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Comment on Sade As Wounded Warrior by Stella

Stella — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:36:38 +0000

This was an amazing read… you have such a way of breaking it all down. Great piece, Gav. I want you to talk music to/with me oh so soon! I’m all ears.

Comment on The Fate Of The 808 by stephenfrost

stephenfrost — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 04:28:29 +0000

loved this entry. i only just recently started getting into the linndrum, after falling for the tr77…

Comment on Pressed Up Against The Glass: Visualizing And Discussing Sound by Songwriters And Horror Movies « liner notes

Songwriters And Horror Movies « liner notes — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:56:04 +0000

[...] Making People Feel Something; metaphors the mind uses to visualize sound as discussed in Pressed Up Against The Glass; and questions raised here around the influence visual impressions have on musical [...]

Comment on Chord Progressions: Making People Feel Something by Songwriters And Horror Movies « liner notes

Songwriters And Horror Movies « liner notes — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:54:22 +0000

[...] behind our common emotional responses to the vibrations of certain chord changes, as explored in Chord Progressions: Making People Feel Something; metaphors the mind uses to visualize sound as discussed in Pressed Up Against The Glass; and [...]

Comment on Sade As Wounded Warrior by duggie

duggie — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:11:17 +0000

maybe “fun” in all its senses is what sade saves for her real life. what’s so interesting about this woman is that she isn’t a slave to the music — music isn’t the most important thing for her. in the end its a job, a job that has paid incredibly well. the funny irony is that her fan’s wait with baited breath for her next release, hoping she will create the masterpiece of which they believe she’s capable. ive no doubt sade tries her best in the studio, and a few times she has created some masterpieces, but in the end it doesn’t really matter to her. It just matters to the fans.

Comment on This Guy’s Crazy by RGH

RGH — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:14:15 +0000

I agree and disagree about the writing your tunes…I guess it comes down re-envisioing or interpretation? I’d never take away the screechy glory of Bette Midler’s Stay With Me or Aretha’s Respect because someone else was first!

Late on this, but thanks for the November James Brown post. He’s my fav, even above the divas <3 happy new year!

Comment on Sound Of The Funky Drummer by Dayna

Dayna — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:00:00 +0000

Waiting for the World to Change… John Mayer. This pulled back?

Comment on Total Deconstruction: Buffalo Stance by howisya

howisya — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:34:49 +0000

interesting! i need to hear some of these full remixes.

Comment on A Perspective On Madonna by The Astrolabe

The Astrolabe — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:32:41 +0000

An excellent article, with only one minor bone to pick.

“Skin”

I think its one of Ray of Lights strongest moments, and one of Madonna’s best album tracks to date. I see no “lyrical” obliqueness, (maybe the rumored magnetic poetry of Candy Perfume Girl yes) but a fairly clear cut narrative about a desperation to connect with another human not heard on a Madonna track since Burning Up.

The
“I’m not like this all the time” refrain has Madonna admitting something rare..being out of control.

The track ends in a cocophony of sound, synths, Underworld like percussion, and Moroccan flute sample.

A stellar moment

Comment on Exclusive vs Inclusive Clubbing by Paula

Paula — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:58:54 +0000

LOVE this entry, Gavin! You pretty much summed it up for me too. I never could stand the “exclusivity” thing. I’ve been on the receiving end of it far too many times, and in the LGBTQ community as well. Heck, i wouldn’t even be interested in being “included” in such clubs.
Great blog!

Peace,

pmb