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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 2, 2024 21:07:30 GMT -5
“All By Myself”. The Eric Carmen version. Celine Dion did a remake but Carmen is a much better singer in my opinion. There’s something in Dion’s voice that just… I do t know. The voice, the death not quite achieved yet skeletal appearance. That damned “Titanic” song that drove me up a wall and made me shut off the radio so many times… While I think that song is way overblown, Celine Dion takes it to another level of overblowedness, as she does everything. The concept of restraint is unknown to her. She is one of the few artists for whom I can actually say I never heard a single thing she did that I liked. I did like "Go All The Way" by Raspberries. |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 2, 2024 21:07:59 GMT -5
“All By Myself”. The Eric Carmen version. Celine Dion did a remake but Carmen is a much better singer in my opinion. There’s something in Dion’s voice that just… I do t know. The voice, the death not quite achieved yet skeletal appearance. That damned “Titanic” song that drove me up a wall and made me shut off the radio so many times… Loved The Raspberries "Go All The Way"... |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 2, 2024 21:09:13 GMT -5
You have good taste, Bob. I never saw The Beatles, to my chagrin. Could you actually hear them at Shea? A lot of eardrums were destroyed that evening. Yep, that was the final tour for The Fab Four, closing I believe in San Francisco (Candlestick? Not counting the rooftop business.) The Cyrkle were formed in nearby (for me) Lafayette University and I got to see them early on when they played a gig at West Chester State College. They were a good live band. If we plugged our ears we could hear the low end. We were sitting right behind 3B dugout...stage was at 2B. Actually, just seeing them come out of the dugout, that close, was worth the price of admission. Had to be. Just unreal. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 2, 2024 21:10:47 GMT -5
Before I have to sign off here, another over-emoting three minutes of torture is "Sometimes When We Touch" by Dan Hill.
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Post by inger on Jan 2, 2024 21:15:16 GMT -5
“All By Myself”. The Eric Carmen version. Celine Dion did a remake but Carmen is a much better singer in my opinion. There’s something in Dion’s voice that just… I do t know. The voice, the death not quite achieved yet skeletal appearance. That damned “Titanic” song that drove me up a wall and made me shut off the radio so many times… While I think that song is way overblown, Celine Dion takes it to another level of overblowedness, as she does everything. The concept of restraint is unknown to her. She is one of the few artists for whom I can actually say I never heard a single thing she did that I liked. I did like "Go All The Way" by Raspberries. Let’s Pretend, also. Overnight Sensation. Tonight. I Wanna Be With You… I liked Carmen as a solo artist, too. Yet in both scenarios the catalogue was a bit thin… |
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Post by inger on Jan 2, 2024 21:35:17 GMT -5
Everly Brothers “Bye-Bye Love”…
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Post by inger on Jan 2, 2024 21:37:09 GMT -5
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In the years jerkers, though not a one hit wonder: Ricky Nelson “Lonesome Town”…
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 2, 2024 21:45:42 GMT -5
Still In the years jerkers, though not a one hit wonder: Ricky Nelson “Lonesome Town”… "Traces" - Classics IV |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Jan 2, 2024 22:14:42 GMT -5
Still In the years jerkers, though not a one hit wonder: Ricky Nelson “Lonesome Town”… "Traces" - Classics IV "Last Kiss", the Cavaliers |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 2, 2024 22:16:27 GMT -5
Still In the years jerkers, though not a one hit wonder: Ricky Nelson “Lonesome Town”… "Traces" - Classics IV What "Spooky" do you prefer? The Classics IV original or the more guitar driven version by The Atlanta Rhythm Section? |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 2, 2024 22:22:32 GMT -5
What "Spooky" do you prefer? The Classics IV original or the more guitar driven version by The Atlanta Rhythm Section? I assume you know ARS evolved from Classics IV. I like 'em both... |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 2, 2024 22:36:59 GMT -5
What "Spooky" do you prefer? The Classics IV original or the more guitar driven version by The Atlanta Rhythm Section? I assume you know ARS evolved from Classics IV. I like 'em both... I am, I favor the ARS version because of the guitar solo. Every year the classic rock station out here in Chicago keeps that one alive by playing at Halloween. |
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Post by kaybli on Jan 2, 2024 22:43:55 GMT -5
Thanks guys. A lot of good songs you all mentioned. Looking up and listening to many of them that I don't know and adding them to my playlists.
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 2, 2024 22:55:59 GMT -5
I assume you know ARS evolved from Classics IV. I like 'em both... I am, I favor the ARS version because of the guitar solo. Every year the classic rock station out here in Chicago keeps that one alive by playing at Halloween. Understood. I often look at "covers" or different renditions as essentially different songs. I remember all the uproar over Jose Feliciano's version of "Light My Fire". As a Doors fan, I saw it as a different song...kinda like Joe Cocker's "With A Little Help From My Friends" & other Beatles songs. |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 2, 2024 23:20:18 GMT -5
I am, I favor the ARS version because of the guitar solo. Every year the classic rock station out here in Chicago keeps that one alive by playing at Halloween. Understood. I often look at "covers" or different renditions as essentially different songs. I remember all the uproar over Jose Feliciano's version of "Light My Fire". As a Doors fan, I saw it as a different song...kinda like Joe Cocker's "With A Little Help From My Friends" & other Beatles songs. I liked how Cocker took a song he covered and made it completely different from the original. My favorite Cocker cover is Traffic's "Feelin' Alright". The Traffic original is also great. |
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