At 10:53 AM,
Star Drifter posted the following:
Long Live the Fighters!
Wow. What a week. Watched
Dune all day Sunday. Watched
Children of Dune Sunday, Monday, Tuesday nights. Watched CNN on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Obviously, I'm not against this war. I'm more opposed to the diplomatic and ecomonic horsecrap that the world's leaders have put over world safety. It would be one thing if the World Trade Organzation, or whatever they call themselves now, protested the war. It's another for the
security council to threaten to veto and hinder even an ultimatum - not war, but an ultimatum - based on their financial concerns. The Security Council. Financial concerns.
I figure that anyone reading this wants my opinion. There it is. I do support the people who protest. Not the seven idiots who threw up in front of a doorway, but 99% of protestors. I'm glad people can ask questions. I'm glad people do ask questions. It's my utlimate hope that the nation where that kind of protest is almost common is being protected in the long run. It's my belief that it is.
Hm. My mp3.com should soon show more than three songs again. I'm almost finished with Recess. I'll see what I can finish before work today, but it should be finished soon. I will almost definately, hopefully have it done by Monday. Just needs vocals and post production.
On the vocals note, I started a new tape, marked "Acoustic" for just some joke songs I've had an urge to work on. I plug my guitar into track one, my mic into track 2, hit record, and go live. It taught me sonthing. Vocals are easier when I'm playing guitar. I'm more relaxed, and the singing doesn't sound as strained. While not great, the sound of my voice isn't offensive. That's all I want right now.
This has me thinking that after I finish the Craven project (goal: Feb 3, 2004), I should do some offensive acoustic stuff. Shock rock and black metal require a certain musical talent, but I find most of the lyrical content to be kind of stale. One can only be so elaborate when grunting to light speed guitar work. Singing disgusting things over an acoustic guitar not only gives room for that elaboration, but almost demands it.
For example, it wouldn't be uncommon for some shock/metal band to say, "I want to puke on your genitals." This is perfectly fine - it's what the music is. The artistry is in all of the pieces coming together to create an aggressively dystopic mood. In a more subdued form, however, you have to tell a broader story. Why would one want to puke on another's genitals? Does it smell? Does the narrator simply dislike the other person? Is the narrator repulsed by the subject's gender? Once you have that answer, you have to ask why that case is. Why do the genitals smell? Why the antipathy? Why the repulsion by gender? Finally, you have to be able to say something equally disgusting about each answer.
Wow. What a rant today brought. Today is Friday. I'll be out of work in six hours.
And the world sings, "I have recess."
