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Forum: Pop 02-10-2014, 09:40 PM
Replies: 452
Views: 70,809
Posted By Gavin B.
She did a godawful rendition of Yesterday in the...

She did a godawful rendition of Yesterday in the recent Grammy tribute to the Beatles. She's totally over the top with her histrionic vocal. It was like watching Joan Crawford sing a Beatles song.
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Forum: General Music 02-10-2014, 09:11 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 691
Posted By Gavin B.
That sucks.... The video displayed by the user on...

That sucks.... The video displayed by the user on YouTube, complete with a code to share it at off site locations. Here's a shorter & less seen clip of the Beatles on UK television in 1963, several...
Forum: Punk 02-10-2014, 02:56 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,854
Posted By Gavin B.
I don't recall that many Joy Division imitator...

I don't recall that many Joy Division imitator bands. In the early Eighties there was a local band in Boston named The Dark that explored a lot of the same emotional territory as Joy Division but...
Forum: Rock & Metal 02-10-2014, 02:30 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 40,454
Posted By Gavin B.
It was a different era in the late Sixties and...

It was a different era in the late Sixties and early Seventies and nearly every rock band had 14 and 15 year old groupies. This all happened before the era when everyone was universally concerned...
Forum: General Music 02-10-2014, 01:48 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 691
Posted By Gavin B.
The Complete Videos of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan Show- 50 Years Ago Today

Here's an embedded video of all three of the Beatles performances on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964:

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Paul McCartney said the screaming was so loud that all the band could...
Forum: Country, Folk & World Music 02-06-2014, 03:09 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,891
Posted By Gavin B.
I've seen Dylan at every stage of his career and...

I've seen Dylan at every stage of his career and I'm partial to the old Dylan. The first time I saw Dylan was in March of 1966, when my father took me to a Dylan concert at Kiel Opera House in St....
Forum: Country, Folk & World Music 02-06-2014, 02:54 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,891
Posted By Gavin B.
Nashville Skyline had a huge impact on the...

Nashville Skyline had a huge impact on the direction of popular music when it was released in 1969. At the time, Dylan & the Los Angeles rock group the Byrds were the only artists experimenting with...
Forum: Country, Folk & World Music 02-06-2014, 02:20 AM
Replies: 1,199
Views: 389,396
Posted By Gavin B.
For about five years, I listened to nothing but...

For about five years, I listened to nothing but pre-World War II, American folk & blues. At the time I was a bit of a purist... but if the music was recorded after 1940, I wasn't interested in it.
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Forum: Reggae & Ska 02-05-2014, 12:53 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,809
Posted By Gavin B.
Four Dukes of the Dancehall Deejay Style ...

Four Dukes of the Dancehall Deejay Style

Aside from the mighty U-Roy, four other deejays come to mind from the golden age of reggae: I-Roy, Charlie Chaplin, Half Pint and Yellowman. Each man had...
Forum: Electronica 02-05-2014, 12:17 PM
Replies: 482
Views: 68,121
Posted By Gavin B.
Has anyone ever told Daft Punk that you can buy...

Has anyone ever told Daft Punk that you can buy android helmets that you can talk with? It was strange watching them accept a Grammy acting like a couple of deaf mute robots.
Forum: Country, Folk & World Music 02-05-2014, 04:58 AM
Replies: 718
Views: 97,756
Posted By Gavin B.
Dylan has never included his controversial 1971...

Dylan has never included his controversial 1971 protest song George Jackson, on any album, including his greatest hits collections or his bootleg series. George Jackson was a young Black Panther...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 02-05-2014, 03:58 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,809
Posted By Gavin B.
Millie Small- Jamaica's First International Music...

Millie Small- Jamaica's First International Music Star

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1964 is remembered by most as the year the Beatles...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 02-05-2014, 03:24 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,809
Posted By Gavin B.
Three 60s SKA & Bluebeat Songs Resurrected in the...

Three 60s SKA & Bluebeat Songs Resurrected in the 80s Ska Revival


Rudy, A Message to You -Dandy Livingstone- Dandy's song was notably covered by the U.K.'s Specials in their self titled 1979...
Forum: Country, Folk & World Music 02-04-2014, 01:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,643
Posted By Gavin B.
Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger
Forum: Reggae & Ska 02-04-2014, 12:59 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,809
Posted By Gavin B.
[QUOTE=rostasi;1413424]Jah works in mysterious...

[QUOTE=rostasi;1413424]Jah works in mysterious ways:
your last post is with Third World
and Bunny Rugs died the next day.

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Give thanks and praise for Bunny's long career with Third...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 02-01-2014, 03:58 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,809
Posted By Gavin B.
The History Behind A Classic Reggae Song ...

The History Behind A Classic Reggae Song

1865 (96 Degrees in the Shade) by Third World

The Third World song 96 Degrees in the Shade is a retelling the events of the October 1865 Morant Bay...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 02-01-2014, 03:21 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,809
Posted By Gavin B.
Johnny Nash- Reggae Music's American Connection ...

Johnny Nash- Reggae Music's American Connection

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Johnny Nash & Bob Marley performing together at the...
Forum: Rock N Roll, Classic Rock & 60s Rock 01-30-2014, 07:54 PM
Replies: 270
Views: 45,413
Posted By Gavin B.
From a technical perspective, Keith Moon was a...

From a technical perspective, Keith Moon was a terrible drummer. He was always drumming off tempo and played every song like a drum solo... But I still think he was fantastic.

I can't tell you...
Forum: Rock N Roll, Classic Rock & 60s Rock 01-30-2014, 07:50 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 14,615
Posted By Gavin B.
I don't understand the choice of Neil Young vs....

I don't understand the choice of Neil Young vs. Bruce Springsteen. The two artists are completely different stylistically and have very little in common except they both began their careers in the...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 01-30-2014, 07:46 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 39,234
Posted By Gavin B.
I can't say I'm a big fan of a lot of the current...

I can't say I'm a big fan of a lot of the current ska music, but I'm glad to see a ska history thread on MB.
Forum: Reggae & Ska 01-30-2014, 07:26 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,809
Posted By Gavin B.
Ina Turbo-Charged Style- Black Uhuru ...

Ina Turbo-Charged Style- Black Uhuru

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/29713737/Black+Uhuru+uhuru2_jb.jpg
Black Uhuru

Black Uhuru was founded by Don Carlos and Duckie Simpson in the mid...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 01-30-2014, 07:09 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,809
Posted By Gavin B.
A New Generation of Dub As much as the...

A New Generation of Dub

As much as the audience for roots reggae music has ebbed over the past 20 or so years, there has been a growing interest in all kinds of dub music. Remixers, techno sound...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 01-29-2014, 11:29 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,923
Posted By Gavin B.
I'm not even sure if I took a picture of Gregory...

I'm not even sure if I took a picture of Gregory in the same general pose but I did visit him at the African Museum store and took several pictures of him. I had the pictures developed and gave them...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 01-28-2014, 03:41 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,923
Posted By Gavin B.
Dear Beth: Allow me to apologize. You may...

Dear Beth:

Allow me to apologize. You may well be be the photographer of that picture of Gregory in front of the African Museum store.

Let me explain my error. When I was living in Jamaica I...
Forum: Reggae & Ska 01-28-2014, 04:30 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,809
Posted By Gavin B.
Ina 2 Tone Style Jerry Dammers of the ska...

Ina 2 Tone Style

Jerry Dammers of the ska revival band The Specials started the short lived but iconic 2 Tone record label in 1979. It spawned a cultural movement, which was popular among...
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