Big Wreck, Devin Townsend and my own music to be released this year.


 

Cool! I met Devin maybe ten years ago with my friend Geoff; he used to manage a rehearsal studio where Strapping Young Lad played...so we're on our way to the bar after work and come across Devin sitting on a rock in a vacant lot about 2 blocks from that space; he was just watching the world go by i guess (a busy intersection) and he seemed to have no good story for being there other than to watch man/Ants at work...a funny meeting but even in that short interaction you could tell he was odd in a fun way...Tony.

One of the advantages that comes from running around playing music with my friends' kids (Mom swears I'm trying to get waived into Gen Y) is being exposed to music I would not have discovered independently.  
 
So lately, singer/songwriter Raina Rose came up in our band's Friday night creative circle... here's a tune from a collaborative album I found to be just irresistible. Especially the bass line. =)
 

Nice tune, I like her voice.

I am currently very interested in this unique group !  
FAUN , Beautiful music !  

I've been listening to the other side of Devin Townsend.  

Well, Wolf, I have no idea what they're singing, but it sounds great!
 
Peter

Dave , I like the Devin Townsend link , Thanks .  
 
 Peter, I am glad that you like  FAUN , I will try to find some of their work in English, and Instrumental  work and post it .  
 
Wolf

Just came home from watching Faith No More; great show with amazing sound...my friend who I went with asked me how they write and arrange those songs; i told him I had no idea as I don't have the knowledge of all those styles of music, let alone how to make them mesh...truly amazing...Tony

As I promised , With English translation ; Here is FAUN ,  This Cold Night
Faun-Diese Kalte Nacht (with lyrics and English translation)  
 

Steve Gadd . 70 strong. featuring all of James Taylor's backing band including our very own Jimmy Johnson. Great stuff - mostly jazz and JJ gets a writing credit for a very nice tune.

Eluveitie - Brictom  
 

 
I am enjoying exploring new musical escapades and influences for new possible projects and sounds. Life can be a continuous musical class room .

Life can be a continuous musical class room.
 
I've noticed that as well.
 
   
 
Here's the classroom lesson I was studying a few nights ago:  Dream Theater's , live with chorus and pit orchestra.  Very nice integration of the band with chorus and orchestra.  Maybe I was just in a more receptive frame of mind, but this seemed to me to work a lot better than a lot of other similar attempts to add orchestra to rock bands.

Dave , The link that  you provided was interesting.
 
If you liked that , then EPICA , a Female fronted Symphonic Metal band is quite awesome in my opinion.___ She sings quite well ! I like it.  
 
EPICA - Unleashed (OFFICIAL LIVE)
 

 
My taste to what I listen to and would be willing to play and perform in keeps growing . What EPICA is doing and playing looks like fun .  The fact is that there is $$$$ to be made  in Symphonic Metal .  
 
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Wolf; that's kind of an interesting thought, and I started writing a long response, and then deleted the whole thing.
 
Your last post started with If you liked that.  What's interesting is I've been sitting here for a while now trying to figure out what like means.
 
I'll say this about Dream Theater as an example; I greatly appreciate their writing and musicianship (instrumentally; I have no idea what the lyrics are), and for that reason I tend to listen to them every once in a while (I don't listen to anyone often; well, I suppose I listen to Phil Lesh relatively often).
 
But I don't think I have any kind of emotional connection to Dream Theater's music, just a lot of respect.  And again, I'm just using them as an example.
 
So, in response to your query, if I liked it, well, let's just say I appreciated it.
 
I'm going to have to think for a while as to what like means.
 
As a starting point, apparently I like this: .