One of the very few things to give me joy this stupid holiday season.
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Once Again, Trevor Horn Kicks Ass!!!
Listen to his timid, meager voice at the beginning, then watch this man tickle a 5 string bass…
IT IS SO COOL TO SEE THIS PERFORMED LIVE!!! (and with the Mysterious Anne Dudley on keys).
Blew my mind! CRAAAAAAAAAAAAANK IT UP!
(“….I just need a bass…. THAT’S IT! START THE CAR, ANNE!)
And as always, I am musically obsessing. Here’s another video of Trevor playing AND SINGING. I have always loved his voice. He sounds so geeky, British and timid. This song is on constant rotation in my head lately. I THINK the lyrics are about dying or afterlife (everything sounds past tense’y). Probably the happiest song about dying or afterlife I’ve ever heard. It’s from the album The Producers, Made In Basing Street. This album contains some of the best music producers of my life time: Trevor Horn (of course)(bass/voc), Lol Creme(guitar), Steve Lipson(guitar), and Ash Soan(drums). I CAN NOT STOP LISTENING TO THIS ALBUM. IT’S INFECTING ME!!!
Ray’s turns 75
Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar – 75th Anniversary… 10 cent beers, 25 cent shots and 1930’s music.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20131202_Cheers__The__quot_birthday_bar_quot__celebrates_its_own_big_year.html
Happy 70th Joni
A woman MUST have everything 😉
Lion’s Pride Marching Band Chapter V Champs :) 19 OCT 2013
Of course they spelled Emily’s name wrong in the credits 🙁 My girl rocks on the timpani!
Never Thought I Could Ever Like Bruce Springsteen…
UNTIL NOW!!!
Warning: Smacked ass and dick nose alert!
Ya know what? I can’t stand Beyonce (formerly Bouncy)
There! I’ve said it! Hate that woman and whatever crappy music/vocal style she’s trying to pull off.
This video was recommended by Nguyen Cha-Ney.
This is a video of Bouncy singing the national anthem with bad lip reading (Visit Bad Lip Readings YouTube page. It is hilarious). She sings LIKE EVERY STUPID R&B SINGER OUT THERE.
Some people would say: “She’s singing ALL the notes!”
This is funny stuff.
Damn Hipsters Git All The Cool Toys…
At least this smelly lookin bastard has good taste in music.
This makes it look all too simple.
Makes me miss living in a place where I can break it out.. I got a musical itch to scratch.
In the meantime, check this out (the new stylophone 2’s kick ass) and try to turn it up:
Johnny North Tower’s Excellent Despicable Me Cake
RIP George Duke, “I Need You Now”…
For those who know me, I’m a miserable person. Music is usually one of very few cures for my ailment. As I get older, the people I have grown to love and follow are falling off like flies. We lost a great one in the music of Chad today.
George Duke
The man was one of great Jazz keyboardists. The news was, of course, for a musician of such talent and depth, completely muted or uninformed at best. It was mentioned in my research that he died of complications from leukemia. This IS INDEED what is TRULY sad. This guy was as diverse as anything could be in the musical realm. From R&B, Jazz, Progressive, Blues, Fusion… you name it, he was legendary. From jazz, to R&B, to soul, to pop to his work with Frank Zappa (if you’re lazy, and want to hear wicked george duke keyboards and synth, start at 6:36). It was always fun to see how Frank Zappa brought out the crazy in him:
Notice how fast he plays the keyboard and listen to what the hell he was doing with synthesizers in 1974. Amazing. He was mostly known as a song writer, keyboardist, and excellent singer (who really knew how to multitrack his own voice to perfection)… (also had a great fro)… But what most don’t know is he was a great trombone player. Listen to the trombone breaks in this, from my favorite album “A Brazilian Love Affair”:
A lot of critics accused him of pandering in the 80’s to the pop taste, but personally, I thought his music sounded more busy and jazzy than ever. Listen to the bass line in this bit… This is an underrated classic (i think).
I know I know… It’s very 80’s and really corny, but listen to the musicianship in this… The bass and songwriting mostly stick in your head like sugary glue. Good stuff… AND NOBODY COULD WORK A KEY-TAR LIKE GEORGE! And the guy has the fastest right hand on a keyboard I’ve ever seen. He put emotion and soul into an emotionless instrument, the keyboard. Truly legendary.
On a final note… His music is very positive in lyric and in tone. It has made me feel happy, good or empowered many times (this is quite a long time as I’ve been listening to him since I was 8). His latest album “Dreamweaver” is a big bag of varying style. He put it together in tribute to his wife Corine who passed away almost a year ago. It is rumored that he really took a beating from this. He comes out about it in this promo for the album.
His music is about the music which is what I like most. He doesn’t always take a vocal. Sometimes guests do all the singing. If there is one song he does that gives me goose bumps, this one is it. It’s called, “I need you now”. I dont know why, but it’s my favorite. It’s the one I enjoy the most. I like how George comes in on verse 2 and translates it all. Today…. It makes my eyes water and gives me goose bumps… I’ll miss him.
Had to add this video at a later date. THIS WHOLE SHOW BLEW MY MIND! Crank it up!