Red Mosquito

McParadigm wrote:And while we're on the subject of pop music's changing/splintering/compartmentalizing position in the 21st century digital age, I saw this quote in an article today and was amused.

"Hating Nickelback is the last form of pop music monoculture."

I've always thought that Spin the Black Circle would be really fun to hear as an upbeat sounding track with a big brass band and a singer with a really inviting, friendly tone. Not like, done in a tongue in cheek way....but totally serious.

Get a sort of "in the room" sound to it like that Beirut EP....




Only instead, it's....


doot-doot doot doot dooooot

Spin! Spin!

doot-doot doot doot doooot

Spin the black circle!


Got Some would probably work that way, too. I'm wondering...I haven't heard it in months, but the title track off Lightning Bolt strikes me as a maybe for inclusion, too.

Goddamn, now I'm gonna be stuck listening to Beirut all day.

they could add trumpets to every song and id be fine with it

McParadigm wrote:I've always thought that Spin the Black Circle would be really fun to hear as an upbeat sounding track with a big brass band and a singer with a really inviting, friendly tone. Not like, done in a tongue in cheek way....but totally serious.

Get a sort of "in the room" sound to it like that Beirut EP....




Only instead, it's....


doot-doot doot doot dooooot

Spin! Spin!

doot-doot doot doot doooot

Spin the black circle!


Got Some would probably work that way, too. I'm wondering...I haven't heard it in months, but the title track off Lightning Bolt strikes me as a maybe for inclusion, too.

Goddamn, now I'm gonna be stuck listening to Beirut all day.

RVM would be interesting arranged with a brass section, Can't Keep also.

dudez, GSMF would be a beast with a brass section

I think we have an album brewing, boys.

McParadigm wrote:I think we have an album brewing, boys.

let's not fuck this up!

Spoiler: show

track 13: Betterman (live w/brass)

Betterman needs oboe. And hand drums.

All this junk will blend beautifully with B'oBs piano and lasers.

Goodness, no.

hopefully it's enough to bury it down in the mix.

this album is making me horny.

mastaflatch wrote:this album is making me horny.

she's your RKO

warehouse wrote:they could add trumpets to every song and id be fine with it

In theory, none of the actual instruments they've used on recent albums are a problem. The problem is that none of them, least of all BoB, has any idea how to make a tasteful arrangement of said instruments. If they added brass you'd end up with something horrible.

dimejinky99 wrote:Matts playing on this record overall is pretty great.
He's found his place at last.

It is good, yes. Slightly uninspired in one or two spots, but that's nothing new, and I'd imagine it's partly BoB telling him to tone it down for recording. Regardless, I totally forgot to do my drum review. Actually I didn't really forget as much as couldn't be bothered. Writing my novel seemed a bit more urgent.

Is it about a drummer?

Drum the drums of other men

No. I obviously missed a trick.

This was good.
It's gotta be an RMer who penned it
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/982 ... erly-rated

Where are the B-sides to this record? Zero? And I don't mean Betterman live.