Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 Frank Sinatra, (Frank Sinestro) Hoboken NJ, singer, actor, superstar. Named after his grandfather. His mother had his birth certificat altered to Francis A. (For Albert) Sinatra: the family had Americanized the name; his cousin Ray Sinatra was a bandleader in NYC. Influenced by Bing Crosby, then Billie Holiday and Mabel Mercer, he was the second pop singer after Crosby to transform the art. He had no obvious talent to begin with and had to work very hard at it: largely self-taught, he not only became a good singer but put his stormy and often painful emotional life into his art, not only in any obvious emotive way but with great subtlety: together with his attractive and instantly recognizable baritone, his phrasing made him the greatest male interpreter of America's best songs. As he put it in later life, regardless of anything people may say about him, 'When I sing, I'm honest'. - Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music..page 1193 Frank Sinatra, "This Town" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 "My friend, if I could give you one thing, I would wish for you the ability to see yourself as others see you. Then you would realize what a truly special person you are." - B. A. Billingsly Kid Rock, "Cowboy" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 "You must accept reality to be able to move on in life." - Ju Basina Paige, "The Best Thing" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 Bobby Darin, (Walden Robert Cassotto), Bronx NYC, singer, studied drama in college: signed to Decca in 1956, Atco in 1957. He had rheumatic fever as a child, heart valve operation in 1971, died in surgery. -Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music..page 333 Darin was also an actor. A rapid trailer to the movie 'Beyond The Sea' scored by Bobby Darin. Darin appeared in fifteen films over a thirteen-year span... Bobby Darin, "Beyond The Sea" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 Herb Alpert, LA, trumpet, composer, arranger, producer. With Lou Adler managed Jan and Dean: they also produced no. 15 novelty hit 'Alley-Oop' by Dante and The Evergreens (Hollywood Argyles had no. 1); later Alpert allegedly said that he and Adler had been Dante and The Evergreens. Had played trumpet in U.S. Army; overdubbing experiments with song 'Twinkle Star' (comp. Sol Lake) led to quasi-Mexican sound, with bullfight/crowd noises dubbed: record produced for $200 retitled, 'The Lonely Bull' in 1962 went gold. - Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music..page 21 Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass, "The Lonely Bull" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 (edited) "Kings have many ears and eyes." - Proverbs Hans Zimmer, "Two Mules For Sister Sara" ; Edited April 27 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 "Sailing round the world in a dirty gondola oh, to be back in the land of Coca-Cola!" - Bob Dylan Cormac Byrne, Adam Summerhayes, Molly Donnery, "The Lark" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 "Nothing makes you more tolerant of a neighbor's noisy party than being there." - Franklin P. Jones Irmgard Seefried, "Fischerweise D. 881" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 "If you just read Joseph Campbell, who has written amazing books on mythology and religion, they all do come together at some point. There are some of the greatest stories that there have ever been in the Bible. All you have to do is read the book of Maccabi, it's like a film script." - Mel Gibson Bill Withers, "Lovely Day" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 (edited) Motley Crue, US heavy metal band formed in 1981 by Nikki Sixx on bass and Tommy Lee on drums recruiting Mick Mars and vocalist Vince Neil. Image owed a lot to the New York Dolls, but with Wasp and Ratt they flew in the face of prevailing fashion by offering HM with all the trimmings. Album of demos 'Too Fast For Love' (1982) released on own Leather (sic) label, sold 20,000 in four months in LA alone; when they opened for Kiss in 1983 they began to find a country-wide following, returned to sell out three nights at the Santa Monica Civic. 'Shout At The Devil' (1983) made USA top 50 albums; 'Theatre Of Pain' (1985) made top ten, including a single cover of Brownsville Station's 'Smokin' In The Boys Room'. - Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music..page 901 Mötley Crüe, "Kickstart My Heart" ; Mötley Crüe, "Smokin' In The Boys Room" ; Edited April 29 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 (edited) Roy Head, Three Rivers TX, rock' n' roll-based country singer. Began early 1960s as pop singer with own band the Traits. Signed with Sceptor in 1964, then smaller label Back Beat: R&B-flavoured 'Treat Her Right' made top three on US pop charts in 1965. - Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music..page 564 Roy Head, "Treat Her Right" ; Edited April 29 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 Joe Cocker, (John Robert Cocker), Sheffield England. UK singer with superbly rough white soul voice. Formed first band in 1959, recording and touring part-time in the 1960s as Vance Arnold and the Avengers; signed by Decca in 1964, took leave of absence from job as gas fitter, but single flopped; formed Grease Band, played in Northern pubs, moved to London, co-wrote 'Marjorine' with keyboardist Chris Stainton for a minor hit; then, (with) 'A Little Help From My Friends' (Lennon/McCartney song, Jimmy Page and Stevie Winwood guesting on the record) was no. 1 UK in 1968 (both singles on Regal Zonophone), LP of that title on A&M went top 40 USA. - Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music..page 268 Joe Cocker and Leon Russell, "The Letter" (live) ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 "Once command of the air is obtained by one of the contending armies, the war becomes a conflict between a seeing host and one that is blind." - H. G. Wells Billy Stewart, "Summertime" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 Mamas and the Papas, folk-rock vocal group formed in 1965. They were the right group at the right time, still redolent of nostalgia for the flower-power era, the last time pop music could be commercial and still appear to be innocent: good songs, good singing, slick production (including excellent sound) made nine top 40 hits 1966-67. - Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music..818-819 The Mamas and the Papas, "Straight Shooter" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 "If you phone a psychic and she doesn't answer the phone before it rings, hang up." - Jean-Claude Van Damme Los Bravos, "Bring a Little Lovin'" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 "You know, they say when you talk to God it's prayer, but when God talks to you, it's schizophrenia." - David Duchovny (X-Files season five, episode 17: "All Souls") David Duchovny, "Hell Or High Water" ; David Duchovny, "Mind Of Winter" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 Pay It Forward (2000).. movie trailer, The Three Rules in 'Pay It Forward'; #1 It has to be something that really helps people. #2 Something they can't do by themselves. #3 I do it for them, they do it for three other people. Score from the movie, this enchanting melody, Jane Siberry, "Calling All Angels" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 "I sense the world might be more dreamlike, metaphorical, and poetic than we currently believe -- but just as irrational as sympathetic magic when looked at in a typically scientific way. I wouldn't be surprised if poetry -- poetry in the broadest sense, in the sense of a world filled with metaphor, rhyme, and recurring patterns, shapes and designs -- is how the world works. The world isn't logical, it's a song." - David Byrne of Talking Heads (Bicycle Diaries) Talking Heads, "[Nothing But] Flowers" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 "It can often seem that those in power don't want us to enjoy making things for ourselves -- they'd prefer to establish a cultural hierarchy that devalues our amateur efforts and encourages consumption rather than creation." - David Byrne (How Music Works) Destroyer, "Tinseltown Swimming In Blood" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 (edited) "But at times words can be a dangerous addition to music -- they can pin it down. Words imply that the music is about what the words say, literally, and nothing more. If done poorly, they can destroy the pleasant ambiguity that constitutes much of the reason we love music. That ambiguity allows listeners to psychologically tailor a song to suit their needs, sensibilities, and situations, but words can limit that, too. There are plenty of beautiful tracks that I can't listen to because they've been "ruined" by bad words -- my own and others." - David Byrne (How Music Works) From the series 'Made For Love', a quick trailer... ..this lively composition; Phoenix, "Girlfriend" ; Edited May 6 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." - R. Buckminster Fuller Shungudzo, "It's A Good Day" (To Fight The System) ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 "Conscience is the sentinel of virtue." - Johann Kaspar Lavater Smoked Sugar, "I'm A Winner" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 (edited) "Bulgarian vocal traditions are unlike anything in the Western choral world -- dissonant, powerful, and full of emotional intensity. The singers use an open-throated style that creates a bright, almost otherworldly sound." - Azazel News Tulia cover Metallica's, "Nothing Else Matters" ; The London Bulgarian Choir, "Pilentce Pee" ; Edited May 6 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 (edited) The birth of film music "The origins of film music are traditionally traced to Paris in the early 1890s, where Emile Reynaud's animated Pantomimes lumineuses were presentedin November 1892with piano music specially composed by Gaston Paulin, and a showing of short films by the Lumière brothers in December 1895 received a piano accompaniment from Emile Maraval, and a harmonium accompaniment when their show opened in London in the following year. At the launch of Vitascope in a New York music hall in April 1896, Dr. Leo Sommer's Blue Hungarian Band performed. The experimental film maker Georges Méliès played the piano himself for the Paris première of his Le Voyage dans la lune in 1902. These ventures continued the long-standing practice of accompanying other types of popular entertainment, such as magic-lantern shows, vaudeville and melodrama with appropriate music." - Mervin Cooke's 'A History Of Film Music'..page 7 Lionel Richie, "Hello" ; Edited May 6 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 "Sudies show that art, music, and dance therapies are also used in a healing capacity. These therapies are frequently used in hospitals, nursing homes, psychiatric facilities, and hospices to ease pain, promote relaxation, and treat depression." - Kimberly Morgan (It's Time To Eliminate Age)..page 96 Pete Townsend, "Let My Love Open The Door" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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