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Too Much TV by Monkaton [Email]
Genre: Rock

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SONG STATS:
Hits: 325
Comments: 14
Votes: 3
Plays: 35
Last Played: Oct 13, 2008 - 11:36:48 AM
Downloads: 20
Fans: 7
Uploaded: May 01, 2008 - 12:44:36 AM
Last Updated: May 01, 2008 - 12:44:36 AM
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Keywords:
Pie (7), Sky (31), TV (22), Transisted (1), Parliment (1), Cyclops Chroma (1), Keys (25), Electrons (4)
Description:
This is an oldie from around 1990. I wrote this after realizing I had watched too much tv and my brain was more mush than usual.

I've always liked the words to this song. Must have been on a Twinkie high.

Lyrics:
Too Much TV

I’ve got the sight and sound you’d like to flash and be
A mind becomes a bullseye arrows pierce so secretly
My words work on your mind like ocean waves upon the shore
Cancelling all your memory of pain and what is sore.

You don’t know why you can’t believe that you would want me here
Electrons shooting through your brain exploiting all your dreams and fears.

Your eyes are dulled while dialing thourgh my hyper super marts
Bouncing from love to hate from war and peace to animated hearts.

I beam your dreams and nightmare screams inside a tube of chroma keys
Electrons shooting through your brain exploiting all your dreams and fears.

Transisted Parliment, voting with a cyclops eye
Castrated electorate, whining for their pie in the sky

yie, yie, yie ,yie, yie yie (repeat)

Hardware:
Fostex 4 Track Cassette Recorder
Tascam 788 Digital Portastudio
Roland TR-626 Rhythm Composer
G&L Asat Electric Guitar
Fender Statocaster
Fender Jazz Bass
Digital Delay



Software:
None
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Great song &mdash 05/01/08 - 01:40:31 AM
Really like this song Tim, great lyrics, vocals and very tight playing. What really amazes me though is the production. I don't remember those tape machines sounding anywhere as good as this.
Cheers
Len



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Len has beaten me &mdash 05/01/08 - 02:01:55 AM
to the mark, - this reminds me of the Undertones - ....it's very seventies I think. Zappa did a song on this subject called - I am the Slime, about 1972ish.

Yeh , good track Tim and a nice clean and crisp sound, I have lots of old recordings I did on portastudio and none of them sound this good. Ten out of ten all 'round as far as I'm concerned. A Jiffytown Gem no less.

John.

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Gentlemen. . . &mdash 05/01/08 - 03:01:53 AM
Thanks so much len and woofer for your comments.

The Fostex was a beast of a machine that never did as well as it should have, but it did record ok, when I wasn't cursing at it and pounding on it. What I did was played the original four track tape through a newer Tascam Portastudio into the Tascam 788 Digital Portastudio. This allowed me to EQ it a bit and also add the harmonic guitar part. Anyway, it came out the way it sounds and I'm glad you guys like it.

I remember Zappa's "I am the Slime." The Undertones, not so much. This was written as an '80's style "New Wavish" song.

Thanks again for stopping by and listening, and giving your comments. It's always good to hear from you.

Your friend in Jiffytown.

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Too Much TV &mdash 05/01/08 - 03:10:43 AM
Nice rockin song my freind ..ye the sound and
the arrangment all into the 80s or early 90s !
cool singin there nice live feel to it ..thnx
alot for sharin it !!!

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Feter &mdash 05/01/08 - 03:22:16 AM
Thanks, Feter, for your nice comments. It's always nice to hear from you. Glad you liked the song.




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rockin song &mdash 05/01/08 - 03:42:58 AM
it has that analog sound and a timeless driving groov,good remix/production...are you using a snowball mic? if yes, it sounds good....BlueSky

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No Snowball &mdash 05/02/08 - 12:13:09 AM
The mic was an old Peavy that I used for years before I upgraded. I do have a Snowball and also an AT 3035 which I use now.

Thanks for listening and commenting.

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That bass is very 80s! &mdash 05/01/08 - 03:57:15 PM
Drives along nicely and surprisingly good production from a 4 track Fostex. Mine never sounded that clean.

Cheers

Dick

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Fender Jazz Bass &mdash 05/02/08 - 12:16:34 AM
The song was written in 1990 so it is an old bass.

I can't account for the sound on this particular track since I have others from my Fostex days which are very noisy. I think what helped this was to play it off a new Portastudio into a Digital Portastudio, but hey, I really have not idea.

Thanks for stopping by, it's always good to hear from you.

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Fender Jazz Bass &mdash 05/02/08 - 12:17:00 AM
The song was written in 1990 so it is an old bass.

I can't account for the sound on this particular track since I have others from my Fostex days which are very noisy. I think what helped this was to play it off a new Portastudio into a Digital Portastudio, but hey, I really have not idea.

Thanks for stopping by, it's always good to hear from you.

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cylcops eye &mdash 05/01/08 - 09:11:48 PM
nice clean beat and the whole thing is quite tight. really a cool tune. now we return you to your regularly scheduled program.

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Vic the Cyclops &mdash 05/02/08 - 12:31:06 AM
Good to hear from you again, Vic.

Thanks for listening and commenting, it's always good to hear from you.

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Brilliant &mdash 07/04/08 - 12:16:23 PM
I love this
Some great guitar, singing. Love the driving beat too.
Excellent.

Peace Dee.

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Thanks Dee &mdash 07/05/08 - 10:39:47 AM
Hey there Dee, thanks for coming by listening and commenting. Your comments are always appreciated.

Take care and have a good weekend.

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