The Music Thread
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So I just finished Tom Jones autobiography.
It doesn't have the drug fueled excess of the recent guns n roses or Rod Stewart books but it is still a fantastic story of ridiculous wealth and debauchery.
He is actually a hard **** welsh coal miners son and the book is laugh out loud funny.
From his description of meeting Prince in the street dressed as a pirate and waving a white hanky, well maybe he made up the bit about a white hanky but he should have been, the whole underpants thing and his Vegas days with Elvis.
He talks about when he was doing duets with people like art of noise and he was asked about recording with some hard core hip hop band in LA, he turns up and he's having a drink in a bar with these do-rag wearing Crips and some girll walks up, ignores the gangsters and says excuse me Tom would you like to see my new clitoris piercing. Tom being Tom says yes and she proceeds to show him.
From that day forward he was known in the hip hop community as the bloke who has girls walk up to him and show him their pussy.
The book is a fantastic ride, highly recommended.
It doesn't have the drug fueled excess of the recent guns n roses or Rod Stewart books but it is still a fantastic story of ridiculous wealth and debauchery.
He is actually a hard **** welsh coal miners son and the book is laugh out loud funny.
From his description of meeting Prince in the street dressed as a pirate and waving a white hanky, well maybe he made up the bit about a white hanky but he should have been, the whole underpants thing and his Vegas days with Elvis.
He talks about when he was doing duets with people like art of noise and he was asked about recording with some hard core hip hop band in LA, he turns up and he's having a drink in a bar with these do-rag wearing Crips and some girll walks up, ignores the gangsters and says excuse me Tom would you like to see my new clitoris piercing. Tom being Tom says yes and she proceeds to show him.
From that day forward he was known in the hip hop community as the bloke who has girls walk up to him and show him their pussy.
The book is a fantastic ride, highly recommended.
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pfft, you blokes are no fun, ill leave you with the worlds most alpha male
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I'm in, sounds great. I love music biographies. I'm about two thirds through the new Peter Guralnick book on Sam Phillips of Sun Studio fame.Shadow Boxer wrote:So I just finished Tom Jones autobiography.
It doesn't have the drug fueled excess of the recent guns n roses or Rod Stewart books but it is still a fantastic story of ridiculous wealth and debauchery.
He is actually a hard **** welsh coal miners son and the book is laugh out loud funny.
From his description of meeting Prince in the street dressed as a pirate and waving a white hanky, well maybe he made up the bit about a white hanky but he should have been, the whole underpants thing and his Vegas days with Elvis.
He talks about when he was doing duets with people like art of noise and he was asked about recording with some hard core hip hop band in LA, he turns up and he's having a drink in a bar with these do-rag wearing Crips and some girll walks up, ignores the gangsters and says excuse me Tom would you like to see my new clitoris piercing. Tom being Tom says yes and she proceeds to show him.
From that day forward he was known in the hip hop community as the bloke who has girls walk up to him and show him their pussy.
The book is a fantastic ride, highly recommended.
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Yeh you would love it mate,
He's a soul/blues man at heart and at various times has been both the daggiest and coolest man on the planet.
Lots of stories about people like Wilson picket, stevie wonder, Ray Charles, early elvis, sammy Davis Jr.
All when they were at the top of their game.
Hated the doors though, "flat mid range singer with that stupid organ twiddling away", he's a hard man.
Some of those massive rock stars that are putting out books now it's like they packed 10 lives into one lifetime and spent the whole time taking the piss via some big massive inside joke.
He's a soul/blues man at heart and at various times has been both the daggiest and coolest man on the planet.
Lots of stories about people like Wilson picket, stevie wonder, Ray Charles, early elvis, sammy Davis Jr.
All when they were at the top of their game.
Hated the doors though, "flat mid range singer with that stupid organ twiddling away", he's a hard man.
Some of those massive rock stars that are putting out books now it's like they packed 10 lives into one lifetime and spent the whole time taking the piss via some big massive inside joke.
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Read the autbiography of the country singer/boozehound George Jones over Christmas - he's a total maniac, who attempts to maintain his very worst behaviour never happened whilst referring to blackouts constantly.Shadow Boxer wrote:Yeh you would love it mate,
He's a soul/blues man at heart and at various times has been both the daggiest and coolest man on the planet.
Lots of stories about people like Wilson picket, stevie wonder, Ray Charles, early elvis, sammy Davis Jr.
All when they were at the top of their game.
Hated the doors though, "flat mid range singer with that stupid organ twiddling away", he's a hard man.
Some of those massive rock stars that are putting out books now it's like they packed 10 lives into one lifetime and spent the whole time taking the piss via some big massive inside joke.
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Thoughts on Axl Rose singing for AC~DC? Probably the last singer I expected.
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Not really ac/dc though is it, more the angus young and friends band.
Mal Young - no
Whatsisname the drummer - no
Bon Scott/brian johnson - no
Mal Young - no
Whatsisname the drummer - no
Bon Scott/brian johnson - no
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To be fair Angus is AC/DC, and has been for a long time.
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I understand Mal had a massive input on the amount of writing, I'm more saying its Angus now the hits have been written. Your average punter doesn't give a hoot about Mal, Angus is the one they talk about down at the pub after the show. Brian is great, no doubt, but Bon was an absolute legend as well.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think Brian was ever really allowed to write much? I seem to remember reading a book on them that after Bons passing Angus and Mal took it upon themselves to write the lyrics as well as the music?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think Brian was ever really allowed to write much? I seem to remember reading a book on them that after Bons passing Angus and Mal took it upon themselves to write the lyrics as well as the music?
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I believe you are misled, angus is the riff master but johnson wrote quite a few signature tracks mal young was very much the man when it came to writing.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor ... an_Johnson
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor ... colm_Young
I had a recording of an interview with angus where he said he would just sit and practice his scales and riffs then mal would write something to go with whatever he came up with.
Still I'll go see them every chance i get, would love them to play hope estate pokolbin, was a big enough venue for Springsteen, eagles and the stones
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor ... an_Johnson
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor ... colm_Young
I had a recording of an interview with angus where he said he would just sit and practice his scales and riffs then mal would write something to go with whatever he came up with.
Still I'll go see them every chance i get, would love them to play hope estate pokolbin, was a big enough venue for Springsteen, eagles and the stones
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There's a two part documentary about Alberts music currently on iview called blood and thunder
It's the whole history of acdc, the easy eats, Angels etc
Fantastic show
It's the whole history of acdc, the easy eats, Angels etc
Fantastic show
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Listened to a fair chunk of it on the 40th (?) Anniversary of albert music, great doco
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Yeh it is, Malcolm ran ac/dc, it was his band.
Vanda and young from the easybeats put it together though, they learnt a harsh lesson when the easybeats went to London and changed their style to suit the fashion of the day and tanked.
The decided that wouldn't happen with acdc and 40 years later they are still kicking around
Vanda and young from the easybeats put it together though, they learnt a harsh lesson when the easybeats went to London and changed their style to suit the fashion of the day and tanked.
The decided that wouldn't happen with acdc and 40 years later they are still kicking around
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SB's right - Malcolm Young is the real reason ACDC sounds like ACDC, Angus goes widdly widdly over the top, those chunky riffs are Malcolm's job. I loved ACDC with Bon, Brian not so much, although they were good fun live and I'm happy for them all to continue and do their thing. Axl though? he's a loon is he not? seems like a strange internet rumour to me.
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Malcolm Young is/was the man behind AC/DCs tunes. Yeah sure Angus was up front choking the life out his guitar wearing the schoolboy outfit but Malcolm's the man.
What a great band.
Axl can pierce off.
What a great band.
Axl can pierce off.
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AC DC sucks.
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Get outGreen_Hammock wrote:AC DC sucks.
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Yep, agreed with the sentiment here by many.
I've been an AC/DC fan since I was five years old and Malcolm Young was the true genius behind the band
I've been an AC/DC fan since I was five years old and Malcolm Young was the true genius behind the band
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Reports that Prince has died.
Never really a fan but there is no doubt he was an extremely talented guy. As I get older I'm really appreciating the impact all 'artists' have on millions of people's lives and the amazing legacy they leave behind.
Never really a fan but there is no doubt he was an extremely talented guy. As I get older I'm really appreciating the impact all 'artists' have on millions of people's lives and the amazing legacy they leave behind.
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They're dropping like flies
Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
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Damn shame, a true musical legend. Singing, writing through to playing 20 plus musical instruments, one of a kind. If I could have the musical talent of anyone past or present, would be hard to go past Prince for overall talent.
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Midnight Oil are back baby.
Australian tour Jan 2017.
Unbelieveable....
Australian tour Jan 2017.
Unbelieveable....
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Oh it's on now pdiddy it's on now-PJ- wrote:Midnight Oil are back baby.
Australian tour Jan 2017.
Unbelieveable....
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This is awesome news bone, a truely great Aussie rock band reuniting.
They haven't announced venues or dates but they love visiting Newy.
I'm there and I can't wait to hear them again...good times.
They haven't announced venues or dates but they love visiting Newy.
I'm there and I can't wait to hear them again...good times.
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This is awesome news bone, a truely great Aussie rock band reuniting.
They haven't announced venues or dates but they love visiting Newy.
I'm there and I can't wait to hear them again...good times.
They haven't announced venues or dates but they love visiting Newy.
I'm there and I can't wait to hear them again...good times.
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I don't care where i have to go, I'm going.-PJ- wrote:This is awesome news bone, a truely great Aussie rock band reuniting.
They haven't announced venues or dates but they love visiting Newy.
I'm there and I can't wait to hear them again...good times.
Went to Melbourne for u2 I'd even consider (shudder) brisbane for the oils
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Well with no Raiders this weekend I'm feeling a Oils marathon.bonehead wrote:I don't care where i have to go, I'm going.-PJ- wrote:This is awesome news bone, a truely great Aussie rock band reuniting.
They haven't announced venues or dates but they love visiting Newy.
I'm there and I can't wait to hear them again...good times.
Went to Melbourne for u2 I'd even consider (shudder) brisbane for the oils
Cranked loud of course...
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I was just watching Music Max, which is of course GE's favourite music channel. This came on, and I'm thinking... That was 1991! Really?
I'm thinking... Why didn't he keep singing?
Then I look up how old Daryl Braithwaite is... And he's 67! 67!
What a world! What happened to the years?
I'm thinking... Why didn't he keep singing?
Then I look up how old Daryl Braithwaite is... And he's 67! 67!
What a world! What happened to the years?
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he's still singing, GE. Part of the APIA (Australian Pensioners Insurance Agency) Good Times Tour. Canberra on the 12th of June.
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Released an acoustic album a few years back, lemon tree or something like that
Edit - 2008 live acoustic the lemon tree.
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Edit - 2008 live acoustic the lemon tree.
Horses film clip shot on Stockton beach newcastle
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Blond just keeps getting better with every listen.
Credit to Frank Ocean for delivering. The hype was enormous.
Credit to Frank Ocean for delivering. The hype was enormous.
'I've got 17 blokes in that dressing room that are hurting'