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Post by Del Boy on Jul 14, 2020 21:35:55 GMT
I recently watched the Status Quo -Live And Acoustic video which was recorded at London's Roundhouse. A lot of the bands hits really work in this format and this was a good gig first seen on BBC4 back at December 2014 I believe. Recommended if you're a fan. Then -1968 Pictures Of Matchstick Men
Now - 2014
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Post by Sam Tyler on Jul 14, 2020 21:57:27 GMT
Great find Derek I was never keen on the original version of PoMM, I know it was of its time but it really was a duff one for me. However, the 2014 acoustic version knocks spots off the original and I would listen to that if it were on a (yet another) greatest hits album rather than skip past as I currently do. Sam.
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Post by Del Boy on Jul 15, 2020 19:25:52 GMT
Interesting Sam. I can see why POMM is like Marmite to many. The original is definitely time marked with that phasing effect running throughout. Itchycoo Park et al had a similar use of it, very 68 . I don't mind the original track but agree the adding of the strings and acoustics makes this track less harsh, ergo a better listen.
Here's a bit more : Down Down - 1974
Down Down - 2014
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Post by Sam Tyler on Jul 15, 2020 21:53:38 GMT
Now that post is different and I must admit it gives me a tinge of sadness to watch the latter.
I remember Down Down in the charts back in '74, having the albums 'Quo', 'Hello', 'Blue For You', and 'If You Can't Stand The Heat' during the course of the 70s but seeing them in the acoustic set struggling, understandably so, to hit the high notes is showing them to be far from their best and of course it was barely two years later that Rick Parfitt died followed the very next day by George Michael.
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Post by Del Boy on Jul 16, 2020 0:51:59 GMT
Oh yes of course they are far from their best. I'm sure the band would agree with that statement. This chilled take on the songs goes along with the mature age of the group. Its a celebration of their own music really. I note the sound is quite compressed which doesn't help. The gig pops up on BBC4 every now and then, worth watching with a beer.
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Post by Del Boy on Aug 1, 2020 22:16:52 GMT
Boys Of Summer - Don Henley -1984 The ubiquitous chilled take on a classic is a fickle thing, some work others not so much. I quite like what Don Henley has done with his 1984 hit Boys Of Summer. Not bad for a Tom Petty reject. Who knew.
Then - 1984
Now -2015
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Post by Sam Tyler on Aug 1, 2020 22:39:44 GMT
I think the original is a brilliant track but would agree that the chilled spin on it works well too. There were a couple of moments where I thought it could have been perked up a bit but on the flip side a couple of sections that could have been more chilled. For a live recording on a show the whole arrangement worked well. Thanks for posting Del. Sam.
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Post by Del Boy on Aug 1, 2020 22:52:47 GMT
He still performs the original arrangement, Sam. Boys Of Summer Now - 2018
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Post by Del Boy on Mar 8, 2023 14:54:25 GMT
It's been a while since I posted one of these so here goes:
Then 1982 Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day
Now 2023 Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day ( Radio 2 Piano Rooms with the BBC Orchestra)
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Post by Perfect Pseudonym on Mar 9, 2023 8:13:16 GMT
Have always loved Fantastic Day. Can't beat the original performance as far as I'm concerned.
At first I thought that it was only the presence of Graham Jones that was stopping the 2023 performance from being a Nick Heyward solo turn, but I eventually noticed Les Nemes on bass plonked right towards the back sitting down amongst the orchestra. And the jury remains out as to whether that was actually Blair Cunningham on drums, obscured as he was by yet more orchestra. Strange band v orchestra positioning.
Quite an enjoyable performance nonetheless, but such a great song it's hard to really muck it up.
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