The Twelve Songs of Doug-Mas (Fan Favorites, Episode 10)
Added 2022-12-02 16:50:07 +0000 UTCIt's here! Our epic year-ending episode of Fan Favorites features 12 'Holiday Gift' Daily Doug reaction episodes in one. I added together the original Discord Votes and the Patreon votes to arrive at this final list of 12. (Doing this didn't change any of the content, just the order a bit.)
This was a labor of love, filmed over two days. And, I'm thrilled to present the community with this almost 2.5-hour video full of great tunes, musicians, and bands.
Thanks for all your support this year! I can't wait to get back to more Fan Favorites in 2023.
Comments
You can bloviate all you like, Doug. We love you.
Thom P
2022-12-13 22:41:19 +0000 UTCJudging from the musical backdrop, "Prince By-Tor" is now disguising himself as Lou Reed... (I mean, did I expect Rush to nip "Sweet Jane"? No, I did not!)
Jeff Norman
2022-12-12 22:53:49 +0000 UTCThose sound a lot more like actual tympani to me in the intro (and corresponding reprises) to "White Room"—they seem pretty clearly pitched, more than toms would be. Does anyone know what Baker actually played on that track? The other interesting thing to me is the ambiguity of some of the chords. That D is sometimes minor, sometimes major, and sometimes just an open fifth. And Bruce approaches the bass the first time through the sequence as if it's D, C, G/B, Bb, C D...but the second time as if it's D, F, G, Bb, C, D. He's pretty consistent in that! I think Clapton's just playing an open C-G fifth on the guitar there in the second chord...
Jeff Norman
2022-12-12 22:20:23 +0000 UTCThat was really fun, Doug. Thank you so much for that. A short comment on the Battle of Epping Forest: this was the tune that always caught my ears in Selling England By The Pound. Of course there's the grandeur of Firth of Fifth but The Battle always stood out for me because of it's storytelling, weirdness and musicianship. That's probably the song of Genesis I've heard the most. Also, I had the opportunity to watch this song and the entirety of Selling England in a Steve Hackett concert last May in Adelaide. For someone who listens to this album for more than 20 years that was a dream come true.
Claudio Fernandes
2022-12-12 05:52:03 +0000 UTCAll Hail Dug Pinnick! Bassist/lead vocalist for my favorite band of all-time, King's X! He does a great job with the "echoes" in the chorus of Lines In The Sand by Dream Theater. Definitely check into the music of King's X. I think the perfect song for a Daily Doug (or Daily "Dug") is Over My Head from their Gretchen Goes To Nebraska album. That would be awesome!
Steve Young
2022-12-08 18:21:26 +0000 UTCThanks Doug, a great listen. I still can't connect to either Dream Theatre or Rush. Oh well, my loss!
David Crossen
2022-12-06 12:27:44 +0000 UTCSince nobody else mentioned it, the unidentified vocalist in Lines in the Sand is actually Dug Pinnick from King's x. That's another band that deserves some attention on this channel. Essentially the entire Gretchen goes to Nebraska or Dog Man albums would be great.
Blinky
2022-12-06 07:19:51 +0000 UTCProbably the best fan favorites yet! With these selections, it's now time to complete 2 of my earlier submissions. First, the Live CD from Ummagumma from Pink Floyd. You've now done the 2 middle tracks. Time for the first (Astronomy Domine) and last (Saucerful of Secrets) tracks. Second, Selling England by the Pound by Genesis. You've now done Firth of Fifth, Epping Forest, and Cinema Show. Time to add the rest of the songs: Dancing with the Moonlit Knight, I Know What I Like, More Fool Me (Phil's first vocals) and After the Ordeal. You can either do these as a masterpiece Friday episode or an EPL.
Tom V
2022-12-05 15:49:50 +0000 UTCTracklist of 12 items just for my taste. Really enjoyed every song and every reaction, but Lines in the Sand the most. Falling into Infinity is really a polarizing album. I used to give that album less attention just because of its reputation, but gradually it became one of the most influential prog metal albums for me, despite several commercial takes on it. Doug, you used the term 'spaciousness' to describe the sound of Lines In The Sand. That's really how I feel about the whole album – it has a pronounced, bright and hopeful atmosphere, something that other Dream Theater albums lack. Really hoping for reactions to New Millenium, Peruvian Skies, Trial of Tears and other great songs from that album. Haken - 1985 was also cool. That's one of my favourites. And Affinity is my favourite Haken album. Really well crafted and diverse work, EPL for it would be nice :) The Battle of Epping Forest is one of the busiest classic prog songs I know, but I've listened enough times to know every chord change in that. It's almost a perfect example what prog music is about - wacky lyricism and over-the-top musicianship with multi-part compositions. It might be my favourite track in Selling England By The Pound. And also, more Cream on the channel! They made so much quality work during their two and a half years together. I used to sit in their discography for hours when I was a teenager.
Einaras Sipavičius
2022-12-04 01:37:24 +0000 UTCThanks for the presents, Doug! Including my nomination (Epping Forest), which I must admit I didn't appreciate on the first many listens but really started to grow on me recently. Of the four "anchor" pieces on Selling England, it isn't the most melodic and accessible, but it does pay off musically, and Peter spins a good yarn. I love Yours Is No Disgrace, possibly the first Yes song I ever heard. And I also enjoyed hearing the Pink Floyd piece. Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets covers the early Pink Floyd material and I encourage those who haven't heard them to check them out. Likewise for Steve Hackett's Genesis Revisited.
Richard Moore
2022-12-03 23:07:38 +0000 UTCHow fun was that... Great songs... Love you going back and hearing older stuff by Rush Yes, Floyd, Winwood etc. Thanks,
Bryan Tursk
2022-12-03 19:47:23 +0000 UTCGood to hear that you are impressed by Steve Winwood with Blind Faith, but you really need to go back even further to the mid-Sixties and his work with The Spencer Davis Group which pre-dates Traffic. Here was a teenager from the suburbs of Birmingham with the voice of Ray Charles. The best known songs are Keep On Running, Somebody Help Me, I'm a Man, and Gimme Some Lovin' (which he co-wrote, not The Blues Brothers). However, much as I love anything Steve sings, my all time favourite is a song called Crossing The Line from a concept album called GO created by the Japanese composer and multi-instrumentalist Stomu Yamash'ta in 1976.
Chris Moorcroft
2022-12-03 12:30:44 +0000 UTC
