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Post by bayonic on Sept 9, 2006 19:51:43 GMT 7
the song : Salt Of The Earth the album : Beggar's Banquet the band : The Rolling Stones
- this was Keith Richard's first attempt at lead vocals. - The Stones played this on Rock and Roll Circus, a British TV special The Stones taped in 1968 but never aired because they were upstaged by other acts on the show. A series of musical acts and circus performances, it was released on video in 1995. I bought one recently from my friendly neighborhood pirate. - The Stones performed this in Atlantic City in 1989 with Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin of Guns N' Roses on vocals. The video is available at You Tube and Google Video. - Mick Jagger and Keith Richards performed this at the 2001 "Concert For New York," which honored the rescue workers, cops, and firefighters in New York City after the World Trade Center disaster. - Lolita Carbon met Cesar "Saro" Bañares, Mike Pillora, and Pendong Aban Jr. in Kola House, a folk rock club, and then decided to form their own musical group, naming it Salt of the Earth. The name was later filipinized to ASIN.
Let's drink to the hard working people Let's drink to the lowly of birth Raise your glass to the good and the evil Let's drink to the salt of the earth
Say a prayer for the common foot soldier Spare a thought for his back breaking work Say a prayer for his wife and his children Who burn the fires and who still till the earth
And when I search a faceless crowd A swirling mass of gray and Black and white They don't look real to me In fact, they look so strange
Raise your glass to the hard working people Let's drink to the uncounted heads Let's think of the wavering millions Who need leaders but get gamblers instead
Spare a thought for the stay-at-home voter His empty eyes gaze at strange beauty shows And a parade of the gray suited grafters A choice of cancer or polio
And when I look in the faceless crowd A swirling mass of grays and Black and white They don't look real to me Or don't they look so strange
Let's drink to the hard working people Let's think of the lowly of birth Spare a thought for the rag taggy people Let's drink to the salt of the earth
Let's drink to the hard working people Let's drink to the salt of the earth Let's drink to the two thousand million Let's think of the humble of birth
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Post by sandawa on Sept 9, 2006 20:27:41 GMT 7
I have always been a fan of the Stones, the world's greatest rock band. When you have a great lead guitarist in Keith Richards and a charismatic vocalist with a huge mouth, wagging tongue, and educated by the London School of Economics, masterpieces are to be expected.
Take my favorite cut from the 1994 album Voodoo Lounge titled "Blinded by Rainbows." A rare political message by Jagger. Here's an excerpt:
"Did you ever feel the blast As the semtex bomb goes off Do you ever hear the screams As the limbs are all torn off
"Did you ever kiss the child Who just saw his father shot Do you ever shed a tear As the war drags on and on
"Do you ever touch the night Or is it just another job Do you feel the final hours Put down paradise as lost
"Yeah you're blinded by rainbows And faces in windows Blinded by rainbows Do you dream at night Do you sleep at night I doubt it."
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Post by bayonic on Sept 10, 2006 7:09:10 GMT 7
the song : Stimela ( Coal Train ) the album : Hope ( Live ) the artist : Hugh Masekela
ok ... to quote Sir Sandawa , "let's strike a balance ".
this track seems to be very popular with high-end audio equipment reviewers ... and I get to hear this a lot when window shopping at Hongkong's Audio stores. I got to own this track finally as it was included in a Sony SACD Sampler disc that I found lying around in the Budget bins.
this is a very well recorded track ... it was recorded live ... i am not well versed with audiophile terms so you can google some of the descriptions of the audio quality of this track. what grabbed me however , is the long spoken introduction in English ... as I can't understand the language of the lyrics,the introduction served to set the mood. sadly though, i find myself comparing the conditions described in the spoken introduction with a high-end famous reviewer sitting at home and enjoying the outrageously expensive gears ... and looking at my gear , I feel a twinge of guilt too.
"There is a train that comes from Namibia and Malawi there is a train that comes from Zambia and Zimbabwe, There is a train that comes from Angola and Mozambique, From Lesotho, from Botswana, from Zwaziland, From all the hinterland of Southern and Central Africa. This train carries young and old, African men Who are conscripted to come and work on contract In the golden mineral mines of Johannesburg And its surrounding metropolis, sixteen hours or more a day For almost no pay. Deep, deep, deep down in the belly of the earth When they are digging and drilling for that shiny mighty evasive stone, Or when they dish that mish mesh mush food into their iron plates with the iron shank. Or when they sit in their stinking, funky, filthy, Flea-ridden barracks and hostels. They think about the loved ones they may never see again Because they might have already been forcibly removed From where they last left them Or wantonly murdered in the dead of night By roving and marauding gangs of no particular origin, We are told. they think about their lands, and their herds That were taken away from them With the gun, and the bomb, and the teargas and the gatling and the cannon. And when they hear that Choo-Choo train They always curse, and they curse the coal train, The coal train that brought them to Johannesburg".
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Post by bukra on Sept 10, 2006 7:23:21 GMT 7
how i wish i kept all those JINGLE mags. (and acquired more before they closed their office at p.tuazon,cubao) ... got some circus and rolling stone mags too, sayang! rolling stones - "the fab five"- mick, keith, charlie, bill & brian. some of my all time faves- satisfaction ;D pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name --- sympathy for the devil you cant always get what you want * jumpin jack flash * honky tonk women * wild horses * angie * paint it black * brown sugar* gimme shelter * ruby tuesday yan ang kagandahan ng vinyl/LP - yung pullouts dami mababasa habang nakikinig sa cd meron din pero tamad ako abutin ang antipara (kunwari bata pa...hehehe) any beatles' fan(s) here?
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Post by sandawa on Sept 10, 2006 7:36:12 GMT 7
Last night, I slept happy with new posts on this thread and dreamed of those happy days when I was just starting in this hobby. Forgive me, this is just a blog but still related to the original topic. Now I felt I had to write some things that I've never relayed to those concerned.
It was in late '70s when I was a public-school student and would hang-out during weekends on free-admission venues. We were lucky to have Thomas Jefferson Cultural Center (US), Goethe House (Germany) and the British Council (UK) all located in QC back then, just two short rides from Diliman. Those three centers used to lend long playing albums by artists whose works are nor distributed here commercially. I first heard Ronnie Scott, Sandy Denny, Axel Zwingenberger, Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, and many others from those foreign embassy annexes.
On weekends, they had free performances of visiting foreign artists, as well as local musicians and filmmakers. The venues were small from 50 to 200 seats and the performances, acoustic and almost private. We, starving students, used to mingle with foreign dignitaries in denims for snacks and wines during those occasions and we never felt out of place. I'm still grateful until now for their hospitality, especially the Germans.
Among the local guys who regularly played at TJCC and Goethe were Bong's Batucada and Lito Molina's Jazz Friends. I remember Bong as nice to talk with but comparatively quiet. Then, there was the great Lito Molina. I didn't realize that years later, I would be a trainee in my present job under him. We were close professionally for many years until his death a few years ago although I found him a bit guarded when we reminisce those years: me, a penniless student hungry for a free performance (and snacks), and he, a famous musician who was slowed down, half-paralyzed, by a major stroke.
I don't know, maybe remembering those days pained Mr. Molina or he probably dismissed me as not in his own class considering I never had published stories on arts and culture during those days. I was an economic journalist back then specializing in agriculture, natural resources, agrarian reform and environment issues. But he did tell me about his worst day: losing his treasured instrument when it slipped out of the back door of his VW Brasilia one night.
Until now, I'll never forget how Bong, Mr. Molina and the other guys entertained us when me and my wife (then an attractive young mestiza) would force banters with them before or after performances. They surely would have ignored me, a native dark-skinned short Malay stock kid, had my future wife not on my side in those times, I'm sure. Those awesome live intimate performances, a lot better than CCP front seats, are now my reference in rating my audio systems.
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Post by bayonic on Sept 10, 2006 7:42:56 GMT 7
how i wish i kept all those JINGLE mags i had...(and acquired more before they closed their office at p.tuazon,cubao) and some circus and rolling stone mags...sayang! i was saving my copies too .... kaso inatake ng anay i miss the articles/reviews of Gamalinda , Arcellana , Caruncho , et al. sa RS naman ... i was able to save some of their Anniversary issues . my favorite RS writers/staff were Hunter Thompson (RIP) , P.J.O'Rourke, David Fricke ... sa photography naman si Robert Altman and of course Annie Leibovitz ... and Ralph Steadman for his illustrations. i don't read , much less buy RS now btw ... i remember seeing old copies of Jingle mag for sale at the same places you can buy old LPs .
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Post by sandawa on Sept 10, 2006 7:47:56 GMT 7
Bukra/Oweidah/Rene -- dami mong pangalan -- bullseye ka. The things you mentioned were the reasons why I can pull out info anytime about these things. Nabasa ko lahat dun sa binanggit mo. Meron ka pang nakalimutan: "Tiger Beat", "Creem", plus the radio stations led by RJ as well as TV shows when we were in short pants -- the Monkees, In Concert, etc. Plus, you can back-up everything now through online research.
My dream then was to write for Jingle magazine pero college pa lang ako nagsara na. But I had the opportunity for a few months to work with one of my Jingle Mag idols Juaniyo Arcellana who now writes occasionally for Philippine Star. Me and Eric Gamalinda attended an FAO seminar together 10 years ago in Bangkok. The last I've heard, he was in New York working for a major magazine.
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Post by bukra on Sept 10, 2006 8:31:04 GMT 7
nani/sandawa- oh yes- creem!hehehe yeah heard 'bout tjcc goethe, but im no bigjazz fan until 80s when bobby"wildman" enriquez & the saxman eddie katindig entered the scene. ano na nga yung pub sa araneta ave. sa may arlington na puro jazz- batucada l.molina (sad to hear he's gone ahead) ? sa "folk" - intl pub (ip)@ timog, my fathersmoustache,hobbit house at yung isang pub malapit sa arquiza/faura? cant forget small demetillo do his bobdylan repertoire. of course- dzrj/uw. may rock990 (990AM) ba diyan? you can check out www.rock990.net for better audio. x-rj jocks (howlin dave sleepy john bobmagoo etc) but i think station is owned by e.tuazon (dwrt). hate to say this but i think/imho rj messed up dzrj after edsa1. yeah oras ng ligaya, tayo naka-short pants, sila jeanne young naka-hotpants kaya nagka-dobol meaning tuloy and d'sensation ;D nagmumukang thread ng matatanda ito ah! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by sandawa on Sept 10, 2006 9:03:04 GMT 7
Yuing Arlington ngayon -- Thomas Jefferson Cultural Center ang pangalan nuon ;D
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Post by bukra on Sept 10, 2006 14:25:01 GMT 7
alala ko na yung pub sa may tjcc araneta ave. - "Bacchus"
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Post by RU9 on Sept 11, 2006 7:34:02 GMT 7
SEND IN THE CLOWNS I have many versions of this song but the best to my ears is still the original - Glynis Johns' (mine is from a Time/Bainbridge vinyl -- yes, Time magazine also sold vinyls back then). That's notwithstanding Johns' raspy and uneven voice that initiates a depressing emotion for the listener. I always think of this song as sentimental and also like the drama. Never heard of Glynis John's version. Is this a "rock" version? Interesting. I am more familiar with Sammy Davis' heartfelt rendition. Also heard Barbra Streisand version, typical rendition.
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Post by sandawa on Sept 11, 2006 7:52:51 GMT 7
Glynis Johns' Send in the Clowns was from the original Broadway play in 1973. Johns played the character Desiree, the singer of that song. It's the version that stage actress Judi Dench (also the boss of James Bond in the films) tried to re-create in the "Hey Mr. Producer" DVD, the tribute to Cameron MacKintosh where Lea Salonga also performed.
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Post by RU9 on Sept 11, 2006 7:55:32 GMT 7
This morning, I was checking my albums when I found the soundtrack of Michaelangelo Antonioni's film ;Zabriskie Point.; The group love making scene in dessert got stuck in my teenage psyche when I saw Zabriskie Point's trailer. Never saw the film during that time because it was "For Adults Only". Got the extended CD version few years ago due to additional Pink Floyd cuts and Jerry Garcia's solos.
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Post by sandawa on Sept 11, 2006 8:00:31 GMT 7
Yes, I understand they re-released the album with Jerry Garcia's extended versions. Swerte mo naman, did you buy it online? My copy is still an old vinyl.
I also failed to watch it when it was first released, only later when I was already in college. I believe it was also shown on cable TV, heavily edited -- wala na yung "magagandang scenes" about 5 years ago
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Post by RU9 on Sept 11, 2006 8:09:13 GMT 7
ako memorable lang yung tower of power's sparkling in the sand- 12mins. of pure sweet and very sweet pag pinatugtog sa tipar (soiree for the sosyal) kailangan alisto ka I remember those parties, "hot" and "sweet" are the only choices for a dance. Sparkling filled the whole side 2 of the record. The music to dance with your favorite girl. Now listen again to Sparkling this time using your audiophile set-up. There is a solo portion in there where you can feel the "air". Experienced this with Gerry Kaimo's set-up years ago.
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Post by RU9 on Sept 11, 2006 8:20:34 GMT 7
Macarthur's Park of the 'Four tops? Macarthur's Park was first interpreted by Richard Harris. He practically acted out the lyrics since he was an actor and not a singer. The meaning of lyrics is still being debated up to this day. MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark All the sweet, green icing flowing down... Someone left the cake out in the rain I don't think that I can take it 'cause it took so long to bake it And I'll never have that recipe again Oh, no!
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Post by RU9 on Sept 11, 2006 8:35:48 GMT 7
the band : The Rolling Stones For me, the best Stones' is Sympathy For The Devil. Who could write a better set of lyrics? "Please allow me to introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste I've been around for a long, long year Stole many a man's soul and faith And I was 'round when Jesus Christ Had his moment of doubt and pain " Incidentally, got the reissue of Hot Tracks last year. A remastered version which provide unprecedented brilliance and rawness.
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Post by sandawa on Sept 11, 2006 8:37:11 GMT 7
Just to repeat my post in 2004, a trivia, from the original thread on the other discussion board. Baka kasi mawala. Just a documentation of the first Pinoy band that hit Billboard's Top 20.
"Ever wondered if there's a Filipino act that hit Billboard's Top 20? My Internet research showed in 1963, a Manila quintet known as The Rocky Fellers, comprising of four kids and their father, made it to Billboard with the 16th most popular song in the US. The title was "Killer Joe", which was later covered by the Kingsmen.
"It was of "doo-wah" type written by American songwriters. It was said that the Jackson 5 was patterned after The Rocky Fellers. It is also likely that The Prince, who, Musician magazine said, traces his roots to the Philippines (Ilocos in particular) also got influenced by the Rocky Fellers.
"The four kids' father named Mindanao "Pops" Feller (kababayan ko) was the leader of the group, but the kids took care of the songs. How does "Killer Joe" sound? It was described as a bit similar to the 1957 hit "Love Is Strange." The CD version of their 1963 album is still available at Amazon quoted at $26.
Killer Joe - The Rocky Fellers (Written by Bert Russell, Bob Elgin, and Phil Medley)
Oh, whoa, oh, no Oh, whoa, oh, yeah Look at Killer Joe go (ah-ah-ah) Dancing with Marie (oh-oh-no) He don't act like he knows (oh-oh-yeah) She belongs to me Look at how they Wobble (ah-ah-ah) He's the best in town (he's the best in town) I think I'm in trouble (oh-oh-yeah) She forgets that I'm around Yeah, ay-ee-ay-eh brief instrumental Oh, I'm so jealous brief instrumental Hey, help me, fellas brief instrumental Go on and tell her she should only dance with me-ee-ee jungle bird sound ooh Look at Killer Joe go (ah-ah-ah) Holding her so tight (oh-oh-no) Putting on the big show (oh-oh-yeah) With Marie tonight Someone better tell him (ah-ah-ah) She is mine alone (she is mine alone) Just because he dance good (oh-oh-yeah) That don't mean he take her home Yeah, ay ee ay, yeah brief instrumental Oh, I'm so jealous, yeah, yeah, yeah, hey, help me fellas Yeah, yeah, yeah, go on and tell her She should only dance with me jungle bird sound ooh Look at Killer Joe go (ah-ah-ah) Stealing my Marie (stealing my Marie) Someone better tell her (ah-ah-ah) She belongs to me Yeah, ay ee ay, yeah (wop, wop Killer Joe) Come back, Marie (no-no-no-no) Come back, Marie (no-no-no-no) Come back, Marie (no-no-no-no) Come back, Marie
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Post by RU9 on Sept 11, 2006 8:42:20 GMT 7
Yes, I understand they re-released the album with Jerry Garcia's extended versions. Swerte mo naman, did you buy it online? My copy is still an old vinyl. Got it from Gerry Kaimo when he was still distributing Rhino. Double CD ito. I prefer it to vinyl anway. Will not expound more baka umiba ang takbo ng thread na ito.
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Post by RU9 on Sept 11, 2006 9:04:02 GMT 7
Nani, Just realized that my English needs some polishing:) Nice thread though. Brings back the music to our hobby. I believe that a budget set is sufficient for this genre. I am happy with my Paradigm speakers<-Rotel Amp<-Tube Preamp<-DVD player. Cables and interconnects are all generic. Back to topic. How about Yes, David Bowie, Yes, ELP, Supertamp, Deep Purple... Reminds me of the Reunited Cream Concert good sounding DVD. They are old, but they play better with more finesse and refinement. Smooth and tight sound. Recommended. homevideo.about.com/library/blCreamDVDVideoClips100405a.htm
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