d halfnote Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 What's getting yer attention currently ? Why ? Here we go w/one of the prettiest recordings I know. Steve Miller makes nice (don't let the mask scare ya) Dig the pedal steel effects courtesy of "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSoGGKzQkuA [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSoGGKzQkuA Yer turn.... d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 [font:Comic Sans MS]love the '80s state-of-the-art video effects, too:[/font] [video:youtube] http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I kind of like falling back on this tune: [video:youtube] Love the Strat sound and Chris and his band do an excellent job each time they play it live...even if no one is around! Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I've picked up on this CD again recently after a long lay-off. Especially this highly favored track. Has a sort of late '60's-early '70's flavor to me...... [video:youtube]https://youtu.be/rBw7qX_jOqE Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Back when I was teaching, I ran the college radio station. One day, we got this album in from one of thr record companies that serviced our station. The Bears? Never heard of them. But I had heard of Adrian Belew, so I thought I'd check it out. When I heard the kick off on this tune, I was hooked. The brittle-brite razor sharp guitar tone was so different from anything else I was hearing, and that first line "Mama's little baby likes fear and torture" made me laugh out loud. That was about 1990. It still grabs me . [video:youtube] Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 This one came to mind in light of the "Forgotten Guitarists" thread. An early Prog group that hardly anyone remembers or references. [video:youtube] "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 I'd like to hear more abt why/what but I always like to hear nore abt what why/why what, eh.....? d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I'd like to hear more abt why/what but I always like to hear nore abt what why/why what, eh..... Not sure of the "Why?", just something I thought of recently, and really wanted to hear again. As to "Why & What?", IMHO, the Strawbs really show the link between British Prog Rock and British Folk Rock, and I still love this song, even after, what, 40 years now, give or take? Here's another all-but-forgotten band, unless you're a fan of the Canterbury Scene, in which case, you'll enjoy this . . . [video:youtube] "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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d halfnote Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 [font:Comic Sans MS]love the '80s state-of-the-art video effects, too:[/font] [video:youtube] I wonder whether that cat was walking on a treadmill or did the camera op have to stroll along side them for some of those shots...? I kind of like falling back on this tune: [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOjTweUPt3Q Love the Strat sound and Chris and his band do an excellent job each time they play it live...even if no one is around! Agreed. I esp like the chordal splash at 2:11 & the arpeggiations at various places' sometime both guitarists are playing diff arpeggiated lines simultaneously .... & what a relaxed perf. I've picked up on this CD again recently after a long lay-off. Especially this highly favored track. Has a sort of late '60's-early '70's flavor to me...... [video:youtube]https://youtu.be/rBw7qX_jOqE Kinda lugubrious but great snare sound & cymbal ring at 1:34. Interesting vox effect during final refrain. Thanks. ... that first line "Mama's little baby likes fear and torture" made me laugh out loud. [video:youtube] Me, too ! This one came to mind in light of the "Forgotten Guitarists" thread. An early Prog group that hardly anyone remembers or references. [video:youtube] Those may be the longest intro & outro sections of a song I've ever heard. I confess I was getting sleepy til that funky kboard line poppped up at 3:29 & kept me in the game long enough to hear that neat gtr knot that opened the instrumental section at 4:52. ... another all-but-forgotten band, unless you're a fan of the Canterbury Scene, in which case, you'll enjoy this . . . [video:youtube] Not yet a fan of the Canterbury scene but maybe someday... That one was bit more my style, esp the gtr /drum duet that kicked things off. The drummer really caught my attention, though, w/what was played during abt 3:00~4:30. Fantastic, as was the bit c.7:00~7:40 or so. Thanks! d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 This one's not really a song but an instrumental perf that's caught me for the fiery playing of Jimmy Herring & the 2nd guitarist, who I think is Tom Cuarna [ https://www.tomguarna.com ]. Perf opens w/ a 1879s style jazz-funk bs-dr invitation before hitting the tune's head [abt 0:45]. Herring plays a scalding solo [1:10 ~ 2:55] featuring some clever shifting motifs & well placed vib bar work. He definitely puts the rock back into jazz rock. That's followed by a bs solo w/ some drm-triggered bits (that I haven't fully figured out yet) & a kb solo which JH comps behind [3:50 ~4:50]. Catch the funky stuff just aft the 4 min mark ! Abt 4:45 the bassist calls an audible to the apparently bored Lenny White & the hit the head again before the 2nd gtr's solo [4:30~6:40] which follows the same melodic arch as Herring's, though w/less overt rock flavor. [video:youtube] Anyone know the name of this thing ? :idk d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 [font:Comic Sans MS]Been listening to The Who's Quadrophenia lots lately:[/font] [video:youtube] http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 From 1999, Beck & Batten part yer hair ! Points of interest: The bent note (off-screen @ 0:42~ 0:47) that seems a quote from Allman's slide work on the orig "Layla" track ; the slide-tapping, uh, thing happening @ 1:20~1:45 ; the gtr close up that starts abt 2:15, showing some of JB's unorthodox techniques = picking, some of the manipulation of the vib bar (that looks accidental is deliberate), etc. [video:youtube] If ya need a calming smoothover, try this.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv4RuGP2GEk [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv4RuGP2GEk d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 [font:Comic Sans MS]The best country singer out there is back![/font] [video:youtube] http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Thanks for those Jeff Beck vids, d. I like one of the comments: God plays guitar; he just uses Jeff Beck's hands. "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 January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 DanZ, nice to know some are actually checking these out ! Hugo, izzat country music ? :idk I like this one better [video:youtube] d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Everyone knows I'm a HUGE McLaughlin freak. And recently while digging thru my pile of CDs, I ran across one by John that for some reason I haven't listened to for years. So I put it in my player and have been wearing it, the player AND my wife out with it for the last week My favorite track from MAHAVISHNU('84)--dig the counterpointing twixt Bill Evan's sax and John's synth ax towards the end... [video:youtube] 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 January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 As I'm listening, v fluid use of synth, esp for that time. I prefer when JM drops the gnat notes for more lyrical stuff (the line at 1:33~1:40 for example). Similarly the opening of Evans's solo is my fave section, although the knot he & Cobham twine at 2:40~2:45 is a pleasantly surprising "bump down the stairs" ( I wonder if BC ever re-tracked his parts to better accentuate what happening :idk ---maybe that's why they left him of the cover pics...breaking jazz rules ). d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Both my CD and old vinyl( long gone) never HAD any "cover pics", so I couldn't tell ya. But BC has ALWAYS broken any jazz "rules"( a genre that's always claimed NOT to really HAVE any), that's what made him great. 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 January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 The cover can be seen at the YT link above. d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Yeah, I saw that. I'm just saying the LP I had didn't have any pics on the cover. Maybe the one above was an import. Those always had different cover art than the U.S. releases for some reason. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 [font:Comic Sans MS]One of my faves of the last 20 years:[/font] [video:youtube] http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 New release: Steve Hackett just released a new version of the GTR hit "When The Heart Rules the Mind". No Steve Howe; but another Steve (Rothery, from Marillion) handles some additional rhythm guitar work. Got to admit - Hackett's voice is quite strong here. Not as high as Max Bacon on the original, but certainly not bad; just a bit different. [video:youtube] And one that's been on my mind lately, mostly due to the lyrics and a personal situation. But a stress relieving chord basher; you need them every now and then. Rush in fine form. [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUv9UdOL4pI Enjoy! "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 February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 "Olsen Olsen" / I really like that synth sound [i presume, since it doesn't match the movements of the bow on gtr] that starts up at 0:56, a quite affecting sound, as is the vocal. Hard to tell within the overall sound but I wonder whether the vox got any particular production treatment or if that's just the way it was sung. Has a really drawn out, stretched quality. Nice track. Thanks for bringing it ! The Hackett tune makes a great wake-up number after Sigur Ros's dreamscape ! For a moment I thought he was melding an old Mott the Hoople tune in there [0:30~0:36, etc] but then he reels off something like that downward line at 1:05 & I'm made to sit up straight & listen carefully. The transition out of the gtr lead at 3:25~3:50 is cool too. Reminds me a bit of this [2:18]: [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKjfjO2Y1H4 The Rush clip is good. I esp like how initially the vocal rhythm is riding the upbeats. Lifeson's work is good but my fave bit is Peart's showbiz moment at 3:25----- or it was til they hit the Sly Stone riff at 5:21 Don't know abt the rest of you but I absolutely love digging into some of this stuff that I usually wouldn't hear. YT rolled this 1 up for me when "Wish Them Well" ended...I like it even more. Lifeson really soars at 4:36. [video:youtube] d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Found this one that fell behind the shelf unit(God knows when) and been wearing IT out for the last week too. Just love this track(used to jam on it with a couple of buds back in the "day") no pun intended. [video:youtube] 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 February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 Just wondering what y'like or find interesting abt that track... I also wonder that no one seems motivated to comment on any interest they have abt the music posted by others. d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 I kind of like falling back on this tune: [video:youtube] Love the Strat sound and Chris and his band do an excellent job each time they play it live...even if no one is around! LOVE the mother-of-toilet-seat strat! Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 [video:youtube] Maybe the best song Burton Cummings ever wrote... Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 @ Picker, the Strat sound he's getting out of that toilet seat are as important as Mark Knopfler's on Sultans of Swing IMHO. That's not the one I saw him playing on stage, so he gets that sound out of other Strats as well...can't judge a book by it's cover... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 @ Picker, the Strat sound he's getting out of that toilet seat are as important as Mark Knopfler's on Sultans of Swing IMHO. That's not the one I saw him playing on stage, so he gets that sound out of other Strats as well...can't judge a book by it's cover... Hey, I MEANT it, I love the looks of that thing! Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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