spacedad
Bethesda, MD USA
Jan 9, 2007
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Beautiful Way - Beck
Posted 17 years ago by spacedad:
He's so eclectic. This is a good album and funny too (listen to Debra). This reminds me a bit of Missing on Guero.
Anna Begins - Counting Crows
Posted 17 years ago by spacedad:
Q: What's the difference between counting crows and black crows?
A: Talent.
Going Down - Jeff Beck
Posted 17 years ago by spacedad:
Kinda, boring really.
Cruel - Bryan Ferry
Posted 17 years ago by spacedad:
Perhaps the reason he's not that well known in the States is because he's got a weak voice and can't carry a tune. Objectively speaking, of course.
And You and I: I. Cord of Life / II. Eclipse / III. The Preacher The Teacher / IV. Apocalypse (UK vinyl transfer) - Yes
Posted 18 years ago by spacedad:
...you young whippersnappers! Actually, in their day, Yes, were considered quite innovative and part of a "classical" movement in rock music, during the late 60s and early 70s. Unlike many of the musicians of their day (and today and throughout history for that matter) they could actually read music, had been trained as musicians and (I repeat) COULD READ MUSIC--something that Paul McCartney never learned how to do. I'm not saying Yes were as good as the Beatles, but they do have their place in the Pantheon of rock musicians. They were a nice change from the Partridge Family, Donny and Marie Osmond, and some of the other 60s equivalents of, well, Brittney I guess, only Mormon. It's like people poo-poohing Vivaldi because for ages you only heard the Four Seasons, which everyone got sick of. And then someone found a huge trove of his music that showed he was as good as the rest of them. Remember what Santayana said: Those who don't know squat about history are doomed to repeat it. You young whelps!
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Posted 18 years ago by spacedad:
Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
Sorry, just plain can't stand this song. Never been compelled to write that before.
Tell me about it. What a wanker. It would work if it were about 7 minutes shorter. Yuck. He's just too much in love with wimpering voice. Maybe he should go on American Idol and have Simone ream him a new one.
Mad World - Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules
Posted 18 years ago by spacedad:
Thank, I guess. Pretty much of a downer. I guess I'll go cut myself, too. What's the point?
highwindows wrote:
All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad World
Mad world
Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
And I feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad World
Mad World
Illogical world
Mad World
Mad World - Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules
Posted 18 years ago by spacedad:
davin wrote:
Lets all cut ourselves!
Does anyone have the lyrics for this song?
Come Together/Dear Prudence/Cry Baby Cry - The Beatles
Posted 18 years ago by spacedad:
So it's a demo. That still doesn't disprove that is not better than that overblown dirge on the White Album. I'm also not saying George Martin wasn't a brilliant musician. His string quartet in Eleanor Rigby is one of my favorite pieces and probably prepped me for Beethoven's later string quartets, which are the work of pure genius, like a lot of the Beatles' works, except for maybe, "Why don't we do it in the road?"
TJOpootertoot wrote:
Riiiight - except that's not a pared down version. It's a demo take - never intended for release.
It's just George and a guitar on that one so the guys who created the version you so hate are named Lennon, McCartney, Starr and, um, Clapton.
This will break your heart, spacedad.
The entirety of the pure demo you so love can be heard on Anthology 3.
The orchestra was added for the LOVE version.
Who did the orchestra? A guy named George Martin.
Damage, indeed.
TJ
Come Together/Dear Prudence/Cry Baby Cry - The Beatles
Posted 18 years ago by spacedad:
The more I listen to to this album, the more it irks me, except for a few songs. The album was really mashed up by George Martin's son and the remaining Beatles (Poor Paul, worried about his alimony & Tone Deaf Ringo) OK'd it probably for monetary reasons since Michael Jackson screwed them out of their royalties.
What it shows me though, is how much damage George Martin did to them. For example, I always hated "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" until I heard the really pared down version of it with just George and the orchestra. His voice is purer on that track than any time I've ever heard. Gave me chills.
And I did like all these little elements that were subtle little fills in the original works--little flourish, drum beats, bass lines, strings, or tape loops that were always in the fade out.
However, as Let it Be Naked showed, the Beatles were great without Phil Spector and this shows they were great without George Martin as well.listen:
The Main Mix
