Oh I think I was running a fever the other night. My grandma in her lifetime saw Halley's comet, and the Wright brothers (she might have even traveled to KC to see them barnstorm, my great grandfather took his girls places like that, he was an advanced thinker and a US marshal). Then of course, we ALL saw the Moon landing............. US as in "we Americans" walked on the Moon, And when you see the moon, be sure to wink at it, and think of Neil.

Advancing tech is amazing........... logarithmic in fact

Oh stop with the obtuse-ness!

AGh you had to remind me. The Chilli Peppers were in town at the Admiral Theatre Friday, and I copped out didn't go. The photo in the newspaper was great!!!! kilts and bagpipes.... I KNEW I should have gone! NOOooo I was hoarding my ducats to see Justin over and over again all over the west coast.........

I would need to see a list of hits, but it is a good topic for whiling away the hours.

just hum the first chord to yourself and you can tell if it's major or minor key. "Tequila" is for sure minor (and blues) predates "Love me Do" and was a really major hit as I recall. "Tequila" and "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" have the same rhythm at the end too.

CSNY uses a lot of "sevenths" I think you take a regular chord on the piano, then add another at the top, like C-E-G-B sorta thing. (That would be in a C key). They are not minor, for example "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" is in major key, but with lots of 7ths in the harmonies (I think). Yeah, CSNY was pretty darn unique with the harmonies all reet. A bit beyond your normal blues sound.

I haven't studied THAT much music, just read it and goof around on the guitar.... the structures are different but oddly the same. I *think* I'm using the right terms, Gordy would probably slap me around for mis use of terminology. He really HAS studied it.

But "Guinevere" is in a minor key, but with the same distinctive harmonies.......

Ah you never had an Amiga! My 1000 had Deluxe Music, and it was a lot of fun... could "write" music by dragging icons and playing it back... fun fun!!!! Better than a video game. Same thing is on http://www.noteflight.com now.

leslee they can't make sheet music a thing of the past! You know periodically someone comes along and tried to rewrite stuff like dance notation or math in elementary schools, and they always go back to "the old way" ........... some things can't be improved on. Heheh did you ever see DANCE notation???? Very rare the person who knows that!!!! (I do) Looks like very weird sheet music. Similar approach. Never took off alas.......... Never will now with the coming of easy video.

How interesting. When I was very small, I remember riding in the car with my family, and hearing this marvelous magical song "Ghost Riders in the Sky" it still sends shivers up my back, very much a minor key. It was exciting and spooky, and never disturbed me. I wanted to go ride the storm clouds with them..... might be the Irish coming out in me.

Well Key Am and Key C for example, are going to have the same signature.... you can't tell THAT way!!! I just hum the chords and figure it out. Minor is melancholy and mysterious. Major is "normal." You should corner Alan or Gordy sometime and ask them how to tell from reading the sheet music.

Here, found the modern version. It's a little gnarly, but very Los Angeles. I thought it was a well done movie myself, about evil and redemption. I guess Nick Cage has made sequels but I haven't kept up with it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?a.....PDWJalJcZU

See you lost me. I learned music theory from the standpoint of an eight year old. You take a major key (C chord) and the starting at the C, you count back three and find the A, make a chord with no sharps or flats. Amin. Same works for all keys... you go to key of G (which has one sharp because it's five up from C) then count back three to find Dmin which also has one sharp.

I learned in simple terms. I have no idea what a minor third is. I can do the whole spectrum of chords MY way tho. You find the sharp to the next key by going back one and sharping it. You find the flat for that key by going up another four and that is the flat. (Like, F is four up from C, go up another four to B, and that is the flat for the key of F) I've seen all these really wild charts and wheels in classes, and they make no sense. I learned it on a keyboard.

I wish I had more time to study music. Too much else in my life, like getting tires for the car, and a tune up.

Oh sorry. We should find a keyboard and goof around.... 12 tones. Five keys black for convenience I suppose. I remember finding E# and the big grin my piano teacher had when I reached that conclusion. The name was changed to protect the guilty.

Those are REALLY evil signatures when they have E sharp. And B#. Gerschwin and Debussy wrote that sort of thing just to MESS with us.

No one thinks you're making fun of them .................

On occasion I've suspected Justin's voice of being dubbed, but I've seen him live so much it's negligible. And I know they don't resort to dubbing unless absolutely necessary. I haven't suspected dubbing in fact for many years now... (shrug) like you I am lost on electronic music. No musical expert here!!!

Julie's on key and blends in very well, I have to say. Once in a while Tracy would show too much "Tracy" in the mix, even though I really loved her voice. She, Ray and Justin did harmonies that were cosmic. I miss her. Bernie also has a very very good voice, a little more distinctive than Julie.

Vocal blending can be a marvelous thing. I see a lot of school choirs, in my job... especially around Christmas. Anyway I saw a very cute performance the other day, but they lost all the harmonies... they were just little guys, like 10 years old. While, gosh about a month ago, I wound up subbing for the High School choir, and they were self directing (that is the strongest personality was appointed director)........... my *** it was ethereal. I clapped when they finished. If I could find a good Lutheran choir group, I'd go back to church just to be part of it.

Choir is always a little tough to sub for........... they tend to be goofy and very social, many hijinks. But if they sound good, that makes up for it all.