| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Innocence Faded | Dream Theater | Awake | Metal |
| 2. | Mushu Creole Blues | Billy Cobham | The Traveler | Jazz |
| 3. | Heavy Duty | Spinal Tap | This is Spinal Tap | Soundtrack |
| 4. | Sunday | The Cranberries | Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? | Alternative & Punk |
| 5. | Hot Sauce | Thomas Dolby | Aliens Ate My Buick | Alternative & Punk |
| 6. | Five Per Cent For Nothing | Yes | Fragile | Rock |
| 7. | No Reply [Demo] | The Beatles | Anthology 1 [Disc 2] | Rock |
| 8. | Crazy Baby | Joan Osborne | Relish | Rock |
| 9. | Dear Father | Yes | Time And A Word | Rock |
| 10. | Eastern Bloc (Sequel to Europa and the Pirate Twins, 1981) | Thomas Dolby | Astronauts & Heretics | Alternative & Punk |
Category: Music
Friday Random Ten: 2007-10-12
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life | Monty Python’s Spamalot | Original Cast Recording | Soundtrack |
| 2. | Dionysus | Jocelyn Pook | Gangs Of New York | Soundtrack |
| 3. | The Painter’s Link | Kate Bush | Aerial: A Sky of Honey | Alternative & Punk |
| 4. | Many Meetings | Howard Shore | The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring | Soundtrack |
| 5. | Light My Fire | The Doors | The Doors | Rock |
| 6. | Mother Of Pearl | Pretty & Twisted | Pretty & Twisted | Alternative & Punk |
| 7. | At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony | Howard Shore | The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring | Soundtrack |
| 8. | Punky’s Whips | Frank Zappa | Baby Snakes | Alternative & Punk |
| 9. | It Can Happen | Yes | 90125 | Rock |
| 10. | Outside Of This (Inside Of That) | Jon & Vangelis | The Friends Of Mr. Cairo | Rock |
A Vile Troll Gets Caught Spamming
(from the whack a troll dept.)
Here’s an entry (spelling and formatting preserved) from my Guestbook. The author is rec.arts.marching.drumcorps‘ resident troll, Michael E. Schmidt. He often posts under an assumed name to promote himself (his writing style is easy to recognize).
Here are some classic Howdy (what he sometimes calls himself) usenet posts. Here are some more recent posts.
From my logs, it looks like the Rev. Dr. Howdy Doody was looking for drum corps guestbooks to sign.
While reading this “gem”, keep in mind that he claims to have seven degrees from “accredited” institutions. Without further ado, here’s the Rev. Dr. Howdy Doody’s entry:
(more…)Friday Random Ten: 2007-10-05
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | You Know, You Know | Mahavishnu Orchestra | Inner Mounting Flame | Jazz |
| 2. | Epistrophy | Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane | At Carnegie Hall | Jazz |
| 3. | Leather | Tori Amos | Little Earthquakes | Alternative & Punk |
| 4. | Only When I Sleep? | The Corrs | Talk On Corners (Special Edition) | Pop |
| 5. | Solo II – Cante Piatti I | Terry Bozzio | Solo Drum Music (Disc 1) | World |
| 6. | State of Independence | Jon Anderson | State of Independence | Rock |
| 7. | Island Magic | Dave Weckl | Master Plan | Jazz |
| 8. | Carnival | Stan Kenton | Cuban Fire! | Jazz |
| 9. | Wanted | The Cranberries | Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? | Alternative & Punk |
| 10. | Hold on Hope | Guides by Voices | Scrubs | Soundtrack |
$302 a foot!
(from the There’s One Born Every Minute dept.) (via email) James Randi’s Swift – September 28, 2007 MORE CABLE NONSENSE Several readers alerted us to yet another hilarious and preposterous situation in the “audiophile” business, which we have referred to frequently simply because if some of their claims were true, they would be paranormal. Here’s … Continue reading “$302 a foot!”
Kenny G gets into an elevator…
(via Eschaton Comments) So Kenny G gets into an elevator, and suddenly screams “This place rocks!!!”
Friday Random Ten: 2007-09-28
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | How Many More Times | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin I | Rock |
| 2. | Ying Tong Song | Jon Anderson | State of Independence | Rock |
| 3. | The Sheik Yerbouti Tango | Frank Zappa | Sheik Yerbouti | Alternative & Punk |
| 4. | Desire | Toad The Wet Sprocket | Coil | Alternative & Punk |
| 5. | All For One | Monty Python’s Spamalot | Original Cast Recording | Soundtrack |
| 6. | Yo Mama | Frank Zappa | Sheik Yerbouti | Alternative & Punk |
| 7. | It Can Happen (Cinema Version) | Cinema | 90125 | Rock |
| 8. | Big Bang Backwards | Thomas Dolby | The Gate To The Mind’s Eye | Alternative & Punk |
| 9. | Solo in 4 Movements – Prelude: Temenos | Terry Bozzio | Solo Drum Music (Disc 1) | World |
| 10. | Soul Kitchen | The Doors | The Doors | Rock |
Friday Random Ten: 2007-09-21
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anxiety/Taurian Matador | Billy Cobham | Spectrum (Remaster) | Jazz |
| 2. | Camouflage | Stan Ridgway | The Big Heat | Rock |
| 3. | Wonderful Wino | Frank Zappa | Zoot Allures | Alternative & Punk |
| 4. | Coming Back To Life | Pink Floyd | The Division Bell | Rock |
| 5. | Happy Phantom | Tori Amos | Little Earthquakes | Alternative & Punk |
| 6. | The Breaking Of The Fellowship | Fran Walsh and Howard Shore | The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring | Soundtrack |
| 7. | Star 69 | R.E.M. | Monster | Rock |
| 8. | Somewhere In Between | Kate Bush | Aerial: A Sky of Honey | Alternative & Punk |
| 9. | Red Rain | Peter Gabriel | So | Rock |
| 10. | Baby Snakes | Frank Zappa | Baby Snakes | Alternative & Punk |
Friday Random Ten: 2007-09-14
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hallelujah, I Love Her So | The Beatles | Anthology 1 (Disc 1) | Rock |
| 2. | Jigue | Alan Parsons | Try Anything Once | Rock |
| 3. | Walking Back | The Cranberries | Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? | Alternative & Punk |
| 4. | Take It Back | Pink Floyd | The Division Bell | Rock |
| 5. | So What | Miles Davis Sextet | The Best Of Ken Burns Jazz | Jazz |
| 6. | Erotomania | Dream Theater | Awake | Metal |
| 7. | What Ever Happened To All The Fun In The World | Frank Zappa | Sheik Yerbouti | Alternative & Punk |
| 8. | Tower Of Inspiration | Dave Weckl | Master Plan | Jazz |
| 9. | Paddy McCarthy (Instrumental) | The Corrs | Talk On Corners (Special Edition) | Pop |
| 10. | Punky’s Whips | Frank Zappa | Baby Snakes | Alternative & Punk |
Friday Random Ten: 2007-09-07
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Breakaway | Sidney Stripling | Gangs Of New York | Soundtrack |
| 2. | Black Light Syndrome | Bozzio, Levin, Stevens | Black Light Syndrome | Rock |
| 3. | No Better Place | Fountains Of Wayne | Welcome Interstate Managers | Alternative & Punk |
| 4. | Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? | Frank Zappa | Joe’s Garage (Disc 1) | Alternative & Punk |
| 5. | Lingo | Bill Bruford | Burning For Buddy: A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy Rich | Jazz |
| 6. | Sweet Dreams (original mix) | Yes | Time And A Word | Rock |
| 7. | You Lift Me Up | Jon Anderson | State of Independence | Rock |
| 8. | America | Yes | Fragile [Bonus Tracks] | Rock |
| 9. | Solo II – Mogoli | Terry Bozzio | Solo Drum Music (Disc 1) | World |
| 10. | Rock and Roll Creation | Spinal Tap | This is Spinal Tap | Soundtrack |