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Post by Ayinger on Aug 10, 2008 19:53:32 GMT -5
yeah,,,I was just thinking last night who'd the next would be to follow Bernie Mac. Hayes had a helluva touch that spurred the explosion of soul meeting rock/jazz/wha'ever around the dawn of the 70's.
I'm waiting for the sun to hit the horizon and plan on striking up his turn on "By The Time I Get To Pheonix" --- all near 20 minutes of it!
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Post by ScottsyII on Aug 12, 2008 9:09:57 GMT -5
Another Icon passed away... that sucks... RIP Mr. Hayes.
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Post by RocDoc on Sept 19, 2008 10:54:09 GMT -5
couldn't get it posted yesterday d/t computer issues.
and i feel an obligation to mr. whitfield for all the joy he's given me over the years...a giant.
Norman Whitfield
Tribune wire reports
8:09 AM CDT, September 18, 2008
Norman Whitfield, the songwriter and producer who co-wrote many Motown classics, has died.
Whitfield, who had worked on "War," "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," was 67.
A spokeswoman at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center said Whitfield died there Tuesday. He suffered from complications of diabetes and had recently emerged from a coma, The Detroit Free Press reported.
The New York-born Whitfield was a longtime Motown producer who during the 1960s and '70s injected rock and psychedelic touches into the label's soul music.
Many of his biggest hits were co-written with Barrett Strong, with whom he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004. He and Strong won the Grammy in 1972 for best R&B song for the Temptations' "Papa Was a Rolling Stone."
Many of Whitfield's songs from late '60s and early '70s have a strong political tone, including the Temptations' 1970 "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)," and Edwin Starr's 1970 "War."
In his only No. 1 hit, Starr sings in an anguished voice that war is "a heartbreaker, friend only to the undertaker. ... What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!" Whitfield produced as well as co-wrote the song.
Among Whitfield's other songs were "Cloud Nine," "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" and "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)," all hits for the Temptations; and "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby," a 1969 hit for Marvin Gaye.
The group Undisputed Truth had a top five hit in 1971 with Whitfield and Strong's "Smiling Faces Sometimes."
Whitfield "was able to go beyond R&B cliches with punchy melodies and arrangements and topical lyrics," Joe McEwen and Jim Miller wrote in "The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll."
Whitfield won another Grammy in 1976 for best original TV or motion picture score for "Car Wash." The movie's theme song was a No. 1 hit for Rose Royce and a Golden Globe nominee for best original song.
In a statement, Motown great Smokey Robinson hailed Whitfield as "one of the most prolific songwriters and record producers of our time. He will live forever through his great music."
Just last week, Gaye's version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," from 1968, was ranked at No. 65 in Billboard magazine's compilation of the top singles of the past 50 years. It was also a hit for Gladys Knight and the Pips, in 1967.
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Associated Press writers Polly Anderson in New York and Robert Jablon in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
huge.
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Post by Ayinger on Sept 19, 2008 18:36:04 GMT -5
"hugh" --- uh-huh.
I knew that this post was going to be about Whitfield....some may poo-poo over how much those songs have been played to death, but there wealth of some of those goes so far over the term of "classic" --- they're played still today because they're so damn good....and yeah, something like "Heard It Through The Grapevine" is going to last for decades to come too.
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Post by maarts on Sept 19, 2008 19:06:11 GMT -5
I feel then that for continuency only of this board I need to pay homage to Rick Wright who passed away earlier this week at the age of 65.
The quiet Pink, to say the least. A well mannered man who apparently, like drummer Nick Mason was tossed around like a little boat on the tempestuous seas raised by the clash of egos between Messrs Waters and Gilmour in the heyday of the band.
When people talk about the quality of Pink Floyd, most often they'll praise the prowess of Gilmours' guitarwork and Waters' emotiveness in lyrics, vocal and arrangements. Often they forget the importance the keyboards had within the overall structure of the Floyds' sound. Wright may not have dominated the overal sound of the band but he was more than just an intricate part of it. He structured- he was the intermittent glue between the bluesy rock strains, throwing organ sounds like waves over the sound, he was the ambient messenger easing the listener into cosmic bliss. If Waters was the soul and Gilmour was the beating heart of Pink Floyd, Wright was the blood running through its veins. A modest, extremely shy and well-read man that was less rockstar than any of his band colleagues but shining through in his own right....he will be missed.
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Post by JACkory on Sept 19, 2008 23:34:56 GMT -5
Nice write-up maarts. Folks just need to listen to the intro to "Sheep" and they'll find out just how talented the guy was. And the synths in "Dogs"? Talk about a man who could create atmosphere.
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Post by Thorngrub on Sept 23, 2008 12:48:21 GMT -5
Hell yes. Very thoughtful writeup there on Rick, maarts. He was the blood coursing through their veins (that was very well put), and the glue that bound their creative ideas together. A rock icon for sure. He will be sorely missed indeed.
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Post by JACkory on Oct 1, 2008 9:02:18 GMT -5
Palladia aired a re-broadcast of the VH1 "Rock Honors" the Who a few days ago, and it really re-ignited my love for the group. Hitherto I didn't appreciate Daltry as I should have. That's all taken care of now. What a fantastic vocalist. I'd always looked at him as standing in the shadow of Townshend's brilliance, but now I see that he is like a piece of a very complex puzzle that can never be complete without his sound, his presence, his sheer vocal ability.
The highlight of the show (other than the Who's performance) was when Pearl Jam did "Love Reign O'er Me". Vedder belted out those high notes like he was the one who originally sang them on the record. Just awesome.
Right now the channel is playing a thing called "The Who: Virtual Ticket" and they just showed drummer Zack Starkey in profile. It was startling how much he looked like his dad.
Still possibly the most goosebump inducing sound in rock and roll history: Daltrey's screaming "YEAH" towards the end of "Won't Get Fooled Again"!!! Good God that never gets old.
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Post by JACkory on Oct 1, 2008 10:01:38 GMT -5
Speaking of which, here are 15 of the greatest "build up and release" moments in all of rock music history.
~~~The Who..."Won't Get Fooled Again"
~~~Sigur Ros..."Glosoli"
~~~Bruce Springsteen..."Thunder Road"
~~~Genesis..."The Musical Box"
~~~New Order..."Weirdo"
~~~Derek & the Dominoes..."Layla"
~~~The Clash..."Complete Control"
~~~David Bowie..."Space Oddity"
~~~Peter Gabriel..."Biko"
~~~Talking Heads..."Found a Job"
~~~Supertramp..."The Logical Song"
~~~Tool..."Eulogy"
~~~Led Zeppelin..."Stairway to Heaven"
~~~U2..."With or Without You"
~~~The Waterboys..."The Whole of the Moon"
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Post by upinkzeppelin2 on Oct 1, 2008 19:56:15 GMT -5
Dirty Boots by Sonic Youth
Only In Dreams by Weezer
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Post by JACkory on Oct 1, 2008 21:32:06 GMT -5
Dirty Boots by Sonic Youth Oh, yeah. I can't believe I didn't think of that one right off the bat. |
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Post by upinkzeppelin2 on Oct 1, 2008 22:21:25 GMT -5
That WAS a great list, btw.
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Post by RocDoc on Oct 1, 2008 22:58:41 GMT -5
.... Still possibly the most goosebump inducing sound in rock and roll history: Daltrey's screaming "YEAH" towards the end of "Won't Get Fooled Again"!!! Good God that never gets old. have you see the who documentary, 'the kids are alright'? besides being treated to TONS of footage of keith moon's unbelieveable drumming style (AND pete and roger and last but not least the immense talents of 'the ox'!!)..there's footage of a concert done in london with like 4 cameras working it, where at that crescendo of 'won't get fooled' pete townsend fucking takes OFF running from stage left toward the stage right wings and as he hits the chords during daltrey's scream he leaps and then slides on his fucking KNEES right AT the camera that's stage right....honestly it's probably the most breathtaking MOST rock and roll move EVER. i've written about it here before but my GOD it bears repeating just fine thankyouverymuch....... |
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Post by RocDoc on Oct 1, 2008 23:06:00 GMT -5
Speaking of which, here are 15 of the greatest "build up and release" moments in all of rock music history. ~~~The Who..."Won't Get Fooled Again" ~~~Sigur Ros..."Glosoli" ~~~Bruce Springsteen..."Thunder Road" ~~~Genesis..."The Musical Box" ~~~New Order..."Weirdo" ~~~Derek & the Dominoes..."Layla" ~~~The Clash..."Complete Control" ~~~David Bowie..."Space Oddity" ~~~Peter Gabriel..."Biko" ~~~Talking Heads..."Found a Job" ~~~Supertramp..."The Logical Song" ~~~Tool..."Eulogy" ~~~Led Zeppelin..."Stairway to Heaven" ~~~U2..."With or Without You" ~~~The Waterboys..."The Whole of the Moon" i just 20 minutes ago was sitting in the backyard scanning he radio stations here and the Pretenders' 'middle of the road' came on and it's got not one but TWO build/release points: a great honeyman-scott-LIKE (cos it is not him but the next guy chrissie brought in) burning guitar solo, but then they count through 'one.....two....'(with hyndes' 'whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-AH'...)and the two snare shots come in...and the song just lurches into fucking overdrive! oh my god do i love rock and roll... like lou reed said...y'know. |
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Post by JACkory on Oct 1, 2008 23:38:53 GMT -5
.... Still possibly the most goosebump inducing sound in rock and roll history: Daltrey's screaming "YEAH" towards the end of "Won't Get Fooled Again"!!! Good God that never gets old. have you see the who documentary, 'the kids are alright'? besides being treated to TONS of footage of keith moon's unbelieveable drumming style (AND pete and roger and last but not least the immense talents of 'the ox'!!)..there's footage of a concert done in london with like 4 cameras working it, where at that crescendo of 'won't get fooled' pete townsend fucking takes OFF running from stage left toward the stage right wings and as he hits the chords during daltrey's scream he leaps and then slides on his fucking KNEES right AT the camera that's stage right....honestly it's probably the most breathtaking MOST rock and roll move EVER. i've written about it here before but my GOD it bears repeating just fine thankyouverymuch....... I have seen that film but it's been years and years ago. Even so, in my mind's eye I can see Townshend sliding towards me as if I'd just seen it. That is certainly a classic rock and roll moment, right up there with Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar. Unforgettable images. Listening to the classic rock radio station earlier and they played the Doobie Brothers' "China Grove" which, I suppose, I like well enough (certainly so in relation to the Doob's other songs) and I was struck by this line: "Though it's a part of the Lone Star state People don't seem to care They'll just keep on looking to the east" Now I have to ask...what do the Brothers have against Texas? Furthermore, what are they looking for in the east? I'm sure there is massive symbolic significance here... |
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