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  1. "Cache is king. And if your cache is cut, you're going to feel it."

    "Some providers now have something called Metal-as-a-Service, which I really think ought to mean that an '80s metal band shows up at your office, plays a gig, smashes the furniture, and urinates on the carpet."

  2. Bebop Jazz Icons:

    • Art Blakey (Moanin' - The Jazz Messengers)
    • Kenny Clarke (Epistrophy - Thelonious Monk)
    • Max Roach (Cherokee - Clifford Brown/Max Roach)
    • Roy Haynes (Blue Monk - Thelonious Monk)
    • Philly Joe Jones (Billy Boy - Miles Davis)
    • Jimmy Cobb (Kind of Blue - Miles Davis)

    British Rock Royalty:

    • Ringo Starr (Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles)
    • Charlie Watts (Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones)
    • Keith Moon (Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who)
    • Ginger Baker (White Room - Cream)
    • John Bonham (Good Times, Bad Times - Led Zeppelin)
    • Mitch Mitchell (Manic Depression - Jimi Hendrix Experience)

    Afro-Cuban Hits - Ballroom, Folkloric & Pop:

    • Para Los Rumberos - Tito Puente (Mike Collazo, drums)
    • Quimbara - Celia Cruz (Johnny Pacheco, percussion)
    • Ponte Para Las Cosas - Los Van Van (Changuito, drums)
    • The Glamorous Life - Sheila E (Sheila E, drums & percussion)
    • Xiomara - Irakere (Bernardo García, drums)
    • Oren - Gonzalo Rubalcaba (Ignacio Berroa, drums)

    "The Latin Tinge" in Jazz Music:

    • Manteca - Dizzy Gillespie Big Band (Chano Pozo, congas; Kenny Clarke, drums)
    • Caravan - Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
    • So Danco Samba - Stan Getz, Joåo Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim (Milton Banana, drums)
    • O Grande Amour - Stan Getz (Grady Tate, drums)
    • La Fiesta - Chick Corea & Return to Forever (Airto, drums)
    • The Sidewinder - Lee Morgan (Billy Higgins, drums)

    "The Latin Tinge" in Pop/Rock/R&B Music:

    • What'd I Say? - Ray Charles Orchestra (Milt Turner, drums)
    • Mas Que Nada - Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 (João Palma, drums)
    • Oye Como Va - Santana (Michael Shrieve, drums)
    • Late in the Evening - Paul Simon (Steve Gadd, drums)
    • No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley & the Wailers (Carlton Barrett, drums)
    • Cecila - Simon & Garfunkel (Airto, percussion; João Palma, drums)

    New Orleans, Louisiana, USA:

    • Struttin' with Some Barbeque - Louis Armstrong (Warren "Baby" Dodds, drums)
    • Poinciana - Ahmad Jamal (Vernel Fournier, drums)
    • Hey Pocky Way - The Meters (Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste, drums)
    • Iko Iko (Brother John) - The Neville Brothers (Herman Ernest, drums)
    • Big Chief - Professor Longhair (Johnny Vidacovich, drums)
    • Second Line - Treme Brass Band (Herlin Riley, drums)

    Shuffle Rhythms:

    • Choo, Choo, Ch'Boogie - Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five (Christopher Columbus, drums)
    • Green Onions - Booker T & the MGs (Al Jackson, Jr., drums)
    • Doin' it to Death - James Brown (John "Jab'o" Starks, drums)
    • Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye (Marvin Gaye, drums)
    • Babylon Sisters - Steely Dan (Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, drums)
    • Party Time - Buddy Rich Big Band

    5 Milestone Big Band Drumming Recordings:

    • The Mooche - Duke Ellington Orchestra (Sonny Greer, drums)
    • Jumpin' at the Woodside - Count Basie Orchestra (Jo Jones, drums)
    • Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman Orchestra (Gene Krupa, drums)
    • Cute - Count Basie Orchestra (Sonny Payne, drums)
    • West Side Story Medley - Buddy Rich New Swingin' Big Band
    • Skin Deep - Duke Ellington Orchestra (Louie Bellson, drums & composer)
  3. "Two clichés make us laugh. A hundred cliches move us. For we sense dimly that the clichés are talking among themselves, and celebrating a reunion."

    "Electric Wizard are the product of a hundred cliches. Everything about them is a trope, but despite that, they are stupidly heavy and even though they often sink into kitsch to the detriment of their songwriting, they're sort of a unique band in that they're the best at amplifier massage."

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Metal/comments/2re6wz/shreddits_album_of_the_week_electric_wizard/cnfdrio

  4. Combinaison de morceaux choisis d'un discours bien léché, à la gestuelle animée, et d'une bande son riche en émotions. Il est à la fois intéressant et cocasse de voir à quel point la musique et la gestuelle influent sur la perception du message...

    [EN] Combination of selected pieces of a well-rehearsed political speech/interview, featuring wide gestures, and emotion-rich music. It's both interesting and surprising to see how the background music genre, coupled to the spokesperson's gestures, can alter or reinforce the essence of the speech...

  5. Somebody please put an end to those damn musicians!

  6. EOL is a robot band made of automated instruments: cello, drums, guitar, and a printer head for lead parts