the song: Compliments from Band of Horses
Okay. So this will complete my “bearded songs I suggest you listen to” week. Compliments from Band of Horses from their new cd Infinite Arms.
While I have always liked their sound I also have thought their music has been a little uneven in listenability. But they have such a distinct sound if you like one song (and No One is Gonna Love You Better is as good as it gets) you keep on coming back around for more. Compliments has a slightly more upbeat and bigger sound than many of their other songs.
In addition. The video for his song is awesome. Really interesting in its use of morphing ad photography. The technique they use is fascinating and you will be tempted to slow down or pause in sections just to see what they do (although the entire video can give you a headache if you watch it too closely).
Here is the video (I wasn’t smart enough to figure out how to link to it so my friend Brad was kind enough to send it to me):
URL: http://vimeo.com/10566868
To be honest with everyone this isn’t brilliant songwriting. The music certainly doesn’t push the envelope and true musicians will probably suggest it is mainstream mediocrity (that doesn’t make it any less fun to listen to).
And the lyrics can be a little trite.
(chorus): “if there is a god up in the air, someone looking over everyone, at least you’ve got something to fall back on.”
But.
It is feel good nonsense. And really good listening feel good nonsense. And it is good enough to remind you that Band of Horses is a better than average band. And it gives you hope that somewhere in their songwriting future portfolio is something truly iconic.
Oh.
On top if it all. Beyond the well crafted hooks and beautiful jangly rambling melodic chords there is Ben Bridwell. Looking past his healthy beard you will find a vulnerable clear voice that raises above all the music with a pureness that makes band of horses …. Well … band of horses.
I would imagine the cd is a good listen. I know this song certainly is. Enjoy.
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confidence adults & tweens
May 22, 2012 - 6:34 pm
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So. Sometimes I write about something because I was thinking about it … but them sometimes a picture makes me write. This picture reminded me that a lot of teens & tweens feel this way <in fact … one posted this picture she made>. This picture also reminded made me think about kids & confidence [...]
what is management?
May 21, 2012 - 11:12 am
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“Responsibility for one’s impacts is the oldest principle of the law” – Peter Drucker (New Realities, 1989, p. 87) To me, in today’s business, manager management training is woefully lacking. Training simply equals “results” <with an additional emphasis on doing it while being politically correct and appropriately sensitive – to avoid litigation>. And, no, I [...]
let the party roll
May 20, 2012 - 10:52 am
Tags: addictive songs, bluesy funk, bottling up something from the past, chuck brown, contemporary music rooted in past, enlightened music, godfather of go go, good music, good performance video, great party music, let the party roll, let the party roll chuck brown, music, nifty blues based guitarist, special music, Stuff I Like, timeless music
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I think we all recognize that much of the contemporary music we enjoy is often rooted in something from the past. Oh. And by contemporary I mean any decade’s music. It’s not just today … but yesterday’s … and it will be so tomorrow. And, yet, on occasion … in every decade someone comes along [...]
Summer bummer
May 18, 2012 - 8:59 am
Tags: a dancier sade, addictive songs, anthemic dance songs, distinctive sweeping singing voice, donna summer, donna summer cancer, era of disco superstars, good singer, great dance club music, great music performer, more than a disco queen, more than a disco singer, music, music remained a dance club standard, music remixed, respect, songs of personal strength, songs of self reliance, state of independence, Stuff I Like, summer bummer
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Sadly Donna Summer passed away. Therefore … this post will date me but Donna Summer passing away from cancer reminded me of some good music and a great performer. Oh. and, frankly a woman who’s music message I respected <always about a strong woman>. While people will probably scratch their heads over this comparison … [...]
catching culture
May 18, 2012 - 8:58 am
Tags: actions today make who i am tomorrow, adidas evrybody runs, Adidas is doing a good job, adidas new world in my view, advertising, advertising focused on women, authentic statement, badge worthy, being cool but functional, brand, branding, brings together diversity, business, Business Thoughts, capture culture and peformance, capturing culture without losing performance, catching cultre in advertising, catching culture, character, communication, consumers are fickle, consumers are illogical, consumers are inconsistent, crating attitudes, creating buying behavior, dificult and elusive ideas, enlightened advertising, enlightened communication, enlightened execution, good job adidas, good use of song in ad, hitting critical sales mass, holy grail of advertising, katy is wacky, katy perry adidas, leadership, learning, managing perceptions, new world in my view, nike has lost their way, performance is not enough, relevant in a non stupid way, respect, sending a positive message, smart planning and assessment, smart wacky, Stuff I Like, superior athletic performance, truth
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Ok. The holy grail of advertising and marketing is to capture culture and performance at the exact right moment. Just catch culture and you are cool <but no one buys your shit>. Just catch performance and you aren’t cool enough <or “badge worthy” enough> to hit sales critical mass. Performance is easy … although many [...]
cell phones and 8 year olds
May 14, 2012 - 5:15 pm
Tags: a generation of concerned citizens, a global education kids initiative, a net education platform, actions today make who i am tomorrow, affecting people’s conflict behavior, aligning generational attitude and technology and consumer trends, augmented reality, augmented storytelling, books, broadcast, building character, business, Business Thoughts, cannot imagine, cell phones, cellphones and kids, cellular industry and reading, change begins in the head, change takes remarkable effort, changed behavior, changing education, character, childhood mediated by technology, children and critical thinking, children out of school, children owning cellphones, children’s education, communication, community individualism, conflict and people, content dissemination trends, content odd man out is books, conversations, creating innovation attitude in children, creating the next generation of thinkers, creating the next generation of thinkers using the web, curiosity is the enemy of ignorance, death of paper, death of paper part 3, decision making, developing cross cultural skills, developing minds of next generation of thinkers, developing social and emotional competencies, digital technology and education, e books, educating using the net, education, education to enlighten, effective teaching globally, encouraging curiosity, encouraging understanding of choices, enlightened conflict, enlightened learning, enlightened teaching, enlightened technology, facebook, freedom of choice, Gen X, Gen Y, generation after millennials, generational ideation, generations, global, global collaboration, Global generation, global generation sociological platform, global respect, Google, Harvard, ignorance, ignorance is the enemy, interpreting morality, jared leto, jared leto free your mind, kindle, knowledge, leadership, learning, lessons, libraries, life, life lessons, literature, little access to cyberspace, love will not change the world, making needed changes to education, marketing, mass mingling impact on Global Generation, measuring exclusion from primary education, measuring generational attitudes, measuring generational behavior, measuring global education, media, meeting the challenges of concentration, millenials, mobile technology impacting education, net enabled education, paper books, paper disintegrates, paper to digital, parenting, peace on facebook, pop up schools, predictions, print, project global generation, redefining children’s education with a global initiative, research, respect, respect for individual choice, responsibility, short term concentration capabilities, social media, social technology, strategy, strength of character to make change, strength of values, Stuff I Like, teaching kids globally, technology and parenting, technology innovation, that i will be tomorrow, the death of libraries, the economist e-communication and society, the growth of the independent library, this i am today, trends, truth, Twitter, twitter triumph of humanity, UNESCO children out of school, using cell technology for education, web based global education, who reads books
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“Adults — digital natives or not — can’t imagine what a childhood mediated by mobile, social technology that didn’t exist 10 years ago is actually like.” – Senior editor The Atlantic magazine I admit. Technology has created a significant new challenge to parenting. I struggle to think of anything since the printing press that would [...]
augmented reality
May 14, 2012 - 5:15 pm
Tags: a generation of concerned citizens, a global education kids initiative, a net education platform, actions today make who i am tomorrow, affecting people’s conflict behavior, aligning generational attitude and technology and consumer trends, augmented reality, augmented storytelling, blurring the lines in a story, books, broadcast, building character, business, Business Thoughts, cannot imagine, cell phones, cellphones and kids, cellular industry and reading, change begins in the head, change takes remarkable effort, changed behavior, character, childhood mediated by technology, children and critical thinking, children out of school, children owning cellphones, children’s education, communication, community individualism, conflict and people, content dissemination trends, content odd man out is books, conversations, creating innovation attitude in children, creating the next generation of thinkers, creating the next generation of thinkers using the web, curiosity is the enemy of ignorance, death of paper, death of paper part 3, decision making, developing cross cultural skills, developing minds of next generation of thinkers, developing social and emotional competencies, e books, educating using the net, education to enlighten, effective teaching globally, encouraging curiosity, encouraging understanding of choices, enlightened conflict, enlightened learning, enlightened teaching, enlightened technology, facebook, freedom of choice, Gen X, Gen Y, generation after millennials, generational ideation, generations, global, global collaboration, Global generation, global generation sociological platform, global respect, Google, Harvard, ignorance, ignorance is the enemy, interpreting morality, jared leto, jared leto free your mind, kindle, knowledge, leadership, learning, lessons, libraries, life, life lessons, literature, little access to cyberspace, love will not change the world, marketing, mass mingling impact on Global Generation, measuring exclusion from primary education, measuring generational attitudes, measuring generational behavior, measuring global education, media, meeting the challenges of concentration, millenials, mobile technology impacting education, net enabled education, new technology, paper books, paper disintegrates, paper to digital, parenting, peace on facebook, pop up schools, predictions, print, project global generation, redefining children’s education with a global initiative, research, respect, respect for individual choice, responsibility, short term concentration capabilities, social media, social technology, strategy, strength of character to make change, strength of values, Stuff I Like, teaching kids globally, technology and parenting, technology innovation, that i will be tomorrow, the death of libraries, the economist e-communication and society, the growth of the independent library, this i am today, trends, truth, Twitter, twitter triumph of humanity, UNESCO children out of school, using cell technology for education, web based global education, who reads books
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Augmented reality is … well … a reality. Augmented Reality: engineers are pulling graphics out of your television screen or computer display and integrating them into real-world environments. This new technology, called augmented reality, blurs the line between what’s real and what’s computer-generated by enhancing what we see, hear, feel and smell. On the spectrum [...]
ordinary extraordinary sports fans
May 13, 2012 - 4:22 pm
Tags: advertising, avoiding the trite, believe espn tv, best espn commercials, branding, brilliant in simplicity, business, Business Thoughts, easy creative work, enlightened advertising, espn commercials, espn ordinary michael jordan, life, marketing, not just for sports fans, ordinary dealing with extraordinary expectations, ordinary guy, ordinary person with famous name, relevant to many not just few, smart advertising, Stuff I Like
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Ok. Creating good espn television commercials is sort of an easy task in the scheme of things <in the world of creating good advertising>. It’s not like having to explain how my detergent is somehow better then another detergent <that is 25cents less and claims to do the same thing>. Anyway. As long as you [...]
I have loved the stars too fondly
May 12, 2012 - 7:28 am
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“though my soul may set in darkness it will rise in perfect light. i have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.” Sarah Williams “the old astronomer to the pupil” Stars are special things. I do not know anyone who hasn’t stopped … for a moment on a clear night … [...]
observation of the day: people power
May 10, 2012 - 10:12 am
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“A wave of shareholder activism is shining light on ….” – subhead in The Guardian “A new kind of outrage: Investors kick out against inflated pay packages” – headline in The Economist So. The issues America (and many countries) is having at the moment are complex but I wanted to make an observation of one [...]
