What are you listening to right now?
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| 1902 | 1903 | 1910 | 1917 | 1919 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1935 | 1936 | 1953 | 1958 | 1990 | 2010 | 2023 | You don't think it sounds like over-indulged children with Casio keyboards they got for Christmas and don't quite know how to use covering out-takes from the rough mixes of a bad 1980s album? That particular Tepid Springbok number reminds me of music in the general style of, say, "Heat of the Moment", except that the folks purporting to play the instruments obviously lack any of the executive skill required to realise an Asia number.
I don't know whether the move all the way forward to the mid-80s is a good thing or a bad thing, since the previous Tepid Springbok links David put up in this thread had me listening to entire albums of their stuff that sounded like 1960s psychedelia without any of the excitement (or the executive skill). In one sense, this number seems to be 15 to 20 years "advanced" on the earlier stuff but - in a much more important sense - they're still locked in the mists of time - and not in a good way. For me, the music lacks the freshness of a bad Vanilla Fudge cover, circa 1968. They used to have more engaging music piped into the elevators of the T&G Building when I went to my dentist there back in the 70s.
There is so much brilliant music in the world in all genres, why listen to this? I understand, superficially, that it's "fashionable" - but the world is chock full of people playing "fashionable" music, so why not listen to ones who can actually play it and have some vocal facility?
I don't know whether the move all the way forward to the mid-80s is a good thing or a bad thing, since the previous Tepid Springbok links David put up in this thread had me listening to entire albums of their stuff that sounded like 1960s psychedelia without any of the excitement (or the executive skill). In one sense, this number seems to be 15 to 20 years "advanced" on the earlier stuff but - in a much more important sense - they're still locked in the mists of time - and not in a good way. For me, the music lacks the freshness of a bad Vanilla Fudge cover, circa 1968. They used to have more engaging music piped into the elevators of the T&G Building when I went to my dentist there back in the 70s.
There is so much brilliant music in the world in all genres, why listen to this? I understand, superficially, that it's "fashionable" - but the world is chock full of people playing "fashionable" music, so why not listen to ones who can actually play it and have some vocal facility?
Yes, the Boy told me when he got home that there was quite a bit of actual violence near the front (of course, this is all relative - he never stood on the outer wing at Victoria Park at a Collingwood-Carlton game). He suspects that there may have been a fair bit of ice used by a small proportion of the people who attended.stui magpie wrote:nah, saw em last time they were in Melbourne. Took my son along and that was fun.Pies4shaw wrote:Fixed it for you Jezza - you just had some of the words in the wrong order.Jezza wrote:The Less Tame Impala I Know The Better
Who went to see Iron Maiden last night?
Not long turned 18 he'd never seen that much flannelette, beards and mullets in one place, ever (half of Adelaide had flown over for the concert)
Never stuck that close to me since he was in primary school.
His report is that the performance was stunning, both musically and visually - apparently Maiden are very entertaining and engaging live. No "Aces High" (Dickinson, of course, has a brilliant, operatic singing voice, still - but there are limits to what is humanly possible, at his age), no "Two Minutes to Midnight", no "Run to the Hills" and only one song from Powerslave. Maiden played about 6 songs from the new album and the Boy considered it more interesting to hear all the stuff that hasn't been done to death, although his view is that "Children of the Damned" was the best performance of the night.
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Mountains Magpie
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I can vouch for Maiden being entertaining and engaging. A musical and visual feast!Pies4shaw wrote:Yes, the Boy told me when he got home that there was quite a bit of actual violence near the front (of course, this is all relative - he never stood on the outer wing at Victoria Park at a Collingwood-Carlton game). He suspects that there may have been a fair bit of ice used by a small proportion of the people who attended.stui magpie wrote:nah, saw em last time they were in Melbourne. Took my son along and that was fun.Pies4shaw wrote: Fixed it for you Jezza - you just had some of the words in the wrong order.
Who went to see Iron Maiden last night?
Not long turned 18 he'd never seen that much flannelette, beards and mullets in one place, ever (half of Adelaide had flown over for the concert)
Never stuck that close to me since he was in primary school.
His report is that the performance was stunning, both musically and visually - apparently Maiden are very entertaining and engaging live. No "Aces High" (Dickinson, of course, has a brilliant, operatic singing voice, still - but there are limits to what is humanly possible, at his age), no "Two Minutes to Midnight", no "Run to the Hills" and only one song from Powerslave. Maiden played about 6 songs from the new album and the Boy considered it more interesting to hear all the stuff that hasn't been done to death, although his view is that "Children of the Damned" was the best performance of the night.
The riff in Children Of The Damned just before the solos truly goes off
I'm pleased and surprised it's in their set again!MM
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They were pretty damn good when I saw them last.Pies4shaw wrote:Yes, the Boy told me when he got home that there was quite a bit of actual violence near the front (of course, this is all relative - he never stood on the outer wing at Victoria Park at a Collingwood-Carlton game). He suspects that there may have been a fair bit of ice used by a small proportion of the people who attended.stui magpie wrote:nah, saw em last time they were in Melbourne. Took my son along and that was fun.Pies4shaw wrote: Fixed it for you Jezza - you just had some of the words in the wrong order.
Who went to see Iron Maiden last night?
Not long turned 18 he'd never seen that much flannelette, beards and mullets in one place, ever (half of Adelaide had flown over for the concert)
Never stuck that close to me since he was in primary school.
His report is that the performance was stunning, both musically and visually - apparently Maiden are very entertaining and engaging live. No "Aces High" (Dickinson, of course, has a brilliant, operatic singing voice, still - but there are limits to what is humanly possible, at his age), no "Two Minutes to Midnight", no "Run to the Hills" and only one song from Powerslave. Maiden played about 6 songs from the new album and the Boy considered it more interesting to hear all the stuff that hasn't been done to death, although his view is that "Children of the Damned" was the best performance of the night.
No Run to the hills? Damn.
Children of the damned is a great song, one of my favs though is "Can I play with Madness". Dunno why. Another is "Flight of Icarus".
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
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I saw them about 5 years ago too. Were bloody brilliant. The dozen pre-show pots at Young and Jackson's went alright too. Powerslave was my favourite album...Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
Going through a Led Zep period again at the moment...Jesus they were brilliant.
Going through a Led Zep period again at the moment...Jesus they were brilliant.
I remember my older brother taking me to Melbourne Town Hall for a screening of the Cream farewell film and Supershow (or was it called Supersession?), made circa 1969, in which Zep played a really extended version of Dazed and Confused (maybe 20 or so minutes long). It was fresh and absolutely remarkable. The next time I saw live film of them was when I took the Boy to see Celebration Day. They were still brilliant (and slightly better dressed) by 2007, or whenever that concert was filmed. They didn't make quite the impression that Page did nearly 40 years earlier attacking his guitar with a violin bow. Stunning stuff. Oh yeah, the boy can play....
What's your favourite Zep? I'll venture mine - Gallows Pole, Since I've Been Loving You and Black Dog. Also, all of I and II and the rest of III and IV, really.
What's your favourite Zep? I'll venture mine - Gallows Pole, Since I've Been Loving You and Black Dog. Also, all of I and II and the rest of III and IV, really.