What's Going On? » Music http://bobbyoster.com/blog A blog about music, sports, business, technology, culture, life, food, and other random subjects. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:02:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 New A Rising Force Music Added To SoundCloud And Band Website http://bobbyoster.com/blog/new-a-rising-force-music-added-to-soundcloud-and-band-website/ http://bobbyoster.com/blog/new-a-rising-force-music-added-to-soundcloud-and-band-website/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:00:33 +0000 http://bobbyoster.com/blog/?p=111 Over the last week I’ve been adding new music to the SoundCloud page for A Rising Force – my band. I’ve also started updating the album section for Make Music – which will be coming out later this year…I promise. So far, there are pages for 9 of the 13 tracks on the album, with … Continue reading »

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]]> Over the last week I’ve been adding new music to the SoundCloud page for A Rising Force – my band. I’ve also started updating the album section for Make Music – which will be coming out later this year…I promise. So far, there are pages for 9 of the 13 tracks on the album, with the rest coming later this week. I also plan on doing a post on the A Rising Force website once all the pages have launched.

SoundCloud has also been a great way to connect with new fans for the band. As of today, there are 69 followers for the A Rising Force account and it has only been up for a couple months. I waited way too long to start posting my music online – the earlier you can get your music up to start getting feedback and connecting with fans, the better. Once all the audio content has been posted, I’ll finish editing the video track reviews and post them to the band website.

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]]> http://bobbyoster.com/blog/new-a-rising-force-music-added-to-soundcloud-and-band-website/feed/ 0 All systems go http://bobbyoster.com/blog/all-systems-go/ http://bobbyoster.com/blog/all-systems-go/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:52:00 +0000 http://bobbyoster.com/blog/2009/04/29/all-systems-go/ I finally got my computer back up and running. That means more music production (I’ve also kicked my buddy who I’m collaborating with on a hip-hop project in the ass to start finishing his lyrics). I can’t wait to get back going. I was in the process of finalizing the demos and getting recordings laid … Continue reading »

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]]> I finally got my computer back up and running. That means more music production (I’ve also kicked my buddy who I’m collaborating with on a hip-hop project in the ass to start finishing his lyrics). I can’t wait to get back going. I was in the process of finalizing the demos and getting recordings laid down. I’ll post more stuff as it progresses and make updates to http://arisingforce.com/

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]]> http://bobbyoster.com/blog/all-systems-go/feed/ 0 Top 5 Concept Albums Of All Time http://bobbyoster.com/blog/top-five-concept-albums-of-all-time/ http://bobbyoster.com/blog/top-five-concept-albums-of-all-time/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:04:00 +0000 http://bobbyoster.com/blog/2009/04/27/concept-albums/ I really like the idea of concept albums as a creative outlet. Putting one together requires much more planning versus a single song (in my opinion). There have been quite a few that I’ve liked over the years, so I thought I’d list them out starting with the one that inspired me to write my … Continue reading »

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]]> I really like the idea of concept albums as a creative outlet. Putting one together requires much more planning versus a single song (in my opinion). There have been quite a few that I’ve liked over the years, so I thought I’d list them out starting with the one that inspired me to write my own concept album:

Top 5 Favorite Concept Albums
The Mars Volta – De-Loused in the Comatorium
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Deltron – Deltron 3030
Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon
Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

Honorable Mentions
Cursive – Domestica
The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
Gorillaz – Demon Days
Lupe Fiasco – The Cool
Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral
The Mars Volta – Frances the Mute
Pink Floyd – The Wall
David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Kate Bush – Hounds of Love
Coheed & Cambria – In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
Styx – Kilroy Was Here
Green Day – American Idiot
Saul Williams – The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!
Mastodon – Blood Mountain
My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade
Queens of the Stone Age– Songs for the Deaf
The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come for Free

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]]> http://bobbyoster.com/blog/top-five-concept-albums-of-all-time/feed/ 0 Investing and more… http://bobbyoster.com/blog/investing-and-more/ http://bobbyoster.com/blog/investing-and-more/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:29:00 +0000 http://bobbyoster.com/blog/2008/12/21/investing-and-more/ Don’t invest in the stock market. In the meantime, my album is coming along nicely. I will post an update at http://arisingforce.com/ and http://www.dynamicsandbox.com/arisingforce/ when I have new stuff!

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]]> Don’t invest in the stock market. In the meantime, my album is coming along nicely. I will post an update at http://arisingforce.com/ and http://www.dynamicsandbox.com/arisingforce/ when I have new stuff!

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]]> http://bobbyoster.com/blog/investing-and-more/feed/ 0 It’s been a while http://bobbyoster.com/blog/its-been-a-while/ http://bobbyoster.com/blog/its-been-a-while/#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:58:00 +0000 http://bobbyoster.com/blog/2008/07/27/its-been-a-while/ Wow, it’s been a while since I wrote here. I’ve updated my site http://arisingforce.com/ with the beginnings of what it will become. I need to add a lot more functionality in the way of feedback. I’ve decided to release all of the music/lyrics/songs/recordings I’ve done up to this point and continue to release tracks while … Continue reading »

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]]> Wow, it’s been a while since I wrote here. I’ve updated my site http://arisingforce.com/ with the beginnings of what it will become. I need to add a lot more functionality in the way of feedback. I’ve decided to release all of the music/lyrics/songs/recordings I’ve done up to this point and continue to release tracks while I finalize my album release.

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]]> http://bobbyoster.com/blog/its-been-a-while/feed/ 0 Only, One http://bobbyoster.com/blog/only-one/ http://bobbyoster.com/blog/only-one/#comments Sat, 08 Jul 2006 06:37:00 +0000 http://bobbyoster.com/blog/2006/07/08/only-one/ It never will come, It never will come, But still you stand here waiting, It never will come, It never will come, But still you stand here, It’s not forgotten, Not forgotten, To be a man, To be a man, To be a man, And never fall down, It’s not forgotten, Not forgotten, Forever would … Continue reading »

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]]> It never will come,
It never will come,
But still you stand here waiting,

It never will come,
It never will come,
But still you stand here,

It’s not forgotten,
Not forgotten,

To be a man,
To be a man,
To be a man,
And never fall down,

It’s not forgotten,
Not forgotten,

Forever would have come so soon,
I never would have run from you,
Sisyphus, you’ll learn a thing or two,
What you can and cannot do,

Patient ’til the end of time,
Waiting at the end of time,
Forever could have come so soon,
I never would have run from you,

Only, one

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]]> http://bobbyoster.com/blog/only-one/feed/ 0 Update http://bobbyoster.com/blog/update/ http://bobbyoster.com/blog/update/#comments Sat, 08 Jul 2006 01:13:00 +0000 http://bobbyoster.com/blog/2006/07/08/update/ As I post this, I’ve just finished recording the demo for ‘only, one’ which is my new (old) track. I wrote it last november, but just rediscovered it earlier this week. It definitely has a spot on the album. I also put down a demo for ‘mission accomplished’ that I need to sync up with … Continue reading »

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]]> As I post this, I’ve just finished recording the demo for ‘only, one’ which is my new (old) track. I wrote it last november, but just rediscovered it earlier this week. It definitely has a spot on the album. I also put down a demo for ‘mission accomplished’ that I need to sync up with a drum track. There are only a few more tracks that I’ve written, but haven’t demoed. I need to get better demos of them up. Here are the partial lyrics for ‘mission accomplished':

from far away, we saw them standing with their hands held in the sky,
you never know just how you’ll go, until you end up where die,

the mark of faith, he claims to hold, our righteous path, god’s on our side,
we kill to win, to cleanse their sins, with blood red hands, we sacrifice,

we’re going down this road, our paths been sold, we’ve got no choice, our fate is tied,
indoctrinated by the greed, hellbent to succeed,
executive faith, manifests hate,

go away, just go away,
i said go away, just go away

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