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Captain Thunderpants

There's no 'h' in 'eavy metal'!

About Me

First things first: I do NOT have a foot fetish, despite having a song up about the fetish of the foot. It’s an inside joke from ages ago.
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Yes, there is music on this page, but it’s NOT WHITE LIGHTNING’S MUSIC. That’s just what I’ve recorded on my own with my trusty guitar, computer and my Realistic Highball 2 microphone (although for a select few of ’em I had a nice PA and an Audio-Technica ST90; much better sound quality). To hear White Lightning’s music, refer to my top ’friends’ list. Our page is right there. This is kind of a page where I just put down ideas I came up with and recorded, as well as where I show extreme fan-ness of bands I listen to, as I usually have at least two covers up here, as well. I’ve done about an equal amount of covers and originals, actually.
I used to tend quite a bit towards the strange, experimental and sometimes slightly post-punk and expressionist side, but ever since I joined White Lightning in 2005, my passion for heavy metal began showing up more and more in my personal music. Still, my original influence from artists/bands such as Alice Cooper, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Fear and Megadeth among others still remains in much of my work. I love heavy metal, and the old-fashioned in particular, but I also draw quite a bit from jazz, old progressive rock, baroque and romantic-era music, as well.
As mentioned above, I record all of this on my own, using cheap equipment and my computer’s synthesiser, relying mostly on my humble knowledge of microphone placement, acoustics and mastering to achieve a halfway-decent sound. I’m studying recording technology at PCC and just about to begin the last term in the course. I’m pretty stoked.
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Yeah, I’m a loser and used PimpWebpage to change my layout. So sue me.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/23/2004
Band Website: Websites are for people with money.
Band Members: Tony Cordes/Captain Thunderpants - Vocals, guitar
My computer - Drums, bass, synthesiser
Dr. Meanberger - Interference with the work and being a general nuisance, but at the same time a wonderful arch-enemy.
For White Lightning's music, go here
Influences: SINGING
Rob Halford
Kai Hansen
Hansi Kürsch
Blackie Lawless
Ralf Scheepers
Ronnie James Dio
King Diamond

SONGWRITING (music and/or lyrics)
Alice Cooper
Kai Hansen
Rob Halford
Nick Cave
Walter Giardino
King Diamond
J.S. Bach

GUITAR
Marty Friedman
Jason Becker
Al DiMeola
Michael Romeo
Rudolph Schenker
John Petrucci
Andy LaRoque

Non-musical influences come from annoyances from public idiots (from politicians to movie stars to pop stars to regular jack-offs I see while out and about), the political climate of the world, comic book heroes and villains I’ve made (such as Captain Thunderpants and the Nefarious Dr. Meanberger, of course), random silly things, Monty Python’s Flying Circus... the list could go on forever. I think I’ll spare you.
Sounds Like: If the Three Stooges (and Shemp, the lost stooge; he seriously was in an episode) and Laurel & Hardy were actually just one schizophrenic looney, this is what they'd sound like.

Record Label: Hahaa, I wish...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Day three...

So today is the third day I've gone without cigarettes.  I know, big deal, everyone quits smoking at some point or another.  It'd be a hell of a lot easier if I hadn't smoked two packs a day...
Posted by Captain Thunderpants on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:07:00 PST

A brief bit of lyric.

I wrote this one some time ago.  It's a bit dark, but I was also having a panic attack at the time, too.  Now I'm trying to make it into a song, as I like the arrangement of syllables (excep...
Posted by Captain Thunderpants on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:51:00 PST

A few bands to check out (I'll be updating this periodically)

Yeah, this is also for personal reference, so I don't have to spend too much time searching through my ridiculous "friends" list for these bands.  Notice that I don't have Dragonforce here. ...
Posted by Captain Thunderpants on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:39:00 PST

Review for the new Sonata Arctica album

A few days ago I found Sonata Arctica's latest album, Unia, at Music Millenium in northwest Portland.  After listening to it, I decided it was time for a review. I'll be honest; I was expecting t...
Posted by Captain Thunderpants on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 01:10:00 PST

Some new lyrics n' whatnot.

I was rockin' some hardcore insomnia the other night and decided that I might as well use my undesired waking hours to write a song.  It's supposed to be a bit of a melancholy piece about li...
Posted by Captain Thunderpants on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:49:00 PST

Album Journal .1, or

The other day I finally decided I'm going to start working on an album.  Don't know what it's called, yet, really.  So far we've got "It Has a 'Working Title'", "ManQuestus Epicus", and "Now...
Posted by Captain Thunderpants on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 12:14:00 PST

For you once again, Hannah...

1. Who are you? 2. Are we friends? 3. When and how did we meet? 4. How have I affected you?5. What do you think of me? 6. What's the fondest memory you have of me? 7. How long do you think we will be ...
Posted by Captain Thunderpants on Sat, 22 Oct 2005 12:46:00 PST

Too many of these...

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF I..» I committed suicide:» I said I liked you:» I kissed you:» I lived next door to you:» I started smoking:» I stole something:» I was hospitalized:» I ran away from home:WH...
Posted by Captain Thunderpants on Mon, 05 Sep 2005 03:25:00 PST

Maybe I shouldn't make so many covers...

Yeah, this is the last one for a while, I swear!  Now I must get back to working on all those still melodyless songs I wrote.  Even still...  I'm no Freddy Mercury, but t...
Posted by Captain Thunderpants on Mon, 05 Sep 2005 02:50:00 PST

Answer to me, you!

..."You" being Hannah on whose blog I found this, and then anyone else who comes across it. 1. Who are you?2. Are we friends?3. When and how did we meet?4. Do you have a crush on me?5. Would you kiss ...
Posted by Captain Thunderpants on Tue, 30 Aug 2005 03:15:00 PST