Musings and a meme

[wishfulclicking]

Usually I exist in a state of ambivalence towards people, so I generally didn't think of Amanda Palmer that much besides liking what I heard of/about her (and can anyone not like that pic with her shirt saying 'lick my legs'?). But I have to say that this issue with her video and her record company is so ridiculously horrible and now I want to go buy her album. Have any of you guys heard her new album? I know Neil Gaiman wrote an intro for it and he always talks about her on his journal.

Speaking of buying albums: I managed to obtain funds to buy music! I'm super happy about it but of course FOB doesn't come out until the 16th! Can I be frank and say that I possess the full ability to buy music and vote on the same day? Because I can. Honest. While I understand the reasoning when I tilt my head to the left and spin, I still wish I had the full album now and not a collection of singles.

Question: On What A Catch Donnie, what exactly is Brendon singing? What lyrics? I can match every other part except for his, and I looked it up online and it said something about love... and what song is that from?

So a recent post on patd gave rise to some comments about pretty.odd. being a flop and I just have to say that I disagree. I heard they sold 600 000 worldwide and while I know that is not close to what was sold domestically for AFYCSO, I have to throw out there that I don't think they were going to sell as well regardless. They might as well have done what they wanted to do. (Since I want to try and keep this post short, I will save my patd postulizing for another post.) But my point is, thinking that patd has lost popularity so their new Live in Chicago CD/DVD should be easy to find was a misstep on my part. Neither Target or Walmart had it so now I just have to lurk and find it whenever I stumble on it. Maybe I will just catch the exclusive one on sale online at some later date because I want those pictures :)

Did you guys read that snippet with PATD discussing possible new music for '09? I have to say that I am really excited for it. I am curious to where they take their music now. I do have some hopes though *more drumming!* *more Jon singing!* *more exciting music!* *stronger songs!*--what are you guys hoping for with the new album?

We just bought a new keyboard for this desktop and it feels amazing. The old one was sticking and deleting mass amounts of words, which made me want to throw out a window after it ate two sentences of my nano.

Oh right, there is this meme that I did Sunday but I'm posting it now :

Randomly go through 21 songs on your IPOD. Take the first line of each song. The 21st line is the title of your poem.
My poem sort of makes sense, so yay! me.

Memories of a world torn up

Johanna drove slowly into the city
You came to my show and I saw you in the crowd
He's doing the line.

Now my neighbor likes where I stay but doesn't know the price that I pay
It's on the wall.

You were young and so am I
I made a river from my front door to yours
You're such a mystery
Why can you read me like no one else?

Looking back over the years, I guess I shed a tear
Slip-sliding away, slip-sliding away
As I look back on all that I've done to you
I had seven faces

Here it comes

Don't let go; don't stop 'til it touches your soul
I got a date with the night
I traveled far and wide through many different times

She held the world upon a string
Back to the street where we began
Friends tell me it's Spring



 

Comments

[torakowalski.livejournal.com]

Brendon is singing:

"Dance, dance, we're falling apart to halftime
Dance, dance, and these are the lives you'd love to lead
Dance, this is the way they'd love
If they knew how misery loved me"

I have serious trouble making out all the cameo parts in that song!

[wishfulclicking.livejournal.com]

oh thank you so much for the info :) I tried repeatedly to understand but I kept on getting distracted by the other parts. That website was so wrong, so thanks for the actual info. I can actually hear those lyrics now.

[trippypeas.livejournal.com]

I WANT THAT Live in Chicago ..Mom went to buy it for me for christmas but she waited to long and now it's all gone...Well there is this..
https://store.fueledbyramen.com:444/albumview.asp?idproduct=68903

But I'm not surrreee if it's the same thing..

[wishfulclicking.livejournal.com]

it's the same CD/DVD except the polaroids aren't included. I think I'm going to go ahead and get the CD/DVD and maybe I can find an extra copy on E-bay later but I want to see that documentary so bad.

[trippypeas.livejournal.com]

I guess it's better than nothing right..But I wanted those Polaroids so bad...Maybe I'll ask my mother to look on ebay..or something...But I feel like..Maybe the Documentary is more important...

[wishfulclicking.livejournal.com]

It's definitely better than nothing. At first I wasn't sure how much I wanted it; but now I have to have it. If I had to choose I would pick the documentary over the pics and I know some sets will pop up on ebay later, so when I have more money I can get it.

[trippypeas.livejournal.com]

I think as long as I'm not aware of how AMAZING the pictures are...I'll be fine...I've wanted it since I heard about it but I've had other things to take care of..Which is why I asked my mother..And This IS cheaper..........I can look at the pictures on line...Right? It won't hurt my soul too much not to have them in my hands will it?

[wishfulclicking.livejournal.com]

Someone already posted full scans of all the photos so of course we can look at them online. I'm trying to pick up the CD/DVD sometime this week because I want to see that documentary so bad.

[trippypeas.livejournal.com]

Me too..I think we'll be ok if we just do get the cd/dvd..

THEN WE CAN WATCH IT VIA LJ TOGETHERRRRRRR

[wishfulclicking.livejournal.com]

oh man when are you getting it? Because we could totally be on AIM together or something, I would do that. I'm hoping to get it this week, but I'll probably call first and tell them to hold it, I don't want to go through the Target thing again.

[trippypeas.livejournal.com]

*sighs* My mome is getting it for me for CHristmas..so I have to wait till christmas..Way to totally fail plan..

[wishfulclicking.livejournal.com]

well at the rate it's taking me to actually find a physical copy (I can't buy online at the moment, so my actually obtaining a copy relies solely on chance) I may not get to watch it until Christmas anyways.

[trippypeas.livejournal.com]

We could do this together!!

[wishfulclicking.livejournal.com]

I'm totally borrowing some current phrasing here but: YES WE CAN!

[trippypeas.livejournal.com]

YES WE WILL!!

[sugarcubeworld.livejournal.com]

(first comment in *forever*, oh god)

I SAW AMANDA LIVE ON SATURDAY, GO BUY HER ALBUM OMG IT'S AMAZIIIING ROADRUNNER DOESN'T HAVE SHIT ON HER. D:<

Also, I can't hear Brendon in I Don't Care, either. Everybody else, fine, but not him. o.O

Pretty. Odd. flopped? Huh, I didn't know that. Bizarre; I adored it, and it's much more fun than Fever, especially with the epic scavenger hunt!

(eee, love that meme!)

[wishfulclicking.livejournal.com]

I haven't talked to you in such a long time, I've missed you.

I really need to pick up Amanda's album; I can't believe you saw her live---that is so great.

I can hear him, he sounds sort of screechy to me so that makes his part sound sort of incoherent.

Well....Pretty.Odd. did not sell as well as AFYCSO, but it did still sell well. FBR head even said he felt that PATD sold well enough for an alternative band, and they did. They opened up at number 2, and I think they have a solid fanbase. Solid enough that I can't find a copy of Live in Chicago :( No, they have not sold as well as their original, but I think it will sell okay in the long run. Besides, PATD is not the hottest teen sensation they were in '05; so I think it is a solid effort. They are not a pop act, they just happened to sell gigantic numbers with their debut album.

I adore this meme.

[sugarcubeworld.livejournal.com]

I know! D: Me too. I've kind of failed at AIM recently... haven't been on in months.

Oh, oh, you really do! It was so amazing, she had this team of dancers with her-- the Danger Ensemble-- and they really added to the show.

Ahaha. xD Oh well.

Definitely... I mean, I don't think anything they'll ever do will equal the epic they achieved with Fever, especially since they really toned down their stage act and that's what really brought some attention in on them. It's interesting to see how different their fanbase is than what it was back when Fever came out. I still think it's a little bizarre that you can't find their live DVD... o.O I mean, almost NO-ONE (at least in my area) know about the Dresden Dolls, much less Amanda Palmer, and I was still able to pick up her solo album at a Best Buy.

[awkwardlurker.livejournal.com]

&! I absolutely cannot wait for the new FOB cd to come out! Also YAY for you being able to vote!

&! Pretty. Odd. may be different... and people may not be as into it as AFYCSO, but its definatly not a flop! Seriously! People frusterate me sometimes. [/rant (before it gets excessive)]

&! OMG! I read that! I cannot wait if it is true. I'd wait till '10 and beyond... but next year... \o/ And I'd really really love to hear more of Jon singing... actually... more of the whole band singing. I'd like to hear more of Brendon's songs too.

I must do that meme... lol...

[wishfulclicking.livejournal.com]

My excitement just grows for that album. I'm going to be at the store first thing.

I have to restrain myself from getting all ranty on the internet about calling pretty.odd. a flop. Whenever people start saying that, I want to start asking some questions from the writer like 'what do you consider a flop to be?' 'is this in comparison with their previous sales' 'are you even accounting for the change in buying habits now?'. So yeah, I have to show so much restraint.

I was silently screaming at the magazine in the store. First I read how Cobra was coming out with new music (which I knew, but still, it was another thing to see it in print with Gabe's awesome face in the magazine) and then I got to the panic part and I was smiling at the article. I was like 'thank you for not taking years again for new music!' because waiting that long again would not be cool.

I really want to hear Brendon more because I think his voice has really improved from AFYCSO and he has a stronger live voice now, so I can't wait to hear what he sounds like on their new album. I didn't know Jon sounded so good until he subbed for Ryan during that one concert so now I really think he should sing more. I've only briefly heard Spencer, but I just want him to keep on drumming, so if he didn't sing I would be okay. *He could probably stop writing lyrics or at least better ones :) unless he has hidden layers about his beard and hair he hasn't showed yet*

I would like to see more of what Brendon can do with his songs. Folkin Around was not my favorite, but it grew on me.

*Yay!! Do the meme :)