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Sat, Mar 18, 06 at 0:57
| There are times (like right now) when I don't want to listen
to a screaming guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen, have Dave Mustaine (Megadeath) or James Hetfield (Metallica) growl at me or have a headache brought on by a Ginger Baker drum solo. So what do I do? I get mellow. Play some slow jams and kick back. (Gee, sounds a little '70's). Here's my choices for just such an evening: Thin Line Between Love And Hate - The Persuaders
And the greatest soul song of all time:
What helps you wind down? |
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- Posted by manny_in_ny (My Page) on Mon, Mar 20, 06 at 2:35
| Im like you quick85,in that i dont listen to fast or hard music at all times either.Several rather mellow cds ive been spinning lately include rubber soul,blondes have more fun,their satanic majesties request,the bee gees best yellow cd,the kooper.bloomfield.stills super session,and eric carmens self titled solo lp.As far as specific ballads go,thre are so many i often listen to..that i could never list them all.A nice ballad soothes the soul. |
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| Alright Manny! Dig your taste in music. I've liked Eric Carmen's singing for a long time, just never bought anything. I'll have to give him a shot. There's SO much really great music out there and I'll never have it all or have the time to listen to it repeatedly. The Super Session disc is one that I do listen to over again. Stephen Stills was really good on that. There you go, now I'll have to pick up his two first discs. |
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- Posted by manny_in_ny (My Page) on Wed, Mar 22, 06 at 0:38
| I do recommend carmens solo lp, quick85,featuring all by myself and never gonna fall in love again,its pretty decent.I bought two copies on vinyl way back in the 70s.The super session as you well know is awesome,i bought the newer super session cd release that kooper recenty remixed.He added some great bonus tracks!Incidently i have talked to al kooper 3 or 4 times via email..hes a great guy and very approachable to field questions about his career,or music in general. |
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| Manny, I've been a fan of Al Kooper since I first heard the Blues Project in 1966. I think he's a genius. He's one true constant in the crazy world of music, and he's had his hands in so many things. Like you, I also bought the updated Super Session along with The Fillmore East: Lost Concert Tapes. These were the two things by Kooper that slightly disappointed me. Instead of adding alternate takes, I'm willing to bet big that there were new songs that could have been added. Especially on the Fillmore disc. We should have been treated to more fresh cuts of him and Mike Bloomfield. But as long as Al Kooper keeps recording I'll keep buying. |
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- Posted by manny_in_ny (My Page) on Thu, Mar 23, 06 at 4:10
| I hear you those are great recordings,hes a great guy too as i said.He had some near fatal heath issues,but hes apparently doing well now.I asked him if he had ever met any of the beatles,he said he played on harrisons somewhere in england lp and also acouple of ringos solo lps.But he apparently had never met the other two.I asked him what he had done with the stones,he said he played on memo from turner and an alternate take of brown suger. |
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| Now here's a guy who really got screwed. He puts together rock's greatest horn band, Blood, Sweat & Tears, releases one of the all-time best albums, Child Is Father To The Man, and gets ousted from his own creation! It's criminal that most of his recordings are not available in the States. His Soul Of A Man & Rare + Well Done show his many facets. I was remiss in not putting "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know", "Without Her" and "Just One Smile" on my mellow list.
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- Posted by clairabelle (My Page) on Fri, Mar 24, 06 at 17:29
| When I feel mellow, like a Sunday afternoon mellow, I put on some jazz or something zen. Chet Baker, My Funny Valentine Chris Botti, When I Fall in Love Suzie Arioli Band / Learn to Smile Again (a tribute to Roger Miller) / That's for Me and Pennies from Heaven Shirley Horn, Lazy Afternoon Bill Evans, Affinity Stan Getz goes Bossa Kenny Barron, Soft Spoken Here Norah Jones Anything Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Jonathan Foust, Bamboo Flute meditations Oliver Shroer, Celtic Devotion |
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- Posted by ramblingjack (My Page) on Fri, Mar 24, 06 at 17:49
| They call me mellow yellow. Thats right. |
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| Clairabelle, I never expected to see Chet Baker's name on this site. Excellent. And somewhere I've got a very good recording by Bill Evans and Tony Bennett. Now I'll have to dig that out. Read the Chet Baker biography: Deep In A Dream by James Gavin |
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- Posted by clairabelle (My Page) on Sat, Mar 25, 06 at 12:01
| Such a sad story, Chet Baker. His pain really shows through on that album... Thanks for the reference, quick, will check it out. The quintessential mellow is Shirley Horn's 'Lazy Afternoon'; like you just woke from a deep sleep at 3 p.m... Ooooh, Bill Evans AND Antonio Benedetto, together? Sounds good to me! What's the album called? |
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| That would be "Together Again: Tony Bennett & Bill Evans" on Improvisaton Records from 1975. I think it's been released on cd, possibly by Rhino. With Chet Baker sad isn't the word. Tragic is more like it. |
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- Posted by cactus_dude (My Page) on Wed, Apr 5, 06 at 15:43
| The Guitar Man by Bread, possibly the mellowest band in the world. cd |
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| If you wanted to get any more mellow you'd have to listen to Perry Como. |
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| You want mellow? You can't go wrong with a little Kenny Rankin - he's a lot more than just "Silver Morning". Ric |
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| Ric, I see you've taken a trip down "Message" memory lane. That's okay, it's good to see a fresh take on some of these. You're right, nothing wrong with Rankin, but back in the |
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| Ric, I'm not saying it was bad, mind you. He certainly has a way with the guitar and he wasn't hard to listen to. I just heard very little else by him. I think it's time to make a run to the library and see if there's anything available from Kenny R. And I'll always consider a recommendation. |
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