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Solitary Wanderer

#1861
October 07, 2007, 05:45:19 PM
Quote from: dtw on October 07, 2007, 05:41:34 PM
No Tony Bennett?

I've only got one Tony Bennett cd...his Xmas album  :D

I keep meaning to get his boxset which looks decent. I haven't bought it yet 'cause I'm not so keen on Bennetts, strangled vibrato style of singing  ;) ;D
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

Lady Chatterley

#1862
October 07, 2007, 05:48:04 PM
Quote from: Solitary Wanderer on October 07, 2007, 05:45:19 PM
I've only got one Tony Bennett cd...his Xmas album  :D

I keep meaning to get his boxset which looks decent. I haven't bought it yet 'cause I'm not so keen on Bennetts, strangled vibrato style of singing  ;) ;D

His strangled vibrato is often (but not always) effective.

dtwilbanks

#1863
October 07, 2007, 05:48:57 PM
Quote from: Solitary Wanderer on October 07, 2007, 05:45:19 PM
I've only got one Tony Bennett cd...his Xmas album  :D

I keep meaning to get his boxset which looks decent. I haven't bought it yet 'cause I'm not so keen on Bennetts, strangled vibrato style of singing  ;) ;D

I don't think he always sings like that. You need some Ella Fitzgerald if you don't have any. ;)

Solitary Wanderer

#1864
October 07, 2007, 05:51:57 PM
Quote from: Muriel on October 07, 2007, 05:48:04 PM
His strangled vibrato is often (but not always) effective.

Yes, I will investigate. I nearly bought the boxset a couple of years ago. Sinatra called Bennett his fave singer at one point.  :)

Quote from: dtw on October 07, 2007, 05:48:57 PM
I don't think he always sings like that. You need some Ella Fitzgerald if you don't have any. ;)

I have a 3cd set of Ella. A class singer. I also have an SACD of Ella & Louis [first album together] and its outstanding.  :)
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

Lady Chatterley

#1865
October 07, 2007, 05:53:07 PM
Quote from: dtw on October 07, 2007, 05:48:57 PM
I don't think he always sings like that. You need some Ella Fitzgerald if you don't have any. ;)
Everyone needs a little Ella,I have been to four of her performances,two in Toronto and twice in Vancouver.
She was a brilliant vocalist.

dtwilbanks

#1866
October 07, 2007, 05:55:31 PM
Quote from: Muriel on October 07, 2007, 05:53:07 PM
Everyone needs a little Ella,I have been to four of her performances,two in Toronto and twice in Vancouver.
She was a brilliant vocalist.

Very nice. Seeing her live must have been a treat.

Lady Chatterley

#1868
October 07, 2007, 05:59:32 PM
Quote from: dtw on October 07, 2007, 05:55:31 PM
Very nice. Seeing her live must have been a treat.

I saw her in Vancouver in a very elegant but intimate lounge at the Plaza on the North Shore.I had a front row seat and about halfway through she looked me right in the eye and said "you're having fun tonight",I hoped I hadn't been singing along too loudly!

Solitary Wanderer

#1869
October 07, 2007, 06:01:15 PM
Quote from: dtw on October 07, 2007, 05:58:58 PM
Here's a box set I have. A good price.

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=5495502&BAB=E

Looks good.

This is the one I have:



'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

Solitary Wanderer

#1870
October 07, 2007, 06:01:53 PM
Quote from: Muriel on October 07, 2007, 05:59:32 PM
I saw her in Vancouver in a very elegant but intimate lounge at the Plaza on the North Shore.I had a front row seat and about halfway through she looked me right in the eye and said "you're having fun tonight",I hoped I hadn't been singing along too loudly!

What year was that?
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

Solitary Wanderer

#1871
October 07, 2007, 06:04:51 PM
Now playing this disc from the boxset  :)


'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

dtwilbanks

#1872
October 07, 2007, 06:08:14 PM
Quote from: Solitary Wanderer on October 07, 2007, 06:04:51 PM
Now playing this disc from the boxset  :)

Isn't the Verve stuff post-1950? Maybe I should get it since it follows the era represented by my box set.

Solitary Wanderer

#1873
October 07, 2007, 06:11:07 PM
Quote from: dtw on October 07, 2007, 06:08:14 PM
Isn't the Verve stuff post-1950? Maybe I should get it since it follows the era represented by my box set.

Yep, the stuff on this disc is all post-'56
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

dtwilbanks

#1874
October 07, 2007, 06:12:22 PM
Quote from: Solitary Wanderer on October 07, 2007, 06:11:07 PM
Yep, the stuff on this disc is all post-'56

Good to know. Thanks, SW. Happy listening. :)

sidoze

#1875
October 08, 2007, 01:39:21 AM



shanananananana kneeeeees pleeeeeeease!

hahaha what a wanker. I was laughing the whole way through that song. Memories. At 12, 13 I adored this band, knew all the lyrics, tried to play the guitar riffs, had the t-shirt, all that. My god they faded quickly. At the tail end of '93 they were rotated out faster than a Rafa Benitez player. Still, all the lyrics are there, great fun to sing along :)

Haffner

#1876
October 08, 2007, 06:15:55 AM
"I've got blisters on me fingehz...!"

Lady Chatterley

#1877
October 08, 2007, 08:20:55 AM
Quote from: Solitary Wanderer on October 07, 2007, 06:01:53 PM
What year was that?

82 or 83 I think,same week Lennon was shot.

DavidW

#1878
October 08, 2007, 04:11:38 PM
Quote from: sidoze on October 08, 2007, 01:39:21 AM



shanananananana kneeeeees pleeeeeeease!

hahaha what a wanker. I was laughing the whole way through that song. Memories. At 12, 13 I adored this band, knew all the lyrics, tried to play the guitar riffs, had the t-shirt, all that. My god they faded quickly. At the tail end of '93 they were rotated out faster than a Rafa Benitez player. Still, all the lyrics are there, great fun to sing along :)

Haha I have that greatest hits cd.  God what I really hate is November Rain. :D  Actually I think there are only like two or three songs I do like.  You can tell how low they are on good material when even the greatest hits has to have filler-- a bad cover of a good Stones song (Sympathy for the Devil).  I think they deserved a fast death.  They're best spotted on vh1 nostalgia specials. ;D

Solitary Wanderer

#1879
October 08, 2007, 04:32:41 PM


Disc.3. Live at Caesars Palace March '83. This was a bit difficult to sit through. Hes a shadow of his former self at this stage in his career. The icky guest spot with daughter Nancy is awful.



First solo album by Hello Sailor singer and its a gem.

Mi-Sex ~ '79-'86. Excellent compilation by this kiwi group who were very popular in the early '80s.
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte
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