Comments on: Oldies but goodies at the Grammys

By: ck

ck — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:56:42 +0000

rickl,
I’m envious, Chimes of Freedom is right up there with My Back Pages and Desolation Row.

By: rickl

rickl — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:50:21 +0000

Thag Jones Says:
February 14th, 2011 at 5:43 pm

This is all I have to say about Lady Gag Gag….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbi5Zegp55o

Heh, good one. I didn’t click on your link at the time, but just now saw it at American Digest.

By: ck

ck — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:13:15 +0000

Gary,
I’ve got no idea, just stumbled across it on youtube.

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:51:59 +0000

Air on the G string is a good example of some modernity, some historical notes. A few modern shows on tv I watch feature it in the sound track. Air

By: Valjean

Valjean — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:35:33 +0000

Susanamantha,

Glad you saw the point, thanks. I’m aware every generation thinks “young people’s music” is an abomination, but this bunch seems to have pulled the neat trick of being simultaneously old (heck, ancient) and new. Quite a trick.

As for the Grammys, I actually pity the likes of Lady Gaga; competing with 50-year loyalties can’t be easy.

By: CZ

CZ — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:41:15 +0000

Mick and his twin brother, separated at birth.

http://tinyurl.com/49msy9f

By: Dennis

Dennis — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:35:32 +0000

These things can be summed up as, “I’m great. who are you?”
I have never understood the fascination with Jagger or the Stones for that matter. Jagger couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket and the group is an anathema to music.
Lady GAGA is nothing but a poor imitation of Madonna without the intellectual savvy and that is being conservative. It is no wonder that a number of shows purporting to be looking for the next great dancer, performer, et al have so many people try out and get hostile when they get passed over. They have seen and heard so many no talents make it big that they have every right to feel cheated.
When one listens to a judge on one of these shows say something to the effect that a woman or whatever has not won in a while then one has to wonder if talent, skill, the ability to relate to the audience, et al matter.

By: Gary Rosen

Gary Rosen — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:32:52 +0000

ck, that clip of Keith et al doing “Dead Flowers” is just awesome. When was it recorded?

By: Gary Rosen

Gary Rosen — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:17:56 +0000

“Charlie Watts looking bored out of his skull wishing he was playing with some real musicians.”

There aren’t too many musicians more real than Keith Richards.

It’s amusing to read all these posts knee-jerking about Jagger doing “Satisfaction” 40 years later when in fact he was performing as a tribute the late Solomon Burke’s “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love”. One reason the Stones have lasted this long is that they haven’t forgotten their origin as a blues/R&B band (well usually haven’t forgotten).

By: Roy Lofquist

Roy Lofquist — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:05:32 +0000

Neo’s clip of Dylan is “My Back Pages” from “Another Side of Bob Dylan” (1964). In hindsight you can see his Christian period in his early works.

I frequently go to

http://www.azlyrics.com/d/dylan.html

and just select songs at random and read the lyrics. I have read poetry for pleasure for about 55+ years (thank you Mrs. Cutcliffe). To my mind Dylan is the preeminent poet of the 20th century.