tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post7680818968018685480..comments2024-02-25T09:45:48.931-05:00Comments on Lally's Alley: SOMETIMES IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET IT LISTLallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-9625266100227535412008-11-26T14:30:00.000-05:002008-11-26T14:30:00.000-05:00I love this subject! You may recall, I did a simi...I love this subject! You may recall, I did a similar take on my blog about two years ago:<BR/><BR/>http://coolbirth.blogspot.com/2006/11/curdling-your-cream.html<BR/><BR/>My motif was shame at being a know-it-all youngster dismissing greats whom I later learned to love, respect, and totally dig. My subjects in that post (limited to musicians) were:<BR/><BR/>Louis Armstrong<BR/>Lionel Hampton<BR/>David Bowie<BR/>Steely Dan<BR/>James Taylor<BR/><BR/>In today's world, I'm adding with humble respect:<BR/><BR/>Emmylou Harris<BR/>Dinah Washington<BR/>Dion (of "The Belmonts" fame)<BR/>Dixie Chicks<BR/>Elton John<BR/>Frank Sinatra<BR/>The Doors<BR/><BR/>~WillyAlamedaTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623796440779934437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-3125203904430696842008-11-26T11:16:00.000-05:002008-11-26T11:16:00.000-05:00Nah, you're not just being contrary. Mariah C has...Nah, you're not just being contrary. Mariah C has chops - or "mad skilz," as the 'young people' say. Maybe not Oscar Peterson skilz, but skilz nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>But if we get started on piano players I could go all day ...RJ Eskowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951452784489009865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-24088296599991139012008-11-25T22:23:00.000-05:002008-11-25T22:23:00.000-05:00Yeah, I have to admit, I haven't listened to any M...Yeah, I have to admit, I haven't listened to any Mariah Carey lps or cds, just hear her on the radio or TV and am usually surprised when I like what I'm hearing and then learn it's her. I hear emotion, and power, and amazing control and technique. But initially I dismissed her, and still do on some levels. Not musically though. You know, Oscar Peterson often didn't come across that emotionally, for instance he couldn't hold a candle to the emotionality of Nina Simon's less technically brilliant piano playing. But he knew his ax better than any of the rest of us piano players, and that was enough for my taste whenever I heard him in person or recorded. I'm not saying Carey's singing is on that same level of control and mastery, but it's pretty damn good. Or maybe I just like being contrary sometimes.Lallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-29502834208978727542008-11-25T20:07:00.000-05:002008-11-25T20:07:00.000-05:00just masturbate while you are listening... then yo...just masturbate while you are listening... then you <BR/>will understand!<BR/><BR/>no one is responsible for anyone else's understanding OR intelligence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-196574145288834362008-11-25T19:54:00.000-05:002008-11-25T19:54:00.000-05:00I dug the Who from the get-go. I heard that first...I dug the Who from the get-go. I heard that first album and went crazy. I saw them at a Murray the K package show at the Fox Theater -- their first US appearance. They broke their equipment and all us kids went crazy (which for us meant tearing up our programs - yes, there were programs.)<BR/><BR/>I'm still waiting to 'get' Mariah Carey, though. That kind of singing seems more like calisthenics to me. I dig the <I>emotion</I> in a song. I'm not looking to be dazzled by the gymnastic accomplishments of the performer.<BR/><BR/>It's always 'me, me, me' with this type of singer. That's why Dolly Parton's original version of "I Will Always Love You" makes me cry, while Whitney Houston's makes me bored -- as talented as she is.<BR/><BR/>Know what I mean?RJ Eskowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951452784489009865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-89578219585667319802008-11-25T12:43:00.000-05:002008-11-25T12:43:00.000-05:00it was/is The Beachcomberhttp://www.allmovie.com/c...it was/is The Beachcomber<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:4423<BR/><BR/>and through the "magic" of the net...<BR/><BR/>http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:98862~T2Ed Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285310130024785775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-57622464944301316292008-11-25T12:30:00.000-05:002008-11-25T12:30:00.000-05:00I've always felt that Charles Laughton was/is the ...I've always felt that Charles Laughton was/is the "best" actor of the 20 th century..<BR/><BR/>what was that early film about he being the town drunk (and brother of the mayor) on some tropical Island <BR/><BR/>and his version of The Hunchback of N-D ..<BR/><BR/>and, I think that he made a 'bunch' of Hitchcock 'phlichs'Ed Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285310130024785775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-544379000363127752008-11-25T11:30:00.000-05:002008-11-25T11:30:00.000-05:00It would be novel if you could bring some of that ...It would be novel if you could bring some of that same introspection and openness to your political thoughts.JImhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13795849285955713444noreply@blogger.com