Thor 7,508 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 2 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: No love for E= MC², @Thor? Would you call MIDNIGHT EXPRESS a studio album? Oh yes, that's a great studio album too! Listening to that now. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS is a score album. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Got an open-air Killers gig tomorrow evening. Mr Flowers and his bandmates haven't disappointed on previous occasions, so here's hoping for more of the same. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 They got great reviews, at Leeds. Enjoy. Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I recently discovered this cover of Teardrop. It isn't as good as the original, but its nice in its own way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,286 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Anyone going to see Rufus Wainwright at the Proms on Tuesday? Looking forward to hearing Want One and Want Two with a full orchestra! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I really like RELEASE THE STARS. That's all I know about Mr. Wainwright, I'm afraid. Enjoy the Prom. Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Rufus ... wasn't that a name of a band that had a hit a long time ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Yes. They often recorded with Chaka Khan, hence the moniker Rufus And Chaka Khan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,370 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 I have the live album Stomping at the Savoy with Rufus and Chaka Khan. That was a great album and the only one I ever needed from Chaka Khan. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 It's good to have a "best of", that has "Ain't Nobody", "I'm Every Woman", and Arif Mardin's utterly spectacular reimagining of "I Feel For You". GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,200 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Swordfishtrombones just turned 40. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 It's not quite as good as BLUE VALENTINE, but it's not bad. Frankly, any Tom Waits is decent Tom Waits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,287 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I just listened to Closing Time for the first time earlier this year and wondered where "I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You" had been all my life Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 On 31/08/2023 at 11:33 AM, Naïve Old Fart said: They got great reviews, at Leeds. Enjoy. I certainly did ... their supports were Irish singer-songwriter Cian Ducrot and the legend that is Mr Johnny Marr (who later joined them for a rendition of Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before). Gotta say about Marr's own set ... nice to have the opportunity to hear Smiths classics sung by a ex-band member who HASN'T turned into a massive twat *coughMorrisseycough*. As for the Killers themselves ... magnificent entertainment. Only thing was I would've liked it to have been a little longer (90 minute set in total). Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,200 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 20 October Including 2 tracks with Charlie Watts and 1 with Bill Wyman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Just saw the video of their new single and wasn't impressed. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Quite. It's more "mildy upset". I did like video, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,200 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 53 minutes ago, AC1 said: Just saw the video of their new single and wasn't impressed. Not impressed, no. It was… nice enough. And to be fair, nice new Stones in 2023 are still something. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 I like the references to their records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,354 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 @Naïve Old Fart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Terrible '80s samples! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Nah, they're GREAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 So great that everyone is avoiding that style today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 What are you talking about? It's more popular than ever. Synthwave, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 That's a specific retro (80s) style. BTW, I like (love) some retro '80s sounds, like the LinnDrum 1 and 2, but not those over-the-top gated reverbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 If memory serves, Steve Hackett was the first person to use the LinnDrum on a pop/rock record. Yes, even before The Human League got a sniff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Naïve Old Fart said: If memory serves, Steve Hackett was the first person to use the LinnDrum on a pop/rock record. Yes, even before The Human League got a sniff. Moroder and Silvestri were very early too. Silvestri talks a bit about the LinnDrum in my interview, from about 3 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Naïve Old Fart said: If memory serves, Steve Hackett was the first person to use the LinnDrum on a pop/rock record. Yes, even before The Human League got a sniff. That was his keyboard guy Nick Magnus. When a real drummer had to learn the parts for the live concerts, he was impressed with Magnus' drum programming. Welcome Aboard is from the same year as Hackett's Cured. Love it! Disco pop, right?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 "The Air Conditioned Nightmare" live, is astonishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 I'm a studio album guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 "The Air Conditioned Nightmare" on CURED, is astonishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 17 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: "The Air Conditioned Nightmare" on CURED, is astonishing. Today Steve Hackett seems to regret the drum computer on Cured but it was a necessity at the time. Quote Steve Hackett: "You’re absolutely right. Strangely enough, I had this same conversation with Bill Bruford around that same time. We each had bands, and even though we were a success on paper, in the bank we were in the red. Suddenly, the Linn [drum computer] seemed like a short-term answer to an awful lot of financial problems. But I still believe that to play with a virtuoso drummer is the ideal situation. Out of the fifty or so albums I’ve done, that’s the one I say “Ouch!” when I look back on it. Not that the record isn’t interesting in other ways, but in terms of production techniques, I have warmed to that record the least." Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schilkeman 964 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,354 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 More "awful 80's sounds": @Naïve Old Fart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Saw R.E.M. tribute band Stipe over the weekend ... for the first 45 minutes or so their set was heavy on 'deep cuts', which led to less patient punters leaving (which consequently led to the band playing Losing My Religion earlier than they'd intended). The hits did come along, people should've waited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 It's a set like that, that sorts the men from the boys; the casual "fan" from the true listeners. If all they wanted was "Shiny Happy Fucking People", they just stay at home and listen to OUT OF TIME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Band made it clear early on that Shiny Happy People was not going to be played (echoing, of course, how R.E.M. themselves came to view the track). But The One I Love, Near Wild Heaven, What's The Frequency Kenneth?, Everybody Hurts, Imitation Of Life, The Great Beyond, Leaving New York, Man On The Moon (and others) all were. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 On 18/09/2023 at 5:48 AM, Signals said: More "awful 80's sounds": @Naïve Old Fart I had this synth. It's from the '90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 It's not bad up until he plays "Watcher Of The Skies". Bloody awful. It's absolutely no match for the Black Bitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Everyone! Do the CE3K dance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 People actually danced to this, at 54, back in the day? Colour me gob-smacked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 The climax is great! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 I'm sure there were a lot of climaxes at 54, as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Diana Ross dancing at Theme Of Close Encounters in Studio 54. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Strange to think that one of the very best dance songs was written as a response to what happened at Studio 54. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 What song was that? Saturday Night Fever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,537 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards were invited to 54, by Grace Jones. Unfortunately, she forgot to tell the man at the door that they were showing up. Consequently, they were not allowed in. In response, they went away, and wrote a song that had the refrain "Fuck off!". Eventually, this turned into "Freak out", and a dance classic was born. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 1,792 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 I'm really late to the party on this one, but YouTube only now recommended this to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Oh, no, NSYNC are back together again? Hmm, it seems that only Justin Timberlake has kept a bit of his glamour boy looks ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Pity the one on the right prepared to admit he's aged (via the undyed hair) couldn't find a suit jacket that fitted properly. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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