WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE MOD? aka "The greatest Poll ever"
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craftytony
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ppurcell
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DGenR8's sig caught my attention and in my attempt to make sense of what doesn't, I found this stuff:
"This entire song is a reference to the Lumpy Gravy recording sessions. For the un- or half-informed: In the Lumpy Gravy sessions numerous people were closely gathered around a grand piano to speak on many subjects of significance and insignificance. At the same time a large weight was set on the piano's sustain pedal so that it was always depressed. This has the effect of setting up a very spacey and ambient resonance as the piano strings vibrate sympathetically with the sound waves created by the persons speaking. Since all of the strings of the piano are vibrating, the musical effect can be referred to as pan-chromatic (that is, all chromatic tones are heard). Another musical use of pan-<music-word> is 'Pan-Diatonicism'. This is what you'd get if you went and slammed your forearms across only the white keys of the piano - one could say that the noise that came out was 'Pan-Diatonic'."
Robert Moore (evilbob@tbag.tscs.com)
Taken from: NOTES AND COMMENTS - the free opinions appendix to the alt.fan.frank-zappa newsgroup FAQ ver.2.15 part 3 of 4 - Put together by Vladimir Sovetov (sova@kpbank.kemerovo.su)
"Pedal-depressed pan-chromatic resonance and other highly ambient domains" is liklely a musical/acoustic/humorous reference to the style
in which both the piano and vocals are played, processed and recorded on the piece, "Evelyn...".
I beleive the piece was a composed on a pretty impromptu basis:
From a pianistic point of view, the piano part is hysterical, as it paralles Zappa's vocals around the chordal changes.
(The PEDAL is DEPRESSED, the chords are moving in a PAN- CHROMATIC pattern...)
The close mic-ing technique used produced interesting RESONANCE with the vocal and sound board - I wouldn't doubt that he's singing 'in the piano' (as Pigs and Ponies type stuff on Lumpy Gravy - or trying to get that effect' through sound processing in the studio.
The result is a highly AMBIENT DOMAIN for the sound on that piece - the ambient (processed) 'space' on that track is really cool.
"A curious breeze, a garlic breath, which sounded like a snore - somewhere from the Steinway or even from within..." is an obvious reference to this close mic-ing of vocals at the piano stool...
In this case, I beleive that Zappa is documenting a very cool improvisationsal or micro-composition while at the piano stool in his UMRK.
Note: Maybe that takes the fun out of it though.
"This entire song is a reference to the Lumpy Gravy recording sessions. For the un- or half-informed: In the Lumpy Gravy sessions numerous people were closely gathered around a grand piano to speak on many subjects of significance and insignificance. At the same time a large weight was set on the piano's sustain pedal so that it was always depressed. This has the effect of setting up a very spacey and ambient resonance as the piano strings vibrate sympathetically with the sound waves created by the persons speaking. Since all of the strings of the piano are vibrating, the musical effect can be referred to as pan-chromatic (that is, all chromatic tones are heard). Another musical use of pan-<music-word> is 'Pan-Diatonicism'. This is what you'd get if you went and slammed your forearms across only the white keys of the piano - one could say that the noise that came out was 'Pan-Diatonic'."
Robert Moore (evilbob@tbag.tscs.com)
Taken from: NOTES AND COMMENTS - the free opinions appendix to the alt.fan.frank-zappa newsgroup FAQ ver.2.15 part 3 of 4 - Put together by Vladimir Sovetov (sova@kpbank.kemerovo.su)
"Pedal-depressed pan-chromatic resonance and other highly ambient domains" is liklely a musical/acoustic/humorous reference to the style
in which both the piano and vocals are played, processed and recorded on the piece, "Evelyn...".
I beleive the piece was a composed on a pretty impromptu basis:
From a pianistic point of view, the piano part is hysterical, as it paralles Zappa's vocals around the chordal changes.
(The PEDAL is DEPRESSED, the chords are moving in a PAN- CHROMATIC pattern...)
The close mic-ing technique used produced interesting RESONANCE with the vocal and sound board - I wouldn't doubt that he's singing 'in the piano' (as Pigs and Ponies type stuff on Lumpy Gravy - or trying to get that effect' through sound processing in the studio.
The result is a highly AMBIENT DOMAIN for the sound on that piece - the ambient (processed) 'space' on that track is really cool.
"A curious breeze, a garlic breath, which sounded like a snore - somewhere from the Steinway or even from within..." is an obvious reference to this close mic-ing of vocals at the piano stool...
In this case, I beleive that Zappa is documenting a very cool improvisationsal or micro-composition while at the piano stool in his UMRK.
Note: Maybe that takes the fun out of it though.
FiberLux
New member
You are right about that! If he continues to get votes at the present rate and the others stay where they are, it should be sometime in July or August of 2089!
The other possibility is that if an accident were to happen to DgenR8, and he couldn't continue his ADMIN duties, Mhurley might have to pull him from the poll. Of course, I'm not suggesting that Mhurley should consider this, but I've heard that it's a mad, mod world out there!
Maybe the best thing would be to revise the poll so dc is listed.
Remember that this is Chicago,so vote early and vote often!
BreadmanMike
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I gave you a sympathy vote Larry. :lol:
ReefKeepersCorner
Moved On
I'd give ya another vote. If I had the power....
ReefKeepersCorner
Moved On
:thumbsup:
FiberLux
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11862369#post11862369 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mhurley
I added Debi to the poll and gave her a few charity votes.
Mike, It's just not fair! You know we all want to vote for Debi and we are from Chicago........
I have at least thirty-two dead RELATIVES that would vote, but RC rules don't allow, "Chicago Election variances". :lol:
Welcome Debi!
Boyd
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