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Drug culture does permeate the music world and they are a temptation. One does perpetuate the other. I would say that originally though, it started for the reason I stated earlier (under appreciation), as well as social issues. You didn’t have to be a musician to have society dump on you for... -
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It’s not romance. Much of the time if an artist wants to produce art that is true to them, it can be un-commercial and unpopular. That’s one of the reasons that there were so many drug-addict musicians. They had to really practice their art for countless hours and often had very few appreciate... -
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I've been told that there was a period in the 70's where generations old and young were all doing the disco (I don't like or endorse disco personally, though if somebody happens to like it, good on you, lol). It had to do with escapism after the Vietnam war. During the 60's in New York, Mambo... -
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No doubt. But I never said jazz reached its zenith of "popularity" in the 50's and 60's. All I said was for me, music peaked in the 50's and 60's. That's all I was trying to say. Again, everything is perspective. I guess that one could call bebop and modal jazz music for snobs, much in the same... -
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Well….I did say that there were obvious exceptions. Ellington, Basie, and others made good music, regardless of the era. Blanket statements are hard to defend. Anyway, dance music doesn’t have to mean corny. In fact, much of my favorite music could be considered dance music. It should also be... -
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Kay Kyser! Really?..... The Fedora Lounge is the wrong place to rip on swing music. It’s counter productive. But since this is a sort of no-holds-barred thread, I’ll let her rip. Golden era swing music in general is lame. That’s a broad statement; there are many exceptions to this and... -
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No, duh. The word nerd would be meaningless without at least one cool person….. I’m joking of course. I meant it as a joke and would certainly include myself. I am a board member after all. Cheers ps- I just noticed that the board turned my "LOL" at the end into a smiley. Maybe that has... -
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Nah. I don’t insult easily. In fact I get a perverse kick out of slamming on music that I don’t like myself. Some of the bands on your list for most horrible (Rush, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, to name a few) are on my list of all-time lame as well. I just saw some people trying to convince... -
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Originally Posted by Blackjack Wow! Or I should say Yikes... as a person who's made his living making music for the last 30 years I'd like to say something. Personal opinion excluded most of the entertainers being smashed to bits here had a common bond, they defined a decade like it or not... -
How was music "mixed" back then?
You pretty much had to record everything in a single take until multi track machines came out. Before that, they could pre-mix a record (use a board to mix the instruments) but it had to be done before the actual recording. Once it was on the two track stereo tape, that was pretty much it. Some... -
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Bobby Pauneto passes away
Last week Bobby Pauneto passed away. His death coincided with the re-release of his most famous record on cd “The Modern Sound of Bobby Pauneto”, ironically. For years the original pressing of this record was a coveted item to many hip DJ’s. “El Senor Sid” is a tribute to you know who. It might... -
How do you like your oldies music?
There is no real answer to this. As a kid I hated cracks and pops. I never thought that they were cool. They take away from the recorded music. But I do agree that even with the extra “music” that comes with vinyl, it can be preferable to a poorly mastered cd. But a cd is not a cd. The first... -
Eddie Palmieri’s “Azucar Pa Ti” inducted into National Recording Registry of Congress
“Azucar” broke much new ground when it was recorded in 1965. It was the first made for radio recording that broke the 2:45 min mark (2 years before the Doors’ “Light My Fire”). It is reportedly the first record that features a piano solo where the montuno was continued on with the left hand... -
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There should be a songs about coffee thread. -
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Nick Lowe is coming to the states in the fall. What an elegant songwriter. One of the all time greats. <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8bzt-voMsWw&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param... -
Mambo Of The Fifties
Finally found the old Mambo thread. I’m going to use this thread to post all afro-Latin music in the future. This is Joe Cuba’s group from the 60’s (though they did start in the 50’s. They were a very interesting group in that the horn section was replaced with a vibraphonist. They played... -
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Ray Anderson is one of those really unappreciated artists. It’s not enough that he invented his own style of trombone playing. His singing is incredible. <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n_vtSZfttbo&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param... -
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I think that was his unofficial theme. He's recorded it many times. I'm by no means a completist, and even I have two recordings of it, and both were later recordings (50's). I'm sure he probably cut the original in the 40's. It's a great tune. I even have Benny Golson doing it (now that I... -
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Oscar Brown Jr. - Journey Through Forever What an artist. Nobody like him. Check out "Sin and Soul", his first record. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sFzkQQtQnBA&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen"...
