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Nerd Pride Radio The home of the Nerd Pride Radio podcast and other acts of nerdity. 2020-01-02T10:10:55-06:00 https://nerdprideradio.com/nerds/feed.php?f=4&t=3078 2020-01-02T10:10:55-06:00 2020-01-02T10:10:55-06:00 https://nerdprideradio.com/nerds/viewtopic.php?t=3078&p=55013#p55013 <![CDATA[Re: Music Shallow Dive (Kate Bush week)]]>

Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Thu Jan 02, 2020 10:10 am

]]> 2019-12-06T12:11:31-06:00 2019-12-06T12:11:31-06:00 https://nerdprideradio.com/nerds/viewtopic.php?t=3078&p=54551#p54551 <![CDATA[Re: Music Shallow Dive (Kate Bush week)]]>
It's official: I'M A FAN

Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Fri Dec 06, 2019 12:11 pm

]]> 2019-12-02T14:37:15-06:00 2019-12-02T14:37:15-06:00 https://nerdprideradio.com/nerds/viewtopic.php?t=3078&p=54363#p54363 <![CDATA[Re: Music Shallow Dive (Kate Bush week)]]>
Ok, onto Kate Bush -- I may extend this over a few weeks (or like Otis, return to her over the month, we'll see). I am aware of some "Wurthering Heights" (thanks to Pat Benetar) but mostly her most acclaimed work, "Hounds of Love" of which I fell for as a work of great art and great pop last year.

I was very excited when "Running Up the Hill" came on the radio in the car almost randomly last week (I rarely hear anything on Upstate radio beyond the hits of new and old). I was doubly excited that, when I turned off the car when I got home, my 7yo daughter said "aw, I wanted to hear the rest!" So we went inside and played it again.

That said, my fav from Hounds of Love Side 1 is "Big Sky" with the biggest drums that have never been sampled in a hip hop song... maybe because there's never a drum break, but come on DJs and super producers, you can isolate them, you are missing out!



My favorite from Side 2 is "Jig of Life" which lives up to the title. To hear the 80s pop mastery of Side 1 only to add an extended irish dance fiddle-off breakdown and have her brother do an over-the-top spoken-word section and it all works perfectly. A mood. A masterpiece.



Tripply excited to hear more and more.

Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Mon Dec 02, 2019 2:37 pm

]]> 2019-11-27T08:46:39-06:00 2019-11-27T08:46:39-06:00 https://nerdprideradio.com/nerds/viewtopic.php?t=3078&p=54285#p54285 <![CDATA[Re: Music Shallow Dive (Motörhead week)]]>
Anyways, the Ace of Spades album is pretty fab. Some of the songs have stood out. I mean the opener, for sure, but also ones like Road Crew:

Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:46 am

]]> 2019-11-22T07:49:04-06:00 2019-11-22T07:49:04-06:00 https://nerdprideradio.com/nerds/viewtopic.php?t=3078&p=54227#p54227 <![CDATA[Re: Music Shallow Dive (Motörhead week)]]>
Anywho -- next week, going with one of the Rock Hall nominees I don't know so well -- Motörhead.

Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:49 am

]]> 2019-11-20T09:52:30-06:00 2019-11-20T09:52:30-06:00 https://nerdprideradio.com/nerds/viewtopic.php?t=3078&p=54174#p54174 <![CDATA[Re: Music Shallow Dive (Annie Lennox week)]]>

Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:52 am

]]> 2019-11-19T12:12:39-06:00 2019-11-19T12:12:39-06:00 https://nerdprideradio.com/nerds/viewtopic.php?t=3078&p=54165#p54165 <![CDATA[Re: Music Shallow Dive (Annie Lennox week)]]>
I'm really enjoying this one from the Diva album

Sometimes, because I worry, I worry how a song will affect me, if it's going to be depressing or deep. But mostly I'm worried these songs will just make me more anxious. When I'm doing this right, I accept a song and let it flow over me, and 99.9% of the time, it moves me, and makes me better. And this is one. It's fricken beautiful.

Gotta say, that album's side 1 is toploaded. Was there a more confident, sure-footed step into a solo career?

Also, after a few months, I must admit the "deep" part of "deep dive" has not worked out, so changing it to "shallow" which is much more do-able, but, like actual shallow dives, probably not the best experience. Like, I did listen to every Otis Redding album, but can I recall any of the songs I heard only once? Nope.

Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:12 pm

]]> 2019-11-08T08:32:20-06:00 2019-11-08T08:32:20-06:00 https://nerdprideradio.com/nerds/viewtopic.php?t=3078&p=53944#p53944 <![CDATA[Re: Music Deep Dive (Otis Redding week)]]>

Otis: Wonderful to see his joy and energy, a lil disapointed the crowd doesn't completely match the frenzy, nor does his band -- though I get they were a few months away from the sea-change where bands didn't have to look and act professional. Also cool to see the MGs play, and Steve Cropper: Crazy how prim and propper he is, looks like he grew his hippie/blues beard and long hair around 1970.

Really enjoying this album, completely solid, but, the album cover...


Oh no. I mean, good on them to have a concept for a cover, but they should've... not done this. But everything inside... check out this cover of Day Tripper, which sounds more of a pre-sage to the San Fransisco hippie sound than the original.

Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:32 am

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It goes so well for the first half, the ballad section, the drums really leading the excitement for what's to come. Also, I'm not a fan of screaming from audience members (I mean, the Beatles were the greatest, but the audience makes their live stuff, hmm, let's say imperfect), but having only a few screams really adds to this version. And the best part of the song, I think most would agree, certainly Jay-Z Kanye and Donkey agree, is the crescendo, and it's over way too soon in the original, played just twice before the fade-out. Here it's played extendedly and it's absolutely amazing. I listened to it over and over again... and just now again.

Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:10 pm

]]> 2019-11-04T12:57:13-06:00 2019-11-04T12:57:13-06:00 https://nerdprideradio.com/nerds/viewtopic.php?t=3078&p=53876#p53876 <![CDATA[Re: Music Deep Dive (Otis Redding week)]]> Statistics: Posted by Phoebe — Mon Nov 04, 2019 12:57 pm

]]> 2019-11-01T13:54:01-06:00 2019-11-01T13:54:01-06:00 https://nerdprideradio.com/nerds/viewtopic.php?t=3078&p=53848#p53848 <![CDATA[Re: Music Deep Dive (Otis Redding week)]]>

Written and recorded just prior to his death, (and sitting on a dock), and he wanted to change things up and unlike anything he had done before.

It definitely doesn't have the theatrics, the emotive, the on-the-sleeve pathos of his other songs. It's calm but still has pathos, still has a vibe that's completely new, a bit soul (it does have horns, and his delivery sounds almost like the blue-eyed-soul from Van Morrison to Bob Seger), a bit rock (but inspired by Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, with its story-telling song-writing and sound-effects), and definitely a bit country (the acoustic guitar / whistling like it's the Andy Griffith show / even sounds like he has a drawl some times, which -- I mean he is southern, so I guess that makes sense).

It's perplexing, but maybe it's sorta like those 80s monster ballads, where aggressive rockers found glory by calming down a few notches.... would have been interesting to see if this was a presage of his future or a one-off. Since it became a big hit, probably the former.

Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Fri Nov 01, 2019 2:54 pm

]]> 2019-11-01T11:14:55-06:00 2019-11-01T11:14:55-06:00 https://nerdprideradio.com/nerds/viewtopic.php?t=3078&p=53844#p53844 <![CDATA[Re: Music Deep Dive (Otis Redding week)]]>

Maybe I should care about hair? Nah, maybe I'll keep that to the 50s, but I never put much thought into my style, for better and worse.

I really like "Promises in the Dark"!

Was debating for next week between Kate Bush and Annie Lennox/Eurythmics, but will take a pause after three-straight 80s era artists, and for the first time since December 2017, and focus on a male musician, if that's okay.

Next week is Otis Redding week!

Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Fri Nov 01, 2019 12:14 pm

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Pretty sure that is her long-time husband as well as guitarist/musical collaborator there? So they do belong together, squeak, how cute! Also, she's sixty-freaking-one in the year this is filmed! Still a fashion icon at that age. However, back in the day here, we had an unusually fully-clothed fashion icon also bringing the hair inspiration. I did my hair exactly like this for a while, like so many others of the ancient era:



I am rather gleeful about the youthful optimism of the lyrics contrasted with the most recent Invincible song I've been listening to (Tool's, lol, the broken down warrior etc etc snort); Pat Benatar is the real revolutionary, it seems, and that goes for the hair too. However, since you are probably not as interested in doing the deep dive in order to get fresh hairstyle tips, I think this is one of the pinnacles of her vocal awesomeness, at least of the limited selections I know:



And she's Polish.

Statistics: Posted by Phoebe — Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:10 am

]]> 2019-10-31T08:22:31-06:00 2019-10-31T08:22:31-06:00 https://nerdprideradio.com/nerds/viewtopic.php?t=3078&p=53809#p53809 <![CDATA[Re: Music Deep Dive (Pat Benatar week)]]> Statistics: Posted by Phoebe — Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:22 am

]]> 2019-10-30T14:53:12-06:00 2019-10-30T14:53:12-06:00 https://nerdprideradio.com/nerds/viewtopic.php?t=3078&p=53795#p53795 <![CDATA[Re: Music Deep Dive (Pat Benatar week)]]>


And she starts singing spanish in the end, which convinces me more that she really wanted to be Linda Rondstadt (or maybe Debbie Harry).

Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:53 pm

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