuzmeister: The Bloated Double Album

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There's a lot of talk on the internet and amongst music fans regarding the double album (and some even discussing the elusive triple LP). There have been times when I agree with the critics and times when I do not.

One example is the Beatles' self-titled album (white album). As a pretty hardcore Beatles fan, I don't really believe that too much Beatles is an issue. Also, I've always felt like the variety of styles on that album keeps it from feeling stale. I always hear people cite this as a prime example of why the double album isn't a good thing. George Martin himself thought they should have whittled it down to just the best tracks!

Another fine example of the double album is Pink Floyd's "The Wall." At only around 81 minutes, the double album would have almost fit on a compact disc today. I think that this album works really well - again, there's enough variety in the tracks and the overall mood changes drastically enough during the course of the album that it works. Of course, I don't think I ever really appreciated the album until viewing 1982's film version.

Some double albums such as Foo Fighters' "In Your Honor" would work better with each disc being a separate release (for you non-fans, one disc is a rock record while the other is acoustic material). While I've never heard the two most recent albums by System of a Down, they took the approach of releasing the albums months apart, but acknowledged them as sort-of comparison pieces.

Overall, the double album is a very strange beast indeed. I'm trying to give "Physical Graffiti" another chance this afternoon, but it just feels like so much of it isn't prime Zeppelin material.

What does everyone else think about double albums? What about the album format in general now that we're in the era of iTunes?

Mood: Fatigued
Music: Led Zeppelin - Ten Years Gone


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fuzmeister: A Step Forward

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I'm getting my music played at a professional sporting event... who would have ever thought that'd happen!?

Mood: Elated
Music: WalaWalaWala - Bad Egg
Pittsburgh Pirates Game: July 21 (vs. Milwaukee)


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