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Amy Winehouse died in 2011, and I'd still probably have her the No.1 and most influential female artist of the 2000s!
Couple of points that i'd like to straighten out as it appears to be lost amongst the generalising.
1. I never said musicians can't be entertainers as well.
I said there are plenty of entertainers and artists, that i wouldn't call musicians. Regards to Elvis, he was a great entertainer, but wasn't doing anything revolutionary with his guitar. As Chubbs' from Happy Gilmore would say....."It's all in the hips".
2. I wasn't specifically talking about top 40 (honestly, couldn't tell you whats on it as i don't listen to it), but the majority of this discussion was based around that....but it is a little broader than that.
3. I did say there were exceptions. I'm not talking about classical, jazz or anything too far outside of 'pop music' in terms of talents. Those guys (and girls.....and 'others') are true musicians. As mentioned originally, those guys don't need power to play and modify (read fix/imrpove upon) what they do. They qualify.
4. re Nirvana vs Spice Girls.....
It was about musical talent. Not about what you were listening too or avoiding.
The spice girls were pushed upon people (outside of their music) with ads, movies etc. All of this outside of music.....which is my point.
Virtually impossible to tell the difference between the studio version and the live version. Though the live version strings were also amazing.
I was talking more about some of the big orchestra covers of the song, sometimes by symphony orchestras.
One of the features of 'Unchained Melody' is the use of strings.
Lots of 60s songs had this 'musical interlude' featuring violins, cellos etc
Burt Bacharach who was one of the premier songwriters of the period used strings extensively in his compositions.
They have that kind of emotional, sometimes uplifting, aspect.
I'm not familiar enough with modern music to say they're not used very much, but I'm guessing thats the case.
Lots of folks have covered Unchained Melody over the years, but Hatfield's is far and away the best version.
It's a great song
The funny thing is that even the instrumental versions of it are great tunes.
Yes, some narcissists attempt to lessen their sanctions by claiming that they were victims.
Most victims wouldn’t dream of inflicting what they suffered onto others.
Rolf Harris, Zig from Zig and Zag, the father from the TV show Hey Dad and now Alan Jones...what is with all these creeps exploiting kids at young ages via their trusted nice guy show business personas?
What drives this sicko behaviour to do this stuff?
I have only one explanation, and thats the cycle perpetuating itself.
I.e. These people were abused as youngsters by people who were themselves, etc etc etc.
Its like a cycle of domestic violence, where people perpetuate the cycle based on learned behaviours.
Thats not to absolve, I think its hideous, but there has to be something in it that makes it recur, otherwise it would have dissapeared millenia ago.
Rolf Harris, Zig from Zig and Zag, the father from the TV show Hey Dad and now Alan Jones...what is with all these creeps exploiting kids at young ages via their trusted nice guy show business personas?
What drives this sicko behaviour to do this stuff?
The other surprising things is how he got away with it for so long!
It has been an open secret for yonks, but the bastard wielded a hell of a lot of influence through his media role and lily-livered politicians who were happy to do his bidding.
He has been charged now and I expect his cronies will rally around him as they did with Cardinal Rockspider.
...and in other astonishing news, it's been discovered that the Pacific Ocean is full of seawater.Aah, the muses of an old sea dog, Rum and Biscuits anyone?
Two things today:Id rather our wannabe Nazi do some work to pay back the community by doing some months of community work helping cleanup the area, removing graffiti, paint the local synagogue etc etc, sitting in some jail costing the rest of us money and just building up resentment wont change his/her attitude imho and at the end of their jail term we have another antisocial unemployable individual who will be more vulnerable to be recruited by these Neo Nazi type organizations.
1) Mt Arapiles climbing ban - the possibility has been in the news for a while, however, one of the affected groups (the rock climbers) is saying that they weren't listened to. Now it's going to be in place, what is it that is really aiming to be achieved?
2) Nazi Salute. First Victorian sentenced, receives 1 month accommodation curtesy of the King. The available sentencing options are (max) 12 mnths gaol, or $24k fine. Fine would be paid by mates in no time, is gaol going to rehab the offender or harden their stance against authority (especially when they have no remorse). Don't know the solution, but this doesn't feel right - is there a better way to address the issue? (The offender does get a criminal record, which makes it harder to get employment, but possibly more likely to be employed by same/similar minded people).
Thoughts?