1,701 Reply by Tenement Funster

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Jethro Tull    "Dark Ages"    Madison Square Gardens, 1979

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NegXrA7uNa8

From JT's 1979 album "Stormwatch", this is one of the songs that was performed before the albums actual release. It was the last tour which included bassist John Glascock, who died just two months after this concert, from a congenital heart valve failure, as the result of an infection. He was only 28 at the time, and this was the "beginning of the end" for the classic 70's lineup that so many of us loved. Not longer after, drummer Barriemore Barlow (a close friend of John's) left the band, emotionally devasted by John's death. To compound things, both keyboardists John Evans and David Palmer left in the Spring 1980. Ian and guitarist Martin Barre managed to hold things together, and they soon formed a new lineup which went on to another decade of success.

R.I.P. John Glascock ... you were great!

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1,702 Reply by Tenement Funster

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Muse   "Starlight"   (arranged & performed by Luca Stricagnoli)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJiok_3B-JA

Another great arrangement from this gifted young Italian finger-stylist. A bit early this week, due to several days in the hospital starting tomorrow. smile

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1,703 Topic by Tenement Funster

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Tomorrow at 6:00 AM, I go into the hospital for a total replacement of my left knee, i.e., New Knee Day! I'm looking forward to restored mobility / reduced pain once the recovery is done. Years of hockey, soccer, weights, and retail have taken their toll on my joints, and I expect my other knee and both hips will follow suit over the next few years.

I'm so excited ... the best Christmas gift I could hope for!

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1,704 Reply by Tenement Funster

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Fabulous!

This is one of the best rants about anyone or anything I've read all year. I laughed till I cried, and even agreed with a lot of it.

Thanks, Bill ... biggest smile I've had in a while! big_smile

Strummerboy Bill wrote:

Yeah, okay --- I get it, Dino, my friend: It's all about calling attention to one's "cause" (George C. Scott refused his Oscar to "call attention" to the plight of the American Indians back in the 19th century), but what you're really doing -----Bob ---- is calling attention to YOURSELF, aren't you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmwqnqL3Hbg

So what 'good" have you done, -----Bob? ----- with your little dog and pony show?

You lost some of that "class" I always thought you had.

You had a choice, Bob; you could have done what anyone of us fortunate enough to win the prize could have done: Received it, shook hands, smiled and said thanks; Then  you could have shown an equal amount of gravitas the President was prepared to show you and  shown him that you too can be gracious and a gentleman, but no...... you took the "low road" didn't you, Bob?

You wanted to show all of us what you're made of, right Bob?

Well, you certainly did that........ didn'tcha................ Bob?

-------------  The above is my opinion only and  not necessarily those of the staff and management of Chordie.com.  -------------

Bill

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1,705 Reply by Tenement Funster

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We might as well get Porky Pig in on this thread, featuring the genius of voice artist Mel Blanc:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8YQqK5e5es

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1,706 Reply by Tenement Funster

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My PC has a set of half-decent speakers hooked up to it, in order to stream YouTube, etc.

But I'm still locked into CDs in some ways, due to the other listening equipment I have. My car is a 2006 VW Jetta (which I love!) and it hasn't got an MP3 jack anywhere ... just a CD player. My home stereo system is an old Revox tuner / power amp combo, along with a 5-disk changer. It works fine, so I keep using it. Once I get with the 21st century with my car and stereo, I'll probably go MP3s / streaming all the way.

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1,707 Reply by Tenement Funster

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Love tea ... but it has to be Tetley's.

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1,708 Reply by Tenement Funster

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Like everyone else, I like to try something new once in a while. However, I always seem to fall back to the following:

Cordoba 6-string (solid Engelman spruce top + solid rosewood back & sides - detailed, full voice)
- Elixir Nanoweb 80/20 (12-53 gauge)

Norman 6-string (solid Red Spruce top + solid mahogany back & sides - big, boomy voice)
- D'Addario Nickel-Bronze (12-53) brightens the voice

Takamine 12-string (solid Sitka spruce top + laminated back & sides - decent voice, a bit shallow low end)
- Elixir Nanoweb Phosphor-Bronze (10-47)

LaPatrie 6-string classical (solid Cedar top + solid mahogany back & sides - full, warm voice)
- RotoSound "Black & Silver" - normal tension

Les Paul (solid body electric)
- D'Addario NYXL (10-46, very stable for use with tremolo, nice & crunchy)

Gretsch (full hollow-body electric)
- D'Addario Chromes Flat-Wound (11-50, nice & warm, easy on the fingers)

String tone is such a personal thing, and a person's playing style, music tastes, and guitar construction all come into play. The beauty of this is that strings don't cost very much ... so a person can experiment with different things without going broke. I will say that I didn't have good experiences with Martin SP Lifespan strings (ball ends breaking off top strings) or D'Addario coated-strings (dead right out of the box)

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1,709 Reply by Tenement Funster

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Jandle wrote:

This is one i like among many .............. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifCWN5pJGIE

WOW!!! That is stand-out work ... beautifully written, and incredibly performed. WOW ... this really pulls at a persons heart & spirit. Gorgeous, Jandle ... thanks sooooo much!

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1,710 Reply by Tenement Funster

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Terrific stuff, Phill ... I grinned all the way through reading it, and it was all way too familiar. Nicely done!

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1,711 Reply by Tenement Funster

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unclejoesband wrote:
Tenement Funster wrote:

If I may share a personal experiment ...

During my late-teens, I decided that having a double-neck electric guitar (6-string + bass) would be cool. I had a couple of "el cheapo" guitars I'd bought second-hand, and proceeded to slice - dice - dowel - glue - clamp, etc. to make them into one. The end result was a feed-back prone mess that weighed about 35 lbs., looked like the dickens, and sounded stupid. I painted it green, with some red and black markings, and appropriately named it "Frankenstein". If I'd wanted a travel case for it, nothing less than a small U-Haul would have sufficed. lol Good times!

This post is totally inappropriate with out pics. big_smile

Wish I did have pics, UJB. But that was over 40 years ago, and it went out in the household trash after I left home for college.

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1,712 Reply by Tenement Funster

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Strummerboy Bill wrote:

Well, of course you're right, my friend. I wish I'd think things through before posting these inane questions of mine.

Thanks for explaining all of that, TF and your time was worth way more than 2 cents as is all that you contribute here.  smile

Thanks!

Bill

Nothing inane about any question, and creative experimenting is always an adventure even if the destination isn't as planned. I was very glad to see that CG replied with similar ideas, and appreciate his input. The collective wealth of knowledge among the Chordians is part of what makes this such a great website.

If I may share a personal experiment ...

During my late-teens, I decided that having a double-neck electric guitar (6-string + bass) would be cool. I had a couple of "el cheapo" guitars I'd bought second-hand, and proceeded to slice - dice - dowel - glue - clamp, etc. to make them into one. The end result was a feed-back prone mess that weighed about 35 lbs., looked like the dickens, and sounded stupid. I painted it green, with some red and black markings, and appropriately named it "Frankenstein". If I'd wanted a travel case for it, nothing less than a small U-Haul would have sufficed. lol Good times!

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1,713 Reply by Tenement Funster

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Here's another one by The Band, called "Christmas Must be Tonight". It's easy to play, and in a group the harmonies are fun to experiment with:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0TRvhrk67I

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1,714 Reply by Tenement Funster

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Believe    "Don't Tell Me"    (Poland, 2008)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0id4aaKFeXk

Featuring beautiful work between pianist Adam Milosz and violinist Noriko Satomi, this beautiful ballad is a great example of some of the creative Prog that's been coming out of Poland over the last 10 years. If it wasn't for YouTube, groups like this probably wouldn't get much exposure outside of their locale due to the cost of touring. So much Prog has a familiar sound .... like this or that other group. These guys have a freshness and originality that's quite unique to them. This song is from their first of 8 albums "Hope to See Another Day".

http://e-rock.ru/picture.php?albumid=6630&pictureid=11416

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1,715 Reply by Tenement Funster

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Russell_Harding wrote:
Tenement Funster wrote:

Nice job, Russell ... nice job indeed. You've got some great tones coming out of your Tele, and everyone's in fine voice ... especially on the chorus. Don't know what else to say ... flabber-ghasted!

TF I love the tone of my Modern players Tele it really go's nice with the action and the tuners allow a lot of freedom. I love doing songs from this era lot of great music thanks for giving a look and commenting smile

You're very welcome!

I have a very loose idea of how "green screen" tech works, and what you guys are doing for your vids is also very cool. Who puts together the clips, does the editing, etc.? All of your vids have very suitable backdrops, and it definitely adds to your overall presentation.

And I gotta ask ... will there be RETRO BUZZ merchandise?

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1,716 Reply by Tenement Funster

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JANGO and RADIOIO are both quite good, as far they go ... but aren't perfect. I'll sometimes set up a channel on JANGO based on a particular band, and some of the selection matches are way out in left field.

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1,717 Reply by Tenement Funster

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Nice job, Russell ... nice job indeed. You've got some great tones coming out of your Tele, and everyone's in fine voice ... especially on the chorus. Don't know what else to say ... flabber-ghasted!

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1,718 Reply by Tenement Funster

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There's no reason why nylon strings wouldn't sound alright on a regular steel-string acoustic, but getting them there may be challenging for a several reasons.

1) First off, nylon strings are typically tied off to the bridge of a classical guitar. With no ball end, I don't know how they could be anchored to the bridge of an acoustic. Perhaps a no-slip fly-fishing knot like the "Perfection Loop" tied at the end, would give enough bulk for it to bind tightly against the bridge pin ... don't know.

2) Second, the small diameter of the typical tuning post on a steel string may be too tight a turn for a nylon string ... might stress it to the point of breaking?

3) Third, the slots in the nut are cut for smaller gauge steel strings. Unless the nut was re-cut, the nylon strings would sit quite high off the fret-board, and may not even stay seated in the nut very well.

Probably not a practical idea, and if a person modified the guitar enough to accommodate nylon strings, it wouldn't be suitable for steel strings afterwards.

Just my .02 cents worth ...

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1,719 Reply by Tenement Funster

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Gotye   "Somebody That I Used to Know"   (arranged & performed by Mike Dawes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1bzUaf_gvU

Michael Chapdelaine does an amazing version of this song, but I like Mike Dawes' a bit better. He somehow captures the attitude of the song's message in his playing. It's very cool how good musicians can do that ... without words.

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1,720 Reply by Tenement Funster

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TIGLJK wrote:

TF

Prog rock to me- is mood related.  sometimes I can listen for hours, other times its hard or me to listen to it.  I pretty much love Yes, Emerson  Lake and Palmer, Pink Floyd, and Iron Butterfly - not too familiar with many others , but probably if I went in my attic and dusted off the 400 vinyl albums there   I'd probably find a few more PR groups I listened to in college.  smile

Thanks for sharing your PR finds  TF.

Jim

I hear ya, TIG ...

Most prog isn't social get-together music, and a lot of the themes can be macabre, morbid, even miserable. Others are about JRR Tolkien types of themes, or are just dark and moody commentary on various social issues. The songs are typically longer than the usual 2-4 minutes tune might be, and require everyone listening to hush up so the details can be taken in. No wonder it's never been "top o' the pops" so to speak, and it never will be.

But for personal listening, cranked up loud on a quality sound system ... it's an alcohol-free / drug-free escape like no other.

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1,721 Reply by Tenement Funster

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Another beauty, Badeye ... many thanks. Your knowledge of lesser-known classic blues players is astounding, and I wouldn't have known most of these people existed if not for your thread. Much obliged to ya!

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1,722 Reply by Tenement Funster

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To all of the above ... amen, and amen!

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1,723 Topic by Tenement Funster

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First off, I'm a huge fan of traditional Christmas music, with the choirs, pipe organ ... the whole bit. But there's also a lot of non-traditional or semi-traditional stuff that's very good, so I'd like to start this thread where we can each share some of our personal favorites. Here's a jazzed-up Jethro Tull version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3JMcW1D69g

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1,724 Reply by Tenement Funster

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RETRO BUZZ ... excellent choice, Russell. You posted a vid several months ago called "fat old guy .... somethin', somethin', somethin". I personally like RETRO BUZZ a lot better. lol I imagine you've got some major recording labels breathing down your neck already?

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1,725 Reply by Tenement Funster

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Happy Thanksgiving to one and all!

And ... bravo, TIG, bravo !!!

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