Oh, Bud you’re in for some trouble… or is he? Hmmm… me thinks he just might have something up those red sleeves of his. And the Devil is hot, literally. I love the hair-band horns. Can’t mess up a girl’s hair now, can we?
I crack up every time I read the Devil saying “Oh, God!” ‘Tis funny to me anyway. I know I’ll be getting some emails from religious types, but save your breath, like George Carlin, I save my soul for the weekend.
Hot damn… sometimes the comic titles are just freakin’ perfect. Pink Floyd’s 1975 “Welcome to the Machine” centers around an aspiring musician who is getting signed by a seedy executive to the music industry. Sound familiar? God I love when a plan comes together.
More Devilish fun on Friday as we find out why she became a music producer. 🙂
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Good choice of song Byron 🙂 Top Gear put it to good use a while ago now as well, Jeremy Clarkeson was introducing the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, the shot started off with a closed garage door and Floyd playing, the garage door lifted veeerrryyyy slowly to gradually reveal the beast inside. Stirring stuff 🙂
Yeah, Floyd always managed to crank something cool out with every album and “Wish You Were Here” is no exception.
I think he sold his soul prior to that for some beer and weed.
I sold my soul a LOT back then… I find it at Pawn Shops now and then, and it’s in great shape so far! I’m letting it build up a little equity at the moment…
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So, what can he offer Mrs. Devil here?
eewww…Panel 2 her eyes rolled to the back of her head. I get sick when people do that.
I was going for a “glow” look to her eyes, but every time I tried that effect, it did not turn out well for me. So, yeah, her eyes are bit creepy at the moment until I can figure out the damn glowing effect in Photoshop. I’ve done it before, but it didn’t look right this time for some reason.
Nah dude, she never had any pupils, it’s just harder to tell when her eyes are squinty.
I just can’t shake the feeling that the devil should have Fran Drescher’s voice.
“Mr. Sheffield! Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh…” BANG!
Headline: “Nanny Found Shot. Family Surprisingly Happy”
I just got a warm fuzzy reading that.
Good GOD, that was too easy. That must be how Kid Rock got started.
I imagine that would be correct!
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I updated her eyes to add the glowing effect. I’m not sure what the hang up last night was, but PhotoShop was giving me all types of crap but this morning it did it just fine. I guess it was tired!
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Cute!
She is gonna have a ball with him. I can’t wait to see the “hell” she puts him thru. 🙂
It will be a test of her too, as we’re dealing with our gang from 1977. 🙂
I am so easily entertained! You will notice that replies are now threaded! YES! I can reply to each comment directly. Man, this is so much better! Thank you to our webmistress of the night, Lena!
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It’s so much easier than saying @Bearman from 3 comments ago.
In ’74, whlie I was at university and had no stereo (just an old transistor radio), Radio Luxembourg had a DJ who once a week (Mr Brain keeps yelling “Wednesday” but I no longer trust him and I *never* listen to the voices or do what they tell me to, any more, lately) would play one of two programs with no interruptions. He alternated them. One week you’d get “Dark Side Of The Moon” in its entirety, the next you’d get “Echoes”.
Man, I loved Echoes Wednesday.
Shut up Brain!
My brain yells stuff all the time. How do you think I come up with my comic concepts? You should see the stuff I DON’T put up here, you’d have me arrested or put away for sure.
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“Yeah, Floyd always managed to crank something cool out with every album and “Wish You Were Here” is no exception.”
I’d agree with that, but would have to say that from that point on the cool was decidedly in eclipse. I really don’t like Animals or The Wall much when compared to their other stuff (even the addled meanderings of the Syd Barret years). There’s only so much angst I can take, especially when so much of it is retreads of an initial concept that was stating the bleeding obvious from word one, and it is (to me) obvious that the music was begining to suffer from Animals onward. The Wall, for all its populariy, has nothing on it to compare to the musical complexity of the previous works and is perhaps twice as long as it needs to be. All in my opinion of course, and I’m aware this opinion is not shared by the rest of the world and his dog.
I really liked A Momentary Loss of Reason, which harked back to the halcyon days of Meddle while still showing off the increased musical chops of the band. Of course, there was more than a little sniping in some of the songs, but hey, there was on Gabriel’s first album too. I guess I’m a hypocrite when it comes to the acceptable levels of angst.
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I have to smile when we talk about all these old-people bands, some of which haven’t stopped playing just because everyone hit 60. Back in the 70s I once heard the members of 10cc discussing their work to date, and they were asked what one song, Old Wild Men (A personal favourite from Sheet Music – I encourage everyone to have a listen; a *good* listen) was about. They said that they’d been shooting the breeze and had begun collectively wondering what the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton would do when they hit 50. The irony is that the answer ended up being “the same damn thing they always did” rather than how the song envisaged them slow-fading away. Though I expect that those artists *are* waiting for the miracles the song speaks of, in the sense of having lost the physical edge needed to be at the top of the game as a musician.
We all end up that way.
I agree with you for the most part. For me, there are rare exceptions where I am “into” all of the band’s collective works. The Moody Blues stand out as consistently putting out good music and interesting concepts (well, their first 7 albums at least). Like you, this opinion is probably not shared by many.
As far as “The Wall” it has always been my belief you have to be “in the mood” to listen to that album. And I’m not referring to being toked up, but it doesn’t hurt. You have to listen to it all the way through (CD is great for that as opposed to flipping two records over). In that setting, it is a good album. Now, I’m often (very often) not in the mood for that album. So I settle for the usual “hits” off of it.
I liken “The Wall” to the Who’s “Quadrophenia” album. Many thought it was not as strong as “Tommy” but in many ways it is far superior. Depends on your mood.
But make no mistake, Pink Floyd peaked with “Dark Side of the Moon” and the rest was just their attempt to “top” it, which they never did.
now that’s a sexy devil!!
The only kind to have. Gotta get those souls some how… 🙂
wait, if she is really a devil then why are her horns on a headband?
You want her to mess up her hair with horns? I was tired of all the usual renderings of the devil being masculine and with horns and a tail. We haven’t seen it yet, but she’s got a great “tail” (ass) and she’s bound to be horny at some point with a body like that, so I think I covered it.
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Wait a moment…is she actually THE DEVIL? The DEMON? The BEAST, 666 full set?
I thought Bud was just having another weedllucination!
Well, to get into the music business, I heard from just about everyone that it is like making a deal with the devil, so yep, Bud’s signing on with the Devil to become a rock star.
Now, you know it’s not going to go well, given Bud’s track record… Also, remember who he chatted with at the beginning of the year… I think he’s covered! (hint, hint)
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soul? who needs a soul? SOLD!
How about some soul on a stick. 🙂 (ala Jeff Dunham)
That body oughtta win some kind of award. I think most guys would sell their soul for it!
Everybody made a big deal about Britney kissing Madonna, but now we know who she kissed first 🙂
LOL! Yeah, I’m sure that’s how Madonna got into the biz too! 🙂