Aug 16, 2005 in this fascinating book, new yorker business columnist james surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea. A prolific musician, soord has also previously collaborated with katatonias jonas renkse on fanfavourite album wisdom of crowds and produced 5. Wisdom of crowds budapestre latogat uj zenekaraval a. In reading surowieckis the wisdom of crowds, i found myself finally patting myself on the back for being what ive always been. Promo for frozen north taken from bruce soord with jonas renkses wisdom of crowds album out now on kscope. Complete your bruce soord with jonas renkse wisdom of crowds collection. The wisdom of crowds quotes showing 17 of 7 diversity and independence are important because the best collective decisions are the product of disagreement and contest, not consensus or compromise.
This collaboration between the pineapple thiefs bruce soord and katatonias jonas renske is simply brilliant. As bennett points out, the wisdom of crowds phrase comes from new yorker writer james surowiecki, whose book about the concept came. Wisdom of crowds is the new album from an exciting new project featuring bruce soord from the pineapple thief with jonas renkse from. The wisdom of crowds by james surowiecki goodreads.
Bruce soord with jonas renkse discography top albums and. Soords songwriting is nothing short of excellent, evoking thoughts and memories from a few words and phrases, with progressive rock music that features overtones of dance music. Why the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economies, societies and nations, published in 2004, is a book written by james surowiecki about the aggregation of information in groups, resulting in decisions that, he argues, are often better than could have been made by any single member of the group. Budapesten a durer kert kistermeben jatszik majd a zenekar december an, a hazai kaldera. In this fascinating book, new yorker business columnist james surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea. Bruce soord with jonas renkse wisdom of crowds wisdom. Title track wisdom of crowds evokes a faint vibe of early gotan project with its horns and sparsely placed guitar lines whilst radio star leaves you haunted.
A formacio iden nyaron wisdom of crowds neven adott ki nagylemezt, melyet a londoni bemutato utan egy exkluziv europai turnen is meghallgathatnak a szerencsesek. This pains me, as a fan of both katatonia and pineapple thief, mostly because i would hope to give an album such as this a perfect score. Bruce soord with jonas renkse frozen north from wisdom. Watch the video for radio star from bruce soord with jonas renkse s wisdom of crowds for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. At a time of personal success for each member of the wisdom of crowds project, kscope are rereleasing the jaw dropping work of art from the pineapple thiefs frontman bruce soord and katatonias singer jonas renkse. Why the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business,economies, societies and nations by james surowiecki is, essentially, a thoroughly accessible and readable tome on applied behavioral economics and game theory. Far from it, the two complement each other excellently and bring surprisingly powerful, lively pieces to light with their collaboration. Bruce soord with jonas renkse wisdom of crowds 850.
Much like my addiction to swiss roll, for some people more is never enough. Bruce soord jonas renkse wisdom of crowds 180 gram red vinyl 2lp 26. Bruce soord with jonas renkse wisdom of crowds planetmosh. Watch the video for the solitary path of a convicted man here. Bruce soord with jonas renkse wisdom of crowds echoes. Wisdom of crowds is the debut album from the project featuring tpts bruce soord and katatonias jonas renkse. If, years hence, people remember anything about the tv game show who wants to be a millionaire. An album of exquisite melodies and wildly inventive arrangements. Finallysomeone championing the wisdom of the little guy. Wisdom of crowds is the debut fulllength studio album by bruce soord with jonas renkse.
Bruce originally put the tracks together with jonas s voice in mind to complete them, and release to the. James surowiecki, the new yorker financial columnist, provocatively argues that, in many circumstances, the crowds collectively reach better decisions, solve problems more efficiently and even predict the future better than the smartest man or woman alone. Sep 20, 2017 the wisdom of crowds bestselling book examines the apparent anomaly that shows why crowds composed of nonexperts ordinary people are collectively smarter than an individual or small groups teams of experts. Originally written with renkses voice in mind, soord sought out the acclaimed katatonia vocalist to complete the compositions and release the music to the. Wisdom of crowds licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of kscope. Radio star ive got to kill this feeling got to get away got to give it something got to make it pay filling up with envy filling up with fear is this world so empty that i am nothing here. Sometimes musical collaborations can go a step too far from the origins of those involved. The wisdom of crowds has been sitting in my library for a long time. Apr 03, 20 the pineapple thief frontman, bruce soord, and jonas renkse, lead vocalist from katatonia have announced a 3rd june 20 release date for wisdom of crowds, their new project for kscope.
I expected something about crowdfunding and the power of the internet, but was surprised. John maynard keynes if one asks a large enough number of people to guess the number of jelly beans in a jar, the averaged answer is likely to be very close to the correct number. Bruce soord with jonas renkse wisdom of crowds echoes and. Bruce originally put the tracks together with jonas s voice in mind to complete them, and release to the masses. The album was released through kscope music in june 20. Why the many are smarter than the few the wisdom of crowds. Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliantbetter at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future. Bruce soord with jonas renkse wisdom of crowds album teaser. The pineapple thief frontman, bruce soord, and jonas renkse, lead vocalist from katatonia have announced a 3rd june 20 release date for wisdom of crowds, their new project for kscope. Wisdom of crowds is a music studio album recording by bruce soord crossover progprogressive rock. This example is due to sir francis galton, and the story opens jim surowieckis wonderful book the wisdom of crowds. Jonas petter renkse born 19 may 1975 is a founding member, songwriter, lead vocalist. Bruce soord with jonas renkse discography top albums. Watch the video for radio star from bruce soord with jonas renkses wisdom of crowds for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Official bandpage for wisdom of crowds, a project between bruce soord of the pineapple thief and jonas renkse of katatonia. The acclaimed soordrenske debut is now available as a limited coloured lp edition pressed on. It is skillful written and enriched with excellent stories. May 16, 2014 as bennett points out, the wisdom of crowds phrase comes from new yorker writer james surowiecki, whose book about the concept came out in 2005. Visit musicmagpie for great deals and super savings with free delivery today. As wisdom of crowds was originally written with renkses voice in mind, soord sought out the acclaimed katatonia vocalist to complete the compositions and.
The idea that large groups of people are collectively smarter than even individual experts when it comes to problem solving, decision making, innovating and predicting. Aug 06, 2004 james surowieckis the wisdom of crowds is the perfect antidote to the notion that a camel is a horse designed by committee, says richard adams. Wisdom of crowds is the new album from an exciting new project featuring bruce soord from the pineapple thief with jonas renkse from katatonia. The wisdom of crowds bestselling book examines the apparent anomaly that shows why crowds composed of nonexperts ordinary people are collectively smarter than an individual or small groups teams of experts. Rate your musics top experimentalart rock albums page 22. Youd have thought two wildly successful day jobs would be enough to keep some folks busy. Wisdom of crowds bruce soord with jonas renkse vinyl.
Jan 11, 2016 the wisdom of crowds has been sitting in my library for a long time. Bruce soord with jonas renkse katatonia wisdom of crowds. Oct 10, 2018 wisdom of crowds licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of kscope. Bruce soord and jonas renkse wisdom of crowds cd rough. The concepts, though, are provocative and sometimes carried to extremes. Why the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economics, society and nations by surowiecki, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Bruce soord with jonas renske lyrics wisdom of crowds. We underrate the crowds, which deserves the status of an autonomous and decentralized body. Uj projektzenekaraval latogat budapestre a katatonia enekese, jonas renkse es a pineapple thief alapitoja, bruce soord. The pineapple thief frontman, bruce soord, and jonas renkse, lead vocalist from katatonia have announced a june 3rd, 20 release date for wisdom of crowds, their new project for kscope. When there is not a precise answer crowds can come to arbitrary conclusions.
Bruce soord the pineapple thief with jonas renkse katatonia 1. Bruce soords always somewhat gloomy musical reflections and jonas renkse s always depressive voice in combination does this inevitably lead to a black hole in the soul. Bruce soord with jonas renkse frozen north from wisdom of. Surowiecki tells us that the great scientist francis galton had collected some data from the 1906 west of england fat stock and poultry exhibitioncatchy name right, 787 people at this exhibition guessed the weight of a steer. I wont be as critical as some others have been, as i think the album is pretty solid on the whole, but it is definitely lacking in. Bruce soords always somewhat gloomy musical reflections and jonas renkses always depressive voice in combination does this inevitably lead to a black hole in the soul. Crowds tend to work best when there is a correct answer to the question being posed, such as a question about geography or mathematics. Limited digibook edition with special mirrored foil covers. On wisdom of crowds, jonas renkse and bruce soord have taken leaps into each others musical style and breathed life into a very different creature.
Originally writing material with renkses voice in mind, soord sought out the acclaimed katatonia vocalist to complete the compositions. The new 4 disc deluxe hardback 40 page book edition of the album, to be released on 20 th january 2017, will include 3 bonus discs featuring bsides and bonus songs, a new 5. Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally. James surowieckis the wisdom of crowds is the perfect antidote to the notion that a camel is a horse designed by committee, says richard adams. James suroweicki and the wisdom of crowds in his book the wisdom of crowds, james suroweicki favorably compares the judgment of the group. Bruce soordjonas renkse wisdom of crowds eclipsed rock. Ive got to give a little love ive got to buy a little trust tonight got to get me something ive got to find my way. The wisdom of the crowd effect is easily undermined. Jonas petter renkse born 19 may 1975 is a founding member, songwriter, lead vocalist 19911994, 1997 and exdrummer 19911994, 19961998 of the band katatonia, founding member, songwriter, bassist, backing vocalist, exguitarist 2004 of the band bloodbath. The entire book is built around the idea of a crowd knowing whats best. Clearly theyve got too much time on their hands as they have come together to create wisdom of crowds. James surowiecki managed to explain a really cool idea which is actually quite old, using plenty of preinternet examples. Bruce soord with jonas renkse wisdom of crowds wisdom of.
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