For our next Extended Play Lounge, I'm making this one a VINYL edition. These are all LPs that I now have in my possession that I have not yet heard. Which one is your choice?
Note: I've left out Quadrophenia this time...but it will return to the poll soon.
Note: I've heard Safe (Canon Song) from Fish Out of Water, and I've heard Departure and Ride My See-Saw from In Search of the Lost Chord.
The voting on this round will go through Friday Night. Happy Voting!
2022-09-28 01:39:07 +0000 UTC
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I'm very pleased to present this special Behind the Score episode. I'm joined in my home studio by John Franek, one of my dearest friends and colleagues. We'll be listening to and providing analysis on his orchestral work Sea Change.
John will talk about the opportunity to travel to Bulgaria to premiere this piece, the work's point of view, and about all the fascinating extended techniques he notates for the orchestra members to perform.
We had a great time discussing this, ...
2022-09-28 01:09:28 +0000 UTC
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In this latest episode, we return to King Crimson for the third time in the Extended Play Lounge with their 1981 album Discipline. I previously listened to 'In the Court of the Crimson King' (Ep. 3) and 'Red' (Ep. 11).
I also previously dissected the title track in our Behind the Score series (Ep. 18).
For this album, I took time for an extended read-in, which did include score study. I refrained from listening to the recording until filming, but I was relatively familiar wi...
2022-09-21 00:35:33 +0000 UTC
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This month, we're returning to the theme of 'Diamonds in the Rough'. We first did this back in May (Episode 4). As this topic is a primary vehicle by which I can really learn about and include overlooked bands and songs, we'll keep doing these periodically.
We had massive participation and close voting over on Discord, where we received 55 submissions (our highest number yet). Sixteen of these submissions received 15 upvotes or higher. Your task is to pick up to five
2022-09-18 22:58:00 +0000 UTC
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I'm pleased to announce our next online class. In Exploring Chromaticism, we will plumb the depths into the sounds that expand upon diatonicism. We'll study secondary dominants, modal mixture, modal alterations, altered pre-dominants, pitch class sets, and more!
We'll meet on Mondays during October and November at 6:00pm eastern time. Each session is 1-hour, and we'll meet via zoom. The class...
2022-09-18 15:50:24 +0000 UTC
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Congrats to Discipline by King Crimson for winning the latest EPL poll!
I'm reading in on this album today, and I've decided to study the score (since I have it) a bit before recording the episode. With this work being a good representative of Math Rock, I want to have a bit of familiarity with their patterns before I hear it for the first time.
So, look for the Discipline EPL in the next 3-4 days. Now, I'm off to Philadelphia for the Porcupine Tree concert!
2022-09-17 19:02:37 +0000 UTC
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In this episode of Behind the Score, I'm taking you through one of my favorites from my own catalog. Serenade to Music is written for SSAA chorus with piano and oboe and makes use of text by Shakespeare from The Merchant of Venice. I hope you enjoy!
Unlisted Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/749369668/f544102667
2022-09-13 23:52:56 +0000 UTC
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OK...the next episode in our Extended Play Lounge series is coming up soon. I'm coming off of Aquarius by Haken (which I very much enjoyed) as a Doug's Choice. So, we're going back to our normal polling.
And, for this poll, I decided to choose several A-List Bands and Albums that have received many votes in the community against each other.
This poll will be active through September 15. Happy Voting!
2022-09-10 18:10:20 +0000 UTC
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We have launched the September voting for Fan Favorites, happening exclusively over on our discord server. (Please don't put a suggestion in the comments here and expect for it to be considered.) Remember, participation in discord and in the polls are open to all Patron tiers!
Here's a copy of this months instructions and guidelines:
Favorites Series – September 2022
Fan Favorites Overview
The Fan Favorites Series publishes one ...
2022-09-10 02:32:54 +0000 UTC
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(Posted to Patreon after being blocked on YouTube...)
#dreamtheater #sacrificedsons #september11
In this episode of #thedailydoug, I'm listening to Sacrificed Sons by Dream Theater. This song centers on the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 in New York City. For this video, I'm making use of the live concert version of this from their Score DVD, filmed in 2006. This is heavy material, and there are a few news clips included from that fateful day. Thank you for wa...
2022-09-09 21:23:18 +0000 UTC
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For this EPL episode, I made a power play and picked Aquarius, the debut album from Haken, as a 'Doug's Choice'. I consider Haken one of my 'adopted' bands that are in their current early or major part of their career. I've been taken with their range of sound and expert playing from the first song (Cockroach King) I heard. As I mention in the video, I've had the opportunity to interview Ross Jennings. And, I've met Richard Henshall after seeing them from the 2nd row at the Kenswick outside P...
2022-09-04 01:45:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey Y'all!
I'm so glad you've arrived here as part of Helvering's Army here on Patreon. In this welcome video, I take you through a tour of all our offerings here, including both on Patreon and on Discord.
Please let me know if you have any questions about our work and offerings here. We're glad you're here!
2022-09-02 17:40:34 +0000 UTC
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I have done my monthly tour through all of your wonderful suggestions. Today, I considered all of the recommendations submitted via the discord during the month of July. You can view the updated Master List at the embedded link.
As a reminder, the formal way to submit a recommendation is via our Discord. We request a limit of one or two submissions per month per patron. The community has the ability to view, discuss, and upvote submissions. Community upvotes, then, are part of the...
2022-09-01 23:18:58 +0000 UTC
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I'm pleased to present our Fan Favorites video for the month of August. This month, we focused on songs that have been on the Master List for a while, starting with 25 songs. Seven songs ended up making the video, and I enjoyed the listen.
Note: This was my first attempt at recording with the new camera. I don't have the settings dialed in yet. And, I didn't know it stops recording at the 30 minute mark. So, the first two songs are with the new camera and the rest of the video is with t...
2022-08-31 00:55:25 +0000 UTC
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A few people have recently asked for the link to this blocked video, and I realize that I posted it on vimeo but never here. So, here's the embedded link.
Unlisted Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/648754440/5954f23a9a
2022-08-29 21:56:47 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, I'm returning to the music of Renaissance. I've had them on the brain ever since I secured tickets to see them on tour this coming fall. I first listen to the song without the score (like a normal reaction), then listen again while consulting the score. I hope you enjoy!
Unlisted Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/744010553/b71697dc6e
2022-08-28 23:25:32 +0000 UTC
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For those in the United States and Canada that are blocked from seeing this episode, here's Episode 446 featuring Foxtrot by Genesis. I listen to all of side 1 plus Horizons from side 2. I hope you enjoy!
Unlisted Link: https://vimeo.com/741641451/516c11e162
2022-08-21 18:21:16 +0000 UTC
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I was quite pleased to listen to this album...my first time hearing this group. What amazing musicianship! This music is bursting at the seams, even when it's slow and tender.
Thankfully, I was able to access some sheet music to these songs. It helped to be able to see some of the riffs and melodies going by. I hope you enjoy!
Unlisted Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/741496045/e3796e661a
2022-08-21 00:44:00 +0000 UTC
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Hi all,
I now have a dedicated Post Office Box where I can directly receive mail from supporters of the channel. Thanks for your patience!
Doug Helvering
P.O. Box 872
Belle Mead, NJ 08502
2022-08-18 23:46:29 +0000 UTC
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Hey y'all,
The voting in round one was intense and close. Here are the 13 that made the cut...
As a recap of last time...
For our Fan Favorites video this month, we're going to be selecting songs that have already been included on my 'Master List' for future episodes and videos. I recently posted the most current update of the list...which simply reflects the recommended, curated, & researched short list of music that I'm most often selecting from for Daily Dou...
2022-08-14 22:48:20 +0000 UTC
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I'm excited to finally dive into this piece, which I found to be already one of my favorites from this band. Join me as I peel back the layers of this beautiful and poignant classic song!
Unlisted Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/738042007/72e2d51a4c
2022-08-09 21:27:52 +0000 UTC
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For our next Extended Play Lounge episode, I want to wade into the warm waters of jazz fusion. We've selected five classic albums for the community to vote on.
Select the one you'd most prefer I listen to. This poll will go through this Friday the 12th. Happy voting!
2022-08-07 20:56:58 +0000 UTC
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Hey y'all,
For our Fan Favorites video this month, we're going to be selecting songs that have already been included on my 'Master List' for future episodes and videos. I recently posted the most current update of the list...which simply reflects the recommended, curated, & researched short list of music that I'm most often selecting from for Daily Doug episodes, Extended Play Lounges, Behind the Score, and even our Council of Dougs hangouts.
About twice a year, I plan t...
2022-08-07 20:42:44 +0000 UTC
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Greetings y'all. Here's the most recent update of our Master List. Most of our upcoming episodes will be taken from this list. If you have recommendations, please submit them via our Discord. Thanks as always for your support and participation!
2022-08-06 18:09:56 +0000 UTC
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As we start our 2nd year, we return to Rush for their third appearance in the series. I really enjoyed this listen. These albums from right around 1980 (from a variety of bands) are so interesting in how they reflect a rapidly changing commercial music scene. I think this album threads the needle as good as any.
I hope you enjoy!
Unlisted Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/736713532/70717a552b
2022-08-05 14:16:34 +0000 UTC
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This month, I was interested in hearing your favorite cover songs. The submissions were eclectic, and the voting was quite close...especially towards the bottom of those that were vying for a spot in the video. I enjoyed this listen, and I hope you do as well!
Thanks as always for your participation and support. Note that our Fan Favorites series starts on the Discord server with submissions and community up-votes. Then, we bring the top handful of options here for the Patreon Poll. Meg...
2022-07-31 22:04:36 +0000 UTC
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After we overwhelmingly decided to NOT include Dream Theater in this first episode of our 2nd year, we spent quite a bit of time pondering which direction to go for the poll for this episode. We thought of simply putting the top five vote-getters from our Discord Recommendations and Master List against each other. But, what we ended up deciding to do is to include a Poll of recent 'runners-up'.
This is a poll that features albums and artists that have come in 2nd...and we're giving them...
2022-07-25 16:03:41 +0000 UTC
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As we finish out the first year of Behind the Score programming, I wanted to go back to some of my roots and share with you a beautiful choral work called Sleep, composed by Eric Whitacre.
Eric is one of the major choir-music rock stars currently working today. This piece was written in 2000 with text by Tony Silvestri, and has sold millions of copies worldwide and is one of the most-performed choral works of the last quarter decade. Specifically for us, I wanted to point to some ...
2022-07-25 15:37:45 +0000 UTC
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I'VE UPDATED THE LINK...IT SHOULD WORK NOW.
On Saturday, we invited all members of Helvering's Army to our live hangout. We had a great time and were online for over 2.5 hours. This is the zoom recording from our time together...also available to all tiers. I hope you enjoy!
And, we want to send a special thank-you to all of you for your support and encouragement. We love this community!
Unlisted Vimeo Link: htt...
2022-07-25 15:33:20 +0000 UTC
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Hey Y'all!
We started this Patreon on July 25, 2021. It's hard to believe it's already been a year! Later today (Saturday, July 23) we're celebrating with a special Daily Doug Live Hangout, and all our patrons are invited!
We're meeting at 4:00pm eastern time. We'll likely be on for a few hours or more. We'll listen to some great music, chat about things happening in music and on the channel, and enjoy each other's company.
I want to play and revisit som...
2022-07-23 14:20:59 +0000 UTC
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