February 2010
5 posts
More Police
To follow up on the last post, I think the Police were a much better live band than a studio band. The earlier records were under-rehearsed and the best parts weren’t worked out, and the later records lost all spontaneity. Most of the songs, including the three in the link above, got much better live.
There are some exceptions though. I always really liked the studio versions of Message in...
The Police
One of my favourite aspects of the Police live, was their use of digital effects in combination with their accoustic playing. Stewart would trigger these drum effects live with delays. He’d use them on all the drums and symbols and the high hat. Essentially, he’d use them to continue rhythms that he started playing. This version of Walking on the Moon is one of my favourite examples....
Google Chrome
As a test, I’ve used Google Chrome (on a mac) for the last week. The mac version now seems to be as feature rich as the Windows version, so I thought I’d give it a try to see how it compares to my browser of choice, Safari. I’ve always had a thing for browsers, and I have a general distaste for them overall. I think tabs are horrible, back/forward buttons are insane, the URL bar...
personal uses for iPad
There has been tons of discussion on the positives and negatives regarding the iPad. I personally love the idea of the device and think it has great potential. I won’t dwell here on any philosophical reasons why this is or is not “revolutionary”, or whether it will take off in the future. I personally enjoyed these pieces, and will just refer to them.
Instead, I want to present...
Can't resist one more Zeppelin song
Not many rock songs trick me into thinking I’ve got a butt.