Harvester

[dwilhelmi at tiscali.co.uk (gordon)]

  Now that IS harsh.
  The Seventies music scene represented just about the most diverse period
in popular music the World has ever seen.
  Even taking into account the availability of 'World Music' today, a lot 
of
the rest of the one paced wonders doing the rounds now are a sad immitation
of the real thing. Even Gerard, I'm sure, doffs a respectful hat now and
again to the wonderful experimentation of the time.
  Even the record companies had a vague inkling of the spirit.
  Was it all good ?
  Of course not.
  But very little of it was dodgy by comparison with some of the sh*t we 
are
fed today.
  'Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree' versus saturday night panel
wonders and boy band reunions ( fer chrissakes ! ) perhaps.
  The underground was truly that, and what didn't suit the next generation
of tostesterone fuelled museos spawned the counter revolution within the
same decade, in '77, surely.

  Ho Hum....

  G

  PS  Sorry I called you Shirley.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: <john at creativeict.co.uk>
  To: "'A Discussion list for The Blue Aeroplanes'"
<blueplanes at blueaeroplanes.org>
  Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 12:01 PM
  Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Harvester


  > I think what it proves above all else is that the seventies was full of
  > dodgy bands and even dodgier songwriting.
  >
  > John
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: blueplanes-bounces at blueaeroplanes.org
  > [mailto:blueplanes-bounces at blueaeroplanes.org] On Behalf Of Phill
Merchant
  > Sent: 07 June 2007 11:26
  > To: blueplanes at blueaeroplanes.org
  > Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Harvester
  >
  > I also believe the comments to be harsh but, having not actually heard
the
  > album yet, probably from a more theoretical point of view.
  > Aren't all cover versions (debatably) worse than the originals, in the
same
  > way that all movie adaptations are worse than the original book? Well,
your
  > position probably depends on which you were exposed to first, and
whether
  > you really liked it. You want examples? I loved the Blue Aeroplanes'
version
  >
  > of "Sweet Jane", but had not heard the Velvets version at that time. I
  > played it to a friend who loved the Velvets in an attempt to introduce
him
  > to the Aeroplanes and he hated it. Probably put him off Gerard & co for
  > life. Following the same rule I loved Aeroplanes versions of "Big Sky",
"I
  > Wanna Be Your Lover", "Breaking In My Heart", but was left cold by "Bad
Moon
  >
  > Rising" and "The Boy In The Bubble". The exception to the rule is where
the
  > cover version is dramatically different to the original - but, in
general,
  > Blue Aeroplanes covers have not been this - usually turning out to be
  > stripped-down versions of the originals, with maybe a couple more
guitars
  > and Gerard's inimitable delivery.
  > What I want to know (especially as I am not familiar with most of the
  > original versions) is - is there a departure from this trend with the
covers
  >
  > on this album? What does someone unfamiliar with the originals think? 
If
  > Gerard had written all the songs would this be a great album? Why 
aren't
I
  > hard at work instead of writing this....? Ooops.
  >
  >                                          Phill...........
  >
  >
  >
  >
  >
  > >From: Rockerq at aol.com
  > >Reply-To: A Discussion list for The Blue
  > >Aeroplanes<blueplanes at blueaeroplanes.org>
  > >To: blueplanes at blueaeroplanes.org
  > >Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Harvester
  > >Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 18:58:24 EDT
  > >
  > > > <<I can only conclude that EMI are planning that having heard these
  > > > versions we'll all go on to iTunes and download at the new special
price
  >
  > >of 99p (for
  > > > tracks that aren't quite as ridiculously compressed as before) the
whole
  > > > caboodle by the original artists.
  > > > Surely every track on the new album sounds worse than the original?
  > >What is
  > > > going on?>>
  > > >
  > >Bit harsh there mate.
  > > >
  >
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