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There are two artists/bands with this name:
1) Moondog was the pseudonym of Louis T. Hardin (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999).
He was a New York City street musician and former beat poet who was blinded as a young adult. From the late 1940s until 1974, he was a permanent fixture, busking on 54th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan. He was known not only for his music and poetry, but also for the distinctive Viking garb that he wore, including a horned helmet. He routinely gave away copies of his work to anybody who would take them. In this way, he came to the attention of producer James William Guercio, who took him into the studio to record an album, released as “Moondog” (1969) on the CBS label. The track Stamping Ground, with its odd preamble of Moondog saying one of his epigrams, was featured on the sampler double album “Fill Your Head with Rock”. A brief phrase of another track on the album, Bird’s Lament (In memory of Charlie Parker) was sampled by Mr. Scruff as the basis for his 7-minute track
Get a Move On, which in turn was used in commercials for the luxury model Lincoln Navigator SUV.
A second album produced with Guercio, and featuring both himself and his daughter as vocalists, contained song compositions in the forms of canons and rounds. It did not make an impression on popular music as the first had. The two CBS albums were re-released as a single CD in 1989.
1) Moondog was the pseudonym of Louis T. Hardin (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999).
He was a New York City street musician and former beat poet who was blinded as a young adult. From the late 1940s until 1974, he was a permanent fixture, busking on 54th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan. He was known not only for his music and poetry, but also for the distinctive Viking garb that he wore, including a horned helmet. He routinely gave away copies of his work to anybody who would take them. In this way, he came to the attention of producer James William Guercio, who took him into the studio to record an album, released as “Moondog” (1969) on the CBS label. The track Stamping Ground, with its odd preamble of Moondog saying one of his epigrams, was featured on the sampler double album “Fill Your Head with Rock”. A brief phrase of another track on the album, Bird’s Lament (In memory of Charlie Parker) was sampled by Mr. Scruff as the basis for his 7-minute track
Get a Move On, which in turn was used in commercials for the luxury model Lincoln Navigator SUV.A second album produced with Guercio, and featuring both himself and his daughter as vocalists, contained song compositions in the forms of canons and rounds. It did not make an impression on popular music as the first had. The two CBS albums were re-released as a single CD in 1989.
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mosquiter wrote:
What about snail rights ?
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ysion wrote:
the accomplishment to polarize is the real art, the ability to do some arrangements is trade. I can paint an elefant, a swan, a watch, a giraffe, fire and even a tiger, but it is not enough to compare with Dali
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martin_timide wrote:
wow!
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Zeynoon wrote:
One of the best things I've ever heard. If you're finding reasons to complain, that person doesn't know how to enjoy music.
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mercercy wrote:
this shoutbox saddens me
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optimistic_tour wrote:
Moondog rules.
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tyler_noreika wrote:
"But you didn't" and "I could do that" aren't points of argument in the first place. Nobody cares if something exists that's ten times more complicated or that was done before. Listen to the music if you want to do so. It's all subjective. The only thing that matters is your interpretation and enjoyment. Talent/Innovation means nothing. Personal response means everything.
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LordRama wrote:
"so I'll take that back so no more of you have to change your lacy little panties." Lacy boxers. Please.
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ZacharyBoone wrote:
God cant anybody just not argue about music and just listen to it?
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LePlatypope wrote:
I mean if hand-me-downs are really your thing hitbypitch..
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LongLiveTheD wrote:
Awesome, baroque jazz. Never though that could exist. [2]
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LePlatypope wrote:
Cite your Miles Davis loving Moondog thing, dawg because either Google's being shy with me or that doesn't exist. OK, I get it, I shouldn't have said "I could have made his arrangements" (but I could) so I'll take that back so no more of you have to change your lacy little panties. This guy's just so mediocre there's no reason to listen to him. I'm going to listen to Moondog 69 again tonight to see if I missed any magic but I'm pretty sure my review will stand.
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denkol wrote:
For fuck's sake, LePlatypope! MILES DAVIS worshiped Moondog- what else can I say? And most people can do 2/3 of most things, but few can do 100%. Good luck with your 2/3!
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LePlatypope wrote:
All you'd have to do is look to the past and, you know, copy. In a viking hat while not seeing. So yeah, I could do 2/3 of Moondog, I'm confident.
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Hirohissun wrote:
"I could set up these arrangements" ->no you couldn't
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WimpyWelshman wrote:
Hardcore Moondog here.
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placental_fluid wrote:
LePlatypope is right, and you all should feel bad for liking Moondog's shitty music.
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LePlatypope wrote:
Have you people honestly never heard anything just like this but ten times better? Seriously? SERIOUSLY??
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Quicksand227 wrote:
"BUT YOU DIDN'T" is the only suitable response to someone complaining, "I could do that!" and using it as criticism. [2]
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doornappel wrote:
beautiful...
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