fluffy2560 wrote:Cynic wrote:LOL
Judith Durham - that was back in the days when to travel from Oz to the UK, ocean liner was the way to do it. A few years older than that is this Springfields; shame I don't have the vocal range anymore.
Yes, my parents were out that way and liked the Australian sound so we'd have the Seekers on for a singalong. I always thought Judith Durham looked like a kind of pixie in that video. I like pixies. That bloke on the bass looks like Hank Marvin.Cynic wrote:Bus Stop - Graham Nash, went on to help create probably my 2nd favourite band of all times, CSN; this link takes you to a cover version of their greatest ever song, dunno why I prefer the cover to the original. Maybe because it was made in a strip-joint.
And of course CSN became CSNY. Neil Young is just such a great guitarist. An extension of his body really. I cannot say I like all his stuff but some of it is real class.Cynic wrote:Cream - technically brilliant; never a fan of Clapton's vocals
I totally agree. Very slick performance considering Cream were a three piece. The only other band I've seen as a three piece that blew me away was The Jam in their early days.
And yes, Clapton should keep his gob shut and stick to being an axe man. I have a couple of his albums but the original "I shot the sheriff" is so much better by Bob Marley. Why mess with it when it's not broken? Clapton tried it again with Cocaine. Why bother Eric baby? J J Cale did it perfectly the first time.
Technically Eric is great on the guitar but I just don't think he's a show man. It's just not enough for me.Cynic wrote:Hendrix - not seen that version of Voodoo Child before
Anyone wanting to play rock guitar (like me) will stare at Hendrix's performances in awe. It's required viewing for any guitar aspirant. He plays the right hand guitar left handed and one handed "hammering on" with his right hand. It's like the hand of God. Our No 1 Hungarian sprog is aspiring on the electric guitar and Jimi is homework. Hendrix makes it look effortless.Cynic wrote:Eagles - One of my all time favourites (but which one); I think I'm a massive Eagles/Jackson Browne/Don Henley fan because their biggest songs were of my time and I could do a passible cover of most of them - although some of them depress my wife.
I used to like the Eagles but I've gone right off them for some reason and never bother listening to them now. In fact I've gone off a lot of music. Very rare for me to bother now except for golden oldies. Shame really.
Would never call myself a guitarist; I had a mate who could play who taught me how to strum along so we didn't look totally stupid when singing for our beer in the German pubs and restaurants we frequented as we worked our way around southern Germany. I played trumpet and percussion and was a much better singist until my voice gave up the ghost when I got COPD.