thank you, mr Hongro!
who do you prefer as a bass player: John Illsley or Tony Levin?
― Veronica Moser, Sunday, 30 September 2007 16:09 (sixteen years ago) link
What are the chances of Manchester United retaining their title this season?
Pretty good, particularly now that Chelsea has serious trouble and even lose points at home against mediocre Norwegian clubs in the Champions League. :)
Also, what do you think is Norway's long-term economic strategy to cope with the inevitable rundown of its oil production?
Well, there is a certain fund that is much discussed in Norwegian politics. :)
Who is Tony Levin?
― Geir Hongro, Sunday, 30 September 2007 16:31 (sixteen years ago) link
YO WTF?
― Davey D, Sunday, 30 September 2007 19:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Tony Levin has played, I believe, on every single Peter Gabriel record.
― Veronica Moser, Sunday, 30 September 2007 21:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Gier,
During the Battle of Okinawa, do you think that General Buckner was correct to follow his strategy of attrition by frontal assault, or should he have taken the advice of General Geiger, and tried to outflank Ushijima by an amphibious assault on the southern beaches?
― PhilK, Sunday, 30 September 2007 21:45 (sixteen years ago) link
You mean a European or an African swallow?
― Geir Hongro, Monday, 1 October 2007 11:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Mr. Hongro…
I see on the Under pressure thread that you like a lot of David Bowie's music.
Do you dislike his songs "Boys Keep Swinging" and "Fashion," due to the rhythm sections dominating the tune's melodic qualities? And do you also dislike the guitar solos (played by Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp) since both are not in the song's tonalities?
― Veronica Moser, Sunday, 7 October 2007 23:36 (sixteen years ago) link
No, I don't dislike those although they aren't among my favourite Bowie picks either. And as for Adrian Belew and Robert Fripp, I can tolerate guitar solos not being particularly tonal - they are just solos after all. I prefer the considerably more melodic guitar work of Steve Hackett though.
― Geir Hongro, Monday, 8 October 2007 07:23 (sixteen years ago) link
Dear G. Hongro,
What is your opinion on the music from Kid Icarus? link here I know it's just a video game, but there is some lovely melody and counterpoint to be found within these compositions, no?
― sanskrit, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 21:58 (sixteen years ago) link
SMELL YO DICK SMELL YO DICK SMELL YO DICK SMELL YO DICK SMELL YO DICK SMELL YO DICK SMELL YO DICK SMELL YO DICK SMELL YO DICK
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 13 November 2007 22:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Actually thanks for showing me there's a lot of old gaming nostalgia on Youtube. I didn't know.
(And as for "Smell Yo Dick", there are at least a billion other recent popular songs that sound completely alike)
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 22:09 (sixteen years ago) link
And "Bombjack" rules: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eer6CSb2mOY
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 22:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Geir, my question was sincere -- do you have an opinion on Kid Icarus?
― sanskrit, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 22:18 (sixteen years ago) link
I tried listening to it, but you know those game tunes have a tendency to stick in your ears after a while after playing the game. Probably a nice tune, but in the case of computer games, a really sucky and old-fashioned sound tended to put me off anwyay. :)
And by 1986, Rob Hubbard, Martin Galway and Ben Daglish had revolutionized 64 music to such an extent that Nintendo music sounded dated by comparision
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 22:37 (sixteen years ago) link
what authors do you like to read?
― laxalt, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 22:53 (sixteen years ago) link
beecher stowe?
― ian, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 23:05 (sixteen years ago) link
oh snap
― HI DERE, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 23:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Geir, which of these dances is the most poular in Norwayland: The Twist, The Macarena or The Mashed Potato? If you were to invent a dance, how would it go?
― Billy Dods, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 23:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Geir, which of these dances is the most poular in Norwayland: The Twist, The Macarena or The Mashed Potato?
No idea, but The Macarena is surely the most unpopular. :)
If you were to invent a dance, how would it go?
Sitting in a chair in front of the stereo in a dark room without moving, listening to music at a moderate loud volume and taking in all of the details of the music while still not moving a muscle. Called the "listening dance" or the "hi-fi-dance". Music: Preferrably prog, but also works with slightly sophisticated pop or even classical music.
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 23:24 (sixteen years ago) link
And "Smell Yo Dick"
― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 23:25 (sixteen years ago) link
xpost I thought the moves may be something like that. Have you ever 'cut a rug' when accidentally visiting a club or a wedding reception for example?
― Billy Dods, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 23:25 (sixteen years ago) link
There´s a new sensation A fabulous creation A danceable solution To teenage revolution Do the Hongro When you feel love It´s the new way That´s why we say Do the Hongro Do it on the tables Quaglino´s place or mabel´s Slow and gentle Sentimental All styles served here Louis seize he prefer Laissez-faire le strand Tired of the tango Fed up with fandango Dance on moonbeams Slide on rainbows In furs or blue jeans You know what I mean Do the Hong
Had your fill of quadrilles The madison and cheap thrills Bored with the beguine The samba isn´t your scene They´re playing our tune By the pale moon We´re incognito Down the lido And we like the strand Arabs at oasis Eskimos and chinese If you feel blue Look through who´s who See la goulue And nijinsky Do the strandsky Weary of the waltz And mashed potato schmaltz Rhododendron Is a nice flower Evergreen It lasts forever But it can´t beat Hongro The sphynx and mona lisa Lolita and guernica Did the Hong
― Just got offed, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 23:29 (sixteen years ago) link
Geir, are you a fan of the more melodic strains of symphonic and folk black metal from your fine country?
― moley, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 23:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Sitting in a chair in front of the stereo in a dark room without moving, listening to music at a moderate loud volume and taking in all of the details of the music while still not moving a muscle. Called the "listening dance" or the "hi-fi-dance".
Geir,
SUP?
http://www.totalmedia.com/images/maxell.jpg
― sanskrit, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 02:29 (sixteen years ago) link
Geirs of War
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 02:32 (sixteen years ago) link
Metal Geir Solid
― filthy dylan, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 04:28 (sixteen years ago) link
What books do you like to read?
― laxalt, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 05:33 (sixteen years ago) link
How do you feel about Koji Kondo?
― gigabytepicnic, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 07:41 (sixteen years ago) link
No. I cannot stand music that features screaming or grinding vocals.
Books about music, I guess. :) I don't read a lot of fiction really.
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 09:06 (sixteen years ago) link
What are your favorite books about music?
― stephen, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 14:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Surely you can cite some non-music books that mean a lot to you, mr Hongro!
― Veronica Moser, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 15:32 (sixteen years ago) link
Is there anything specific about music that you enjoy that you don't in other arts?
― filthy dylan, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 15:34 (sixteen years ago) link
You don't like it when they scream and shout, when they work it on out?
― sexyDancer, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 15:42 (sixteen years ago) link
Who are your favorite rhythm section?
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 15:47 (sixteen years ago) link
The thread that never gets old.
Sitting in a chair in front of the stereo in a dark room without moving, listening to music at a moderate loud volume and taking in all of the details of the music while still not moving a muscle. Called the "listening dance" or the "hi-fi-dance". Music: Preferrably prog classic rock, but also works with slightly sophisticated pop singer-songwriters or even classical heavy metal music.
This was me...when I was a bored 15-year-old.
― JN$OT, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 15:58 (sixteen years ago) link
How do you pronounce "Geir Hongro"?
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 20 November 2007 18:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Given that I am heavily into music and not that much into anything else: Lots. Cannot really compare though.
Probably Bill Bruford and Chris Squire.
Gair Hongru. with the "a" pronounced as in "jam" rather than as in "bar". And the "u" roughly as in "Blur" (really a nonexistant sound in the English language though). Also, the "r" is of course the Norwegian one - like in Spanish or Italian.
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 20 November 2007 23:51 (sixteen years ago) link
the answer to rev's question kinda ruined my night because "geer hongroh" >>> "gair hongru"
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 20 November 2007 23:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Geir, What James Brown tracks do you like? I'm sure there must be something you like.
― Herman G. Neuname, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 17:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Geir, you always claim percussion is unimportant, what were the key decisions you made when programming the drum track for Talking To A Computer?
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 17:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Geir, What James Brown tracks do you like?
"Living In America" is OK. And that's about it, I think. "It's a Man's Man's World" has some interesting chords, but is dragged down by an extremely pointless and repetitive melody.
I was actually kind of into stuff like Break Machine, Rocksteady Crew etc (well, even Video Kids ;) ) at 14, which was when I originally made the song. And the drum track in the current version is based upon the drum track I programmed on my rather primitive Korg drum machine in 1985, which was meant to sound like a "breakdance" rhythm. (very influenced by Paul Hardcastle's "19" if you listen cloesr to it) It wasn't originally programmed for that song, I just ended up using it for it, and it probably would have been a more straight 4/4 had I composed the song now.
At this time, virtually everything in the hitlists (also included the hip-hop stuff) had a melody, so I hadn't developed a hatred for all things non-melodic yet, as they just didn't exist to me at all, other than some weird "blip blop" music that modern "classical" composers made and nobody liked. It wasn't until "Walk This Way" that I started hating rap with a passion (the electro had always been my reason for liking some early hip-hop and "Walk This Way" wasn't electro anymore), and it wasn't until "Pump Up The Volume", "Dig This" and "Theme S-Express" (all of which I weirdly kind of like by now) that I decided I hated all things non-melodic.
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 22:04 (sixteen years ago) link
It wasn't until "Walk This Way" that I started hating rap with a passion
http://www.dynamicforces.com/images/Origins2signedbyStanLee.jpg
― Jordan, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 22:11 (sixteen years ago) link
i love talking to a computer
― elan, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 22:13 (sixteen years ago) link
what is soul?
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 22:15 (sixteen years ago) link
Which song of yours was the one that got played twice on Nowegian national radio?
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 22:20 (sixteen years ago) link
That one.
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 22:20 (sixteen years ago) link
What advice would you give a young music enthusiast who is coming to understand more clearly that the rhythmic aspects of music are incapable of affecting him in the nearly the same way as melody or harmony does?
― mehlt, Thursday, 21 February 2008 02:30 (sixteen years ago) link
ok wow @ "walk this way" as the origin of geir
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 21 February 2008 03:49 (sixteen years ago) link
geirthink?
geirmind?