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Badeye's last post was in mid-September ... has anyone heard anything from him? I sent him an email via the Forum Mailer a couple weeks ago, but no reply. He's been doing the Friday Blues Fix for just over 9 years now, and we all miss it when he's not here.
This is absolutely brilliant, Peatle ... reminds me of my younger brother, who would stump everyone with his constant off-the-beaten path questions when he was a kid. Good poem, and good memories ... thanks, mate!
i agree with Phill ... this would make an excellent "Metalizer Ballad".
Great work, Beamer ... you do have a real knack for tying seemingly unrelated images together, to form a seamless message.
Sweet 16!
Chordie's a great resource, and the people here have made it a terrific meeting place for music lovers to share ideas and encourage one another.
An honest over-sight, Roger ... kudos to you for the quick reparations. I expect we've all done something equally embarrassing before (maybe more than once!) and am glad your friend saw the humor in it all.
I must also say how impressed I am with your music, CG, and have really enjoyed listening to you. Your hard work, disciplined hours of practice, and love of music all shine through brightly ... well done, sir!
Peter Gabriel "The Tower That Ate People" Rotterdam, 2004
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1isuj6X9Pc
Gabriel's "Still Growing Up" DVD was released in 2005, with intimate musings and interviews plus concert footage from his tour the year before. He has become an icon in modern music, with a career now spanning 50 years. Having always had a penchant for the unusual, he continues to this day writing lyrics which employ a hybrid reality - fantasy soundscape, with heavy use of metaphor throughout. What's remarkable is that he still has almost 100% of the vocal range he had as a young man, and is a consummate showman in the way he presents himself and his work.
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Again, Jandle, thank-you for your terrific rendition of TIG's song ... no apologies required IMHO, because I enjoyed this completely. What an amazing voice you have! And the use of some effects really brought some extra feel into it ... excellent work!
Really, really been missing the Friday Blues Fix ... hope y'all 'r' okay, Badeye? Here's sumthin' to ward off withdrawal:
A belated Happy Birthday, Doug ... loved your comment about "just last week" (LOL).
George Michael "Careless Whisper" (arr. by Alexandr Misko)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzgTMh21zhI
A terrific classic played beautifully by AM, with his signature mid-tune re-tuning which embellishes the music without being distracting.
Hahaha ... I love this, Phill. It has some echoes of my own personal aspirations, some syrupy satire, and a wonderful resolution at the end. What a great picture this paints of how we can become captive to our own daydreams ... excellent work!
I love the eagerness and anticipation in this one, Jets ... almost like a kid before summer holidays! Lots of joy here.
Johannes Brahms took a while to gain notoriety, but his first two symphonies (Op. 68 and Op. 73) are amazing ... so moody and majestic.
No puns intended? Not bloody likely! 
Aside of BGD's hilarious reply, we are all feeling your pain these days, Beamer. We also wish you sunnier days ahead, and happier songs to go with them.
References to gerbils are way underutilized in modern music. I applaud you sir.
Thanks, Bill ... I just realized that I posted this entry in "Flying Fingers" and not "Prog Wednesdays" where it's supposed to be ... oooops!
In the cover notes of their second album (Acquiring the Taste) the band's brave aim was to "... expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music, at the risk of becoming very unpopular." On one of their albums (Free Hand) the liner notes name 47 different instruments played by the quintet, and most of them with remarkable skill. They spanned a 10-year career (1970 - 1980) and although they had a cult following, their oddities alienated them from most of main-stream music consumption.
During that decade, I asked friends if they'd heard of Gentle Giant, and I only recall one person saying they had! They did tour the US several times, but typically as lead in acts for bands like Sha Na Na, Jethro Tull, Yes, and even being oddly paired with Black Sabbath (whose fans booed GG off the stage!). I love their complexity, skill, and "odd-ness", which is (I guess) a part of being Chordie's Manic Musicologist.
Gentle Giant "For Nobody / Mountain Time" London, 1978
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJV6g29SiKg
More talented madness from the GG guys, as seen on a BBC "Sight & Sound" TV special in the late-70's. Drummer John Weathers and bassist Ray Schulman have the ability to keep everything on track, no matter what the rest are doing. They seamlessly cope with odd time signatures, stops-and-starts, etc., and give the rest of the group the foundation to showcase their considerable talents. Derek's voice is a bit strained at the end of this concert, but the performance is energetic, precise, complex, and just plain fun.
Thanks, Bill ... glad you enjoyed them.
Trying to play and sing "Ramble On" is bit challenging for me, although I really enjoy the song. First off, the guitar part itself is fairly easy. But I'm a bass voice and Robert Plant isn't, and I also try to keep the feet doing the pitter-patter as on the studio album ... really adds to the "rambling" feel of the song, like a bunch of hobbits running from something (the song's theme). I can't walk and chew gum at the same time, so it's difficult. 
I tried playing it at an open mike coffee house decades ago, and it honestly wasn't very good. The only compliment I got was, "Thanks for trying."
Great fun and great music, Neo ... such a privilege to share such things with ones children ... thank-you!
Led Zeppelin "Ramble On" (arranged & performed by Kelly Valleau)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU8cm1nbB1s
One of my favorite acoustic Zep pieces to play, with a different take on it in a more mellow setting ... enjoy.
Well said, Peatle ... hear, hear!!!
I'll add two more global plagues to the WTO and UN, and those would be the Commodities Exchange and the Stock Exchange. Both are mechanisms which use artificial means of establishing value to products and publicly-traded companies, and thereby control demand / costs by unnatural means. With so many entities in between the farm and the kitchen table, it's no wonder food prices and food distribution are so unbalanced.
My wife and I count it a blessing (every day!) that we can buy almost all of our food from farms which raise / grow it locally, or fisheries which are nearby. And we're also grateful to live in a country with a population density of only 4 people / sq. kilometer. Lots of elbow room!
Aside of all this, that's a terrific song you've written, and I love the way you've performed it.
Way to go, Russell ... so glad you got your baby back in action, and you gotta feel great about making the repair yourself.
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