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2John Lennon Knows Your Name - действительно забыл в дискографии упомянуть этот замечательный сборник. Это must have. |
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2Manzie - колись. Чьего производства. Мне тоже интересно. ;-)) |
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Статья вполне имеет право на существование. А вот пол Таре зря поменяли......... |
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Маленькое замечание - Complete Apple Singles Collection - это БУТЛЕГ. |
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В общем если кто желает пообщаться по поводу музыки Shocking Blue, а не внешних данных Маришки Верес, буду рад ответить на ваши вопросы.... |
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All the albums except "Beat With Us" and "Live in Japan" were released on CD's. "Eve & The Apple" and "Ham" were not released on CD's, but these albums are almost the same as "Atilla" and "Dream On Dreamer" correspondingly. Singles 1967 Love Is In The Air/What You Gonna Do, Polydor 1968 Lucy Brown Is Back In Town/Fix Your Hair Darling, Pink Elephant 1969 Venus/Hot Sand, Pink Elephant 1969 Mighty Joe/Wild Wind, Metronome 1969 Send Me a Postcard/Harley Davidson, Metronome 1969 Long And Lonesome Road/Fireball Of Love, Metronome 1969 Scorpio's Dance/Sally Was A Good Old Girl (promo) 1970 Never Marry A Railroad Man/Roll Engine Roll, Metronome 1970 Hello Darkness/Pickin' Tomatoes, Metronome 1971 Shocking You/Waterloo, Metronome 1971 Blossom Lady/Is This A Dream, Polydor 1971 Out Of Sight Out Of Mind/I Like You, Polydor 1972 Inkpot/Give My Love To The Sunrise, Polydor 1972 Eve And The Apple/When I Was a Girl, Polydor 1972 Rock In The Sea/Broken Heart, Polydor 1973 Let Me Carry Your Bag/I Saw You In June, Polydor 1973 Oh Lord/In My Time Of Dying, Polydor 1973 Oh Lord/Everything That's Mine, Pink Elephant 1974 This America/I Won't be lonely Long, Polydor 1974 Dream On Dreamer/Where The Pick-Nick Was, Polydor 1974 Good Times/Come My Way, Pink Elephant 1975 Gonna Sing Me A Song/Get It On, Decca 1986 The Jury And The Judge/I Am Hanging On To Love, Polydor 1994 Body And Soul/Angel, Red Bullet http://www.geocities.com/ofmang/greg/discograp.html |
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1. Beat With Us - Karussell 1968 (70) Rating : 4 2. At Home - Pink Elephant 1969 Rating : 6 3. Scorpio's Dance - Pink Elephant 1970 Rating : 5 4. Third Album - Metronome 1971 Rating : 6 5. Inkpot - Polydor 1971 Rating : 6 6. Attila - Pink Elephant 1972 Rating : 6 7. Dream On Dreamer - Polydor 1973 Rating : 7 8. Good Times - Pink Elephant 1974 Rating : 6 http://www.angelfire.com/nv/Badfinger/BANDshockingblue.html |
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Although glibly labelled by many as one-hit wonders - albeit international ones, due to the US chart-topping success of 'Venus' - Shocking Blue have recently had their music rediscovered and reassessed by critics and public alike.
Though the band reached the peak of their commercial success at the start of the Seventies, their origins lay further back in the diverse, exciting and woefully ignored Dutch scene of the mid-Sixties.
The Dutch beat boom started when Johnny Kendall and the Heralds' version of 'St James' Infirmary' charted in late 1964. Prior to that, most of the home- grown acts to find success had either been wholesome teen stars or guitar instrumental acts in the style of the Shadows.
Many of the leading lights of the beat boom got their start in these guitar groups. In several instances, the groups themselves evolved and changed styles: ZZ and the Maskers dropped the leader's name for several singles and backed Chubby Checker when he was based in the country (after marrying the Netherlands' representative in a Miss World contest!)
While major cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam all had bands of note, the Hague was undoubtedly the Netherlands' musical hotbed. Almost everything was covered, from cultural outlaws such as Q65, through beat groupssuch as The Hunters (Focus star Jan Akkerman's first major act) through many pop acts the Sandy Coast and Golden Earring (who at this time could be compared with the Hollies). But one band alone captured the style and energy of British Mod acts like the Small Faces and the Action: that was the Motions.
Robbie van Leeuwen, guitarist, songwriter and effectively leader of Shocking Blue, had previously held a similar position in the Motions in their early hit making phase. Those hits included 'It's Gone', 'Wasted Words' (a paean to Dr. Martin Luther King), 'Every Step I Take' and 'Everything That's Mine' the latter one of the finest slices of Mod/Art Pop produced anywhere in the world.
The Shocking Blue story effectively started when Van Leeuwen left the Motions in 1967 due to conflicts with lead singer Rudy Bennett. He recruited members from other Hague bands for his new group: the line-up for the first Shocking Blue singles, up to and including the first hit, 'Lucy Brown Is Back In Town', was Van Leeuwen (guitar), Fred de Wilde (vocals), Klaasje van de Waal (bass) and Cor van Beek (drums). The single charted well, things were about to change.
About the same time as Lucy Brown's release, fellow Hague band Golden Earring had hit the jackpot with the pure bubblegum of 'Dong Dong Di Ki Di Gi Dong'. A band was hired to play at the party they held to celebrate their first Number 1; named the Bumble Bees, they were fronted by a strong and striking female vocalist. Shocking Blue's manager and publisher both attended the party, and both felt certain this singer would be ideal for their band. The woman in question was Mariska Veres.
The new line-ups' first single, 'Send Me A Postcard', was a runaway success in the Netherlands, while the follow-up 'Long Lonesome Road', also made the domestic Top 20. But it was the third single with Veres that would seal the band's fate. 'Venus' made Number 3 in Holland, but significantly topped the charts in several countries, including Belgium, France, Italy, Spain and Germany.
The record came to the attention of a newly formed American record label, Colossus. The label's head Jerry Ross signed Shocking Blue for the States and was rewarded when 'Venus' hit the top there in February 1970. Ross also signed two other Dutch acts, the Tee Set (formed by former After Tea singer Peter Tetteroo) and the George Baker Selection: the Tee Set's 'Ma Belle Amie' also rose high in the US charts to Number 5, while Baker's biggest hit for Colossus, 'Little Green Bag', was later used on the soundtrack of the 90s film "Reservoir Dogs".
Shocking Blue's follow-up to 'Venus', 'Mighty Joe', made Number 1 in Holland and charted almost everywhere its predecessor had. But the international success 'Venus' had appeared to herald failed to materialise. Although the band was still releasing excellent and often innovative singles and still charting in Europe, Van Leeuwen was dissatisfied and increasingly frustrated by the limits of Shocking Blue's chart success. When mainland European bands once again returned in vogue on the back of ABBA's Eurovision victory, the band failed to capitalise and eventually split.
Mariska Veres continued as a solo singer, Van Leeuwen producing her on songs like 'Too Young' and 'Loving You' (both included as bonus tracks on this compilation), he also enjoyed local success in the mid-Seventies with a group, Galaxy Lin.
But Shocking Blue returned to the fray, albeit for one night only, in 1984 at a Back to the Sixties festival in Den Bosch along with the surviving members of Q65, the Shoes and members of other Hague groups. It proved to be a night to remember: Van Leeuwen still had style, and Veres still had one of the greatest female rock voices: the band's interpretations of Jefferson Airplane's 'Somebody To Love' and 'White Rabbit' were just as strong as their own songs.
The continuing interest in Sixties music, along with the realisation that bands whose mother tongue is not English are as musically valid as British, American and Antipodean acts, has led to an increasing appreciation of Shocking Blue's music. Their songs receive radio and club play, while bands have also covered the songs: the most significant re-recording came from grunge supergroup Nirvana, whose debut release on the Sub Pop label was a version of 'Love Buzz' that's rather different to the one you hear here. 'Venus', meanwhile, has proved to have a life of its own. It's been used in television advertisements, while Bananarama's version equalled the original chart position in the US in 1986.
Photos of the band indicate that Shocking Blue seems to trade on Veres' striking, essentially female appearance. Yet it fails to smack of exploitation simply because of the sheer power of the woman. Much has been made of her ancestry - part-German, part-Hungarian Gypsy, and the resulting dark, sultry features. Here was a woman in control. Her voice had and still has a strength and quality that puts her on a par with other powerful female contemporaries like Julie Driscoll and Grace Slick. Maybe the time has come to acknowledge this fact as we enjoy a collection of Shocking Blue classics.
Lynne Aldridge Taken from the liner notes of the 1994 CD, "Best of Shocking Blue", Connoisseur label. |
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Re: International forum John Lennon's birthday(pre Beatles.ru session) Автор: Corvin Дата: 18.09.02 18:03:44 | Перейти в тему |
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Угу, с Хвостей я уже разговаривал в четверг на эту тему... |
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Авторы Питерской энциклопедии ошибались налево и направо.
А Антология, правленная Владимиром Ильинским, почти не содержит ошибок. Это тебе скажет любой человек, ее прочитавший. |
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Re: International forum John Lennon's birthday(pre Beatles.ru session) Автор: Corvin Дата: 18.09.02 16:30:57 | Перейти в тему |
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Я на следующей неделе попробую переговорить с руководством клуба Yellow Submarine. |
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И последнее: The Beatles', "Paperback Writer" Misheard Lyrics: I need a job so I want a beer, Paberback Writer Correct Lyrics: I need I job so I wanna be a Paperback Writer The Beatles', "Paper Back Writer" Misheard Lyrics: Paperbag rider or Pay for that Chrysler Correct Lyrics: Paper back writer The Beatles', "Penny Lane" Misheard Lyrics: Penny Lane is in my beer and in my yard Correct Lyrics: Penny Lane is in my ear and in my heart The Beatles', "Penny Lane" Misheard Lyrics: The little children hide an egg behind his back Correct Lyrics: The little children laugh at him behind his back The Beatles', "The Ballad of John and Yoko" Misheard Lyrics: Hear the groundhogs say, you can get naked ok, you can get married in the altar this way. Correct Lyrics: Peter Brown called to say you can make it okay, you can get married in Gibraltar near Spain The Beatles', "We Can Work It Out" Misheard Lyrics: Life is very short and there's no time for f*cking and fighting, my friend Correct Lyrics: Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend http://www.amiright.com/misheard/artist/beatles.shtml |
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Продолжим...
The Beatles', "Hey Jude" Misheard Lyrics: Hey Dude Correct Lyrics: Hey Jude From email: My band was playing in a tavern in Marysville,CA. A middle aged fellow came up to the bandstand and requested "Hey Dude". When we realized he meant "Hey Jude" we played along and sang the whole song that way. It was hilarious! Especially the "doody doody dude" part!
The Beatles', "Baby You're a Rich Man Too" Misheard Lyrics: Baby you're a rich fag Jew or Baby you're a rich fat Jew Correct Lyrics: Baby you're a rich man too According to the Beatles lore surrounding this song, it was supposed to be about Brian Epstein their manager, I think there were also rumours that it was written because he tried to make a pass at John (Brian was gay, though John wasn't). So the story is these were the original lyrics that are still in part of the song (though unproven). |
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Неплохой сайт, вот например хороший фрагмент для темы "Голубые песни":
The Beatles', "Get Back" Misheard Lyrics: Jo Jo was a man who thought he was a woman Correct Lyrics: Jo Jo was a man who thought he was a loner |
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Re: Пол Маккартни и Брайан Уилсон дадут сегодня совместный концерт! Автор: Corvin Дата: 18.09.02 10:55:33 | Перейти в тему |
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Re: New George Harrison Studio Album Released This November!! :)))))) Автор: Corvin Дата: 18.09.02 10:51:07 | Перейти в тему |
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THE last material recorded by late Beatle George Harrison could give him a posthumous number one album on the first anniversary of his death. Record bosses announced that his Brainwashed album, recorded just two months before his death, will be released on November 18. That means if it heads to the top of the charts in its first week as is widely tipped, it will be there for the date of his death on November 29.
Harrison, who died aged 58 after a battle with cancer, has already had a chart-topper since his death when the single My Sweet Lord was rereleased earlier this year. Brainwashed is his first album of new recordings since Cloud Nine in 1987 and will be released through his label Dark Horse and EMI. The guitarist co-produced the 12 tracks - 11 of which are new Harrison songs - with his son Dhani and former ELO frontman Jeff Lynne.
Lynne had a long association with Harrison and performed alongside him in the Travelling Wilburys as well as producing the "new" Beatles tracks created for the Anthology album in the mid-90s. He said that father and son had put plenty of preparation into the songs before he became involved. "Before we started working on the album, George and Dhani had collaborated extensively on preproduction, " Lynne explained.
"George would come round my house and he'd always have a new song with him. He would strum them on a guitar or ukulele. The songs just knocked me out." Lynne and Dhani have spent much of this year completing the final work on the album.
"George constantly talked about how he wanted the album to sound and there was always that spiritual energy that went into the lyrics as well as the music," Lynne added.
David Munns, vice chairman of EMI Recorded Music said: "EMI is thrilled to have this new affiliation with Dark Horse. "George Harrison is an absolutely legendary artist and this is an extraordinary record and a testament to his genius. We are proud to offer this album to the world." |
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