Music

[Terma]

X-ray dog for whatever reason doesn't sell their scores but you can rip them from YouTube lol

Ah yes, YouTube.com, the other PirateBay.

 

[Terma]

Here's a ~recent live show from a 90s punk band. The singer got seriously injured in 2010-11 or something while fronting temporarily for Pennywise. It kinda looked like he was finished, but I found these shows recently and he's still going. One of those few punks singers who's actually gotten better with time.

 

[Terma]

"Looks like I'ma do everything myself. Maybe Iyah could use some help, but hell, you want sum' done right, you gotta do it yaself."

"What's done is done, you jus' leave it alone, an' don't, regret it.

Cuz sometams, somethings, turn into, dumb things,

an' that's when, you put yo' foot, down."

- Fred Durst, personal and lyrical genius (lol, but kinda? no? This is exactly my life - oh god, my life... thanks Harper - I mean Chrétien - I mean Trudeau - what year is this?)

 

[Terma]

Les Cowboys fringants - En berne lyrics + English translation

I was born in the seventies
In a rapidly changing Quebec
Where the emblem of the fleur-de-lis
Gave the people a bit of hope
But when I look around me today
I'm not remotely proud of my homeland
Everyone's passed out at home like they've been gassed
Their asses sitting on the status quo

They're binging on soap operas
And the stupidest talk shows
Letting themselves die on the couch
Wearing innocent expressions
In this kingdom of poutine *
We bask in mediocrity
Nicely pleased with our routine
And with prefabricated happiness

"Would you like a scratch card?"
The cashier asks me at the convenience store
"Come on big guy, take out a toonie **
Being a millionaire, that's happiness"
That Saturday he starts to dream
That maybe one day he'll leave his hovel
Keep dreaming, you damned moron
You've got one chance in fourteen million

In the casino's parking lot
A guy shoots himself in the head
Having blown all of his money
He wasn't really in the mood to party
But the government brushes it off
In fact they even feed on gamblers
By exploiting their addiction
Kind of like a dealer would do

If this is the Quebec of today
Well then I'm putting my flag at half-mast
And to hell with the buffoons that are governing us!
If you dream of being a country
Well I'll tell you, you're off to a bad start
You've got a much better chance of winning the lottery...

For years we had been
A small nation of yes-men
Who girded their loins
When the foreman arrived
Today things have changed a little
The guys are still syndicated
But they gossip three or four around a shovel
Watching the youngest overdo it

But we shouldn't rejoice too hastily
We're still the water-carriers
On the payroll of the elite
And of the full-of-shits in tuxedos
When the boss of a large corporation
Closes its factory in Gaspésie
He won't ask for your opinion
He's going to lay you off without a thanks!

A bum is begging on the streets
At the foot of a large glass building
He's going to pass unnoticed
By the shareholders on their way out
What matters to them is their income
And not the world's problems
"It's not my fault if you're an ***hole
The important thing is that I prosper."

And the prime minister pretends
That he cares about the poor
When we know he's working for
The fortunate and their business
The environment, poverty
They're not matters of priority
We don't hear much talk
Behind the ministry's doors

If this is the Quebec of today
Well then I'm putting my flag at half-mast
And to hell with the buffoons that are governing us!
If you're happy with this country
Well then my friend that's your opinion
You must be the CEO of a company

When we hear that up North
There are unholy things happening
That our forests are being put to death
The public gossips all about it
But two weeks later it sinks into oblivion
The story is dead and buried
And meanwhile the La Vérendrye park
Keeps getting cut down to the ground

That's the problem with my homeland
There's no one left to be indignant
Against the false democracy
That serves the wealthy and the bankers
In this province populated by ignorant people
We shouldn't reminisce too much about our past
Here there's only the licence plates
That have any bit of memory left... ***

If this is the Quebec of today
Well then I'm putting my flag at half-mast
And to hell with the buffoons that are governing us!
If this is what you call a nation !
It's likely you're enough of an idiot
[You're ripe to present yourself at the elections...]

If this is the Quebec of today
Well then I'm putting my flag at half-mast
If this is the Quebec of today
Well then I'm putting my flag at half-mast

F U C K YOU PAUL PICHÉ, TAKE YOUR GOD DAMN SANDCASTLE AND SHOVE IT

[Tell me one more time how lucky I am to have this god-given HALF-socialized healthcare]

[Yeah I need to sleep, awake this long I always end up thinking too much about this life, it physically hurts]

 

[Jennifer]

Yeah I need to sleep, awake this long I always end up thinking too much about this life, it physically hurts

Would some soothing Céline help, Terma? Or maybe some Rainbow Connection?

 

[Terma]

Would some soothing Céline help, Terma? Or maybe some Rainbow Connection?

I will appreciate that later, and the effort, but calm music at a moment like this even Celine only angers me, honestly. Time and place for everything, not always what you'd/I'd expect :\

 

[Jennifer]

I will appreciate that later, and the effort, but calm music at a moment like this even Celine only angers me, honestly. Time and place for everything, not always what you'd/I'd expect :\

Gotcha. Sorry, to hear that!

 

[Herbie]

I listened to the classical music station all week for 12 hours a day and wanted to hang myself, I switched to 70s, 80s station and go high of it, there must have been something about the 70s/80s. I will get extremely aggravated by main stream radio stations especially advertising and news.

I thought classical music was supposed to be good and was open minded to it but I don't know now, I do not enjoy the violin. I like the older trance music which remade classical songs, something about electronic music.

Music is very powerful and I think its important to be cautious and listen to the lyrics which piggy back on the music into the mind, Ive experienced synthesia (seeing the music as streaming colours, seeing tempo, beats etc) while on mescaline, its raining in the mind, no doubt.

 

[Amazoniac]

LIsten , this has got to be the cutest version of Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy'. I had to upload it because I couldn't find it anywhere. It almost brings me to tears most of the time.

 

[Jennifer]

LIsten , this has got to be the cutest version of Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy'. I had to upload it because I couldn't find it anywhere. It almost brings me to tears most of the time.

Aww...it reminds me of the music that's played in Christmas shops here in the States. It's twinkly.

 

[Terma]

I listened to the classical music station all week for 12 hours a day and wanted to hang myself, I switched to 70s, 80s station and go high of it, there must have been something about the 70s/80s. I will get extremely aggravated by main stream radio stations especially advertising and news.

I thought classical music was supposed to be good and was open minded to it but I don't know now, I do not enjoy the violin. I like the older trance music which remade classical songs, something about electronic music.

Music is very powerful and I think its important to be cautious and listen to the lyrics which piggy back on the music into the mind, Ive experienced synthesia (seeing the music as streaming colours, seeing tempo, beats etc) while on mescaline, its raining in the mind, no doubt.

I know totally what you mean, classical is great but rarely. Too often pretentious bull**** missing the whole point of life. In my opinion. That's how it feels, anyway.

By the way, huge TPB fan. R.I.P. Jim.

 

[Terma]

I'm very ****88 up, and this is all I have to post. Not sure I can read studies anymore, I am so ****88 up. Help (lol, isn't the universe a giant practical joke? No one can help me and I can't help myself).

Whenever I think I have problems (which I do), I listen to this album, about these dudes:

 

[Herbie]

I know totally what you mean, classical is great but rarely. Too often pretentious bull**** missing the whole point of life. In my opinion. That's how it feels, anyway.

By the way, huge TPB fan. R.I.P. Jim.

I agree, the classical station djs are pretentious, low energy, go on about the lame details of the music, play some ghastly tracks, no one cares about actual artists and putting them on pedestals except for bored old people, they only interview female artists on this one which is fine but it should be even. I just want to here the sounds.

Yeah rip John Dunsworth.

 

[Regina]

I agree, the classical station djs are pretentious, low energy, go on about the lame details of the music, play some ghastly tracks, no one cares about the actual artists except for bored old people, they only interview female artists on this one which is fine but it should be even. I just want to here the sounds.

Yeah rip John Dunsworth.

Indeed, the classical stations suck and dj's are pretentious due to rigidity of ignorance. When I first went away for school I would try to listen to the college classical station. But the dj's pronounced nearly every name wrong and waxed ludicrously stupid about the repertory. How can you expect their programs to be engaging?

 

[Herbie]

Indeed, the classical stations suck and dj's are pretentious due to rigidity of ignorance. When I first went away for school I would try to listen to the college classical station. But the dj's pronounced nearly every name wrong and waxed ludicrously stupid about the repertory. How can you expect their programs to be engaging?

Haha glad I’m not alone with this one. It’s an occupational health and safety hazard.

 

[Terma]

I agree, the classical station djs are pretentious, low energy, go on about the lame details of the music, play some ghastly tracks, no one cares about actual artists and putting them on pedestals except for bored old people, they only interview female artists on this one which is fine but it should be even. I just want to here the sounds.

Yeah rip John Dunsworth.

It's awesome there's some dude in Australia who loves T.P.B. as much as I did. I'm Canadian, and this is home-grown stuff from Nova Scotia (or whatever stupid province it was again, who cares?! That's a misnomer really, I don't relate to these colonial shitholes, in fact f u c k this entire country, I'm so angry). I had a friend who moved to Australia who was a huge fan - this show is like the one dysfunctional family link connecting humanity across the globe. Religion never worked this well.

That man was one hell of an actor. I mean I was a drunk for a couple years in my 20s and he had my number down to a T. I can't believe Wikipedia has such a shitty pic of him. Shame. This is the single best actor of our generation(s).

Course I agree about the classical but I momentarily felt that was secondary to this.

 

[Terma]

From "Soldier of 3 Armies":

We Remember!

 

[Herbie]

@Terma

haha yeah it was filmed in Nova Scotia, I had a friend named Egg and he showed the show to my mate Coora and we used to watch it on the weekends thirteen years ago and I still watch it every now and then, I've tried to show it to other people but it takes a rare pearl to get it.

Lol he was a great actor, such a funny show, genius really, all the scheming and scamming and goofing around.

I love that episode when Ricky becomes a security guard at the shopping mall and bubbles is pushing all the trolleys into the creek to fix them and sell them back and Ricky falls down the embankment haha. Or when Ricky gets busted steeling satellite television and that guy who always yells out they make heaps of noise.

 

[zewe]

I wanna learn to play the spoons, man!

Below, Chris Rodrigues & Abby the Spoon Lady, "Angels in Heaven."

She mesmerizes me, the way she moves. She said she was riding the rails and learned to play because she was hungry.
Modern day Hobo Lore is alive!

 

[Terma]

@Terma

haha yeah it was filmed in Nova Scotia, I had a friend named Egg and he showed the show to my mate Coora and we used to watch it on the weekends thirteen years ago and I still watch it every now and then, I've tried to show it to other people but it takes a rare pearl to get it.

Lol he was a great actor, such a funny show, genius really, all the scheming and scamming and goofing around.

I love that episode when Ricky becomes a security guard at the shopping mall and bubbles is pushing all the trolleys into the creek to fix them and sell them back and Ricky falls down the embankment haha. Or when Ricky gets busted steeling satellite television and that guy who always yells out they make heaps of noise.

lol yeah seasons 2-3 were good fun, maybe my favorite imo. Though season 5 was epic.

Was a bit surprised by some of the recent seasons (10-11?), some were almost as good as the old despite Mike Clattenburg long gone.

The stuff in-between was horribly hit-or-miss, but I only watched recently "Out of the Park" season 2 and the s02e05 Memphis episode with Alex Lifeson (from Rush that just disbanded in 2018!) had me on the floor laughing.

It'll never be the same without Jim, and I think they all know that, it's almost pointless repeating it. Just one of those out-of-this-world personalities and actors we'll never replace. Every bottle I'm finishing tonight is in his honor. I have like 10 to go each 500ml.