March 20, 2005
Modigliani Morning
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gc: i need a name *:)
me: i was thinking superherosinredcapes
me: but that's kinda long
me: and missing an 'e'
gc: not as long as superheroesinredcapeswithpantsovertrousers though
me: superheroesinredcapeswithpantsovertrousersandridiculousblackmask
me: we're starting to sound like The Incredibles :)
gc: superheroesinredcapeswithpantsovertrousersandridiculousblackmaskandasillylittlesidekickwhoisagorilla
me: superheroesinredcapeswithpantsovertrousersandridiculousblackmaskandasillylittlesidekickwhoisagorillaeatingabanana
gc: you had to get a banana in there somewhere didn't you *:)
me: yeah, must have fruit :) good for the digestive system
gc: just had a banana
gc: so, you thought of a name yet? *:)
me: we could make it: superheroesinredcapeswithpantsovertrousersandridiculousblackmaskandasillylittlesidekickwhoisagorillaeatingabananasplit
gc: superheroesinredcapeswithpantsovertrousersandridiculousblackmaskandasillylittlesidekickwhoisagorillaeatingabananasplitbutspillingsomedownhisredcape
me: superheroesinredcapeswithpantsovertrousersandridiculousblackmaskandasillylittlesidekickwhoisagorillaeatingabananasplitbutspillingsomedownhisredcapeandmakingageneralmess
On Sunday night, a few of us went to see Calla at La Sala Rossa, with support acts Barzin (warning: site plays music) and DestroyAllDreamers.
Running a bit later than planned, we managed only to catch the last few songs by Barzin and company, whose sensuous sounds caught my attention immediately. They were good. I bought their CD on the spot. DestroyAllDreamers put up a pretty disappointing performance; while a few people around me seemed to be enjoying themselves, I found them musically rather bland. They have a good overall sound, but I felt as if I was being left stranded on the edge of something, perpetually waiting to be taken somewhere.
Calla played mostly new songs — I got the feeling that we were a guinea pig audience for the new material off the album due in summer. The new stuff sounds good, much more rhythmic, punchier than the songs produced so far. A good gig makes me a happy girl.
And that would have been the end of the story. Except ...
The next morning, I tested out the Barzin CD. First time through, something about one of the tracks was nagging at me. I let it pass. The album is pretty good otherwise. Second time through ... I nailed which track and why.
Here's the offending number, a pretty well-received track according to reviews: Past All Concerns (mp3). Barzin's CD was released in 2003.
Now, listen to this: Song For A Blue Guitar (m4a). Hunting around the Web, I only found a good version in .m4a; there are snippets on Amazon, but they are not comprehensive enough to make a comparison. This Red House Painters CD was released in 1996.
A little bit too uncanny, isn't it ...?
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