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Bassist Wanted

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Popularity rank 1 #7. Thinking outside the box

January 25, 2005

AGENT: OK, bad news, boys, the label was very down on the last tapes of the album you sent in.

AGENT: So, if this record is gonna happen, we need to really change it up, think outside the box.
GORDON CRANWICK: OK.
KEVIN EDO: Yeah.

GORDON CRANWICK: What if we made the whole CD a hidden track!
KEVIN EDO: Ooo, yeah! So, like, there's just 40 minutes of silence... and then the album!

AGENT: OK... everybody back in the box....
GORDON CRANWICK: We could re-record all the guitar solos with pan flutes!
KEVIN EDO: Pan flutes! Yes! Yes!
ROCCO: (silent)

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Popularity rank 2 #360. DIY it

April 5, 2010

JOEL: OK! You've got your recordings! I say you DIY it, put out the EP yourself.
JAMES: Can't we get the label to help do it?

JOEL: No, I didn't officially sign you. I can't offer the support of the label.
JAMES: If you WERE officially representing us, what support would the label offer?

JOEL: Oh, we'd second-guess every creative decision you'd make. Then we'd probably sow discontent amongst the band, pit you against one another.

JAMES: We can DIY that part, too, I guess.
JOEL: We also promise promotion and then don't deliver, which is a nice feature...

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Popularity rank 3 #354. Max the backing track

March 20, 2010

JOEL: For this track, let's turn the Twilight kid totally down and max out the backing vocals.
ROCCO: I already was, man.

ROCCO: I get what you're doing, man, secretly recording the songs of this backing band. It's cool of you to give these kids a shot.
JOEL: Oh, uh, thanks...

JOEL: So wait, if Ayok's turned down, how am I still hearing him? Isn't this room soundproof?
ROCCO: It IS soundproof.

ROCCO: It is NOT shit proof...
JOEL: Goddammit, he's humping the amps again... Ayok! NO! Down! DOWN!!

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Popularity rank 4 #353. We’re gonna get you recorded

March 19, 2010

JOEL: OK, we're gonna get you guys recorded. I hired you as session players for the Twilight kid's new record.
JAMES: We don't know his songs.

JOEL: Neither does he. We're just gonna record YOUR songs in between his bullshit...
JAMES: He won't notice?

JOEL: Hey Ayok, we're recording these guys' songs today. Also, we'll be shoving four or five needles into your peehole.
AYOK: Svnse wrfl...

JOEL: He seems OK with it.
JAMES: Dammit! He's chewing through my mandolin again!

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Popularity rank 5 #308. Albums reduce to songs

November 13, 2009

KURT: I haf found an interesting artifact of using Mega-Tune.
JOEL: OK.

KURT: Many albums, reduced to one note per song, seem to form new songs with the notes. For example...

MEGA-TUNE: You. Are. My. Sunshine. My. Only. Sunshine. You. Make. Me. Happy. When. Skies. Are. Gray.

JOEL: Whoa, what album is that?
KURT: "The Best of the Velvet Underground".

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