Purple Reign

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:50 pm

The first half was brutally honest.

Cool article, maybe it will bring more to the table.

frankie big face · Post by **frankie big face** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:01 pm

Billy's Little Trip wrote:Cool article, maybe it will bring more to the table.

Apparently, a whole bunch of crap bands from Spokane.

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:26 pm

You know that by just making as much publicity for it as possible, Prince will actually know about it and its purpose and it'll be less comical when he issues his inevitable takedown notice, right?

Lord of Oats · Post by **Lord of Oats** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:02 pm

Yeah, I feel that you give someone a bit of a competitive edge when you tell them outright that you're trying to provoke them. If I might ask a question of the originators of this, what's the range of expectations for the outcome of this project, and what do you think are best- and worst-case scenarios?

Oh yes, compliments on the speaking voice from me as well, Glenn. I could see you working for Disney, or some other company that tries to project a very friendly image. It sounds like you could provide the sincerity they're otherwise lacking. Or maybe you could do PSAs for the nuclear energy or tobacco lobby or something. I could totally hear you in one of those horrible propagandist videos from the 50's, duck and cover or something. Or just find a niche in voice acting doing nice cartoon characters. Not to say that you couldn't do some asshole characters if you really wanted to. I didn't mean to say so much about this. There are a lot of options, really. Just make some money off those pipes (you know, doing something other than singing...which I assume you're already profiting from, in some capacity, or at least you should be).

wages · Post by **wages** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:22 pm

Lord of Oats wrote:Oh yes, compliments on the speaking voice from me as well, Glenn. I could see you working for Disney, or some other company that tries to project a very friendly image. It sounds like you could provide the sincerity they're otherwise lacking. Or maybe you could do PSAs for the nuclear energy or tobacco lobby or something. I could totally hear you in one of those horrible propagandist videos from the 50's, duck and cover or something. Or just find a niche in voice acting doing nice cartoon characters. Not to say that you couldn't do some asshole characters if you really wanted to. I didn't mean to say so much about this. There are a lot of options, really. Just make some money off those pipes (you know, doing something other than singing...which I assume you're already profiting from, in some capacity, or at least you should be).

Dude... put the pipe down... you've had enough.

Lord of Oats · Post by **Lord of Oats** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:34 pm

Dude...what?

wages · Post by **wages** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:12 am

Lord of Oats wrote:Dude...what?

huh? 8)

jack · Post by **jack** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:01 pm

Wages wrote:
Lord of Oats wrote:Oh yes, compliments on the speaking voice from me as well, Glenn. I could see you working for Disney, or some other company that tries to project a very friendly image. It sounds like you could provide the sincerity they're otherwise lacking. Or maybe you could do PSAs for the nuclear energy or tobacco lobby or something. I could totally hear you in one of those horrible propagandist videos from the 50's, duck and cover or something. Or just find a niche in voice acting doing nice cartoon characters. Not to say that you couldn't do some asshole characters if you really wanted to. I didn't mean to say so much about this. There are a lot of options, really. Just make some money off those pipes (you know, doing something other than singing...which I assume you're already profiting from, in some capacity, or at least you should be).
Dude... put the pipe down... you've had enough.

thanks wages. you gave me my laugh out loud moment for the day.

wages · Post by **wages** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:50 pm

jack wrote:
Wages wrote:
Lord of Oats wrote:Oh yes, compliments on the speaking voice from me as well, Glenn. I could see you working for Disney, or some other company that tries to project a very friendly image. It sounds like you could provide the sincerity they're otherwise lacking. Or maybe you could do PSAs for the nuclear energy or tobacco lobby or something. I could totally hear you in one of those horrible propagandist videos from the 50's, duck and cover or something. Or just find a niche in voice acting doing nice cartoon characters. Not to say that you couldn't do some asshole characters if you really wanted to. I didn't mean to say so much about this. There are a lot of options, really. Just make some money off those pipes (you know, doing something other than singing...which I assume you're already profiting from, in some capacity, or at least you should be).
Dude... put the pipe down... you've had enough.
thanks wages. you gave me my laugh out loud moment for the day.

Cool! A blind squirrel even finds a nut once in a while.

Caravan Ray · Post by **Caravan Ray** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:28 pm

Wages wrote: Cool! A blind squirrel even finds a nut once in a while.

...makes mental note to use this in future general conversation

wages · Post by **wages** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:35 pm

©aravan®ay wrote:
Wages wrote: Cool! A blind squirrel even finds a nut once in a while.
...makes mental note to use this in future general conversation

I mis-quoted slightly. The actual phrase is:
"EVEN a blind squirrel..."

Sorry! : 8)

EDIT: I guess that negated the humor, eh?

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:44 pm

Most blind creatures can find their nuts.

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:58 pm

Nuts or no nuts, mine is really coming along. The strawberry beret boy will wish my My Love Is Forever was his.

jack · Post by **jack** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:40 pm

like roy said, i'm liking my baby. i've got the drum tracking and MIDI stuff out of the way now, and i might actually have this done later tonight if i can record the vocals and guitars today.

i might be nuts but i'm diggin it. should have something for this soon.

Billy's Little Trip · Post by **Billy's Little Trip** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 2:00 pm

I've made a decision that my Purple Reign songs are going to all be done in an industrial style. The new Saul Williams music inspired me to go outside my musical genre and do some things that I've always wanted to do. I got a good start on it yesterday, and I must say, I'm digging it thus far.

Märk · Post by **Märk** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 3:26 pm

Mine's done, mostly, just need to do a good vocal take. It has acoustic guitars, bass, and coffee can percussion

j$ · Post by j$ » Sun Nov 04, 2007 3:28 pm

God, sounds awful! Bring back Sven!

Actually, with mine due to be finished up tomorrow, I think it's awesome but I don't personally like it. Which is weird, but who I am to bar the muse?

Märk · Post by **Märk** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 3:34 pm

j$ wrote:God, sounds awful! Bring back Sven!

Yeah, I'm planning on doing more than one song, okay? Next one will be death metal. I can do cookie monster vocals pretty good.

jack · Post by **jack** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:56 pm

ok, i sent mine in.

wages · Post by **wages** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:27 pm

I'm working on "Baby". I'm trying some new territory here. I was trying for something sort of jazzy, though I'm not sure if that is what I accomplished. Anyways, got some weird chords here! If anyone is interested in working together on it, here is a demo (I am open to adjustments!):
http://www.philwages.com/music/Babydemo1.mp3

<b>Baby (capo @ 6; note: chords are based on the formations shown in "groove"; IE, they are not the proper names for the chords!)</b>

VERSE 1 (A-G-A-C-G-groove)
Baby....with all that you've done
I'm lost on the one
thing that makes old love so hard to find

Baby....where did we go....
we used to really know....
our hearts went along with our minds

CHORUS (chorus groove from below)
gotta let it out...gotta let it out...
mmmmmmmmmmm
gotta let her in...gotta let her in...
mmmmmmmmmmm
gotta re-learn...gotta re-learn...
mmmmmmmmmmm
how to really love...how to really love...
mmmmmmmmmmm

VERSE 2
baby...please come back to bed
I've mulled it over in my head
oh believe this time, I mean it

baby...one more chance, please
I'm begging with all the cliches
though I mean every one that I say

GROOVE (finger positioning only; all other strings are played open)
A G C B G
|----------------------------
|----------------------------
|----------------------------
|-2-1-5-4-2-4---------------
|-2-2-5-5-3-2-2-------------
|--------------3-------------

CHORUS (something *like* this)
|----------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------
|-1h2-2-2-2-1h2-2-2-2-4h5-5-5-5-4h5-5-5-5---
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---
|-----------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------

wages · Post by **wages** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:28 pm

Billy's Little Trip wrote:I've made a decision that my Purple Reign songs are going to all be done in an industrial style. The new Saul Williams music inspired me to go outside my musical genre and do some things that I've always wanted to do. I got a good start on it yesterday, and I must say, I'm digging it thus far.

Right on! Can't wait to hear it!

Nigel (spOOn) Clements · Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:56 am

Found myself getting a bit bogged down with ongoing projects, so ditched the window cleaner idea and went back to my original idea, it's a bit rushed and has some god awful bloke singing on it (doesn't take much to work out who...) anyway it's in.