Quote: Horseradish @ August 30 2013, 9:19 AM BSTArthur Lee was brilliant.
That.
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Quote: Gordon Bennett @ August 30 2013, 11:05 AM BSTThat.
Gordon, I did see Love in concert but will relate the story another time. Can't comment on everything but your Beefheart and Zappa links were excellent. Enjoyed the Kinks, Husker Du and the Walker track too. Early Elton John sort of works for me. Presumably you also know the lovely Lesley Duncan version of that song?
Mina was a leading singer in Italy in the 1960s. Sometimes raunchy, she was often quite controversial for the place and time. As most people know, Ennio Morricone is one of the key names in film music. He seldom ventured into pop music. This is what happened when the two came together briefly. It's pretty impressive.
Mina Mazzini - Se Telefonando
Quote: Horseradish @ August 30 2013, 11:12 AM BSTEarly Elton John sort of works for me. Presumably you also know the lovely Lesley Duncan version of that song?
No, I don't know that version yet.
Early Elton John: "Tumbleweed Connection" and "Madman Across The Water" are the two Elton John albums I can listen through from start to end. They are also his most American sounding albums, comparable to CSN or James Taylor from the same period. Many John albums have great songs but also a lot of filler. But these two are his "secret gems" imo. Of course, Yellow Brick Road and Captain Fantastic are his obvious career highpoints, but I have a soft spot for Tumbleweed and Madman.
Quote: Gordon Bennett @ August 30 2013, 11:24 AM BSTNo, I don't know that version yet.
Early Elton John: "Tumbleweed Connection" and "Madman Across The Water" are the two Elton John albums I can listen through from start to end. They are also his most American sounding albums, comparable to CSN or James Taylor from the same period. Many John albums have great songs but also a lot of filler. But these two are his "secret gems" imo. Of course, Yellow Brick Road and Captain Fantastic are his obvious career highpoints, but I have a soft spot for Tumbleweed and Madman.
Yes, I think I would go along with that assessment.
Lesley got a lot of airplay around 1970-1972 but opted for a quiet life on the Isle of Mull. She died in 2010.
Lesley Duncan - Love Song
Quote: Horseradish @ August 30 2013, 11:33 AM BSTLesley Duncan - Love Song
Listened to it now. By looking at her picture I'd expect a higher voice. But these vocals suit that song better than Elton's thin voice. Very nice version.
My only criticism is that she rolls her "r" in "your eyes". That is one of my defining points on singing. But the overall quality of her voice is smashing and it's a magical arrangement. I've also now listened to Mr Roper's.
Quote: george roper @ August 27 2013, 2:07 PM BSTBaccara - Yes Sir I Can Boogie
Liked this one, Buddy Holly and Simon and Garf.
"I'm gonna take my problem to the United Nations".........
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
Quote: Horseradish @ August 30 2013, 11:33 AM BSTLesley Duncan - Love Song
i have that track on a various artists album, Gather In The Mushrooms, which also features fellow recluses Vashti Bunyan and Shelagh MacDonald. This album and its companion, Early Morning Hush are well worth seeking out for any fans of the 70s folk underground.
Quote: Tursiops @ August 30 2013, 1:01 PM BSTi have that track on a various artists album, Gather In The Mushrooms, which also features fellow recluses Vashti Bunyan and Shelagh MacDonald. This album and its companion, Early Morning Hush are well worth seeking out for any fans of the 70s folk underground.
Thank you for that tip. Much appreciated.
Robbie Basho - Blue Crystal Fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYaGChm8RWw
Richie Havens - Grace of the Sun
Quote: Horseradish @ August 30 2013, 2:45 PM BSTRobbie Basho - Blue Crystal Fire
An interesting find. I have listening to a few Basho tracks, still not quite sure what to make of those vocals.
Wiser Time, my favourite Black Crowes song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4izIDBKxHQ
Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots
City And Colour - The Girl
lonely boy-paul anka
Quote: George Kaplan @ August 30 2013, 11:23 PM BSTCity And Colour - The Girl
Interesting. A good'un from Ontario. Vocally Beirut.
On this day in '76, my favourite Beatle was found guilty of using a melody in the Chiffons' 'He's So Fine'.
As author Dominic Pedler notes, both of the songs have a three-syllable title refrain followed by a 5-3-2 descent of the major scale in the tonic key (E major and G major). The tempos are similar: 121 and 145 beats per minute. In the respective B sections, there is a similar ascent through 5-6-8.
But the Chiffons retain the G tonic for four bars and, on the repeat of the motif, go to an A-note 9th embellishment over the first syllable. In contrast, Harrison introduces the more complex harmony of a relative minor (C#m), as well as a fundamental and distinctly original slide-guitar motif.
George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
A mate's band when I was at Uni:
John Peel thought they were wonderful (honestly).