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bhrgunatha  ·  1339 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Yoko Ono covers “Big Shot,” by Billy Joel

I enjoyed merzbow. I love Aube and PanSonic and early Swans - Filth / Cop etc. The reason I say that is I've listened to a lot of music many (most) people find inaccessible.

Art for me is in the eye of the beholder. Once you've made your creation, whatever your motivation was and whatever you've tried to express with it, it's out of your hands. Maybe people will find the same or similar meaning in your work but you have no right to expect that.

Having said that, this is beyond me. I can't imagine what she's trying to express here and that's perfectly OK. It doesn't have top speak or appeal to me but it does make me wonder what people that do appreciate this see? What meaning is she trying to express?

Anyone care to comment to help this philistine understand at least a little?





coffeesp00ns  ·  1339 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well, for one thing, this is the actual original:

So that helps the context quite a bit, probably.

thenewgreen  ·  1337 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thank you! I was trying to find it to include in the original post. For the record, I love Yoko. I think she’s a fierce individual that doesn’t give a shit about convention. I recently bought a yoko ono t shirt and it’s surprising to me how polarizing it is. “Why are you wearing a Yoko shirt?” As if it’s not allowed given what a big Beatles fan I am. Bullshit. She’s a badass.

user-inactivated  ·  1331 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Maybe you stop posting here and shut down your shitty scammy company forever labs so they stop maiming people and ruining their lives.

coffeesp00ns  ·  1337 days ago  ·  link  ·  

oh yeah, for sure. Yeah, sorry, I realized after I posted my comment it might come off as shade in your direction, but I didn't mean it that way.

I would describe Yoko Ono as ... an experience. lol.

thenewgreen  ·  1337 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My assumption is that Yoko would love that description. And I didn’t see it as shade. Not at all. How’s the bass playing going? I’ve been really into playing bass lately. So much fun!

user-inactivated  ·  1335 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    My assumption is that Yoko would love that description. And I didn’t see it as shade. Not at all. How’s the bass playing going? I’ve been really into playing bass lately. So much fun!
    My assumption is that Yoko would love that description. And I didn’t see it as shade. Not at all. How’s the bass playing going? I’ve been really into playing bass lately. So much fun!

maybe instead of playing Bass you should spend your time improving your shitty scammy company forever labs

coffeesp00ns  ·  1337 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think she'd love it too!

Bass playing it going well, I have a while at the beginning of the ol' Backstreet Boys Reunion Tour we've been living through where I could barely play at all, but I feel like some of my music is coming back - the songwriting too.

I'm also using a short scale bass guitar tuned to Bb-F-c-g (a whole step below a cello) as a sort of guitar-ish accompanying instrument for myself. I figure, four fingers, four strings = less complicated heh.

b_b  ·  1337 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's pretty wild. Is that because you want more low end or you're just used to the fingering of 5ths instead of 4ths? Does dropping the low string that much make the string buzz at all? It's gotta be loose, right?

coffeesp00ns  ·  1337 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's 60% because chords make more sense to me like this - they're built more like classical harmony is - 20% because the low end helps me sing in more comfortable keys, 10% because it's weird and I like weird, and 10% because 4 fingers 4 strings just makes sense to me.

It's a 30" scale length bass, and I'm using a combination of Baritone guitar strings and fender Bass VI strings.

I'll try to post a clip or something today. In the meantime, I also have an acoustic guitar tuned like a cello (CGda), and I have recorded it - link to the tune here

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user-inactivated  ·  1337 days ago  ·  link  ·  

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user-inactivated  ·  1337 days ago  ·  link  ·  

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b_b  ·  1337 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That makes sense about the string choice. I have never played on a short scale bass, but I imagine they're looser and relatively easier to play.

Beautiful song, by the way!