Comments on: Mouth Off 11.22.09 http://www.mouthoffshow.com/episodes/mouth-off-11-22-09/ jin's and jodo's all OVER the place Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:32:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Acapella http://www.mouthoffshow.com/episodes/mouth-off-11-22-09/comment-page-1/#comment-2127 Acapella Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:26:10 +0000 http://www.mouthoffshow.com/?p=456#comment-2127 First off, let me say that I am not writing as an advocate for either method of recording because both methods of recording have their perks. I am writing as a fan of musicians making a living. There is always a campaign against new methods when they are introduced in any field. To the issue of Autotune, Melodyne or whatever, versus recording without it I have to say this. There are two parts of the Music Business. The Music part and the Business part. Many of us in the a cappella/acapella/acappella world often forget the business part. Like it or not Glee is selling records and lots of them (over 500,000). Because the have not forgotten the business part. To the non users out there I would like to say this out of love for this industry and you. You don't mow your lawn with a push mower even though it is better for the environment and your grass. You mow it with a gas powered lawn mower because it is faster and let's be frank it looks better when your done. Think of your music as you would your lawn. Lets focus on making it look good so you can sell more albums, because at the end of the day. Don't we all want to sell more albums? Don't we all want the world to appreciate and hear more a cappella? Well they are doing it. With or without you. So let's make sure that we make it with. Peace, Troy First off, let me say that I am not writing as an advocate for either method of recording because both methods of recording have their perks. I am writing as a fan of musicians making a living. There is always a campaign against new methods when they are introduced in any field. To the issue of Autotune, Melodyne or whatever, versus recording without it I have to say this.

There are two parts of the Music Business. The Music part and the Business part. Many of us in the a cappella/acapella/acappella world often forget the business part. Like it or not Glee is selling records and lots of them (over 500,000). Because the have not forgotten the business part.

To the non users out there I would like to say this out of love for this industry and you. You don’t mow your lawn with a push mower even though it is better for the environment and your grass. You mow it with a gas powered lawn mower because it is faster and let’s be frank it looks better when your done. Think of your music as you would your lawn.

Lets focus on making it look good so you can sell more albums, because at the end of the day. Don’t we all want to sell more albums? Don’t we all want the world to appreciate and hear more a cappella? Well they are doing it. With or without you. So let’s make sure that we make it with.

Peace,

Troy

]]> By: Brett http://www.mouthoffshow.com/episodes/mouth-off-11-22-09/comment-page-1/#comment-894 Brett Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:48:50 +0000 http://www.mouthoffshow.com/?p=456#comment-894 You guys seem to place a lot of emphasis on the distinction between old-school and modern a cappella especially in terms of the production, with old-school sounding a lot less tampered with than modern. What would you guys say to the a cappella groups who use heavy production to produce hyper-perfect recordings that they can't possibly recreate in a live performance? Being heavily involved in the West Coast a cappella community, I often find that the best groups don't use as much de-humanizing production effects as the average group. I fear that recorded a cappella music will become as robotic as Glee, where anyone who can sing along to the radio can put out a BOCA-worthy album but wont even be able to get in the top 4 in the ICCA quarterfinals. You guys seem to place a lot of emphasis on the distinction between old-school and modern a cappella especially in terms of the production, with old-school sounding a lot less tampered with than modern. What would you guys say to the a cappella groups who use heavy production to produce hyper-perfect recordings that they can’t possibly recreate in a live performance? Being heavily involved in the West Coast a cappella community, I often find that the best groups don’t use as much de-humanizing production effects as the average group.

I fear that recorded a cappella music will become as robotic as Glee, where anyone who can sing along to the radio can put out a BOCA-worthy album but wont even be able to get in the top 4 in the ICCA quarterfinals.

]]> By: Chad http://www.mouthoffshow.com/episodes/mouth-off-11-22-09/comment-page-1/#comment-500 Chad Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:44:27 +0000 http://www.mouthoffshow.com/?p=456#comment-500 Durr. I wore -it- out. I mean, I probably listened to it so much I wore myself out, but that's neither here nor there. Durr. I wore -it- out. I mean, I probably listened to it so much I wore myself out, but that’s neither here nor there.

]]> By: Chad http://www.mouthoffshow.com/episodes/mouth-off-11-22-09/comment-page-1/#comment-499 Chad Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:41:06 +0000 http://www.mouthoffshow.com/?p=456#comment-499 Nice show guys! I not only have every BOCA, I actually had to replace my vol. 1. I wore out. No kidding, the top layer developed a chip at some point. I even have 'Wasting Our Parents Money'. Bonus point trivia quiz for you. 'Wasting...' was the first album to include a Brandeis University group, one that I was briefly a member of. Can you tell me which one? Bonus hint: it's a coed group. Christopher, oh wow. I think I need a cigarette after that Oxford climax, and I don't even smoke... Nice show guys!

I not only have every BOCA, I actually had to replace my vol. 1. I wore out. No kidding, the top layer developed a chip at some point. I even have ‘Wasting Our Parents Money’. Bonus point trivia quiz for you. ‘Wasting…’ was the first album to include a Brandeis University group, one that I was briefly a member of. Can you tell me which one? Bonus hint: it’s a coed group.

Christopher, oh wow. I think I need a cigarette after that Oxford climax, and I don’t even smoke…

]]> By: LB http://www.mouthoffshow.com/episodes/mouth-off-11-22-09/comment-page-1/#comment-490 LB Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:16:22 +0000 http://www.mouthoffshow.com/?p=456#comment-490 Re - Insomniac: this and all songs on the VG's 'seven & seven' (1995) were beginning to end (almost to no splicing or overdub) with the group around one mic, and soloists/percussion on their own - and a few people moving around quietly between mics depending on the song. Studio was only a bit bigger than a bathroom... VG - 1997 Re – Insomniac: this and all songs on the VG’s ‘seven & seven’ (1995) were beginning to end (almost to no splicing or overdub) with the group around one mic, and soloists/percussion on their own – and a few people moving around quietly between mics depending on the song. Studio was only a bit bigger than a bathroom… VG – 1997

]]> By: EmFlan http://www.mouthoffshow.com/episodes/mouth-off-11-22-09/comment-page-1/#comment-471 EmFlan Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:19:47 +0000 http://www.mouthoffshow.com/?p=456#comment-471 DB-- Are you against muppets singing anything? What about Queen? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY DB– Are you against muppets singing anything? What about Queen?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY

]]> By: admin http://www.mouthoffshow.com/episodes/mouth-off-11-22-09/comment-page-1/#comment-468 admin Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:04:13 +0000 http://www.mouthoffshow.com/?p=456#comment-468 Michael: Thanks for the tip! We'll check it out. Memery: Yeah, you can tell where I forget to do my background research. I'm a freaking Linguistics and translation major for heaven's sake. Ugh. hahaha --DB Michael: Thanks for the tip! We’ll check it out.

Memery: Yeah, you can tell where I forget to do my background research. I’m a freaking Linguistics and translation major for heaven’s sake. Ugh. hahaha

–DB

]]> By: Matt Emery http://www.mouthoffshow.com/episodes/mouth-off-11-22-09/comment-page-1/#comment-467 Matt Emery Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:49:22 +0000 http://www.mouthoffshow.com/?p=456#comment-467 Great episode. Loved the song choices for the old-school BOCA segment. The "kind of a Middle Eastern song" by Penn Masala is in Hindi, though, lol. Great episode. Loved the song choices for the old-school BOCA segment.

The “kind of a Middle Eastern song” by Penn Masala is in Hindi, though, lol.

]]> By: Michael Hartshorn http://www.mouthoffshow.com/episodes/mouth-off-11-22-09/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Michael Hartshorn Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:06:16 +0000 http://www.mouthoffshow.com/?p=456#comment-463 To DB, The one song that I consider a Thanksgiving song, but was added on a Christmas album, is Josh Groban's "Thankful" off his album, Noel. It's perfect for both Thanksgiving AND Christmas. That's the only one I could think of. It has a beautiful message! Michael To DB,

The one song that I consider a Thanksgiving song, but was added on a Christmas album, is Josh Groban’s “Thankful” off his album, Noel. It’s perfect for both Thanksgiving AND Christmas. That’s the only one I could think of. It has a beautiful message!

Michael

]]> By: admin http://www.mouthoffshow.com/episodes/mouth-off-11-22-09/comment-page-1/#comment-455 admin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:28:20 +0000 http://www.mouthoffshow.com/?p=456#comment-455 Puppets should not sing Christmas carols, especially on Thanksgiving. I stand by my statement. --DB :) Puppets should not sing Christmas carols, especially on Thanksgiving. I stand by my statement. –DB :)

]]> By: Warren B. http://www.mouthoffshow.com/episodes/mouth-off-11-22-09/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Warren B. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:25:56 +0000 http://www.mouthoffshow.com/?p=456#comment-454 ANGER. Chris gives Everyday People credit for coming up with the idea for the Blackstreet mash-up five years after Blackstreet did it (as an Arrangement Spotlight!), and then Dave badmouths the Muppets' "Twelve Days of Christmas" (awesome) and Chris badmouths Tofurkey Roast (even more awesome) with two minutes of each other. For shame! ANGER. Chris gives Everyday People credit for coming up with the idea for the Blackstreet mash-up five years after Blackstreet did it (as an Arrangement Spotlight!), and then Dave badmouths the Muppets’ “Twelve Days of Christmas” (awesome) and Chris badmouths Tofurkey Roast (even more awesome) with two minutes of each other. For shame!

]]> By: Kim Clark http://www.mouthoffshow.com/episodes/mouth-off-11-22-09/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Kim Clark Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:01:17 +0000 http://www.mouthoffshow.com/?p=456#comment-451 u got arrested! ur such a bad-boy!!! I've been pulled over 4 times and flirted my way out of all of them...just bat ur eyelashes...it works everytime u got arrested! ur such a bad-boy!!!

I’ve been pulled over 4 times and flirted my way out of all of them…just bat ur eyelashes…it works everytime

]]> By: admin http://www.mouthoffshow.com/episodes/mouth-off-11-22-09/comment-page-1/#comment-450 admin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:17:36 +0000 http://www.mouthoffshow.com/?p=456#comment-450 You've got a keen ear there, Alfred! :) You’ve got a keen ear there, Alfred! :)

]]> By: Alfred http://www.mouthoffshow.com/episodes/mouth-off-11-22-09/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Alfred Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:15:32 +0000 http://www.mouthoffshow.com/?p=456#comment-449 Another great show. Enjoyed the BOCA special very much. Be careful about taking jabs at Muppets' Christmas music! :) Another great show. Enjoyed the BOCA special very much. Be careful about taking jabs at Muppets’ Christmas music! :)

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