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Post by nonrabbit on Jul 13, 2008 16:11:31 GMT
Never thought I would Like Bobby Darin and then I heard this awesome performance of......... If I Were a Carpenter (needs a minute to start) uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bjFRLOktHXo
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Post by admin on Jul 14, 2008 8:53:56 GMT
Good timing for this thread, I watched most of the coverage for T in the Park on TV this weekend just to see what the youth of today were into. All I felt at the end of it was old!! Just an endless marathon of indie bands that all looked and sounded the same to me except.......The Raconteurs, who I thought were sensational. Proper old time rock n roll. Am I too old to be liking this stuff? uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5wUb3Xq91iY
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Post by tullistray on Aug 25, 2008 23:14:52 GMT
Grateful Dead, never saw them until 83, saw them 85 times afterwards, the first night may have been the most humbling of my life, and within the first five minutes the transformation into instant Deadhead had occured, I had openly disliked them for years, and recall once saying that they were poor standard bearers for my generation. I was also already 26 and had missed out on many years, some famous, I could have seen. "Once in a while you can get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right."
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Post by steelmonkey on Aug 26, 2008 0:00:06 GMT
I hated and criticised and degraded Elvis Costello from 1977 till 1984 and then was a fan and near fanatic for everything he did till about 2002 and then got bored and ambivalent. I thought Tom Petty was mainstream crap in the style of Steve Miller or latter day Fleetwood Mac till i realized he was part Allman, part Dylan, part Beatle and loved him since...even gradually appreciating the radio hit stuff. In 1972 and 73 i thought Neil Young was for girls who like Joni Mitchell, John Denver, Dan Fogelberg and Elton john....I was wrong.
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Post by nonrabbit on Sept 6, 2008 21:52:17 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Sept 16, 2008 9:00:22 GMT
Never listened to or thought I'd like Luke Kelly - Dublin folk singer However.......this is the best version I've heard of my all time favourite Irish song! uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CBRQM0vErH8Mind you with this performance, clothes and atmosphere maybe it should be in 'best ever utube video' thread ;D
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Post by rebecca on Dec 8, 2008 1:36:22 GMT
In my youth, aside from a love of bluegrass and Johnny Cash, I never thought I'd like country music. I can at least say I like a lot of it now. I love the video up above, that's great!
Gogeous Bobby Darin, too.
I never expected to end up being such an enthusiast for early rock and roll, but somehow it happened. Really, that whole 50's era mix of rock and roll, rhythm and blues, pop jazz vocal, and blues, doo wop - sometimes you don't even know what to call it.
I also am always surprised when I like anything 80s sinth-y.
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 8, 2008 9:12:38 GMT
In my youth, aside from a love of bluegrass and Johnny Cash, I never thought I'd like country music. I can at least say I like a lot of it now. I love the video up above, that's great! Gogeous Bobby Darin, too. I never expected to end up being such an enthusiast for early rock and roll, but somehow it happened. Really, that whole 50's era mix of rock and roll, rhythm and blues, pop jazz vocal, and blues, doo wop - sometimes you don't even know what to call it. I also am always surprised when I like anything 80s sinth-y. Ah, dear old Bobby Darin. One of my favourites. It always surprised me that in his day songs were composed at the Brill Building, Tin Pan Alley, etc, but that he wrote a lot of his own material. A very talented performer and his record "Dream Lover" was one of the first records I ever had bought for me. That and "Charlie Brown" by The Coasters. 1959 and I was 11 years old - where has the time gone?
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Post by nonrabbit on Dec 8, 2008 9:26:43 GMT
I also am always surprised when I like anything 80s sinth-y. LOL that means a challenge to me now must start looking... meanwhile watched a documentary on Nana Mouskouri - Greek singer famous in Britain in 60's/70's/ and has had an incredible career and covered most musical genres .. an amazing pure voice imo... [deleted by youtube]
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Post by rebecca on Dec 9, 2008 1:38:30 GMT
Pretty voice!
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Post by rebecca on Dec 9, 2008 1:56:39 GMT
In my youth, aside from a love of bluegrass and Johnny Cash, I never thought I'd like country music. I can at least say I like a lot of it now. I love the video up above, that's great! Gogeous Bobby Darin, too. I never expected to end up being such an enthusiast for early rock and roll, but somehow it happened. Really, that whole 50's era mix of rock and roll, rhythm and blues, pop jazz vocal, and blues, doo wop - sometimes you don't even know what to call it. I also am always surprised when I like anything 80s sinth-y. Ah, dear old Bobby Darin. One of my favourites. It always surprised me that in his day songs were composed at the Brill Building, Tin Pan Alley, etc, but that he wrote a lot of his own material. A very talented performer and his record "Dream Lover" was one of the first records I ever had bought for me. That and "Charlie Brown" by The Coasters. 1959 and I was 11 years old - where has the time gone? I remember when I was 13, around 1976 or so, and the show "Happy Days" briefly made all things 1950s in style again. I had a friend named Annette - named after Annette Funicello. Her parents had a great library of records from the 50s and early 60s. We went through a spell of playing them and then I, at least, decided I didn't really like them all that much. And still I lean more towards the blues/r n b element of it. I remember she was going through an "I hate my parents" stage and I thought they were great! Anyway, in regards to Bobby Darin, if anybody remembers on Happy Days the boys had a band, and the one song they always played was "Splish Splash." They sometimes played something else, but "Splish Splash" was the default song, and I got really tired of it. But several years ago I bought a Bobby Darin CD because I wanted to get "Mack the Knife," and it turned out "Splish Splash" was his too, which I didn't know. And for some reason it just sounded so fantastic! I don't know, it is really kind of a dumb song, but it can really sound good. Anyway, dig the rock and roll flute solo in that video!
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Post by nonrabbit on Dec 30, 2008 13:48:03 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Jan 8, 2009 11:15:21 GMT
Paid scant attention to Del Amitri - however listening to Justin Currie (lead singer) uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-4b_dBMfBf0Great lyrics- the sound effects are best I've heard on a video
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 21, 2009 9:33:35 GMT
Been avoiding her for some reason - thought it would be a bit 'glossy celtic' if you get my drift (imho) Beautiful song / Beautiful voice
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Post by nonrabbit on Jul 19, 2009 18:18:16 GMT
Billy Joel what does his music do for you?
For me.. well really nothing.. except I like this song and he does it really well - heard it again after 20 odd years....
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 20, 2009 9:21:39 GMT
Billy Joel what does his music do for you? The only songs I really like of his are Goodnight Saigon and Leningrad but I can understand his popularity though.
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Post by TM on Jul 20, 2009 21:13:55 GMT
Billy Joel what does his music do for you? The only songs I really like of his are Goodnight Saigon and Leningrad but I can understand his popularity though. I never liked Billy Joel until he got older. Downeaster Alexa is one of my favs. I like this one too.
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Post by fatman on Jul 20, 2009 22:16:25 GMT
The only songs I really like of his are Goodnight Saigon and Leningrad but I can understand his popularity though. I never liked Billy Joel until he got older. Downeaster Alexa is one of my favs. I like this one too. It's funny, when I was much younger I couldn't stand Billy Joel, he just seemed so uncool to me as a teenager, and his music was played to death on Long Island radio stations. But as I've gotten older I've come to appreciate his songs and lyrics a lot more. He really does have a lot of very good songs. And his singing and piano playing is great too. But, after his last album in around 1993 or 1994 he vowed that he would never record another album, and he hasn't. Remind you of someone? Jeff
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Post by nonrabbit on Jul 20, 2009 22:44:09 GMT
dig dig I only had one of BJ's albums in the 80's and I listened to it quite a lot although I thought of him too as pretty uncool (suppose it still mattered to me then) ;D probably due to his pop releases and the annoying Uptown Girl. But I do like some of his songs and he's quite cool now...ish
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Post by nonrabbit on Jul 21, 2009 23:20:29 GMT
It's funny, when I was much younger I couldn't stand Billy Joel, he just seemed so uncool to me as a teenager, and his music was played to death on Long Island radio stations. Jeff Long Island..Nantucket..Maine etc etc All places I'd love to see
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Post by steelmonkey on Jul 22, 2009 2:04:13 GMT
Stop it...all of you...Billy Joel has no reedeming value whatsoever...in plain Yiddish: schmaltzier than schmaltz dreck.
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Post by fatman on Jul 22, 2009 2:14:07 GMT
Stop it...all of you...Billy Joel has no reedeming value whatsoever...in plain Yiddish: schmaltzier than schmaltz dreck. It's not like I ran out and bought all his albums (although I did buy a greatest hits by him because my kid likes the song Big Shot) it's just that I don't want to kill myself anymore when his music comes on the radio, and some of it I enjoy, like for example, Captain Jack, Piano Man and Only the Good Die Young. Jeff
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Post by nonrabbit on Jul 22, 2009 8:41:42 GMT
Stop it...all of you...Billy Joel has no reedeming value whatsoever...in plain Yiddish: schmaltzier than schmaltz dreck. Och! now you've spoiled the mood there was I sailing up the East coast on the Downeaster Alexa..........
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Post by nonrabbit on Dec 1, 2010 7:12:05 GMT
and unfortunately still don't
in all fairness I've listened to a few songs and despite her ethereal style voice (my love of Kate Bush) and obvious talent I just don't get her. Never understood either why she's compared to Kate Bush. Anyone disagree?
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Post by futureshock on Dec 18, 2010 7:24:03 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 7, 2011 12:44:11 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Oct 24, 2011 8:18:37 GMT
Musicians that you thought you wouldn't like ......and still don't. Genesis both pre 76 and def post. ;D Just never done it for me at all. Technical however with no passion a bit dull couldn't mark out a song that stood out imo. On balance Gabriel produced some of his best music once he'd lanced the ego - a bit ... the bike performance
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Post by steelmonkey on Oct 24, 2011 15:09:20 GMT
He coulda used a sharper lance...
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Post by tullist on Oct 24, 2011 17:30:08 GMT
Tend to fall in if not exactly lockstep with you Patti, at least in the vicinity. My own perceptions of Genesis even in their prog era is certainly colored by the media verbage concerning them that I would read around 77 or so, something to the effect of their coming from a bloated long dead area, re prog, but were the only one of merit left from that area, otherwise peopled by dinosaurs such as Jethro Tull. That coupled with nearly all my friends who a few years earlier had been huge Tull fans, nearly all converted to Genesis as Tull left an area they never really had been involved with, prog. Which leads me to my old avenue, so badly wishing music could be quantified by hard fact, precisely as sport is. I have zero doubt if it could be quantified the level of beating Tull would give Genesis, or Anderson would give Gabriel. would be a horrific yet delicious sight to behold. Having said all that I do believe Genesis has at least six pieces of high merit, one of which I will post here, also Dancing on a Volcano and Watcher of the Skies come to mind. Less so things I know the prog element of the Genesis fanbase love very well, things like Supper's Ready, or Selling England by the Pound, which starts out very promisingly indeed but I believe does not maintain the pulse throughout. I will also admit that the only time I saw Genesis, 78, and probably their last remotely prog year, they were most impressive and still playing in auditoriums. Ditto seeing Gabriel's first 3 solo tours, or at least I think they were, 78, 79 and 80, all truly outstanding performances, and still when he played in theaters. I recall for one he crawled over the top of the audience to get to the stage. Having said all that, and admitting a moderate fondness for a small handful of Genesis' output, they and Gabriel would join a very long list of performers who, if they never received another word of praise, already have received more than they were entitled to. But do understand this is a bitter Jethro Tull fan speaking. I even recall saying in 78, and somehow being the final nail in converting a close friend from Genesis to Tull, (he used to try and hold me spellbound with tales of Rael, the hero of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway)by merely saying to him, "I raise an Anderson to your Gabriel". But for one very shining moment in 74, I believe the piece Carpet Crawlers is as fine a piece of music as its genre created, excepted perhaps by the final 17 minutes of Thick as a Brick. On the rare chance that anyone here does not know the song, posted merely as a reference point. youtu.be/Q-jKXv0EtLY
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Post by oksauce on Oct 24, 2011 18:10:34 GMT
I like Genesis
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