Burl Ives would have been 101 today.
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Nice and wholesome in complete contrast to that other fellow with whom he shares a birthday – the lamentable Boy George.
I was kind of hoping for some progressive Rock though.
Well perhaps if there isn’t a post for Alan White I can sneak one in a Roundabout fashion
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I share your opinion of Boy George but am not so sure about the rock.
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Progressive Rock.
Would that be a rolling stone?
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pdm – thanks for starting my day with a grin.
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Me too Ele. Yes are a great band and amongst the pioneers of Progressive Rock – along with Vangelis amongst others.
Roundabout, the song I linked, is a great song, with a very interesting structure but it lacks warmth of humanity and is seems almost machine written.
Sometimes a cracked note or a fumbled riff can bring a song to life – sometimes not often.
Nik and I discuss these matters often, what makes music great – how can you tap into the magic that lifts a song from ho hum to greatness.
Anyway here is an example of where he is drawing inspiration from right now and while I’m sure this wont rock your boat,its a long way from Burl Ives, it is inspired musically imho.
We spent an evening together dissecting this and attempting to reproduce it – with some measure of success
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Andrei – I enjoyed your comment but will take your word for it that this is musicially inspired.
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