The genius of Ray Parker Jr - Hard to imagine any 18 year old writing something this awesome now days. Only Nile Rodgers could challenge Ray when it comes to Funk guitar grooves.
The genius of Ray Parker Jr - Hard to imagine any 18 year old writing something this awesome now days. Only Nile Rodgers could challenge Ray when it comes to Funk guitar grooves.
Just discovered these guys, Soften The Glare, while randomly clicking on clips at lunch..
Recognised the bassist (Ryan Martinie, ex Mudvayne) and am happy to say that the bloke can still shred..
Ridiculous bass..
Huge sound for a three Piece - and some very nice playing as well. I could definitely get into this.
Watched this doco on Fox Arts last week. This portion is about "I'm Not In Love".
Now as a boring old fart I can state one thing and that is you cannot under estimate the sheer inventiveness of some musos from the 60's and 70's. What happened here could not happen now in the days of digital recording - all that stuff about tape loops, recording in stairwells and toilets for reverb, recording thunderstorms, Mellotrons and Chamberlins fascinates me and keeps that music fresh. Like Strawberry Fields and so many others this song would not be made now - it is the recording effect that make these tracks.
I do recall sitting in a studio with an 8 track tape, a razor blade and splice tape. Hard work but very rewarding. Doing that at on a larger scale to create a classic astounds me.
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Love 10cc - Godley, Creme, Stewart, and Gouldman in one band was pretty special. Gouldman was writing massive hits as a teenager like this one:
Last edited by The Dunster; 16-03-2018 at 06:31 PM.
Watching that documentary you realised the impact they had for three decades, in songwriting, recording nous, playing and video making. Gouldman the great songwriter, Godley and Creme the phenomenal art school pop video directors, and Stewart one the most under rated Les Paul players.
One of the great tragedies of modern music was G&C leaving to work on the "Gizmo" device and a f@#$ing triple album! They should have been massive.
Godley and Cremes Music Video for Duran Duran's Girls on Film - best music video ever:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xh50c
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Grim, you end up getting tickets for Monday - Mastodon/Gojira?
(Or Dunster, I know you are a metal master these days)
Nope
Originally Posted by Grimario
Doesn't interest me enough to spend that kind of money. Saving up for disc golf trips, however... wise money spending.
Hahaha.. Fair play, mate..
Whoah
How good are Oils!!
How can we sleep when our taxes are non existent
"Why are they nailing the drum kit to the floor ?"
Lol
Did anyone go to download festival? Heard it ran really well and they plan on bringing it back next year, hopefully lineup is a bit bigger
Yeah I heard it was good and Sydney get it as well next year
Gawd. The band were finished long before 1984. 10 to 1 and Red Sails were ****ing terrible in comparison to PWAP, Head Injuries, Bird Noises, and self titled albums.
As for live, again, best shows were from the late 70's to about 1981 - after that they'd completely sold out and deserted their original fans.
This came out a week ago, new song "Rats" by Ghost..
The first time I heard it, I wasn't sure what to make of it, but WOW has it grown on me..
Got a hectic Alice Cooper/Blue Oyster Cult sound combined with their usual theatrical horror movie vibe.. (How's the Thriller-esque dancing, haha..)
That outro riff though..
Hilarious stuff, not to be taken seriously..
Alice Cooper, Mercyful Fate, and Ghost probably all copied Arthur Browne.
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