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Title: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Pedro on May 26, 2012, 11:59:09 AM
The mighty Bert just posted on the social nets :-
Want to hear the first chord from the new Frost* album?
Want to hear what Jem thinks about Celebr8?

//http://t.co/v3RnlY1N

Check out the background music too...kind of familiar.... ;)
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: turbo on May 26, 2012, 01:13:35 PM
Dam it i must have that album now, now i tell you now NOW NOW
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: E.S. on May 26, 2012, 05:33:00 PM
I suggest waiting until the release date, or it will be a kind of short album. :)

But it IS a good chord though.
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Pedro on May 26, 2012, 05:58:48 PM
Yep, sounds jolly expensive. :)
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: JakeWorrell on May 27, 2012, 12:00:47 PM
I for one am disappointed in the direction Jem has taken this first chord and shall not be buying the new album.


 ;)


Can. Not. Wait  :D
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Mikey on May 27, 2012, 09:24:48 PM
Quote from: "JakeWorrell"I for one am disappointed in the direction Jem has taken this first chord and shall not be buying the new album.


 ;)


Can. Not. Wait  :D

Shirley a chord going from left to right across the screen is the right direction, even if backwards !!

Or am I still in the musical stone-age? Perhaps chords can travel vertically in a perpendicular way. Maybe? Purple did this.

Bring on ***  :D
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: RacingHippo on May 27, 2012, 09:37:24 PM
Pygmy Hippo said of that chord: "That's so expensive it needs its own bank account!"

As for the album itself, I can't help thinking that the opening chord is rather a stylistic clash with the main body of the work, with its jaunty plinky-plonky-piano reworkings of Frost* classics.
But who am I to question the genius of JemFrodfreyfromfrost*?
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: E.S. on May 27, 2012, 11:16:52 PM
That's a bit tricky, actually.

Jemgodfreyfromfrost
Jemgodfreyfromfrost
Jemgordfeyformfost
Fremgodfreyfromjost
Fremjodfreyfrofromst
Jeffgrodeyrforfomst
Fremfromfreyfromfrost

Tongue twister.
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Rook on May 28, 2012, 03:54:11 AM
I, for one, am concerned by the brevity of this so called "first chord", and worry that it is indicative of a more "song oriented" direction for the new album. I don't listen to prog for "songs"! If this is not the introduction to the first part of a suite of a twenty something minute odd time widdle fest, I am not buying the album. In fact, I shall write to Mr Rick Wakeman to express my dissatisfaction.

/R
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: MarkOneMusic on May 28, 2012, 09:45:27 AM
I, on the other hand thought the chord imbued a meta-structure laden with optimism containing within itself a roadmap towards a utopian future yet at the same time hinting at a melancholic longing for a halcyon past, and within it's poly-harmonic progression a clear reflection of an intent to expand the boundaries of human understanding with a sub-contextual element that resonates with the celestial realm.

Oh, and also fluffy kittens.
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: danofmayz on May 28, 2012, 10:34:41 AM
Only one word for the first chord! "Biscuity"!  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: JimD on May 28, 2012, 10:38:52 AM
Played this yesterday on my laptop but missed out most of the background music due to diddy speakers.  Very cool - the "Joanna" version of Toys is great fun.

"The first chord" reminded me of "Weightless" by Thomas Dolby, a huge fave of mine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xczeaQa5bpw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xczeaQa5bpw)) so I'm already looking forward even more than I was to the new stuff.
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: davejd on May 28, 2012, 10:28:49 PM
I for one, am waiting for the difficult second chord
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Dave M on May 29, 2012, 10:03:10 AM
Brilliant to hear His Royal Highness of Madcaptomfoolery on such good form ... how I miss those Frost reports, they were the highlight of my week (how sad is that)  :D
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: sawtooth on May 29, 2012, 12:40:17 PM
It sounds to me like the start-up chime for a very, very expensive computer...   :D
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Jim Takacs on May 29, 2012, 04:14:32 PM
I Thought the Chord was kinda Flat!  8-)
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Pedro on May 30, 2012, 07:12:31 AM
Really? I thought it was more 2 bedroom apartment with a sea view...
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: JimD on May 30, 2012, 11:38:06 AM
QuoteI Thought the Chord was kinda Flat!
QuoteReally? I thought it was more 2 bedroom apartment with a sea view...
I've always felt that progressive music is normally a lot more duplex... (//http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duplex_%28building%29)
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Jim Takacs on May 31, 2012, 03:14:43 AM
Quote from: "JimD"
QuoteI Thought the Chord was kinda Flat!
QuoteReally? I thought it was more 2 bedroom apartment with a sea view...
I've always felt that progressive music is normally a lot more duplex... (//http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duplex_%28building%29)
Nah... Its Way To Ranch!  In a Campy sort of way!!
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Jim Takacs on May 31, 2012, 03:21:24 AM
oops  didnt hyperlink. Here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranch-style_house (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranch-style_house)   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campy)
Yes I could have edited OP...  That would make sense!!  :?  :P
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: owen on May 31, 2012, 06:22:57 AM
Is he covering "I'm not in love?"
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Pedro on May 31, 2012, 07:24:15 AM
:)
If he did it would be; "I'm not in, love...leave a message after the bassoon"
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: JimD on May 31, 2012, 01:00:26 PM
QuoteIs he covering "I'm not in love?"

I was going to say "What an awesome track for Frost* to cover".

Then I realised I'd listen to Frost* covering anything, even, I dunno, "Perfect" by Fairground Attraction, or "There's No One Quite Like Grandma" by St. Winifred's School Choir.

The possibilities are endless...in fact if you think about it...

St. Winifred's School Choir reforming and covering "Black Light Machine" for a start...

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Pedro on May 31, 2012, 07:06:01 PM
#I'm jutht a thtwanger...
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Mikey on May 31, 2012, 10:08:17 PM
Quote from: "Pedro"#I'm jutht a thtwanger...

Is Roy Hodgson covering it?
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Pedro on June 01, 2012, 07:16:10 AM
Quote from: "Mikey"
Quote from: "Pedro"#I'm jutht a thtwanger...

Is Roy Hodgson covering it?
:) Could be related....

(//http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1980/images/winifreds173.jpg)
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Jem on June 02, 2012, 11:19:20 PM
Quote from: "JimD""The first chord" reminded me of "Weightless" by Thomas Dolby, a huge fave of mine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xczeaQa5bpw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xczeaQa5bpw)) so I'm already looking forward even more than I was to the new stuff.

Gawd!! It is quite similar innit? I LOVE "Weightless" as it happens, it's one of my very favourite-ist Dolby songs. Must be subliminal.   8-)
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Jem on June 02, 2012, 11:20:48 PM
Quote from: "owen"Is he covering "I'm not in love?"

To do that, I would need the 10CC choir. Oh...

http://www.hollowsun.com/HS2/products/inil/index.htm (http://www.hollowsun.com/HS2/products/inil/index.htm)

 8-)
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: sawtooth on June 02, 2012, 11:31:41 PM
Quote from: "Jem"
Quote from: "owen"Is he covering "I'm not in love?"

To do that, I would need the 10CC choir. Oh...

http://www.hollowsun.com/HS2/products/inil/index.htm (http://www.hollowsun.com/HS2/products/inil/index.htm)

 8-)
Crikey - I know it's a sorta one trick pony, but 30 quid for such a big fat slice of 70's pop history has got to be good value. I've always loved that sound, both in 'I'm not in Love' and Steve Hackett's 'Voice of Necam'. I suppose you'd have to mangle it quite a bit to use the samples in an original song so as to avoid 10cc comparisons.

Then again, you could always use a Mellotron  ;)
Title: Re: Jem's awesome Jingle/Promo for the Celebr8 Festival
Post by: Drarok on June 09, 2012, 05:28:17 PM
He says the 1st chord from the start of the new album, but what's the betting the tracks get re-arranged later on?

Wonder if they'll remember to re-number them this time... ;)