MLT Club Member David Herrick
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Jung, I somehow never heard about No Pier Pressure, so I just listened to it. Very mellow and laid back! I agree; I doubt anyone fifty years ago imagined that Brian and Paul would still be writing great songs into their 70’s.
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Jung, I had no idea about Brian’s athletic accomplishments. Excelling in both music and sports is pretty rare. The only other example I can think of is Johnny Mathis.
I just found out that Flaming Pie (the source album for Young Boy) is going to be re-released next month with bonus tracks, etc., which would explain the timing of the video.
Flaming Pie is definitely worth checking out if you’re not familiar with it. It got great reviews, and was nominated for a Grammy award. This is my favorite song from it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kvy6shOOVU
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You’re right, Jung. We’ve got a whole week of birthdays to celebrate!
I wonder why Paul’s “Young Boy” video is only now coming out. The song is from a 1997 album, and the footage looks to be from about the same time.
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Okay, here’s a mode video that’s no talk and all action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN6inDNBgKY
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I am familiar with the bass harmonica. A couple of years ago I attended a concert by a Beach Boys tribute group, and at one point between songs one of them picked one up and said, “There are only two places you’ll ever hear bass harmonica: Green Acres and Pet Sounds.”
So much to learn about harmonicas! A whole new side road, if I choose to explore it. But I’ll stop harping (heh, heh) on the topic for now.
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Thanks for the mini-primer on the blues harp, Jung. I had never heard that term before I joined the club, and I was constantly baffled as to why people kept referring to a harmonica as a harp. Actually, I still don’t understand why the term “harp” is used, given that that’s already a thing in its own right.
I’ve learned so much in this club. Before joining, the only kinds of guitars I could have named if you had asked me were acoustic and electric. I didn’t even know a bass guitar was a different instrument. I thought playing the bass just meant playing the low notes on a “regular” guitar.
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This video helps me understand modes a little better. It samples the Bernstein video, and even includes a couple of musical examples from Star Wars. And it shows that there are actually more than seven definable modes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNY_ZCUBmcA
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Jacki, this is all new for Jung and me too. Check out on YouTube the Bernstein “Young People’s Concerts” that Jung mentioned. I watched one, and it was really helpful. I’m not a big classical music fan either, but the topics here apply to all types of music.
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I just found and watched the entire one-hour Bernstein video that you excerpted. He covers all of the modes. They make a little more sense now, although I can’t say all my questions have been answered.
The main thing I was able to latch onto is that a scale can be played on the piano in each mode using white keys only. For the order that you listed them above, the first note of each scale would be respectively F, C, G, D, A, E, and B.
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I’ve always been intrigued by this song from the 60’s because the melody here and there goes a half-step below where you expect. Using my newfound knowledge I thought this might be an example of the Mixolydian mode. But I looked it up and it turns out to be the Dorian mode, where both the third and the seventh notes in the major scale are flattened. (I have so much to learn!) Other examples of songs using the Dorian mode include Eleanor Rigby and Scarborough Fair.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGSjytGaCoM
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I know, Jacki. But harmonicas and kazoos can collect dust in a drawer for decades, whereas it’s kind of hard to forget that you have a piano!
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I wonder what is meant by “popular” in the first video. If it means “most frequently owned”, I have trouble believing that pianos are more popular than harmonicas or kazoos.
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Other than Judith Durham of the Seekers, I can’t think of any female vocalist that I enjoy more than Karen Carpenter. The first time I heard “Still a Friend of Mine”, I thought it would have been perfect for her.
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I have to say I prefer the original version, partly because that’s the first one I ever heard, but mostly because I’ve always loved the “girl group” sound of the late 50’s and early 60’s. Maybe MLT will hearken back to that.
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Jung, it was originally recorded by the Marvelettes, reaching #1 on the U.S. charts in 1961.
