The Red Light Lounge

[unpredictablebijou]

Besides Chet's version, I really like this one.

Now that is a place I will go, and not just cause it's you suggesting it. I am a huge fan of Elvis Costello.

though if I were to choose a song of his for seduction purposes, it would really have to be this one.

bj

 

[Tzara]

You look terribly worried in that av. Did you stop being kneady?

It's a painting titled Goethe Wondering Where He Left His Car Keys.

 

[Tzara]

You can handle Miles. Miles is wonderful. If you listen to anything from Kind of Blue, which is the right place to start with Miles, I think, you'll see it's just lovely, bluesy, swinging jazz. It won't make you fall asleep or feel like you have to hone something (I dunno what) to like Miles.

I'd second Kind of Blue. If you only own one jazz recording, this is probably it (and deservedly so).

Although, I'd recommend Bill Evans at the Village Vanguard, too. Like Waltz for Debby.

 

[unpredictablebijou]

You can handle Miles. Miles is wonderful. If you listen to anything from Kind of Blue, which is the right place to start with Miles, I think, you'll see it's just lovely, bluesy, swinging jazz. It won't make you fall asleep or feel like you have to hone something (I dunno what) to like Miles.

Listen to So What and give it a few minutes to sink in, you'll get it. I find Miles to be perhaps the easiest jazz musician for me to write poetry to (I almost always have music on when I write). His sound is cool and unobtrusive but seriously swingy. He's a musical flight of fantasy to me. His sound, that is.

People also say Monk is hard to like, but you just have to give him a little time. Listen to Blue Monk. And again give it a little time to sink in. Now tell me you couldn't get into sex to this music. It's so creative. Creativity is so sexy.

The poetry I write when I listen to Monk is generally more economical. And I can write form better to him; there's something mathematical about his style.

These people are less caring about being harmonious in a song-oriented way. But to me it's like Eastern music or anything that you need to develop. Acquired tastes. Like seafood after you have it a few times, you say "My god this is marvelous! No wonder people rave!"

You need to let me addict you to jazz. Seriously.

My brother is, among other things, a musician. He got me at least to the point where i didn't run away when someone put Miles on.

Okay. I'm working on it. I guess I don't really have an experience of acquiring tastes. I start with all tastes, and then occasionally one gets ruined.

But I'm sure the horny, helpful jazz fans around here can bring me back round. Meantime, I'll keep returning to my sure things, like, oh, I dunno, this.

bj

 

[Angeline]

It's a painting titled Goethe Wondering Where He Left His Car Keys.

Must left em on the mountain. That's what he gets for hiking.

 

[unpredictablebijou]

Here's a set of some sure-thing-for-bijou music: The Cocteau Twins.

Pandora

Heaven or Las Vegas

Iceblink Luck


This audiosexual thing is complicated. It's almost purely physical, and doesn't necessarily have anything to do with "good music" as such. It's about certain chord structures, tones, progressions. I've been sent over the edge by both Debussy and Janet Jackson, for gods' sake. It's unpredictable, unmanageable, illogical and undisciplined.

go figure.

 

[sassynyc]

The poetry I write when I listen to Monk is generally more economical. And I can write form better to him; there's something mathematical about his style.

It's the 10,000 keystrokes per minute. Or perhaps, the division involved in figuring out exactly how many piano players you're listening to, before you realize it's just one man. Both he and Art Tatum play like they have a cord running from their wrists, to an outlet in the wall.



This is a slower Tatum cut, for the purpose of preserving the sexy, but if you're familiar with Tatum, you know what I mean.

 

[sassynyc]

Here's a set of some sure-thing-for-bijou music: The Cocteau Twins.

Pandora

Heaven or Las Vegas

Iceblink Luck


This audiosexual thing is complicated. It's almost purely physical, and doesn't necessarily have anything to do with "good music" as such. It's about certain chord structures, tones, progressions. I've been sent over the edge by both Debussy and Janet Jackson, for gods' sake. It's unpredictable, unmanageable, illogical and undisciplined.
go figure.

Hence your moniker, oh Unpredictable One. We'd have you no other way.

 

[Angeline]

It's the 10,000 keystrokes per minute. Or perhaps, the division involved in figuring out exactly how many piano players you're listening to, before you realize it's just one man. Both he and Art Tatum play like they have a cord running from their wrists, to an outlet in the wall.



This is a slower Tatum cut, for the purpose of preserving the sexy, but if you're familiar with Tatum, you know what I mean.

Yep. There's something about both of them that put me in mind of baroque classical music. I actually prefer Bud Powell to either of them. He's melodious and uses the big, crashing chords. And alternatively, I prefer Basie, who makes time as much a part of his music as notes.

 

[Angeline]

Here's a set of some sure-thing-for-bijou music: The Cocteau Twins.

Pandora

Heaven or Las Vegas

Iceblink Luck


This audiosexual thing is complicated. It's almost purely physical, and doesn't necessarily have anything to do with "good music" as such. It's about certain chord structures, tones, progressions. I've been sent over the edge by both Debussy and Janet Jackson, for gods' sake. It's unpredictable, unmanageable, illogical and undisciplined.

go figure.

You should go to the UBU web and check out the sound files. They have some stuff there by John Giorno and Laurie Anderson I bet you'd like.

 

[unpredictablebijou]

You should go to the UBU web and check out the sound files. They have some stuff there by John Giorno and Laurie Anderson I bet you'd like.

oh indeed!

I want to be Laurie Anderson when I grow up. She really shifted my perception of poetry and art and performance of spoken words.

I haven't figured out what issue my computer has with UBU, but I've found a lot of John Giorno just on YouTube.

Man, this internet is a miracle.

Where would I be, without it, and all of you?

bj

 

[Angeline]

oh indeed!

I want to be Laurie Anderson when I grow up. She really shifted my perception of poetry and art and performance of spoken words.

I haven't figured out what issue my computer has with UBU, but I've found a lot of John Giorno just on YouTube.

Man, this internet is a miracle.

Where would I be, without it, and all of you?

bj

I saw Giorno (and Anderson, same times but not together) at the St. Marks Poetry Readings way back when. They're both wonderful. He's a good poet and great reader, lots of fun to listen to.

 

[Angeline]

Lol! Check this out. I love poets (and David Byrne). So crazy and great.

 

[Angeline]

Another reason I love John Giorno.

He has been fascinated by reading with echoes forever. I saw him on New Year's Eve, the year of the Watergate impeachment hearings. (Yes, I'm old.) He was so fecking funny I all but had an aceedant. And so brilliant I never forgot him.

 

[unpredictablebijou]

THIS IS A TEST. THIS IS ONLY A TEST.


I'm just going to play a series of tones, and you just raise your hand when you hear one that you could definitely fuck to, mm-kay? Ready?

Led Zep

Brian Eno and David Byrne

Police

The Cure


Nine Inch Nails

Heads

The Fixx

U2

Well, that's it. You can get dressed now. I'll be out in the office whenever you're ready, and we'll have a chat, mm-kay?

bj

 

[Tzara]

Kinks

I am thinking both about stamina:

• This is the original guys. My favorite Brit Invasion band, probably because of the proto-punk guitar riffs, or maybe because Dave D. sliced the cones on his Vox amp to get the distortion effect.
• Somehow, once we get to the real punk guys, The Stranglers, it seems rather tamed. OK, performance though. I guess.
• This is some guy named Kane. No idea who he is. Perhaps someone younger can tell me and if I need to care. Pretty good version, though. Better, actually, than The Stranglers.

And about desire:

• Ahem. You really got me. Yeah, Kinks. Kind of a private message.
• Then, there's the Van Halen version. David Lee does the hula (or something) and Eddie shows us all how to really play guitar. Rivals the original for heat, smacks it upside the head in volume.
• Someone named Amanda Jenssen, off of Swedish TV. She's blonde and looks good in a tight, short skirt. And, correct me if I'm wrong, but she seems to start out singing "Girl, you really got me now." Perhaps Liar can interpret that last, post-song bit. It goes on a while, but she looks fairly pleased, for the most part.
• I have no effing clue who these guys are, either, but I had to include a band doing the VH version in front of a sign that says Dream House Sleeper Sofas. I mean, I feel for these guys. My band never got this big.
• Oh, yeah. It's in Guitar Hero II. If you care.

 

[Sara Crewe]

See for me, it would be whatever, I was into that day.


Song du jour for me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmc7LHSugRc



I am obsessed with this song now. Just sang it in Rock Band. On expert. Yay me. Come here me sing. I am actually not good but I fake it well. I'm a good mimic.

 

[unpredictablebijou]

[*]Someone named Amanda Jenssen, off of Swedish TV. She's blonde and looks good in a tight, short skirt. And, correct me if I'm wrong, but she seems to start out singing "Girl, you really got me now." Perhaps Liar can interpret that last, post-song bit. It goes on a while, but she looks fairly pleased, for the most part.

I like how she sings "Ju really got me."
That's the accent I grew up around.
Very nice set. I sense a vague theme.

Song du jour for me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmc7LHSugRc



I am obsessed with this song now. Just sang it in Rock Band. On expert. Yay me. Come here me sing. I am actually not good but I fake it well. I'm a good mimic.

Funny, I'm kinda the same. I do a good Janis Joplin, and a passable Kate Bush.

Hadn't heard that song before. I'm loving it.

You just sing all you want, ms. thang. I'll even ask for your autograph when you're done.

let's play 'the famous vocalist and the enthusiastic groupie.'

bj

 

[sassynyc]

If I were into girls, this would so be my fuck-to anthem of the moment. Hot!

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Heyyyyy that video is not allowed in my country! Discrimination!

 

[sassynyc]

Heyyyyy that video is not allowed in my country! Discrimination!

Seriously?

 

[unpredictablebijou]

That is odd; it didn't seem particularly obscene to me or anything.

But it's HAWT. Meant to mention that earlier but I was busy listening to it over and over.

bj

 

[UnderYourSpell]

oh knickers

 

[darkmaas]

Heyyyyy that video is not allowed in my country! Discrimination!

Not allowed in mine either!!?? Maybe they think we're too nice for something HAWT.

 

[champagne1982]

Not allowed in mine either!!?? Maybe they think we're too nice for something HAWT.

Or our thawt police have locked the borders on hawtness as well as common sense?