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Posted: May 17 2011 at 10:39
So I've been converted to EltonJohnism, well, not truly. For all those years of detesting the man for his 1980's and beyond shehooligarkery, I took the time to happen a listen to his first ten albums or so and, surprisingly enough, I adore (the grand majority of) it. Ain't it just a hoot?
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Posted: May 17 2011 at 10:42
Alitare wrote:
I had to google why someone would take greek lessons by their on volition. It came up blank. I say I say, it came up blank!
Could it be because many of the most important works ever were written in Greek and also because a few of the girls who also took those lessons were pretty cute?
Joined: March 08 2008
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Posted: May 17 2011 at 10:47
Vompatti wrote:
Alitare wrote:
I had to google why someone would take greek lessons by their on volition. It came up blank. I say I say, it came up blank!
Could it be because many of the most important works ever were written in Greek and also because a few of the girls who also took those lessons were pretty cute?
Oh, I forgot to add hormonal cravings into the equation. That rampantly alters everything. Let's see, divide the correlating tit-to-work ratio, take into account differing X-variable factors for sexual activity in the given scenario, multiply by quality of conviction to pretending to enjoy their garbage music, film, and literature tastes, subtract the "sausage" paradigm's inherent quantitative and arrangement statistics, carry the three...
Yeah, I see it, now. Googly don't always take into consideration of being a horny b*****d.
Joined: March 08 2008
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Posted: May 17 2011 at 10:51
The Truth wrote:
Alitare wrote:
The Truth wrote:
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is good.
Ever heard Empty Sky, Tumbleweed Connection, or Honky Chateau?
Just GYBR, I'll have to try the others though.
Well, my favorite is Honky Château, which is his most, err, worky work. It's got a song called 'I think I'm gonna kill myself' where there's a rousing, upbeat hand-clapping boogie in the middle, and of course it's the one with Rocket Man. Tumbleweed Connection is like a British Willy and the Poor Boys, only less sincere and more melodically varied. Empty Sky is his most hard-rocking, and most 'progressive' (with celtic flute arrangements, a 9 minute hard rock epic, and some psychedelic material thrown in for good measure)
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Posted: May 17 2011 at 10:53
Alitare wrote:
The Truth wrote:
Alitare wrote:
The Truth wrote:
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is good.
Ever heard Empty Sky, Tumbleweed Connection, or Honky Chateau?
Just GYBR, I'll have to try the others though.
Well, my favorite is Honky Château, which is his most, err, worky work. It's got a song called 'I think I'm gonna kill myself' where there's a rousing, upbeat hand-clapping boogie in the middle, and of course it's the one with Rocket Man. Tumbleweed Connection is like a British Willy and the Poor Boys, only less sincere and more melodically varied. Empty Sky is his most hard-rocking, and most 'progressive' (with celtic flute arrangements, a 9 minute hard rock epic, and some psychedelic material thrown in for good measure)
Joined: March 08 2008
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Posted: May 17 2011 at 11:09
The Truth wrote:
Alitare wrote:
The Truth wrote:
Alitare wrote:
The Truth wrote:
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is good.
Ever heard Empty Sky, Tumbleweed Connection, or Honky Chateau?
Just GYBR, I'll have to try the others though.
Well, my favorite is Honky Château, which is his most, err, worky work. It's got a song called 'I think I'm gonna kill myself' where there's a rousing, upbeat hand-clapping boogie in the middle, and of course it's the one with Rocket Man. Tumbleweed Connection is like a British Willy and the Poor Boys, only less sincere and more melodically varied. Empty Sky is his most hard-rocking, and most 'progressive' (with celtic flute arrangements, a 9 minute hard rock epic, and some psychedelic material thrown in for good measure)
I will definitely check these out.
I've been going on a new (to me) music binge of 1970's 'masterpieces' lately, from glam rock to proto-punk to lush pop and hard rock and all that huzzah. I've come to some conclusions. I despise Mott the Hoople and the New York Dolls, but love Elton John and David Bowie's earlier careers, 69-75 for John, 71-77 for Bowie), and consistently enjoy most all of Marc Bolan/T.Rex's material. I also found I have a thing for Neil Young's 69-79 music and Electric Light Orchestra's 73-77 material.
In the past few weeks I've come across a few records I'd consider to be minor masterpieces (if I were to rate these according to the progarchives rule, they'd all eek by with the lowest 5/5 possible, but still a 5/5).
Tanx - T.Rex (Unicorn, Beard of Stars, and Electric Warrior all come close)
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie (but I already knew that)
After the Gold Rush - Neil Young (Rust Never Sleeps and On the Beach both come close)
Eldorado - ELO
New World Record - ELO
Tumbleweed Connection - Elton John
Honky Chateau - Elton John (Madman Across the Water comes close, too)
Aside from that, I still have to delve into the careers of Bob Marley, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Fleetwood Mac, Roy Wood, Paul McCartney, Gong, Can, Amon Duul II, Cockney Rebel, and who knows what else before I'm temporarily done with the 1970's. And those are just the bands I'm soewhat looking forward to. I still gots Kansas, Styx, and all those arena prog bands like Uriah Heep, I got the beginnings of punk rock and all sorts. I don't know why I embarked upon this quest.
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