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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 14, 2023 16:51:57 GMT
Well, TheGoodMan19, since you beat me to "Celluloid Heroes," I'll have to post the other Kinks song that never fails to make me cry: One of my favorites to sing in the car...
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Post by ellynmacgregor2024 on Apr 14, 2023 23:40:22 GMT
Dang, TheGoodMan19, you did it again. ("Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman is another Kinks number I was about to post! 😄 Well, I guess I'll make do with two others, concerning eating and drinking issues: |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 15, 2023 19:44:40 GMT
Dang, TheGoodMan19, you did it again. ("Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman is another Kinks number I was about to post! 😄 Well, I guess I'll make do with two others, concerning eating and drinking issues: excellent
Gotta mention this one, a Sopranos tune
And one of my favorite Ray Davies vocals
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Post by petrolino on Apr 15, 2023 21:33:26 GMT
It's interesting you mention 10CC, a band I know little about. Graham Gouldman composed songs recorded by Manchester bands like the Hollies, Herman's Hermits and the Mindbenders in the 1960s; he's a tremendous talent.
Also, I'm a big Neil Sedaka fan and he cut records in the 1970s with the assistance of Elton John (who'd worked as a session pianist with the Hollies) and 10CC who performed on one of his finest albums, 'Solitaire' (1972).
I'll give 'Sheet Music' a listen, thanks. I only know some of the 10CC hits.
Wow, somebody else who is a fan of Graham Gouldman and of Neil Sedaka--I didn't know there was anybody else (outside my own family) who liked them both!! Both are superb songwriters. 🤩
Neil Sedaka's a hell of a pianist too; makes sense he hooked up with Elton John. Two great composers who were lucky to find great lyricists.
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Post by petrolino on Apr 15, 2023 21:38:51 GMT
Going off-topic for a sec, I find it quite interesting, watching the Hollies performing "Look Through Any Window" (written by Graham Gouldman), to see another guy named Graham (Nash) on rhythm guitar...and not see him flanked by David Crosby (R.I.P.) and Steven Stills (and sometimes Neil Young). 😄 Graham Nash's new album is out soon. He's still crazy after all these years, now hanging out with David Lynch and Donovan doing meditation. |
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Post by C-3POtatoe on Apr 15, 2023 23:06:27 GMT
I heard one of their songs is disturbing. From one of the albums from late in their career. Too disturbing to even describe here. It's hard to imagine maybe, that this band would have a disturbing song. Cuz, as far as I know their songs are not disturbing in any way. This band has lighthearted songs which they are known for maybe.
I mean, that's how I see it. But anyway, this one song... they went too far. That's all I will say about it.
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Post by ellynmacgregor2024 on Apr 17, 2023 1:53:47 GMT
Going off-topic for a sec, I find it quite interesting, watching the Hollies performing "Look Through Any Window" (written by Graham Gouldman), to see another guy named Graham (Nash) on rhythm guitar...and not see him flanked by David Crosby (R.I.P.) and Steven Stills (and sometimes Neil Young). 😄 Graham Nash's new album is out soon. He's still crazy after all these years, now hanging out with David Lynch and Donovan doing meditation. Wow. I guess, having lost both Crosby (R.I.P.) and Lindley (Sob), he felt the need to seek out another David...but Lynch? I wouldn't have dreamed of him. Donovan, now, he sounds like a more compatible meditation buddy for Willy. Getting back on topic--here are a couple of lesser-known songs from one of my favorite Kinks albums (despite the unwieldy title), Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround (the first song has bro Dave on lead vocals): and the second one, a somewhat countrified quasi-sci-fi number (!) |
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Post by petrolino on Apr 22, 2023 1:27:02 GMT
Graham Nash's new album is out soon. He's still crazy after all these years, now hanging out with David Lynch and Donovan doing meditation. Wow. I guess, having lost both Crosby (R.I.P.) and Lindley (Sob), he felt the need to seek out another David...but Lynch? I wouldn't have dreamed of him. Donovan, now, he sounds like a more compatible meditation buddy for Willy. Getting back on topic--here are a couple of lesser-known songs from one of my favorite Kinks albums (despite the unwieldy title), Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround (the first song has bro Dave on lead vocals): and the second one, a somewhat countrified quasi-sci-fi number (!)
A blockbuster double from the powerful 'Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround' album. 'Rats' condenses everything I love about the Kinks in to a rock 'n' roll hurricane, a blistering diatribe propelled by a sense of high anxiety, with a frenetic (and addictive) bass workout loaded with jazz runs, manic guitar lines, and a vocal that won't quit.
Filmmaker Wes Anderson used 'This Time Tomorrow' beautifully for the soundtrack to his comedy 'The Darjeeling Limited' (2007) :
I honestly love every single track on the album, but this here is one of my favourite songs about the perils of unemployment, the brutal 'Get Back In The Line' (accompanied here by another stark reminder I count among my favourites from the meditator himself) ...
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Post by petrolino on Apr 23, 2023 0:33:14 GMT
I will definitely give 'Sheet Music' (1974) a listen and keep this in mind, thanks (plus 10CC in general). I know Godley & Creme were pioneers in the art form of the music video. I'm guessing you might be a Roxy Music fan too (just a guess). Ha, yes love Roxy Music! And yes, you are right - you just caused me to remember - Godley and Creme directed some great videos in the 80s. And had some excellent songs of their own. This video was cutting edge back then (pretty sure Mr. T. is in there!): (Came out the year before Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer.)
I listened to 'Sheet Music' and I always think the sign of a good album is wanting to hear it again, and I already want to hear it again. The sound effects really grabbed me early on, when I heard the opening to the song 'The Worst Band in the World' it really struck me (enjoyed the humour here too which is what I most associate with 10CC based on their popular songs). Then I drifted off in the nicest way, like being taken on a musical journey.
'The Gizmo, also called the Gizmotron, is an effects device for the electric guitar and bass guitar. It was invented in 1969 and patented by the English rock musicians Kevin Godley and Lol Creme in 1975, whilst they were members of the British rock group 10cc.
Taped or permanently attached to the body of an instrument, the Gizmotron uses small, motor driven plastic/rubber wheels to make the strings vibrate, yielding resonant, synthesizer-like sounds from each string.
The device was famously used by Jimmy Page on parts of the Led Zeppelin album In Through the Out Door.'
- 'The Gizmo' at Wikipedia
Great album, thanks for the recommendation. I'm keen now to hear more of their albums, but also to give this one more listens.
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Apr 23, 2023 7:38:54 GMT
Ha, yes love Roxy Music! And yes, you are right - you just caused me to remember - Godley and Creme directed some great videos in the 80s. And had some excellent songs of their own. This video was cutting edge back then (pretty sure Mr. T. is in there!): (Came out the year before Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer.)
I listened to 'Sheet Music' and I always think the sign of a good album is wanting to hear it again, and I already want to hear it again. The sound effects really grabbed me early on, when I heard the opening to the song 'The Worst Band in the World' it really struck me (enjoyed the humour here too which is what I most associate with 10CC based on their popular songs). Then I drifted off in the nicest way, like being taken on a musical journey.
'The Gizmo, also called the Gizmotron, is an effects device for the electric guitar and bass guitar. It was invented in 1969 and patented by the English rock musicians Kevin Godley and Lol Creme in 1975, whilst they were members of the British rock group 10cc.
Taped or permanently attached to the body of an instrument, the Gizmotron uses small, motor driven plastic/rubber wheels to make the strings vibrate, yielding resonant, synthesizer-like sounds from each string.
The device was famously used by Jimmy Page on parts of the Led Zeppelin album In Through the Out Door.'
- 'The Gizmo' at Wikipedia
Great album, thanks for the recommendation. I'm keen now to hear more of their albums, but also to give this one more listens.
I am so glad you liked, and thanks for giving it a go! I think my favourite songs (they're all good) are Somewhere in Hollywood - the continual changing of style fascinates me - and Old Wild Men - a wonderful soothing song with a very pleasant lyric at the end ("Lord have mercy..." etc). I did not know that about the gizmo - great find! |
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Post by petrolino on Apr 29, 2023 0:47:22 GMT
My most memorable moment on music quiz television show 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' involved the Kinks ...
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Post by C-3POtatoe on Apr 29, 2023 1:01:16 GMT
My most memorable moment on music quiz television show 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' involved the Kinks ...
I'd be suprised if anyone knows any member of that band. Except the related people. |
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Post by petrolino on Jun 24, 2023 1:15:49 GMT
I listened to 'Sheet Music' and I always think the sign of a good album is wanting to hear it again, and I already want to hear it again. The sound effects really grabbed me early on, when I heard the opening to the song 'The Worst Band in the World' it really struck me (enjoyed the humour here too which is what I most associate with 10CC based on their popular songs). Then I drifted off in the nicest way, like being taken on a musical journey.
'The Gizmo, also called the Gizmotron, is an effects device for the electric guitar and bass guitar. It was invented in 1969 and patented by the English rock musicians Kevin Godley and Lol Creme in 1975, whilst they were members of the British rock group 10cc.
Taped or permanently attached to the body of an instrument, the Gizmotron uses small, motor driven plastic/rubber wheels to make the strings vibrate, yielding resonant, synthesizer-like sounds from each string.
The device was famously used by Jimmy Page on parts of the Led Zeppelin album In Through the Out Door.'
- 'The Gizmo' at Wikipedia
Great album, thanks for the recommendation. I'm keen now to hear more of their albums, but also to give this one more listens.
I am so glad you liked, and thanks for giving it a go! I think my favourite songs (they're all good) are Somewhere in Hollywood - the continual changing of style fascinates me - and Old Wild Men - a wonderful soothing song with a very pleasant lyric at the end ("Lord have mercy..." etc). I did not know that about the gizmo - great find!
Here's a nice interview snippet I stumbled upon with Tony Hicks and Terry Sylvester that includes a nod to 10CC ...
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