Comments on The Odds Are One: 13* Songs With The Calculus Affair

Hmm. I am strongly compelled by the "place&qu...

2009-06-24T19:07:29.930-07:00

Hmm. I am strongly compelled by the "place" argument. I will ponder that one for a bit.

OK, I'm more committed tot the title now. You...

2009-06-24T05:16:19.251-07:00

OK, I'm more committed tot the title now.

You (and I, and mtg) might know that "everyone will dance" is from that song, but as a title it doesn't point to that song, or that moment, in any way. It's just a phrase.

I think "The Fellows..." isn't quite as narrow a reference as you think. I did NOT grow up in Bellingham in the late 80s, and I don't think I've ever heard the music of the Young Fresh Fellows, but I DO know the Posies well, as do a LOT of other people my age. And I listened to the Posies long before I met you. So there's a decent swath of people out there who will can get the reference, especially if they then listen to your music.

But aside from the particulars, I like that it is a title that is also a setting. That is a PLACE that you were in, but that's less important than the fact that it's a place from which your music comes.

"Everyone will dance" is actually from t...

2009-06-23T12:53:12.632-07:00

"Everyone will dance" is actually from the same song, it's part of the line right before. I happen to prefer "The Fellows..." myself, but I could see where it's, like, not meaningful to anyone who didn't grow up in Bellingham in the late 80s.

I cannot judge the album title objectively, becaus...

2009-06-23T07:51:25.355-07:00

I cannot judge the album title objectively, because I know well the song in which it is a line. And TMWUTHCFB is one of my top 5 Calculus Affair songs. And therefore I LOVE it as the title of the album precisely because it invokes that song for me. For folks who don't know the song - well, they should - but I have no idea how they'd hear the title