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"The youth of today have no appreciation for the classics."
- Gary Wheeler, quoting some ancient Greek dude
Software Zen: delete this;
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I'd feel flattered, if I was in any way "the yoof of today"
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Y'know this might've worked for me if it were not for the bad choice of casting Melissa McCarthy and for writing Leslie Jones as some horrendous caricature. While the first ghostbusters was funny, it doesn't feel like the same style of humour here.
Also not a fan of reboots. Could be just from the recent glut of them but they annoy me at this point.
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Finvarra - The Battle of Evermore[^]
Saw this band perform live at Keltfest last year.
Folk bands are often a lot of fun when seen live (in the grass, in the sun, people laughing and dancing), but a big disappointment when listening to recordings (where there's none of that atmosphere)...
This band seems to be one of the few who doesn't sound cheap and tacky on a recording though.
This Led Zep cover is my song of the week (followed closely by their Jethro Tull cover Kelpie[^])
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Better than the original!
I really don't like the original... Or ballads in general
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Hmm. Not exactly genre busting reinterpretation, is it? Both songs already have folk roots. If you're gonna do a cover give me something I can't hear in the original. An exact copy on slightly different instruments ... meh! Underwhelmed.
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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9082365 wrote: An exact copy on slightly different instruments I found the Led Zep cover to be quite different actually!
Kelpie just got a little more modern or something, both songs are nice.
9082365 wrote: Both songs already have folk roots I guess that's why this folk band chose to play them!
So if I understand correctly you're underwhelmed because a folk band plays folk songs that sound folky...
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Sander Rossel wrote: So if I understand correctly you're underwhelmed because a folk band plays folk songs that sound folky...
You may very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.
Oh, alright! I just think there are bands who do both playing folk songs that sound folky and playing not folk songs so that they sound folky a whole lot better and a good deal more distinctively than this. Not many, unfortunately (and nobody will ever replace Steeleye Span) but enough for me to be underwhelmed with this one. A cover of something completely out of the folk wheelhouse given a complete makeover might win me over but ....
Edit: Just to show what's possible Robert Plant doing Black Dog bluegrass[^]!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
modified 3-Mar-16 12:45pm.
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How about a slightly heavier take on Sound of Silence[^].
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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When I clicked that, I was fully expecting it to be this[^] slightly heavier take on Sound of Silence...
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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tis a fine version also.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Have you heard this[^] slightly heavier take on Scarborough Fair?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Can't beat the original though...
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No argument here.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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9082365 wrote: I just think there are bands who do both playing folk songs that sound folky and playing not folk songs so that they sound folky a whole lot better and a good deal more distinctively than this. No doubt.
A few years ago I've seen Lebocha at Castlefest (an unknown Belgian band that I can't even find decent recordings of online). They covered the James Bond theme and they did so pretty awesome while still remaining folky (glad I bought their CD back then)!
But I don't like this song for its fine musicianship or its originality. I just like it because it makes me smile (and it's still better than most folk I've heard)
I can sing along to the lyrics and I can do a little folk dance to it while making breakfast.
When I want some technical prowess I'll put on other music (preferably not folk)
9082365 wrote: nobody will ever replace Steeleye Span They don't need replacement just yet, they're still active!
Tour Dates 2016 - Steeleye Span[^]
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Sander Rossel wrote: They don't need replacement just yet
Yes, 'replace' was a bad choice of words. Indeed I'm hoping to see them at Sidmouth as it's just a quick bus ride away.
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9082365 wrote: nobody will ever replace Steeleye Span
What, not even Jed Thomas[^]?
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Nice!
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Trump's little palm sound like it has a grip on outrageous behaviour. [7]
The answer is SCANDAL
Now prove how warped my mind is by fitting it to the clue
veni bibi saltavi
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S - GIN
C - GIN
A - GIN
N - GIN
D - GIN
A - MORE GIN
L - LEMON.
Am I close?
(Do you want me to do it on the morrow?)
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I'll ping you one later. :evilGrin:
And your solution missed out the ice and Tonic.
veni bibi saltavi
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