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Post by inger on Mar 8, 2018 20:26:41 GMT -5
Today's Headline:
CHIYANKEE REACHES 494
RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT 500 WITH "BEFORE OPENING DAY"
It's become obvious that Chiyankee will reach the level of Jeterian God within a few days.
This reporter is certain that the great poster had his tongue planted firmly in his cheek
when he made this comment, as he's often been known to compose more than the six
posts he will need to reach the level as such immortal posters as Inger and Kaybli in a
single day, even a single hour if you get him fired up.
What's been amazing about Chiyankee is that the majority of his posts have actual value
content as opposed to posters like Inger and Kaybli, who are noted to spout as much drivel
as fact.
Our advice is: Check in often to watch the progress of this veteran poster...
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Post by chiyankee on Mar 8, 2018 23:03:17 GMT -5
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Post by kaybli on Mar 9, 2018 0:27:04 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Mar 10, 2018 0:00:19 GMT -5
"Lucy" by Skillet...
An old man's feeble attempt to become relevant???
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Post by inger on Mar 11, 2018 13:36:48 GMT -5
"Bilie Jean"...The Civil Wars
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Post by inger on Aug 22, 2018 0:11:32 GMT -5
Yeah, so I guess this thread had it's time in the pre-season and then interest faded. So, who wants to throw the first punch here? Did we exhaust the subject, or is there more to do???
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 22, 2018 5:02:55 GMT -5
Feeling Alright - Joe Cocker
Lonesome Men of Science - John Prine
When I Get to Heaven - John Prine
If I Should Fall From Grace with God - The Pogues
Cissy Strut - The Meters
Coyote - Willis Alan Ramsey
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 22, 2018 8:18:40 GMT -5
Feeling Alright - Joe Cocker Lonesome Men of Science - John Prine When I Get to Heaven - John Prine If I Should Fall From Grace with God - The Pogues Cissy Strut - The Meters Coyote - Willis Alan Ramsey Welcome back Music Thread! Cocker's version of "Feeling Alright" is great but I like the original Traffic version too, but then again, I'm a huge Traffic fan. |
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Post by inger on Aug 23, 2018 10:56:49 GMT -5
Just gave Traffic a listen. I had never even heard of them, which is odd since they were from my generation so to speak. That is an interesting interpretation of Feelin' Alright. Throw me a couple more bones from them if you get a chance, just a few of their best so I can sample a bit more...
I've grown to really like cover songs because of the tremendous differences in interpretations by the musicians and vocal artists. I recall one thing that Simon Cowell used to tell the performers on American Idol that rings so true. He said if you are going to perform a classic you must choose carefully between whether to do a completely different version or to copy the original compsotition, because if you copy the original it has to be better than the original artist. This was not a copy, of Cocker and in fact I understand was recorded before Cocker's version. It's lighter, a bit slower. My vote would still be Joe's version, but this was very listenable.
A couple of the covers that I think turned out to be extremely interesting when you listen to the original vs. the cover:
Billie Jean: original Michael Jackson, Cover by Chris Cornell. I became aware of this cover when David Cook did the Cornell version (and did it quite well) on American Idol. At the time I thought Michael's version to be a good song, but a bit out of my genre. I loved the cover, and also a I posted before I found another very good and interesting cover performed by "The Civil Wars" to be really good as well. In the end, I now find myself liking Michael Jackson's version better than I did, and I have a hard time deciding which one of the covers to be the best.
Downtown Train: Original by Tom Waits. Cover by Rod Stewart. I watched an interview with Stewart who said that when he heard Wait's version he immediately knew he wanted to make changes and sing the song in his style. That he was able to listen to that wailing mess that Waits made and hear that underlying melody is an amazing testament to Stewart's talent back in the day. He was an amazing performer in the 70's through the '90's. Whatever made him think that we would want hear him do the Great American Songbook is beyond me though. His voice is suited to many things, but one thing it was not suited to was classic 40's music. That was a self-indulgent project, and I have found but little of the material to have been worth listening to...Anywho, if you have never heard the Waits version of Downtown Train, give it at least one listen so you can see the amazing transition that Stewart did to the song, which is definitely one of his best compositions...
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 23, 2018 12:44:38 GMT -5
Just gave Traffic a listen. I had never even heard of them, which is odd since they were from my generation so to speak. That is an interesting interpretation of Feelin' Alright. Throw me a couple more bones from them if you get a chance, just a few of their best so I can sample a bit more... Traffic was never a big radio band, which could be a reason why you never heard of them. They were dominated by Stevie Winwood, who is as talented a musician as you can find anywhere, although "Feelin' Alright" was actually a Dave Mason song. Mason never really fit in with the rest of Traffic and would quit the band, rejoin, quit and rejoin until he was finally gone for good in the early 70's. He had a modest solo career singing FM friendly radio tunes like "Only You and I Know" and "We Just Disagree". Some of the better known Traffic pieces that you might want to check out are "Pearly Queen", "Medicated Goo", "Freedom Rider", "Rock & Roll Stew", the instrumental "Glad" and their masterpiece, "Dear Mr. Fantasy". One of my personal favorites is "Light Up or Leave Me Alone", which was sung by their late drummer, Jim Capaldi. Great band, although they never really hit it big time, they did make the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and deservedly so. |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 23, 2018 12:45:52 GMT -5
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 23, 2018 18:05:59 GMT -5
One of my favorite albums of all and any time: 1974 Tom Waits The Heart of Saturday Night
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Post by inger on Aug 23, 2018 18:20:19 GMT -5
One of my favorite albums of all and any time: 1974 Tom Waits The Heart of Saturday Night Waits is most definitely an acquired taste. In fact in giving a re-listen to his version of “Downtown Train” this morning I found that it has grown on me, though I still feel Stewart did an amazing job of transforming the song from what could only be a cult favorite to a powerful widespread hit song with a powerful hook. I’ll plug Waits in this evening and see if the Heart of Saturday Night withstands the ear test from Ruthie or if she begs me to turn it down. I don’t need my music to be chest-thumping loud, but I find I enjoy it more at a loud enough volume to be able to hear and appreciate nuance. I often find much more value in a particular tune with a little oomph behind it that I might find boring played at softer volumes... |
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Post by inger on Aug 23, 2018 23:55:16 GMT -5
One of my favorite albums of all and any time: 1974 Tom Waits The Heart of Saturday Night Got home a little late tonight. Just one song played (lookin' for the heart of saturday night) "telephone's ringin' it's your second cousin". Very nice...If the rest of the album follows suit your suggestion will be a great gift to my ears... |
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Post by inger on Aug 24, 2018 0:47:05 GMT -5
One of my favorite albums of all and any time: 1974 Tom Waits The Heart of Saturday Night Got home a little late tonight. Just one song played (lookin' for the heart of saturday night) "telephone's ringin' it's your second cousin". Very nice...If the rest of the album follows suit your suggestion will be a great gift to my ears... As happens often, I'm still up and got to complete listening to this album while making scores of failed attempts to win at four suit/two deck spider solitaire on the computer. That's where I go when I'm tired and can't sleep and won't to tire my eyes out. I played Waits album in the back ground. Indeed, I did enjoy that much more than I ever would have imagined. Sometimes I think I'm going through some sort of transformation. Is it age, new found independence? Something is making my mind clearer lately. Less stress? The Turmeric Curcumin I've started taking at night and morning? Is this like the death of a star? Is my brain flaring up before the big burn out. What ever, there is a clarity that I can't explain...I feel younger than I did yesterday, and I felt younger yesterday than the day before. Is the WABAC machine firing on all cylinders? What ever it is, I felt it during this listening to this album. Must be the ambien. Maybe I should go to bed. Perhaps I'll dream lucidly instead of having this clarity of thought. Usually with the ambien, the dreams are lucid. They're usually not at all frightening, but often a bit disturbing as pieces of my life are put together in a very disorderly way and generally combined with the performance of some mundane task...usually with a former employer calling the shots...sometimes I'm in charge of a crew of people. I'm sure Tom Waits could make a great tune about ambien. If you know of one, let me know. G'night all!!! |
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