On remarking how serious a rabble was forming in my friend's class, I asked him how serious of a rabble we're talking here. I mean, was it going to enough of a rabble to declare shenanigans on the grades in the class?
His response:
Shenanigans? No, we're talking brooms, mops and portable hand vacuum cleaners. I'm not ruling at someone frisbeeing a roomba either.
Had to be memorialized somewhere online.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Dante, Demitri, Pedro
From what I've heard, people either like naming their instruments or they feel it brings them bad luck. I don't believe in superstitions (I am Catholic), but I do tend to name my instruments, based on different criteria. Even if that criteria is just random thought patterns in my head.
: s
: s
V' is for Vorpal
There is nothing important to me,
Nothing left to live for.
Declare a state of emergency,
Because I won’t be around anymore.
You can’t control my life,
You can’t control my destiny.
My body is now undone,
Your medication is my poison.
*Strapped in tight, bound by white,
My captors are tormenting me.
This ****ing cage, my vorpal rage,
I’m monitored constantly.
Time slithers away,
Day to day is but a fluid.
My movements are suppressed,
My dreams no longer lucid.
Save me,
This treatment is no longer pure.
Always deceived,
How can you call this shit a cure?
*Strapped in tight, bound by white,
My captors are tormenting me.
This ****ing cage, my vorpal rage,
I’m monitored constantly.
[Spoken, underlined words at the same time]
Why the **** are you doing this?
Who gave you authority?
**** these needles, **** these drugs,
Eat **** and die!
*Strapped in tight, bound by white,
My captors are tormenting me.
This ****ing cage, my vorpal rage,
I’m monitored constantly.
Life is hell, death seems swell,
Please just let me be.
Leave my head, kill me instead,
My insanity is no longer ecstasy.
Original. Don't like some of this. Still, this is a good start I feel. Any and all comments appreciated.
I tried to write from the perspective of a delirious mental patient, viewing life now as a prison instead of his treatment. Did I succeed? I'm not sure.
Nothing left to live for.
Declare a state of emergency,
Because I won’t be around anymore.
You can’t control my life,
You can’t control my destiny.
My body is now undone,
Your medication is my poison.
*Strapped in tight, bound by white,
My captors are tormenting me.
This ****ing cage, my vorpal rage,
I’m monitored constantly.
Time slithers away,
Day to day is but a fluid.
My movements are suppressed,
My dreams no longer lucid.
Save me,
This treatment is no longer pure.
Always deceived,
How can you call this shit a cure?
*Strapped in tight, bound by white,
My captors are tormenting me.
This ****ing cage, my vorpal rage,
I’m monitored constantly.
[Spoken, underlined words at the same time]
Why the **** are you doing this?
Who gave you authority?
**** these needles, **** these drugs,
Eat **** and die!
*Strapped in tight, bound by white,
My captors are tormenting me.
This ****ing cage, my vorpal rage,
I’m monitored constantly.
Life is hell, death seems swell,
Please just let me be.
Leave my head, kill me instead,
My insanity is no longer ecstasy.
Original. Don't like some of this. Still, this is a good start I feel. Any and all comments appreciated.
I tried to write from the perspective of a delirious mental patient, viewing life now as a prison instead of his treatment. Did I succeed? I'm not sure.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
So now what?
As you can see, I've finished my alphabet of songs. From here I'm not sure what I plan on doing, however I do know this:
I won't be doing another alphabet of other band's songs until much later (if I feel like it).
I MIGHT start posting lyrics or poems on here if I feel like it. I'd like C&C on them (for those who do read this blog) and I'll take it into account.
Also, summer is coming up quite soon. I have a week of class left, then studying for finals, and then I'm heading home. My band back home, Mercenary Suns, plans on gigging this summer. I'll post any dates and any updates to our MySpace on here about songs or gigs we have.
I won't be doing another alphabet of other band's songs until much later (if I feel like it).
I MIGHT start posting lyrics or poems on here if I feel like it. I'd like C&C on them (for those who do read this blog) and I'll take it into account.
Also, summer is coming up quite soon. I have a week of class left, then studying for finals, and then I'm heading home. My band back home, Mercenary Suns, plans on gigging this summer. I'll post any dates and any updates to our MySpace on here about songs or gigs we have.
Z is for Zero
My reflection, dirty mirror
There's no connection to myself
I'm your lover, I'm your zero
I'm in the face of your dreams of glass
So save your prayers
For when we're really gonna need'em
Throw out your cares and fly
Wanna go for a ride?
She's the one for me
She's all I really need
Cause she's the one for me
Emptiness is loneliness, and loneliness is cleanliness
And cleanliness is godliness, and god is empty just like me
Intoxicated with the madness, I'm in love with my sadness
Bullshit fakers, enchanted kingdoms
The fasion victims chew their charcoal teeth
I never let on, that I was on a sinking ship
I never let on that I was down
You blame yourself, for what you can't ignore
You blame yourself for wanting more
She's the one for me
She's all I really need
She's the one for me
She's my one and only
So Zero is the only song that starts with Z that I have in my music collection that I want to write about. I can't really think of other songs with Z that I really care for, but Smashing Pumpkins are pretty good.
This song is in my least favorite tuning, which is down a half-step. Basically, bands use this tuning to better fit a vocalist's range and normal singing patterns MOST OF THE TIME. I could see this being useful when playing with a big band, where instruments are usually in Bb or Eb, so that the bass and guitar could hit a low Eb instead of stopping at an F.
Zero is a good song, albeit a little short and abrupt, but then again, we are talking about the Smashing Pumpkins.
There's no connection to myself
I'm your lover, I'm your zero
I'm in the face of your dreams of glass
So save your prayers
For when we're really gonna need'em
Throw out your cares and fly
Wanna go for a ride?
She's the one for me
She's all I really need
Cause she's the one for me
Emptiness is loneliness, and loneliness is cleanliness
And cleanliness is godliness, and god is empty just like me
Intoxicated with the madness, I'm in love with my sadness
Bullshit fakers, enchanted kingdoms
The fasion victims chew their charcoal teeth
I never let on, that I was on a sinking ship
I never let on that I was down
You blame yourself, for what you can't ignore
You blame yourself for wanting more
She's the one for me
She's all I really need
She's the one for me
She's my one and only
So Zero is the only song that starts with Z that I have in my music collection that I want to write about. I can't really think of other songs with Z that I really care for, but Smashing Pumpkins are pretty good.
This song is in my least favorite tuning, which is down a half-step. Basically, bands use this tuning to better fit a vocalist's range and normal singing patterns MOST OF THE TIME. I could see this being useful when playing with a big band, where instruments are usually in Bb or Eb, so that the bass and guitar could hit a low Eb instead of stopping at an F.
Zero is a good song, albeit a little short and abrupt, but then again, we are talking about the Smashing Pumpkins.
Y is for YYZ
Y Y Z
Y Y Z
Y Y Z
Y Y Z
Y Y Z
Y Y Z
Y Y Z
...
YYZ is by Rush and is named so for two reasons: 1) Toronto Airport's code is YYZ and 2) the beats in the song spell out YYZ in morse code. It's instrumental, so Geddy has 3 solos, Neil has 3 solos, and Alex has a long solo. Each has their moment to shine.
This is the classic song that a lot of people know Rush by. Things like Limelight, Tom Sawyer, Working Man, etc, kinda get pushed back in favor of this technical and quite challenging song.
Standard tuning is a great bonus to this song.
Basically, if your band can play this song, you are pretty good, especially the drummer and bassist. Although I can play this song, I need to take it under tempo for now. : C
Oh well, YYZ is still one of my favorites.
Y Y Z
Y Y Z
Y Y Z
Y Y Z
Y Y Z
Y Y Z
...
YYZ is by Rush and is named so for two reasons: 1) Toronto Airport's code is YYZ and 2) the beats in the song spell out YYZ in morse code. It's instrumental, so Geddy has 3 solos, Neil has 3 solos, and Alex has a long solo. Each has their moment to shine.
This is the classic song that a lot of people know Rush by. Things like Limelight, Tom Sawyer, Working Man, etc, kinda get pushed back in favor of this technical and quite challenging song.
Standard tuning is a great bonus to this song.
Basically, if your band can play this song, you are pretty good, especially the drummer and bassist. Although I can play this song, I need to take it under tempo for now. : C
Oh well, YYZ is still one of my favorites.
X-Stream
There is the need for speed
Everything that exceeds
The point of no return
And this one's gonna hurt
All set before your eyes
A human sacrifice
It's time to clear the ramp
Who wants to take a chance
So let's roll
All night long
I like the smell of fuel
I got myself a bruise
The only time it's real
It's when I shift the gears
A few in every town
The death defying clowns
Gather with all their rigs
And kids are burning wheels
Yeah let's roll
All night long
Always pushing it to the X-Stream
Metal
One game to entertain
The gain is the pain
You might crash in flames
Or jump off the planes
The pavement's made of stones
In parts with broken bones
But you ain't out of luck
You live around the clock
Yeah let's roll
All night long
Always pushing it to the X-Stream
Metal
1001...1002...1003...Open
Another world record
And this one missed the curve
What's gonna make me stop
Who's gonna take my guts
One split second and go
One tire had to blow
C'mon and give me five
I died of what I liked
So let's roll
All night long
Always pushing it to the X-Stream
Metal
1001...1002...1003...Open
This song is by Voivod. It's off of GHII as a bonus song. Pretty fun to play. I don't know the tuning. Besides this song being good, it starts with X.
That's about all I have to say.
Everything that exceeds
The point of no return
And this one's gonna hurt
All set before your eyes
A human sacrifice
It's time to clear the ramp
Who wants to take a chance
So let's roll
All night long
I like the smell of fuel
I got myself a bruise
The only time it's real
It's when I shift the gears
A few in every town
The death defying clowns
Gather with all their rigs
And kids are burning wheels
Yeah let's roll
All night long
Always pushing it to the X-Stream
Metal
One game to entertain
The gain is the pain
You might crash in flames
Or jump off the planes
The pavement's made of stones
In parts with broken bones
But you ain't out of luck
You live around the clock
Yeah let's roll
All night long
Always pushing it to the X-Stream
Metal
1001...1002...1003...Open
Another world record
And this one missed the curve
What's gonna make me stop
Who's gonna take my guts
One split second and go
One tire had to blow
C'mon and give me five
I died of what I liked
So let's roll
All night long
Always pushing it to the X-Stream
Metal
1001...1002...1003...Open
This song is by Voivod. It's off of GHII as a bonus song. Pretty fun to play. I don't know the tuning. Besides this song being good, it starts with X.
That's about all I have to say.
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