T w e n t y S i d e d
Somewhere between Canon in D and Tenacious D is this:
At our wedding we had a string quartet instead of an organ. It was probably my favorite aspect of the whole ceremony, bride excluded. Canon in D was our wedding march. But not this version.
I see him playing the guitar, but I hear backup and drums. Are they hiding under the desk?
Via Don.
Ludonarrative Dissonance
What is this silly word, why did some people get so irritated by it, and why did it fall out of use?
Project Frontier
A programming project where I set out to make a gigantic and complex world from simple data.
The Strange Evolution of OpenGL
Sometimes software is engineered. Sometimes it grows organically. And sometimes it's thrown together seemingly at random over two decades.
Gamers Aren’t Toxic
This is a horrible narrative that undermines the hobby through crass stereotypes. The hobby is vast, gamers come from all walks of life, and you shouldn't judge ANY group by its worst members.
Stop Asking Me to Play Dark Souls!
An unhinged rant where I maybe slightly over-reacted to the water torture of Souls evangelism.
If you look closely enough you can see Neil Peart on his left shoulder.
That was WICKED!
I love the bit at 3:50ish onward when he goes into various different keys. I’ve seen this before through Metafilter, but love listening to it every time.
There’s a whole CD out there by an act called Liv and Let Liv that does the Canon in D as surf-rock instrumentals. “Surf-rock” as in “Sleepwalk,” not as in “Walk Don’t Run.”
That was very cool — thanks for sharing. :D
Angie
Try going to http://www.twistedsister.com and listening to their version of
“O Come All Ye Faithful”
Wow. That’s a great way to start a morning :)
For those interested, you can find out more in the original version of “Canon Rock” on Wikipedia (where else?):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Rock_%28Instrumental%29
I’ve always been a fan of P’s Canon.
I just ran out of things to say(about this subject).
M.
Bravo Maestro!