What’s your favorite song?

ribbons · 06-09-2022, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

Nice ride you got there.

I remember playing a friends Guild when I first started, and it was like a switch turned on in me thinking: "So, this is how guitars should play and sound" after I had been on my crappy Decca for a year or so. I had much to learn.

Thanks, P! Well, you've come a long way baby - guitars-wise and otherwise.

Those vintage Deccas are cool, though. I've seen a few over the years in the old guitar shop at the base of the Chelsea Hotel.

(Btw, love the new Hunter S. Plankton avatar.

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Plankton · 06-09-2022, 02:01 PM

I sent mine to the garbage dump after trying to imitate Pete Townsend.

*windmill ~ windmill ~ smash!*

...and thanks! He's pretty nifty.

Lisnaholic · 06-09-2022, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ribbons

Thanks, Lisna! I love Ray Warleigh's noirish sax on “Chime” - as well as Ray Kirby’s beautiful string arrangement shifting from major-to-minor chords and the absolute spine of Nick’s guitar, which allowed everything else to exist. As for those SHOES on the cover (plus a few other things

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Yes, great job by Joe Boyd too on getting all those sounds together just right. Thanks for all the info about the cover, and it's true - so much about its design is subtly not normal: even down to the type-face and (presumably Nick's) spelling. Also, the original album cover was printed on a matt-finish cardboard with a slight bubbly texture. All the combined effects worked well together in one sense: they said , "This is album is a little special and not easy to categorize."

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Originally Posted by ribbons

(Btw, love the new Hunter S. Plankton avatar.

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Oh! Right! Now I get it. I just thought, "Haha! It's a plank."
Good one!

BTW, something you may know already, but I learnt from rostasi, of this forum, is that the pianist on Poor Boy is Chris McGregor of Brotherhood Of Breath fame:-

lyrisc3s · 06-12-2022, 04:16 AM

My favorite song is Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden. I've listened to it over and over again a hundred times.

ribbons · 06-12-2022, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

BTW, something you may know already, but I learnt from rostasi, of this forum, is that the pianist on Poor Boy is Chris McGregor of Brotherhood Of Breath fame:-

I had no idea that McGregor played piano on "Poor Boy" - leave it to rostasi. And I've heard very little of Brotherhood Of Breath - time to remedy that. Thanks!

Karice · 06-20-2022, 11:09 AM

There was a time that Human by The Human League was my favorite song in the whole world. It's haunting, it's beautiful, it's chilling music. But my 80's radio station decided to overplay it so much, I got tired of it. I still love it, it's just that it's no longer my favorite song in the whole world anymore thanks to the 80's radio station overplaying it so much.

adidasss · 06-20-2022, 11:13 AM

Ok I won't lie, this is one of my favorites.

lidija · 06-29-2022, 12:29 AM

A complex question, but if I need to make a list, these 3 are my favorite:

Led Zeppelin - Stairways to Heaven
Rainbow - Stargazer
Uriah Heep - Lady in Black.

gandhara · 06-29-2022, 12:34 AM

Dance Wit Me by Rick James is a darn good song and it lasts awhile! One of his finest for sure. Is it my favorite? Maybe, I have too damn many though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2twOI9_aFA

music_collector · 06-29-2022, 08:04 PM

Nobody can argue with a Rick James selection. To paraphrase, it's Rick James, bitch!

06-09-2022, 02:01 PM	#32 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,766	I sent mine to the garbage dump after trying to imitate Pete Townsend. windmill ~ windmill ~ smash! ...and thanks! He's pretty nifty. __________________ See location...

06-20-2022, 11:13 AM	#37 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Ok I won't lie, this is one of my favorites. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

06-12-2022, 04:16 AM	#34 (permalink)
lyrisc3s Groupie Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: VietNam Posts: 1	My favorite song is Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden. I've listened to it over and over again a hundred times.

06-20-2022, 11:09 AM	#36 (permalink)
Karice Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 438	There was a time that Human by The Human League was my favorite song in the whole world. It's haunting, it's beautiful, it's chilling music. But my 80's radio station decided to overplay it so much, I got tired of it. I still love it, it's just that it's no longer my favorite song in the whole world anymore thanks to the 80's radio station overplaying it so much.

06-29-2022, 12:29 AM	#38 (permalink)
lidija Groupie Join Date: Jun 2022 Posts: 2	A complex question, but if I need to make a list, these 3 are my favorite: Led Zeppelin - Stairways to Heaven Rainbow - Stargazer Uriah Heep - Lady in Black.

06-29-2022, 12:34 AM	#39 (permalink)
gandhara Hi NRG fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: West Virginia Posts: 135	Dance Wit Me by Rick James is a darn good song and it lasts awhile! One of his finest for sure. Is it my favorite? Maybe, I have too damn many though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2twOI9_aFA

06-29-2022, 08:04 PM	#40 (permalink)
music_collector Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 757	Nobody can argue with a Rick James selection. To paraphrase, it's Rick James, bitch!