What are you listening to, right now................
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<p>The worst thing about that song is the incredibly clumsy line "There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do" - jamming in words to fit the tune. It's as bad as Chris Martin extending syllables in weird places as if the music and lyrics met in the changing rooms before the match.</p> -
<p>You're not alone in bagging Africa's lyrics, Crucial. Lukather said this:</p>
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<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(250,250,250);">It's so funny, because it's the least representative (song) of what we really are. Yeah, it's in our wheelhouse, sure, but that was the oddball song on 'Toto IV.' It almost didn't make the record. I said to (David) Paich, 'This is a great track, but what the fuck do these lyrics mean, man?' He said, 'You wait and see.' It just hit a nerve. I was the guy saying, 'I'll run naked down Hollywood Boulevard if this thing's a hit.' Nobody would want to see that now.</span></blockquote> -
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Awkward , have you come up with a convincing explanation yet?<br><br>
There was a guy who used to fish locally and when he anchored up and put his burley down he put the chicken dance on a loop on the stereo on his boat . Never had to worry about anyone parking to close and ruining his fishing .</p></blockquote>
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Kind of counterproductive. Would rather have a boat 10 meres away than subject myself to that.</p></blockquote>
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Yeah - Style Council was unusual - some reasonably hard core political lyrics set to "dinner party" music.
In The Jam doco they mentioned David Cameron was a big fan growing up - Weller said dryly, "I'm not sure he listened to the lyrics". I think they were referencing Eton Rifles at the time.
My brother told me Weller has some solo stuff out these days that is worth looking into, but I haven't as yet.
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Was an interesting watch for someone who wasn't a big fan. Weller leaving seemed like a big shock to the others, a bit like Sting leaving the Police. I wonder if they get on now? Seemed to me he was happy to leave the Jam in the past, the others are still there
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Some of it was I agree.
One of my pet hates is when they refer to them as "Sting and the Police"
Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland were fucken talented mo fo's who deserve much more than that.
EDIT. New system too confusing and I have fucked this up, this reply was meant for the music thread.....
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@MN5 I don't know if 'he sold out' (I don't buy the selling out line, musicians can do what they want in my book) but I just don't like his music after The Police. Made worse by being stuck in someone else's car for a trip to Auckland and all they had was Sting's Greatest Hits (solo only). I was hoping to be Marvin in Pulp Fiction on that trip.
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@Tim said in What are you listening to, right now................:
BTW, according to the management Toto members have collectively played on over 5000 (!) albums with total sales of more than half a billion.
Not only the artists you mentioned, but Jeff Porcaro played drums on Pink Floyd's "Mother" as Nick Mason couldn't master the time signature changes, the soundtrack for the movie "Dune" is by Toto to name a few other lesser known credits.
Toto are more than just the hits and have an extensive catalogue. Their last album XIV released last year is bloody good. Anyone who is a fan and didn't see them in Auckland in 2008 missed an awesome gig.
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@Bovidae said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@Tim said in What are you listening to, right now................:
BTW, according to the management Toto members have collectively played on over 5000 (!) albums with total sales of more than half a billion.
Not only the artists you mentioned, but Jeff Porcaro played drums on Pink Floyd's "Mother" as Nick Mason couldn't master the time signature changes, the soundtrack for the movie "Dune" is by Toto to name a few other lesser known credits.
Toto are more than just the hits and have an extensive catalogue. Their last album XIV released last year is bloody good. Anyone who is a fan and didn't see them in Auckland in 2008 missed an awesome gig.
Fuck how embarrassing for Mason ! He's not someone I think of in the Bonham/Paice/Moon/Baker echelon but still......
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@Bovidae said in What are you listening to, right now................:
@Tim said in What are you listening to, right now................:
BTW, according to the management Toto members have collectively played on over 5000 (!) albums with total sales of more than half a billion.
Not only the artists you mentioned, but Jeff Porcaro played drums on Pink Floyd's "Mother" as Nick Mason couldn't master the time signature changes, the soundtrack for the movie "Dune" is by Toto to name a few other lesser known credits.
Toto are more than just the hits and have an extensive catalogue. Their last album XIV released last year is bloody good. Anyone who is a fan and didn't see them in Auckland in 2008 missed an awesome gig.
You might like the site AORDISCO. They've posted some mixes solely from tracks that Porcaro played drums on:
The Jeff Porcaro Collection Volume One by Martijn Soetens
The first in a new series celebrating the work of AOR diety Jeff Porcaro by M artijn Soetens , music director of NPO Radio 6 Soul & Ja...
