http://www.viewpoints.com/Misc-Music Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:16:57 GMT Reviews about Misc. Music http://www.viewpoints.com/Human-Flute-Master-review-8ac54 All through out middle and high school I played the flute. I was taught how to play the flute in seventh grade. I was inspired by the "Human Flute Master." Mark  Anthony Caldwell purses his lips together to mimic the sound of a flute or piccolo. He plays anything from R&B to country..........you name it he plays it. I enjoy listening to the soft sounds of a flute or piccolo especially when I can hear what ever I want to hear through his sensational whistle.If you are a flute fan or enjoy listening to anything from classical to Jazz the flute Master is where its at. He has been on CNN,Travel channel,News 13,Good-morning America,Fox 5, Entertainment tonight.....just to name a few.He has performed all through out upstate New York  and east coast in just about all of the college markets,Schools,Group homes, Nursing homes,VFW and many more. He is definitely a force to be reckoned with. Mark Anthony Caldwell;(The Human Fute Master) Has his music on Cd's, I listen to... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:16:57 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Human-Flute-Master-review-8ac54 tooobeautiful 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Sirius-Satellite-Radio-review-c6cc1 I am a music LOVER. Across all genres and have been more than frustrated with the choices on the dial for longer than I can remember. With Sirius, you have the ability to choose from all types of music and talk when you want it. With my personal tastes that run from indie to old school hip hop, and big band sounds and everything in between, all I have to do is push a button. No commercials, and no stupid schtick.Plus I hear songs that I will never hear on "real" radio. Old favorites and new bands. I tell you,  my life has been made much better by Sirius radio. For sure.... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:57:56 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Sirius-Satellite-Radio-review-c6cc1 pickleshoes 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Variety-Hits-FM-Radio-Stations-review-62b64 Whether you call it Bob, Jack, Dave, Mike or (Insert male name here) the "Variety Hits" format is by the best way to enjoy FM radio!! — Where I live now, we have Bob FM. I just moved from a city that had Dave FM. I am sure glad I didn't have to lose my favorite station! It's almost like listening to my personal MP3 player ... all the songs I love from the 70's-90's  with a high concentration of 80's that is my ultimate favorite! (I am a Gen Xer after all) — No annoying DJ's with their inappropriate "humor" ... just really great music (with a with commercial breaks to pay the bills) — For people with eclectic taste, this is the only station you need to listen to!! I love it!! — Variety Hits - Complete Market Listings : http://www.varietyhits.com/variety/markets/index.shtml — ... Sat, 31 May 2008 19:57:27 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Variety-Hits-FM-Radio-Stations-review-62b64 Rachel-in-Boise 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Santa-Fe-Opera-review-443e2 Granted, it is an acquired taste. — — No, that's an understatement. Opera has been part of more jokes than the line, "a-man-walks-into-a-bar".If you got this far into this review, even with the subject line, I'm going to assume opera is not a total turn-off for you. — I must confess to having an affinity for classical music and theater. Yet, I have caught my own head in mid-nod during more than one aria. — Not this night. Not at the Santa Fe Opera. — We purchased seats in the nose-bleed section, aka, the cheap seats. Some may say that $56 per is not cheap. Compared to the bucks required to sit in the orchestra, however, it is a real bargain. You get all the pageantry of the opera at a fraction of the front row cost. — We always like to make an event out of any theater night. A performance at the Santa Fe opera qualifies. So we ordered a gourmet picnic basket from Angel Food Catering. Upon arrival at the parking lot, we put the car in park and... Mon, 26 May 2008 23:41:37 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Santa-Fe-Opera-review-443e2 Eyerater 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Other-versions-of-popular-songs-review-b8be2 Have you ever heard a familiar song on the radio and realized you know the tune, you know the lyrics, but you have no idea who's singing, because it's a different version than the one you're familiar with? Maybe it's a cover verson of one of your favorite songs. Or maybe, just maybe, the version you know is actually a cover of an even earlier original. Sometimes the more obscure version of a popular tune is as good as - or even much better than - the version that gets airplay. — This is my list of "other" versions of popular songs that are even better than the versions most people know. — Shine — The recording most people know, the one that still gets tons of airplay, the original is by Collective Soul. This 1994 recording has become something of an alt rock anthem. A gorgeous song, really. However, you haven't heard Shine in all its glory unless you've heard Dolly Parton's 2001 recording. Dolly turns this edgy rock tune into a beautiful, flowing bluegrass wonder.... Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:00:29 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Other-versions-of-popular-songs-review-b8be2 Telpher 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Sirius-Satellite-Radio-review-c1743 From NPR, Howard Stern and a huge assortment of music, it is hard to impagine listing to regular radio again. In NYC there are a few brief interumptions of service while driving butalmost none compared to commercials which also interupt service. — Get the portable ones that you can carry in your pocket or attach to your car.  No need to be without it wherever you are. — ... Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:43:46 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Sirius-Satellite-Radio-review-c1743 Hugh 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Sirius-Satellite-Radio-review-1a112 i have had sirius for about 4 months now i also have xm i would say that the comedy on sirius is a lot better and they have a lot more of a selection for music. xm has special offers but their more about sports on there. i would say if sirius got some specials they would have a lot more... Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:43:43 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Sirius-Satellite-Radio-review-1a112 kfollen 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Jill-Scott-The-Real-Thing-Tour-2008-review-0b953 I have a love hate relationship with concerts....once I get there I am ready to leave....sad fact but true. There are some concerts however that I will gladly brave through hurting feet (from dress shoes...lol) for and when I heard that Jill Scott's tour was making it's way to my town I was ready well in advance! — Before I get to the main reason for this review lets deal with the opening act Raheem DeVaughn. I was rather less than kind to his latest CD in a review I wrote and when I heard that he was the opener I said "well....I don't mind being late" but when you are with a group majority rules so there we were on time for his set and I must admit I changed my mind about him....somewhat. I still think his latest CD sucks BIG time but him outside of the studio however is a far different experience in that he and his band connect well with the audience and come across excellently live. — Every time I see Jill Scott live each performance seems to out do the... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:02:24 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Jill-Scott-The-Real-Thing-Tour-2008-review-0b953 gitbean 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Best-Movie-Theme-Songs-Ever-review-5ded3 Have you ever heard a song on the radio and been taken right back to a scene in a movie? Sometimes the music written for, or used in a film is as good as, or even better than, the film, itself. Here's my list of the 10 best movie songs (in no special order), ever - judge for yourself. — I Would Die 4 U - Prince and the Revolution. The movie: Purple Rain. A fun, if dated and corny, movie, but an amazing soundtrack. There's not a loser in the entire album, but this one stands out for me for its' energy, great beat, amazing vocals, and incredible musicianship. — My One and Only Love - Sting. The movie: Leaving Las Vegas. This movie is a heartbreaker, and this version of a jazz standard does me in, every time. I'm not sure I've heard a better version of this song, even though it's been recorded dozens of times. — Miss Celie's Blues (AKA Sister) - Tata Vega. The movie: The Color Purple. I'm not a huge fan of Lionel Ritchie, but he nailed it when he wrote the lyrics for... Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:27:31 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Best-Movie-Theme-Songs-Ever-review-5ded3 Telpher 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Sirius-Satellite-Radio-review-f0413 I had this for six months free in a car that I recently purchased and allowed it to expire without a second though. Generally, my taste in music is not very broad and I could not justify the monthly expense to listen to all of three channels that repeat a lot of content. Sirius might advertise its voluminous content and variety, but you have to step back and first ask yourself if you really want to listen to all of that. I'm not one for country, gospel,  rap, hip hop, most rock, "smooth" jazz (blech), sports, and political yammering, so that effectively limits me to just a handful of channels. It's better to just spend my money on a multi-disk CD player where I have full control over the content. — — I will admit one thing....the jazz selection was a bit better than XM. —... Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:43:09 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Sirius-Satellite-Radio-review-f0413 becklomax 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Violin-Lessons-review-f0d51 Never received lessons paid...since October 2007 — 1. First called them on 10/22/07...was given the week of 11/15 as violin lesson start date or at least being contacted by an instructor. — 2. Paid, in full, with credit card, $544 on 10/22/07 — 3. Rented my violin on 11/13/07 ($88.16 paid) — 4. I didn't get an instructor until beginning of December....my first lesson wasn't until 12/06/07...The excuse was that they couldn't find anyone that had time to start with a new student. — 5. My instructor showed up with no lesson materials. If I hadn't purchased my own "violin for beginners" materials, we would have "winged it." — 6. Subsequently, my instructor missed our next lesson on 12/16/07 — 7. We played phone tag for several weeks...and she didn't call me back until I had complained to Amadeus about calling her 3 times and not getting any response. — 8. Then we finally scheduled a lesson on 1/17/08. (2 MONTHS AFTER I HAD PAID FOR... Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:35:09 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Violin-Lessons-review-f0d51 disappointed123 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Sirius-Satellite-Radio-review-91160 My Husband and I first discovered satellite radio almost 3 years ago.  My Husband, Rich, is a OTR (Over the Road) truck driver and hated that he had to find a new station to listen to every 1-2 hours.  And then Howard Stern moved to Sirius and that was that.  Rich wanted Sirius.  We have been hooked ever since. — I am a Stay-at-Home Mom of two boys but I travel a lot.  My Parents are 3 1/2 hours away (Green Co.) and Rich's are 2 hours away (Philly area).  When we go on our frequent day trips to Grandma's, I can listen to the same commercial free station the entire time.  — Another great feature are the music "counsels."  Anyone can join them and they help decide each music station's play-list and it is based on a weekly questionnaires that rate the songs on the current play-list.  Between this and request (by phone & email) the listeners are the ones who control the music, not some predetermined Billboard list.... Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:33:24 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Sirius-Satellite-Radio-review-91160 thenewlinke 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/misc-music-review-c2a50 PattyTherre recently started me thinkin'...damn it. Now the rooms going to smoke up with my brain works. — Yep...got me thinkin' and so I thought of a couple of those songs that I sang as a kid, teen and even adult that I just boogied to and didn't delve deeper for the interpretation hiding in those seemingly innocent lyrics... — 1. Simon and Garfunkle's? "Puff The Magic Dragon"...sweet and innocent as I was, I actually believed that it was all about a young boy and his imaginary pet dragon. Damn it...some pot smokin' hippie thought long and hard about it and idolized his vice in a song. (Never meddle in the affairs of dragons because to them, you are crunchy and taste good with catsup.) — 2. Eagles, "Hotel California"...OK, I really thought it was glaringly obvious that this song was about a hotel. Someone once tried to talk me into thinking it was about a guy who get's a bit "peckish for some nookie" and decides to visit a whorehouse but now with a little... Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:16:14 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/misc-music-review-c2a50 Ma-Goose 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/My-Top-10-Misunderstood-Songs-review-c1004 I love music and always have. I'm one of those people who sing along and just plug in my own words when I don't know the actual lyrics. I take songs at face value. If the singer says he is singing about candy, I believe he is talking about the sweet kind you get at the store. I just don't dig too deeply into meanings of songs. Well, I started thinking about a few songs that I liked and sang and then realized they had totally different meanings than I thought. I want to share a few with you. And then I'd love you to share your "misunderstood song meanings" with me in my comments area! — These are in no order, just off the top of my head. — Seven Songs I Listened To, Not Realizing Their Meanings — 1.) Timothy by the Buoys — This song came out ages ago - before I was born. I was really young when I heard it and I thought it was a sad song about three guys trapped in a mine who struggle to stay alive. When they are saved, one of them is missing and is never found.... Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:07:38 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/My-Top-10-Misunderstood-Songs-review-c1004 PattyTherre 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/My-List-of-the-Greatest-Rock-Songs-review-6f6b3 This is part 2 of a 17 part list of Great Rock N Roll songs.   17 is the number MikeMaroon chose and it's better than 10 or 15 and not a nice solid even number so it works perfectly.  My list concentrates on rock-n-roll music, not classical, not straight up pop, not old time country, not folk, not jazz but rock 'n roll...  too much soul is okay in the rock n roll of course,  50 Rock N Roll songs would be easy to come up with.. now figure out the best 17 and write your list soon !!! — The first 10 on the list are right here: http://www.viewpoints.com/My-List-of-the-Best-Music-Ever-review-61c92 — The final 7 of the list are right here: — #7. Like a Rolling Stone  - Bob Dylan     Folk as Rock N Roll?  I said no folk will be on this list and there isn't. . . when the lyrics are this good and revolutionary and the performance this loose and subversive, you bet your backside you are listening to rock n roll.  ... Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:59:19 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/My-List-of-the-Greatest-Rock-Songs-review-6f6b3 ChrisJarmick 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Daddario-Strings-review-575b2 I had a fantastic experience a few years ago with D'Addario. I had bought a single bass string without checking the length and it turned out to be too long for the Danelectro six-string bass I wanted to use it on (the main part of it was too big around to pull through the tuning post hole). I sent it to the company with an explanation that I was experimenting with different guages and tunings on a short-scale baritone/six-string. I asked if they would replace it with one meant for the Jerry Jones/Danelectro style.  I figured it was a long shot that they would even reply, but they astounded me by sending me 3 single strings AND 3 free full sets of variouis gauges. Customer sevice like that has to be rewarded, so I'm buying virtually all my strings from D'Addario from now on. —... Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:21:45 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Daddario-Strings-review-575b2 jplevinson 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Sirius-Satellite-Radio-review-73aa2   This was a great idea to have this many different channels on one "radio".  You can find a channel for whatever mood you are in.  I usually use Super Shuffle on low when I am at work.  You can listen to all kinds of talk radio and all types of music.  The only really bad thing is that the signal goes out sometimes, especially when you're driving.  But you can just adjust the FM channel and it usually works out. —... Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:57:09 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Sirius-Satellite-Radio-review-73aa2 LaMark35 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/FYE-review-f04a1 I've always had decent experiences with FYE. Our local store is getting better about selling more than just big-name pop artistsLost of underground bands have appeared in their CD section in the past few years. Used CDs are in a separate section, but they're not very well organized, so it's hard to find what you want. Used CDs  are good, because their normal prices are quite... Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:34:54 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/FYE-review-f04a1 MetalCurse 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Van-Halen-Concert-2008-Houston-TX-review-57ab1 Van Halen is back and they ROCK!  Been waiting 23 years for this show and it was well worth the wait.  Diamond Dave came out on stage decked out in sequins, awesome tight pants and a sparkly top hat.  The best front man ever still has his mojo and his vocals.  He salsa danced through "Beautiful Girls", played great guitar on "Ice Cream Man", twirled his microphone stand like a giant baton, and even had bras thrown on stage (just like the old days).  Eddie wailed on his guitars and performed a killer solo.  Eddie even made the entire stadium vibrate at one point... it was an awesome feeling.  Wolfie jammed on bass and totally impressed me.  Alex rocked on drums and cranked out a fantastic solo.  They ended the show in a whirlwind of colorful confetti with Diamond Dave carrying around a giant inflatable microphone.  So get your tickets now.  You don't want to miss this show.  Van Halen Rocks!   —... Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:34:24 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Van-Halen-Concert-2008-Houston-TX-review-57ab1 Pinkfrogs 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Tascam-DM-4800-Music-Recording-Mixer-review-51bb0 I recently visited a friends newly remodled Studio to help with a CD Mix and got to use the Tascam DM-4800.  What a treat!!! — Now, this mixer is not for the casual user.  It does take some time to learn to access all the available functions, but once you do, you'll realize it wasn't wasted time. — When I began my years as a Recording Engineer the latest thing in mixing was early "Automation" for mixing.  That was handy in the fact that all fader gains in the mix were stored on one track of the multi-track (called "Striping"). — For example, you could build a Drum mix on a song and record the data on the "Data Track".  Go back to the front of the song and work with the rest of the mix, say....Bass, Guitars, Keys, ect. — At this point, the Drums would be in the "Read" mode (your previous mix) and the other tracks would be in the "Write" mode. — This way, you could build your mix a section at a time, and the Automation would... Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:49:56 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Tascam-DM-4800-Music-Recording-Mixer-review-51bb0 audiopro 5