mwestenberg Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I have this poster in my studio and I got to wondering... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/mwestenberg/blownawaybig.jpg ...what music is this guy listening to and what kind of speakers are those? My guess is Miles Davis and Marantz. Mark Lyrics. Wasted space between solos. I can't tell you, but I can play it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Duh! Soundtrack to Wizard of Oz! I mean, this was before The Perfect Storm. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssian Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Going by the speakers grills, I'd say they're Fishers or Zeniths. Judging by the tie, I'd say it's Led Zep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Originally posted by Odyssian: Going by the speakers grills, I'd say they're Fishers or Zeniths. Judging by the tie, I'd say it's Led Zep. LOL! "That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." - Banky Edwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 This photo's been used in a variety of advertisements. Primarily though, it originally graced ads for JBL speakers in the '70's. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I think it's best known as a Maxell ad. They even replicated it in a TV spot, but he very subtly stops the drink from toppling. "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwestenberg Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 Yeah, I remembered it as a Maxell ad too but JBL is interesting. I wonder if anyone has the definitive answer... It sort of has a New York vibe to it , thinkin' lofts, martinis, Andy Warhol, that chair, maybe something a little less rock 'n' roll and more jazz. I dunno. Lyrics. Wasted space between solos. I can't tell you, but I can play it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed A. Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Originally posted by mwestenberg: ...what music is this guy listening to and what kind of speakers are those? My guess is Miles Davis and Marantz. The speakers are definitely JBL C100's from about 1975. My guess for the music would be Led Zep also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxTick Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 it's not music, it's a 100Hz test tone. 0096 2251 2110 8105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Man Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Actually, I thought he was quietly contemplating what to play while sitting in front of his window fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlChuck Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 In the Maxell advert, it was Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyrie." Before the famous photo he is stiing there in that chair like that... his butler comes by with a tray of music... he selects something with a barely audible grunt the might be "this" or "this one..." the butler walks off-scene, the music starts, and then the wind begins... the drink starts to slid, and he puts his hand out at just the right moment to catch it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie-brm Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 That's the way I remember it too Alchuck. My friend's stereo store has an original Maxell poster still on the wall. I'm trying to place it around 1986, +/-. It's OK to tempt fate. Just don't drop your drawers and moon her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotown Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Originally posted by zeronyne: I think it's best known as a Maxell ad. They even replicated it in a TV spot, but he very subtly stops the drink from toppling.Bingo! I believe that would be correct. Jotown:) "It's all good: Except when it's Great" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 And the music was indeed Ride of the Valkyrie. Originally posted by Jotown: Originally posted by zeronyne: I think it's best known as a Maxell ad. They even replicated it in a TV spot, but he very subtly stops the drink from toppling.Bingo! I believe that would be correct. I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrix Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I agree with Whitefang - they look like JBL's to me. Given the vintage of the photo Id say he's listening either to "In a Gada da Vida" or else "Mississippi Queen". Check out some tunes here: http://www.garageband.com/artist/KenFava Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeleCarlos Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Hey! I think it is "Wind beneath my wings"; I LOVE the way she sings High 3 times, each one just higher and louder. "Beaches" made me cry like little girl witha dead puppy in my arms. Bette is due a comeback... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meccajay Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 That's an old fisher screen for sure.. Maybe they coppied a JBL design. The song- Red Baron(Snoopy's Search) by Billy Cobham. TROLL . . . ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spokenward Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 The pictured speakers are JBL's, I would agree. http://international.jbl.com/home/history/images/century100.jpg JBL history There was a JBL. James B. Lansing He did not live to see the successful JBL of the '70s Real Lansing history. gifts, innovation. despair. [edit]client: Maxell agency: Scali McCabe Sloves Art director: Lars Anderson [/edit] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seclusion Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Holy crap, I had that exact poster in my studio when I was a kid.... Well my bedroom that had my guitar and amp and a ton of dirty laundry.. I was sure it was a Maxell cassette ad!!! Smile if you're not wearin panties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Originally posted by seclusion: Holy crap, I had that exact poster in my studio when I was a kid.... Well my bedroom that had my guitar and amp and a ton of dirty laundry.. I was sure it was a Maxell cassette ad!!! Man, I think so too.. Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblue1 Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Well... we can vector the target audience from the style... long hair but tie and oxfords, leather jacket, looks like. Definitely not hippy. The martini glass clinches the proto-yuppie orientation, as does the cube end table and moderne lamp. It's funny, as iconic as that ad graphic is, I can't remember who it's an advert for, despite the fact that it was on the back of several magazines in my permanent collection (the articles, the articles, it's all about the articles). Ah... I just went through and read the other posts in the thread. It is Maxell. I remember now. I remember thinking that it would have been a better graphic for speakers or maybe amplifiers, since you don't necessarily equate raw sonic power with 'hiqh quality' tape (Maxell was positioned to be the 'Cadillac' of consumer tape). Anyhow, I'm thinking, assuming a mid-70's milieu, that they're JBL speakers -- but they could just as easily be the boomy, harsh 'high end' speakers the old stereo chains used to stick overinflated 'list prices' on and sell in package deals with receivers from Fischer, Marantz, Scott, etc. I'm figuring, from the look of the guy, he's listening to Stones or Steely Dan -- but, if you go by the blown away look, I think you'd have to say Motorhead. bookmark these: news.google.com | m-w dictionary | wikipedia encyclopedia | Columbia Encyclopedia TK Major / one blue nine | myspace.com/onebluenine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Dang! I had no idea you guys wanted to be so literal. It's been said, but let me add to the chorus. Maxell ad of the early 1980's turned into a commercial in the mid 1980's. Ride of the Valkyrie in the commercial. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not coaster MODERATOR Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 no no no no no.... wasn't that the memorex ad? "is it real or is it memorex" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Originally posted by Cereal: no no no no no.... wasn't that the memorex ad? "is it real or is it memorex"Definitely Maxell ... Originally posted by AlChuck: he selects something with a barely audible grunt the might be "this" or "this one..." IIRC, in the commercial, it started with no music playing. The butler said "Again, sir?" and the guy softly replied "Please..." dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Affiliations: Cloud Microphones • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 The Memorex ad featured Ella Fitzgerald (who else??) using her voice to shatter a glass. I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP3 Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 The sound used - Brown Noise Speakers used - JBL Cassette tape used - Maxell XLII 90 Undergarments - Depends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeVW Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Although it's almost certainly a JBL, didn't the old BIC Venturi speakers also have a similar foam grill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug osborne Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Originally posted by GeorgeVW: Although it's almost certainly a JBL, didn't the old BIC Venturi speakers also have a similar foam grill?Yes. The BICs and many other speakers of that era had foam grilles, and most consumer speakers had foam surrounds (the flexible part that connects the woofer to the frame). None of those grilles or surrounds are around today because they all deteriorated. They all deteriorated because the manufacturers didn't plan for UV, which destroyed the foam over a 15 year lifespan; a tiny bit of nickel in the foam fixed that - too little too late. Doug Osborne Music on Bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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