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Post by Warren on Jan 24, 2024 20:06:11 GMT -5
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Post by petie on Jan 24, 2024 20:08:11 GMT -5
I always thought she resembled Linda Ronstadt. Sorry to hear this.
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Post by rick on Jan 24, 2024 20:48:13 GMT -5
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Post by sliderocker on Jan 24, 2024 21:29:54 GMT -5
This news broke my heart and soul. I was a huge Melanie fan, collecting many of her albums as possible, even though some of her albums lacked being commercial enough for radio. There wasn't always a hit single and that made me love her all the more. She followed the muse of her soul and her fans are richer in experience for it. Rest in peace, sweet angel. You'll always be missed.
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Post by rick on Jan 25, 2024 3:04:44 GMT -5
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Post by rick on Jan 25, 2024 5:49:02 GMT -5
Kids in the Hall Post-Apocalyptic Doomsday D.J. has one song to play — “Brand New Key”
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Post by erik on Jan 25, 2024 9:38:20 GMT -5
Another Baby Boomer generation favorite has left us.
And if I am not mistaken, I believe Melanie covered "Long Long Time" in 1995, a full quarter century after Linda's original.
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Post by Mr. Kaplansky on Jan 25, 2024 13:01:39 GMT -5
I saw her twice in concert, first time at 15 years old.
Favorite albums:
Gather Me
Madrugada
Stoneground Words
Candles in The Rain
The Good Book
Favorite songs
Ring The Living Bell
Love To Lose Again
If I Needed You
Together Alone
Lay Down
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Post by Mr. Kaplansky on Jan 25, 2024 13:04:48 GMT -5
I saw her twice in concert, first time at 15 years old.
Favorite albums:
Gather Me
Madrugada
Stoneground Words
Candles in The Rain
The Good Book
Favorite songs
Ring The Living Bell
Love To Lose Again
If I Needed You
Together Alone
Lay Down
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Post by rick on Jan 25, 2024 15:11:25 GMT -5
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Post by sliderocker on Jan 25, 2024 16:08:49 GMT -5
Another Baby Boomer generation favorite has left us. And if I am not mistaken, I believe Melanie covered "Long Long Time" in 1995, a full quarter century after Linda's original. Melanie did cover Long, Long Time in 1995. I can't recall which album it first appeared on, but almost all of Melanie's albums are uploaded on her official YouTube channel. There, you can listen to many recordings and songs the public missed because Melanie didn't get a lot of airplay, sales or publicity after the 70s. All of which is a shame because she never stopped from growing as an artist and writing songs that could touch your heart. She did have a habit of re-making many of her songs, something which I didn't understand because I thought she did it so well the first time. Such was her right to do that and her remakes were just as enjoyable as the original. Her version of LLT is just as good as Linda's and I just wish Linda could've returned the favor and covered one of Melanie's songs. Melanie loved her fans and loved meeting them. She once expressed the wish rock musicians could've had a meet and greet the fans like was held in Nashville every year. She said she didn't have to worry about being mobbed by fans and for those who did, there was always security to keep an eye out for the unruly fans. It's hard to imagine a world without Melanie's enchanting presence. She was like an angel who was only passing through our world and our time for a short while, and she left the world a better place for the time she was here. I don't know how many songs she had completed for her next album, but her record company had just released a two-disc set that will likely now serve as her memorial that she was here. |
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Post by sliderocker on Jan 25, 2024 16:33:05 GMT -5
I saw her twice in concert, first time at 15 years old. Favorite albums: Gather Me Madrugada Stoneground Words Candles in The Rain The Good Book Favorite songs Ring The Living Bell Love To Lose Again If I Needed You Together Alone Lay Down I can see you're a fan of Melanie's 1970-73 era. I was and am as well, although I was all in on Melanie and tried to get every album she put out. It got harder from the 80s to find Melanie's albums in the stores. Especially once those albums didn't yield any hits or the record companies fell afoul of distribution problems or manufacturing problems, or she got dropped after one album and had to try to get signed to another record label. She once admitted most of her record deals in the 80s were one-offs with small labels, just to get something out there. She and Peter started another record label and publishing (Two Story) in the late 80s or early 90s, and starting with the 2000s, switched to making her albums available as downloads, although many fans continued to want CDs or vinyl pressings. Melanie had a large audience, although most of her fans were European fans rather than US fans. I don't know what happened with Melanie and Atlantic, as Atlantic was giving some push for Melanie's excellent rocker Cyclone, but then stopped suddenly for reasons that were never explained. There were several excellent songs on her album Photograph, including the title song, which would've made for good singles. Secret of the Darkness (I Believe), Raindance, and Friends and Co., all on the album's second side, all could've been Top 40, with Secret... possibly being strong enough to be a Top 10. It featured members of the Edwin Hawkins Singers and Kim Carnes among the backing vocalists. Whatever happened between Melanie and Atlantic was disappointing as the Photograph album could've been Melanie's second wind that relaunched her musical career. Lord knows she deserved a second and more lasting shot. But, the experience left a bitter taste with Melanie and Peter, and led to the practice of them just doing the one off deals with the record companies. |
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Post by rick on Jan 26, 2024 4:35:45 GMT -5
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Post by rick on Jan 27, 2024 1:25:53 GMT -5
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Post by sliderocker on Jan 29, 2024 1:23:58 GMT -5
As mentioned, always thought this song should've been a single in '76. It was recorded in two parts with part two being faded out after a minute and twenty-four seconds. If they had simply let it run, it would have ended roughly at five and a half minutes. I still try to figure out why Atlantic dropped the ball? Melanie had delivered the best album she had ever done up to that point, and it still holds up 48 years later.
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