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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #275 on: January 15, 2012, 01:10:07 PM »
Quote from: Scaramunga on January 15, 2012, 12:53:29 PM
I suppose that would make me an evolutionary dead end   ;D

I can't fully relax or enjoy myself in the pub until I've loaded the jukebox with my choice of music. I can't go to a gig or a club unless the music is to my taste........and when it comes to things like karaoke and x-factor that so many people enjoy - forget about it!

A lot of my friends find that attitude strange (if you love music, then you are supposed to get something out of most genres) especially when they have seen my record collection and think that I have a pretty catholic taste in music. Then again I think they are pretty odd for liking any old plastic fodder promoted on the radio and only buying one or two albums a year.


My teacher at primary school was an opera singer and my music teacher was an excellent teacher. I was in an all-girls group in primary school and we with the guidance of the music teacher performed before the school on a number of occasions.

We all wanted to be singers/actresses but life often gets you pulled off in other directions.  But music is a never ending source of comfort and mood lifter.
I think you just didn't get out enough or listen to enough music as a child.
The fact is that no matter how much we love music and different groups and musicians... we will never like everything any single artist produces.

That is life so I guess evolvement had nothing to do with music.
We created music...We did that....The Dr Frankensteins of musical sound.
The earth sounds being the first music.... Think thunder storms and rainfall etc.
 ;D Hope it isn't too deep for you...
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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #276 on: January 15, 2012, 01:30:17 PM »
As it happens I've always been surrounded by music. There was lots of happy-clappy interactive music at my primary school*, a strong music curriculum at my comp and my parents had a fairly healthy record collection (Beatles, Clapton, Genesis, Fleetwood Mac etc), but none of it really moved me.

It wasn't until I heard Soul, Reggae, Funk, Jazz and Hip-Hop that music really clicked for me. From then on it became an obsession.

*The negative association of music with religion probably didn't help.
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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #277 on: January 15, 2012, 01:38:01 PM »
Quote from: Scaramunga on January 15, 2012, 01:30:17 PM
As it happens I've always been surrounded by music. There was lots of happy-clappy interactive music at my primary school*, a strong music curriculum at my comp and my parents had a fairly healthy record collection (Beatles, Clapton, Genesis, Fleetwood Mac etc), but none of it really moved me.

It wasn't until I heard Soul, Reggae, Funk, Jazz and Hip-Hop that music really clicked for me. From then on it became an obsession.

*The negative association of music with religion probably didn't help.

How did you get a negative association with music and religion?

Many of the great composers have their music in Church Music.
What were you listening to? :o :)
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« Reply #278 on: January 15, 2012, 01:53:09 PM »
My first introduction to religion was a school assembly where I was yanked out of the school hall and disciplined because I didn't know that I was supposed to bow my head and couldn't understand who everyone was talking to.

Understandably that resulted in a negative association with group singing and the sort of songs used during assembly - being quite a progressive school that included songs by The Beatles and Thin Lizzy. They weren't quite so progressive when it came to my non-belief.
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« Reply #279 on: January 15, 2012, 06:49:23 PM »
Agree, Sass and Torridon about enjoying different styles of music. Scara has introduced me to some excellent bands and Prof..... I don't mind the 'mole' music - it actually sounds moley - should have been used in productions of 'Wind in the Willows'.

Today Edith Piaf has been playing in my mind...... have no idea why!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFRuLFR91e4

The pianist in this vid is as interesting as Edith.... ;D
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« Reply #280 on: January 15, 2012, 06:55:15 PM »
It's weird the way that music can just lodge itself in your brain. I haven't listened to the Dap Kings for a while, but I had the groove from 'Nervous Like Me' going round my head all yesterday afternoon - long before actually hearing it in 'Henry's Crime'.

Professor - You can count me in a another big fan of Bernard Purdie.
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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #281 on: January 15, 2012, 11:46:21 PM »
Other than Reggae, Latin is my go-to on cold winter days.

The Dap Kings were the only reason Winehouse's 'Back to Black' and Ronson's 'Version' are remotely bareable.

Quote from: Professor Wallofski on January 15, 2012, 11:11:23 PM
Found this and am hypnotised by it.

I'm disappointed - for some reason I was expecting Megan Fox belly dancing.
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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #282 on: January 16, 2012, 01:25:19 AM »
In a perfect world some music wouldn't exist...
Thank God the world isn't perfect. ;D
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« Reply #283 on: January 16, 2012, 01:38:40 AM »
Aside from 'Valerie' I'm not a big fan of Winehouse. She showed some potential on her first album and the production on her sophomore album outshone her vocal talent.

My biggest problem is that there are so many singers on the UK Nu Funk circuit that have more talent and deserve recognition. Having said that, I'll selectively load the pub jukebox with Winehouse in an attempt to render my weekends out Lady Gaga free.

I had trouble accessing the Paint it Black cover, but found it on the David Icke forum equivalent to this thread  :-\. It's not bad, but everything sounds better with brass:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRLeVd926ik&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Unless of course Megan Fox was belly dancing as well.
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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #284 on: January 16, 2012, 01:42:54 AM »
Everything I play just got to be funky  ;D
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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #285 on: January 16, 2012, 01:52:39 AM »
That reminds me of the time that I did a funk cover Space Oddity for my music GCSE.  It was a bit like this, but Nowhere near as good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmiuLa2jJvA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Predictably I used a Funky Drummer sample as the basis for the rhythm.
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« Reply #286 on: January 16, 2012, 02:11:49 AM »
I've been following the guys in the last video for a while, so if you have a  YouTube account I'd recommend subscribing to their channel.

Their funk/dub cover of the Beatles' 'Something' is really great:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXcR0erWxBM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #287 on: January 16, 2012, 02:17:14 AM »
Quote from: Professor Wallofski on January 16, 2012, 02:09:39 AM
Can I quote you on that?

When it comes to quotes I think "people should be passionate about their music, even if it's shit." should be your new signature.
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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #288 on: January 16, 2012, 02:44:57 AM »
Allways got time for some Gainsbourg.

It's been a while since I've checked out KC Roberts & the Revolution and forgot about their great Nirvana Covers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH3CLw1k5Mo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O082jt7aGPs&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH3CLw1k5Mo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #289 on: January 16, 2012, 03:00:08 AM »
Nice, but how about that Heart Shaped Box cover? I'm going to blast that out a couple of times before turning in.

Apparently some of my present company don't care for that - tough shit really!
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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #290 on: January 16, 2012, 10:14:28 AM »
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« Reply #291 on: January 16, 2012, 04:16:36 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb49W1u7QaY

Resonates more now than ever :)
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« Reply #292 on: January 17, 2012, 08:20:56 PM »
Here's one for you: "The Greatest Show on Earth! A music video about Evolution"  -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxDOpAM2FrQ
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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #293 on: January 18, 2012, 12:18:37 AM »
Quote from: Professor Wallofski on January 16, 2012, 02:09:39 AM
Quote from: The Sass alias Sassernach. :-) on January 16, 2012, 01:25:19 AM
In a perfect world some music wouldn't exist...

It isn't and it does.


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Thank God the world isn't perfect. ;D


Can I quote you on that?


Chet Atkins, Les Paul "Caravan"

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

Yup! you certainly can quote me on that... ;D
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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #294 on: January 18, 2012, 12:41:03 AM »
Quote from: Professor Wallofski on January 18, 2012, 12:35:53 AM
I may have to start another thread then, let's keep this one to that OP of yours

Speaking of perfect though

Lou Reed - Perfect Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYEC4TZsy-Y

from the same album

Lou Reed - Satellite of Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3wXqyRQZnA

Just a perfect day...I'm glad I spent it with you...
He wrote didn't he? Remember watching an interview and he was really awkward with the interviewer.

Good choice. ;D
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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #295 on: January 18, 2012, 09:29:50 PM »
This one is for we gals on the board..... 'cos it's too girly for you lads  ;)

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

Three American brothers - v. talented and unspoilt

BTW: this is their own work...... and don't you just love the room and the lighting! 
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Re: Music was my first love...
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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #297 on: January 19, 2012, 12:04:20 AM »
And a bit of soul

Edwin Starr - War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d8C4AIFgUg



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Re: Music was my first love...
« Reply #298 on: January 19, 2012, 03:32:13 PM »
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« Reply #299 on: January 20, 2012, 10:56:54 PM »
Ok, this is for you night-owls ('cos I'm off for some shut-eye).
Always thought David Gray was a bit of a mystery - just something. He's removed Babylon from his Youtube channel??
Anyway this version is a particularily good audio...... and the drummer is a class act on his own (note 4:10.... nice touch mister  ;) ) Enjoy......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hAE2ueGOpE
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