Eagles — Journey Of The Sorcerer
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idiot_wind wrote:
Belgium!
This song really sucks.
You just can't have a banjo and a violin section play on the same song.
Belgium!
In the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun and a small planet. On this planet, there exists a broadcasting phenomenon so unique that it’s often mistaken for a peculiar pulsar. It's called Radio Paradise, a radio station that floats through the airwaves like a ghost ship sailing on a sea of static. It’s run by a singular entity known as Bill, whose taste in music is as eclectic as the contents of a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster.
Radio Paradise over the years became a lifeline for those who have found themselves marooned in the musical doldrums of the 21st century. The DJ, a semi-mythical figure with the uncanny ability to unearth tunes that most of the galaxy has forgotten—or indeed, never knew existed—broadcasts songs that are an auditory equivalent of a double rainbow; full of color and utterly unexpected.
The station’s playlists are rumored to be curated using an algorithm derived from the improbability drive itself, featuring a random yet harmonious selection of tracks that could only otherwise be matched by throwing a thousand CDs into a black hole and seeing which ones the gravitational forces decide to play first.
Why, you might ask, does this station exist? Well, in a universe where the only alternatives are Vogon poetry broadcasts (which, even on a good day, are less appealing than a tax audit) or the relentless, soul-sucking monotony of 2020s commercial hip-hop—where every track seems to be about who has the flashiest brands or the biggest bank accounts—Radio Paradise offers an shelter from producers who figured out they could use auto-tune to make a refrigerator compressor sound like a chart-topper.
Radio Paradise over the years became a lifeline for those who have found themselves marooned in the musical doldrums of the 21st century. The DJ, a semi-mythical figure with the uncanny ability to unearth tunes that most of the galaxy has forgotten—or indeed, never knew existed—broadcasts songs that are an auditory equivalent of a double rainbow; full of color and utterly unexpected.
The station’s playlists are rumored to be curated using an algorithm derived from the improbability drive itself, featuring a random yet harmonious selection of tracks that could only otherwise be matched by throwing a thousand CDs into a black hole and seeing which ones the gravitational forces decide to play first.
Why, you might ask, does this station exist? Well, in a universe where the only alternatives are Vogon poetry broadcasts (which, even on a good day, are less appealing than a tax audit) or the relentless, soul-sucking monotony of 2020s commercial hip-hop—where every track seems to be about who has the flashiest brands or the biggest bank accounts—Radio Paradise offers an shelter from producers who figured out they could use auto-tune to make a refrigerator compressor sound like a chart-topper.
ce wrote:
OK who upvoted the Vogon poetry?
You should be ashamed of yourselves ;-)
Life? Don't talk to me about Life.
Can't hear the poetry though - I have my towel stuffed in my ears
OK who upvoted the Vogon poetry?
You should be ashamed of yourselves ;-)
Life? Don't talk to me about Life.
Can't hear the poetry though - I have my towel stuffed in my ears
Dancake wrote:
"Go Home" in danish is "Gå hjem" - and yes that sounds pretty much like "Gan Yem"
@dancake yeah, think of southern Jutland where they say: Han æ gawn jæm. (He is/has gone home)
"Go Home" in danish is "Gå hjem" - and yes that sounds pretty much like "Gan Yem"
@dancake yeah, think of southern Jutland where they say: Han æ gawn jæm. (He is/has gone home)
idiot_wind wrote:
Username checks out
This song really sucks.
You just can't have a banjo and a violin section play on the same song.
Username checks out
A 10, just for the memories. :-)
obi1 wrote:
Huh?
This is a horrible station, just figuring out the running song, you're playing the next one to figure out.
Huh?
Froody!
i didn't realize this was the eagles!
Zeekei wrote:
Currently 42 likes and I will not spoil it.
Currently 42 likes and I will not spoil it.
McBuggins wrote:
Belgium, those are delicious! It's like having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped around a large gold brick.
Any one for a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster?
Belgium, those are delicious! It's like having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped around a large gold brick.
McBuggins wrote:
Yea, can i have two?
"...contains much that is apocryphal,
or at least wildly inaccurate"
Any one for a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster?
Yea, can i have two?
"...contains much that is apocryphal,
or at least wildly inaccurate"
Any one for a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster?
More Eagles please. From Desperado?
Bill - are you trolling yourself now ? 
The Eagles, followed by the Eagles
The Eagles, followed by the Eagles
BillG wrote:
Just when I think I have the English language figured out, along comes an Englishman...
mountain-man wrote:
It was used as the title music to the BBC's Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. That's the only place I'd heard it before today. The references come from that. See, I know where my towel is...
The BBC's radio presentation of Douglas Adam's Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy.
"Time is an illusion. Lunchtime - doubly so"
BillG wrote:
Just when I think I have the English language figured out, along comes an Englishman...
It was used as the title music to the BBC's Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. That's the only place I'd heard it before today. The references come from that. See, I know where my towel is...
Just when I think I have the English language figured out, along comes an Englishman...
It was used as the title music to the BBC's Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. That's the only place I'd heard it before today. The references come from that. See, I know where my towel is...
sfoster66 wrote:
Almost
Man, I was so confuuused when I glanced at the wiki attached to this track...like The Eagles, a British music quartet? What? Look at the album cover, wiki, album cover, wiki, album cover...and then realize that no one has commented that this is the wrong wiki link...
Life is super hard before one's second cup of coffee...
Almost
Hahaa! The current Wiki entry
over there ====================>
(July 5th 2022)
The Eagles
Origin Bristol, England
Genres Rock
Years active1958–1964
Labels Pye Records
Past members
Terry Clarke
Rod Meacham
Michael Brice
Johnny Payne
The Eagles were a British music quartet active from 1958 until the mid-1960s. They formed in 1958 at the Eagle House youth club in Knowle West, Bristol.
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Great instrumental, BTW
over there ====================>
(July 5th 2022)
The Eagles
Origin Bristol, England
Genres Rock
Years active1958–1964
Labels Pye Records
Past members
Terry Clarke
Rod Meacham
Michael Brice
Johnny Payne
The Eagles were a British music quartet active from 1958 until the mid-1960s. They formed in 1958 at the Eagle House youth club in Knowle West, Bristol.
...
Great instrumental, BTW
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy theme. Nice followup to "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish".
obi1 wrote:
don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out! lmao
This is a horrible station, just figuring out the running song, you're playing the next one to figure out.
don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out! lmao Hmm. I think this string of comments (and band description) is meant for "The Eagles" from Bristol, England, and not "The Eagles" from Los Angeles.
The band's group photo is from the L.A. band though.
The band's group photo is from the L.A. band though.
This is a horrible station, just figuring out the running song, you're playing the next one to figure out.
what a great segway - from perfect circle's song referencing Douglas Adams to the Eagles music used for the audio versions of his books. Lovely!
I have this LP on my bookshelf, purchased a few weeks after its release.
Wow. I’m old.
Having one of those work days. And then comes this song to remind me that sometimes, you just have to say, "Belgium!"
t0m5k1 wrote:
Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
Thy micturations are to me, (with big yawning)
As plurdled gabbleblotchits, in midsummer morning
On a lurgid bee,
That mordiously hath blurted out,
Its earted jurtles, grumbling
Into a rancid festering confectious organ squealer. [drowned out by moaning and screaming]
Now the jurpling slayjid agrocrustles,
Are slurping hagrilly up the axlegrurts,
And living glupules frart and stipulate,
Like jowling meated liverslime,
Groop, I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes,
And hooptiously drangle me,
With crinkly bindlewurdles,mashurbitries.
Or else I shall rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon,
See if I don't!
Ahhh;
The torturing of Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent after the Dentrassis let them hitchhike onto the ship.
Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
Thy micturations are to me, (with big yawning)
As plurdled gabbleblotchits, in midsummer morning
On a lurgid bee,
That mordiously hath blurted out,
Its earted jurtles, grumbling
Into a rancid festering confectious organ squealer. [drowned out by moaning and screaming]
Now the jurpling slayjid agrocrustles,
Are slurping hagrilly up the axlegrurts,
And living glupules frart and stipulate,
Like jowling meated liverslime,
Groop, I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes,
And hooptiously drangle me,
With crinkly bindlewurdles,mashurbitries.
Or else I shall rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon,
See if I don't!
Ahhh;
The torturing of Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent after the Dentrassis let them hitchhike onto the ship.
t0m5k1 wrote:
OK who upvoted the Vogon poetry?
You should be ashamed of yourselves ;-)
[ WARNING - Vogon poetry]
OK who upvoted the Vogon poetry?
You should be ashamed of yourselves ;-)
I'm still waiting to be able to rate this one a '42'
best get on with sanitising these phones now though i guess...
(yea, with the English spelling, of course...)
best get on with sanitising these phones now though i guess...
(yea, with the English spelling, of course...)
cdavies442 wrote:
What, the 'Trilogy in four parts'? Loved it back in the day, love it now
One of the few comments sections where it's all good stuff!!!
Thanks for mentioning the HHGYTG connection! I spent the whole song wondering why I knew this track so well! We have this series on our list to re-read whenever we next have a vacation, maybe next year!
What, the 'Trilogy in four parts'? Loved it back in the day, love it now
One of the few comments sections where it's all good stuff!!!
westslope wrote:
Because of the pompous orchestration in the 'chorus'?
For anyone of a certain age from the UK, it reminds us of the original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series.
Why does some of this remind me of Led Zepellin song?
Because of the pompous orchestration in the 'chorus'?
For anyone of a certain age from the UK, it reminds us of the original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series.
Why does some of this remind me of Led Zepellin song?
There are plenty of stations that play the Eagles. In fact, I'm sure there are stations that play only the Eagles. But, please, not on RP.
The only Eagles song I like
This is neither World nor Eclectic at all. I listen too this station to keep away from this schlock.
The Eagles are a pop band and were never very original.
This gets a 3 only because I like banjo.
I dated a girl once and when at her home I noticed this album cover as a poster on her wall.....that was the last date.
The Eagles are a pop band and were never very original.
This gets a 3 only because I like banjo.
I dated a girl once and when at her home I noticed this album cover as a poster on her wall.....that was the last date.
Just saw this somewhere on Ebay. That's it! I HAVE to get one for the car!
brian.gass77551 wrote:
Agreed. They work great together. Probably my favorite Eagles tune. Not saying much perhaps since I'm not a big Eagles fan....
Banjo makes a decent replacement for the Harpsicord.
Agreed. They work great together. Probably my favorite Eagles tune. Not saying much perhaps since I'm not a big Eagles fan....
Banjo makes a decent replacement for the Harpsicord.
PhilK wrote:
There are more - far more - regional accents in England alone than every other English speaking nation put together. In my own region, North East - near Scottish border - there are several alone. From Berwick Scottish (but English) to Durham "makem" or "pit yakka" accents - and this is just a small area - the most common being "geordie" NewcastleThen theres numerous others up and down the country.
Thats not even counting Welsh, Scottish and Irish accents More fascinating than anything is the origin of the accents. My own "geordie" is from Danish vikings in the 700's - there are still scraps similar to Danish in everyday slang. I wasn't aware until I was chatting to a Danish girl in Newcastle RVI hospital while we were waiting to be seen - who was absolutely thrilled to hear bits of her own language in ours. Ive forgotten most, but we say "Gan Yem" for Go Home. The Danes apparently say "Yem Gan" ! and so on.....
Sorry I do drone on a bit on subjects of interest to me - get me on local Roman history and I'm worse !!!
Perhaps so - but I'm not sure that any of them fully explain the neologisms of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...
There are more - far more - regional accents in England alone than every other English speaking nation put together. In my own region, North East - near Scottish border - there are several alone. From Berwick Scottish (but English) to Durham "makem" or "pit yakka" accents - and this is just a small area - the most common being "geordie" NewcastleThen theres numerous others up and down the country.
Thats not even counting Welsh, Scottish and Irish accents More fascinating than anything is the origin of the accents. My own "geordie" is from Danish vikings in the 700's - there are still scraps similar to Danish in everyday slang. I wasn't aware until I was chatting to a Danish girl in Newcastle RVI hospital while we were waiting to be seen - who was absolutely thrilled to hear bits of her own language in ours. Ive forgotten most, but we say "Gan Yem" for Go Home. The Danes apparently say "Yem Gan" ! and so on.....
Sorry I do drone on a bit on subjects of interest to me - get me on local Roman history and I'm worse !!!
Perhaps so - but I'm not sure that any of them fully explain the neologisms of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...
idiot_wind wrote:
Ya know, a banjo and a string section , just don't go together very well in a song.
xray38 wrote:
I beg to differ.
Agreed. They work great together. Probably my favorite Eagles tune. Not saying much perhaps since I'm not a big Eagles fan....
Ya know, a banjo and a string section , just don't go together very well in a song.
xray38 wrote:
I beg to differ.
Agreed. They work great together. Probably my favorite Eagles tune. Not saying much perhaps since I'm not a big Eagles fan....
Boy, I miss 'Douglass Adams'
Steve_Bumgardner wrote:
Firefly's theme has lyrics.
isn't this the theme song to Firefly? And perhaps the movie Serenity? But definitely Firefly. If it's not, they ripped it off big time for the TV show.
Firefly's theme has lyrics.
zenhead wrote:
I recognized it as that too. Didn't know that it was an old Eagles track!
This is the music from Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe.
I recognized it as that too. Didn't know that it was an old Eagles track!
How do we go from Hotel California to this?
I like both... but I like this one better :) Had no idea the Eagles were able to do something like this!
I like both... but I like this one better :) Had no idea the Eagles were able to do something like this!
This is why I don’t listen to commercial radio anymore, hidden gems like this
This is the music from Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe.
Jakethemuss wrote:
Definitely a hoopy frood as is Rebecca. Our very own Zaphod and Trillian.
It’s probably been said already on this thread but I’d say Bill is a guy who really knows where his towel is.
Definitely a hoopy frood as is Rebecca. Our very own Zaphod and Trillian.
It’s probably been said already on this thread but I’d say Bill is a guy who really knows where his towel is.
I really like the vocals on this one. The music, not so much.
ekalfwonS wrote:
No. No, it is not the theme song to Firefly. Firefly's theme was written for Firefly. From Wikipedia: Opening theme "The Ballad of Serenity" performed by Sonny Rhodes
I had the good fortune to see Sonny Rhodes a few years ago, at the dedication of one of the few remaining buildings from the 'Chitlin' Circuit' in Smithville, Texas. Local (and world famous) artists performed: Hannibal Lokumbe emceed, The Peterson Brothers backed every artist. It was joyous, and noticeably multi-ethnic - far more so than most Austin events.
Sonny Rhodes came out in a creamsicle-orange suit - had to be helped onto the stage, and I thought 'oh, this is not going to go well'. Well he put that notion down in two notes: he took over the place. I mean, took over. Powerful performer. I felt honored to be there - for the dedication of course, but also to see some legends - and some in the making.
https://www.kxan.com/news/smit...
No. No, it is not the theme song to Firefly. Firefly's theme was written for Firefly. From Wikipedia: Opening theme "The Ballad of Serenity" performed by Sonny Rhodes
I had the good fortune to see Sonny Rhodes a few years ago, at the dedication of one of the few remaining buildings from the 'Chitlin' Circuit' in Smithville, Texas. Local (and world famous) artists performed: Hannibal Lokumbe emceed, The Peterson Brothers backed every artist. It was joyous, and noticeably multi-ethnic - far more so than most Austin events.
Sonny Rhodes came out in a creamsicle-orange suit - had to be helped onto the stage, and I thought 'oh, this is not going to go well'. Well he put that notion down in two notes: he took over the place. I mean, took over. Powerful performer. I felt honored to be there - for the dedication of course, but also to see some legends - and some in the making.
https://www.kxan.com/news/smit...
njswede wrote:
I know it's a cow's skull, but I keep seeing a slaughtered chicken myself.
(And the cover art looks like a uterus... Weird!)
I know it's a cow's skull, but I keep seeing a slaughtered chicken myself.
LoudshirtsBand wrote:
I believe the U.S. has several native languages, none of which are English or American English?
Several, yes, as in several hundred. Most of them highly endangered now.
I believe the U.S. has several native languages, none of which are English or American English?
Several, yes, as in several hundred. Most of them highly endangered now.
LoudshirtsBand wrote:
I believe the U.S. has several native languages, none of which are English or American English?
go back far enough and America has no people to have a language. Same with all the rest of the planet.
I believe the U.S. has several native languages, none of which are English or American English?
go back far enough and America has no people to have a language. Same with all the rest of the planet.
Thanks for mentioning the HHGYTG connection! I spent the whole song wondering why I knew this track so well! We have this series on our list to re-read whenever we next have a vacation, maybe next year!
Signwrtr61 wrote:
I believe the U.S. has several native languages, none of which are English or American English?
Love the comments regarding language/pronunciation, etc. And to think....what we speak here in states originated across the pond!! Begs the questions...What nationality was Merriam or Webster? and, who "mangled" the language? We call it English but, it is not our own language! U.S. actually has no native language.
I believe the U.S. has several native languages, none of which are English or American English?
philarktos wrote:
Sadly it didn't turn out so well. Oh, I sound like Marvin.
WonkoTheSane wrote:
Wooo! Go Hitchhiker's Guide!
For any Douglas Adams fans not already aware of it, there is a Hitchhiker's Guide movie version currently in the works. Considering what the TV series did with the material before computer effects, I can hardly wait.
Sadly it didn't turn out so well. Oh, I sound like Marvin.
Steve_Bumgardner wrote:
No. No, it is not the theme song to Firefly. Firefly's theme was written for Firefly. From Wikipedia: Opening theme "The Ballad of Serenity" performed by Sonny Rhodes
Bill, you mentioned Hitchhiker's Guide. Um, ok.
isn't this the theme song to Firefly? And perhaps the movie Serenity? But definitely Firefly. If it's not, they ripped it off big time for the TV show.
Love it. Unique and all that. But it.takes me straight to Firedly.
isn't this the theme song to Firefly? And perhaps the movie Serenity? But definitely Firefly. If it's not, they ripped it off big time for the TV show.
Love it. Unique and all that. But it.takes me straight to Firedly.
No. No, it is not the theme song to Firefly. Firefly's theme was written for Firefly. From Wikipedia: Opening theme "The Ballad of Serenity" performed by Sonny Rhodes
Henley is a badass on this title!
Bill, you mentioned Hitchhiker's Guide. Um, ok.
isn't this the theme song to Firefly? And perhaps the movie Serenity? But definitely Firefly. If it's not, they ripped it off big time for the TV show.
Love it. Unique and all that. But it.takes me straight to Firedly.
isn't this the theme song to Firefly? And perhaps the movie Serenity? But definitely Firefly. If it's not, they ripped it off big time for the TV show.
Love it. Unique and all that. But it.takes me straight to Firedly.
Nice little slide into the old fiddle tune Soldier's Joy at the end, there.
Love the comments regarding language/pronunciation, etc. And to think....what we speak here in states originated across the pond!! Begs the questions...What nationality was Merriam or Webster? and, who "mangled" the language? We call it English but, it is not our own language! U.S. actually has no native language.
Perfekt roadtrip music!
kcar wrote:
YES. A great series. Did they ever make the movie after the series got cancelled?
Yes, they made the movie "Serenity" - which did an okay job of tying up some of the loose ends. Worth a watch, imo.
YES. A great series. Did they ever make the movie after the series got cancelled?
Yes, they made the movie "Serenity" - which did an okay job of tying up some of the loose ends. Worth a watch, imo.
bruceandjenna wrote:
If you liked HGTTG, you should take a look at Firefly.
YES. A great series. Did they ever make the movie after the series got cancelled?
If you liked HGTTG, you should take a look at Firefly.
YES. A great series. Did they ever make the movie after the series got cancelled?
t0m5k1 wrote:
Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
Thy micturations are to me, (with big yawning)
As plurdled gabbleblotchits, in midsummer morning
On a lurgid bee,
That mordiously hath blurted out,
Its earted jurtles, grumbling
Into a rancid festering confectious organ squealer. [drowned out by moaning and screaming]
Now the jurpling slayjid agrocrustles,
Are slurping hagrilly up the axlegrurts,
And living glupules frart and stipulate,
Like jowling meated liverslime,
Groop, I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes,
And hooptiously drangle me,
With crinkly bindlewurdles,mashurbitries.
Or else I shall rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon,
See if I don't!
Is this Ajmes Oyjce ?
Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
Thy micturations are to me, (with big yawning)
As plurdled gabbleblotchits, in midsummer morning
On a lurgid bee,
That mordiously hath blurted out,
Its earted jurtles, grumbling
Into a rancid festering confectious organ squealer. [drowned out by moaning and screaming]
Now the jurpling slayjid agrocrustles,
Are slurping hagrilly up the axlegrurts,
And living glupules frart and stipulate,
Like jowling meated liverslime,
Groop, I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes,
And hooptiously drangle me,
With crinkly bindlewurdles,mashurbitries.
Or else I shall rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon,
See if I don't!
Is this Ajmes Oyjce ?
I'm with the Dude on this;
Eagles = NAF
Eagles = NAF
What a ponderous load of crap.
number7 wrote:
If you liked HGTTG, you should take a look at Firefly.
Don't know Firefly but I do know The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
That is where I fell in Love with it.
So very different than the commercial Eagles.
So glad there is a separation.
That is where I fell in Love with it.
So very different than the commercial Eagles.
So glad there is a separation.
If you liked HGTTG, you should take a look at Firefly.
AL-AKRITY wrote:
Forgive him, he noweth not what he speaks of.
Just for the record, HHGTTG was writen for radio. It was not adapted for it. Everthing else was a spin off.
AND. The TV series was attrocious.
This has got to be one of the most perfect, sublime, pieces of music ever produced. Period. As you Americans say.
AND. The TV series was attrocious.
This has got to be one of the most perfect, sublime, pieces of music ever produced. Period. As you Americans say.
Forgive him, he noweth not what he speaks of.
BillG wrote:
Just when I think I have the English language figured out, along comes an Englishman...
Can you sass that hoopy frood BillG? There's a man who really knows where his towel is.
Just when I think I have the English language figured out, along comes an Englishman...
Can you sass that hoopy frood BillG? There's a man who really knows where his towel is.
That are THE Eagles?
Just for the record, HHGTTG was writen for radio. It was not adapted for it. Everthing else was a spin off.
AND. The TV series was attrocious.
This has got to be one of the most perfect, sublime, pieces of music ever produced. Period. As you Americans say.
AND. The TV series was attrocious.
This has got to be one of the most perfect, sublime, pieces of music ever produced. Period. As you Americans say.
idiot_wind wrote:
Its not a song !
This song really sucks.
You just can't have a banjo and a violin section play on the same song.
You just can't have a banjo and a violin section play on the same song.
Its not a song !
Don't forget your towel.
I mentally compose a list of tracks where the uninitiated won't be able to guess who's playing whenever I hear this. Another contender for the list is JJ Cale's Durango. In both cases I suspect a blip in the strength of the recreational pharmaceuticals provided as being the cause for the radical change in style
For both I approve and wished there was more.
For both I approve and wished there was more.Banjo is the New Black. Goes well with everything.
Don't panic.
Not really that great of a song, but it gets a 9 because of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy! (And the cover art looks like a uterus... Weird!)
philarktos wrote:
It was crap. films were always more entertaining before CGI. You can just see the 'gaminess' in it, and I f'in hate computer games
WonkoTheSane wrote:
Wooo! Go Hitchhiker's Guide!
For any Douglas Adams fans not already aware of it, there is a Hitchhiker's Guide movie version currently in the works. Considering what the TV series did with the material before computer effects, I can hardly wait.
It was crap. films were always more entertaining before CGI. You can just see the 'gaminess' in it, and I f'in hate computer games
I like the eagles, love hitchiker’s guide and all that. Just think this has too much rotation... a 6 for me
This song really sucks.
You just can't have a banjo and a violin section play on the same song.
You just can't have a banjo and a violin section play on the same song.
PhilK wrote:
There are more - far more - regional accents in England alone than every other English speaking nation put together. In my own region, North East - near Scottish border - there are several alone. From Berwick Scottish (but English) to Durham "makem" or "pit yakka" accents - and this is just a small area - the most common being "geordie" NewcastleThen theres numerous others up and down the country.
Thats not even counting Welsh, Scottish and Irish accents More fascinating than anything is the origin of the accents. My own "geordie" is from Danish vikings in the 700's - there are still scraps similar to Danish in everyday slang. I wasn't aware until I was chatting to a Danish girl in Newcastle RVI hospital while we were waiting to be seen - who was absolutely thrilled to hear bits of her own language in ours. Ive forgotten most, but we say "Gan Yem" for Go Home. The Danes apparently say "Yem Gan" ! and so on.....
Sorry I do drone on a bit on subjects of interest to me - get me on local Roman history and I'm worse !!!
"Go Home" in danish is "Gå hjem" - and yes that sounds pretty much like "Gan Yem"
There are more - far more - regional accents in England alone than every other English speaking nation put together. In my own region, North East - near Scottish border - there are several alone. From Berwick Scottish (but English) to Durham "makem" or "pit yakka" accents - and this is just a small area - the most common being "geordie" NewcastleThen theres numerous others up and down the country.
Thats not even counting Welsh, Scottish and Irish accents More fascinating than anything is the origin of the accents. My own "geordie" is from Danish vikings in the 700's - there are still scraps similar to Danish in everyday slang. I wasn't aware until I was chatting to a Danish girl in Newcastle RVI hospital while we were waiting to be seen - who was absolutely thrilled to hear bits of her own language in ours. Ive forgotten most, but we say "Gan Yem" for Go Home. The Danes apparently say "Yem Gan" ! and so on.....
Sorry I do drone on a bit on subjects of interest to me - get me on local Roman history and I'm worse !!!
"Go Home" in danish is "Gå hjem" - and yes that sounds pretty much like "Gan Yem"
Chooooon!
You can keep the rest of the Eagles but this is a brilliant slice of noodly rock goodness.
You can keep the rest of the Eagles but this is a brilliant slice of noodly rock goodness.
Time for Bill to switch on the Improbabilty drive.
Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy; cue the instant multi-level fun-bumps! 
Sam_Chucklestone wrote:
Just wait for the Vogon poetry!
Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
Thy micturations are to me, (with big yawning)
As plurdled gabbleblotchits, in midsummer morning
On a lurgid bee,
That mordiously hath blurted out,
Its earted jurtles, grumbling
Into a rancid festering confectious organ squealer. [drowned out by moaning and screaming]
Now the jurpling slayjid agrocrustles,
Are slurping hagrilly up the axlegrurts,
And living glupules frart and stipulate,
Like jowling meated liverslime,
Groop, I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes,
And hooptiously drangle me,
With crinkly bindlewurdles,mashurbitries.
Or else I shall rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon,
See if I don't!
Just wait for the Vogon poetry!
Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
Thy micturations are to me, (with big yawning)
As plurdled gabbleblotchits, in midsummer morning
On a lurgid bee,
That mordiously hath blurted out,
Its earted jurtles, grumbling
Into a rancid festering confectious organ squealer. [drowned out by moaning and screaming]
Now the jurpling slayjid agrocrustles,
Are slurping hagrilly up the axlegrurts,
And living glupules frart and stipulate,
Like jowling meated liverslime,
Groop, I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes,
And hooptiously drangle me,
With crinkly bindlewurdles,mashurbitries.
Or else I shall rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon,
See if I don't!
Beanie wrote:
Can I say how much I love your typo?
42 times?!
Can I say how much I love your typo?
42 times?!
BillG wrote:
Just when I think I have the English language figured out, along comes an Englishman...
Just wait for the Vogon poetry!
Just when I think I have the English language figured out, along comes an Englishman...
Just wait for the Vogon poetry!
Hey Bill, you're on a roll. Thanks for the great set on an endless work night.
This reminds me of bouncing on my parents bed while listening to the HHGTTG radio show. I thought Ford Prefect was the coolest name ever. Even more so than Zaphod Beeblebrox. He was just this guy, you know?
Mostly harmless... :o)
When it comes to Eagles music, I stand in total agreement with The Dude.
This is so "non Eagles" and I love it! :)
number7 wrote:
Our local 'Classic Rock' station used 'In The City' by the Eagles as the intro and outro to their 6:00 news show in the 80's Since this was a 'deeper' track that did not show up on the greatest hits that I had, it took me at least 15 years to discover it was an Eagles track.... much the same way this one is to people who listened to Hitchhiker's Guide.
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"Journey of the Sorcerer" was used as the theme music for Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series produced by the BBC
Has lasted with me longer than some of their other tunes.
Has lasted with me longer than some of their other tunes.
Our local 'Classic Rock' station used 'In The City' by the Eagles as the intro and outro to their 6:00 news show in the 80's Since this was a 'deeper' track that did not show up on the greatest hits that I had, it took me at least 15 years to discover it was an Eagles track.... much the same way this one is to people who listened to Hitchhiker's Guide.
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philarktos wrote:
... and having seen it, I'll stick with the TV and Radio versions thank you very much ...
WonkoTheSane wrote:
Wooo! Go Hitchhiker's Guide!
For any Douglas Adams fans not already aware of it, there is a Hitchhiker's Guide movie version currently in the works. Considering what the TV series did with the material before computer effects, I can hardly wait.
... and having seen it, I'll stick with the TV and Radio versions thank you very much ...
idiot_wind wrote:
I beg to differ.
Ya know, a banjo and a string section , just don't go together very well in a song.
I beg to differ.
mrtuba9 wrote:
Can I say how much I love your typo?
I was about to post that this deserves to be on a sound track. Quick Google searches bring up Hitchhicker's guide reverences... true?
Can I say how much I love your typo?
Ya know, a banjo and a string section , just don't go together very well in a song.
hayduke2 wrote:
Amazing how diverse the reactions....your described image is about as far removed from my perception of this cut as possible!
oy ... liked this in a way back in the late 70's (liked almost anything claiming to have sorcery involved thank you J.R.R.Tolkien) this stinks now, all I hear are caws of seagulls in the beginning of it, like they're swirling atop an Ozark landfill full of scrungy Pampers, blown tires and Schlitz cans
psd
psd
Amazing how diverse the reactions....your described image is about as far removed from my perception of this cut as possible!
Proclivities wrote:
If the fireball spell goes wrong... sure :P
If the fireball spell goes wrong... sure :P
As a Hitchhiker's fan, hearing this instantly generates a feeling of warmth in my tummy.
As a music fan, I can't remotely understand the how/why of the Eagles creating this weird, spacey, banjo thingie. I don't like the Eagles and, if not for the HHGTTG connection, would have some strongly worded anti prog-rock sentiments.
So, I'm conflicted.
As a music fan, I can't remotely understand the how/why of the Eagles creating this weird, spacey, banjo thingie. I don't like the Eagles and, if not for the HHGTTG connection, would have some strongly worded anti prog-rock sentiments.
So, I'm conflicted.
mrtuba9 wrote:
True
I was about to post that this deserves to be on a sound track. Quick Google searches bring up Hitchhicker's guide reverences... true?
True
I was about to post that this deserves to be on a sound track. Quick Google searches bring up Hitchhicker's guide reverences... true?
I can't get enough of this track.
I know there's a story to this, but this music inspired or was used for the soundtrack to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Who knows the story?
Probably the best Eagles track, although that isn't saying much and mainly because it seems to be an attempt to cash in on the progressive rock genre. That and because you don't have to listen to their vocals.
Reminds me of the music from the space cowboy TV show and movie Firefly.
Another BrownCoat.
PhilK wrote:
There are more - far more - regional accents in England alone than every other English speaking nation put together. In my own region, North East - near Scottish border - there are several alone. From Berwick Scottish (but English) to Durham "makem" or "pit yakka" accents - and this is just a small area - the most common being "geordie" NewcastleThen theres numerous others up and down the country.
Thats not even counting Welsh, Scottish and Irish accents More fascinating than anything is the origin of the accents. My own "geordie" is from Danish vikings in the 700's - there are still scraps similar to Danish in everyday slang. I wasn't aware until I was chatting to a Danish girl in Newcastle RVI hospital while we were waiting to be seen - who was absolutely thrilled to hear bits of her own language in ours. Ive forgotten most, but we say "Gan Yem" for Go Home. The Danes apparently say "Yem Gan" ! and so on.....
Sorry I do drone on a bit on subjects of interest to me - get me on local Roman history and I'm worse !!!
I want to hear more. Feel free to drone on about local Roman history whenever you want.
There are more - far more - regional accents in England alone than every other English speaking nation put together. In my own region, North East - near Scottish border - there are several alone. From Berwick Scottish (but English) to Durham "makem" or "pit yakka" accents - and this is just a small area - the most common being "geordie" NewcastleThen theres numerous others up and down the country.
Thats not even counting Welsh, Scottish and Irish accents More fascinating than anything is the origin of the accents. My own "geordie" is from Danish vikings in the 700's - there are still scraps similar to Danish in everyday slang. I wasn't aware until I was chatting to a Danish girl in Newcastle RVI hospital while we were waiting to be seen - who was absolutely thrilled to hear bits of her own language in ours. Ive forgotten most, but we say "Gan Yem" for Go Home. The Danes apparently say "Yem Gan" ! and so on.....
Sorry I do drone on a bit on subjects of interest to me - get me on local Roman history and I'm worse !!!
I want to hear more. Feel free to drone on about local Roman history whenever you want.
43 years ago....whoa!
Don't panic..!
BillG wrote:
Just when I think I have the English language figured out, along comes an Englishman...
There are more - far more - regional accents in England alone than every other English speaking nation put together. In my own region, North East - near Scottish border - there are several alone. From Berwick Scottish (but English) to Durham "makem" or "pit yakka" accents - and this is just a small area - the most common being "geordie" NewcastleThen theres numerous others up and down the country.
Thats not even counting Welsh, Scottish and Irish accents More fascinating than anything is the origin of the accents. My own "geordie" is from Danish vikings in the 700's - there are still scraps similar to Danish in everyday slang. I wasn't aware until I was chatting to a Danish girl in Newcastle RVI hospital while we were waiting to be seen - who was absolutely thrilled to hear bits of her own language in ours. Ive forgotten most, but we say "Gan Yem" for Go Home. The Danes apparently say "Yem Gan" ! and so on.....
Sorry I do drone on a bit on subjects of interest to me - get me on local Roman history and I'm worse !!!
Just when I think I have the English language figured out, along comes an Englishman...
There are more - far more - regional accents in England alone than every other English speaking nation put together. In my own region, North East - near Scottish border - there are several alone. From Berwick Scottish (but English) to Durham "makem" or "pit yakka" accents - and this is just a small area - the most common being "geordie" NewcastleThen theres numerous others up and down the country.
Thats not even counting Welsh, Scottish and Irish accents More fascinating than anything is the origin of the accents. My own "geordie" is from Danish vikings in the 700's - there are still scraps similar to Danish in everyday slang. I wasn't aware until I was chatting to a Danish girl in Newcastle RVI hospital while we were waiting to be seen - who was absolutely thrilled to hear bits of her own language in ours. Ive forgotten most, but we say "Gan Yem" for Go Home. The Danes apparently say "Yem Gan" ! and so on.....
Sorry I do drone on a bit on subjects of interest to me - get me on local Roman history and I'm worse !!!
treatment_bound wrote:
They were very innovative with their country rock sound back in 1972 and have deservedly earned a reputation as having influenced rock music for the better because of their contributions through the years. For those who discovered them later, I can certainly understand why you would see them as nothing but Top 40 / maybe Classic Rock. I had the pleasure of seeing them open for Yes in concert in 1972. They earned a well deserved encore. So in answer to your question my favorite albums of theirs were their early ones because of their creative influences on music at that time. Eagles, Desperado and On the Border were faves; Hotel California is not too far behind but it's much overplayed.
For some reason, this seems to be the song from The Eagles which gets played the most here at RP, so I'm going to post my poll question here.
This band's music has been played on the radio pretty much non-stop since their debut album was released almost 45 years ago, but since I never owned any of their albums, I've always considered them somewhat of a "singles band", as I usually hear one classic song and then they're gone.
So I decided to spend a week and listen their first six albums before the long 14 year breakup front-to-back during my commutes and see if they flow as albums. For the most part, they do, but I don't think any of them are great all the way through.
So I'm tossing this question out to fans, semi-fans, and even haters of the band,
and you know who you are.
Please rank the first six Eagles albums, worst to 1st.
Here's mine:
6) Desperado
5) The Long Run
4) On the Border
3) Eagles
2) One of These Nights
1) Hotel California (even though I usually dump out when I hear the overplayed "Fast Lane" and/or the title cut these days, I still think it's their best album).
This band's music has been played on the radio pretty much non-stop since their debut album was released almost 45 years ago, but since I never owned any of their albums, I've always considered them somewhat of a "singles band", as I usually hear one classic song and then they're gone.
So I decided to spend a week and listen their first six albums before the long 14 year breakup front-to-back during my commutes and see if they flow as albums. For the most part, they do, but I don't think any of them are great all the way through.
So I'm tossing this question out to fans, semi-fans, and even haters of the band,
and you know who you are.
Please rank the first six Eagles albums, worst to 1st.
Here's mine:
6) Desperado
5) The Long Run
4) On the Border
3) Eagles
2) One of These Nights
1) Hotel California (even though I usually dump out when I hear the overplayed "Fast Lane" and/or the title cut these days, I still think it's their best album).
They were very innovative with their country rock sound back in 1972 and have deservedly earned a reputation as having influenced rock music for the better because of their contributions through the years. For those who discovered them later, I can certainly understand why you would see them as nothing but Top 40 / maybe Classic Rock. I had the pleasure of seeing them open for Yes in concert in 1972. They earned a well deserved encore. So in answer to your question my favorite albums of theirs were their early ones because of their creative influences on music at that time. Eagles, Desperado and On the Border were faves; Hotel California is not too far behind but it's much overplayed.
Great tune, did not realize it was an Eagles piece until now. Always thought it was some creative genius at the BBC who came up with this as the theme for the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Fantastic Douglas Adams' work)
Love this.
Love the Eagles, despite... everything.
Love Hitchhiker's Guide (the books).
Love the Eagles, despite... everything.
Love Hitchhiker's Guide (the books).
Quite the journey. Nice.
number7 wrote:
I remember the radio series well. In fact I have tapes of the series Recorded directly from the radio, Funny thing is I didn't know this was an Eagles piece until today.
"Journey of the Sorcerer" was used as the theme music for Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series produced by the BBC
Has lasted with me longer than some of their other tunes.
Has lasted with me longer than some of their other tunes.
I remember the radio series well. In fact I have tapes of the series Recorded directly from the radio, Funny thing is I didn't know this was an Eagles piece until today.
"Journey of the Sorcerer" was used as the theme music for Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series produced by the BBC
Has lasted with me longer than some of their other tunes.
Has lasted with me longer than some of their other tunes.