The Music Box

[Vince Evert]

I'm still in a Beatles mode -

 

[Horsa]

You certainly picked three all-time ABBA favourites, Horsa. well done.

As for me, while their famous records are well known and played , i have over the years , discovered their final works such as the VOLEZ VOUS, THE VISITORS and SUPER TROUPER records (long players in those days). These albums yielded some interesting music in keeping with the times, 1979 - 1982 , where they were adapting to disco music or getting out of their confort zone in other words. ABBA copped some flak over this back in the day, but it was no different to what other singers and groups were doing (Streisand, The Bee Gees , Rod Stewart, to name but three).

Thanks for telling us about your new chat room. All the very best with your new venture(s)

Thank you very much, Vince.

I like Voulez-vous & Super trouper too as well as Fernando. (I like the Bee Gees & Rod Stewart.)

The owner of the forum was sick of moving off-topic comments onto the right threads or creating new threads to put them on if they didn't belong anywhere else as well as directing people to the chat thread so he decided to use the chat-rooms & the staff are now redirecting off-topic comments to the right threads or encouraging people to use the chat-rooms. I was full of ideas & he wanted events & games & the staff members thought I'd be the perfect person to be in charge of the events & games, keep conversations flowing & keep things running smoothly. I got told the chat-rooms are as well as the forum & not instead of it & I've been telling people who were worried the chat-rooms would take over all this.

 

[Horsa]

I'm still in a Beatles mode -

I'm nearly always in Beatles mode.

 

[Vince Evert]

I'm nearly always in Beatles mode.

Horsa , i have a subject (albeit music related) you may want to put to chat room. What is it about the BEATLES music that still resonates 50 plus years later with new fans? To me, it must be either, or combo of, three things:
1. Music was (and is) timeless and influential ; they set the bar and trends against what other artists material must equal (I Believe only THE BEACH BOYS did so with their PET SOUNDS album). Well -crafted and melodic music.
2. In some respects, obsession with the Beatles and other music legends , a reflection on how poor today's music and images.
3. Very effective and strategic marketing by the two living Beatles, widows Olivia Harrison and Yoko Ono, sound engineers such as Giles Martin and management Apple Corps.

 

[Horsa]

Horsa , i have a subject (albeit music related) you may want to put to chat room. What is it about the BEATLES music that still resonates 50 plus years later with new fans? To me, it must be either, or combo of, three things:
1. Music was (and is) timeless and influential ; they set the bar and trends against what other artists material must equal (I Believe only THE BEACH BOYS did so with their PET SOUNDS album). Well -crafted and melodic music.
2. In some respects, obsession with the Beatles and other music legends , a reflection on how poor today's music and images.
3. Very effective and strategic marketing by the two living Beatles, widows Olivia Harrison and Yoko Ono, sound engineers such as Giles Martin and management Apple Corps.

Thank you very much, Vince. I've already created a "Music room" there for people to share & talk about music. A "Saturday Night" chat-room had been created for me so I turned it into a "Saturday Night party" room where we share music & talk about it. (That Saturday Night chat-room was very popular & I got asked where people spoke about & shared music the rest of the week other than in the music appreciation thread so created the music room.) Hmm! It is a hard question you pose. I agree with the 1st 2 of your answers. If you posed the question to me I'd have just come up with the answer "They are/were good". I will pose the question in the music room. Thank you very much for the idea.

To bring things back to music, I'll share a song I like.



I hope you like it too. I don't know whether you like the Moodies.

 

[tented]

I hope you like it too. I don't know whether you like the Moodies.

That’s my favorite Moody Blues song.

 

[Horsa]

That’s my favorite Moody Blues song.

I'm glad you like it. It is a good song.

My favourite Moody Blues song is "Nights in white Satin".

Since you're a Moody Blues fan too, I can't resist sharing my favourite Moody Blues song too. Enjoy!

 

[Vince Evert]

That’s my favorite Moody Blues song.

Same here. One i have not played in 19 years !

 

[Vince Evert]

Jim Morrison - a flawed Geneious.

50 years ago he left this world.

50 years ago THE DOORS brought out their L.A WOMAN album.

What follows is fan made video for the song, with footage of The Doors, combined with various movies reflecting that same era, late 1960s/early 1970s includes some scenes from BULLIT , with Steve McQueen. Love the thought that went into this !!!

 

[Vince Evert]

Time for some E.L.O -

 

[Horsa]

Time for some E.L.O -

Now, I think it's time for some Bob Dylan.

 

[Vince Evert]

hows about some cool, short and sweet 1960's instrumentals mono-style?

 

[Front242]

Hilarious video.

 

[Horsa]

hows about some cool, short and sweet 1960's instrumentals mono-style?

How about my favourite instrumentals?





Well, they're my favourite instrumentals not featuring my favourite musical instrument which I'm not sharing as everyone either loves my favourite musical instrument or they hate them.

 

[monfed]

I've never understood how Beatles can be considered better than Floyd. Beatles songs sound like nursery rhymes, simple and silly. Beatles are overrated.
Meanwhile Floyd's songs are so beautiful, meaningful, deep, melodic exploring all the issues and themes of life. Perfection is what they are and DSTOM was their greatest album. Not to mention David Gilmour's soloing. Such a nonchalant guitarist with simple but legendary tunes.

I can only see an argument for Led Zep to be better than Floyd because individually they have the greatest musicians. Page = greatest guitarist, Plant = greatest vocalist, Bonham = greatest drummer. So I can see where Zeppelin fans are coming from when they say they're better than Floyd.

 

[Horsa]

This song is the only song that isn't classed as trad. Scottish that features my favourite instrument. Unfortunately, my favourite instrument doesn't come in soon enough.

 

[Horsa]

My favourite version of the song above as it's all my favourite instrument.

 

[Horsa]

The Irish version of my favourite instrument.

 

[Vince Evert]

I've never understood how Beatles can be considered better than Floyd. Beatles songs sound like nursery rhymes, simple and silly. Beatles are overrated.
Meanwhile Floyd's songs are so beautiful, meaningful, deep, melodic exploring all the issues and themes of life. Perfection is what they are and DSTOM was their greatest album. Not to mention David Gilmour's soloing. Such a nonchalant guitarist with simple but legendary tunes.

I can only see an argument for Led Zep to be better than Floyd because individually they have the greatest musicians. Page = greatest guitarist, Plant = greatest vocalist, Bonham = greatest drummer. So I can see where Zeppelin fans are coming from when they say they're better than Floyd.

and i never quite understood (or get) what ever was the big deal is about Pink Floyd, especially in the sixties Syd Barrett member. Excepting the track "Money" I have no time for Floyd's quirky songs titles and lengthy tracks. Their music Bores me to tears. Led Zeppelin certainly had their moments.

 

[Vince Evert]

The Beatles - Bésame Mucho ( BINAURAL Stereo)​