What are you listening to right now?

[happyrat1]

One for Rayblewit...

Hayley Reinhart covering Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun...

Enjoy

Gary

 

[Rayblewit]

One for Rayblewit...

That girl gives me goose bumps
Talk about soulful and seductive
Thanks man!

 

[CowboyNQ]

Ray did you ever watch American Idol? If not, you should seek out season 10. You can binge on Hayley to your heart's content!

 

[Rayblewit]

You can binge on Hayley to your heart's content!

Lol . . I just did and gave my ears a session of sweet self indulgence! Thanks for the link cowboy. Haley does an awesome version of adele's rolling in the deep.

 

[happyrat1]

Somethiing a little different. Fast forward a few minutes if you don't enjoy the classical opener.

Enjoy

Gary

 

[Rayblewit]

Three mo' tenors . . . Superb music and funny! And serious too! Great voices! Supreme talent indeed!

 

[Rayblewit]

Try this for some Aussie talent. . .

 

[Rayblewit]

Same song, same singer more than 40 years earlier . . .

 

[happyrat1]

No money, no love until it's too late.

Is that the Aussie credo?

It's mine as well

Sometimes I wish I were born an Australian instead of this excessively politically correct frozen popsicle of a country senator Strom Thurmond once called "Soviet Canukistan"

Gary

 

[Rayblewit]

Gary > >

We have our stupid government wackos running our country too.
They are like Nanny's to us mere voters!
We have an election here next month to form a new government. A new prime minister maybe! Who cares?
Anyway . . politics aside . . The guy who sang the song above . . Mike Rudd is 71 now. Brilliant muso and I don't know what was going on in his head when he wrote that song. He got his money from that song alone. Huge hit in Aus. Glad you liked it.

 

[Rayblewit]

Here is another one of my girls she is a cool cat. I have bought all of her albums . . Anyway have a look at this vid. The keyboard kicks in at 2:53 with a short riff. Have a close look at what the keyboardist does with a match stick.

 

[Becky]

Have a close look at what the keyboardist does with a match stick.

Nifty!

Been listening to a lot of power ballads recently:

 

[happyrat1]

Rayblewit >>>

The matchstick trick could just as easily have been accomplished with a sostenudo pedal but I have seen that wedging trick performed once before by Keith Emerson in a wild solo on Youtube.

BTW, I've been a Katie Melua fan since way back when I first saw her perform on Jools Holland

Becky >>>

What's not to like in a good power ballad? I grew up jumping and gyrating to all the great rock anthems of the 70's

Gary

 

[Rayblewit]

Hey Becky . .

I do love power ballads. But I am struggling here with john farnham. I am sorry but that guy grinds on me. Millions here in Aust love him but I cannot stand him. The problem is that his voice to me sounds like scratching fingers down a blackboard.. He does have good musos backing him up but to be honest with you, the guy got to be famous here by default. He made a song back in the 60.'s called "sadie the cleaning lady" All the young mums of Australia fell fell in love with him as a teenager he looked cute. To be honest IMO the guy does not play any instruments an has no talent. I wonder if cowboy agrees with me?

Sorry Becky i cannot push that like button today.

 

[happyrat1]

Here'as where Emerson does the wedging trick. With Knives!!!

Not the same vid I saw first time but apparently it was in his standard bag of tricks! He beats the hell out of that poor Hammond...

Gary

 

[CowboyNQ]

To be honest IMO the guy does not play any instruments an has no talent. I wonder if cowboy agrees with me?

I'm a bit of a fence sitter on Farnsie Ray. I've never really gotten in to his music, but he is an exceptional vocalist. So I don't really love or hate him of you know what I mean.

Speaking of Power Ballads Becky, one of my bands has just learned this song:

I never realised how much fun this would be to play! When I was programming the sounds for that intro it just wanted to make me dump a whole can of hairspray onto my head!

 

[Becky]

Hey Becky . .

I do love power ballads. But I am struggling here with john farnham. I am sorry but that guy grinds on me. Millions here in Aust love him but I cannot stand him. The problem is that his voice to me sounds like scratching fingers down a blackboard.. He does have good musos backing him up but to be honest with you, the guy got to be famous here by default. He made a song back in the 60.'s called "sadie the cleaning lady" All the young mums of Australia fell fell in love with him as a teenager he looked cute. To be honest IMO the guy does not play any instruments an has no talent. I wonder if cowboy agrees with me?

Sorry Becky i cannot push that like button today.

But it's such a great song! How about if we remove John Farnham from the equation?

Speaking of Power Ballads Becky, one of my bands has just learned this song:

Awesome!!

Let's have another power ballad...

Hairspray definitely required!

 

[Rayblewit]

But it's such a great song! How about if we remove John Farnham from

Hi Becky, yes i would agree with that. A perfect compromise. I like the alternative Vivica. Anyway i think i might be the odd one out. My wife likes farnham too.
Hey B, if you get a chance google you tube "everytime you cry" by john farnham and human nature. You will like that one.
Cheers.

 

[happyrat1]

BTW Rayblewit >>> America's Got Talent is running auditions for it's 2016 season and there's been a bunch of child prodigies already/.

These people make me feel like I have dain bramage

Gary

 

[CowboyNQ]

Let's have another power ballad...

Oh Becky I LOVE Heart!