Ren has been an obsession for me since I discovered his music in February. His combination of musical styles, theatrical presentation, and innovation sets him apart from nearly every other musician. He's a bard. I've heard his music referred to as 'bardcore,' a word I've never heard before.
1. #GMstrong 2. "I'm just trying to be the best Nick I can be." ~ Nick Chubb 3. Forgive me Elf, I didn’t have faith. ~ Tulsa 4. ClemenZa #1
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
Tom Jones recently passed. No, not that Tom Jomes. This Tom was a playwrite/composer who wrote the ""Fantasticks" which played Broadway and off Broadway for over 40 years.
I was going to write something in another forum, but thought I would just add it here, and yes Jerry Orbach was in the origional cast. Most of you remember him as Det. Lenny Briscoe from Law and Order.
Jerry was a very accomplished stage actor before his TV stint. When he passed, the theaters on Broadway dimmed their marquees, a big honor reserved for only a few.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
Joe and his wife Pam had been family friends for many years. I became a fan over time. He was really a great singer. The human voice can be an instrument. And Joe had a unique way to present a song.
The album "Organic" is a terrific album. There is a a behind the scenes video of the whole album which is fantastic.
Several incarnations ago, this musicvid thread spent time on covers of classic tunes. I'm too lazy to find the exact thread tonight. If I had more energy, I'd drop this short clip in the appropriate thread from the Wayback Machine, and drag it back to the present (if someone can easily do what I'm too dumb and/or lazy to do, I'd be deeply appreciative).
In the 'covers' thread, I submitted two versions of a tune- one, by a young man (the original composer) and a second, by an old man, near the end of his life.*
That tune was "Hurt," by Trent Reznor (9 Inch Nails). Covered by Johnny Cash. Any fan of either (or both) of these artists has the video/soundtrack of these versions burned into their long-term memory, both were so powerful.
Tonight, I stumbled upon a YouTube vid entitled, "The Greatest Cover Song of All Time?" In it, the producer/narrator presents his case for this tune (with these two artists) as his submission for the all-time best.
It took me back to that thread, some few years ago- and the observations I made at the time.
Just to riff off the last few posts, although not strictly within the "music video" intent of the thread.
First, DP fell through the cracks when I first started listening to music. When a buddy put on "Space Truckin'" one day in his car, I too was soon wearing a groove in that vinyl... Highway Star, Pictures of Home, Space Truckin'... damn. Machine Head was a quintessential hard rock album.
Here's a cover, a one-off for Marshall amps, from one dude playing his favorite band and another, his former band. Glenn Hughes is a rock god, Yngwie a guitar god, and damn what a synergy they displayed on stage. Good stuff.