pianogonzology

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Recapitulation . . .

You said our love would last forever
It depends on what you mean by ‘forever’
You said we’d always be together
It depends on what you mean by ‘together’
You said you’d always want me near
And if I’d ever leave you’d welcome me back
It depends on what you mean
It depends on what you mean by that

You’re not distracted by another
It depends on what you mean by ‘distracted’
You took a vow said you’d be faithful
It depends on what you think
‘Make a vow’ means
You told me never have a fear
Nothing would change
No matter how the cards were stacked
It depends on what you mean
It depends on what you mean by that

I always hoped that you would be
Able to stop
And turn around in your tracks
It depends on what you mean
It depends on what you mean by that

Clarity
©2000 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Saturday, January 13, 2018

Holes . . .

(From https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/01/11/here-is-what-my-shithole-looks-like-african-countries-and-haiti-react-to-trumps-remark/?utm_term=.5c56b51a1368)
". . . Illinois state Sen. Kwame Raoul, son of Haitian immigrants, said there was no “apologizing out of this.”. . . “He’s demonstrated himself to be unfit, unknowledgeable about the history of this country and the history of contributions that immigrants, particularly Haitian immigrants, have made to this country,” Raoul, a Democrat, told CBS. “It makes me embarrassed to have this guy as the president of my country.” . . . Republican pollster Frank Luntz quoted a report and said that 43 percent of immigrants from African countries have a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared with 33 percent of the American population overall. . ."

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Friday, January 12, 2018

New . . .

. . . year music . . .

The old and the musty
The bitter and tired
Useless toxic clingings
Of a bygone day
Serve no lover of life
No matter the amount
Of rationalization . . .

Heart Purge One
©2017 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Thursday, January 11, 2018

So Many . . .

So many times
I just want to let
My feelings and thoughts
and musings flow forth
but yet . . .

Try as I may
It won't always go
Quite the way I would like
Distractions abound
Inhibit the flow

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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Order . . .

(based upon https://www.quora.com/How-do-recording-artists-decide-on-the-order-of-the-songs-on-their-CDs)
There isn't a rule of thumb , but there is planning. Look at it as a Classical concert, grouping songs in "moods", then intentionally create longer pauses between the groups.

When Lou Reed was ordering the tracks on New York. He struggled to find the right musical and topical arc until someone suggested he put them in the order in which they were recorded. In that order, the tracks told the story he was hoping for. Y

In a traditional pop context, records were sequenced with the hits or prospective singles "up front" - typically the lead single would be the first song and the other expected singles would follow to round out the first side.

Some try to make sure that successive songs are not in the same key.

The number one track (and usually the last) are the 'great' tracks that leave an impression.

If it's a concept album that tells a story through the songs, then the order is pretty much fixed to begin with. If it is just a collection of singles, they might look at the dynamics - try and mix up the heavy and the soft, the fast and the slow, etc.

Put a lot of thought into the order of the songs to create a good “flow” and the best overall listening experience from start to finish. Open with a song that represents your overall sound fairly well, and break up the “mood” every 3 songs or so.

The whole process is just about placing familiar tracks somewhere in the middle, intros and soon to be released tracks at the beginning and the less appealing at the end - it's about fluidity and using the songs at the beginning as singles as they help sell the album.

It's given a lot less thought than it used to. Nowadays most albums are bought online and when you download it you can put it in any order you want. If you are like me you will put your favourites first and the fillers at the end. Another thing to come into it is the shuffle mode on most players nowadays.

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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Debriefing . . .

. . . the Fifth on piano . . .

de·brief
dēˈbrēf/Submit
verb
gerund or present participle: debriefing; noun: debriefing
question (someone, typically a soldier or spy) about a completed mission or undertaking.
"together they debriefed their two colleagues"
synonyms: cross-examine, interview, interrogate, question, probe, sound out, examine; informal grill, pump

5th of Piano
after Saturday's weekend studio work on 'Bleeding the 5th' from OHO's upcoming "Gazebo"
OHO is Jay Graboski, David Reeve & Ray Jozwiak

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Monday, January 8, 2018

Winners . . .

. . . and losers . . .

. . . with respect to honoring the arts (only) . . .

“And today our nation has crowned her greatness with grace, and we gather this evening to honor five artists who have helped her to do so,” - Ronald Reagan at a 1980s Kennedy Center awards ceremony.

"What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate. " -Donald Trump

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