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QUOTE (circumstantial tree @ Jun 18 2008, 11:41 AM) Is the image too large perhaps? That might in fact be the case. It has to be within certain dimensions, and maybe even size. Next question along these lines, how does one make an animated avatar from a DVD? I have been wanting to do this for a while.

No way. I can't narrow it down. Too many very cool people.

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A little PT trivia, or rather Steven Wilson trivia. He was called by Fish (of Marillion fame) to work on his Raingods with Zippos album. SW even played guitar on three songs! Fish - Raingods with Zippos 01. Tumbledown (5.52) [Dick/Simmonds] 02. Mission Statement (4.00) [Dick/Astley/Thorn] 03. Incomplete (3.44) [Dick/Antwi/Millett] 04. Tilted Cross (4.19) [Dick/Jackson/Johnson] 05. Faith Healer (5.01) [Harvey/McKenna/Cleminson] 06. Rites of Passage (7.42) [Dick/Simmonds] Plague of Ghosts [Dick/Turrell/Daghorn] - (i) Old Haunts (3.13) (ii) Digging Deep (6.49) (iii) Chocolate Frogs (4.04) (iv) Waving At Stars (3.12) (v) Raingods Dancing (4.16) (vi) Wake-up Call (Make It Happen) (3.32) 01. Lead vocal - Fish, Backing vocal - Elizabeth Antwi, Drums - Dave Stewart, Bass - Steve Vantsis, Guitars - Steve Wilson, Piano - Mickey Simmonds, Keyboards - Tony Turrell, Intro guitar - Bruce Watson, Percussion - Dave Haswell 02. Lead vocal - Fish, Backing vocals - Nicola King and Tony King, Drums - Dave Stewart, Bass - Steve Vantsis, Acoustic guitar - Robin Boult, Electric guitar - Robin Boult/Til Paulman/Bruce Watson, Organ and piano - Tony Turrell, Percussion - Dave Haswell 03. Lead vocal - Fish, Female Lead Vocal - Elizabeth Antwi, Double bass - Steve Vantsis, Strings - Davey Crichton, Acoustic guitars - Robin Boult, Mandolin - Bruce watson, Harmonium - Tony Turrell, Percussion - Dave Haswell, String arrangement - Davey Crichton and Elliot Ness 04. Lead vocal - Fish, Backing vocal - Nicola King, Drums - Dave Stewart, Double bass - Steve Vantsis, Percussion - Dave Haswell, Harmonium and synths - Tony Turrell, Fiddle - Davey Crichton, Guitars - Robin Boult. 05. Lead vocal - Fish, Drums - Dave Stewart, Bass - Steve Vantsis, Guitars - Steve Wilson/Robin Boult, Acoustic guitar - Phil Grieve, Keyboards - Tony Turrell/Mickey Simmonds, Strings and solo violin - Davey Crichton, Percussion - Dave Haswell, String arrangement - Davey Crichton/Tony Turrell/Elliot Ness 06. Lead vocal - Fish, Keyboards/programming/solo - Mickey Simmonds, Drums - Dave Stewart, Bass - Steve Vantsis, Percussion - Dave Haswell, Strings - Davey Crichton, String arrangement - Davey Crichton/Elliot Ness 07 (i - vi). Lead vocal - Fish, Female backing vocals - Nicola King, Male backing vocals - Tony King/Merlin, Spoken French vocal - Pierre Michel Meier, Spoken outro vocal - Mo Warden, Drums - Dave Stewart, Bass - Steve Vantsis, All guitars and solos - Steve Wilson, Keyboards - Tony Turrell, Programming - Mark Daghorn/Tony Turrell, Strings - Davey Crichton, Percussion - Dave Haswell, Samples - Elliot Ness/Tony Turrell Scottish singer-songwriter Fish's new Roadrunner Records release "Raingods With Zippos" is striking for its diversity - the prog stomp of opener "Tumbledown," the string-laden ballad "Rites of Passage," the heavy, blood-pumping rendition of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band's "Faith Healer." Past collaborator/keyboardist Mickey Simmonds lends his neo-classical touches to those first two tracks while Porcupine Tree's Steve Wilson contributes plenty of guitar work throughout "Raingods." It's also noteworthy that Fish collaborated with '80s pop star Rick Astley and Nashville veteran Paul Thorn on the rocking "Mission Statement." The album's tour-de-force is the 6-part "Plague of Ghosts," a song which began humbly as an ambient remix of a Fish track by Mark Daghorn and Tony Turrell (Fish's new touring keyboardist and a major contributor on this album). But Fish saw greater potential in the track, and it eventually became the epic it is now. A journey of reassessment and re-discovering one's self, "Plague of Ghosts" absorbs ambient, ethereal drum 'n' bass, techno, and guitar rock into a beguiling atmospheric swirl which will transfix you from start to finish.

QUOTE (Choose/the/light @ Jun 18 2008, 12:49 AM) QUOTE (Kudzu @ Jun 17 2008, 01:56 AM) Steven Wilson says that he is fascinated by the way drugs have affected music, pop culture, and society, but I believe he has always asserted that he has never used illegal drugs and disapproves of their usage, as well as of the abuse of prescription medication (a message that is all over Fear of a Blank Planet and is suggested a couple times on Signify and Stupid Dream as well). I find it hard to believe that Wilson has never experimented with mind-altering chemicals, considering the music he was making in the '80s and '90s, but I think that's his story. ok thanks whats this TNMS forum though? TNMS = The National Midnight Star You are gonna love this link: http://white-barn.com/nms

QUOTE (Lady April @ Jun 17 2008, 04:10 PM)QUOTE (Ya_Big_Tree @ Jun 17 2008, 09:39 AM) QUOTE (Lady April @ Jun 16 2008, 08:18 PM) MONDAY NIGHT RERUNS!!!!!!!!!!! Ya it was a good one last night! House, this is God. God, House This, as most of the episodes, made me ball like a baby when the wheelchair guy died because House was too busy in his self-righteous game playing. This is also the only ep so far where 13 fu*ked up. Technically she didn't fu*k up. She did what any doc would do. Set the pills in the cup on the tray and went to get water. When I first saw this ep last Fall I cried then too. 13 http://l.yimg.com/img.tv.yahoo.com/tv/us/img/site/78/36/0000037836_20070215165206.jpg

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QUOTE (Fat Organ @ Jun 11 2008, 12:33 PM) QUOTE (gleamingalloyaircar81 @ Jun 11 2008, 12:28 AM) QUOTE (Fat Organ @ Jun 10 2008, 07:34 PM) http://www.wayodd.com/funny-pictures2/funny-pictures-crazy-man-0Xz.jpg Thats gotta be one of the crapiest Photoshops I have ever seen. im afraid that might be real. I hope it's fake. Otherwise, I'd hate to think what that guy has to go through.

For a second there, I thought this belonged in The Sex Thread.

I've seen the show, but since I don't watch a lot of TV or own a Tivo, I usually don't get to see it. I do like it.

QUOTE (mazyyz @ Jun 6 2008, 09:28 AM) You forgot Pigs on the Wing No I didn't. The bookend songs were left out on purpose. See?

QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Jun 6 2008, 03:19 AM) QUOTE (Gompers @ Jun 5 2008, 04:03 PM) QUOTE (subdivider79 @ Jun 5 2008, 03:58 PM) Definitely Dogs, followed by Sheep, Pigs, and then Pigs On The Wing. The latter isn't something I feel needs to be on the album, it's pretty much filler...although I do have a bootleg recording of Animals, where Gilmour throws in a nice extended solo between the two parts. I have heard that there is something out there of a studio recording with the two acoustic pieces meshed with a electric lead solo in the middle. Is this just rumor? Yes I have an mp3 of it somewhere....It's Snowy White playing the solo though, not Dave. Well that doesn't quite hold the same charm, eh?

QUOTE (RUSHHEAD666 @ Jun 5 2008, 05:55 PM) Oh yeah Gompers! I am a HUGE FAN of Gavin's. There is a two pack dvd out featuring the one you have and a different instructual video as well. Do you have the two Gavin Harrison solo cds? It's different, but they are very good. "Sanity & Gravity" is his first and it is out of print and very hard to find!! Yeah, it's about time Gavin got some love! Cheers! As a drummer I love how he incorporates that cool "cymbal tree" into the musical fray. Incredible stuff. Incredible drummer. I need to get get some more instructional stuff by him. His jazz training makes a huge difference with PT over Chris Maitland. I want to hear his solo stuff and O5ric. I bet it is excellent.

QUOTE (ReRushed @ Jun 5 2008, 04:15 PM) QUOTE (subdivider79 @ Jun 5 2008, 04:07 PM) QUOTE (Gompers @ Jun 5 2008, 03:03 PM) QUOTE (subdivider79 @ Jun 5 2008, 03:58 PM) Definitely Dogs, followed by Sheep, Pigs, and then Pigs On The Wing. The latter isn't something I feel needs to be on the album, it's pretty much filler...although I do have a bootleg recording of Animals, where Gilmour throws in a nice extended solo between the two parts. I have heard that there is something out there of a studio recording with the two acoustic pieces meshed with a electric lead solo in the middle. Is this just rumor? I haven't heard anything about a studio version. The live bootleg I have is from 1977, in Canada... Yes, there is a verision of "Pigs on the Wing" that bridges both parts. It was originally released on the 8-track version of Animals. Snowy White, not David Gilmour, provides the bridge between the two parts. It can now be found on various bootlegs. Time to show my ignorance....who's Snowy White?

QUOTE (subdivider79 @ Jun 5 2008, 03:58 PM) Definitely Dogs, followed by Sheep, Pigs, and then Pigs On The Wing. The latter isn't something I feel needs to be on the album, it's pretty much filler...although I do have a bootleg recording of Animals, where Gilmour throws in a nice extended solo between the two parts. I have heard that there is something out there of a studio recording with the two acoustic pieces meshed with a electric lead solo in the middle. Is this just rumor?

QUOTE (RUSHHEAD666 @ Jun 5 2008, 03:45 PM) Porupine Tree is the greatest band on the earth. I mean the second greatest band on earth. Don't get me wrong, I would choose an "Evening With Rush" over an opener, but hey, let's say that in a few years the boys want to trim down some time on their set list because of their age. Wouldn't it be cool to have Porcupine Tree open for RUSH? Then again in a few years PT will probably be too big to open for RUSH. My favorite opener of all time was when PRIMUS opened for RUSH on the "ROLL THE BONES" TOUR! Oh and on another PT note I want to add that I was totally pumped for Gavin Harrison when he won BEST PROGRESIVE DRUMMER in MODERN DRUMMER last year! Thank goodness that Mike Portnoy lost. I would take Gavin over Mike any day. JMO! Harrison has been severely under-rated for way too long. I picked up his DVD and his mastery of the poly-rhythm is second to none, in my eyes.

Hey Gooberino, taking ideas for show themes for future shows? Like the Mellotron Show, or how about songs with animals in their names (PF - Animals entirely!)?

QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jun 5 2008, 04:22 AM)It's interesting that there should be a poll about this as I just heard this album yesterday for the first time in a LOOOONG time. I remember really listening to this album for the first time when I was about 16 (23 years ago! ). It absolutely blew my mind, just completely floored me. Anyway, listening to it again yesterday for the first time in awhile, I hate to say it, but Animals to me has become something akin to The Wall. That is to say, I still greatly appreciate its complexity and think its even a masterpiece of sorts, but I just find it too damn depressing to listen to these days. The album is kind of like; people suck, and they suck in one of three primary ways, and now let me elaborate... I dunno - still undoubtably brilliant, but maybe I just don't have that teenage angst anymore where this appeals to me like it used to - just too lyrically harsh for me to enjoy like I used to... (Goobs that computer is actually your head ) Don't say that, man. Animals is, IHMO, the best PF album. It is so under-rated there are many people who don't even know it exists. Now I know what you are saying about the tone of the lyrics, and it so reeks (did I spell that right?) of Waters pessimism, however, the quality of the music just balances it all with me.

QUOTE (Rushman14 @ Jun 4 2008, 05:35 PM) http://xavier.jtinc.net/blog/noshair.jpg Is that a green nugget in there?

QUOTE (The Owl @ Jun 4 2008, 02:43 PM) QUOTE (Gompers @ Jun 4 2008, 12:39 PM) QUOTE (The Owl @ Jun 4 2008, 02:26 PM) QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Jun 4 2008, 05:19 AM) I actually like that Deadwing version better. The solo was redone, no? It's stronger (to me anyhow) on Deadwing. I think that's why they re-did it for Deadwing. Steven Wilson did not like the LBS version so he re-did it. BTW the live version of Shesmovdon is closer to the Deadwing version than the LBS version. Just like "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here". Awesome live! FYI...I made audio CDs of the live DVD release for my commute to work. It gets regular spins. It has got to be one of my favorite live productions ever. what software reccomendations do you have (free software) to use for audio ripping from a dvd? http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/355156 You will happily get out your Rush DVDs as well to obtain those tracks that don't appear on the audio release. There are only a few of those, however.

QUOTE (The Owl @ Jun 4 2008, 02:26 PM) QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ Jun 4 2008, 05:19 AM) I actually like that Deadwing version better. The solo was redone, no? It's stronger (to me anyhow) on Deadwing. I think that's why they re-did it for Deadwing. Steven Wilson did not like the LBS version so he re-did it. BTW the live version of Shesmovdon is closer to the Deadwing version than the LBS version. Just like "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here". Awesome live! FYI...I made audio CDs of the live DVD release for my commute to work. It gets regular spins. It has got to be one of my favorite live productions ever.

QUOTE (Rushman14 @ Jun 2 2008, 02:08 PM) http://www.forumsextreme.com/imgs1/Funny_Pictures_Star-Wars_New_Bulb_Vader.jpg That would make a great avatar.

QUOTE (ReRushed @ Jun 2 2008, 12:28 PM) I'm going with "Sheep". "Raving and drooling I fell on his neck with a scream!" All of the lyrics on this album are simply fantastic. I went with Dogs because it is so epic, but I have to admit, the lyrics to Sheep are haunting.

This is my favorite Floyd album. For you who have, I bet ya love it! So outside of the acoustic beginning and end to the album, which full band recording do you like best?