zx81
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Felt like listening to Enio Morricone's music this evening.
Once upon a time in the west main theme gets me every time.
Once upon a time in the west main theme gets me every time.
I saw him once. Glad to see he's still around, I thought he had died but must have got it mixed up with Michael Jackson's dad Joe.
That is a great album and a great band. Just to nick the name of Herman Hesse's book is great.
The things one can learn here. Had to search him and can see the tie in at least,Kay being German. The sound of a generation.
PFM is not coming to me
That is a great album and a great band. Just to nick the name of Herman Hesse's book is great.
The things one can learn here. Had to search him and can see the tie in at least,Kay being German. The sound of a generation.
Acoustic shows can be great,smaller venue the better. Seen ST a few times but never Hodgson solo. Will certainly try and catch him at some time.
Seen Supertramp many years ago, Hodgson's show was well worth it, highly recommend it.
How so? You were not thinking of this PFM song, which quickly became an irritant to me. Not what I liked best about PFM:
Lol!
I saw him too, in Germany of all places.
First thing I thought about when Per mentioned Hesse, was Demian -- another book that was mandatory in high school.
This is the type of PFM cut that CHOM didn't play.
PFM tried to break in North America but made one fatal mistake -- they allowed a singer with a thick Italian accent to sing what was supposed to be their groundbreaking English album, Chocolate Kings. If you're able to look past the accent and jumbled lyrics and mangled pronunciations, behind all that you will find some of the most impressive technically sound music of the time.
I used to listen to the Chocolate Kings album end to end and would be totally immersed in every cut.
One of them was Harlequin, which they played to a huge ovation the last time they were in Montreal, maybe 10 years or so ago. I was there and and was lucky to be able to meet the band after the show. I got to chat with all of the band members for that hour they had before leaving in a bus for Toronto. They were personable, respectful and always smiling -- it was such a beautiful experience.
The song builds up and the magic happens at 3:43. Stick with it and you'll see what makes them special, their musical phrasing is exceptional.
I'm generally not a fan of acoustic shows. I find that kind of stuff too slow, or too similar. Only exception for me might be a 12-string guitar or a Spanish guitar as in the acoustic show I saw of Paco de Lucia at PdA.
Throw some acoustic guitar in a prog rock song and now, I'm really interested.
Love Cooper's old stuff. He's also doing small casino venues complete with his theatrical effects.
His early stuff was great,after this he just became run of the mill,and this was bad. For some sobriety doesn't lend itself to artistic achievement.
A little Morgan for your listening pleasure.
He was residing in Germany ,still might be.So it depends when you saw him. He moved to Germany because they had more freedom than Britain. His primary beef was that smoking in clubs etc were not permitted but in Germany they are.
I think a lot depends on the artist being seen and the venue and preconceived idea of how the show will be and fall short of expectations.
Joe Jackson shows ,not acoustic,but no show to speak of,but fine for me. Mellencamp show alone I almost cried.
I try to see Golden Earring acoustic when possible,prefer over the arena shows actually. Both are great for me,but the acoustic shows are small venues and more of a family feel.
Of course as with many things personal taste is unique. Liona Boyd is a phenomenal guitarist,but not my cup of tea for a show.