Comments on: The Freemasons, Beyonce, And The Thrill Of The Histrionic Diva House Anthem http://idolator.com/366856/the-freemasons-beyonce-and-the-thrill-of-the-histrionic-diva-house-anthem Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:52:22 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: julian http://idolator.com/366856/the-freemasons-beyonce-and-the-thrill-of-the-histrionic-diva-house-anthem/comment-page-1#comment-1061382 julian Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:17:42 +0000 1cc88404e302945d3f4b0b0ef93dfdd4#comment-1061382 i can answer everyones "gay house" issue!!!!<br><br>they keep on playing freemasons in the gay clubs non-stop!!! its not unusual to play kylies - the one (freemasons remix) and kelly rowlands - work (freemasons mix) sophie bextor - heartbreak (freemasons mix) and the rest of the freemasons back catalogue, more than 3 times in the same night, and thats really annoying when a lot of other good music is being ignored. <br>sophie bextor has a new song out soon called bittersweet remixed by the freemasons. im enjoying it now pre-release before the gay clubs play it to death! <br>by the way im gay, ask anyone whos gay who goes clubbing, they will say the same. regards, julian i can answer everyones “gay house” issue!!!!

they keep on playing freemasons in the gay clubs non-stop!!! its not unusual to play kylies – the one (freemasons remix) and kelly rowlands – work (freemasons mix) sophie bextor – heartbreak (freemasons mix) and the rest of the freemasons back catalogue, more than 3 times in the same night, and thats really annoying when a lot of other good music is being ignored.
sophie bextor has a new song out soon called bittersweet remixed by the freemasons. im enjoying it now pre-release before the gay clubs play it to death!
by the way im gay, ask anyone whos gay who goes clubbing, they will say the same. regards, julian

]]> By: julian http://idolator.com/366856/the-freemasons-beyonce-and-the-thrill-of-the-histrionic-diva-house-anthem/comment-page-1#comment-1061392 julian Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:10:27 +0000 1cc88404e302945d3f4b0b0ef93dfdd4#comment-1061392 theyre playing freemasons and nothing else, its a joke!!!! theyre playing freemasons and nothing else, its a joke!!!!

]]> By: Pentboi http://idolator.com/366856/the-freemasons-beyonce-and-the-thrill-of-the-histrionic-diva-house-anthem/comment-page-1#comment-1042112 Pentboi Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:09:25 +0000 1cc88404e302945d3f4b0b0ef93dfdd4#comment-1042112 It ain't surprising to notice that beyonce is fremason, yeah, isn't jigga not, c'mon, respect the couple It ain't surprising to notice that beyonce is fremason, yeah, isn't jigga not, c'mon, respect the couple

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/366856/the-freemasons-beyonce-and-the-thrill-of-the-histrionic-diva-house-anthem/comment-page-1#comment-493452 Anonymous Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:49:34 +0000 1cc88404e302945d3f4b0b0ef93dfdd4#comment-493452 <p>Two quick points on an old post. House was, is, and always will be Gay music for Gay people. It was the music created by us, for us! Thank you. Hetero don't like, the hetero don't dance, like we used to say in The Palladium, NYC.</p> <p>Second...House IS about dance. So, Gay or hetero, get a short clue. This ain't jazz miss honey. You won't score points with the childrens doing a dissertation. No sense analyzing house music. It really has to be felt in your rear and your feet. If you stop long enough to contemplate it, you just missed the beat.</p> Two quick points on an old post. House was, is, and always will be Gay music for Gay people. It was the music created by us, for us! Thank you. Hetero don’t like, the hetero don’t dance, like we used to say in The Palladium, NYC.

Second…House IS about dance. So, Gay or hetero, get a short clue. This ain’t jazz miss honey. You won’t score points with the childrens doing a dissertation. No sense analyzing house music. It really has to be felt in your rear and your feet. If you stop long enough to contemplate it, you just missed the beat.

]]> By: rich36 http://idolator.com/366856/the-freemasons-beyonce-and-the-thrill-of-the-histrionic-diva-house-anthem/comment-page-1#comment-493472 rich36 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:18:50 +0000 1cc88404e302945d3f4b0b0ef93dfdd4#comment-493472 <p>On a side note, what the hell's up with that cover? Who rides a bike in that outfit? Is that why she's pushing it home?</p> On a side note, what the hell’s up with that cover? Who rides a bike in that outfit? Is that why she’s pushing it home?

]]> By: Tim Finney http://idolator.com/366856/the-freemasons-beyonce-and-the-thrill-of-the-histrionic-diva-house-anthem/comment-page-1#comment-493462 Tim Finney Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:13:19 +0000 1cc88404e302945d3f4b0b0ef93dfdd4#comment-493462 <P>Basically what Matos said: it's my stand-in term for "the stuff I hear in gay clubs". it's not only villalobos who doesn't get played there - even much closer stuff like US deep house just doesn't fit the vibe most of the time. And while The Freemasons get play elsewhere, it's only been at gay clubs (rather than straight commercial house clubs) where I've heard DJs play what were almost Freemasons tribute sets.</P> <P>(while I was witnessing one of these a few weeks back, a friend of mine was on the receiving end of the pick-up line, "Hey, you're one of the guys from The Freemasons, aren't you?" - as pick-up lines went this didn't work so well, and I was drafted in to translate. It was awkward for all concerned)</P> <P>The stuff on 'Unmixed' in particular is practically archetypal for the scene, whereas in my experience the kinds of straight clubs that do play The Freemasons tend to mix this stuff up with R&B, electro-house etc. I'm not crusading for the term though!</P> <P>Ned: I really like the album and would love to run an evolutionary argument along the lines you're suggesting but there's nothing to hang it on - if anything, the appeal of this album is its blatant refusal of the obvious incrementalist options (the most prominent being electro-house-ification), unless you count "back to 2000!"</P> <P>Space didn't permit a further run-down but the other key tracks on the album to investigate are "Nothing But A Heartache", "Love On My Mind" and "Watchin". And the cover of "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" is better than I expected. Also, tip: look for the original and superior version of "Rain Down Love", better than the album version and perhaps anything else on there.</P> Basically what Matos said: it’s my stand-in term for “the stuff I hear in gay clubs”. it’s not only villalobos who doesn’t get played there – even much closer stuff like US deep house just doesn’t fit the vibe most of the time. And while The Freemasons get play elsewhere, it’s only been at gay clubs (rather than straight commercial house clubs) where I’ve heard DJs play what were almost Freemasons tribute sets.

(while I was witnessing one of these a few weeks back, a friend of mine was on the receiving end of the pick-up line, “Hey, you’re one of the guys from The Freemasons, aren’t you?” – as pick-up lines went this didn’t work so well, and I was drafted in to translate. It was awkward for all concerned)

The stuff on ‘Unmixed’ in particular is practically archetypal for the scene, whereas in my experience the kinds of straight clubs that do play The Freemasons tend to mix this stuff up with R&B, electro-house etc. I’m not crusading for the term though!

Ned: I really like the album and would love to run an evolutionary argument along the lines you’re suggesting but there’s nothing to hang it on – if anything, the appeal of this album is its blatant refusal of the obvious incrementalist options (the most prominent being electro-house-ification), unless you count “back to 2000!”

Space didn’t permit a further run-down but the other key tracks on the album to investigate are “Nothing But A Heartache”, “Love On My Mind” and “Watchin”. And the cover of “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore” is better than I expected. Also, tip: look for the original and superior version of “Rain Down Love”, better than the album version and perhaps anything else on there.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/366856/the-freemasons-beyonce-and-the-thrill-of-the-histrionic-diva-house-anthem/comment-page-1#comment-493482 Anonymous Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:26:00 +0000 1cc88404e302945d3f4b0b0ef93dfdd4#comment-493482 <p>"love on my mind" anybody? holy jeebus. scorching track. it never fails to get people up when i drop it. i don't see why everyone is all: "hey! house sure goes great with r & b, right? all in the roots: gospel, soul, funk, disco, latin...</p> <p>anyway, the freemasons are pretty generic in their productions--very late 90s stuff. i think most club music now has been given the dirty synth rub and sci-fi bleeps courtesy of timbaland, basement jaxx, and the neptunes. funny how the club, seen as underground and progressive, now takes its cues more from pop.</p> <p>you people need to get more kenny dope and masters at work in your lives if you love the late 90s ish.</p> “love on my mind” anybody? holy jeebus. scorching track. it never fails to get people up when i drop it. i don’t see why everyone is all: “hey! house sure goes great with r & b, right? all in the roots: gospel, soul, funk, disco, latin…

anyway, the freemasons are pretty generic in their productions–very late 90s stuff. i think most club music now has been given the dirty synth rub and sci-fi bleeps courtesy of timbaland, basement jaxx, and the neptunes. funny how the club, seen as underground and progressive, now takes its cues more from pop.

you people need to get more kenny dope and masters at work in your lives if you love the late 90s ish.

]]> By: Michaelangelo Matos http://idolator.com/366856/the-freemasons-beyonce-and-the-thrill-of-the-histrionic-diva-house-anthem/comment-page-1#comment-493492 Michaelangelo Matos Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:17:08 +0000 1cc88404e302945d3f4b0b0ef93dfdd4#comment-493492 <p>Without presuming to speak for Tim, what I got when I read him call it "gay house" was that it was the stuff really popular specifically in gay clubs, as opposed to in the club world more generally.</p> Without presuming to speak for Tim, what I got when I read him call it “gay house” was that it was the stuff really popular specifically in gay clubs, as opposed to in the club world more generally.

]]> By: Anonymous http://idolator.com/366856/the-freemasons-beyonce-and-the-thrill-of-the-histrionic-diva-house-anthem/comment-page-1#comment-493502 Anonymous Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:26:58 +0000 1cc88404e302945d3f4b0b0ef93dfdd4#comment-493502 <P>I think this is the history Richfourfour touched on in his comment, but, I may be wrong, isn't it called "house" because a DJ (DJ Knuckles?) sort of created it in the Warehouse, a gay club in Chicago? Thereby further reducing the need to call it "gay house"?</P> <P>Also, I normally hate it when remixes slow down the vocals, because it literally makes the song drag, but that "Ring the Alarm" remix is pretty great in its straightfoward way.</P> I think this is the history Richfourfour touched on in his comment, but, I may be wrong, isn’t it called “house” because a DJ (DJ Knuckles?) sort of created it in the Warehouse, a gay club in Chicago? Thereby further reducing the need to call it “gay house”?

Also, I normally hate it when remixes slow down the vocals, because it literally makes the song drag, but that “Ring the Alarm” remix is pretty great in its straightfoward way.

]]> By: dreamsneverend http://idolator.com/366856/the-freemasons-beyonce-and-the-thrill-of-the-histrionic-diva-house-anthem/comment-page-1#comment-493512 dreamsneverend Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:04:31 +0000 1cc88404e302945d3f4b0b0ef93dfdd4#comment-493512 <p>I do feel the Freemason's are the producer/remixers of the moment. Not that it is a bad thing, but eventually their sound will grow tiresome and the hating will begin. I like a few of their mixes (see "Greenlight" and their redo of "Uninvited"), but I am a bigger fan of crunchier electronic stuff.</p> <p>In the end I do have some of their stuff on my ipod for working out too :D</p> I do feel the Freemason’s are the producer/remixers of the moment. Not that it is a bad thing, but eventually their sound will grow tiresome and the hating will begin. I like a few of their mixes (see “Greenlight” and their redo of “Uninvited”), but I am a bigger fan of crunchier electronic stuff.

In the end I do have some of their stuff on my ipod for working out too :D

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