Hi y'all...just a quick note from me tonight. Dream Theater will be posted as soon as I can process it. And, just reminding you all of our community-wide hangout tomorrow at 4:20pm EST. See you soon!
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2021-12-18 01:53:29 +0000 UTC View PostWe're ending the year with a bang by listening to Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence by Dream Theater. To be clear, I'm listening to the original side 2 8-part suite...not the entire album. I need your help picking the version that I'll use for the episode. I have found three viable choices. 2021-12-14 00:10:31 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Behind the Score, we're looking at my suite of carols called A Festival For Christmas. As we go, I'm focusing some of the transitional decisions I made in arranging this...including duration, key changes, meter changes, textural differences, etc. I hope you enjoy!
2021-12-12 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all...I really like today's video, but YT has blocked it. So, I'm inviting patrons (and YT members) to attend a special zoom at 4:00pm today to hang out and listen along to this episode. The zoom credentials are listed below. Hope you'll be able to join us!
Doug
R. Do...
2021-12-02 16:03:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Vimeo link: https://vimeo.com/652298244/e7dbbb1517
I'm really happy that I decided to not overlook Haken. I thoroughly enjoyed myself while listening to this album. I find their music to be sophisticated and hone...
2021-12-02 04:08:49 +0000 UTC View PostHello all,
We're so thrilled that all of you have become a member of our online community. We are thankful for all of you, and we'd love to have you join us (virtually) for a special Daily Doug Live hangout as we celebrate the year that has been and start to look forward to the upcoming yea...
2021-11-29 23:32:49 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Behind the Score, we're going back to basics with a review of the five main types of 7th chords and how they function in a descending fifth series. We listen to Frank Sinatra singing Fly Me to the Moon as well as a Passacaglia by G. F. Handel. I hope you enjoy!
2021-11-29 02:26:33 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the heartwarming story of our first batch of 2021 Holiday Slush. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
2021-11-25 17:48:52 +0000 UTC View PostOK...so...it's almost the end of the year. I'm planning on taking about 10 days (mostly) off around the Christmas/New Year time. And, I think I have a good plan for the Extended Play Lounges to round out the year.
First, I really would like to listen to Haken...especially since the band has...
2021-11-24 00:07:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/647104864/5925aedff5
This was my first time listening to Marillion with Fish as lead singer, and I quite enjoyed the album. Come along with me as we experience the entire Misplaced C...
2021-11-18 00:57:03 +0000 UTC View Post
On this episode of Behind the Score, I'm providing a primer on the church modes...showing how they are related to our major and minor scales. The piece that we're using as a model is my own setting of Variations on Kirken, a set of variations for organ. Organist Tom Marvil guests on the episode a...
2021-11-15 18:30:42 +0000 UTC View Post
My wife, Megan, doesn't often sit in the same room while I record episodes...and this is one of the reasons why... :)
2021-11-11 19:45:53 +0000 UTC View PostMarillion won the first round. I'm very excited to dive into more music by this band that is quite new to me. All of the choices are full albums this time (even though I've heard a third of FEAR already.) Select your preferred choice! We'll run this poll through Saturday the 13th. Happy vot...
2021-11-11 00:06:42 +0000 UTC View PostI've had some folks tell me that they want to support the channel but are either wary of new apps or the Patreon model itself. And, the channel is at the threshold that we can now offer them.
So, we're creeping into the space with a small one-tier "Helvering's Army" name. The main per...
2021-11-10 23:36:26 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time for our next Extended Play Lounge poll. Marillion and Haken both make it into this round because of their 2nd and 3rd place finishes last time. I'm including Pain of Salvation, Queensryche, and Frank Zappa because they have placed well in previous polls...and I'm not quite ready to do a...
2021-11-05 22:47:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Vimeo link: https://vimeo.com/640851313/5415768b7c
The prog supergroup known as Transatlantic continues to impress me with their musicianship and unique musical synergy and style. I very much enjoyed my listen to...
2021-10-31 16:45:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Megan caught me editing the Hocus Pocus video...and I wanted to show her a good "gif" moment.
...thought it would be fun to share. :)
Video is uploading to YouTube now. I'm hoping to schedule it for premiere at 5:00pm EDT.
Congratulations to Transatlantic for winning the first round poll. The results were:
Transatlantic - 35%
Marillion - 24%
Haken - 18%
Spock's Beard - 14%
Big Big Train - 9%
For this round, please vote for the Transatlantic extended play that you'd like to hear! We'll run th...
2021-10-25 19:59:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/638469984/8facba8b0e
Spurred by a recent conversation about music theory with John Franek, I embark on a bit of an exploration on an idea of "spatial dissonance", using Sondheim's cl...
2021-10-25 01:22:42 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time for our next Extended Play Lounge Poll. Transatlantic and Marillion both make it into this round because of their 2nd and 3rd place finish last time. But, I'm also still including Haken and Spock's Beard from the last poll in this one...because the voting was so close between them and M...
2021-10-22 02:56:17 +0000 UTC View PostOur good friend John Franek joins us for a fun and informal conversation about music, life, and everything in between. I edited in some better audio (for our musical selections) for this archive version. The livestream took place on Sunday, October 17, 2021.
I'm making this available to all...
2021-10-20 22:40:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/634125637/ee7b74347b
I know it's hard to believe, but this is the first time I have ever listened to a Pink Floyd album cover to cover. The music is spacious, sonorous, serious, and ...
2021-10-17 03:11:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone,
Thanks for your voting in this poll for the 6th episode of the Extended Play Lounge. Pink Floyd won the first round of voting, and in the final round of voting, the results are:
Animals - 120 votes (35%)
Dark Side of the Moon - 80 votes (23%)
Wish You Were Here -...
Hi all,
Tonight (Friday) at 8:00pm EDT, I'll be joining The Waiting Room broadcast on the House of Prog network...hosted by Marty Dorfman.
It looks as though he's going to be throwing me a couple of tunes to react to as the broadcast is going on. (This wasn't my idea...but I'll play a...
2021-10-15 18:54:44 +0000 UTC View PostREPOST: I MEANT TO INCLUDE ATOM HEART MOTHER. THE PREVIOUS POLL HAS BEEN TRASHED. WE'LL USE THIS ONE.
Pink Floyd won the first round of voting. Here's the breakdown:
Pink Floyd - 34% Transatlantic - 26% Marillion - 14% Haken - 13% Spock's Beard - 13%
I'm realizing that I really ...
2021-10-13 20:18:50 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode of Behind the Score, we're going back to basics. We're looking at the famous Prelude in C Major by J. S. Bach, marveling at the piece's simplicity and timeless appeal. I'm taking this opportunity to give a bit of a refresher on an approach to music theory and roman numeral analysi...
2021-10-10 18:03:17 +0000 UTC View PostHello all. It's time to start voting for the next Extended Play Lounge. Pink Floyd and Haken make it into this round of polling due to their 2nd and 3rd place finish last time. The three new bands are all more modern prog bands that I've enjoyed recently: Spock's Beard, Transatlantic, and Marilli...
2021-10-08 21:01:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/623860029/426f38db00
I really had some fun with this one, y'all. I'm a little late, but I'm pleased to present the fifth episode in this series, as we listen to Fragile from cover to...
2021-10-05 23:12:19 +0000 UTC View Post
(Reposted here because of a worldwide block on YouTube)
#OzzyOsbourne #DiaryOfAMadman #MetalMonday #OzzyOsbourneReaction #RandyRhoads
In this episode of #TheDailyDoug, I'm reacting to Diary of a Madman from Ozzy Osbourne, featuring guitar work by Randy Rhoads. I was quite surprised ...
Hello All,
We had close voting in both rounds of this poll for Episode 5. But, Fragile by Yes won out with 97 votes over Tales From Topographic Oceans (which had 92).
I'm behind a bit from being away from home last week. But, I'll get this one recorded and uploaded as soon as I'm able...
2021-10-04 18:38:36 +0000 UTC View Post