The Zutons are a great band. They rock live too. Plus their saxophonist is hot.

I use <a href="http://www.hydrogen-music.org/">Hydrogen</a>. It says that it's only for GNU/Linux, but there seem to be links to Windows and Mac OS X installers on the "Downloads" page, which might be worth a try. Again, there are plenty of kit libraries available so you can expe...

It is a great film. I liked the long, single-take sequences. And the ambush incident had me on the edge of my seat like nothing else I've ever known.

I agree that it is a must-see.

Thanks for all the reviews. I've responded to select quotes below (generally responding to each remark by the first person who made it). I don't see what's wrong with 3 computers and 5 guitars... That's partly the point. It's the fact that 3 computers and 5 guitars doesn't feel excessive to me, wher...

Balance Lost/Balance Regained - Quite a nice song. I like the various noises that are available here. Vocal performance not perfect, but the production is good. Billy's Little Trip - Superb. I would have put less reverb on the vocals and made them about twice as loud, but that's your choice. The br...

sdurand wrote:I see what the problem is. Stylon Pilson is listed twice. One of them is mine.

Steve

So you mean people are going to give me good reviews, before realising that they weren't listening to my song at all?

This is very very bad.

Me$$iah wrote:Saddam was a swinging guy.

He was executed before 6.00am local time

Discuss

Staged. He's still alive, and performing in Vegas.

I think I'm in, but it's not very good. Baby hasn't left me with much free time this week.

UPDATE: I've just realised how bad my mixing is. I've completely overcooked it on the bass guitar. How embarrassing.

Musically, I got maracas (which I am using on this week's Song Fight entry) and one of those pipe things where you blow across the top. In non-musical, I got lots of chocolate, two Futurama seasons on DVD, a drill, and enough coffee beans to last me until my birthday (at which point I will probably ...

Ya, exactly. With the exception of "Fake" drums, of course. Even the pros use "Fake" drums sometimes. More specifically, it's "obviously-programmed drums attempting to pass as live drums." Fake drums by themselves are fine (especially in electronic music.) But the heav...

Clashing instruments Uneven vocals Overused reverb Cheap reverb “Fake” drums Muddy, indistinct vocals Too much "bad" room sound Timing problems Maybe these are a problem if you're producing Green Day or something. These all sound like perfectly reasonable stylistic choices to me. If I saw...

Spud wrote:The Shelton with Sunspots

Crumbs.

The Electric Mayhem.

For votes.

I don't disagree with you, it's not one of my more inspired solos, I was just wondering if you could ellaborate on what you mean by "seemed to lack logic". To me, I start with a variation on the "fanfare" melody, go into a Steve Hacket-ish tap arpeggio within the chord pattern f...

Billy's Little Trip - I quite like the hook in the chorus, and really wish the vocals had been audible on this track. The ride cymbal made me feel uncomfortable - it felt loud. The inclusion of a trumpet is awesome. One of these days, I'll get my trumpet out of the garage, and then everyone will sa...

erik wrote:I'm sure I could make this joke funnier if I had some sort of cybergeek dictionary or something.

Something along the lines of "I tried downloading that, and got a 404" perhaps?

My entry is recorded and ready for mixing. The arpeggio is in the bridge.

So yeah, I'm in.

Niveous wrote:

stylonpilson wrote:I tried downloading these and just ended up with 42 byte files. Anyone else having this problem?

Try downloading them from here.

Problem apparently solved.

I tried downloading these and just ended up with 42 byte files. Anyone else having this problem?

Billy's Little Trip - Catchy tune, and the solo fits nicely, though the bends on the high notes often end up a bit off-key. Vocals are muddy and inaudible, which is a real shame, but they are mostly in tune. Good solid ending. Chonchi Station and the Power Converters - That's... uh... interesting. ...

Thanks for the welcome, Roymond. I've downloaded a pile of mp3s from your site - they're damn good! Plenty of variety in there.