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Doug on Demand - Episode 24 (Patreon)

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2025-05-27 20:41:37
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2026-06
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Here's the Zoom recording from our 24th session this past Sunday! I hope you enjoy...

Selections:

Fair to Midland - The Greener GrassJane's Addiction - Three DaysMarcus King - Delilah (Live)Godspeed You! Black Emperor - East HastingsJust a Clone - Somniphobe Cole Porter - Begin the Beguine (Artie Shaw)Jethro Tull/London Symphony Orchestra - AqualungWheel - VulturesNova Collective - CascadesPorcupine Tree - The Sound of MuzakCar Seat Headrest - Gethsemane

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Doug on Demand Ep 24

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Ralph Darvill

A cracking selection of artists, some of whom are new to me, which is great. I've seen Godspeedy a few times, latterly at the end of 2024, where sadly the venue was a little overcrowded and it wasn't possible to properly see the visual stuff. One of the films they used to show depicted a guy shovelling wet snow, and a vehicle rearranging the pile he had made. When shown on repeat it had the effect of being almost dispiriting, seeing the futility of it all - perhaps it was a metaphor. A film-maker friend of mine used to live in their home city of Montreal and got to know them a little. They are genuinely anarchic in their outlook. East Hastings was used to great effect in the film "28 Days Later". Check out their double album "Raise Your Skinny Fists Like Antennae To Heaven", you won't be disappointed!

Philip Briddon

Thank you for reacting to my Car Seat Headrest song. Shout out to the listener who early on picked The Who as an influence - I was definitely thinking of Pete Townshend when listening to the guitar solo towards the end. What I do like about these guys is they have a definite touch of weirdness about their music which adds so much. I also agree that their album 'Twin Fantasy' is a really great listen (and very obviously gay). I hope to listen to the rest of this episode tomorrow. I've been busy listening to a post rock concert tonight (Sigur Ros and orchestra) and I do like GY!BE so I suspect the rest of this video will also be a winner. Doug on Demand never disappoints - so much great music, so little time.

Jim Reeves

Great show Dr Doug, sorry I missed it!

Jeff Norman

My main complaint with orchestral versions of rock songs is...somewhat unimaginative scoring (i.e., big brass for big guitar, etc.). I also kinda think it's a bad cheat to use rock bass, drums, and guitar...also because, the thing that makes a good rock band work is the individual styles of the folks playing the bass and drums. So just throwing in a generic drummer and bass player tends to ruin the flavor. I'd probably rather hear an orchestration that works within the general confines of an orchestra. I mean, I am not an orchestrator, and I fully can imagine that it must be a huge challenge. In any event...someone should do it with King Crimson stuff. I once heard a string ensemble arrangement of '90s-era Crimson...and it was fabulous. Very Bartok.

Andrew Marsh
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I have the same comment with another Rock to Classical translation. I have a cd of the London Symphony Orchestra performing the music of Genesis. While most of the interpretation is well done, primarily because the music of Genesis is already lyrical, there are some songs that do not translate well. Turn It On Again and I Know What I Like are great as Prog Rock songs, but do not belong in Classical.