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So music theory is Theo's math?
Man, you just get darker and darker, and the weird thing is, your aura? Beige.
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Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Sean K - Mar 28, 2006 11:21:30 am PST #2785 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Theodosia - Mar 28, 2006 11:23:28 am PST #2786 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Much like one with an off-center hole.
Does Beat Girl even have a lead guitar? It sounds more like a bass to me, because I thought the horns were carrying the melody? (Granted, it's not what I'd term terribly melodic.)
Maybe I'm being fooled because that "dim dim dim" sound seems played in a basslike manner.
Another stupid question: are bass guitars picked or plucked or strummed, generally? I'm realizing that I don't know. My areas of ignorance are vaster than even I suspected.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 28, 2006 11:23:42 am PST #2787 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Quick, have her write 500 words on the differences between discordance, dissonance and cacaphony.
Theodosia - Mar 28, 2006 11:24:13 am PST #2788 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Music theory is an enigma wrapped in a roast beef sandwich to me.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 28, 2006 11:24:45 am PST #2789 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Another stupid question: are bass guitars picked or plucked or strummed, generally?
Yes. Also, occasionally slapped.
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Sean K - Mar 28, 2006 11:25:55 am PST #2790 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Another stupid question: are bass guitars picked or plucked or strummed, generally?
Plucked (with fingers, instead of say a pick or plectrum), thumped, thwaped, hammered, and occasionally bowed.
Sean K - Mar 28, 2006 11:26:16 am PST #2791 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Though some people do play bass with a pick.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 28, 2006 11:27:36 am PST #2792 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
contemplates bringing the Chapman Stick into the discussion to really confuse things
DXMachina - Mar 28, 2006 11:35:13 am PST #2793 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Does Beat Girl even have a lead guitar? It sounds more like a bass to me, because I thought the horns were carrying the melody? (Granted, it's not what I'd term terribly melodic.)
The first two measures of Beat Girl are the lead guitar. The bass line comes in at the third measure, along with the drums and the (I think) trombone(s).
Maybe I'm being fooled because that "dim dim dim" sound seems played in a basslike manner.
Yup. They're playing it on one of the lower strings of the guitar.
katefate - Mar 28, 2006 11:42:16 am PST #2794 of 10003
Frail my heart apart and play me a little Shady Grove
Chapman Stick
Hee!
Theo, a standup bass (for my kind of music) pretty much needs to be plucked. The strings are thick. Although you can also bow a standup bass.
So music theory is Theo's math?
Dude, music theory *is* math. That's why I love to listen in on both types of conversations. Even though most of it is waaay over my head, it's always so damn sexy.