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Post by dennis on Apr 8, 2021 10:12:13 GMT
A great songwriter, although I've more often come across his songs when covered by others
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Post by dennis on Apr 7, 2021 8:56:41 GMT
ps. there's an interview with John at barrelandsquidger.co.uk/news Excellent, ta. You've got to admire John's enthusiasm, it really shines through in the interview.
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Post by dennis on Apr 6, 2021 12:54:52 GMT
Er, not quite?
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Post by dennis on Apr 5, 2021 12:58:56 GMT
People often comment about the extra musicians on stage in relation to 80s and 90s Floyd. But they had as many people on stage even when Waters was in the band. They had female backing singers in 73/74 onwards. Sax player from 74 onwards. Additional guitar player from 77 and they doubled up on everything including drums in 80/81. And there was even some guy playing bass behind Waters. As the perple that seemed to spark your comment, perhaps I should clarify that it was an observation rather than a criticism. Nothing wrong with having the resources on stage to deliver the desired performance, regardless of whether that's just one person on acoustic or a full orchestra. My comment was in relation to a particular gig, i.e. that the quality of the performance came as no surprise given the resources applied to it's delivery. It was not a comment on a particular era of the band's existence, nor was a post-Waters perspective comment. Indeed, I've seen Roger Waters live & he also seemed to be adequately staffed for the performance he wanted to deliver, quite rightly so. The information about the band's use of additional musicians is not a revelation, it's common knowledge. It's also not unusual for band's to employ additional musicians to adequately deliver a performance of material that was originally quite complex when recorded in the studio. One can see this with Quo's return to a 5-piece when Andy was recruited as the regular keyboard player once they'd encountered the problem of how to deliver on stage an adequate performance of Rockin' All Over The World, with it's piano introduction!
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Post by dennis on Apr 4, 2021 23:41:08 GMT
I remember seeing them at Earl's Court in '94, I think, & they played the whole album as the second half of the set - superb performance. Mind you, there would have been 10 or 12 of them on stage! Always really rated the album but Wish You Were Here emerged as my favourite Pink Floyd album over the years. However, Dark Side Of The Moon seems to have a near universal appeal that also stands the test of time, it's nearly 50 years old & I suspect it'll still be considered a classic when it reaches it's centenary.
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Post by dennis on Apr 4, 2021 14:52:26 GMT
I'd probably go for Mystery Song as my favourite. However, I think you might need a compilation to address the original question!
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Post by dennis on Apr 4, 2021 14:47:23 GMT
Classy comments from John. Fully deserved success in the twilight of his career. Let's get out there and support them wherever they are gigging - whilst we can and whilst he can. Indeed, he's a classy guy, imo. I've got Friday 23rd July penciled in on the calendar, hoping that the JCQ gig at The Brook, Southampton, is going to go ahead.
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Post by dennis on Apr 4, 2021 14:42:05 GMT
This is the physical singles sales chart isn't it? Sadly, it shows how much more dominant downloading & streaming are as JCQ don't even crack the top 100 on the main singles chart Not sure how it works, but I don’t think the digital version has been released yet? True though, that it may not compete with more current/mainstream releases Aye, not wanting to piss on anyone's chips, just seeking clarification. It's a great achievement regardless, probably comes as a big surprise to many folk.
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Post by dennis on Apr 3, 2021 12:33:30 GMT
This is the physical singles sales chart isn't it? Sadly, it shows how much more dominant downloading & streaming are as JCQ don't even crack the top 100 on the main singles chart
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Post by dennis on Apr 2, 2021 0:55:33 GMT
Thankfully, I can't play bass or any other musical instrument, which spares me from being exceedingly jealous!
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Post by dennis on Mar 31, 2021 15:52:22 GMT
Time for a bit of Jim White
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Post by dennis on Mar 30, 2021 19:27:41 GMT
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Post by dennis on Mar 30, 2021 18:45:52 GMT
Nice groove
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Post by dennis on Mar 30, 2021 11:09:56 GMT
Haven't seen this one for a while
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Post by dennis on Mar 30, 2021 10:33:32 GMT
There aren't really any lesser known songs from the 70's, not here anyway! Really there's only b sides and unreleased stuff to pick from. AB blues is great, love that Rick plays lead This is a completely fair point. Between 70 and 82, i could tell you every album track and the b sides of the singles. After that it is very hit and miss. I often have no idea what songs people are discussing post Alan. Even albums I know a bit like Heavy Traffic, I can't say I know all the songs. Indeed, I'm taking "lesser known" to mean songs that weren't hits or regularly featured in the live set, which for me means "back in the day" - whatever that means!
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