tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927891542370031741.post5428349018895545415..comments2023-10-29T02:45:14.394-07:00Comments on Dada Robotnik: First Don Giovanni Party!Daveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390590043766401258noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927891542370031741.post-77971697093820632262009-10-26T13:19:38.196-07:002009-10-26T13:19:38.196-07:00Hooray more musicians!! Is Nate the drummer James ...Hooray more musicians!! Is Nate the drummer James was telling me about?<br /><br />Some thoughts:<br />I was watching the Woodstock documentary the other day and I rediscovered Richie Havens' amazing (and supposedly partially improvised) performance of this song, "Freedom":<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-d5x-CiTUs<br />(Talking for a while, music starts at 0:45)<br /><br />Obviously, this isn't exactly what we're going for (it's probably too fast and it's not danceable in the right way), but in my mind it embodies a lot of the characteristics I've been trying to bring to the acoustic facet of the party song. It's got a really palpable drive and intensity, it's packed with a really amazingly raw energy, and the lyrics are simple, strange, repetitive, and mysteriously meditative.<br /><br />Anyways, I think maybe somewhere in between this and that Massive Attack song you played us we'll find what we're looking for. Do you agree? Disagree? I know you want it to be our own thing, but I want to make sure we're really capturing what's in your head along with what's in ours.<br /><br />LukeLuke Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04856489754408437874noreply@blogger.com