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the dumbest girl i ever touched

the dumbest girl i ever touched
felt like velvet and smelled like
what a perfect sunday morning
can only wish to smell like.

she was exotic, despised narcotics
but indulged me as much as i
wished to patronize her and her words
and her dress that was inches too short.

and when i slept in her bed
she would hold me so tight
she never got the chance to
feel me like i felt us climax.

and when she would wash the dishes
i would read her shelley and i would
sing her t-pain and she would hum along
when she moved onto ironing my pants.

to her i was a pharaoh and to me she was
my countrymen and we both believed
in our hearts we were frauds and tricksters,
constantly trying to remember our own lies.

today the sky is as blue as dorian gray's eyes
and the smell of sunday morning is as faded
as the painting of dorian gray's eyes and my
father's hands are calloused; this is my

inheritance.

she would question her thoughts,
and when i corrected her she would
laugh like a thief getting caught. we
would argue and she was always right.

when i hugged the dumbest girl
who ever touched me, she smartened
up. her grip loosened. her eyes glistened,
she smiled and i'm sure the revelation
felt like childbirth; she felt me for the first time

and
the dumbest boy who ever touched her
had nothing to say.

The Best Feeling I've Had in AH-WH-ile

Messing around with the drum track on "Nude" by Radiohead. Trying to use a compressor to increase the sound floor. I was struggling with trying to get it right, randomly turning knobs, and watching a monitor with no idea what these lines and red jumping balls meant on the screen. Somehow, I got the compressor to open how I wanted, and then I turned it up, and the cymbals sounded like Phil Selway was hitting them right in front of me. It wasn't the perfect use of a compressor. Granted, the track had already been mixed, and turning up the gain created a noticeable amount of tape hiss, but it was just amazing to affect sound to make it sound a little more sweeter. I really think I made the right choice by going back to school to study audio. Su-pa Ge-nius.

Read My Homework

Compare and Contrast Recording Techniques in Two Songs from Different Eras

I thought it would be fun to compare one of my favorite bands from the late 60's/early 70's to what I think is the quintessential modern pop artist. I am going to compare "Pale Blue Eyes" by The Velvet Underground to the number one song on iTunes right now, which is "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus. Though they are completely different in terms of style, these two songs were recorded far enough that they show how much recording technology has advanced from the late 60's to now.

First, I will look at "Party in the USA." The song begins with guitars that sound so clean, and the body of the sound stretches. Once Miley starts singing, I notice that her voice is auto-tuned, but it's less obvious than something that Kanye or T-Pain would do. There is just enough auto-tune to keep Miley on pitch. Also, I hear 808 basslines in the background, tambourine, or sleigh bells accompanied by these synths that roll up and down in pitch, like something is being torn. I want to say that the synths remind me of Hard NRG which is a style of dance music, except slower obviously. I think there is actual bass guitar coupled with harmonic frequencies on top, but it could be merely synths. These synths become more prominent during the chorus. In fact, it feels like everything gets turned up during the chorus. Miley's voice is doubled to create harmonies, and some phasing occurs which causes her voice to echo. The song builds, constantly shifting focus from instrument to instrument. Overall, I think the creators of the song have taken techniques, and ideas that have become really popular in recent times, to make a song that cannot help but sound so manufactured, and yet they have put the focus on sounds, and frequencies that are so pleasant to my ear that it feels easy to overlook all of the manipulation of the sound.

Finally, I will talk about "Pale Blue Eyes" by The Velvet Underground. This song could not be more opposite of "Party in the USA." First off, the volume is significantly lower compared to "Party in the USA." I think it was mentioned in class that back in the day, recordings were much quieter, and not as full in terms of sound clarity than more modern recordings. In the recording that I listened to, I noticed that the lead guitar was playing into the right speaker, and the left speaker was playing organ. That remained constant through the entire song. I'm not sure if that means it was recorded in mono, but I know for a fact that the vinyl copy I have says it was a stereo recording. Everything else, like vocals, tambourine, and bass were being played in both sides. There isn't any doubling on the vocals. It's just Lou Reed almost singing monotone. The loudest parts of the song are definitely the bass, and the guitar, with the organ being slightly quieter than everything else. This rarely changes, maybe only slightly during the guitar solo, but hardly noticeable. It's difficult to notice more than that in this song compared to Miley's track. Everything in "Pale Blue Eyes" just seems to have been put in place, possibly some fine-tuning took place, but it all feels very natural. The instruments sound what they're supposed to sound like, and Lou Reed sounds like he's actually singing because his voice waivers, and fades. This track is an excellent example of not only how music was recorded in the past, but The Velvet Underground were all about doing provocative, and interesting music with as minimal sound, or volume as possible.

SMELLS LIKE BS NO?