Looking for some decent music

Welshflyer · Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:05 am

Sorry Tailhook, i forgot to reply to this, now they are wierd Razz

This is just a little bit of Welsh humour and a spin on Alicia Keys New York state of mind, it's called Newport state of mind, about 8 miles from me and the wife works there Very Happy

Welshflyer · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:02 am

Just a little classic for you young ones Very Happy

Tailhook · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 3:32 am

OT: Your previous contribution 'Newport state of mind' with the pretty piano player has already been pulled Evil or Very Mad

This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

Ever noticed how the 'Copyright claims' are usually made by the publishers? If they weren't so greedy the artists themselves would get more exposure to the public and consequently earn more money. To rub salt into the wound, those greedy monsters always claim that it's in the interest of the artists... yea, rrrright Twisted Evil

I just went back a few pages in this thread and found that many of the clips have been pulled. Censorship in the guise of Copyright claims Rolling Eyes

Hello Big Brother Shocked

Rant over and out.

WF "Just a little classic for you young ones" - I was expecting something like Haydn's 'String Quartet, Op. 103' or Mozart's 'Magic Flute' Razz

...but hey, the Beatles is a lovely surprise - anything by the Beatles Group Wave

Come to think of it... what DID you mean by "Just a little classic for you young ones" Think

Welshflyer · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 1:36 am

Tailhook i posted a classic to the young un's because believe it or not a lot of them don't know who the Beatles are Shocked

, just like that young lady who thought Europe was a country and it's Capital was France Rolling Eyes

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Anyway the Manic Street Preachers have a new album out on Tuesday 14th Sept 2010 and here's a snippet from it

Brilliant Very Happy

Tailhook · Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:26 am

"This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds."

I almost forgot about this one. The very day you posted this link it had been pulled 'in my country'.
Do I need to mention that I've had it up to here with political correctness and censorship in general?

Welshflyer · Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 12:43 am

Don't know if these will work or not, but here are some tracks of the Manic Street Preachers new album live on the Jools Holland show Very Happy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRnjBHhIlcw&feature=related

Probably won't work Sad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKr2xQVuaME

If they worked i hope you enjoyed them, if they did'nt you missed a treat Sad

Welshflyer · Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:47 am

There once was a King, and he could sing "live" without lipsynch, and his band could play live also, oh he was troubled and he had faults but such was his power he was worshipped by many

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQQR2hg7Udo

Nuff said Very Happy

Tailhook · Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:45 am

Hey WF, sorry about not responding to your post on the Manic Street Preachers Embarassed

I did manage to listen to and enjoy those clips. Well, seems it's just you and I now in this thread...

...anyway, Elvis, what can I say Think

I've never been a REAL Elvis fan as such which has nothing to do with the man but the type of music in general. I should really be saying that I've never been an Elvis-music type of fan but of the man himself, I've always respected him in every way.
He was a real talent all right, he could sing and entertain and he had feeling. He was well-mannered, shy and respectful and despite having grown up in the South he never showed any disrespect toward the 'Negroes'. During the Vietnam war Elvis and Bob Dylan were about the only two 'white' cats respected by Black Americans.
I sometimes listen to a radio station where they play unpublished takes of recordings which must sound very boring to folks who don't play music or have no deeper interest... anyway, occasionally they play old Elvis takes. Now this really shows off his talent. I'm talking about the pre-Vegas days when he was backed up by a barber shop quartet and some musicians in the band who played well but needed some direction.
Those sessions are a treasure. Elvis is like a conductor. Someone else has written the song they're about to record and Elvis just shapes it in his mind and knows exactly what he wants. He is the one who asks for yet another take and tells the musicians what was wrong in the previous one yet, due to his enthusiasm and amiability the band never seem to get tired and are actually inspired by his fervour and drive.
I always thought that he loved what he was doing and sadly that lead to his demise. He was exploited and as a consequence burnt out similar even to some classical composers.

Despite me saying that his kind of music was never really my most favourite, I mustn't neglect my understanding of the degree in which he influenced the music scene. His 'rock'n'roll' thing which outraged so many fathers across the U.S. (really don't know about the mothers Razz

) was IMO influenced by Chuck Berry. Back in those days and long before you had the barber shop quartets which I personally think were a great contribution to American music, influencing many bands which based their styles purely on vocal harmonies, all the way down to the Beach Boys. Just listen to "Surfin' U.S.A." and some other Beach Boys oldies, you'll have the classic Chuck Berry Rock guitar licks and progressions PLUS the barber shop quartet vocal harmonies.
Now let's hop across the pond... no not to Tom Jones but to the Beatles, Hollies et al, including basically all of the 'Mersey Sound' bands. All of those British bands had strong vocal harmony sections... there were seeds of 'Rock' already which intensified as time went by.

Ironically across the pond in the U.S. there were no successful bands who managed to combine the American R&B and barber shop quartet harmonies. Though strictly speaking not a quartet vocally where the Beatles are concerned, they managed to combine the two ingredients to perfection and thus became the originators of "The British Invasion".

The Beatles IMHO are still the band which influenced the rest down to the present. Having said that, there is no doubt in my mind that the Beatles as a band in their music-making were strongly influenced by the early Elvis when he was backed up by the barber shop quartet.

Ergo: Elvis born and raised in the South knew about the Blues, R&B and yes, Hillbilly which, let's face it, uses vocal harmonies. While most American musicians disappeared or became famous within their own musical genre, Elvis was a pioneer because he combined R&B and vocal harmonies.... and of course there was his unsurpassed charisma and humbleness.

Thanks for the YouTube link Welshflyer, certainly a twelve dozen watch category Very Happy

CaptDennison · Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 7:48 pm

Well dont look too hard anymore for downloads-the ol DHS and ICE just decided to KILL off a bunch of domains that were used for downloading music. I can only imagine what they shall decide to Censor next--I put up a video on Youtube a couple weeks ago-me playing drums to a record--and you tube sent me a message that I might be in violation of XXXXXX music company rights--I rather doubt it as I am playing drums over the track--that would no longer make the original recording untouched----Its all bullshit anymore on the net--I remember when the net used to be fun

Welshflyer · Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 1:29 am

Sorry about the delay on this Tailhook but i don't seem to get the coloured thingy when a new post has been done anymore so i did'nt know you'd replied. I could'nt agree more with you about the "barber shop quartets" type of bands, the harmonies in them from the Beatles to the Beach Boys (two of my favourite bands) i think made them so successful, how can you not hum along to "Paperback Writer" or "Farmers Daughter" or "In my room".......ooohhhhhh "In my room" my older brother's Beach Boys LP's and a first girlfriend Twisted Evil

Happy memories!
Regarding Elvis, one of my personal favourites..Elvis Presleys sings Niel Diamond Very Happy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y00vd5HM_08

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