letmeoff Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 10 minutes ago, Eowyn said: I am wounded. You mean you've been poisoned, well that's what it feels like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeoff Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 5 hours ago, Eowyn said: I expect that any respect I may have had at these forums is out the window. You know what I respect, ant's. Yep ant's, because they always know what they are doing Even the lost ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeoff Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 5 hours ago, Eowyn said: True guilty pleasure (though in my defense, I didn't know who it was before I started liking it on the radio, and in further defense, I think it's the engineering/mixing I like more than anything): I remember something online about JB and a testimony he did about Jesus/Christianity? Some atheist was upset with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeoff Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 On 21/04/2016 at 2:00 PM, Eowyn said: It's catchy. The flu song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeoff Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 On 21/04/2016 at 1:42 PM, Eowyn said: There's a mixed version of Romeo & Juliet, and I can't remember who mixed it. But it was ACE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Nephite Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 My wife and I saw his "Mandatory Fun" concert last year. His songs are usually better than the ones he parodies. Vort and caspianrex 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 32 minutes ago, Jedi_Nephite said: My wife and I saw his "Mandatory Fun" concert last year. His songs are usually better than the ones he parodies. I don't know... this is quite hard to top... it's my Wierd Al guilty pleasure. Hah hah. caspianrex and Vort 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted April 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Al Yankovic is a genius. Call it questionable musical-ish taste if you want, but I find no guilt at all in taking pleasure in Weird Al's music. (Hey, what happened to the "musical-ish" thread title? Now it's just all normal and boring, as I originally intended it. I liked Eowyn's title better.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 3 minutes ago, Vort said: Al Yankovic is a genius. Call it questionable musical-ish taste if you want, but I find no guilt at all in taking pleasure in Weird Al's music. Talented, yes. Genius, no. His "original" music is terrible and in the end, he just does cover songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted April 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 1 minute ago, MormonGator said: Talented, yes. Genius, no. His "original" music is terrible and in the end, he just does cover songs. I love his original songs, "syle parodies" and otherwise. Absolutely genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Just now, Vort said: I love his original songs, "syle parodies" and otherwise. Absolutely genius. It's obviously very subjective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSG Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 On the playlist for this evening's bike ride: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhold Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 2 hours ago, Vort said: Al Yankovic is a genius. Call it questionable musical-ish taste if you want, but I find no guilt at all in taking pleasure in Weird Al's music. (Hey, what happened to the "musical-ish" thread title? Now it's just all normal and boring, as I originally intended it. I liked Eowyn's title better.) What not many people realize is that Al is, in fact, what society would consider to be a genius. Al graduated valedictorian... at the age of 16. His math scores were so high that his counselors recommended he major in a field related to math, and so he chose architecture. He went to a very reputable college, and paid his way through in part by working at the campus radio station. It was here that he earned the "Weird" nickname for his on-air antics, and he recorded his first official single - "My Bologna" - in the men's room because he liked the acoustics the tile gave off. This is on top of the fact that Al's first song, "Belvedere Cruising", was actually being played on the radio before he even got to high school. Dr. Demento received a copy of the song and loved it so much he put it into the rotation. This gave Al vital exposure he was able to capitalize on during the first part of his recording career (he did get his bachelor's degree, but chose music instead), and in exchange Al would allow Dr. Demento to cameo in most of his early music videos and other media ventures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Ironhold said: What not many people realize is that Al is, in fact, what society would consider to be a genius. He might be incredibly bright, a nice guy, a wonderful son and husband-but that doesn't mean that his music is good. I have nothing personal against the guy. For some reason I've never liked the popular comedians like him, that dude with the puppets, Adam Sandler. Just my personal tastes. Edited April 28, 2016 by MormonGator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlJibbs Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 On 4/19/2016 at 0:55 PM, MormonGator said: That said, I do point and laugh at people who like the Dave Matthews Band. Dave Matthews... ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SpiritDragon Posted April 30, 2016 Report Share Posted April 30, 2016 For some reason I just find this amusingly awesome.... Perhaps I've never confessed to my Neil Diamond addiction either. There was that Meatloaf phase as well... and it's hard to say I'm sorry when it comes to Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 (edited) Edited May 1, 2016 by Vort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 On 4/19/2016 at 11:24 AM, MormonGator said: too late! Boo!!! (Actually you blew it kid with your admission to liking Hanson) I never heard of Hanson. Or more likely, I heard of them, but never heard their music or knew anything about them, so I forgot. I just did a quick YouTube search. Those were some amazingly talented young men. Their music is a bit more pop-ish that I normally listen to, but they had real talent, not some prescripted autotuned awfulness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 7 hours ago, Vort said: I never heard of Hanson. Or more likely, I heard of them, but never heard their music or knew anything about them, so I forgot. I just did a quick YouTube search. Those were some amazingly talented young men. Their music is a bit more pop-ish that I normally listen to, but they had real talent, not some prescripted autotuned awfulness. How is is talented to make up a word like "MMbop" then repeat it dozens of times? I'm being semi-serious. They do have talent, I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 1 hour ago, MormonGator said: How is is talented to make up a word like "MMbop" then repeat it dozens of times? Their harmonies were beautiful, and they played well. They had a good ear for musical hooks. Don't know what they're up to now, but yes, very talented boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 1 hour ago, Vort said: Their harmonies were beautiful, and they played well. They had a good ear for musical hooks. Don't know what they're up to now, but yes, very talented boys. Keep Mmmbopping around Vort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahlia Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 On 4/28/2016 at 4:24 PM, Vort said: Al Yankovic is a genius. Weird Al is funny and talented. Trent Reznor is a genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MormonGator Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 On May 1, 2016 at 6:46 PM, dahlia said: Weird Al is funny and talented. Trent Reznor is a genius. THIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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