Melange
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Melange got a reaction from Cerebral Cortex in The "Let's Be Nice To Everybody, For A Change" Thread.
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Melange got a reaction from Naïve Old Fart in The "Let's Be Nice To Everybody, For A Change" Thread.
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Melange reacted to #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal in The Official Pop and Rock Music thread
These days I like really dark chocolate. like 90% pure, Don't really go for the sugary sweet stuff anymore.
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Melange reacted to Naïve Old Fart in The Official Pop and Rock Music thread
God creates Man.
God creates chocolate.
Man ignores God.
Man eats chocolate.
Man dies of a coronary.
Chocolate inherits the Earth.
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Melange reacted to Naïve Old Fart in The Official Pop and Rock Music thread
So...it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Message, Mel.
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Melange got a reaction from Naïve Old Fart in The Official Pop and Rock Music thread
It's a double edged sword. It can bring out the very best in people, it can bring out the very worst in people.
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Melange reacted to Bespin in The Official Pop and Rock Music thread
Charles Aznavour wrote some beautiful original Christmas songs in French. I've just restored this italian version of "Noëls d'autrefois" (Christmases past).
Link to the song in Soundcloud
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Melange reacted to KK in The Classical Music Recommendation Thread
One of my personal favourites. Such aching melancholy...
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Melange got a reaction from Naïve Old Fart in The Official Pop and Rock Music thread
I was green, Richard. Greener than the hill.
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Melange got a reaction from Naïve Old Fart in The Official Pop and Rock Music thread
Indeed and it was the song via which someone on the net introduced me to Drake's work.
I guess that was nine years or so ago now (crikey, the years are speeding by)
However, to some extent I've overexposed myself to that particular song to the point that the effect is less magical than before
(without a long long break between playings, I mean)
I bow with respect at this section (1:44 to 3:49), always...........
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Melange reacted to Sharkissimo in Don't you think this a litte too much praise?
"Don't push it! Don't push it or I'll give you a score you won't believe. Let it go. Let it go!"
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Melange reacted to #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal in Don't you think this a litte too much praise?
"Melange! You know there are unreleased music tapes from LOTR out there, you know where they are.....find them....or I'll find you!"
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Melange reacted to #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal in Don't you think this a litte too much praise?
YOU DON'T KNOW MAN! YOU WEREN'T THERE!
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Melange reacted to Sweeping Strings in The Official Pop and Rock Music thread
Hehehe.
And probably my favourite Christmas song -
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Melange reacted to #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal in The Qualms of a Completist in the Post-CD Age
DVD's are all but worthless on the secondary market.
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Melange reacted to Gruesome Son of a Bitch in The Qualms of a Completist in the Post-CD Age
I stopped being a completist because I had all these CDs I never listened to. A lot. What a waste.
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Melange got a reaction from Will in The Qualms of a Completist in the Post-CD Age
I don't know if this is some usefull input or not, but.....................
I became more and more discerning not only with CD purchases but also DVD purchases, with age.
In my late teens it was not uncommon for me to buy at least 2 new VHS tapes or CDs, each weekend. Madness!!!!
(and that's when those things were more expensive than they are now, generally)
It has to be a really good film / series or musical work that I'm pretty sure I'll watch or listen to many times, before I'll purchase a DVD or CD.
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Melange reacted to Naïve Old Fart in The Official Pop and Rock Music thread
I like this, Mel, it's got...disco potential
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Melange reacted to filmmusic in The Official Pop and Rock Music thread
I'm sorry, i don't know if I should post this here, but I'm very proud and moved to post here this magnificent film song by the great Alex North, sung by my best friend and more than a brother George, in yesterday's The Voice of Greece. My friend is not a professional singer, he just loves singing with all his being and has taken some voice lessons. But it was enough to enchant all 4 judges and the people. I wish you could understand their comments, it was one of the most moving moments in the show till now..
(well, I'm not in any photo in the beginning because I don't like taking photos. Fortunately I didn't go in the Green Room because I would cry my eyes out and would be very embarassed! )
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Melange got a reaction from Naïve Old Fart in The Amazing Electronic Music Thread
Apart from being very exposed to Oxygene 4 in my youth via radio but not knowing who actually wrote it (or perhaps I did hear the name but had no face to put to the name, back then), Revolutions was the first album through which I was introduced to Jarre around 1989, would you believe. A friend of mine had it on cassette and I worked backwards from there, obtaining LPs of his earlier works. It is why I can't now imagine Revolutions 'without' tracks like Revolutions, London Kid, etc, but in the back of my mind I always wonder if he ever intended his album to be like that originally. The fantastic early instrumental movements seem like the direction he was probably going with it, but he either changed direction mid stream to reach a wider audience or some other reason. I don't know, I always feel like there was more to the Industrial Revolutions movements that we never got to hear. Oldfield started doing this as one point his career too, some instrumental sections and then opting to include more crowd pleasers, so to speak.
At the end of the day, the post 'industrial' tracks are simply enjoyable and memorable too. I love this version of London Kid................. 3:52 , oh yeah
It's a true gem, isn't it.
I'll never tire of how he sneaks up on us and give us that Oldfieldgasm at 5:47