"and id be doing my self and every member of this band a disservice if i didnt play the HELL out of this thing!" one of the best SNL skits ever. interesting stuff, but what was that? your ethnomusicology thesis? since were sharing, maybe ill post my senior thesis on guatemalan banana production. never in my wildest dreams would i have ever thought that i could write 25 pages on the subject. i even have a really neato power point presentation to go w/ it.
im not a DMB fan, but i watched that video and man, that guy is a bad-ass. i learned a few things too.
Did anybody see that movie the Stoned Age? It was all about BOC. I saw those guys live...man was that a dirty old man concert.
You and me both. He's got sick chops and some of his poly-rhythms make my head spin. Beauford is nice!
Aye. They paid Def Leppard some amount of money to make use of it. The voice belongs to producer and defiler of Shania Twain, Mutt Lange.
I hear ya man and Smegs...thanks for this thread. codell, there is a reason we don't use more cowbell in our songs. You see, the cowbell is a lot like cocaine I am told. The more you use, the more you wanna use. You start off with a little subtle cowbell but the song feels...hollow. So you add a little more. You recognize instantly that it sounds better so you put a little more in. Then you think, 'you know what, that guitar is getting in the way of the cowbell.' So you take out the guitar track. Then you think you have a borderline masterpiec. Then one of the guys from the band mentions that the bass seems to be taking away some of the cowbellian ambience. So you lift the bass. Ditto for the keys, the balance of the drums, and the vocals. Well somewhere in this process you notice that, 'Hey, this isn't even a song anymore. It's four guys banging the **** out of cowbells and they are not even in rhythm.' It's like a trance you get caught in. You never know when you've gone too far. The cowbell has a tremendous effect on an arrangement. It can take over before you know it. Now I like the cowbell as much as the next guy, shoot, probably more. But even I recognize that too much of a good thing is not always good. What's the old saying? Everyday can't be your birthday. That wouldn't be such a treat. You can get tired of chocolate icing if that's all you eat. So Smegs and codell...we've temporarily backed of the cowbell. It was taking over our lives. Chance PS-But keep your ears peeled on the new Rockets song we are doing...there might be a surprise in there. PSS-Do you guys know that we are doing some non sports and non funny songs? like real music? Here is a song about getting hammered and choosing licquor over life. One more Round
Chance, please don't go over to the Dark (non-cowbell) side you must have some Cowbell in your life or the sky will fall. btw when i back in October, i must make sure i get your cd. Smeg
Chance has decided to let us REALLY know why he has not been posting much. The truth is he was in therapy for an addiction he had. At one point it was thought to be a simple addiction to CC.net, but it was deeper than that. I would have never known without the new CC.net Poster Decoder V8.3. I ususally do not reveal the results, as I spent money on my my software, but this is somewhat of a public service to you all... We are here for you Chance, and we understand the pain you have endured. Way to go on the smiley free post, and welcome back Oh my, I need another bump - -
Chance, great stuff with the song, love it for some cool lyrics and basic music try an aussie band called the Lucksmiths, great wordsmiths. we must get together when i visit again in early october, and I will buy you one more round!!! Smeg
All hail Christopher Walken--Patron saint of the cowbell. Check out the cowbell project at http://www.geekspeakweekly.com/cowbell/
I'd be doing myself a disservice if I didn't post the link to the cowbell skit. http://mknx.com/v/cowbell.wmv
Sorry to revive a dead thread but I had to let you guys hear this masterful intro. It is called The Yao Bell Song. Yao Bell
gotta love a good remix, how's the wrist that is some serious cowbell ROFLMAO gotta love the fade cowbell solo finish
btw Chance love the line "It's 2 for 1 till 2 o'clock, after that I swear I'll stop" great stuff and the pink oink oink is also very cool!!!!
That is pretty frickin funny. For some reason, I can picture you at halftime of the Laker game with Ferrell in the background going crazy with the cowbell and pissing you off.
