skipclone 1 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 d Ya I can see what you mean about the Taylor Swift echoes-and the T-shirt, especially with the singer`s mention of Robert Smith. I find their arrangements less busy than a lot of Ms. Swift`s songs, which I appreciate. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Can't really comment much abt the Cure as much as the face makeup but I def heard some TS vox there in the general sound. which is, of course, the general , uh, general sound of, uh, general pop music, uh, generally. d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Until recently, I was unfamiliar with this one. Yeah, 40+, but still kinda nice..... [video:youtube] I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 My new favorite, from British band Big Big Train: [video:youtube] And for those who think of the holiday season in a slightly les Christian tradition, they covered that aspect the other year, as well. Wassail! [video:youtube] Sounds quite Tull-ish with that flute, doesn't it? "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Can't really comment much abt the Cure as much as the face makeup but I def heard some TS vox there in the general sound. which is, of course, the general , uh, general sound of, uh, general pop music, uh, generally. Well you know, there`s the generals and there`s the troops. The troops tend to follow the generals. If you don`t necessarily agree with the generals but you do your best and follow them anyway, what title do you earn? That`s right-a trooper! Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Now back to the music- bilingual Japanese star Namie Amuro has a song called `Christmas Wish`, which is reminiscent-maybe a little TOO reminiscent-of Mariah Carey`s `All I Want for Christmas is You`. But frankly I find Namie`s melody even more catchy. It`s too bad that 7-11 has picked it up as a theme song, meaning it`s locked down tighter than a nuclear launch code. I had to really search to find this clip. It`s kind of the `it` song in Japan at the moment, enjoy. [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EbbW-ZBoj4 Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 Big Big Train: I like the drums track's syncopation & the plopping wham of the snare. Nice melody too. However Wassail wins that match-up on several grounds: snappier (though not better) drums, cool harmony vox, fun & funky kboards, spiffy groove, neat vid FX...I'll haveta chk them out further. UH OH, the gtr solo just hit--- Thanks ! Namie Amuro may be a bit too poppy for me right now but I guess you got those YT access probs fixed, Skip, so I'm glad to see that ! As we wind down for the holidaze, here's one I just discovered. Reminds me just a bit of the PFloyd track that follows... [video:youtube] [video:youtube] But to get back to XMasality... [video:youtube] & a cautionary tale for those who can't take good advice... [video:youtube] But to cool things off a bit, here's a really nice jazzy take on things (please engage yer sense o'humour ) ... [video:youtube] For those still hanging w/me, here's one to get some sparks goin' by the fireplace tonight. [video:youtube] But can't leave it there, so here's some fire to keep ya'll warm til next year ! [video:youtube] d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 d No, actually those problems are not fixed at all. This happens to be a case where there`s not a problem. As I mentioned, it took some detective work to find. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 Here we into the wayback, very wayback, machine for some tricks from Prof Chas Parker [video:youtube] d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 After all that flyin' round the world, and celebrating Christmas, it's time to relax, slip into something comfortable, and get funky. [video:youtube] "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 Dangnacious, DanZ ! Hey, all due respect to how skilled Bill actually is as a singer [1:58 bent note "when the children wake" + 2:17 "pretty puhleeeeease"] but, even more important, who's doing that fantastic guitar work throughout ?! Izzat Dave Spinozza ? (the only gtr name I recognize in the band credits at [ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4537842/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast ] d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Could be likely. But as most those band members credited are from Shaffer's "Most Dangerous Band" Letterman line-up, it could also be Sid McGinnis. Regardless. Good sound. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 No resemblence to McGinnis plus he's not in the film credits. d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Well, who can tell what ANYBODY looks like in that wonky clip? Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 Need an eye checkup ? d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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