Browsing the archives for the genius tag

The Genius of Ray Charles: What’d I Say. One of the Best Songs Ever.

in fnord, music

There’s not much to say about this song, Youdopia, other than it’s one of the best songs ever performed (in my opnion). This song was recorded live in the studio, on one of the first eight track recorders, back in the late 1950’s. If you can hear the original with headphones, you’ll hear Ray slapping [...]

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Jimmy Page Closes The Olympics In A Genius Move From A PR Standpoint

in Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, fnord, music

I think this is brilliant, youdopians. Cheesy to the max, the Super Bowl Halftime Show times a thousand, but… BILLIONS of people saw Jimmy Page not suck. From a PR standpoint, Mr. Page was just watched by half the fucking world. Nice. His solo was HOT! He’s obviously playing, and his appearance with John Paul [...]

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R.I.P. George Carlin – You Will Be Missed

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Another legend is gone. George Carlin died last night (Sunday, June 22) of heart failure. I discovered him in the eighth grade, when I stayed home from school and listened to my parents comedy records. I heard Class Clown and things were forever changed. That was my baptism into counter culture/ALT thinking, and I loved [...]

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