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catherine

#75
August 25, 2009, 07:10:16 PM
Careful, chaps - all this talk of Yes will have Tomskerous foaming at the mouth again!  ;)

I'm still scarred for life from seeing Chris Squire in his leggings  :shock:  on the 2004 tour.

Trapezium Artist

#76
August 25, 2009, 10:53:33 PM
Quote from: "Geetar"
Quote from: "Trapezium Artist"Err, not 100% sure I followed the semi-obscured line of reasoning there, Geetar: in particular, I'm confused about who the man with a rug is  :?


Obscure-    moi?

I'm referring to Steve Howe and his...ahem... magic carpet. Though, thinking about it for a minute, a "rug" would probably improve his appearance.

Ah, ok: with you now, Geetar (but I surely wasn't before  :D )

No, I'm not a Steve-fan as a matter of anti-Rabin principle, but given his vital contributions to the core era I referred to previously (The Yes Album to Relayer, as well as GFTO and Tormato), I can't for a moment ignore him.

As I pointed out in another thread recently, I've been listening to Yessongs in the car of late and am just constantly amazed at what an outright rock band (all five of them) were back then. Stunning.

And as for Tomskerous' protestations about us debating The Old Guard of Progness as we approach the second decade of the twenty first century, bring it on, Catherine, bring it on. I'd be just as willing to debate Mahler, Schoenberg, Shostakovich, and Prokofiev as playing a vital role in music today, quite independent of whether they're 60, 70, or 100 years "out of date".

I mean, let's be clear: we're here because we share a love for the very here-and-now Frost*, but for me, older music can be absolutely timeless and just as relevant now as it ever was ... !

Sorry: couple of glasses of wine have been drunk (I'm with Tomskerous on that  ;) ) which fire the passion  :D

Pedro

#77
August 25, 2009, 11:03:18 PM
It's all good - just play nice!  ;)
"Putting food on the table is more important than 7/8"

Trapezium Artist

#78
August 25, 2009, 11:15:38 PM
Quote from: "Pedro"It's all good - just play nice!  ;)

Sorry, Pedro, you're right; apologies if I'm getting a little out-of-hand  :(  (sorry Tomskerous)

I certainly don't mean it in anything other than a strictly "amongst-friends" debate; I reckon I have pretty broad musical tastes (let me tell you of my loves for "Les Miserables", the "30 is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia" soundtrack, The Eple Trio, and the wonderful Peter Broderick one day  :D ), and love talking about music as well as listening to it ...

Anyway, I shall take a deep breath ...  :D

rogerg

#79
August 26, 2009, 01:19:59 AM
"no clowns"

Tormato holds a special place for me, as it and Fragile are the only two albums I can say I really know.  my album purchasing habits were quite strange in high school.

while I now own other Yes albums (CTTE and TFTO), and enjoy them, they don't reach me in the same way that the other two do.

but I still say that Jon taught me to sing.  along with Steve Walsh, and Steve Perry, and Brad Delp....

Geetar

#80
August 26, 2009, 07:28:26 AM
I don't suppose by any chance you can still hit  the higher end of his range, can you rog?

I used to do (quite badly!) several of the higher voices in rock- JA, Geddy Lee etc -and I've lost what little quality I had over most of that range in the last ten years. To the major relief of most of my musical friends, I expect, I don't even try any more.

I was always amazed that, at their polar extremes, Jon Anderson and Brian Johnson could carry on singing as well as they did as long as they did. Ah, well: "Sick transit, Gloria Monday", as we used to say.




And if this kind of stuff isn't germane to music right now, as TA rightly states, I don't know what is....
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Jem

#81
August 26, 2009, 08:36:17 AM
Music is way down Mrs G's list of things to worry about. She's rather bemused by Frost. As indeed am I some days.  :lol:

She goes on the premise of if she likes it, then it's ok. And again, I have to agree with her. Her musical taste is without any pretentions or snobbery. It's the correct and most stress free attitude to have about music I think.

She lived in the Caribbean for 5 years running her art company so she developed a taste for Reggae, Ska and Dancehall that's never really gone away. And I have to say, the sound systems on Antigua are a wonder to behold, it's deeply infectious stuff up close and loud.

There was one memorable one that used to drive up and down down Fort Road early on a Sunday morning at full chat, the sub bass was incredible. That was the signal to go and buy bread for brekka.

Sunday night Jump Ups at Shirley Heights with a few Wadadli's down me, having a bit of a bop with Mrs G. Ah, happy times... :D

ecky p

#82
August 26, 2009, 09:07:07 AM
Mrs P likes some prog...half the time she doesnt know who it is.She actually asked for It Bites Tall Ships to play in the car.She attended 3 prog gigs with me 1) GENESIS-KNEBWORTH spent most of the time going to the toilet as she was pregnant at the time.2)YES-EDINBURGH fell asleep during Close to the Edge.3)GENESIS WITH RAY GLASGOW seats next to the left hand side PA...all her bones/organs were in different places when the gig finished...she likes Imogen tho...dont think she will accompany me to Hackett/Porcupine tree gigs later this year.
But there\'s nothing more to say

rogerg

#83
August 26, 2009, 10:47:17 AM
Quote from: "Geetar"I don't suppose by any chance you can still hit  the higher end of his range, can you rog?

gimme a couple of weeks singing the soprano parts for my middle-schoolers, and we'll see!  8-)

catherine

#84
August 26, 2009, 12:30:11 PM
My range matches Jon Anderson's quite comfortably. I had a great "singalongaYes" session in the car on the way up to Yorkshire at the weekend, really giving it all I'd got with the Yes album (a personal favourite).

I did get some funny looks from other drivers, though...

Dave M

#85
August 26, 2009, 01:18:25 PM
Quote from: "Jem"Sunday night Jump Ups at Shirley Heights with a few Wadadli's down me, having a bit of a bop with Mrs G. Ah, happy times... :D

i'll second that .. I've been lucky enough to be there a few times now, there's nothing quite like watching the sun go down over English Harbour /Nelsons Dock Yard listening to a local band do their thing .. Reggae etc just makes perfect sense twhen you're there ... I got hooked on Barrington Levy after our honeymoon at Half Moon Bay Hotel .. where I was lucky enough to play beach cricket with non other than Viv Richards .. what a gent ... ahh the distant memories.  :D  :D
... it was like watching a peach jelly f##k a steel drum ..  

Trapezium Artist

#86
August 26, 2009, 01:34:33 PM
Quote from: "Dave M"
Quote from: "Jem"Sunday night Jump Ups at Shirley Heights with a few Wadadli's down me, having a bit of a bop with Mrs G. Ah, happy times... :D

i'll second that .. I've been lucky enough to be there a few times now, there's nothing quite like watching the sun go down over English Harbour /Nelsons Dock Yard listening to a local band do their thing .. Reggae etc just makes perfect sense twhen you're there ... I got hooked on Barrington Levy after our honeymoon at Half Moon Bay Hotel .. where I was lucky enough to play beach cricket with non other than Viv Richards .. what a gent ... ahh the distant memories.  :D  :D

I see; that's why I've never been a big fan of reggae: haven't been to the Caribbean  :D

Must be like Frascati wine, Guinness, or freshly caught mackerel: doesn't travel properly ...

D S

#87
August 26, 2009, 02:04:43 PM
Quote from: "Dave M"
Quote from: "Jem"Sunday night Jump Ups at Shirley Heights with a few Wadadli's down me, having a bit of a bop with Mrs G. Ah, happy times... :D

i'll second that .. I've been lucky enough to be there a few times now, there's nothing quite like watching the sun go down over English Harbour /Nelsons Dock Yard listening to a local band do their thing .. Reggae etc just makes perfect sense twhen you're there ... I got hooked on Barrington Levy after our honeymoon at Half Moon Bay Hotel .. where I was lucky enough to play beach cricket with non other than Viv Richards .. what a gent ... ahh the distant memories.  :D  :D
Gosh, this sounds all surprisingly familiar - didn't realise there were so many Antiguan connections here!  Mrs DS was actually born on Antigua (her dad was airport manager for BOAC) but she moved when her dad was posted elsewhere when she was 18 months old and had never returned.  So I took her there as a surprise 40th birthday present - wonderful place!  :D
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Geetar

#88
August 26, 2009, 02:26:45 PM
Quote from: "Trapezium Artist"I see; that's why I've never been a big fan of reggae: haven't been to the Caribbean  :D

Must be like Frascati wine, Guinness, or freshly caught mackerel: doesn't travel properly ...


Some does, some doesn't, I guess.

I saw Bob Marley in France in '80 at Toulon. He was already terminally ill by then, but he played what was one of the finest concerts I expect I'll ever attend. First encore iirc, solo with acoustic guitar, was "Redemption Song." Utterly effing brilliant.
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gr8gonzo

#89
August 26, 2009, 05:56:03 PM
My vocal range isn't all that broad (I can pull off a passable David Cassidy/Rick Springfield/Barry Manilow), but I've had some Jon Anderson/Brad Delp moments over the years -- most involving bikes, handrails and the occasional toddler skull.
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