Depeche Mode on Letterman Mon March 11

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by namnibor

Here's a great bit of video of Depeche Mode's "Sounds of The Universe" tour, probably the closest to the Virus Ti's one will see of their set-up and having discovered that youtube channel, The Virus Channel, it seems, there's some really other cool Virus and Depeche Mode related stuff on there...very good PR for Access http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zomJg_odX4

How would you like to be the guy that tunes Martin's guitars for him? Did you see how many different guitars he went through just during the 45 minute Letterman set? I lost count! lol

[MBTC]

Getting back to Radiohead for a moment, I don't know if you get Palladia (music cable channel, I guess its the new MTV). They've got a show on there right now as I type this, "Radiohead : King of Limbs". I can definitely relate to what you were saying about Thom Yorke's voice on certain tunes. Some of their tunes can get *REALLY* abstract....a little too much for my liking... and there were times I wanted to change the channel because of his singing. Yet on other songs he sings great. Odd.

[namnibor]

Originally Posted by MBTC

Getting back to Radiohead for a moment, I don't know if you get Palladia (music cable channel, I guess its the new MTV). They've got a show on there right now as I type this, "Radiohead : King of Limbs". I can definitely relate to what you were saying about Thom Yorke's voice on certain tunes. Some of their tunes can get *REALLY* abstract....a little too much for my liking... and there were times I wanted to change the channel because of his singing. Yet on other songs he sings great. Odd.

Yeah, kind of like a cat being stepped-on with cleats!

[feedingear]

Have a listen to In Rainbows. A seriously deep record that is by far my favourite Radiohead album, and probably in the top ten all times for me. I really admire their ability to construct songs that shift and move through different sonic and emotional space without sounding disconnected or contrived.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nTFjVm9sTQ lovely clip also.

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by feedingear

Have a listen to In Rainbows. A seriously deep record that is by far my favourite Radiohead album, and probably in the top ten all times for me. I really admire their ability to construct songs that shift and move through different sonic and emotional space without sounding disconnected or contrived.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nTFjVm9sTQ lovely clip also.

Part of their genius I think is how diverse their music is, while still retaining a certain recognizable style throughout the years. Yet sometimes their definition of diverse stretches farther than most ears are used to!

[namnibor]

Originally Posted by MBTC

Part of their genius I think is how diverse their music is, while still retaining a certain recognizable style throughout the years. Yet sometimes their definition of diverse stretches farther than most ears are used to!

Well, I still love 'Killing Joke', 'Frontline Assembly', 'Skinny Puppy', 'Ministry', 'Aphex Twin', 'Led Zeppelin', Pink Floyd', 'Metallica', Judas Priest', Depeche Mode', 'Ultravox', 'Gary Numan', 'Boards of Canada', and 'Dead Voices on Air'...which qualifies me as officially very diverse in music taste. We all have different likes and preferences and a singer sometimes can be perceived as an otherwise creative band's weakest link and personally feel 'Radiohead' would do better once the 'solo career' or 'herein overdose occurs', whichever comes first

[feedingear]

Heh well from my humble opinion Thoms a much better singer with tone pitch and control then Killing Joke or Skinny Puppys vocalists. But who gives a fuck. Wouldnt wish any of them to die though, think thats a bit off colour to be honest.

You know the other members of the band do their own solo music, if you like elements of it.

[namnibor]

Originally Posted by feedingear

Heh well from my humble opinion Thoms a much better singer with tone pitch and control then Killing Joke or Skinny Puppys vocalists. But who gives a fuck. Wouldnt wish any of them to die though, think thats a bit off colour to be honest.

You know the other members of the band do their own solo music, if you like elements of it.

Off color humor keeps me sane, and yes, it was a joke and meant to be as such.

[MBTC]

I read the heroin overdose comment more with the humor I think was intended than as a death wish, but then again my sense humor can be quite off-color at times too

I disagree with the sentiment behind it though, I think Yorke's voice is very important to the band even if it does drift into some directions I don't care for on certain tracks. I really haven't listened to all of Radiohead's stuff. I need to catch up. When I think of Radiohead I always think of The Bends first and foremost, and that's one of those "if I were stuck on a desert island for the rest of my life with only a dozen albums", that might very well be one of the dozen. Inability to provide electricity to the music player past the first couple of days might render it all moot though

[namnibor]

Originally Posted by MBTC

I read the heroin overdose comment more with the humor I think was intended than as a death wish, but then again my sense humor can be quite off-color at times too

I disagree with the sentiment behind it though, I think Yorke's voice is very important to the band even if it does drift into some directions I don't care for on certain tracks. I really haven't listened to all of Radiohead's stuff. I need to catch up. When I think of Radiohead I always think of The Bends first and foremost, and that's one of those "if I were stuck on a desert island for the rest of my life with only a dozen albums", that might very well be one of the dozen. Inability to provide electricity to the music player past the first couple of days might render it all moot though

Yes, I have a rather sardonic and dark sense of humor and glad you took it as such.
You nailed it on the whole "stranded on desert island thing, which synth or music would you have, proverbial question", as I think an acoustic guitar and piano would be the pragmatic option due to the electricity or lack thereof unless whole island is covered with solar panel arrays!