Comments on: Grassy-as-funk and capo-driven http://bluegrasstoday.com/grassy-as-funk-and-capo-driven/ Your independent source of bluegrass news. Thu, 23 May 2013 16:12:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: KcKc http://bluegrasstoday.com/grassy-as-funk-and-capo-driven/#comment-14140 KcKc Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:13:48 +0000 http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=51367#comment-14140 Hah! It could be construed as funny, as in Roger Miller’s maple surple, but somehow, I don’t think that was the intent.
Just to clarify, my wife “reminded” me of such thing a chorus…I wasn’t referring to that. One song in particular, uses a phrase within the chorus that is repeated. Perpetually.
I tried to count them last night, I swear I did. Once, at about 15, I got distracted, so I tried again. I couldn’t make it all the way through the song, I swear, but my high count was 19. So that’s it, that’s my line in the sand. If the phrase is TNTC, *too numerous to count* it’s too many. :)

]]> By: Chris Jones http://bluegrasstoday.com/grassy-as-funk-and-capo-driven/#comment-14111 Chris Jones Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:11:31 +0000 http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=51367#comment-14111 Better not mention that rhyming requirement to the Music Row publishers. While listening to country radio, I heard the attempted rhyme of “for dinner” and “soprano.” It’s true.

]]> By: KcKc http://bluegrasstoday.com/grassy-as-funk-and-capo-driven/#comment-14106 KcKc Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:55:05 +0000 http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=51367#comment-14106 Such irony. My spouse & I were just talking about this last night. I can’t recall reading a negative bluegrass song review…maybe ever. Is it the “if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all” syndrome?
I know, now anyone who records is thinking, “oh my gosh, don’t let THAT guy hear our disk!” But I only ask for a few things, & I don’t think it’s too much.
1. Make sense with your song.
2. If you are trying to rhyme, rhyme. Getting “close” to rhyming is not rhyming.
3. Don’t repeat a phrase, any phrase, more than say, 6 or 7 times in a song.

]]> By: Elizabeth Loring http://bluegrasstoday.com/grassy-as-funk-and-capo-driven/#comment-13886 Elizabeth Loring Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:28:32 +0000 http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=51367#comment-13886 The band names are hilarious. Also, “Powerfully Permeating” has always been my favorite Crosby, Stills & Nash song.

]]> By: HDbassman http://bluegrasstoday.com/grassy-as-funk-and-capo-driven/#comment-13874 HDbassman Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:34:50 +0000 http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=51367#comment-13874 As usual, just too cool. It seems most reviewers are more interested in saying a bunch of crap versus the actual “meat” of the album.

]]> By: Phil Bankester http://bluegrasstoday.com/grassy-as-funk-and-capo-driven/#comment-13870 Phil Bankester Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:46:30 +0000 http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=51367#comment-13870 Thanks for the great example of how to lift a great promotional quote!

]]> By: Wes http://bluegrasstoday.com/grassy-as-funk-and-capo-driven/#comment-13858 Wes Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:02:55 +0000 http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=51367#comment-13858 Chris-

Thank you for another enjoyable and enlightening tutorial. I do believe that an education is best used for a purpose that is good, not evil.
Fortunately, much of my working vocabulary cannot be printed on this website.

;)

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]]> By: Brent Sterling http://bluegrasstoday.com/grassy-as-funk-and-capo-driven/#comment-13853 Brent Sterling Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:16:15 +0000 http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=51367#comment-13853 “five-string maven”

Yuck!

Brent (The Spartan of the Six String)

]]> By: Jon Weisberger http://bluegrasstoday.com/grassy-as-funk-and-capo-driven/#comment-13849 Jon Weisberger Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:29:49 +0000 http://bluegrasstoday.com/?p=51367#comment-13849 “Restless Pond hits all the marks it chooses to hit.” Nice.

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