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Post by platterpete on Jan 22, 2010 22:50:45 GMT
CCR?
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Post by Ginnie on Jan 22, 2010 23:00:25 GMT
Nope.
Hint: They, along with everyone else in the early seventies did a cover version of "Feelin' Alright"
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Post by platterpete on Jan 22, 2010 23:05:45 GMT
I really, really don't know this one. Let's see if anyone else can get it.
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Post by Ginnie on Jan 22, 2010 23:47:51 GMT
I don't think anyone else wants to play.
More Hints:
Also did a cover version of "Gimme Shelter" and "Some Kind of Wonderful"
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Post by platterpete on Jan 23, 2010 11:41:15 GMT
Grand Funk Railroad..It can't be We're An American Band or Phoenix as they are pretty good so is it Survival?
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Post by Ginnie on Jan 23, 2010 16:24:55 GMT
I actually like Survival the best of their albums... It is GFR - E Pluribus Funk
Lets have one from you, Pete!
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Post by platterpete on Jan 23, 2010 17:51:04 GMT
And when it comes to ____, that album is _____. Even _____, which is usually decried as their weakest moment, has it's fans, and those who don't like it, just dismiss it entirely. But ______ actually has critics mystified, bows drawn, arrows slung. I've seen the album described as a "stumble." A "collection of half-finished songs and desperately inarticulate lyrics." But here's the thing, without a doubt, _______ is my single favorite ______ album, and an essential, even critical, stepping stone in the creation of what became the biggest band on the planet.
Certainly following up _____ was no easy task. With _____, _____ burst on the scene like a supernova. ______ fierce guitar work, previously unheard in rock, sounded so new, so fresh. Big bass and steady rhythms propelled this band headlong down the postpunk path, creating songs of incredible warmth, power, and beauty. No matter what the band released next, it was going to be held under the microscope of a sophomore slump. But not only is ________ a stunning album in it's own right, but if it wasn't for the strides the band made with _______ there would have been no ________, which is easily the best album the band have done (in my opinion it isn't __________).
Which band Which album
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Post by Ginnie on Jan 23, 2010 18:06:43 GMT
U2? I don't know which album though... (not too many bands became the "biggest on the planet")
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Post by platterpete on Jan 23, 2010 18:43:09 GMT
correct band, you can work out a couple of albums that it is not from the clues
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Post by midnightnambler on Jan 24, 2010 14:04:42 GMT
the joshua tree?
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Post by midnightnambler on Jan 24, 2010 15:36:39 GMT
Kilmarnock band with the McLuskey brothers on guitars and kilmaurs friend Geordie Wilson on vocals and moothie. Was forever telling me to stop listening to Led Zeppelin, and listen to Willie Dixon instead. He was right!
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Post by stuart on Jan 28, 2010 16:58:35 GMT
This blues band released 4 albums in the late 60's and early 70's, and featured ____________ on bass guitar (who went on to become much better known as the bassist and vocalist for blues/rock guitarist _____________ ). This should be an easy one for this forum
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Post by Ginnie on Jan 28, 2010 22:21:58 GMT
Not easy for me... I was thinking Jack Bruce, but he's better known for being in Cream than later years... Greg Lake - no, cause King Crimson weren't a blues band and Emerson didn't play guitar... Geddy Lee? No, doesn't fit... Lemmy? No... McCartney? No... Sting? NOT! Chris Glen? No!
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Post by stuart on Jan 28, 2010 22:56:12 GMT
Not easy for me... I was thinking Jack Bruce, but he's better known for being in Cream than later years... Greg Lake - no, cause King Crimson weren't a blues band and Emerson didn't play guitar... Geddy Lee? No, doesn't fit... Lemmy? No... McCartney? No... Sting? NOT! Chris Glen? No! Well, I'll leave it open for a while so everyone gets a shot at it. Anyone else?
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Post by platterpete on Jan 28, 2010 23:07:56 GMT
This blues band released 4 albums in the late 60's and early 70's, and featured ____________ on bass guitar (who went on to become much better known as the bassist and vocalist for blues/rock guitarist _____________ ). This should be an easy one for this forum Band - Stone the Crows Bass - James Dewar Blues Rock guitarist - Robin Trower
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Post by stuart on Jan 28, 2010 23:13:52 GMT
This blues band released 4 albums in the late 60's and early 70's, and featured ____________ on bass guitar (who went on to become much better known as the bassist and vocalist for blues/rock guitarist _____________ ). This should be an easy one for this forum Band - Stone the Crows Bass - James Dewar Blues Rock guitarist - Robin Trower Stone the Crows with Leslie Harvey. We have a winner! I knew this group would figure it out quickly!!
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Post by Ginnie on Jan 28, 2010 23:18:00 GMT
Band - Stone the Crows Bass - James Dewar Blues Rock guitarist - Robin Trower Stone the Crows with Leslie Harvey. We have a winner! I knew this group would figure it out quickly!! Pete knows his trivia, Stuart! Pretty hard to stump him...
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Post by platterpete on Jan 28, 2010 23:19:30 GMT
Kilmarnock band with the McLuskey brothers on guitars and kilmaurs friend Geordie Wilson on vocals and moothie. Was forever telling me to stop listening to Led Zeppelin, and listen to Willie Dixon instead. He was right! I know of the McCluskey brothers being in The Blubells, is this what you're after?
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Post by platterpete on Feb 1, 2010 14:26:35 GMT
The boys return from the keyboard drenched _____ to the more straight up guitar driven sounds of _________. Though there are still a ton of keyboards being used, they’re used more diplomatically and in conjunction with ________ guitars rather than simply drowning them out. “_________” and “_______” are great examples of the keyboards and guitars giving each other enough space to breathe, yet creating such incredible tensions that one begins to recognize how befitting the album title really is. “_______” features some of the most vivid imagery courtesy of _______ masterful ability to work with the English language. The tale of life in a prison camp (past, present, or future doesn’t matter . . . hell is hell) is described with such conviction that this listener can perfectly visualize the barbed wire cutting through the skin of the prisoners clutched hands. I can practically smell the fear of death and torture, and feel the sense of desperation mixed with the dwindling rays of hope. _____ does a wondrous job of vocalizing _____ lyrics with the emotion that they deserve.
Just a short extract from a review Band and album please
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Post by stuart on Feb 1, 2010 16:50:35 GMT
Geddy, Neil and Alex...Grace Under Pressure...specifically, Red Sector A
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Post by platterpete on Feb 1, 2010 17:35:09 GMT
Geddy, Neil and Alex...Grace Under Pressure...specifically, Red Sector A that's quite correct
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Post by stuart on Feb 1, 2010 19:39:12 GMT
Geddy, Neil and Alex...Grace Under Pressure...specifically, Red Sector A that's quite correct In fairness I probably would have not known that, but I just read a similar review when I was thinking about downloading that album from iTunes. I have their self-titled CD, 2112, Fly By Night, Moving Pictures and Hemispheres...but haven't picked that one up yet.
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Post by Ginnie on Feb 1, 2010 22:02:26 GMT
I wouldn't have had a clue.
Rush albums I used to have - their first five I think. Now I only have their greatest hits on CD .
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Post by platterpete on Feb 1, 2010 22:17:23 GMT
Hi Stuart I love all eras of Rush, especially their more synth based albums like Signals, Grace Under Pressure and Power Windows. If you like Moving Pictures then you should like these. Permanent Waves is well worth a listen too. Hold Your Fire, Presto and Roll the Bones are great and Counterparts, Test For Echo and Vapor Trails are much more heavier in sound. Snakes and Arrows is pure class and a real return to form.
Ginnie what year did you stop listening to them?
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Post by stuart on Feb 1, 2010 22:44:05 GMT
Hi Stuart I love all eras of Rush, especially their more synth based albums like Signals, Grace Under Pressure and Power Windows. If you like Moving Pictures then you should like these. Permanent Waves is well worth a listen too. Hold Your Fire, Presto and Roll the Bones are great and Counterparts, Test For Echo and Vapor Trails are much more heavier in sound. Snakes and Arrows is pure class and a real return to form. Ginnie what year did you stop listening to them? I'll have to check them out, thanks for the recomendations! I think my favorite synth/keyboard centered recording of all time is Spartacus by Triumvirat. Incredible concept album that chronicles the slave revolt against Rome headed by the Gladiator Spartacus. It's got a bit of an ELP-esque vibe in places, but it's a little more mainstream and accessible. I HIGHLY recommend it!!!
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