Comments on: Succeeding in spite of the Devil http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/09/succeeding-in-spite-of-the-devil/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: The History Of Goal Setting - September 2006 » Achieve IT! - Goal Setting Blog http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/09/succeeding-in-spite-of-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-26058 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:52:57 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/09/succeeding-in-spite-of-the-devil/#comment-26058 [...] Succeeding in spite of the Devil [...]

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/09/succeeding-in-spite-of-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:04:14 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/09/succeeding-in-spite-of-the-devil/#comment-1109 Nope, not being sarcastic. I listened to that song 3 times yesterday. Usually I can’t do something like that because the songs tend to sort of get stuck in my head and “loop” if I hear them more than once. This song was complex enough I didn’t have to worry about earworm setting in.

The way he (Johnston) wrote the chorus of the song is dramatic and downright brilliant – you might even say brave. I’ve complained many times in recent years about how some of the music today “never seems to go anywhere” because the band/composer is afraid to jump into a minor key to make a point. This song does it – and hits a home run along the way.

]]> By: Pete Nicely http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/09/succeeding-in-spite-of-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 Tue, 05 Sep 2006 01:38:16 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/09/succeeding-in-spite-of-the-devil/#comment-1108 Nice!

When people agree with me, I always assume they are being sarcastic.

Just in case, try this one:

http://play.napster.com/track/13782025

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/09/succeeding-in-spite-of-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-1106 Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:14:15 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/09/succeeding-in-spite-of-the-devil/#comment-1106 Woah! After hearing Vic Chestnut’s version of Like A Monkey In The Zoo all I can say is now I understand

]]> By: Pete Nicely http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/09/succeeding-in-spite-of-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-1104 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 20:31:16 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/09/succeeding-in-spite-of-the-devil/#comment-1104 Yeah, I go back and forth.

I notice the reviews consistently say that the covers suck. I just disagree. They work well. Also, Johnston and Wait’s King Kong both get to the heart of the story way better than Peter Jackson’s mega-depiction.

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/09/succeeding-in-spite-of-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 14:00:42 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/09/succeeding-in-spite-of-the-devil/#comment-1102 Pete, I’ve had my eye on that album since I saw the movie. :)

Do you find yourself ever listening to the disc with the songs performed by Johnston himself?

]]> By: Pete Nicely http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/09/succeeding-in-spite-of-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-1101 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 05:47:22 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/09/succeeding-in-spite-of-the-devil/#comment-1101 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002MH3KQ?v=glance

That album is a great peak into Johnston’s genius.

The Beck song is plaintively wonderful, despite the review on that page.

But Sparklehorse backed up by The Flaming Lips makes the brilliance of the song “Go” so evident you won’t ever question how you feel about the music again.

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