OK...I think it's time for a classic LIVE album for our next Extended Play Lounge Episode. I don't think we've done an episode yet for a live album. And, I've now become acquainted with all these classic bands. We've got some heavy hitters in this poll. Help me prioritize the one to listen/watch first!
The poll will go through October 16! Happy Voting!
2023-10-13 15:24:32 +0000 UTC View Post
We're returning to The Planets by Gustav Holst in this episode. We're previously looked at Mars and Venus. Now, we're analyzing Mercury: The Winged Messenger. This is a deceptively difficult and tricky movement. It's full of spunk and buoyancy and light. And, there's bi-tonality all over it! A genius bit of writing. Enjoy!
2023-10-11 21:55:55 +0000 UTC View PostHi y’all! The Fan Favorites channel over on our Discord is live and ready for your submissions for the upcoming October episode of Fan Favorites! REMEMBER: Fan Favorites submissions are ONLY accepted via our Fan Favorites channel on The Daily Doug Discord. Any recommendations made in comments here will NOT be considered.
This Month’s Theme: Diamonds in the Rough – International Edition
I have loved the ...
2023-10-08 22:33:59 +0000 UTC View PostHi y'all!
Here's a little video introduction to our Fan Favorites episode for October, 2023. I'm looking for your suggestion of a song from a band/artist that's outside of our normal bands from North America and Europe. I'm eager to hear your favorites!
We'll have the voting and submissions active on Discord very soon. And, I'll post a more complete set of instructions at that time. Thanks very much!!
2023-10-08 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi y'all! It has been since Episode 5 since we've featured Yes in the Extended Play Lounge. The Yes Album won our 5-way poll with a majority of the vote! I was very eager to finally listen to this classic album in its entirety. I hope you enjoy!
2023-10-03 23:03:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi y'all. I've just gone through two months of recommendations for future Daily Doug content over on Discord. So, it's also a good time to re-post the Master List.
These titles are almost exclusively from our Patreon community. There's a ton of music on here...and I say no to more than half of our recommendations! This list helps me to keep my potential options as concise as possible...and to continue to review the music that this community desires.
Thanks, as always, for yo...
2023-10-02 22:36:02 +0000 UTC View PostHi y'all! I figured that it's time to get back to Yes in the Extended Play Lounge. Fragile was episode 5, and since that time most of my Yes listening has been on YouTube.
I see that we have five albums from Yes currently on the Master List. Which one should I listen to first? It's up to the community!
These are listed in the order of their release. Vote for your favorite!
* I know some of all of these albums except for Magnification (which I think is all still new to ...
2023-09-27 21:29:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Here it is, y'all! Our first Epic Songs FF countdown video!
After a record-breaking first round of submissions, 15 finalists made our Patreon Poll. In the end, three songs emerged as this community's preferred choices: The End (The Doors), Arriving Somewhere But Not Here (Porcupine Tree), and Lizard (King Crimson).
Thanks for your support and participation. I hope you enjoy the video!
2023-09-27 03:09:12 +0000 UTC View PostMy reaction to side 2 of Blizzard of Ozz has been blocked worldwide on YouTube.
I've uploaded it here for y'all to enjoy!
2023-09-21 16:08:40 +0000 UTC View PostWe're back listening to Jethro Tull, and I'm excited to share my reaction to A Passion Play, celebrating it's 50th anniversary this year.
What a wild ride this is! One of the proggiest albums I think I've ever heard. And, the concept is pretty interesting! Come along for the ride!
2023-09-20 23:20:43 +0000 UTC View PostWe're coming off of a record-breaking session of submissions and voting for our Fan Favorites series over on Discord. We've been gathering submissions for our most favorite longer, epic songs.
The top 15 submissions made our Patreon Poll.
Pick Your TOP FIVE!
I have listed these submissions in order of performance in the first round. King Crimson and Spock's Beard tied for the most votes, and the vote totals decrease as you go down the list.
Hi y'all!
Here's a new way to see all that we're up to across our platforms. This calendar will be updated weekly as we announce upcoming episodes. It shows our activity on YouTube, Patreon, and Discord.
In the coming days, we'll be working to backfill our past activity. And, I hope that this will be an effective tool to keep up with all the new content being added so that you don't miss a thing!
Thanks, as always, for your support and patronage.
2023-09-19 14:27:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi friends! You are invited to join us tomorrow evening, Saturday, September 16, at 8:00 PM EDT, to see and hear our very own John Franek perform a piano concert comprised entirely of improvised music. I will be playing the role of emcee for the evening, and John will create all of the music that he plays right there on the spot, based off of ideas/suggestions that he receives from us, his audience.
This concert requires audience participation. If you have an idea or s...
2023-09-15 20:31:45 +0000 UTC View PostWe're going back to some classical music this time with the second movement of the Peer Gynt Suite, No. 1 (Op. 46) by Edvard Grieg. It's a hauntingly beautiful piece that seems to be longing for what is no longer there...and he achieves this sound via the use of several augmented sixth chords that resolve in non-standard ways. The result is a sad but sublime piece. Enjoy!
2023-09-13 01:27:18 +0000 UTC View PostHi y'all! For the next EPL, we're going back to one of 5 classic prog/pop albums. All of these have been on the list for a while, and I'm eager to listen to them...but which one first?
Vote for your preferred pick!
The poll will go through September 14.
2023-09-09 19:44:57 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a hard-fought win in a run-off, I'm pleased to present my review of Dirt by Alice in Chains. There were wafts of memories of hearing a few of these songs previously, but this was my first time really paying attention to these emotionally charged tracks.
Everything is on point here...the vocals are among the best I've heard in this style, the guitar work is quite meticulous and smart, the bass is more intricate than I expected, and the percussion was nuanced and flexible.
ALE...
2023-09-07 00:43:39 +0000 UTC View PostFriends, the fan-favorites channel over on our Discord is live and ready for your submissions for the upcoming September episode of Fan Favorites!
This Month’s Theme: Our Favorite Epic Songs
Throughout our Fan Favorites series, I’ve put length restrictions on our submissions so that I can get to as many songs as possible in each episode. This time, we’re flipping the script and asking you what your favorite EPI...
2023-09-05 21:27:41 +0000 UTC View PostHi y'all,
Later today, we'll open up the Fan Favorites submissions and up-voting over on Discord for September. We're looking for your favorite EPIC tracks...longer songs and performances between 10-30 minutes in duration.
In addition to the documentation and instructions that we'll have for you, I wanted to chat about the reasoning behind this month's genre so that you can better understand what we're after.
As always, thanks for your participation, and I'm eager to s...
2023-09-05 17:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostOur video featuring music from side 1 of Pink Floyd's Meddle has been blocked on YouTube and will no longer be available on that platform.
I'm making this video available to all our patrons. Enjoy!
2023-09-05 16:17:08 +0000 UTC View PostOur episode 640 on Down in a Hole by Alice in Chains has been 're-blocked' on Youtube and will no longer be available on that platform.
I'm making it available here to Patrons. Enjoy!
2023-09-05 16:10:17 +0000 UTC View PostI'm proud to present the third installment in our 'Songs from the Master List' Fan Favorites episode. All of these songs are wonderful, and this ended up being quite a romp for an hour and a half.
Thanks, as always, for your participation! I hope you enjoy.
2023-08-30 22:03:40 +0000 UTC View PostOK, y'all...this is unprecedented in the history of this Patreon...
WE HAVE A TIE!
We just completed the poll for the next Extended Play Lounge episode, focused on albums released during my high school years. These two albums had the same percentage of the vote. And, when I downloaded the CSV, I saw that these two albums got the exact same number of votes.
So, we're having a run-off. Choose your preferred album. This will be a shorter poll, ending on Friday, September 1.
... 2023-08-30 20:57:16 +0000 UTC View PostDuring my high school years (1991-1995), I was mostly listening to sports radio, NPR, classical, and singer-songwriter classics. While I've listened to quite a bit of hard rock and metal on YouTube, I don't do it as often here on Patreon. Well, this time, I'm going back to my high school years to hear one of the great hard rock/grunge/metal albums released during that period.
I was aware of all of these albums, but I've never listened to any of them all the way through. In fact, I don't...
2023-08-23 21:50:32 +0000 UTC View PostI really enjoyed creating this video for y'all...and I hope you like it.
Go behind the scenes with me to take a look at my progress so far into the writing of a new progressive rock song that I'm calling 'Walk Through the Stone'.
I hope you enjoy!
2023-08-22 17:18:58 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm pleased to present our 50th episode of the Extended Play Lounge. Your continuing support affords me the opportunity to make these reaction-style videos, and I remain very thankful.
This episode features Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys. Believe it or not, I had only heard two songs from this album previously...and I'm sure you can guess the two songs. So, this was a pretty special listen. I know this album's importance in the history of recorded music and popular music. And, today was t...
2023-08-15 23:53:28 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all!
For the third time, I'm going through the Master List and selecting several songs that I'm particularly interested in but haven't yet reviewed on the main channel.
I think there's something here for everyone...some prog, classic rock, metal, blues...
PICK YOUR TOP 6 CHOICES! The poll will run through August 20.
Thanks, as always, for your participation!
2023-08-12 17:47:51 +0000 UTC View PostHi y'all.
I've been hinting that I'm "writing a prog song". Well, I've been devoting all my time to the channel and this community. And, the writing has waited.
I recently had a chance to work some more on what I wanted to say with this project. And, now that I'm comfortable with that, I'm starting to try small segments and see what happens.
This is the result of today's evening session. I screen recorded this simple playback via my notation software. At the moment, I'...
2023-08-12 03:18:39 +0000 UTC View PostHi y'all! We've finally figured out what we're doing this month for Fan Favorites. And, while we were planning, we went ahead and planned out the rest of the year. Here's what we're up to!
August - Songs from the Master List, Volume III (Patreon Poll Only)
September - Our Favorite Epic Tracks (featuring longer songs)
October - Diamonds in the Rough - World Edition
November/December - 12 Songs of Dougmas, Volume II
Thanks again for all your support! Look for the A...
2023-08-09 20:30:16 +0000 UTC View Post
After telling y'all incessantly that I hear a Chromatic Third in the music that I'm reviewing, I thought that it would be a good idea to actually discuss what they are.
In this video, I go into detail about these third/mediant relationships in music and how they sound different than the normal fifth relationships found in functional tonal harmony.
I hope you enjoy!
2023-08-09 15:49:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all,
I've just gone through all of the submissions in June, and I accepted quite a few! There's some great new additions to this list.
Remember, this list is fed via our Submissions channels on our Discord server. We suggest a maximum of 2 submissions per month. I typically go through a month's worth of submissions, choosing to accept submissions onto the list or defer. Thanks so much for your participation and support!
2023-08-01 19:36:10 +0000 UTC View Post