Amanda Palmer - Want it Back
In thinking about Amanda with her new album, I was reading back about her 2 other records I enjoyed so much, and among a large handful of tunes, this one is one of the standouts.
It's just so bloody catchy and the energy is infectious.
She gets wordy or rather sings a lot of words quickly, which can often be difficult to master, but it somehow fits in-time, on this tune.
And the little floating/dreamy synths part I forgot how that part is such a goose-bump-worthy little bit.
Her new album I don't find has anything like this in that way, which is fine, but I can't help but yearn for more tunes like this again from Amanda.
Showing posts with label Theatre is Evil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Theatre is Evil. Show all posts
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Amanda Palmer - There Will Be No Intermission (2018-2019)
3/3/19
Release date is this coming friday, but the whole thing is already streaming:
NPR's Stream Link
I'll have to give it a go tomorrow at work (assuming I have time, I have 2 meetings scheduled).
Or I may have to pull my flash drive out of my car and try and check it out there and/or at home tonight if time allows.
I still think this may be a sleeper, although I hope I don't get the feeling I and others got after big hopes for the Typhoon album Offerings from last year.
12/13/18
This thing is being released on March 8, 2019.
Her email from the email list was a novel, but that's par for the course for Amanda.
I could quote some of it; maybe later.
I will just say, it sounds like a very well-thought-out, reworked, played live, demo-ed, etc labored-over record.
her most emotional yet of course.
AMBITION may be the key work with it.
Theatre is Evil was awesome and Who Killed Amanda Palmer had many songs I loved.
This sucker may be as great as she talked about in that email.
20 tracks, 10 instrumentals, and 77 minutes. A concept album I imagine?
As I posted in the 2018-2019 preview..a bit of another sleeper...that is until now, since I know about and have large hopes for it now.
1. All the Things 1:23
2. The Ride 10:13
3. Congratulations 0:37
4. Drowning in the Sound 5:45
5. Hold on Tight, Darling 0:40
6. The Thing About Things 5:35
7. Life's Such a Bitch Isn't It 0:33
8. Judy Blume 6:45
9. Feeding the Dark 0:20
10. Bigger on the Inside 8:29
11. There Will Be No Intermission 1:01
12. Machete 6:09
13. You Know the Statistics 0:38
14. Voicemail for Jill 5:34
15. You'd Think I'd Shot Their Chicken 1:43
16. A Mother's Confession 10:37
17. They're Saying Not to Panic 0:27
18. Look Mummy, No Hands 5:30
19. Intermission Is Relative 0:54
20. Death Thing 5:00
Release date is this coming friday, but the whole thing is already streaming:
NPR's Stream Link
I'll have to give it a go tomorrow at work (assuming I have time, I have 2 meetings scheduled).
Or I may have to pull my flash drive out of my car and try and check it out there and/or at home tonight if time allows.
I still think this may be a sleeper, although I hope I don't get the feeling I and others got after big hopes for the Typhoon album Offerings from last year.
12/13/18
This thing is being released on March 8, 2019.
Her email from the email list was a novel, but that's par for the course for Amanda.
I could quote some of it; maybe later.
I will just say, it sounds like a very well-thought-out, reworked, played live, demo-ed, etc labored-over record.
her most emotional yet of course.
AMBITION may be the key work with it.
Theatre is Evil was awesome and Who Killed Amanda Palmer had many songs I loved.
This sucker may be as great as she talked about in that email.
20 tracks, 10 instrumentals, and 77 minutes. A concept album I imagine?
As I posted in the 2018-2019 preview..a bit of another sleeper...that is until now, since I know about and have large hopes for it now.
1. All the Things 1:23
2. The Ride 10:13
3. Congratulations 0:37
4. Drowning in the Sound 5:45
5. Hold on Tight, Darling 0:40
6. The Thing About Things 5:35
7. Life's Such a Bitch Isn't It 0:33
8. Judy Blume 6:45
9. Feeding the Dark 0:20
10. Bigger on the Inside 8:29
11. There Will Be No Intermission 1:01
12. Machete 6:09
13. You Know the Statistics 0:38
14. Voicemail for Jill 5:34
15. You'd Think I'd Shot Their Chicken 1:43
16. A Mother's Confession 10:37
17. They're Saying Not to Panic 0:27
18. Look Mummy, No Hands 5:30
19. Intermission Is Relative 0:54
20. Death Thing 5:00
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Amanda Palmer IS PAYING the extra musicians: Sept/Oct 2012 Tour
http://www.amandapalmer.net/blog/20120919/
I don't likely have time to go in to great detail about all my thoughts with this, but I'll try and summarize what I meant to write within the last week, and now my reaction to this.
#1) The musicians she is/was asking to play with her KNEW about the circumstances before volunteering/being selected to play with her.
#2) these were in all likelihood going to be LOCAL musicians, or musicians that were to play for the show that were in THEIR HOMETOWN ONLY.
#3) Amanda has about 35 shows on this tour where she made this request (North America and Europe), and given that, just do the math about HOW MANY DIFFERENT MUSICIANS would be playing with her. 10 per show? 15 per show? maybe even up to 25 per show? I just guessed if it were to average 15 per show, 15 x 35 = 525 musicians. So there's a good chance she's be playing with approximately 500 different musicians on this tour.
#4) The Kickstarter Money. Yes, she raised the unthinkable $1.2 million dollars, but if PEOPLE ACTUALLY READ MORE ABOUT IT, they'd have realized SHE HAD A BUDGET AND PLAN FOR MORE OR LESS EVERY CENT OF THAT MONEY ALREADY, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE PAYING 1-OFF PERFORMANCE MUSICIANS AT EVERY GIG.
#5) And let's say she wanted to change things and actually PAY each and every musician that played with her. Okay, how much? $100? well, that's $50K right there. Even $50 would be $25K, or MORE????? Again, she OUTLINED IN DETAIL where EVERY CENT was going more or less, and the 1-off show players were not in that plan.
#6) Should they be in that plan? Well, maybe, but 1st and foremost, THAT'S HER DECISION. Is it SELFISH? I guess it should seem payment enough, if you are an unknown musician just with the chance to gain exposure and experience playing with her and her band, in front of a large crowd who likely have never seen you play before anyway. Plus the other little perks like free tickets, beer, etc that she mentioned.
#7) In just considering numbers, $100 is an extra 50K, $50 25K, I concluded maybe around $20 or $25 wouldn't be so outlandish in moving $ around, or instead, Amanda just BUYS THEM ALL DINNER perhaps.
That all being said, from a PR standpoint, this does help, but I will stand by that I don't think she needed to do this. But whatevah.
I hopefully will write some kind of review soon of Theatre Is Evil, as I do like her new album quite a bit, although not quite as much as my initial impression. The bonus tracks for the Kickstarters are pretty tasty, including "The Ukele Song" namely.
For what it's worth, it charted today on Billboard, for its 1st week at #10. Nice Fuck You to Record Labels, but given it's hype and distribution, for a 1st week, that doesn't seem so surprising.
I don't likely have time to go in to great detail about all my thoughts with this, but I'll try and summarize what I meant to write within the last week, and now my reaction to this.
#1) The musicians she is/was asking to play with her KNEW about the circumstances before volunteering/being selected to play with her.
#2) these were in all likelihood going to be LOCAL musicians, or musicians that were to play for the show that were in THEIR HOMETOWN ONLY.
#3) Amanda has about 35 shows on this tour where she made this request (North America and Europe), and given that, just do the math about HOW MANY DIFFERENT MUSICIANS would be playing with her. 10 per show? 15 per show? maybe even up to 25 per show? I just guessed if it were to average 15 per show, 15 x 35 = 525 musicians. So there's a good chance she's be playing with approximately 500 different musicians on this tour.
#4) The Kickstarter Money. Yes, she raised the unthinkable $1.2 million dollars, but if PEOPLE ACTUALLY READ MORE ABOUT IT, they'd have realized SHE HAD A BUDGET AND PLAN FOR MORE OR LESS EVERY CENT OF THAT MONEY ALREADY, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE PAYING 1-OFF PERFORMANCE MUSICIANS AT EVERY GIG.
#5) And let's say she wanted to change things and actually PAY each and every musician that played with her. Okay, how much? $100? well, that's $50K right there. Even $50 would be $25K, or MORE????? Again, she OUTLINED IN DETAIL where EVERY CENT was going more or less, and the 1-off show players were not in that plan.
#6) Should they be in that plan? Well, maybe, but 1st and foremost, THAT'S HER DECISION. Is it SELFISH? I guess it should seem payment enough, if you are an unknown musician just with the chance to gain exposure and experience playing with her and her band, in front of a large crowd who likely have never seen you play before anyway. Plus the other little perks like free tickets, beer, etc that she mentioned.
#7) In just considering numbers, $100 is an extra 50K, $50 25K, I concluded maybe around $20 or $25 wouldn't be so outlandish in moving $ around, or instead, Amanda just BUYS THEM ALL DINNER perhaps.
That all being said, from a PR standpoint, this does help, but I will stand by that I don't think she needed to do this. But whatevah.
I hopefully will write some kind of review soon of Theatre Is Evil, as I do like her new album quite a bit, although not quite as much as my initial impression. The bonus tracks for the Kickstarters are pretty tasty, including "The Ukele Song" namely.
For what it's worth, it charted today on Billboard, for its 1st week at #10. Nice Fuck You to Record Labels, but given it's hype and distribution, for a 1st week, that doesn't seem so surprising.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra - Theatre is Evil (2012)
6/19/12-7/2/12 4:58PM
Track List is below now, as Amanda posted it on a Kickstarter Update (among 500 other things of course).
Cover Art (I guess, no title or anything is a little odd)
01. Meow Meow Introduces The Grand Theft Orchestra
02. Smile (Pictures or It Didn't Happen)
03. The Killing Type
04. Do It with a Rockstar
05. Want It Back
06. Grown Man Cry
06. Trout Heart Replica
08. A Grand Theft Intermission
09. Lost
10. Bottomfeeder
11. The Bed Song
12. Massachusetts Avenue
13. Melody Dean (featuring David J on bass)
14. Berlin
15. Olly Olly Oxen Free
from facebook
I actually don't think I posted the actual title yet, save for in 1 of the topics about the Kickstarter campaign.
And track list? I don't think it's been announced yet. There's been some songs shared, but I'm blanking on if that was announced yet. If it was, it'll be edited in here soon.
The release date even isn't set, but it is coming out in September.
Track List is below now, as Amanda posted it on a Kickstarter Update (among 500 other things of course).
Cover Art (I guess, no title or anything is a little odd)
01. Meow Meow Introduces The Grand Theft Orchestra
02. Smile (Pictures or It Didn't Happen)
03. The Killing Type
04. Do It with a Rockstar
05. Want It Back
06. Grown Man Cry
06. Trout Heart Replica
08. A Grand Theft Intermission
09. Lost
10. Bottomfeeder
11. The Bed Song
12. Massachusetts Avenue
13. Melody Dean (featuring David J on bass)
14. Berlin
15. Olly Olly Oxen Free
from facebook
I actually don't think I posted the actual title yet, save for in 1 of the topics about the Kickstarter campaign.
And track list? I don't think it's been announced yet. There's been some songs shared, but I'm blanking on if that was announced yet. If it was, it'll be edited in here soon.
The release date even isn't set, but it is coming out in September.
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