Hi y'all...just a quick note from me tonight. Dream Theater will be posted as soon as I can process it. And, just reminding you all of our community-wide hangout tomorrow at 4:20pm EST. See you soo...
2021-12-18 01:53:29 +0000 UTC View PostWe're ending the year with a bang by listening to Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence by Dream Theater. To be clear, I'm listening to the original side 2 8-part suite...not the entire album. I need you...
2021-12-14 00:10:31 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Behind the Score, we're looking at my suite of carols called A Festival For Christmas. As we go, I'm focusing some of the transitional decisions I made in arranging this...includ...
2021-12-12 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all...I really like today's video, but YT has blocked it. So, I'm inviting patrons (and YT members) to attend a special zoom at 4:00pm today to hang out and listen along to this episode. The ...
2021-12-02 16:03:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Vimeo link: https://vimeo.com/652298244/e7dbbb1517
I'm really happy that I decided to not overlook Haken. I thor...
2021-12-02 04:08:49 +0000 UTC View PostHello all,
We're so thrilled that all of you have become a member of our online community. We are thankful for all of you, and we'd love to have you join us (virtually) for a special Daily Do...
2021-11-29 23:32:49 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Behind the Score, we're going back to basics with a review of the five main types of 7th chords and how they function in a descending fifth series. We listen to Frank Sinatra sin...
2021-11-29 02:26:33 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the heartwarming story of our first batch of 2021 Holiday Slush. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
2021-11-25 17:48:52 +0000 UTC View PostOK...so...it's almost the end of the year. I'm planning on taking about 10 days (mostly) off around the Christmas/New Year time. And, I think I have a good plan for the Extended Play Lounges to rou...
2021-11-24 00:07:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/647104864/5925aedff5
This was my first time listening to Marillion with Fish as le...
2021-11-18 00:57:03 +0000 UTC View Post
On this episode of Behind the Score, I'm providing a primer on the church modes...showing how they are related to our major and minor scales. The piece that we're using as a model is my own setting...
2021-11-15 18:30:42 +0000 UTC View Post
My wife, Megan, doesn't often sit in the same room while I record episodes...and this is one of the reasons why... :)
2021-11-11 19:45:53 +0000 UTC View PostMarillion won the first round. I'm very excited to dive into more music by this band that is quite new to me. All of the choices are full albums this time (even though I've heard a third of FEAR al...
2021-11-11 00:06:42 +0000 UTC View PostI've had some folks tell me that they want to support the channel but are either wary of new apps or the Patreon model itself. And, the channel is at the threshold that we can now offer them. ...
2021-11-10 23:36:26 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time for our next Extended Play Lounge poll. Marillion and Haken both make it into this round because of their 2nd and 3rd place finishes last time. I'm including Pain of Salvation, Queensrych...
2021-11-05 22:47:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Vimeo link: https://vimeo.com/640851313/5415768b7c
The prog supergroup known as Transatlantic continues to impre...
2021-10-31 16:45:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Megan caught me editing the Hocus Pocus video...and I wanted to show her a good "gif" moment.
...thought it would be fun to share. :)
Video is uploading to YouTube now. I'm hoping to sc...
2021-10-29 19:05:40 +0000 UTC View PostCongratulations to Transatlantic for winning the first round poll. The results were:
Transatlantic - 35%
Marillion - 24%
Haken - 18%
Spock's Beard - 14%
Big Big Train - 9%
F...
2021-10-25 19:59:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/638469984/8facba8b0e
Spurred by a recent conversation about music theory with John...
2021-10-25 01:22:42 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time for our next Extended Play Lounge Poll. Transatlantic and Marillion both make it into this round because of their 2nd and 3rd place finish last time. But, I'm also still including Haken a...
2021-10-22 02:56:17 +0000 UTC View PostOur good friend John Franek joins us for a fun and informal conversation about music, life, and everything in between. I edited in some better audio (for our musical selections) for this archive ve...
2021-10-20 22:40:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/634125637/ee7b74347b
I know it's hard to believe, but this is the first time I hav...
2021-10-17 03:11:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone,
Thanks for your voting in this poll for the 6th episode of the Extended Play Lounge. Pink Floyd won the first round of voting, and in the final round of voting, the results ar...
2021-10-16 16:44:20 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
Tonight (Friday) at 8:00pm EDT, I'll be joining The Waiting Room broadcast on the House of Prog network...hosted by Marty Dorfman.
It looks as though he's going to be throwing m...
2021-10-15 18:54:44 +0000 UTC View PostREPOST: I MEANT TO INCLUDE ATOM HEART MOTHER. THE PREVIOUS POLL HAS BEEN TRASHED. WE'LL USE THIS ONE.
Pink Floyd won the first round of voting. Here's the breakdown:
Pink Floyd - 34% Tr...
2021-10-13 20:18:50 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Behind the Score, we're going back to basics. We're looking at the famous Prelude in C Major by J. S. Bach, marveling at the piece's simplicity and timeless appeal. I'm taking th...
2021-10-10 18:03:17 +0000 UTC View PostHello all. It's time to start voting for the next Extended Play Lounge. Pink Floyd and Haken make it into this round of polling due to their 2nd and 3rd place finish last time. The three new bands ...
2021-10-08 21:01:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/623860029/426f38db00
I really had some fun with this one, y'all. I'm a little late...
2021-10-05 23:12:19 +0000 UTC View Post
(Reposted here because of a worldwide block on YouTube)
#OzzyOsbourne #DiaryOfAMadman #MetalMonday #OzzyOsbourneReaction #RandyRhoads
In this episode of #TheDailyDoug, I'm reacting to...
Hello All,
We had close voting in both rounds of this poll for Episode 5. But, Fragile by Yes won out with 97 votes over Tales From Topographic Oceans (which had 92).
I'm behind a bit f...
2021-10-04 18:38:36 +0000 UTC View Post