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Post by ando on Dec 6, 2022 18:41:20 GMT
Going to see Fee Waybill, lead singer for The Tubes, tonight. This will be his first solo performance. Fee, and his wife and sister will be staying with us after the show. I had to clean up my music room so that the sister had a place to sleep. How did the gig turn out? |
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Post by jinsinna13 on Dec 6, 2022 20:39:10 GMT
"Blackbird" by The Beatles
Crosby, Stills and Nash covered it when they performed at Woodstock.
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Dec 6, 2022 20:54:29 GMT
Going to see Fee Waybill, lead singer for The Tubes, tonight. This will be his first solo performance. Fee, and his wife and sister will be staying with us after the show. I had to clean up my music room so that the sister had a place to sleep. How did the gig turn out? The gig turned out really good. Fee's wife (my wife's BFF) and his sister, were very nervous since Fee hadn't done a solo show EVER, and that maybe Richard Marx, was being too mellow (not wishing to challenge his close friend Fee). E.g. you need to lower the key in order to stay in tune! But Fee's vocals were fine and the group, which was Marx's band was solid. The one surprise was that the lack of ballots; I was told weeks ago that Marx's asked for less ballots (to keep the energy up). This was the case since there was only one ballads ; That was my wife's favor song since she could really hear Fee and his vocals. The other songs were power rock songs and it can be hard to hear the lead singer when there are 3 guitars all playing chords at the same time! |
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Post by I Love Melvin on Dec 6, 2022 22:48:14 GMT
For the past few days I've been going back through my Everly Brothers collection. They're probably best known for their early pop hits on the Cadence label, but their career lasted for decades after that. They had a string of albums at Warner's in the 60's and again for Mercury in the 80's, with time off in between when they weren't working together. (Sibling stuff) They grew beyond their early roots without ever losing those beautifully intimate harmonies. This is from the late 60's on Warner's:
And this from Mercury. They famously recorded a song Paul McCartney wrote specifically for them, On the Wings of a Nightingale, but this simple song is my favorite:
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Dec 7, 2022 5:07:30 GMT
How did the gig turn out? The gig turned out really good. Fee's wife (my wife's BFF) and his sister, were very nervous since Fee hadn't done a solo show EVER, and that maybe Richard Marx, was being too mellow (not wishing to challenge his close friend Fee). E.g. you need to lower the key in order to stay in tune! But Fee's vocals were fine and the group, which was Marx's band was solid. The one surprise was that the lack of ballots; I was told weeks ago that Marx's asked for less ballots (to keep the energy up). This was the case since there was only one ballads ; That was my wife's favor song since she could really hear Fee and his vocals. The other songs were power rock songs and it can be hard to hear the lead singer when there are 3 guitars all playing chords at the same time! Fee is fabulous in Fabulous. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)A film about three teenage girls, played by Diane Lane, Laura Dern and Marin Kanter, who start a punk band. The film also features acting roles by real-life punk musicians including Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, Paul Simonon from the Clash, and Vince Welnick and Fee Waybill from the Tubes. The original project had the working title All Washed Up. Once underway, the film was directed by music business tycoon Lou Adler for Paramount Pictures. The script was written by Nancy Dowd, who had won the Best Screenplay Academy Award for Coming Home. The movie was produced by Joe Roth, who would later become chairman of Walt Disney Studios. Behind the Movie is online and worth watching also. THE best rock'n'roll movie ever made and oddly never released. Not sure if this TCM clip with Fee on the bus will populate: www.tcm.com/video/221841/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-fabulous-stains-youre-nobody Really interesting interview up about his work with Richard Marx. And David Foster. And John Candy. Oh my. I know nothing about Richard Marx other than a person I worked with liked to stalk him/go to every show he ever did. You can't go wrong with three guitars imho, depending the age/vintage/pedals of course. I will pop over now with some nickels and put some Tubes on the jukebox thread. Fee Waybill from The Tubes talks Read My Lips, Richard Marx and CRAZY The Fabulous Stains storieswww.youtube.com/watch?v=UKAciWbKSGU |
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Post by jinsinna13 on Dec 7, 2022 14:21:09 GMT
For the past few days I've been going back through my Everly Brothers collection. They're probably best known for their early pop hits on the Cadence label, but their career lasted for decades after that. They had a string of albums at Warner's in the 60's and again for Mercury in the 80's, with time off in between when they weren't working together. (Sibling stuff) They grew beyond their early roots without ever losing those beautifully intimate harmonies. This is from the late 60's on Warner's: And this from Mercury. They famously recorded a song Paul McCartney wrote specifically for them, On the Wings of a Nightingale, but this simple song is my favorite: My favorite Everly Brothers song:
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Dec 7, 2022 20:27:17 GMT
The gig turned out really good. Fee's wife (my wife's BFF) and his sister, were very nervous since Fee hadn't done a solo show EVER, and that maybe Richard Marx, was being too mellow (not wishing to challenge his close friend Fee). E.g. you need to lower the key in order to stay in tune! But Fee's vocals were fine and the group, which was Marx's band was solid. The one surprise was that the lack of ballots; I was told weeks ago that Marx's asked for less ballots (to keep the energy up). This was the case since there was only one ballads ; That was my wife's favor song since she could really hear Fee and his vocals. The other songs were power rock songs and it can be hard to hear the lead singer when there are 3 guitars all playing chords at the same time! Fee is fabulous in Fabulous. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)A film about three teenage girls, played by Diane Lane, Laura Dern and Marin Kanter, who start a punk band. The film also features acting roles by real-life punk musicians including Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, Paul Simonon from the Clash, and Vince Welnick and Fee Waybill from the Tubes. The original project had the working title All Washed Up. Once underway, the film was directed by music business tycoon Lou Adler for Paramount Pictures. The script was written by Nancy Dowd, who had won the Best Screenplay Academy Award for Coming Home. The movie was produced by Joe Roth, who would later become chairman of Walt Disney Studios. Behind the Movie is online and worth watching also. THE best rock'n'roll movie ever made and oddly never released. Not sure if this TCM clip with Fee on the bus will populate: www.tcm.com/video/221841/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-fabulous-stains-youre-nobodyReally interesting interview up about his work with Richard Marx. And David Foster. And John Candy. Oh my. I know nothing about Richard Marx other than a person I worked with liked to stalk him/go to every show he ever did. You can't go wrong with three guitars imho, depending the age/vintage/pedals of course. I will pop over now with some nickels and put some Tubes on the jukebox thread. Fee Waybill from The Tubes talks Read My Lips, Richard Marx and CRAZY The Fabulous Stains storieswww.youtube.com/watch?v=UKAciWbKSGUThanks for both of those clips! I was able to view them. I'm going to ask Fee if he has a DVD of this film. The interview looks like it was done very recently. I see that Liz, his wife is in the it. I'm going to have to show this to my wife. Also, this looks like it was done at their home, which has been under reconstruction for years now. I bugged Fee about this on Monday; Hey, when are you going to have us over!!!! |
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Dec 8, 2022 1:07:10 GMT
The interview looks like it was done very recently. I see that Liz, his wife is in the it. I'm going to have to show this to my wife. Also, this looks like it was done at their home, which has been under reconstruction for years now. I bugged Fee about this on Monday; Hey, when are you going to have us over!!!! Do you know anything about the painting behind him in the interview? I would love to know the artist. |
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Dec 8, 2022 1:23:16 GMT
The interview looks like it was done very recently. I see that Liz, his wife is in the it. I'm going to have to show this to my wife. Also, this looks like it was done at their home, which has been under reconstruction for years now. I bugged Fee about this on Monday; Hey, when are you going to have us over!!!! Do you know anything about the painting behind him in the interview? I would love to know the artist. That painting caught my eye as well; I'm going to ask them about this. |
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Post by ando on Dec 8, 2022 12:35:32 GMT
 Sibelius: Symphony No. 7Franfurt Radio Symphony Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor Nice performance from the FRS and the then year old 21-year old Filipino-Finnish conductor, Tarmo Peltokoski, in 2021, before his recent appointment as principle guest conductor with the Rotterdam Philharmonic. He replaced the Russian conducting great, Valeri Gergiev, who was given the marching order when he refused to make a stand on Putin’s murderous stand on Ukraine.
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Post by I Love Melvin on Dec 8, 2022 14:40:04 GMT
I've been digitizing a few of my remaining vinyl albums so that I can either pass them on to friends or donate them to the local thrift shop, which is frequented by record fiends so I know they'll find good homes. Plus so much is available on YouTube now. This I've held onto because it's so good for creating a peaceful mood. These, of course, are the guys Paul Simon tapped for El Condor Pasa.
ando, I've got a quick question: How do you see this thread? Is it OK what we're doing? I've been trying to post what I'm actually listening to here and then impulse stuff on the Jukebox thread. My taste seems to be more "pop" oriented than yours, so would it be better for me to separate that stuff out? Just curious. I love seeing what people are listening to but I also want to do it right.
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Post by sepiatone on Dec 8, 2022 17:38:05 GMT
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7Franfurt Radio Symphony Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor Nice performance from the FRS and the then year old 21-year old Filipino-Finnish conductor, Tarmo Peltokoski, in 2021, before his recent appointment as principle guest conductor with the Rotterdam Philharmonic. He replaced the Russian conducting great, Valeri Gergiev, who was given the marching order when he refused to make a stand on Putin’s murderous stand on Ukraine. I love Sibelius. On classic radio he's sadly underplayed and under appreciated. My favorite of his symphonies is: Okko Kamu is the best interpreter of Sibelius' work IMHO. Sepiatone |
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Post by ando on Dec 8, 2022 17:40:38 GMT
ando, I've got a quick question: How do you see this thread? Is it OK what we're doing? I've been trying to post what I'm actually listening to here and then impulse stuff on the Jukebox thread. My taste seems to be more "pop" oriented than yours, so would it be better for me to separate that stuff out? Just curious. I love seeing what people are listening to but I also want to do it right. I love your posts. You’re doing precisely what I do; serious listens in this thread and more casual, impulsive listens in The Jukebox. Perfect. Plus, I’m the last guy to find complaint with different kinds of music. I’m generally all over the place. So keep posting the gems. Been fun so far!  |
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Dec 8, 2022 23:41:07 GMT
NEIL YOUNG - TRANS (1983)
It was 40 year ago today...well, almost. Am I the only one who loves this album and the movie Human Highway (1982)? (rhetorical question)<crickets chirping> ‘Trans’: An Album So Controversial, The Label Sued Neil Young Over ItRevisiting The Legend’s Robot Rock Opus
www.vinylmeplease.com/blogs/magazine/trans-album-so-controversial-label-sued-neil-young-over-itI didn't even know at the time Young’s interest in electronic voice manipulation at the time derived from his attempts to communicate and interact with his son Ben, born with cerebral palsy. It makes it all the more poignant today. I also love that it was played on alternative radio stations at the time. Radio has changed so drastically.  Neil Young - Computer Age (Live Trans)www.dailymotion.com/video/x36owxcThough originally slated for a Christmastime release December 29, 1982, Trans found itself nudged into the new year by a Grinchy Geffen with a revised date of January 3. Young had planned multiple music videos to go with the work, clips populated by robots and humans, though Geffen wouldn’t back them financially—even after he offered to match half of the total budget dollar for dollar with his own money.
Even still, Young found a way to get these songs some screen time. Human Highway, a surreal bit of slapstick cinema that precedes the offbeat likes of “Mr. Show with Bob and David” and “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” deserves its own article. Co-directed and co-starring Dean Stockwell and Young under his Bernard Shakey pseudonym, the scarcely seen nuclear comedy features a few Trans tunes alongside those of the band Devo, whose members also play parts in the absurdist film alongside Dennis Hopper and Russ Tamblyn—both of whom subsequently played notable roles in David Lynch projects.
HUMAN HIGHWAY - DIRECTOR'S CUT TRAILERThe new owner of a roadside diner stuck in a town built around an always leaking nuclear power plant plans to torch the place to collect insurance. However, an assortment of bizarre characters and weird events (such as spaceships flying around) gets in his way. =
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Post by BunnyWhit on Dec 9, 2022 0:08:59 GMT
Glenn Jones, Fleeting (2016)
I first listened to Glenn Jones because the cover art for his albums is utterly charming. He uses images from vintage postcards, all with some sort of animal playing a guitar. I kept listening to him because his works for 6 & 12 string guitar are so good. Moody and sometimes unexpected. Give him a listen.
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