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The Daily Doug Live - Episode 5

In this special episode of The Daily Doug Live, we are joined by my mother for a fun conversation. Megan and I were stopped at mom's house for a day as we drove home from attending my grandmother's funeral. And, I'm very pleased that mom agreed to join us and share some #DougStories. Enjoy!

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The Daily Doug Live: Friday at 4:20.

Hi all. It’s been an emotional and long week, but we’re headed back home. We’ll have a ‘travel edition’ livestream at our normal time tomorrow at 4:20pm eastern. We’ll be broadcasting from my mother’s home and are eager to chat with you all. See you then!

UPDATE: My mom will join in with some ‘Doug stories.’ We’re still traveling, so I won’t be including music in this livestream. So, I’m opening the livestream up to all tiers this time. Hope you can attend!

Mendelssohn's Paulus: Overture - Behind the Score (Episode 4)

In this episode of Behind the Score, I'm taking you through the Overture to Paulus by Felix Mendelssohn. This oratorio tells the story of Saul/Paul the apostle, through his early railing against followers of Jesus, his conversion, and his evangelism in the years after. The Overture makes use of the German Lutheran hymn Wachet Auf. 

We start by taking a look at the hymn's usage by Bach in his BWV 140 Cantata.  Then, we follow along with the score to Mendelssohn's Overture. Stay...

Hell On Earth - Iron Maiden (Episode 227)

This episode was partially blocked on YouTube, so it is being re-posted here. Enjoy!

Extended Play Lounge Episode 5 - Poll (Round 2)

Yes won the first round of voting. Here's the breakdown:

Yes - 127 votes (30%)
Pink Floyd - 116 votes (27%)
Haken - 77 votes (18%)
Pain of Salvation - 55 votes (13%)
Queensryche - 54 votes (12%)

So, in this final round, vote for the album by Yes you'd most like reviewed.  I'm listing these in the order of original release date. I'm leaving out CTTE because I've heard half the album before, and And You And I is slated for the YouTube channel coming up soon. I'm als...

Extended Play Lounge Episode 5 - Poll (Round 1)

We've just released The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway as Episode 4, but it's not too soon to start thinking about episode 5. 

For this episode, we'll again be following the rules we used last time. The winner got the episode (Genesis). The 2nd and 3rd place finishers from last time get included in this poll (Haken & Queensryche). And, I pick my best other three to round out the range of options.

For this round 1, simply vote for the band you'd most like included at this time...

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis (Extended Play Lounge Ep. 4)

Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/606147377/969bd90312

Our fourth installment of the Extended Play Lounge is the entire double album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, from Genesis. This was my first full time through this album, and it truly was a journey of personal discovery. This was recorded in one full take. There are no jump cuts...just me, my headphones, my computer, and the music of Genesis. Enjoy!

D...

Behind the Score Ep. 3 - Adagio for Strings & Agnus Dei (Samuel Barber)

For our third Behind the Score episode, I'm looking at one of the most famous pieces of American classical music written in the twentieth century...Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. I take you through a bit of history around this work, then we dive into performances (with music notation) of Adagio for Strings (for string orchestra) and Agnus Dei (for unaccompanied choir). (The other version is included as the 2nd movement in the original string quartet setting.) I hope you enjoy!

DO N...

My 100K Plaque takes a tumble

...only I could do this as I tried to share my joy at receiving this 100K  Silver Plaque...

#facepalm

Extended Play Lounge Episode 4 - Poll (Round 2)

Genesis won the first round of voting. Here's the breakdown

Genesis - 161 votes (36%)
Haken - 98 votes (22%)
Queensryche - 72 votes (16%)
Spock's Beard - 67 votes (15%)
Frank Zappa - 49 votes (11%)

So, in this final round, vote for the album by Genesis you'd most like reviewed! I'm focusing on their early work...albums 4-8. The only music I've previously heard before on these albums is Supper's Ready (Foxtrot), Firth of Fifth (Selling England By The Pound),  &...

Episode 217 - The Alien (Dream Theater)

This is a re-post of The Daily Doug Episode 217, featuring The Alien by Dream Theater. As I uploaded it today on YouTube, it was blocked worldwide. I'm hoping that the block will be removed. In the meantime, the video is available here and on my Vimeo site. Enjoy!

Extended Play Lounge Episode 4 - Poll (Round 1)

This series has become a favorite here on the DD Patreon. Thanks for your participation! For our next episode, our poll will be following the rules we established in the episode 3 poll. There were five options. The winner got the episode (King Crimson). The 2nd place and 3rd place finishers from that poll get included in this poll (Genesis and Haken). And, I pick my best other three options from my current list to round out the new 5 options for this poll.

The wrinkle this time is that ...

In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson (Extended Play Lounge Ep. 3)

Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/596313787/795647f450

Our third installment of the Extended Play Lounge is the entire debut album from King Crimson. Their landmark 1969 album helped lead the prog revolution. I was quite astounded by this album...and, it was not what I was expecting. (Although, I really don't know what I was expecting.) The depth of lyric surprised me. The extended Avant Garde and (seemingly) fre...

Poll Results - Extended Play Lounge Episode 3

This was a close one! Thanks for all the participation. In the end, here are the results:

In the Court of the Crimson King - 31%

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - 26%

Affinity - 19%

Snow - 18%

Mirage - 6%

I'll be recording the King Crimson album today or tomorrow and plan to release episode 3 on Wednesday. 

Cheers!

The Daily Doug Jingle Sheet Music

Here's the sheet music to The Daily Doug Intro music. I needed a 'jingle', so I wrote it and recorded myself singing it. (It's me on all four parts.)

E (unison) - DM7 - AM9

The One Year Anniversary of The Daily Doug (Behind The Scenes Ep. 2)

It's been a crazy year doing these vlog videos. I recognized today that it was a year ago that I started this vlog. So, I'm taking you behind the scenes for a quick 'react' to my first episode. I also share some of my struggles and triumphs.

Thanks for being here.

Doug

Episode 209 - The Ghost of Tom Joad (Blocked Episode

YouTube strikes again! This video was immediately blocked worldwide on YouTube. So, I'm uploading it here to share with all of you. Enjoy!

Extended Play Lounge - Episode 3 (Poll)

We've now done Dream Theater-Metropolis (episode 1) and Rush-Cygnus/Hemispheres (episode 2). Episode 3 is scheduled for September 1...what should we do next? 

To be clear, we're talking full album listens here...

I've included the 2nd and 3rd place finishers from the previous poll and included three new options. Here's my current top 5 choices. Pick your favorite!

Winner gets the episode...
2nd & 3rd place get included in the next poll...
4th & 5th place g...

Behind the Score Ep. 2 - Erlkönig (Franz Schubert)

For our second episode of the Behind the Score series, we're diving into Erlkönig by Franz Schubert. Many on the discord were interested in hearing a breakdown of this piece. It has a great mystical story as its backdrop. And, Schubert's writing is full of exciting harmonic and melodic twists, turns, ups, and downs. 

I take you through an introduction, initial listen, harmonic analysis, and a final viewing of an animated video depicting the events in the story.

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Rush Cygnus X-1: Book 1 and Hemispheres (entire album) - Extended Play Lounge (Ep. 2)

Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/587338149/d336a9a46f

For our second episode of the Extended Play Lounge, I'm diving into the Cygnus saga by Rush followed by the rest of their Hemispheres album. I very much enjoyed Cygnus X-1...especially Neil's brilliant lyrics. 

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Extended Play Lounge Episode 2 Poll Result

Hello everyone,

Thanks for voting in the poll for the Extended Play Lounge. Rush gathered the most votes. Genesis came in 2nd. I was pleased to see that there is relative support for all of the choices in this poll. It tells me I'm on the right track with this community. We'll definitely get to these other choices soon.

Based on the feedback in the comments, I'll be listening to Cygnus X-1 Book 1 off of A Farewell to Kings followed by all of Hemispheres, which includes Cygnus X-1...

Behind the Scenes (Doug's Desk) - Notating in Sibelius software

I turned on my camera while I was editing some music files for my church job. Take a peek into how I input a hymn using Sibelius software.

Cheers!

Extended Play Lounge - Episode 2 (Poll)

Our 2nd episode of the Extended Play Lounge is scheduled for release on August 15. I have narrowed the choices down to these 5 options. Vote for your favorite! (I'm sure we'll get to the rest of the options in time.) 

Debussy Passepied (featuring the Punch Brothers) - Behind the Score Ep. 1

For the inaugural edition of the Behind the Score series, we're going to one of history's all-time best composers of music, Claude Debussy. His Suite Bergamasque is one of his most famous works, with the inclusion of Clair de Lune. But, we're going to focus on the lovely final movement of this suite, the Passepied. 

We're going to listen to the original version of the work, for piano. Then, we'll dive into the harmonic and motivic structures embedded in the musical score. Finally, ...

Amazing new Steinway Spirio in Philadelphia

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Here’s a few Doug Gifs from our personal collection.

Tool - Parabola (Blocked Episode)

https://vimeo.com/582516070/c013b815b1

(direct link to vimeo...please do not share this link)

My patrons get exclusive access to this unlisted video in the #TheDailyDoug series. This video was initially blocked, then allowed to go public for a few weeks. Then, it was blocked again worldwide. So, here's the special link to the unlisted video for Episode 75. (This is a standard definition backup of the or...

King Crimson - Starless (Blocked Episode)

https://vimeo.com/582513126/2d7ad0c934

(direct link to vimeo...please do not share)

My King Crimson episode on Starless got blocked within the first day of its release. I no longer have the original file, but this is a standard definition backup. As a special #ThankYou to my OG Patrons, here's the "lost" Episode 144.

(This is a re-post with the video now hosted on Vimeo. The original post with the...

Dream Theater (Metropolis Part 1 & 2) - Extended Play Lounge (Ep. 1)

Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/582167342/1842fe6fdf

For the inaugural edition of the Extended Play Lounge, we're going all out with a 100-minute reaction to the entire Metropolis saga from Dream Theater.  This video is currently hosted via private Vimeo link. 

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Metropolis Update...

Hi all,

I'm sorry for the issues surrounding our first major video! YouTube has struck again. Their bots issued 13 separate copyright claims (and blocked distribution) as the video uploaded. I had to submit 13 different copyright disputes to get it temporarily unblocked. But, overnight, it got re-blocked worldwide.

So, I have invested in a new Vimeo account and am uploading the full Metropolis video there as we speak. As soon as it finished uploading and processing, I'll make a n...