^Interesting music but I don't care much for the vocals...
Still on a Tom Lehrer trip here. The closest Dutch equivalent is word wizard Drs. P, whose lyrics were incredible and beyond belief, and whose piano
accompaniment was fine - but he wasn't much of a singer. Or, as he put it when Willem Duys remarked about his poor voice: "I have a
beautiful baritone, but I never use it, that would be a waste."
Here he sings De Commensaal, about a man who rents a room with another family and has the habit of leaving bloodily murdered women in the house. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db_35GDjc0sBBP - 27-6-2017 at 09:19
Tina's a really brilliant guitarist. I wish I was as skilled as she is.
I'm certainly impressed and it does have that
instant wow factor, but that pyrotechnical stuff doesn't really move me in general and it's not the kind of music that I listen to
regularly.aquagoat - 18-11-2017 at 08:17
Tina's a really brilliant guitarist. I wish I was as skilled as she is.
I'm certainly impressed and it does have that
instant wow factor, but that pyrotechnical stuff doesn't really move me in general and it's not the kind of music that I listen to
regularly.
I do. And I like it a lot. But to each his own. BBP - 18-11-2017 at 09:53
It's a very beautiful piece for piano that I tried and failed my hand at playing. It doesnt fit on my keyboard and my instrument would shake too
much if I attempted it anyway.polydigm - 20-11-2017 at 23:06
Cool to see new generations appreciating this old music.BBP - 18-12-2017 at 17:49
You probably remember that kid, Greyson Chance, from when he became viral with his rendition of Paparazzi. Since he sort of looked like the main
character (even had the same last name!) but a few years younger, the makers of Raising Hope put him as younger Jimmy in one episode.aquagoat - 18-12-2017 at 20:31
Actually, I don't remember him at all.BBP - 18-12-2017 at 21:11
^You know, somehow that song sounded familiar but I couldn't put my finger on it. Now I've looked it up and found it's by Otis Redding
though...
And then you look at what the kid is doing today and you find it's one of those songs that was taunting me at the book fair... so much talent,
wasted... aquagoat - 18-12-2017 at 22:16
Ha , the original is so obvious to me, but, as I said, i'm glad yong people like this kind of music and make it last. Who cares if he's
wasting his talent, the song will continue to exist.BBP - 18-12-2017 at 22:40
Talent of his kind is scarce. He's a self-taught singer and the vid of him aged 5 already showed a serious good ear, good sense of timing and
good voice control.aquagoat - 19-12-2017 at 19:13
Yes, I watched that video too, it's true, real talent here.BBP - 9-1-2018 at 17:42
BBP - 14-1-2018 at 14:19
One day I was walking home from college - a 45 minute walk from the station. Luckily I had my portable radio.
I'd almost reached home when I stumbled upon a highly unusual song - wall of sound with a large instrumental centre with classical inspirations.
Tune for me!
I tried to catch as many lyrics as I could get, knowing it may be ages until I heard it again. Good thing then that somebody else had become so
enchanted by the tune that he rang up the radio station, and so I caught the name of the performer and song. Mark & Clark Band, with Worn Down
Piano.
Tracking them down was hard. My father once got a CD-R from a colleague with all sorts of dance tunes, WDP was on it. No way to find any of their
albums.
Two years later I practiced my favourite hobby at a flea market: when you hit a box of LPs, blindly put your finger on one of the album and check out
what it is. This time two sweaty looking guys. Closer inspection of the record: I found them!
The Worst Witch: Anything Can Happen On Halloween https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUhuPn8_d0Q
(All TC remembered about this video is it was originally shot in a cold cold woods, he got drunk with one of the lead actresses and the end result was
so bad they settled with this cheesy studio thing. "But hurray for gin!"
It all started when somebody put a gorgeous and hilarious club jazz version of Pinky and the Brain theme - also starring Rob Paulsen (Pinky) and Maurice LaMarche (Brain)!
I've not heard of these guys before, they're not bad. Too much of a good thing after a while, but entertaining in small doses. And two bass
players??!! Very interesting idea.
Check out the Dweez -
"In 1982 Edward Van Halen gave me a Kramer Star Guitar. I used it to record “My Mother Is A Space Cadet” and it was also the guitar I used
when I first played on stage with my dad at the London Hammersmith Odeon."
"I pulled it out of the case for the first time in years and tried to play “Eruption” on it."
Villa Volta, the song I loved so much from the start, I resolved immediately to memorise it and start playing it on my keyboard. But I had issues
remembering it, although I'd taken the ride three times I had forgotten it by the end of the day.
Luckily it was played again in the laser show closing the day. I wasn't going to forget it now! So I hummed the tune to myself all 45 minutes of
the way home.
Then I put my coat on the coat rack - and forgot it. Villa Volta in luxury choir flashmob edition in the ride itself
Very interesting piece, I don't often listen to the end with pyrotechnical stuff, but this grabbed me. Nice tricky stuff with a loop machine,
I've gotta get me one of them.BBP - 24-9-2023 at 15:39
That's a bit cheeky! Did they give credit to FZ for their intro?BBP - 27-9-2023 at 08:28
Yeah all the time. During shows and on the album as well. Plus one of their songs is a Zappa tribute, Real Teeth Are Out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e3MtommYTYEddie RUKidding - 31-12-2023 at 05:02
Tommy and Phil at the Armadale, used to be my local when I went to RMIT, didn't get to see the Emmanuel's but saw Dutch Tilders I think -
hard to remember from back then with Beer Googles https://youtu.be/zW1w1PbqkCQpolydigm - 1-1-2024 at 00:11
Even one of the greatest guitar players in the world had to leave Australia to make a living.Eddie RUKidding - 1-1-2024 at 01:44
Says it all really, how good was Phil heypolydigm - 1-1-2024 at 09:26
I’m not familiar with Phil, I was talking about Tommy.Eddie RUKidding - 1-1-2024 at 20:20
Phil (older brother)died of an asthma attack a few years ago, I think was the equal if not better guitarist than Tommy.Eddie RUKidding - 18-4-2024 at 21:36
Phil (older brother)died of an asthma attack a few years ago, I think was the equal if not better guitarist than Tommy.
Have you
heard some of Tommy's latest stuff? I'm not a TE fan, but he does some really good interpretations, and is there anyone on the planet that
can play like that?Eddie RUKidding - 21-4-2024 at 06:11
Will have to check out TE's recent stuff- thanks polyEddie RUKidding - 18-5-2024 at 00:12
It was the Sixties but has anything really changed ? :drool:
Soft Machine with Daevid Allen live at UFO in 1967-'Poem for Hoppy' by Daevid Allen
another one- maybe this is what Dump will do to Canada 13.30 - Blow holes and Preparation H https://youtu.be/2ej43PzHvjYEddie RUKidding - 22-2-2025 at 08:39
better crowd and performance here
note the one above was Skyhook first gig in Sydney as a support act.
Back in the day Melbourne (were Skyhooks were from) and Sydney were having a culture war on rock and roll lol
As horrible as Eurovision is usually, I did take a shine to Katarsis, the LIthuanian depression rock. Here's some more by them: https://youtu.be/pm49-pcD-_UEddie RUKidding - 24-5-2025 at 21:53
