tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645595.post109302461024577852..comments2023-03-24T06:58:35.803-07:00Comments on Try Avoidance: WhyilovesparklehorsetransmissionplotJoshua Provosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13265131010200627988noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645595.post-1093294946974220722004-08-23T14:02:00.000-07:002004-08-23T14:02:00.000-07:00Honestly I would cherish the opportunity to be in ...Honestly I would cherish the opportunity to be in a band and not have to think about it. I would to be told what to do. I love to be given a song and be able to focus simply on writing a bassline or playing a rythym part.<br /><br />My point is only to ensure that <I>someone</I> assumes the control freak role. There must be one control freak, if not two, but it doesn't have to be me.Joshua Provosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265131010200627988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645595.post-1093268456252954462004-08-23T06:40:00.000-07:002004-08-23T06:40:00.000-07:00I own the Sparklehorse London 7". Why, does Gabe o...I own the Sparklehorse <I>London</I> 7". Why, does Gabe own it, too? I'm confused.<br /><br />Joshua said:<br /><br /><I>I think we could have a band, and, based on our influences, it would have to be pretty good. However, there has to be a driving creative force. You can't just jam. If one of us was to bring in a few ideas for songs, I'm sure we could constructively contribute to make something great.</I>See, Joshua is all about having a purpose within the band. That's the first sign of a control freak. Run for your life! He can't just get together and make good music; there always has to be a concept. What a loser! :)<br /><br />What ever happened to the good old days when you'd hear things like this coming from Joshua:<br /><br /><I>What will become of my sentimental heart when he passing day seems to tear it apart? What will become of my melancholy way? Unable to wake up and face another day.</I>I would love to join a band with you guys, but I'm so busy with this writing project that I've started. Heads down.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875093009361765014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645595.post-1093045332192312332004-08-20T16:42:00.000-07:002004-08-20T16:42:00.000-07:00Hey, you had a drum set for a while. You were get...Hey, you had a drum set for a while. You were getting pretty good!<br /><br />We jammed a few times. I don't know that I have ever felt creative in a jam environment, though. More or less intimidated, actually.<br /><br />I think we could have a band, and, based on our influences, it would have to be pretty good. However, there has to be a driving creative force. You can't just jam. If one of us was to bring in a few ideas for songs, I'm sure we could constructively contribute to make something great.<br /><br />If you ever want to share some of the songs you write, I'm all ears. Right now I'm heads down in finishing The Moon Is No More album.Joshua Provosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265131010200627988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645595.post-1093044594728633852004-08-20T16:29:00.000-07:002004-08-20T16:29:00.000-07:00Why haven't we started a band then? I have Aphids/...Why haven't we started a band then? I have Aphids/Puppets. Wait, I know why...I stink. But I'm seriously looking into getting a drum set. Maybe I'll try my hand at that.Gabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18438917968307822067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645595.post-1093043623559864112004-08-20T16:13:00.000-07:002004-08-20T16:13:00.000-07:00You can tell a lot about a person from their CD co...You can tell a lot about a person from their CD collection. There are certain CD's, if present, that will lead me to conclude that I will instantly be friends with someone. True, HUM's "You'd Prefer An Astronaut" is a good indicator. "Downward Is Heavenward" is a better one. "Aphids/Puppets" indicates we may need to start a band together.<br /><br />Jeremy is going to want to see Sparklehore's "London" 7", and even then he's not getting too excited. This may also be due to the fact that he's a stoic iceman bast.Joshua Provosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265131010200627988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645595.post-1093033199506752122004-08-20T13:19:00.000-07:002004-08-20T13:19:00.000-07:00Indeed. If you didn't have RAGE, something or som...Indeed. If you didn't have RAGE, something or someone else would've lead you down the path. For me it was someone else's negelected Dinosaur Jr. album (Where You Been).<br /><br />The connecting tree is amazing. In fact, <I>Eyes Like Static</I> and <I>Try Avoidance</I> are connected because of it. Josh was going to my hall for quite a while before we learned of our similar interests. He and Angie came over for the Raider/Bucs Super Bowl and paroused my CD collection. He saw my larger than your average Pumpkins collection and my Hum CDs. Things were never the same after that.Gabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18438917968307822067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645595.post-1093030980738502982004-08-20T12:43:00.000-07:002004-08-20T12:43:00.000-07:00Funny thing about Vic Chesnutt. We both got into V...Funny thing about Vic Chesnutt. We both got into Vic from that <I>Sweet Relief</I> CD (it might have been number 2) where all the famous bands covered Vic songs. You got into it because The Smashing Pumpkins were on that CD; I got into it because Sparklehorse covered a Vic song on that CD.<br /><br />You could almost do a family tree of interconnections. For instance, I got into Cat Power because someone on a Sparklehorse site said that if you like Sparklehorse you'll like Cat Power. Etc., etc., and so on.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875093009361765014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645595.post-1093026012687709092004-08-20T11:20:00.000-07:002004-08-20T11:20:00.000-07:00Lest we forget the Half Visconte, Slint, June of 4...Lest we forget the Half Visconte, Slint, June of 44 connections, and all that came from that. If I charted this out, it would take some time. I don't have that kind of time. I have too many projects.Joshua Provosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265131010200627988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645595.post-1093025857941527102004-08-20T11:17:00.000-07:002004-08-20T11:17:00.000-07:00I remember listening to Vivadixie... on a Best Buy...I remember listening to Vivadixie... on a Best Buy listening station back in 96 or 97, at your behest, if I do remember correctly. I don't think it really caught my attention. It wasn't so dead serious as The Smashing Pumpkins, and, as such, was insignificant to me. Sparklehorse is serious, but it's serious in the country sense, which is different than serious in the nihilistic angst sense.<br /><br />I had no alternative than to pay attention to Good Morning Spider. The studio apartment was small indeed. It's a thing of beauty, and Vivadixie... is as well. Pretty girl, milking a cow, that's all you need to know.<br /><br />My path of musical exploration is very similar. Bands get you into other bands. And our paths of exploration even intersect at numerous points. For instance, I started listening to Vic Chessnut because Billy Corgan was on a Vic Chessnut benefit album. I saw Vic, I met Vic, I got his autograph. I would not have done so if not for The Pumpkins. And you found Vic, and I'm not sure if that was related to how I found Vic or not.<br /><br />The Pumpkins led me down a lot of paths. I first saw Jimmy Eat World as a "trade" to get a rare Pumpkins master tape. I taped JEW, I got TSP in return. That led to Reubens Accomplice, Chula, Half Visconte, Modified, Kind of Like Spitting, and Godspeed You Black Emporer (still more intersections).<br /><br />Thank you RAGE, thank you The Smashing Pumpkins.Joshua Provosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265131010200627988noreply@blogger.com