discuss the beauty, intricacy, and power of [motw] music

[Baliset]

Originally posted by Thorns of Sorrow
Dynamics are everything is music, and after hearing Birth Pains, and Balisets guitar solo on that (which was seemingly perfect phrasing and note selection btw) I love Balisets riffs, and his soling style is so unique and that he plays all the odd notes of the scale, and tonalities that arent cliche or "normal".

ok all kidding about bribes aside, i really am awestruck at the comments that you guys have been making the past couple days regarding my solos. I mean i don't usually hear much feedback about them in reviews and such and i am happy with what i do. But it really makes me feel good to see that the small part of maudlin's music that i contribute to actually has some sort of effect on you. i really worked my ass off on a bunch of those solos and i am very proud of them. And to see comments like that being made about my playing is such an amazing feeling of accomplishment. So I just want to say a big thanks for the support!

Ok my serious speech is done. Back to being self-deprecating!

Here's a quote from our engineer Jim Fogarty after i finished the first section of my solo for the Antique from the new album.

"Ok that was good Greg, so now are you going to play something thats actually in the key of the song?"

 

[VangelicSurgeon]

I would 'go gay' for jim fogarty

 

[chupe666]

Originally posted by Baliset
"Ok that was good Greg, so now are you going to play something thats actually in the key of the song?"

HILARIOUS.

reminds me of neil kernon, actually- just put a british accent on it.

"When I said tune the lowest string, i meant the lowest pitched one, not the one closest to the floor."

 

[azal]

the dead baseball dude?

 

[azal]

Neil Kernon is awesome.

funny dude.

 

[Baliset]

i love working with wise-asses.

 

[chupe666]

Originally posted by azal
Neil Kernon is awesome.
funny dude.

everyday, we'd pick out at least one quote from him, and write them down. he just kept rolling them off- it was great.

"If he had another brain, it'd be lonely."

 

[FuSoYa]

Here's a Jim quote:

Toby: Damn!

Jim: How do say that in Spanish?

Toby: Uh..

Jim: Damn yo!

 

[Thorns of Sorrow]

Originally posted by Static
What is your band exactly Thorns!?


...and yes, Bath has the best opening of any album I've heard. The way that the first song gently segues you and lulls you into a sleepy state, when BAM They Aren't All Beautiful bashes your head in like a jackhammer and smacks you around as if to say:

"WAKE UP!! DUMBASS!!!"


Awesome stuff.

We are a loal NYC band called Enigma Nocturnus, its (if I can borrow this term for a second?) Astral Black Death. Main influnences include Motw, Opeth, King Crimson, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Cynic, and Decapitated. There alot of spacy acoustic stuff to go with the heavyness. We are yet to play a show, because we are currently working on making a kick ass demo that we can shop around, then build up our live chops. We all play in different bands (not serious though) so we gig regularly otherwise.

Greg, I give credit where credit is most definately due. I'm very picky when it comes to guitar playing, and solos. I guess I just connect with what you play alot more, because alot of times, I say to myself "He played it exactly how from a strict emotional standpoint, it should have been played", or when I'm in "Yngwie thinking mode", lol, "He played that solo exactly how I wouldve, that fucking rules!"

 

[Xtokalon]

I like the drawings a lot, everything from the cover of Bath and LYBM, to the "Christmas" poster and the drawing of the barn and the watering pitcher on the sticker. The cover on My fruit is great too. It's like I've seen or felt the depictions somewhere before.