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« Reply #1621 on: February 21, 2017, 02:09:52 PM » |
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It seems to be confirmed.
My first exposure to Larry Coryell was his beautiful work on Jim Pepper's Wichi-tai-to, which complemented Pepper's sax perfectly. Not being into jazz, I didn't really follow the rest of his career, but he was so well-regarded I'm a bit surprised that no conversation about him has started today.
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« Reply #1622 on: February 21, 2017, 06:22:11 PM » |
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It seems to be confirmed.
My first exposure to Larry Coryell was his beautiful work on Jim Pepper's Wichi-tai-to, which complemented Pepper's sax perfectly. Not being into jazz, I didn't really follow the rest of his career, but he was so well-regarded I'm a bit surprised that no conversation about him has started today.
I had Spaces and At the Village Gate, both great and later work such as his work with Paco De LUcia and his interpretation of Bolero were sublime. My wife was never a fan, but I love what I heard. There is a story about Hendrix coming to the village and playing him off the stage but he was talent for definite. |
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« Reply #1623 on: February 22, 2017, 12:32:01 PM » |
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Sad, a great player.
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« Reply #1624 on: March 07, 2017, 05:52:18 PM » |
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Derek Brimstone.  One of my early festival favourites. |
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« Reply #1625 on: March 07, 2017, 11:48:33 PM » |
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Derek Brimstone. One of my early festival favourites. Not seen it reported elsewhere, but yeah, a club & festival stalwart way back. He played Hereford a few years ago & I was pleased to find him as brilliant as ever, even engaging my usually unimpressionable other half. RIP. |
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« Reply #1626 on: March 08, 2017, 01:30:26 PM » |
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A Brittunculus is not such a bad thing to be.
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« Reply #1627 on: March 09, 2017, 07:46:20 AM » |
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Derek Brimstone. One of my early festival favourites. Not seen it reported elsewhere, but yeah, a club & festival stalwart way back. He played Hereford a few years ago & I was pleased to find him as brilliant as ever, even engaging my usually unimpressionable other half. RIP. Posted on FB by BobFox |
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« Reply #1628 on: March 12, 2017, 09:46:37 AM » |
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Joni, one of the Sister's Sledge ... RIP.
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« Reply #1629 on: March 12, 2017, 11:49:00 AM » |
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You can't deny that they did the original disco the best....
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« Reply #1630 on: March 18, 2017, 10:19:14 PM » |
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Chuck Berry. One of the pioneers. 90 is a good age, but still sad.
When I was a kid, he brought out My Ding a Ling. I didn't know who he was then.
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« Reply #1631 on: March 18, 2017, 10:19:38 PM » |
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Chuck Berry RIP😢
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« Reply #1632 on: March 18, 2017, 10:41:27 PM » |
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Thanks for bringing poetry to rock & roll, Chuck.
And for the duck walk too.
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« Reply #1633 on: March 18, 2017, 10:46:16 PM » |
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Saw Chuck at Portsmouth Guildhall c.'84...A pick up band, 50 mins (max) set of which nearly 20 mins was an interminable version of m-d-a-l. Dreadful. And he sounded pretty dubious at the best of times. And yet.... An important figure in this crazy world of rock'n'roll. Rest well Sir. A good age.
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« Reply #1634 on: March 18, 2017, 11:22:04 PM » |
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Known for writing his songs in odd keys. "Them's piano chords, man", said Keef in the film Hail Hail, Rock'n'roll.  Having seen him on TV many times, better on record than live was my verdict. |
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« Reply #1635 on: March 18, 2017, 11:37:36 PM » |
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Not a very nice man by most accounts but a giant of the music world. Rock (& indeed roll) music would not have been the same without his influence.
It is too late in the day for me now but I shall give the classic Hail Hail Rock n Roll comp a spin in his honour tomorrow.
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« Reply #1636 on: March 19, 2017, 05:43:09 AM » |
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RIP Chuck Berry. On a lark, I trekked to St. Louis to see him just a few years ago, and I'm so grateful I did.
His band, led by several of his children, were terrific. He couldn't remember the lyrics, couldn't play on key, etc., and it didn't matter because he was Chuck Forking Berry.
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« Reply #1637 on: March 19, 2017, 10:16:25 AM » |
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Saw him once in the early 70s, 35 minutes of good stuff and 15 of my ding a ling. Some poor band trying to keep up and it wasn't great.
I think the real bloke showed up on the film Hail,Hail Rock and Roll when Keef put together a top band to showcase Chuck and his music but Chuck was a cantankerous old sh1t, probably because he wasn't the only star onstage.
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« Reply #1638 on: March 19, 2017, 10:43:39 AM » |
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Saw him once in the early 70s, 35 minutes of good stuff and 15 of my ding a ling. Some poor band trying to keep up and it wasn't great.
I think the real bloke showed up on the film Hail,Hail Rock and Roll when Keef put together a top band to showcase Chuck and his music but Chuck was a cantankerous old sh1t, probably because he wasn't the only star onstage.
Yes that was the film that made me sad but you don't have to like the artist to like the music! |
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« Reply #1639 on: March 19, 2017, 10:48:13 AM » |
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It's mad isn't it, that the only number one he ever had was with a (really unfunny) novelty song. In my brief stint as a rock god (I played bass in a band when I was 15/16 - we split up due to the fact that we were ****) I took the lead vocals in our version of 'Roll Over Beethoven'.
But seriously, in spite of the many tales of his behaviour, he shall be remembered simply as the king of rock 'n roll. Like many of you, I'm sure, I have a 'Best Of' compilation that shall be getting an airing today.
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