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Post by Helmut83 on Jun 28, 2016 19:02:05 GMT
Chippa: it could be it. There was a time when Robbie Williams was played a lot in the Argentinean radios. Maybe that's why.
Jim: as I said upwards, I am in favour of doing a less structured format where posting new songs is subject to the good judgement of the users and one song can draw several reviews. However, until we decide another thing I'll do as you say and post a new one.
A classic this time:
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Post by jrmugz on Jun 28, 2016 20:45:24 GMT
--- Jim: as I said upwards, I am in favour of doing a less structured format where posting new songs is subject to the good judgement of the users and one song can draw several reviews. However, until we decide another thing I'll do as you say and post a new one. --- Why not say what you rank it a 5 star scale as well? Wouldn't you like the courtesy to know for your song? We can give all the comments on the song, but for the bottom line, how do we rank it? If the posts are subject to the good judgement of the posters, it becomes too self-centered and peoples' songs get lost in the shuffle, that's my concern, of why I say let's be done with one song before going to the next. I guess I can agree it's OK to comment on songs as see fit, but we don't want anyone's post to get lost in the shuffle. Jim |
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Post by Helmut83 on Jun 28, 2016 20:57:54 GMT
OK, Chippa's song is a 3.7/5 for me.
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Post by jrmugz on Jun 28, 2016 21:25:20 GMT
4.6 out of 5 stars. Classic Neil Young, captivating arrangement and lyrics. "Out of the blue into the black", something poignant about it, and the whole lyric. Almost comical to mention Johny Rotten, but also fitting because seems like the point of the song is that while it's only rock and roll, it's some of the only deep point-of-reference stuff some people have, and so try to glean meaning from what we have with that. Kind of like Mellencamp when he sings "Soaring with the Eagles all week long, and this is all that we learned about happiness", or Don McLean's "American Pie". Similar effect as "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd. To me, the "Rust Never Sleeps" live version captures the song at it's best; but this is the song, and it's a great one, and deserves a high rank for sure. Haunting vocal and lyric, great performance, so I overlook that maybe the distortion is a tad overdone. new song |
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Post by dillwyn on Jun 29, 2016 9:28:58 GMT
Heard an interview with Karl Wallinger regarding this where he claimed he disliked the RW version - however he admitted it was so successful it paid for his house. Guy Chambers was Williams producer and sometime member of world party as I recall.
There was a film of the same name around the same time but not sure if that was a coincidence, tom petty did the music I think.
Interestingly RW's other big ballad Angels was a Ray Heffernan song which williams and chambers supposedly added a chorus to. they paid Heffernan £7500 to relinquish all claims over royalties.
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Post by 88keys on Jun 29, 2016 19:42:15 GMT
Relay by The Who
It's pretty funky for a Who song. The chorus, however, is very Who-like. Roger Daltrey is one of the best pure rock vocalists of all time. The main thing is, it doesn't really remind me of any other songs by another band, so I give it points for originality.
***3/4 out of *****
Here's my contribution
From the compilation Here Comes The Reign Again:The Second British Invasion, this is the band People On Vacation covering Bananarama's 1985 hit Cruel Summer.
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Post by jrmugz on Jun 30, 2016 2:44:18 GMT
From the compilation Here Comes The Reign Again:The Second British Invasion, this is the band People On Vacation covering Bananarama's 1985 hit Cruel Summer.Very catchy song 88, appropriate for the summer weather over here. Definitely brings me back to the early 80s. Kind of along the lines of the Aldo Nova and Asia hits of that period. Interesting lyrical theme. I guess we can all remember nice summer days that had everything except something to do, and it felt like a cruel joke, such a nice day and nobody to get together with, so just take a long bike ride, etc. Decent cover version. I like how the song keeps itself simple, and doesn't go off on any tangents, just pushes the very strong chorus. Guess I've always known of that song, but never really played it, but it was a pleasure, and I really like it. 4.2 out of 5 stars ----------------------------------- The original of one of the all-time great gospel songs, by one of my all-time favorite artists. Jim |
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Post by Chippa on Jul 5, 2016 20:18:16 GMT
Shut De Do- Randy Stonehill
3/5
The best part is the backing vocal arrangement. The lead vocals are a bit too whitebread to sound convincing. But I give him a B for effort.
My song- Never Knew You, by The Avett Bros. From the album The Carpenter.
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Post by Helmut83 on Jul 6, 2016 6:06:21 GMT
Good, uplifting song. The chorus might be a bit abused because they repeat it too many times, but maybe the intention was getting it stuck in the listeners' head, and you can't deny it's effective for that purpose. The song has a bit of a Pepperish feel to it. I love the bass (is it really a double bass?) work on it and the "aaahh" vocal harmonies in the final part of the song. A solid 4.0/5 in my opinion, although I suspect if I listened to it more times it could grow even better one me.
Now I'll go on doing demagogy with more classics:
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Post by 88keys on Jul 6, 2016 19:05:50 GMT
Chippa I love the Avett Brothers! That song is one of my favorites. Kashmir gets ***** out of ***** One of the greatest classic rock songs in the history of music. It's sexy, dreamy, mesmerizing, unique and totally unforgettable. Other artists have tried to copy its style, but none have even come close to capturing the song's magic. My song is by singer-songwriter Paul Melancon. It's a tip of the titular hat to our very own Jeff Lynne! |
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Post by Platypus on Jul 6, 2016 23:24:43 GMT
Paul Melancon - Jeff Lynne
4.5/5
I love that! A great inception - a songwriter writes a song about feeling like they're in one of another songwriter's songs...
Juicy bits of ELOishness right through, and the charmingly incongruous snatch of theatre organ at the end - armchair theatre?
My offering is just a girl doing a podcast type home recording:
Cover: Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - Krizia Vega (Alexa Vega's younger sister if that means anything to anyone).
I think I understand her to say it's after Sara Bareilles version.
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Post by Helmut83 on Jul 7, 2016 4:52:30 GMT
 Oh, my...! She could well be the most beautiful girl in the world! Saying "gorgeous" is falling short! Hard to pay attention to anything else (particularly with that clothing), but I'll do my best anyway... I didn't like the song, to be honest. It produced me no feelings. I find nothing special in the melody, nothing moving, nor in the verse neither in the chorus. Her guitar playing is OK but in my opinion lacks a bit of strength to provide a better backing for the vocals. I find her voice a bit annoying, too squeaky at times, particularly on the choruses, and even though she sings on tune in my opinion she oversings a bit (I mean, she overacts the singing). But again, the main problem in my opinion here is not the execution but the song itself. I'd give it a 1.8/5... to the song, that is. To her, it's a 5+++/5. Just curious: where did you get this from, Platypus ? Doesn't seem like the girl is a well know artist or something. I searched for the original song and found out it's from no less than Otis Redding. The original has a different feel that made a little more sense to me, but still I didn't like it much. |
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Post by Helmut83 on Jul 7, 2016 5:11:43 GMT
Huh, almost forgot about my song. Gonna keep on throwing classics to the bonfire. This one goes to the few Ohioans on the forum:
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Post by Horacewimp on Jul 7, 2016 7:22:44 GMT
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Post by Platypus on Jul 7, 2016 7:55:06 GMT
Oh dear, I do seem to have started something, don't I?  Just curious: where did you get this from, Platypus ? Doesn't seem like the girl is a well know artist or something. She's certainly a beautiful girl, and no doubt gets some of her exotic looks from her Columbian father, and it was in doing a little research on him and his family that Google threw up Krizia's link. Her sister Alexa is known for her role as Carmen in the children's Spy Kids movie series, movies I actually quite enjoy. Alexa also was in a more recent Australian made movie, and her half-brother Jet James is an artist living on the Gold Coast of Queensland here (at last report). The Spy Kids connection is a bit ironic, as her father Baruch worked as an undercover operative, and that was what I was reading up about: abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=131929&page=1 |
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, but we're OK. 
Apparently it's quite hard to see them with the naked eye, you need to be looking through a camera or other type of lens?