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One of my fave songs ever about rock and roll, takes us from slave ships to Elvis to heavy metal on the battlefield. Love the Animals and Zeppelin hat-tips, the Sonic Youth interlude (1:50) and the southern-fried banjo & fiddle & mandolin psychedelic punk-rock outro (3:17-to-close). Which I always play at 11.<br />
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It would be tricky being Paul Weller. You'd want to play your new, "relevant" stuff - but, (almost) everyone in the audience would be wanting the old Jam tunes. I expect most could live without the Style Council which, hard as I tried, sounded a bit too much like elevator music.<br />
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Anyway, apropos to nothing - Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears - Mustang Ranch.<br />
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Apologies if it's a repost - it's worth it!<br />
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Edit: Probably not quite safe for work.<br />
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It would be tricky being Paul Weller. You'd want to play your new, "relevant" stuff - but, (almost) everyone in the audience would be wanting the old Jam tunes.[/quote]<br />
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At the door they were handing out small nifty fold-out poster/booklets, on the one hand promoting the new record (and Weller's website), and on the other, listing all the songs for the first set (the new record), followed by "Interval," "Acoustic Set," "Electric Set." I've not seen that done before at indie and/or club concerts, and I thought it a smart way to let the audience know what to expect ([i]gettin' the new record outta the way here guys 'n gals...[/i]) and yet not be a spoiler. -
[sub]Sounds like someone put some thought into the concert. Paul Weller is someone I'd fly somewhere to see, but I'd be gutted if he didn't play some old stuff .[/sub]<br />
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[sub]Noting you like two drumkits hammering - check out Mother Goose - See if I care.[/sub]<br />
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[sub]Not really a favourite - but, have a look at their youtube sidebars - the drum solo (including the WTO) and their cover of Paint it Black. The Stones undoubtedly get credit for producing the original material, but I'm not sure I don't prefer the MG version. Pretty sure Marcel Rodeka outdrums Charlie Watts![/sub] -
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If its not a talent MR then that basically means anyone can do it so I challnge you to write a rap song!<br />
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What, draw from expierience, write whats been goin on?<br />
Sum it up in 5 words, losing money, Europes gone wrong<br />
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Twenty four, Thirty two, Dena the name of the game<br />
should been short this, instead long so ia world of pain<br />
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Little boy, llittle chat, taking up all my time<br />
Don't you know it's 3am, not time for a nursery rhyme<br />
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Nepia, nepia.. brother where you gone? So Hooroo threw a tanty... we can't all get along?<br />
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anyway raz, bra, I just wrote a rap song... I'm about as talented as Paris Hilton's thong....<br />
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Now, shove a beat behind that - I suggest the opening drumbeat to Paradise City.. ... doof... che... doof doof che...<br />
And pass me the grammy<br />
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Raz - please write a rock song. Ta. -
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And pass me the grammy<br />
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[quote name='Tim' timestamp='1338444517' post='288478']<br />
She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah<br />
yeah, yeah, yeah<br />
yeah, yeah, yeah<br />
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That one required phenomenal talent.<br />
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That's a rock song? The lyrics are a bit light, but at least somebody sat down and wrote lead, rhythm guitar section, a bass line and a drum beat to that song... instead of just just chucking on some randomly generated beat and then swearing over the top of it. -
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That one required phenomenal talent.<br />
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Indeed it did. Deceptively so. [i]Any[/i] songwriter would be proud to have written it, compositionally and lyrically. It's easy to giggle at the chorus, but the verses tell an actual story, with a lesson about life. I'm not ordinarily in the habit of defending the Beatles, but that song is genius.<br />
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[quote]You think you lost your love,<br />
Well, I saw her yesterday.<br />
It's you she's thinking of<br />
And she told me what to say.<br />
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She says she loves you<br />
And you know that can't be bad.<br />
Yes, she loves you<br />
And you know you should be glad.<br />
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She said you hurt her so<br />
She almost lost her mind.<br />
But now she said she knows<br />
You're not the hurting kind.<br />
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You know it's up to you,<br />
[b]I think it's only fair,<br />
Pride can hurt you, too,<br />
[color=#ff0000]Apologize to her[/color][/b]<br />
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Because she loves you<br />
And you know that can't be bad.<br />
Yes, she loves you<br />
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with a love like that<br />
You know you should<br />
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Now, let's all chill out and get our minds blown by the Aotearoa Edit...<br />
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[quote name='MajorRage' timestamp='1338443908' post='288475']<br />
What, draw from expierience, write whats been goin on?<br />
Sum it up in 5 words, losing money, Europes gone wrong<br />
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Twenty four, Thirty two, Dena the name of the game<br />
should been short this, instead long so ia world of pain<br />
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Little boy, llittle chat, taking up all my time<br />
Don't you know it's 3am, not time for a nursery rhyme<br />
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Nepia, nepia.. brother where you gone? So Hooroo threw a tanty... we can't all get along?<br />
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anyway raz, bra, I just wrote a rap song... I'm about as talented as Paris Hilton's thong....<br />
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_____________________________________________________________________________<br />
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Now, shove a beat behind that - I suggest the opening drumbeat to Paradise City.. ... doof... che... doof doof che...<br />
And pass me the grammy<br />
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Raz - please write a rock song. Ta.<br />
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Really MR? REALLY?<br />
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[quote name='Razbra' timestamp='1337986984' post='287750']<br />
I agree with the Jack White comment but not the second about Snoop. You have basically belittled an entire genre of music by showing how little you know about. Granted Snoop D O double G is a mere shadow of his former self he did far more than "swearing over a beat" in his earlier days. Its a different talent, than guitar playing, and suggesting he doesn't write his own stuff will get you shot <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />.<br />
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The whole thing about rap, real rap not the shit that gets turned out to get kids dancing in night clubs and what Snoop made hius name on, is that he is drawing off his personal experiences and then puting it into a song. Not unlike country and western music. Yes theres a lot of swearing but in most of these peoples lives swearing is like breathing and to leave it out wouldnt be a true representation of their lives which in most cases is what rap is about. Life.<br />
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If its not a talent MR then that basically means anyone can do it so I challnge you to write a rap song!<br />
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Awesome post Raz. They don't come any whiter than me but as one of my fob mates said when we were cruising in his ride listening to Busta Rhymes at lunchtime ( and naturally perving at female joggers on ori bay ) "I have a black mans heart"<br />
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Like any music there is the awesome ( Snoop, Busta, Pharell, Naughty by Nature, Grandmaster Flash, The Sugarhill gang ) and there is the shit ( as in shit, not "the shit" ) ( 50 cent and numerous other "gangstas" ).<br />
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But yeah suggesting Snoop doesn't have talent is bordering on insane, you have saved yourself a bit with the Jack White thing cos that guy is the second best slide guitarist on earth ( Johnny Winter will never be beat ).<br />
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There are some seriously talentless piston wristed gibbons out there ( Idol stars, most bands from Manchester, most of todays autotuned to hell shit on ZM ) but yeah, to reiterate, Snoop is not one of them although I will concede as Raz did that he has definitely sold out compared to some of his earlier stuff.<br />
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A bit more talentless rap for you MR...... <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/eusa_whistle.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':whistle:' /> no matter how many times I hoon in the Ford Focus with this up loud ( I know, not very Gangsta ) I can only sing along to about 15% of it........<br />
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Raz - please write a rock song. Ta.<br />
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Firstly I don't have to write anything as I wasn't the one dismissing a particular type of music. Secondly really MR there are plenty of rappers that do not swear. Lastly "randomly generated beat" are you serious? How exactly do you think those beats come into being? You do realise that those "randomly generated beats" are composed by actual people don't you? <br />
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I can understand people not liking particular things but your reasons, at least the ones you have suggested here are both lazy and misinformed. <br />
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Reading some more posts I realise that the music world is insane. I mean "Every breath you take" by the Police....the Piano solo is quite literally ONE FUCKEN NOTE ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!<br />
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But it works.<br />
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.....and the Police are also in my all time top ten. <br />
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MR, that was actually quite a dope rhyme, do you have the cred to pull it off ? <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/knuppel2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':knuppel:' /><br />
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( Yeah where is Nepia ? )
