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Martina
Posted: 29 December 2024 11:49:26(UTC)
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During this festive season I've revisited some early Ultravox and Japan albums from the late 70's and early 80's new romantic era. I thought David Sylvian, the latter bands lead singer was quite dishy back in the day, his crooning sound on their 'Quiet Life' and 'Gentlemen take Polaroids' albums still sounds great today for me.


I saw Japan play live and they were a wonderful band...'Ghosts' was my favourite song of theirs, and is very poinent and moving.
More recently, I went to see The Human League on their 'Generations' tour a couple of weeks ago. They were utterly fantastic, with great visuals and stage presence. Phil Oakey still has a rich and powerful voice at 69, and the two girls, at 64, Joanne and Suzanne, still looking glamorous and loving being on stage in front of the fans. I've always been a huge THL fan, and they always put on an amazing show, to hear The Sound of the Crowd and Together in Electric Dreams live was a dream come true. I was 17 again for a couple of hours.
I didn't even mind paying £40 for the live T Shirt.... some things are more important than money, and it will look nice on holiday. Incidentally, I've never seen so many good looking 60 year old women in one place before; but I suppose if you were the type of person to like The Human League when you were young you're also the kind of person to keep yourself looking gorgeous.


My introduction to the band Japan was in late 82' around the time of their their final concerts, sadly though I never got to see them live. Around this time I was on a compassionate indulgence flight back into RAF Northolt and sat next to a Phantom Squadron engineer, he was enroute to see the band live at Nottingham. During our flight be lent me his cassette version of Quiet Life. I went to became an avid fan of the band and of later works by David Sylvian which then also provided an entry point for me into wider music of jazz and classical styles.
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Sara G
Posted: 29 December 2024 15:30:14(UTC)
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Martina;329641 wrote:
Sara G;329600 wrote:
Martina;329595 wrote:
During this festive season I've revisited some early Ultravox and Japan albums from the late 70's and early 80's new romantic era. I thought David Sylvian, the latter bands lead singer was quite dishy back in the day, his crooning sound on their 'Quiet Life' and 'Gentlemen take Polaroids' albums still sounds great today for me.


Agreed - I was a huge Japan fan. Quiet Life was my favourite album, and the track 'Despair' really resonated with me especially.


I can see why this particular track may have on an individual, quite haunting. I played it to a Dutch multi- lingual friend around 1983 for translation, simple lyrics in the end but with a soundtrack befitting its time. This friend eventually became a fan of the band citing this track and its album as the catalyst.


Some years after Quiet Life came out I was on my university year abroad in Paris. It was a traumatic time for various reasons, but my friend and I would play the album a lot. We would spend hours wandering aimlessly / languishing in cafes discussing matters artistic and literary, and it seemed that the lyrics to Despair described our lives at that time - it was all wildly romantic! :)
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J Thomas
Posted: 30 December 2024 00:34:29(UTC)
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Sara G;329650 wrote:
Martina;329641 wrote:
Sara G;329600 wrote:
Martina;329595 wrote:
During this festive season I've revisited some early Ultravox and Japan albums from the late 70's and early 80's new romantic era. I thought David Sylvian, the latter bands lead singer was quite dishy back in the day, his crooning sound on their 'Quiet Life' and 'Gentlemen take Polaroids' albums still sounds great today for me.


Agreed - I was a huge Japan fan. Quiet Life was my favourite album, and the track 'Despair' really resonated with me especially.


I can see why this particular track may have on an individual, quite haunting. I played it to a Dutch multi- lingual friend around 1983 for translation, simple lyrics in the end but with a soundtrack befitting its time. This friend eventually became a fan of the band citing this track and its album as the catalyst.


Some years after Quiet Life came out I was on my university year abroad in Paris. It was a traumatic time for various reasons, but my friend and I would play the album a lot. We would spend hours wandering aimlessly / languishing in cafes discussing matters artistic and literary, and it seemed that the lyrics to Despair described our lives at that time - it was all wildly romantic! :)


This conversation prompted me to look out my old Japan vinyl records and play them tonight. I've still got copies of Quiet Life, and the 12 inch Life in Tokyo. They are still wonderful songs and are very melodic. My favourite track on Quiet Life is 'The Other Side of Life' which is very hypnotic and moving.
It really takes me back to being 17 again, when it was really cool to wear black eyeliner to nightclubs and listen to bands like Japan and The Human League.
I'm probably the only one on Citywire who did that; although I think life is much duller nowadays and we wont see an era like that again.
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Neminem Laedit
Posted: 31 December 2024 21:32:43(UTC)
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Bill Evans Trio - "Isn't it Romantic?" (live, 30/12/1963)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDqqGZkOx30

Bill Evans - piano
Chuck Israels - bass
Larry Bunker - drums

Composed by Rodgers & Hart (1932)
https://en.wikipedia.org.../Isn%27t_It_Romantic%3F


Bring in the New Year with some Cool Jazz, from one of the greatest jazz pianists...
(recorded 61 years and 1 day ago)

"like love letters written to the world from some prison of the heart" [Gene Lees]
"like crystal notes or sparkling water cascading down some clear waterfall" [Miles Davis]
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Sara G on 01/01/2025(UTC)
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Posted: 01 January 2025 05:26:59(UTC)
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Ben Webster - "When I Fall in Love" (1959)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfzWK2XVt00

Ben Webster - tenor sax
Jimmy Jones - piano
Milt Hinton - bass
Dave Bailey - drums
Mundell Lowe - guitar

Composed by Victor Young and Edward Heyman (1952)
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Sara G on 01/01/2025(UTC)
Martina
Posted: 01 January 2025 17:26:32(UTC)
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Although not a recorded piece of music it was a particular gig that was music to my ears back in the very early 90's which went on to stimulate my appreciation for Jazz. A college I worked alongside at the time brought to my attention a music venue in the base of a building just off of Regents Street near to Piccadily Circus. This evening was music paying homage to both Miles Davis and John Coltrane with Julian Joseph on Piano, Mark Mondesir on drums, Wayne Batchelor on bass and Courtney Pine/Steve Williamson on saxaphones. The musicianship was outstanding and Julian Joseph provided the narrative explaining context and background to each piece.

Being based on the outskirts of London at the time then this became the catalyst for me to explore this genre and others as the capital at the time seemed to me to be awash with live music of all styles. Hard copies of 'Time Out' magazine was very useful for searching out a week to week gigs.
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Neminem Laedit on 01/01/2025(UTC)
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Posted: 04 January 2025 06:54:51(UTC)
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Rachmaninoff - "Adagio sostenuto", from Piano Concerto No.2, (1901)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRDH5csoWi8

played by Khatia Buniatishvili (2015)


Rachmaninoff, aged 27, despondent at the failure of his early works, fell into a deep depression and alcoholism. He didn't compose for three years. Friends and family eventually persuaded him to see a psychotherapist and hypnotist. As a result, he completed his Second Piano Concerto.

His Second Piano Concerto is now recognised as one of the greatest of all classical pieces...

It has featured in films such as "Brief Encounter", and many others.

For the past two years running, it's been voted the best piece of classical music by listeners to Classic FM.


Full Concerto:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSvq_GnGfTI



"Music expresses that which cannot be said in words - but which must be said." - Victor Hugo
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Martina on 13/01/2025(UTC)
Martina
Posted: 05 January 2025 11:59:31(UTC)
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Neminem Laedit;330059 wrote:



Rachmaninoff - "Adagio sostenuto", from Piano Concerto No.2, (1901)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRDH5csoWi8

played by Khatia Buniatishvili (2015)


Rachmaninoff, aged 27, despondent at the failure of his early works, fell into a deep depression and alcoholism. He didn't compose for three years. Friends and family eventually persuaded him to see a psychotherapist and hypnotist. As a result, he completed his Second Piano Concerto.

His Second Piano Concerto is now recognised as one of the greatest of all classical pieces...

It has featured in films such as "Brief Encounter", and many others.

For the past two years running, it's been voted the best piece of classical music by listeners to Classic FM.


Full Concerto:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSvq_GnGfTI



"Music expresses that which cannot be said in words - but which must be said." - Victor Hugo


I agree his Second Piano Concerto is a masterpiece to my ears. It's regularly a close run thing between this and Vaughan Williams two equal masterpieces of The Lark Ascending or his Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis for the yearly Classic FM coveted Hall of Fame number one position.
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Neminem Laedit
Posted: 08 January 2025 01:03:41(UTC)
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Bill Evans Trio - "Haunted Heart", from the album "Explorations" (1961)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muFDr1ESB8U

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorations_(Bill_Evans_album)

Bill Evans - piano
Scott LaFaro - bass
Paul Motion - drums

bassist Scott LaFaro was tragically killed in a car crash a few months later, aged just 25, and Evans stopped playing for several months.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_LaFaro

composed by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz (1948)
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Nick Jonas
Posted: 09 January 2025 12:07:16(UTC)
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It’s interesting how music can shape our lives and memories, with certain artists and songs holding a special place at different times. Sometimes, revisiting those songs can bring back strong feelings or memories. If you're feeling a bit uncertain about where to go next musically, perhaps the Marigold tarot could offer some insight into exploring new sounds or revisiting old favorites, helping you rediscover what resonates with you at this point in your life.
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