freeflir29 0 #1 December 22, 2004 This was entirely too funny to not share. I was showing my tunnel tape to my parents and son this afternoon. They all "Oooood" and "Aaaahhhhh'd" about the flying. (Ari and Paige's........not mine) After watching it for awhile my son comments "They have all the same songs there as they do at the DZ." I laughed so hard my spleen dislodged. I gotta teach this kid about techno. I was horrified today when the Beastie Boys' "Paul Revere" came on the radio and he said he didn't like it. I turned it up to listen to the bass anyway. I wonder if he thinks the same of me as I did my Mom when she was blaring John Denver. Kids?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmdrennan 2 #2 December 22, 2004 QuoteI gotta teach this kid about techno. Why, don't you like him? Blues, IanPerformance Designs Factory Team Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #3 December 22, 2004 QuoteWhy, don't you like him? Hey now......I listen to ALL music sooner or later. Except maybe polka. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRash 0 #4 December 22, 2004 QuoteQuoteWhy, don't you like him? Hey now......I listen to ALL music sooner or later. Except maybe polka. What?! Not a polka fan!?!? I'm shocked...... ~R+R...Got any money for me?...~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #5 December 22, 2004 Note to most Americans: Techno is not dancey pop, or house, or anything vaguely dancey with a synthesized beat. Techno is hard, driving, minimalistic and has almost no melody or vocals (cf. Jeff Mills). I dunno where you lot picked up your overarchingly broad definition of what consitutes techno (please say it wasn't 2 Unlimited ), but it really irritates me . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #6 December 22, 2004 Quote.Got any money for me?... Last I checked I had to get laid to owe you........ QuoteI dunno where you lot picked up your overarchingly broad definition of what consitutes techno I do refer to many differen't kinds of music as "techno." With subdivisions such as house, trance, etc. Never got into it enough to know any more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #7 December 22, 2004 Ever notice that polka and mariachi music have a similar style? They seem to have a lot of commonalities. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #8 December 22, 2004 In the rest of the Western world, 'dance music' is the broad term, with house, trance, techno, etc. being specialisations... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #9 December 22, 2004 Quote In the rest of the Western world, 'dance music' is the broad term, with house, trance, techno, etc. being specialisations.. Dammitt Dammitt Dammitt...............I only THOUGHT I was cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #10 December 22, 2004 How can you tell when your "X" detox program is a success? When you think your techno CDs are skipping. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antifnsocial 0 #11 December 22, 2004 QuoteEver notice that polka and mariachi music have a similar style? They seem to have a lot of commonalities.Yes I have noticed and yes they do. Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #12 December 22, 2004 QuoteYes I have noticed and yes they do. Yeah........but there aren't any Quesadillas or Tequila involved in Polka. I think the choice is obvious. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
girlygirl 0 #13 December 22, 2004 The Germans do know how to have fun though. I mean beer.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #14 December 22, 2004 QuoteQuoteYes I have noticed and yes they do. Yeah........but there aren't any Quesadillas or Tequila involved in Polka. I think the choice is obvious. But Polka has Lutefisk. It's a coin-toss. You can see the cultural influence of Polka as it moved from the Midwest to New York. There were minor variations between Norwegian and Italian dance styles, but you can see the roots of Saturday Night Fever almost immediately. "You can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a Lutefisk man..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #15 December 22, 2004 caption contest: "Do the beads work with my look?" "I think I really express me." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kennedy 0 #16 December 22, 2004 Come on, where else can "sausage fest" be a good thing other than around polka? And oh, the BEEEEEEEEEEEEER.........witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites adamjenner 0 #17 December 22, 2004 i love techno ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #18 December 22, 2004 QuoteBut Polka has Lutefisk. OMG........I have never seen the stuff in person. Just seeing it on TV was enough to damn near make me puke! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BikerBabe 0 #19 December 22, 2004 I don't call it techno. Actually, I think the proper term is "EDM" which stands for Electronic Dance Music. Beneath which there is trance, house, breakbeat, drum & bass, progressive house, etc etc... hmmm...try this: http://www.di.fm/edmguide/edmguide.html The guy has some strange opinions, but uit's actually a decent guide...Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Fast 0 #20 December 22, 2004 QuoteI don't call it techno. Actually, I think the proper term is "EDM" which stands for Electronic Dance Music. Beneath which there is trance, house, breakbeat, drum & bass, progressive house, etc etc... hmmm...try this: http://www.di.fm/edmguide/edmguide.html The guy has some strange opinions, but uit's actually a decent guide... Not to mention di.fm being a pretty good internet radio station. The classical channel there is pretty good too~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites WrongWay 0 #21 December 22, 2004 QuoteThe Germans do know how to have fun though. I mean beer.... YEAH!! There's nothing like walking into a German bar, not knowing any German, and expressing with hand gestures "Tall....dark". Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #22 December 22, 2004 QuoteYEAH!! There's nothing like walking into a German bar, not knowing any German, and expressing with hand gestures "Tall....dark". You only need to know ONE fine German word. "Heffeweizen." Besides....ANY German, unless they are REALLY old, speaks English just fine. It's sometimes a bit difficult to get them to admit it........but they do speak English. Silly Germans. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites volo 0 #23 December 22, 2004 There are a few good points that people are making here on this thread. There are so many areas of techno (of course some may call it EDM, Electronica, etc.) in which it branches out into. Many people who don't listen to it are quick to stereotype it and give their own narrow minded opinion about the genre. Whether you enjoy a style of music or not, there is some level of appreciation in what goes into developing the sound and vocals (if it applies). Take country music for example. I don't necessarily listen to country music, nor do I particularly enjoy it. It would be easy for me to categorize that genre of people as rednecks waving the confederate flag, drinking Budwiser and husbands cheating on their wives with their cousin. On the other hand, stereotypying individuals who listen to certain styles of music and associating them with this stigma is pure ignorance. I very much appreciate alot of different types of music (including country) and respect that every artist or dj has their own way of expressing their emotions and attitudes with music. Regarding Techno/Electronica, some people take it to a whole other level. Though many people associate it with using Ecstacy and many other drugs, this isn't necessarily always true. I do have to say that I was deep into 'the scene' for many years, but I also know now that you don't have to be on drugs and put this raver attitude to listen and enjoy Techno/Electronica. So whether you like or dislike anybody's form of expression, keep one thing in mind.... ..."don't hate, APPRECIATE" p.s. - for those who put the pacifiers in their mouth and feel the need to make others annoyed (possibly giving some people seizures) by waving glow sticks in the air....you can seriously stop....THAT is not a form of expression....you just look like a crack-head idiot. 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happythoughts 0 #14 December 22, 2004 QuoteQuoteYes I have noticed and yes they do. Yeah........but there aren't any Quesadillas or Tequila involved in Polka. I think the choice is obvious. But Polka has Lutefisk. It's a coin-toss. You can see the cultural influence of Polka as it moved from the Midwest to New York. There were minor variations between Norwegian and Italian dance styles, but you can see the roots of Saturday Night Fever almost immediately. "You can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a Lutefisk man..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #15 December 22, 2004 caption contest: "Do the beads work with my look?" "I think I really express me." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #16 December 22, 2004 Come on, where else can "sausage fest" be a good thing other than around polka? And oh, the BEEEEEEEEEEEEER.........witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamjenner 0 #17 December 22, 2004 i love techno ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #18 December 22, 2004 QuoteBut Polka has Lutefisk. OMG........I have never seen the stuff in person. Just seeing it on TV was enough to damn near make me puke! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BikerBabe 0 #19 December 22, 2004 I don't call it techno. Actually, I think the proper term is "EDM" which stands for Electronic Dance Music. Beneath which there is trance, house, breakbeat, drum & bass, progressive house, etc etc... hmmm...try this: http://www.di.fm/edmguide/edmguide.html The guy has some strange opinions, but uit's actually a decent guide...Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #20 December 22, 2004 QuoteI don't call it techno. Actually, I think the proper term is "EDM" which stands for Electronic Dance Music. Beneath which there is trance, house, breakbeat, drum & bass, progressive house, etc etc... hmmm...try this: http://www.di.fm/edmguide/edmguide.html The guy has some strange opinions, but uit's actually a decent guide... Not to mention di.fm being a pretty good internet radio station. The classical channel there is pretty good too~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #21 December 22, 2004 QuoteThe Germans do know how to have fun though. I mean beer.... YEAH!! There's nothing like walking into a German bar, not knowing any German, and expressing with hand gestures "Tall....dark". Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #22 December 22, 2004 QuoteYEAH!! There's nothing like walking into a German bar, not knowing any German, and expressing with hand gestures "Tall....dark". You only need to know ONE fine German word. "Heffeweizen." Besides....ANY German, unless they are REALLY old, speaks English just fine. It's sometimes a bit difficult to get them to admit it........but they do speak English. Silly Germans. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
volo 0 #23 December 22, 2004 There are a few good points that people are making here on this thread. There are so many areas of techno (of course some may call it EDM, Electronica, etc.) in which it branches out into. Many people who don't listen to it are quick to stereotype it and give their own narrow minded opinion about the genre. Whether you enjoy a style of music or not, there is some level of appreciation in what goes into developing the sound and vocals (if it applies). Take country music for example. I don't necessarily listen to country music, nor do I particularly enjoy it. It would be easy for me to categorize that genre of people as rednecks waving the confederate flag, drinking Budwiser and husbands cheating on their wives with their cousin. On the other hand, stereotypying individuals who listen to certain styles of music and associating them with this stigma is pure ignorance. I very much appreciate alot of different types of music (including country) and respect that every artist or dj has their own way of expressing their emotions and attitudes with music. Regarding Techno/Electronica, some people take it to a whole other level. Though many people associate it with using Ecstacy and many other drugs, this isn't necessarily always true. I do have to say that I was deep into 'the scene' for many years, but I also know now that you don't have to be on drugs and put this raver attitude to listen and enjoy Techno/Electronica. So whether you like or dislike anybody's form of expression, keep one thing in mind.... ..."don't hate, APPRECIATE" p.s. - for those who put the pacifiers in their mouth and feel the need to make others annoyed (possibly giving some people seizures) by waving glow sticks in the air....you can seriously stop....THAT is not a form of expression....you just look like a crack-head idiot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #24 December 22, 2004 Quote You only need to know ONE fine German word. "Heffeweizen." I always wanted to know how to spell that!! Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #25 December 22, 2004 QuoteI always wanted to know how to spell that!! I have seen it on the tap enough times to have memorized it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
