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MARIAH CAREY - MUSIC BOX
Boy! What a vocal range!! Worth listening to this album every so often just for her Anytime You Need a Friend and Everything Fades Away just for the high notes she reaches. The former still gives me the shivers whenever I listen to the track.
Have pretty much every album of hers. I personally rate her above Whitney Houston (in terms of vocal range and singing prowess) though Whitney Houston is also a personal favorite of mine and I have all of her albums too. Celine Dion is up there too... though personally apart from the Titanic track I've not taken a fancy to her music.
GEORGE MICHAEL - OLDER
A sensitive singer with a sensible choice of songs. Wish there were more singers like him today!!
Probably his best album. I've been a fan since the Wham and Faith days but Listen Without Prejudice and Older were two standout albums that never got the praise they deserved. Sadly people prefer Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go and Careless Whisper... nothing against them... I love them too but they just don't have the replay value of his more serious stuff.
PS - Father Figure was a favorite for a long time along with Faith (the tune never left your head).
Not much of a U2 fan till Achtung Baby came out. One is still one of my favorites along with Even Better Than the Real Thing and Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses.
Eric Johnson's "Ah Via Musicom" ought to be mandatory listening for all guitar fans. And he can actually sing too (unlike Messrs Vai and Satriani).
Last week I bought a Billy Idol Greatest Hits for Stevie Stevens' guitaring. I just love his "pistonic chops" when playing rhythm guitar. I can't think of anyone I like better for rhythm guitar. Another guy who played great rhythm was the Motley Crue guy (Girls Girls Girls).
IMO, the 80s was the best time for guitar heroes. Some favourites:
1) the guitar duo that played in Judas Priest used to play some truly awesome "duels". And I don't even remember their names anymore:sad:
2) Dave "The Snake" Sabo of Skid Row played some of the most beautiful harmonies on guitar. It helped that their vocalist Sebastian Bach was one hell of a vocalist (one of the best of the era?).
3) CC Deville of Poison played even better harmonies. Too bad he got kicked out of the band. But they had a very able replacement in Ritchie Kotzen,. Listen to his solo on "Stand" to know what I mean.
4) And who can forget Brian May of Queen!
5) Ozzy Osbourne had one heck of a guitarist in Jake E Lee (The Ultimate Sin). But I don't know what to make of Zakk Wylde, his replacement.
6) I love Aerosmith's guitarist Joe Perry. He can really string together a guitar melody.
7) An inspired Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi also played very good guitar. But those moments were few and far in between. I personally feel he peaked in Slippery When Wet, and anything after that was mostly insipid.
8) Yngwie J Malmsteen - technical monkey, purveyor of fine neo-classical guitaring
9) Vinnie Moore - another fine neo-classical guitarist, specialist in the arpeggio.
10) Prince, or whatever he was called at that point of time. Genius. 'Nuff said.
11) Slash - master of the chromatic scale. Use Your Illusion I and II was a great achievement for the band and excellent showcase of his depth. He was unfairly compared to Satriani.
12) Steve Morse - technical wizardry, jazz influence, sublime music.
13) And who can forget Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme? More than his guitar works I like him for his orchestral arrangements and his contralto voice.
14) Jason Bieler of Saigon Kick was another favourite.
I am sure there are more......
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sarith
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+1 to that. Mariah carey is cool. Is not a big fan of Celine (still like some of her tracks though). I seldom listen to Titanic track anymore.
True that. I like his album patience much.
sarith
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+1. Got it in HD Tracks 24bit/192khz and also LP rip.
About Slash, unfortunately he was compared with Satch. I always felt both are different. Slash's guitar in Estranged (one of my most fav Guns N' Roses track). He did an awesome job in MJ's 'Give in to me'. Black or white was good too.
Unplugged with Myles Kennedy Slash & Myles Kennedy MAX Sessions (FULL) - YouTube
sarith
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I like Sting much (Songs of 'The Police' was good). I like Brand New Day album a lot. Sting's Performance I found online.
Shape of My Heart - Sting, Josh Groban, and Chris Botti - YouTube
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You - Sting and Chris Botti - YouTube
Shape of My Heart - Sting, Josh Groban, and Chris Botti - YouTube
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You - Sting and Chris Botti - YouTube
sarith
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Wasn't a big fan of this song till I heard a Made in England cd of malayalam songs collection which included this song. Just love the overall mixing and sq. emphasised more on the vocal part.
I will try to upload a video of this song after ripping the song from the CD (later, bought the full OST I found in an old music shop). The sq of the YT vdo is average.
Pramadavanam Veedum - His Highness Abdulla (1990) KJ Yesudas - YouTube
I will try to upload a video of this song after ripping the song from the CD (later, bought the full OST I found in an old music shop). The sq of the YT vdo is average.
Pramadavanam Veedum - His Highness Abdulla (1990) KJ Yesudas - YouTube
Thad E Ginathom
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I got confused between your posts. For a minute I thought Sting was singing in Malayalam! 
:lol:
:lol:musiklava79
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Mr. Ginathom, heres some food for thought and grist to the mill or what have you! Carrying on the conversation from the other thread in the Phono/Turntables Section....
EAGLES HOTEL CALIFORNIA
Theres not much else left that one can write about an album which has attained such monumental musical heights! When one mentions Hotel California the immediate association is to that one song that goes by the same name, not the album. Every wannabe guitarist who can handle a guitar to some degree of competence has uploaded a video of himself or herself playing those famous guitar solos on Youtube! And that includes a nine year old kid from Mumbai who looks no taller than his Fender!!
The song is supposed to be an allegory about hedonism, self-destruction, and greed in the music industry of the late 1970s. Don Henley called it "our interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles". Don Felder also described the origins of the lyrics as being inspired by the . this glow on the horizon of lights, and the images that start running through your head of Hollywood and all the dreams that you have. while driving into L.A. at night. The lyrics weave a surrealistic tale in which a weary traveler checks into a luxury hotel. The hotel at first appears inviting and tempting, but it turns out to be a nightmarish place where "you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave". But out of nowhere, the lyrics make a little detour as under
Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
And in the master's chambers,
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast"
Glenn Frey in conversation in the booklet enclosed with the Eagles Complete Greatest Hits album had this to say
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just cant kill the beast was a little Post-it back to Steely Dan. Apparently, Walter Beckers girlfriend loved the Eagles, and she played them all the time. I think it drove him nuts. So, the story goes that they were having a fight one day, and that was the genesis of the line turn up the Eagles, the neighbours are listening in Everything You Did..
I never knew you
You were a roller skater
You gonna show me later
Turn up the Eagles the neighbors are listening
So were the lyrics really inspired by what the band claims to be an allegory or an opportunity for a friendly pay-back by writing about steely knives or did the inspiration come from the warm smell of colitas? (Colitas Mexican slang for cannabis!)
Now just watch the Music Vid of Jethro Tulls We Used to Know from his August 1969 released album Stand Up. Remember that the Eagles' album was released only in December 1976!
Jethro Tull - "We Used to Know" (HD) - YouTube
Notice the uncanny similarities between the tunes of both the songs? If you pay particular attention to guitarist Martin Barres two solos, the similarities stand out even more!!
I quote verbatim from Wikipedia - Ian Anderson has said that the melody and solo in "We Used to Know" were used by the Eagles in "Hotel California" as a type of tribute.
But nowhere have I found even a shred of acknowledgement to the Band whose live shows they used to open at one time!
Then what was all the lofty talk of drawing inspiration all about? After this, do you think the song Hotel California truly deserves the iconic stature that is attributed to it? You decide!!
There are other good songs in the album, as mentioned by some Members, which are rightly appreciated by the discerning few.
EAGLES HOTEL CALIFORNIA
Theres not much else left that one can write about an album which has attained such monumental musical heights! When one mentions Hotel California the immediate association is to that one song that goes by the same name, not the album. Every wannabe guitarist who can handle a guitar to some degree of competence has uploaded a video of himself or herself playing those famous guitar solos on Youtube! And that includes a nine year old kid from Mumbai who looks no taller than his Fender!!
The song is supposed to be an allegory about hedonism, self-destruction, and greed in the music industry of the late 1970s. Don Henley called it "our interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles". Don Felder also described the origins of the lyrics as being inspired by the . this glow on the horizon of lights, and the images that start running through your head of Hollywood and all the dreams that you have. while driving into L.A. at night. The lyrics weave a surrealistic tale in which a weary traveler checks into a luxury hotel. The hotel at first appears inviting and tempting, but it turns out to be a nightmarish place where "you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave". But out of nowhere, the lyrics make a little detour as under
Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
And in the master's chambers,
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast"
Glenn Frey in conversation in the booklet enclosed with the Eagles Complete Greatest Hits album had this to say
They stab it with their steely knives, but they just cant kill the beast was a little Post-it back to Steely Dan. Apparently, Walter Beckers girlfriend loved the Eagles, and she played them all the time. I think it drove him nuts. So, the story goes that they were having a fight one day, and that was the genesis of the line turn up the Eagles, the neighbours are listening in Everything You Did..
I never knew you
You were a roller skater
You gonna show me later
Turn up the Eagles the neighbors are listening
So were the lyrics really inspired by what the band claims to be an allegory or an opportunity for a friendly pay-back by writing about steely knives or did the inspiration come from the warm smell of colitas? (Colitas Mexican slang for cannabis!)
Now just watch the Music Vid of Jethro Tulls We Used to Know from his August 1969 released album Stand Up. Remember that the Eagles' album was released only in December 1976!
Jethro Tull - "We Used to Know" (HD) - YouTube
Notice the uncanny similarities between the tunes of both the songs? If you pay particular attention to guitarist Martin Barres two solos, the similarities stand out even more!!
I quote verbatim from Wikipedia - Ian Anderson has said that the melody and solo in "We Used to Know" were used by the Eagles in "Hotel California" as a type of tribute.
But nowhere have I found even a shred of acknowledgement to the Band whose live shows they used to open at one time!
Then what was all the lofty talk of drawing inspiration all about? After this, do you think the song Hotel California truly deserves the iconic stature that is attributed to it? You decide!!
There are other good songs in the album, as mentioned by some Members, which are rightly appreciated by the discerning few.
sarith
Active Member
I got confused between your posts. For a minute I thought Sting was singing in Malayalam!
:lol: After reading your post, I imagined for a moment, Sting singing in Malayalam..
Hilarious!
sarith
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:thumbsup: After reading your post, heard 'Just the way you are'. Loving it again.
Also, 'Uptown Girl' which I prefer more than Westlife version though theirs were good enough too.
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musiklava79
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You can really set a man off his peaceful, sedentary life, don't you? Here you are sending me back down memory lane again - Phil Collins this time! :lol:
One of these days I am NOT going to get angry with you!!
musiklava79
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musiklava79
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See, most of us used to collect albums of these artistes regularly, like it or not! Whitney Houston had a powerful voice, but I'm not whether she could hit those really high notes that Mariah Carey could. By high notes, I mean on the arpegio scale....
I'm in full agreement with you and no arguments from this end. As I said earlier, we need more singers like him!
musiklava79
Active Member
I've not listened much to Sting, either solo or during his Police heydeys. Only have one album of Police, an LP which I haven't listened to for years! Perhaps I'll give it a try again one of these days.....
musiklava79
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Many of us took to both Carey and Dion for their Ballads and Love Songs. Once they changed to other genres, the listening just tapered off. This is true to what I posted on Dion's albums yesterday.
sarith
Active Member
One of these days I am NOT going to get angry with you!!
Now, that's good news
True that
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