My friend Martha had this link on her blog. It's a test to see whether you see the dancer going clockwise or counterclockwise, to tell if you are right-brained or left-brained. At first, she was going clockwise, then counterclockwise after I looked at it again. But most of the time she was going clockwise, so I guess I'm mostly right-brained. Crazy!
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22492511-5005375,00.html
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
In Rainbows
If you have NOT gotten to listen to the Radiohead album yet, don't read this. I don't want to give you preconceived notions. I'm still deciding on how much I really like it. I think it's really good, but I don't know if it's one of my top ones. But it may be. Who knows? Sometimes it takes a little while before you really know what you think of an album.
1. 15 Step-I really, really like this one. It makes me want to dance, actually. It just has this really cool beat to it. I love percussive stuff. (It sounds like I'm talking about Fergie or Gwen Stefani type music, doesn't it?)
2. Bodysnatchers-This one isn't one of my favorites. It's not bad, I mean it's Radiohead, you know? I do like the guitars though-they remind me a little of the rock stuff in the Bends. And then there is the weird "Kid A" sounds in it-I get a little tired of that weird noise sometimes. Just a little too "noisy" for me. I guess I'm getting old.
3. Nude-This song is beautiful. I love songs that highlight Thom Yorke's haunting voice. Very nice and mellow. Almost like a lullaby. I love the ending, how the melody just kind of climbs up.
4. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi-This one is kind of middle of the road for me.
5. All I Need-Cool bass line thing. Distorted bass maybe? I know they've used that before. Kind of dark and menacing.
6. Faust Arp-Love this one! I really like the weird rhythm in the melody. And of course I love the strings. This is one of my favorites. What the heck does Faust Arp mean?
7. Reckoner-The percussion is cool in the beginning. I liked the little melody line at first, but it gets kind of old after listening to it a few times. Reminds me a little bit of Moby (I like Moby, but his melodic lines can get tiresome). Overall, though, it has a cool feel to it.
8. House of Cards-I really like the little rhythmic guitar feel at the beginning. And cool echoey voices. Cool guitar effects. Or whatever it is. A little redundant.
9. Jigsaw Falling Into Place-Really cool intro with acoustic guitar, bass, and drums. And then some cool haunting voices. This is a really cool song. I like how it builds. This is a really different sound for them. They just don't use much acoustic guitar, at least in this context. I like how he uses his lower register in this song. I love his high pretty voice, but it's cool when he sings in a lower register too. And then as it builds he sings in his higher register. Very cool.
10. Videotape-Love the piano intro. So pretty. Love Thom Yorke's voice. Love the driving rhythm even though it's a delicate song. I like it when his voice moves with the piano. It's so cool when the drums come in. It almost sounds like a death march. (Did I read that part about the death march somewhere? Well, it fits.)
I guess my favorites so far are tracks 1, 3, 6, 9 and 10.
1. 15 Step-I really, really like this one. It makes me want to dance, actually. It just has this really cool beat to it. I love percussive stuff. (It sounds like I'm talking about Fergie or Gwen Stefani type music, doesn't it?)
2. Bodysnatchers-This one isn't one of my favorites. It's not bad, I mean it's Radiohead, you know? I do like the guitars though-they remind me a little of the rock stuff in the Bends. And then there is the weird "Kid A" sounds in it-I get a little tired of that weird noise sometimes. Just a little too "noisy" for me. I guess I'm getting old.
3. Nude-This song is beautiful. I love songs that highlight Thom Yorke's haunting voice. Very nice and mellow. Almost like a lullaby. I love the ending, how the melody just kind of climbs up.
4. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi-This one is kind of middle of the road for me.
5. All I Need-Cool bass line thing. Distorted bass maybe? I know they've used that before. Kind of dark and menacing.
6. Faust Arp-Love this one! I really like the weird rhythm in the melody. And of course I love the strings. This is one of my favorites. What the heck does Faust Arp mean?
7. Reckoner-The percussion is cool in the beginning. I liked the little melody line at first, but it gets kind of old after listening to it a few times. Reminds me a little bit of Moby (I like Moby, but his melodic lines can get tiresome). Overall, though, it has a cool feel to it.
8. House of Cards-I really like the little rhythmic guitar feel at the beginning. And cool echoey voices. Cool guitar effects. Or whatever it is. A little redundant.
9. Jigsaw Falling Into Place-Really cool intro with acoustic guitar, bass, and drums. And then some cool haunting voices. This is a really cool song. I like how it builds. This is a really different sound for them. They just don't use much acoustic guitar, at least in this context. I like how he uses his lower register in this song. I love his high pretty voice, but it's cool when he sings in a lower register too. And then as it builds he sings in his higher register. Very cool.
10. Videotape-Love the piano intro. So pretty. Love Thom Yorke's voice. Love the driving rhythm even though it's a delicate song. I like it when his voice moves with the piano. It's so cool when the drums come in. It almost sounds like a death march. (Did I read that part about the death march somewhere? Well, it fits.)
I guess my favorites so far are tracks 1, 3, 6, 9 and 10.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Why Radiohead is even cooler than we thought...
Radiohead is distributing their new album (which comes out October 10!!!!) through their own website (no record label involved at all) and they are letting their fans pay as much as they want for it. Read this from www.greenplastic.com.
Buzz is everywhere this morning about Radiohead's decision to release a new album on their own through inrainbows.com. We caught wind of this Time article which is a good read, especially the part about how the labels are reacting:
While many industry observers speculated that Radiohead might go off-label for its seventh album, it was presumed the band would at least rely on Apple's iTunes or United Kingdom-based online music store 7digital for distribution. Few suspected the band members had the ambition (or the server capacity) to put an album out on their own. The final decision was apparently made just a few weeks ago, and, when informed of the news on Sunday, several record executives admitted that, despite the rumors, they were stunned. "This feels like yet another death knell," emailed an A&R executive at a major European label. "If the best band in the world doesn't want a part of us, I'm not sure what's left for this business."
Labels can still be influential and profitable by focusing on younger acts that need their muscle to get radio play and placement in record stores — but only if the music itself remains a saleable commodity. "That's the interesting part of all this," says a producer who works primarily with American rap artists. "Radiohead is the best band in the world; if you can pay whatever you want for music by the best band in the world, why would you pay $13 dollars or $.99 cents for music by somebody less talented? Once you open that door and start giving music away legally, I'm not sure there's any going back."
Poor record industry...
Buzz is everywhere this morning about Radiohead's decision to release a new album on their own through inrainbows.com. We caught wind of this Time article which is a good read, especially the part about how the labels are reacting:
While many industry observers speculated that Radiohead might go off-label for its seventh album, it was presumed the band would at least rely on Apple's iTunes or United Kingdom-based online music store 7digital for distribution. Few suspected the band members had the ambition (or the server capacity) to put an album out on their own. The final decision was apparently made just a few weeks ago, and, when informed of the news on Sunday, several record executives admitted that, despite the rumors, they were stunned. "This feels like yet another death knell," emailed an A&R executive at a major European label. "If the best band in the world doesn't want a part of us, I'm not sure what's left for this business."
Labels can still be influential and profitable by focusing on younger acts that need their muscle to get radio play and placement in record stores — but only if the music itself remains a saleable commodity. "That's the interesting part of all this," says a producer who works primarily with American rap artists. "Radiohead is the best band in the world; if you can pay whatever you want for music by the best band in the world, why would you pay $13 dollars or $.99 cents for music by somebody less talented? Once you open that door and start giving music away legally, I'm not sure there's any going back."
Poor record industry...
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