Yes, The Winner takes it all is a fantastic song! I just listened to it actually. Regarding the flown in bass on The Who' Hull performance; I'm pretty sure that it's only on the first three or five songs. I remember reading about it on one of the Who threads around here
Thanks. I feel better about it now. I was listening to the bass especially at times and thought, "Ooo, it doesn't match!" or "They mixed it down 'cuz it's fake!" But I could be making all that up in my head. As far as "The Winner Takes It All," I'm old enough to remember the debut of that song as a kid, I think they unveiled it on a Dick Clark show, possibly New Year's "Rockin'" Eve, but I think all they did was show a video, ABBA wasn't actually there. That's how I remember it anyway. I think that was toward the end of ABBA's momentous run in the U.S.
Live at Folkets Hus, Stockholm, 11/5/69. Chick Corea's Fender Rhodes starts to malfunction early on the opening number ("Bitches Brew"), and lays off. Undaunted, the band keeps on playing. He returns later, but on acoustic piano, which will be his instrument for the rest of the concert. This might be the only known "Bitches Brew" with acoustic piano.
Hunky Dory. David at his most brilliant. It's something that can be said about other of his albums, to be honest, so let's just say it his best pre-Ziggy, and one of the best albums ever recorded.
In the mood, randomly, for some "oddball" Zappa. I'm not normally big on the "random" tpye of stuff - Lumpy Gravy, the orchestral works, the synclavier music (Ma Maison and Civilization). There are certain albums that I do enjoy a lot sometimes though. Dance Me This, Orchestral Favorites, Boulez, FZMTMOP and Jazz From Hell pretty much comprise this list. A longtime favorite of mine has been Jazz From Hell. Later on, a lot of the synclavier stuff really turns me off as it seems to get less music-based and more....abstract with sound effects and lots of ambient passages, etc. The earlier synclavier stuff is very much "typical music composition" though, so even though it's random, I can still latch on to fragments of melody or this and that and enjoy it as music. Eh, YMMV. Just some thoughts on my relationship with Zappa's Sync stuff. Right now: Night School is beautiful. One of his best pieces, imo.
I don't completely agree with this. Civilization Phaze III, the one I consider his Synclavier masterpiece, features some atmospheric/ambient passages, so to speak, but lots of extremely complex "music-based" pieces too.
"I can tell I'm totally into being Ziggy by this stage of our tour" "Mick Ronson at his blistering best" (David Bowie, 2008) A great live album, warts and all.
Yea, I guess you're right. Something like Put A Motor In Yourself is what I dig whereas N-Lite just sounds like random mumbo to me. I do love pretty much all of the Dance Me This album though. It's gotta be the most "organic"-sounding of all the sync stuff (at least sound wise) for the most part. And Frank's final ever guitar solo on the title track actually made me tear up the first time I heard it. Such a beautiful, spastic little interjection.
The Paisley Underground gets roaring with crystal petals of styrofoam trees and hologram skies, explosions in glass palaces and then some...sublime revisionist psychedelia early 80's style. Rainy Day is special, with Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade, and Bangles members, plus more, doing a laid back music sit-in of covers from their folky heroes... David Crosby where are you?
I love "N-Lite", it's a brilliant piece. Some interesting notes by Spencer Chrislu: It's a great album indeed. And, yes, that little solo has an extra emotional charge.
Ill admit that part of it is impatience on my part. First i gotta be in the mood to dig some sync stuff. And a piece like Beat The Reaper or N Lite comes along at 15 minutes a pop.... This aint your typical Tales From Topographic Oceans density here boys and girls. Also, If anyone into Zappa doesnt have the new Charles Ulrich book The Big Note already, stop wasting your time and acquire it. Immediately. Album by album. Track by track. Edit by edit. Loads of commentary from those involved and interview segments etc. 750 pages of Zappa-crack cocaine. Its like Deadbase kinda, except for the Zappa discography (up to 2018!) Charles is a god amongs men lol.
A friend of mine will sometimes call later at night while she knows good and well I'm going at the music 11o miles an hour. I pick up and there is ABBA, some song coming through my speakerphone in all of its glory, piercing my very night of non-pop, cutting it right in half. But that's ok because I really like ABBA, and the pit stop is always fun with her funny laugh afterwards. Her carpet very much matches the drapes. lol NP... some more non-pop and it is very good. After a pretty great hour of a live jazz record, this is a first time listen on the elevated Steve Wilson mix, actually it is a revelation, better than the hi-rez and remastered redbook. I don't usually rate that quickly on a first listen, but I'm half way through a 20 year old cabernet, so what the hey, it's all about the fermentation. disc 1 stereo
I love the soul tracks from early in his career. I feel like this is music that Brother Duane truly loved.
Ken Vandermark Territory Band 5: A New Horse for the White House Disc 1 & 2 (studio recordings of 4 KV compositions) recorded October 18 & 19, 2005 Those 4 tracks recorded live on October 15, 2005 appear on the 3rd Disc 3 brass & reeds, 2 Drums, 2 strings, piano & electronics Brass section is especially awesome: Johannes Bauer: trombone Axel Doerner: trumpet Per-Ake Holmlander: tuba Great combination of swinging ensemble sections, improvisation & all kinds of “out there” creativity. On Okkadisk Records
Now playing: Ganelin Trio: Con Affetto Recorded Live in Moscow on 11/20/1983 Vyacheslav Ganelin: piano, bassett, Casio, wooden flute, horn, percussion. Vladimir Tarasov: Drums, percussion, horn Vladimir Chekasin: saxophones, clarinet, wooden flute, percussion 57 minute piece called “Semplice” followed by the typical awesome encores including “Mack the Knife” This one might be as great as Ancora Da Capo from 1978 and sounds amazing being the Tapes were made in secret and exported out of the Soviet Union in secret. On Leo records
Both great sets, I have the New Barbarians which is a nice document showcasing that remarkable, unexpected one-off tour. Keith Richards and Stanley Clarke sharing the same stage? I saw them a few days later in Atlanta and what a fun time that was. The towering Clarke reigned almighty thunder on all at the Omni, the 'glimmer brothers' donning knee high thick fur boots honoring barbarians everywhere, while playing up a storm. Bobby Keys, Ian McLagen, and the Meters drummer topping off the line-up. I distinctly remember ' I Can Feel the Fire' and and loving it. You are right about the SkyDog box, the early sessions are littered with great soul and R & B workouts that never cease to amaze me performance wise. A go-to box for anytime, anywhere. Cheers...
