OT: Music Part V
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angusyoung
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So, listening to KT Tunsall was a great idea. After 7 albums, I heard some pretty nice music.
angusyoung
encountering one suddenly is a natural laxative
angusyoung
encountering one suddenly is a natural laxative
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I figured out her trick. Look really sexy and people won't notice what a terrible piano player you are.
She just destroys this one.
She just destroys this one.
DougHarvey
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I figured out her trick. Look really sexy and people won't notice what a terrible piano player you are.
She just destroys this one.
That's horrible.
Catanddogguitarrr
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I'm studying many guitarists recently and Knopfler is one of my favorite. Among with Page, Hendrix, Randall, Zappa, Beck and Gilmour. What I found is Knopfler is left hand and he plays a right hand guitar. So his play with his left hand is very precise. He's one of the rare to not use many pedals effects, his sound is pure, like in Sultans of Swing. Like Gilmour, he plays mostly pentatonic notes, the blues influence of rock, with a strong influence of folk country. He is a master of sliding 3 notes and he often start the first notes of his solos with 3 notes, the third being like the first note of his solo. That's his signature.
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Beck, Jeff by name is top notch IMO. He makes sounds come out of that Strat that only makes the other guys shake their heads. There was a bio on TV or somewhere not long ago, a few months, where he showed his love of cars and he
is probably an excellent mechanic too.
There were cameos of other guitar greats, Page and Clapton among term (Yardbirds), with nothing but awe regarding his playing and how it evolved.
I've got a few of his shows that I watch from time to time. His Crossroads show with Tal Wilkenfeld on bass is great. Her solo right at he beginning is worth watching. Also the way her perfect breast fits right into the bass's profile.
is probably an excellent mechanic too.
There were cameos of other guitar greats, Page and Clapton among term (Yardbirds), with nothing but awe regarding his playing and how it evolved.
I've got a few of his shows that I watch from time to time. His Crossroads show with Tal Wilkenfeld on bass is great. Her solo right at he beginning is worth watching. Also the way her perfect breast fits right into the bass's profile.
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I was not going back to arena concerts but I managed to snag 2nd row floor seats to the Porcupine Tree concert at Place Bell tonight. Parking a block away, underground at a metro station: $9!!!
They just took a 20 minute break, after a truly fantastic first half.
I loved every song, so many engrossing guitar riffs. This is my idea of prog done right.
Lead singer and lead guitarist Steven Wilson is just killing it. The band has the same drummer and keyboard player from its original lineup. The new guys are the bassist and a second guitarist who did a bang up job on vocals, occasionally taking the lead with high pitched melodic sounds.
Second row seats are the bomb. Plenty of space around me, no one crowding me. I’m still being careful maintaining distance. There is a nice breeze and lots of air displacement.
They even played my favorite song, Even Less. People went nuts, a ton of standing Os.
Sound is also pretty crisp at my seating distance. I’m so lucky these seats got released two days before the show. Amazing evening, looking forward to the 2nd half!
They just took a 20 minute break, after a truly fantastic first half.
I loved every song, so many engrossing guitar riffs. This is my idea of prog done right.
Lead singer and lead guitarist Steven Wilson is just killing it. The band has the same drummer and keyboard player from its original lineup. The new guys are the bassist and a second guitarist who did a bang up job on vocals, occasionally taking the lead with high pitched melodic sounds.
Second row seats are the bomb. Plenty of space around me, no one crowding me. I’m still being careful maintaining distance. There is a nice breeze and lots of air displacement.
They even played my favorite song, Even Less. People went nuts, a ton of standing Os.
Sound is also pretty crisp at my seating distance. I’m so lucky these seats got released two days before the show. Amazing evening, looking forward to the 2nd half!
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Catanddogguitarrr
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This one from Beck is really special. A masterpiece of funky rock fusion.
He's a special guy. He fixes old cars for his fun and after a while he decide to make a record.
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I took another chance on a cheap Gibson LP. It might be a fake, or a well kept used. I found it on Aliexpress.
www.aliexpress.com
Well, today I got an email confirming it is shipped. Delivery takes 4 to 6 weeks due to customs.
This should be interesting.
199.64US $ 8% OFF|Send In 3 Days Flame Maple Top G Les Standard Brown Lp Paul Electric Guitar - Electric Guitar - AliExpress
Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com
Well, today I got an email confirming it is shipped. Delivery takes 4 to 6 weeks due to customs.
This should be interesting.
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Part 2 of the Porcupine Tree show I attended last evening at Place Bell.
Second half got more and more loud, so by the middle of it, my ear plugs became handy.
Hard to believe that Steven Wilson began the band 30 years ago. He doesn't look older than 30, with his full head of hair -- he's got that rocker look down but he doesn't overdo it. No odd facial contortions, no jumps, just occasional pointing to the crowd and lots of crouching.
His guitars were mostly a distressed Telecaster, a PRS and an acoustic black Takamine. Drummer played a Sonor kit, had six mounted toms but only one bass drum (he was using a double pedal) and Zildjian cymbals. I guess he was loyal to the brands that drummers were playing when he started. I never was a fan of Zildjians, neither As nor Ks, I was always partial to Paiste as they tended to cut through more but this drummer was more low key -- he stayed within boundaries that left more presence to the two guitarists and the keyboard player. Plus, a lot of musicians who made it, are sponsored and get stuff for free so who knows if anyone on stage was playing instruments that were their first choice.
The band's sound guys did a phenomenal job. Don't know if it was because I was so close to the stage, but there was no echo. The band delivered clean, crisp sounds throughout. Maybe it's also a testament to Place Bell, where the acoustics are way better than the Bell Centre.
Show began at 8 PM, they took a 20 minute break and then played til 11 PM.
Coming off the intermission, Steven Wilson came out with his bare feet but he's so cool that he pulled it off. He's an unassuming type, you couldn't even see a logo or the name of the band anywhere on the stage. Wilson was wearing an unrelated t-shirt that said "Voltaire" and black cords. He thanked the crowd so may times and did so mostly in French. He seemed moved by the constant cheers and screams.
My seats were to the right of the stage, was facing the drummer which was great as we saw him do a lot of neat fills and beats. Drummer looked a little like Neil Peart but played more reservedly. Steve Wilson is more melodic than technical but he sure knows how to generate special effects from his guitars (or maybe he's got great tecchies). He also played keyboards on a couple of cuts.
The songs really became intricate and textured when Wilson's guitar was meshing with the other guitarist who was pumping out some truly nice, dreamy riffs that often left openings for the keyboard player, punctuated by a solid drumming backbone and bass.
The lighting was just right, without being blinding. There was a huge screen in the backdrop, that was used for stock images and video sequences in support of some of their songs and sometimes it was shut off and replaced by a wall of color. Some smoke was used for effect on the left of the stage but it was only on a couple of songs and barely there. There were no screens showing the action on stage for the benefit of fans sitting far away, which was odd. Those people in the stands must have been seeing little puppets all night long.
Band played another song I like called "Halo", which was well received by the crowd. And then Steven Wilson announced the last song and said this:
"We have never had a "hit" (air quotes) and we think it's much better that way. We don't have any Paranoid song, no Comfortably Numb, nor a Hotel California, but we have this song Trains that we'll play for you." The crowd hung on every word and loved how he positioned his band relative to what other more mainstream acts have done.
They proceeded with it and it was glorious. The band then all left their instruments, and took a bow together -- the only time that security allowed fans to take photos.
Leaving the building, I saw the merch table and there truly was nothing interesting. It all looked run of the mill, nothing stood out so it made it very easy to ignore.
Only downside to that $9 underground parking that I used was the very long lineups of cars, it took forever to get out as there were 3 floors of cars trying to pour out of narrow exit points. It took some 30 minutes to get out of the parking. I arrived at the concert a little late and scrambled for parking until I saw the underground metro parking, where 10 minutes into the show, there was a sign saying that there were 50 places left. It just felt unreal that there was so much parking available that cost so little and wasn't too far from the venue.
All in all, I would rate this experience as A-1. Great acoustics, amazing seats, well ventilated, good distance between front and back seats, I never felt any crowding the way I did at the Bell Centre where the seats are narrower in some sections. Now that I've tasted being so close to the stage from a floor level seat, I will not hesitate to do it again if another viable act books the venue. If Porcupine Tree were playing another gig closer by, I would have gladly attended but they had just played in Ottawa the gig preceding Place Bell. Had I known they would sound this good, I'd have gone to that show too.
Bottom line, if there is a show you really like and it's at Place Bell, go for those primo seats, they cost way less than what it would take for you to be at the same spot in the Bell Centre and the sound is way better.
Second half got more and more loud, so by the middle of it, my ear plugs became handy.
Hard to believe that Steven Wilson began the band 30 years ago. He doesn't look older than 30, with his full head of hair -- he's got that rocker look down but he doesn't overdo it. No odd facial contortions, no jumps, just occasional pointing to the crowd and lots of crouching.
His guitars were mostly a distressed Telecaster, a PRS and an acoustic black Takamine. Drummer played a Sonor kit, had six mounted toms but only one bass drum (he was using a double pedal) and Zildjian cymbals. I guess he was loyal to the brands that drummers were playing when he started. I never was a fan of Zildjians, neither As nor Ks, I was always partial to Paiste as they tended to cut through more but this drummer was more low key -- he stayed within boundaries that left more presence to the two guitarists and the keyboard player. Plus, a lot of musicians who made it, are sponsored and get stuff for free so who knows if anyone on stage was playing instruments that were their first choice.
The band's sound guys did a phenomenal job. Don't know if it was because I was so close to the stage, but there was no echo. The band delivered clean, crisp sounds throughout. Maybe it's also a testament to Place Bell, where the acoustics are way better than the Bell Centre.
Show began at 8 PM, they took a 20 minute break and then played til 11 PM.
Coming off the intermission, Steven Wilson came out with his bare feet but he's so cool that he pulled it off. He's an unassuming type, you couldn't even see a logo or the name of the band anywhere on the stage. Wilson was wearing an unrelated t-shirt that said "Voltaire" and black cords. He thanked the crowd so may times and did so mostly in French. He seemed moved by the constant cheers and screams.
My seats were to the right of the stage, was facing the drummer which was great as we saw him do a lot of neat fills and beats. Drummer looked a little like Neil Peart but played more reservedly. Steve Wilson is more melodic than technical but he sure knows how to generate special effects from his guitars (or maybe he's got great tecchies). He also played keyboards on a couple of cuts.
The songs really became intricate and textured when Wilson's guitar was meshing with the other guitarist who was pumping out some truly nice, dreamy riffs that often left openings for the keyboard player, punctuated by a solid drumming backbone and bass.
The lighting was just right, without being blinding. There was a huge screen in the backdrop, that was used for stock images and video sequences in support of some of their songs and sometimes it was shut off and replaced by a wall of color. Some smoke was used for effect on the left of the stage but it was only on a couple of songs and barely there. There were no screens showing the action on stage for the benefit of fans sitting far away, which was odd. Those people in the stands must have been seeing little puppets all night long.
Band played another song I like called "Halo", which was well received by the crowd. And then Steven Wilson announced the last song and said this:
"We have never had a "hit" (air quotes) and we think it's much better that way. We don't have any Paranoid song, no Comfortably Numb, nor a Hotel California, but we have this song Trains that we'll play for you." The crowd hung on every word and loved how he positioned his band relative to what other more mainstream acts have done.
They proceeded with it and it was glorious. The band then all left their instruments, and took a bow together -- the only time that security allowed fans to take photos.
Leaving the building, I saw the merch table and there truly was nothing interesting. It all looked run of the mill, nothing stood out so it made it very easy to ignore.
Only downside to that $9 underground parking that I used was the very long lineups of cars, it took forever to get out as there were 3 floors of cars trying to pour out of narrow exit points. It took some 30 minutes to get out of the parking. I arrived at the concert a little late and scrambled for parking until I saw the underground metro parking, where 10 minutes into the show, there was a sign saying that there were 50 places left. It just felt unreal that there was so much parking available that cost so little and wasn't too far from the venue.
All in all, I would rate this experience as A-1. Great acoustics, amazing seats, well ventilated, good distance between front and back seats, I never felt any crowding the way I did at the Bell Centre where the seats are narrower in some sections. Now that I've tasted being so close to the stage from a floor level seat, I will not hesitate to do it again if another viable act books the venue. If Porcupine Tree were playing another gig closer by, I would have gladly attended but they had just played in Ottawa the gig preceding Place Bell. Had I known they would sound this good, I'd have gone to that show too.
Bottom line, if there is a show you really like and it's at Place Bell, go for those primo seats, they cost way less than what it would take for you to be at the same spot in the Bell Centre and the sound is way better.
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angusyoung
encountering one suddenly is a natural laxative
angusyoung
encountering one suddenly is a natural laxative
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Sporty Spice has become such a beautiful woman, baby ain't bad either, for a mom. They made a nice video together.
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I love this look and a great song.
Then a remake 24 years later. Still looks and sounds great.
The only 2 Brian Adams songs I listen to.
Then a remake 24 years later. Still looks and sounds great.
The only 2 Brian Adams songs I listen to.
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Just thought I'd share some completely random videos that keep my ears busy :
Lsdream was great, streaming sets on yt during the pandemic, while others djs went mia. Great stuff, mad respect for the guy.
Oh and this song is so beautiful it's been playing in my head a lot lately:
Lsdream was great, streaming sets on yt during the pandemic, while others djs went mia. Great stuff, mad respect for the guy.
Oh and this song is so beautiful it's been playing in my head a lot lately:
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