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« Reply #780 on: February 23, 2023, 12:58:03 PM » |
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Forced to choose 5, for me it would be Gene, Neil, Sandy, Bob, Richard & Linda.
Ah, but which Bob? Jules There's only one "Bob"  Waves... |
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« Reply #781 on: February 23, 2023, 01:03:02 PM » |
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Think I'd take all but the Funkadelic, Roy Harper and the one with Collins on.
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« Reply #782 on: February 23, 2023, 01:03:08 PM » |
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There's only one "Bob" Heresy. Jules |
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« Reply #783 on: February 23, 2023, 02:57:32 PM » |
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There's only one "Bob" Heresy. Jules Marley is Marley. Bob is Bob. |
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« Reply #784 on: February 23, 2023, 03:19:00 PM » |
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I was steeped in top-40 AM radio in 1974, so I was not listening to any of that fabulous music back then. "I Honestly Love You" by Olivia Newton-John was probably the edgiest song I heard that year. Or "Seasons in the Sun."  |
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« Reply #785 on: February 23, 2023, 03:39:43 PM » |
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I was steeped in top-40 AM radio in 1974, so I was not listening to any of that fabulous music back then. "I Honestly Love You" by Olivia Newton-John was probably the edgiest song I heard that year. Or "Seasons in the Sun." You're allowed to catch up, you know.  Jules |
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« Reply #786 on: February 23, 2023, 03:59:47 PM » |
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I was steeped in top-40 AM radio in 1974, so I was not listening to any of that fabulous music back then. "I Honestly Love You" by Olivia Newton-John was probably the edgiest song I heard that year. Or "Seasons in the Sun." Neither was I. I was 7. Angel Face by the Glitter Band was probably my go to music that year. |
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« Reply #787 on: February 23, 2023, 04:44:49 PM » |
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My all time favorites from 1974 is Robert Wyatt's Rock Bottom - I still think it is a masterpiece and in my top 10 albums of all time - I still listen to it regularly now, although on CD now. I bought it the week it was released from Bonaparte Records in Croydon I seem to remember.
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« Reply #788 on: February 23, 2023, 04:51:24 PM » |
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I was steeped in top-40 AM radio in 1974, so I was not listening to any of that fabulous music back then. "I Honestly Love You" by Olivia Newton-John was probably the edgiest song I heard that year. Or "Seasons in the Sun." One of the first 45s I bought was Terry Jacks' If You Go Away which was a loose cover of the Jacque Brel song Ne Me Quitte Pas. I also bought a single by The Wombles that year. I'd add Queen's Sheer Heart Attack along with Rory Gallagher's Irish Tour '74 to the LP list. Back on topic I gave Rhiannon Giddens' Freedom Highway a listen this afternoon. |
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« Reply #789 on: February 23, 2023, 05:22:15 PM » |
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My all time favorites from 1974 is Robert Wyatt's Rock Bottom - I still think it is a masterpiece and in my top 10 albums of all time - I still listen to it regularly now, although on CD now. I bought it the week it was released from Bonaparte Records in Croydon I seem to remember.
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« Reply #790 on: February 23, 2023, 05:44:14 PM » |
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I was only 9/10 that year, and not really listening to music. But looking back, I'd add BJH's Everyone Is Everybody Else, Camel's Mirage, Jackson Browne's Late For The Sky (one of my all-time favourite albums), Status Quo Quo and Tri Yann's Suite Gallaise to the list of great albums from that year.
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« Reply #791 on: February 23, 2023, 06:13:13 PM » |
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One of the first 45s I bought was Terry Jacks' If You Go Away which was a loose cover of the Jacque Brel song Ne Me Quitte Pas.
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« Reply #792 on: February 23, 2023, 07:48:53 PM » |
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One of the first 45s I bought was Terry Jacks' If You Go Away which was a loose cover of the Jacque Brel song Ne Me Quitte Pas.
Seasons in the Sun is also based on a Brel song. Jules A horrendously anodyne translation of the original! |
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« Reply #793 on: February 23, 2023, 08:19:52 PM » |
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One of the first 45s I bought was Terry Jacks' If You Go Away which was a loose cover of the Jacque Brel song Ne Me Quitte Pas.
Seasons in the Sun is also based on a Brel song. Jules A horrendously anodyne translation of the original! If I remember correctly, the Brel original is the singer singing to the corpse of his dead wife |
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« Reply #794 on: February 23, 2023, 10:47:58 PM » |
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1974 had Queen's first hit, the Seven Seas of Rhye, which I bought.
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« Reply #795 on: February 23, 2023, 11:36:32 PM » |
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If I remember correctly, the Brel original is the singer singing to the corpse of his dead wife
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« Reply #796 on: February 23, 2023, 11:49:19 PM » |
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So how is everyone getting on with the big Horslips box?
I have now worked my way through almost all of it (apart from the DVDs). I just have one disc of Live at the O2 (which I already owned) and Tracks From The Vaults 2 remaining.
Like all of these mega box sets, with so much music in the world and in my own personal collection, there is more here than I can ever listen to more than once. I started with all of the previously unreleased or unheard stuff and those discs contain most of what I am unlikely to go back to very often. The 1977, 1979 and 1980 live recordings are excellent. The earlier live stuff was less essential for me. The rehearsals disc is a once only listen for me (and my copy actually has a manufacturing fault on the first two tracks which is disappointing but better this disc than any of the others). The RTE sesssions discs were an interesting listen but once again probably not the ones I will return to repeatedly.
Of the post Horslips material, the Host album is entertaining but has a very dated production sound. I like the Fean & Carr disc a great deal and also the Charles O'Connor album. I didn't get on with the Barry Devlin album at all and Jim Lockhart's incidental music is pleasant but inessential.
That leaves all of the previously released material which is all, of course, splendid. I didn't have every album so am pleased to put that right and to have found some new favourite songs. Highlights? The Book of Invasions sounds fabulous and the new mastering of The Belfast Gigs is a treat.
Roll on the BBC box. Hopefully that will include the Live With The Ulster Orchestra disc which is the only thing missing from this set.
Not a lot to disagree with there, Al. I've not found any faults, but I've been listening to my rips on the I pod. I also didn't understand why the Ulster Orchestra disc wasn't included and a bit disappointed there was no zen alligators stuff. I haven't heard anything about a BBC box, is it a thing? |
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« Reply #797 on: February 24, 2023, 12:30:26 AM » |
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I too have massive reservations about Genesis, to be honest.
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« Reply #798 on: February 24, 2023, 12:57:15 AM » |
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I too have massive reservations about Genesis, to be honest.
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Oooh No! It's a wonderful album Agreed. I saw the Musical Box do it live last week. The visual to the silly fake trumpet solo in Counting Out Time was hilarious. |
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« Reply #799 on: February 24, 2023, 09:14:38 AM » |
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Forced to choose 5, for me it would be Gene, Neil, Sandy, Bob, Richard & Linda.
Ah, but which Bob? Jules There's only one "Bob" Waves... Of course there is only one Bob. Apart from being the best ever songwriter he is also an acclaimed artist, whiskey distiller, ornamental gate maker, author, radio host etc . Have I missed any? |
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