The Official Adam Pascal Love Thread, part 14, version 2.0 — Page 194

Updated On: 1/12/09 at 03:45 AM

Oy. I honestly hoped that video was from one of Larry's old projects that Adam had nothing to do with. It brought back bad memories of recording songs with my children's choir when I was 10. I still know those songs backwards, forwards and inside out. Those poor kids are going to be counting to 12 (WTF is 12 supposed to mean?) for the rest of their lives to tune of this horrible song.

The fact that he brought in children to "tug at the heartstrings" or whatever other exploitative excuse there is doesn't cover up the fact that it's a pathetic attempt at "awareness" that has nothing to do with the environment and more about bringing attention to himself. Larry is just cashing in on the current post-Inconvenient Truth trend, where everyone and their mother is falling over themselves to out "green" each other. Um, doesn't he drive a luxury SUV? "We must change or else the world is going to end!" Way to contribute to its downfall, hypocrite. Actions speak louder than words.

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Updated On: 2/19/08 at 03:56 AM

These songs are too depressing to inspire any activism. Considering Will I Drown begins with "mouthbreathe mumble there's too much blood in the water, you cut your wrists mumble mumble mouthbreathe"... well, within a minute, you'll want to emulate the metaphorical suicide with a more literal one.

In my opinion, Adam doesn't seem to have any ambitions towards actually having a career. A recent interview he gave pretty clearly indicated that he views his career moves as a means to an end, where the only end is a paycheck. I understand him wanting to provide for his family, but it's hard to sustain those paychecks if he alienates his fanbase.

I was just thinking about this yesterday, actually. I'd like to think that he'd be passionate about something like, say, a revival of Chess, but at this point, I honestly don't know. It sounds lame and cliché to say, but it's sort of sad that it's no longer about the art, or even wanting to be a rockstar, but almost solely about how much money is involved. It sucks that Adam's not willing to put out effort to seek out projects that matter to him, since clearly the "I don't audition" philosophy hasn't been working out so well. I guess part of these musings are precipitated by the fact that it seems like there's not much Adam in Me and Larry so far. I don't know, maybe it's something you have to have a family to support to understand. (Also? I totally agree with the last part of the paragraph quoted above.)

On a slightly lighter note, I think that Adam and Larry are in serious competition with Lauren Molina for "worst song about global warming ever."

Updated On: 2/19/08 at 08:01 AM

In 5th grade chorus we did this song called "The Fifty-Nifty United States." I still remember every word, including all the states in alphabetical order and what the melody was.

Hah, I had to sing that in elementary school, too. And to this day, I still remember the song, and can still recite the states in alphabetical order.

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Well said.

A wise man once said, "let others inspire you, not influence" It is fine to look to others to develop a new way of expression but not at the expense of your own creativity.

Maybe the album should be called Me and Adam....

Updated On: 1/12/09 at 04:30 PM

I just wish I liked it more. I've said it before, but I really wonder if his fans who love the new stuff would be digging it so much if it wasn't Adam.

I know it's a struggle. Not just to like the music, but to stay in Adam's good graces.

All this talk of the United States is making me think of that Place The State game that I spent like an hour doing til I got 100%.
Here it is! Have fun, scholars of APLuv.

Well, at least someone (Larry) is getting something out of it. It's frustrating because Adam can write his own songs, and write meaningful ones if he wanted, but he's put that in the hands of someone else so that the new album is going to be...not Adam. Which is not good. If people assume that you are creating something (such as music) then it should have a lot of you in it, despite outside influences.

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No Thanksgiving dinner for you!

HAH! At least I didn't name one twice!

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So much for my record. I got all the random states in the middle of nowhere first, and I couldn't figure out where to plop them.

Note to Adam: it's a bad sign when online geography games are more scintillating than current activities

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=25300


Jeremy Schonfeld at The Zipper March 3

...Backed by his full band and surprise special guests, Schonfeld will be showcasing his unique rock-theater fusion from the previously released albums Blue Skies & All, and Drift, as well as work shopping new music from "37 Notebooks," his latest studio album. "37 Notebooks," which includes an all-star line-up of artists including Shoshana Bean, Adam Pascal, Tracie Thoms, Lauren Kennedy, Amy Spanger and Jarrod Emick, among others, is scheduled for release in April 2008. ...

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