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Post by erik on Jun 19, 2013 19:02:20 GMT -5
The score for the 1998 sci-fi/disaster film DEEP IMPACT, composed and conducted by James Horner, whose credits include AN AMERICAN TAIL, AN AMERICAN TAIL: FIEVEL GOES WEST, APOLLO 13, and TITANIC.
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 20, 2013 11:40:58 GMT -5
Chase & Status ft. Liam Bailey - Blind Faith (album version)
"Blind Faith" is the third overall, and second official, single from British drum and bass duo Chase & Status' second studio album, No More Idols. The single features vocals from Liam Bailey, and was released on 21 January 2011. The single peaked at #5 in the United Kingdom. The chorus of the song also features vocals performed by Yolanda Quartey. The "Sweet sensation" line is inspired by Loleatta Holloway's 1980 disco hit "Love Sensation". "Blind Faith" is featured on the soundtrack of the racing video games Dirt 3 and Forza Horizon. The music video for "Blind Faith" appeared on YouTube on 9 December 2010. The video is set during the illegal warehouse rave era of the early 1990s, and features a group of people partying in empty warehouses where Chase & Status are playing. Liam Bailey is shown in several scenes, and subtitles to the song are featured at the bottom of the screen.
Just like the female vocals "make" the last song so they do also on this great song:
It's Clayton who sang "Rape, murder" on the Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter" as if her life depended on it. In some ways, it did. "Everybody wanted me to sing with them," Clayton tells Gross. "Everybody wanted me to be on their sessions. ... I became queen diva of the background rock world."
www.npr.org/2013/06/12/188384737/20-feet-from-the-spotlight-theres-singing-worthy-of-one
"Life in a Northern Town" is a pop song by The Dream Academy, an English dream pop group. The song is the first single from their 1985 self-titled debut, The Dream Academy. Reaching #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1986, it is also their highest-peaking chart single in the United States. A cover version, recorded by the country music duo Sugarland with guest vocals from Little Big Town and Jake Owen, was a Top 40 country hit in 2008.
"Regret" is a song by British alternative rock band New Order. It was released in April 1993, the first single from their album of the same year, Republic. Stephen Hague is credited as both the producer and as a co-writer. It was also the first single released under London Records following the collapse of Factory Records.
The single was released in a variety of formats around the world. The B-side of the single differed in the various releases, but all were remixes of "Regret", including the "Fire Island Mix", the "Junior Dub" by Pete Heller and Terry Farley, and various Sabres of Paradise mixes. Peter Care directed a music video for the song; the video appears on the "Regret" promotional VHS, as well as a DVD collection.
In 2010 Pitchfork Media included the song at number 34 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s. Peter Hook has said that “Regret” was the last good New Order song.
One of my other favorite New Order songs is this one:
"The Man Who Sold the World" is a song written and performed by David Bowie. It is the title track of his third album, released in the U.S. in November 1970 and in the UK in April 1971. The song has been covered by a number of other artists, notably by Lulu in 1974, and Nirvana in 1993. The song was reworked by Bowie, featuring a heavy bassline and a notably darker mood, for performances in concerts between 1995 to 1997, including the 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards. Bowie later returned to playing the original version in the 2000s.
The song's title is similar to that of Robert A. Heinlein's 1949 science fiction novella The Man Who Sold the Moon, with which Bowie was familiar.However, the song has no similarities to the story in the book. The persona in the song has an encounter with a kind of doppelgänger, as suggested in the second chorus where "I never lost control" is replaced with "We never lost control". Beyond this, the episode is unexplained: as James E. Perone wrote,
Bowie encounters the title character, but it is not clear just what the phrase means, or exactly who this man is. … The main thing that the song does is to paint — however elusively — the title character as another example of the societal outcasts who populate the album.
I also like Nirvana's take on the song:
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Post by musicaamator on Jun 20, 2013 14:16:49 GMT -5
^^^Man, Gimme Shelter is such a great song. And that vocal take of "Rape! Murder! It's just a shot away!" by Merry Clayton is stellar! To this day that song gives me goose bumps. The way that guitar riff just starts--so haunting, so powerful and how it just builds with the rest of the band coming in. And then when Charlie comes in with those two flams kicking it into overdrive, dang, the song is just epic. Epic I tell ya!
Also, what I highly dig of Gimme Shelter are the lyrics--although at first I couldn't understand a damn thing Mick was singing at first. "Burns like a red coal carpet, mad bull lost its way?" Didn't know that was the line. I always made my own words up to that part, until I had to look it up! Mick always eating his words when he sang, kind of like Elton John--what the hell are the words they're singing? lol
Nonetheless, just a great song (among some other Stones tunes)!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2013 16:00:07 GMT -5
Agreed with Gimme Shelter... the Stones' finest moment, IMO.. the first few chords of the song are magical... no other way to describe it.. and what else can be said about Merry Clayton?
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Post by musicaamator on Jun 20, 2013 16:32:34 GMT -5
Agreed with Gimme Shelter... the Stones' finest moment, IMO.. the first few chords of the song are magical... no other way to describe it.. and what else can be said about Merry Clayton? The only other backup singing that gave me the chills like Merry did is Clare Torry's vocal performance on Pink Floyd's The Great Gig In The Sky. She shreds it! Breathtaking.
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Post by erik on Jun 20, 2013 17:38:42 GMT -5
The imposing "Cathedral of Sound" that is Anton Bruckner's imposing Ninth Symphony, performed in this 1988 recording by the Cleveland Orchestra (one of the world's greatest) under Christoph von Dohnanyi.
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 20, 2013 17:41:52 GMT -5
It is kind of a shame that it never happened (to the best of my knowledge) but there was talk of Linda singing a duet on a Stones album (Some Girls I believe). The duet was to be Just My Imagination, the old Temptations song.
sans Linda:
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Post by erik on Jun 20, 2013 19:13:41 GMT -5
Franz Joseph Haydn's Mass No. 9, known as "Mass In Time Of War", here given a hugely dramatic treatment by a superb quartet of vocal soloists (Judith Blegen, Brigitte Fassbaender, Claes H. Ahnsjo, Hans Sotin), and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under Leonard Bernstein's direction. Recorded live in Munich in September 1984.
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Post by JasonKlose on Jun 22, 2013 0:28:45 GMT -5
Not to drift away from the discussion of Linda (and we do need to keep it going if she's to get the recognition she so deserves), but I have recently been into my southern rock lately, listening to the Doobie Brothers (my all-time favorite band) and 38 Special; that sort of thing.
I have the Doobies box set, which my brother got me for Christmas a number of years ago, and I have seen them in concert twice. I'm sure many on this forum have seen them as well, but if you haven't, you've got to see these guys. They are by far one of the best live bands ever and still are today. Plus the guys are so cool and down-to-earth; they are what I call a real people's band. They are all about the music and they really get the audience involved.
I have all of their albums, including "Cycles" in 1989. I remember I was in high school when that album came out and my brother bought it on cassette. The very first time I heard "The Doctor" I thought it was just awesome. After being apart for a number of years they went back to their roots and assembled the original lineup. That song still reminds me so much of "China Grove." This is the sound I prefer with the band, although I do like the material they did with Michael McDonald as well. But that is one of the things I love so much about that band. They have always been so diverse in their musical styles: rock, pop, country, blues, soul, r & b, jazz, you name it. I've always preferred them over the Eagles to be honest. But yet the Doobies aren't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame........even though they've had gold and platinum records, sold out concerts, and a number of big hits that have become rock 'n' roll staples: "Listen to the Music," Long Train Runnin," "China Grove," "Black Water," "Takin' it to the Streets," "What a Fool Believes," etc. They have been continuously snubbed, just like Linda Ronstadt has been for so many years.
I would just like to hear everyone's thoughts on the Doobie Brothers: who are fans, who has seen them in concert and/or met any of the members, thoughts on their music. In the meantime, here are a few live videos for your enjoyment.
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Post by Richard W on Jun 22, 2013 8:22:06 GMT -5
As I teenager of the '70s, I loved the Doobies (even before I knew what a "doobie" was). "Black Water" was an especially fine single that dropped from my 45 spindle a lot. But Michael McDonald ruined them for me, essentially turning the Brothers into a backup band for his strained, shrill "blue-eyed soul" vocals. I cannot bear him.
Still, the Doobies should be in the RRHoF, or, at the very least, they should be nominated.
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Post by musicaamator on Jun 22, 2013 10:16:15 GMT -5
Interesting as I liked The Doobies with Michael. I mean his voice is very distinctive that is for sure, very soulful indeed. Although I couldn't understand what he was singing half the time either.
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Post by JasonKlose on Jun 22, 2013 20:48:11 GMT -5
As I teenager of the '70s, I loved the Doobies (even before I knew what a "doobie" was). "Black Water" was an especially fine single that dropped from my 45 spindle a lot. But Michael McDonald ruined them for me, essentially turning the Brothers into a backup band for his strained, shrill "blue-eyed soul" vocals. I cannot bear him. Still, the Doobies should be in the RRHoF, or, at the very least, they should be nominated. I have heard a number of people say they didn't like the Doobies with Michael McDonald. There was a drastic change in musical styles when he joined the band; only because Tommy Johnston became ill and had to quit the tour and the band temporarily. But when he returned to the band, Michael was already establishing himself as the lead singer, along with Patrick Simmons. The band had invited Michael to play on their next album, which was "Takin' it to the Streets" (1976). Johnston had minimal contribution on the album, with one composition of his own, "Turn it Loose," which he sang and played lead guitar on, and sharing vocals with Pat Simmons on "Wheels of Fortune." After that album, Johnston officially left the band and pursued a solo career. Though he did join them for the "Farewell Tour" in 1982, he didn't officially rejoin the band until they reunited with the original lineup in 1989 for the album "Cycles," featuring the hit "The Doctor." He has been with the band ever since. I think it's great that the Doobies still have their two original lead singers, guitar players and songwriters in the band: Tom and Pat. That's more than you can say for a lot of rock bands out there, who replace the original singer with an imposter, who's trying to sound like the original. More often than not, that just doesn't work. To be honest, I do prefer the rockin' Doobies as compared to the jazzy soul of the McDonald era. But in more recent years that sound has kind of grown on me. In fact, "Takin' it to the Streets" is my favorite album of theirs. You could say it was a combination of the early sound mixed with the r&b/jazz sound that Michael brought. It reminds me of Steely Dan, whom Michael had played keyboards and sang background vocals for. Of course, Jeff Baxter had also played with Steely Dan too; in fact he was an original member. And it was Baxter who called up McDonald and asked him to join the band. On an interesting side note, Jeff Baxter actually toured with Linda Ronstadt at one time; around 1973-74 I believe. It was probably in between him leaving Steely Dan and just before he joined the Doobies full-time. There's a performance on "The Midnight Special" of Linda singing "You're No Good," with Baxter playing congas in her backup band.
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Post by JasonKlose on Jun 22, 2013 21:22:17 GMT -5
Interesting as I liked The Doobies with Michael. I mean his voice is very distinctive that is for sure, very soulful indeed. Although I couldn't understand what he was singing half the time either. I know what you mean. LOL There were times when I wondered too what he was saying. But he does have a very soulful voice. He's also a fine keyboard player and songwriter as well. It is interesting to note some Linda connections here. In addition to my previous posting where I mentioned Jeff Baxter playing for Linda, I also remember Nicolette Larson collaborating with the Doobie Bros. quite a bit in the late '70s to early '80s. She and Linda were very good friends. It's a wonder Linda never did anything with the Doobies. I think she would've sounded terrific with them. Of course we know Linda can sing with just about anybody. Here are just a few songs where Nicolette sang with the Doobies. The first is a duet with Patrick Simmons, and then background vocals on the other two.
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Post by Richard W on Jun 25, 2013 10:46:48 GMT -5
I just don't hear the "soul" in his voice. All I hear is mumbled shrillness.
Then again, I don't get Van Morrison, either. I simply cannot listen to him. Morrison's supposed to be soulful, too, but all I hear is quacking. Yep, even "Moondance" will send me scurrying from the room. And "Brown-Eyed Girl"? I'd rather be stabbed in the head.
I have slipped on my bullet-proof vest...
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Post by erik on Jun 25, 2013 11:57:00 GMT -5
Quote by Richard w. re. Doobies and Van Morrison:
I think a lot of that has to do with how overplayed they are on classic rock radio stations. It gets kind of old after a while (IMHO).
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Post by musicaamator on Jun 25, 2013 12:39:22 GMT -5
I just don't hear the "soul" in his voice. All I hear is mumbled shrillness. Then again, I don't get Van Morrison, either. I simply cannot listen to him. Morrison's supposed to be soulful, too, but all I hear is quacking. Yep, even "Moondance" will send me scurrying from the room. And "Brown-Eyed Girl"? I'd rather be stabbed in the head. I have slipped on my bullet-proof vest... Bravo! I thought I was the only one that didn't get Van Morrison. I hate...er, no such a strong word, um...strongly dislike both songs mentioned too. I only tolerate him on The Them's Gloria.
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Post by musicaamator on Jun 25, 2013 12:42:58 GMT -5
On an interesting side note, Jeff Baxter actually toured with Linda Ronstadt at one time; around 1973-74 I believe. It was probably in between him leaving Steely Dan and just before he joined the Doobies full-time. There's a performance on "The Midnight Special" of Linda singing "You're No Good," with Baxter playing congas in her backup band. Great clip. Another interesting side note too that it's the late, great Richie Hayward playing drums here. Probably as you all know, best known from Little Feat.
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 25, 2013 17:31:33 GMT -5
That was used in the mash-up with Amy Winehouse. Unfortunately the original was shut down by youtube and this "lesser" version is in its place.
How about this splashy version:
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2013 17:48:55 GMT -5
Interesting that we are all Linda fans but can disagree about other artists.. I for one, find more to appreciate in one Van Morrison song than the whole Doobie's career.. but to each their own..
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Post by erik on Jun 25, 2013 17:51:24 GMT -5
Movie soundtrack fiend that I am: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEYThe all-classical (along with the extremely avant-garde music of Gyorgy Ligeti) soundtrack to director Stanley Kubrick's monumental 1968 science fiction masterpiece. It includes, of course, the imposing opening section of Richard Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra", as well as Johann Strauss' "The Blue Danube." 2010The soundtrack to 2001's sequel, the 1984 Peter Hyams-directed sequel 2010. Save for a synth-rock adaptation of "Also Sprach Zarathustra" performed by former Police guitarist Andy Summers, the music score is by David Shire, who also did the scores for, among others, 1974's THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE. 2012It is definitely the end of the world as we know it, in the score for the 2009 mega-doomsday opus 2012 composed by Thomas Wander and Harald Klaser (the latter of whom co-wrote the film's script with director Roland Emmerich). It is book-ended by songs from Adam Lambert ("Time For Miracles") and the heavy metal group Filter ("Fades Like A Photography"), but it also includes a jazzy number called "It Ain't The End Of The World" as done by two of the film's co-stars, George Segal and Blu Mankuma
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 25, 2013 18:22:14 GMT -5
Yes, we often come together regarding Linda Ronstadt but quite often don't favor or appreciate all of her music or genres as other Ronstadt fans. I like it all but favor non-rock n roll stuff more but then again it depends on the song. Songs that accentuate the power and beauty of Linda's voice is usually what I like most. I love the strength of the Mexican music, the sexiness of the afro-cuban music and the subtlety of her softer side in such songs as "The Water Is Wide." There are always exceptions i.e. Back In The USA is one of my favorite Ronstadt singles. Gets me moving and singing.
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Post by daveb on Jul 16, 2013 15:04:33 GMT -5
I've been enjoying reading and listening. Thanks for the suggestion of Caitlin Rose she sounds nice, reminds me a bit of Laura Cantrell.
I'm a big fan of Linda's early records through Hasten Down the Wind, though I really like Winter Light too. As for what I'm listening to now, often it's Kate Rusby:
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2013 17:12:33 GMT -5
Thanks to Erik and others for introducing me to Caitlin Rose...
Currently, my favorite new singer songwriter, Regina Spektor has cut a blistering new theme song for the new Netflix streaming series, 'Orange is the New Black'.. it is quite good... addicting enough so that I watch all 13 episodes over the last several days... The credits with the spot on theme song is here:
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Post by erik on Jul 16, 2013 18:30:46 GMT -5
Quote by daveb: Quote by robertaxel: [/quote]Thanks to Erik and others for introducing me to Caitlin Rose...[/quote] I really do feel she is an artist worth listening for in the future, just like Tift Merritt still is, and like Regina Spektor has become. The music world need not be full of Taylor Swift clones. In the meantime, here are two soundtrack recordings I’m listening to at the moment: The first is Lalo Schifrin’s often-sinister score to the much-underrated (in my opinion) 1977 suspense thriller Rollercoaster, which involves a dogged civic inspector (George Segal) tracking a young man (Timothy Bottoms) who goes around explosively sabotaging amusement park rides. The second is Pino Donnagio’s score to director Brian DePalma’s 1976 horror masterpiece Carrie, a score that has much in common with the great stuff that Bernard Herrmann did for Hitchcock (and don’t you want to know why?).
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 17, 2013 18:27:00 GMT -5
This video always gets to me:
I've always liked this woman and her music:
Found this by mistake and really like it:
In the 80's I began listening to New Age Music and talk radio. This reminds me of those days:
This was a big regional hit when I was a high school senior and was revitalized by the Art Bell Show:
(another reason to like Art Bell and dislike his replacements)
Anyone remember this one?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2013 18:55:21 GMT -5
Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra did my favorite version of Jackson:
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Post by daveb on Jul 17, 2013 19:05:18 GMT -5
Here's another of the very few current artists I listen to lately. Canadian, Kathleen Edwards:
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Post by erik on Jul 17, 2013 20:01:30 GMT -5
Quote by daveb:
I have all of her CDs. She's an acquired taste (kind of like a Canadian version of Lucinda Williams), but obviously I've acquired that taste (LOL).
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 26, 2013 16:59:18 GMT -5
This is one of my very favorite songs of ALL TIME but sung here with an unbelievable twist:
Giacomo Puccini's 'O Mio Babbino Caro'
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Post by erik on Jul 26, 2013 17:49:41 GMT -5
One of John Williams' more unusual film scores, this one to director Steven Spielberg's 2004 black comedy THE TERMINAL, in which a man (Tom Hanks) of Eastern European descent finds himself stranded at JFK Airport with no way to get home after his country becomes the victim of a military coup. The influences of Shostakovich and various Eastern European composers (Dvorak; Smetana; Martinu) seem to prevail here.
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