Woah, horse !
They still are !
Many of them still are ! Ours is a closet that receives mail and gets charged for energy use !
I agree. George did play bass on later Beatle songs, like he played on "She said she said" and John played on "Helter Skelter" and "The Long and Winding Road". But Paul brought a skill and nous to the bass that neither John nor George possessed in a way to influence the direction of the instrument on a wider scale.
As much as I love his voice, 'pretty' isn't a term I'd ever apply to it !
I read something akin to that just the other day. The person was saying that the music was merely a bed for Dylan's words to be perched on. I agree. Although there were a few musical innovations here and there, Dylan in his heyday wasn't musically radical like other artists. In fact, it's quite interesting how much of his music in the late 70s and 80s harked back to his 60s structures. Songs like "Man of Peace" and "Gonna change my way of thinking" and others were basically just re~writes of some of those "driving" songs of '65 like "From a Buick 6" and some of the ones from "Bringing it all back home." I actually find he did it on his albums then. "Queen Jane Approximately" strikes me as a better re~write of "Like a Rolling Stone" while "Subterranean Homesick Blues", "Maggie's Farm" and "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream" are basically the same song with slight variations and different lyrics. Yet they're all great songs.
Even Gene Simmons ?
They still are !
Many of them still are ! Ours is a closet that receives mail and gets charged for energy use !
I agree. George did play bass on later Beatle songs, like he played on "She said she said" and John played on "Helter Skelter" and "The Long and Winding Road". But Paul brought a skill and nous to the bass that neither John nor George possessed in a way to influence the direction of the instrument on a wider scale.
As much as I love his voice, 'pretty' isn't a term I'd ever apply to it !
I read something akin to that just the other day. The person was saying that the music was merely a bed for Dylan's words to be perched on. I agree. Although there were a few musical innovations here and there, Dylan in his heyday wasn't musically radical like other artists. In fact, it's quite interesting how much of his music in the late 70s and 80s harked back to his 60s structures. Songs like "Man of Peace" and "Gonna change my way of thinking" and others were basically just re~writes of some of those "driving" songs of '65 like "From a Buick 6" and some of the ones from "Bringing it all back home." I actually find he did it on his albums then. "Queen Jane Approximately" strikes me as a better re~write of "Like a Rolling Stone" while "Subterranean Homesick Blues", "Maggie's Farm" and "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream" are basically the same song with slight variations and different lyrics. Yet they're all great songs.
Even Gene Simmons ?
John was relegated to bass on Hey Jude, he didnt like it so played badlyThey still are !
Many of them still are ! Ours is a closet that receives mail and gets charged for energy use !
I agree. George did play bass on later Beatle songs, like he played on "She said she said" and John played on "Helter Skelter" and "The Long and Winding Road". But Paul brought a skill and nous to the bass that neither John nor George possessed in a way to influence the direction of the instrument on a wider scale.
As much as I love his voice, 'pretty' isn't a term I'd ever apply to it !
I read something akin to that just the other day. The person was saying that the music was merely a bed for Dylan's words to be perched on. I agree. Although there were a few musical innovations here and there, Dylan in his heyday wasn't musically radical like other artists. In fact, it's quite interesting how much of his music in the late 70s and 80s harked back to his 60s structures. Songs like "Man of Peace" and "Gonna change my way of thinking" and others were basically just re~writes of some of those "driving" songs of '65 like "From a Buick 6" and some of the ones from "Bringing it all back home." I actually find he did it on his albums then. "Queen Jane Approximately" strikes me as a better re~write of "Like a Rolling Stone" while "Subterranean Homesick Blues", "Maggie's Farm" and "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream" are basically the same song with slight variations and different lyrics. Yet they're all great songs.
Even Gene Simmons ?
I was jokingI can think of 7 words I'd use to describe the lyrics of that song ~ poetry ain't one of them !
Even as Jim knows it !!
Dont dis Kiss they are icons, I know they were a bit naff, but people love them now xxxx
I think it was "The Long and Winding Road" according to Ian McDonald.
So was I.
I dug Kiss in 1980 when I first heard them although I first heard of them in '79. I don't care what anyone says, they made some good heavy music.
Yeah that was the Abbey Road sessions Grim. I think John was insecure by that time and thought Paul was taking over the band. He should not have worried... Paul always thought of John as his big brother and mentaur
I am just funked up, pay no attention, but I kind of have to agree with him and it made me laugh. We were talking about autotune and people who can't sing.Woah, horse !
I wasn't saying that you said it. I was using part of your quote. I wasn't actually interested in who said it, I was interested in what was said. I merely used it as a jumping-off point to make a comment about Bob Dylan's vocals. It could've been said by Alfred Hitchcock or Nelson Mandela for all the difference it made. I like the quote.
No doubt that he'll always be remember by the women he tounged.Even Gene Simmons ?
TMI, 60s, TMI !!
There once was a lady from Hull......
Early Santana was great.Warning: Possibly unpopular opinion!
My go-to overrated label is pretty much always Santana. I just don't get it. He plays some bluesy rock stuff that's ok, but it's nothing special in any way, shape, or form. I mean, I like a few things - the solo in "Black Magic Woman" is kind of nice.
I actually enjoy hearing him talk about music. He seems like a really deep, sensitive cat and a really nice person. Then I hear him play, and it's just so ... blah. He has that silly little repetitive triplet pull-off lick that he always does, and it always ends up sounding exactly like what it is: pointless noodling. Then he had that string of "solo albums" where he "collaborated" with a bunch of other singer/songwriters (Rob Thomas, Michelle Branch, etc.), on which he simply played a bunch of forgettable solos (IMHO) and barely did any of the writing on the hits.
But the guy is like revered as one of the all-time greats, which I just don't get at all. He's stared the stage with some huge heavyweights, like Miles FFS! How in THE hell? I'm sorry, but in no universe does he belong on stage with someone like that.
Anyway, clearly I'm missing something!
}. I thought I'd give them a whirl.....and what a waste of money. I thought they might be akin to Liberation Suite, who were brilliant and from the same sort of period and instrumental line-up. But no. They were crap and I could only console myself with the reality that all of this comes down to opinions and I couldn't really blame anyone. I took a chance, the chance didn't come off. I didn't even bother to resell the albums. I either chucked them or swapped them.
Yeah, this is what I'm talking about. Clearly, they're hearing something I'm not hearing. I've seen live footage of him playing with many of those cats - guys that can seriously blow. And every time I hear him in those gigs, I'm thinking, "What??? Why???!!!"
My take on Santana is that they were one of those bands that got progressively...not worse, but not as good. Their debut is stunning, for what it is. Then Abraxas, though I love it, I find it a touch not as good. And each successive album or few albums is like that.
So do I. His thoughts and opinions are often better than his music !