MLT Club Member Jung Roe
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One more to add:
News anchor Ted Baxter and his girlfriend/wife Georgette were the funniest and goofiest couple in sitcom.
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I was fascinated by this sound track to the movie “Inside Man”
https://youtu.be/RWRFWWo3_UI?si=WDnp9kFb-aulUwyM
“Chaiyya Chaiyya” was a critical and commercial success, selling over six million units in India[2] and earning a cult following internationally, and is often cited as an influential track in Hindi cinema. In 2002, the BBC World Service conducted an international poll to choose the ten most popular songs of all time: “Chaiyya Chaiyya” finished ninth. – Wikpedia
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Maybe not everyone’s cup of tea, but this one is hard to forget:
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A great movie sound track that comes to mind is this one. There were a couple chart toppers from this sound track.
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And this one was always a favourite. First time I think I really heard a banjo, and the fiddling is great too. “Black gold…Texas Tea”.
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Hi Tim
Some great TV show theme tunes there. I especially enjoyed Rockford Files. When they first aired the show, that telephone answering machine sounded so cool and cutting edge. I always loved the idea of living in a trailer by the Pacific Ocean right next to a Taco stand. I love Tacos. His Pontiac Firebird was nice, especially that trick he could do in an escape going in reverse and then braking and swinging the front end into drive, and continuing forward in one fell swoop…..
One that comes to mind is this one. I like the opening guitar sound.
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Jacki, Tim
Some scary expressions there. Some trick or treaters might drop their candy and run away. HAHAHA. 😀
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That is fascinating David, getting so close to a little asteroid and getting a close up picture. After the encounter with this asteroid, Lucy will swing by the earth again end of next year for a gravitational catapult to encounter the next bigger asteroid. Do post a photo if you find it. Did a quick search on the net, but nothing yet from NASA.
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Hi Jurgen
Thanks for the encouragement in regards to my piano. Yes that passion is still there brewing inside of me, with a dream to be a proficient pianist when I retire. For now I am expressing that passion through listening to music and occasional practice. I think I’ve come to realize I shouldn’t seek perfection in technique that seems to be the thing that was drilled down in me from the classical piano lessons I took long time ago, perfecting the scales and technique. Saw some youtube tutorial where they just get you to play a song, even if it is pretty crude. The fun of just being able to play a recognizable tune is a good place to start just to get me playing. I get too much into the perfecting the technique and it’s too easy to lose interest after a while. My dream is to be able to play a full classical piece proficiently, maybe Beethoven’s full Moonlight Sonata, all 3 movements.
I think traditionally in the time of the classical composers like Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, they were employed by wealthy Aristocrats and Kings and Princes, and in absence of media like radio and recordings, the music was only available to the wealthy who could afford a recital or the privileged who might be invited to a performance of a Beethoven Symphony. So I think that stuffy and exclusive image of classical music may have originated from that. Movies like “Amadeus” and “Immortal Beloved” of Mozart and Beethoven portray images of the wealthy and upper class aristocracy in the 18th and 19th Century indulging in classical music. This in my opinion of course is not true today, but that stigma and image that characterize classical music does linger.
I think another aspect is that modern music genres like rock/pop, country, jazz, new age etc…are more approachable and immediately appealing than classical which tends to be more abstract. I think people interested in delving into the classics would find Baroque and music of Mozart more familiar and approachable, followed by Beethoven and Chopin as there is a lot of emotion and passion there. Now Bach is more abstract, but if you can crack into his realm, it is so deep and beautiful, you can’t escape. That is why there are musicians like Glenn Gould and many others who’s work is predominantly dedicated to Bach. Bach is like a strong coffee, bitter and unapproachable on the surface, but when you can crack that shell, like a strong coffee first thing in the morning, your whole being craves it. It took me decades of delving into classical before I was able to crack into the abstract shell of Bach, but wow what an incredible and beautiful world.
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Hi JP
I am glad you like it. Coming from a big Pink Floyd fan, that is a great compliment.
Franz Liszt’s piano work is very unique. Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 is my favourite piece. Other ones from Liszt are Campanella, Liebestraum No 3.
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I think Rolling Stones Magazine “greatest of all time…..” lists have lost it’s way lately. It is no longer objective, but rather about equal representation. Their latest “Greatest Album of All Time” list is a joke. Many of the legendary albums have been ejected out of the top 10 and 20, just to give equal representation for later decades. Most of the greatest albums of all time happened in the 60s and 70s, that is a fact, but they fill the top spots with inferior albums from inferior artists of later decades. I mean the Beatles Sgt Pepper that was #1 for decades is not even in the top 10 any more at #24! I mean Prince Purple Rain is rated higher than Sgt Pepper! Excuse my rant!
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Hi Tim
That saying “God is in the details”, it’s very true in good music, especially listening to MLT music. Their musicianship is so honed to perfection in sensitivity and expression, when you zero into a layer, like Mona’s bass line, it sounds wonderful; the intricacies and nuance in the music pattern is beautiful. What is so amazing is how beautifully they sing and harmonize with such richness and magic, and yet at the same time they are doing the guitar work so impeccably. That is why with truly great music, you never tire of it. Whenever you hear it, you can get something new out of it, a perspective or fresh feel unique to that moment. I find that the case with all of MLTs albums, especially the originals. Wow the richness and nuances in WHY? is amazing!
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Back in the 90s my first piano was a 72 key Casio keyboard packed with synthesizer, background presets, and it could simulate almost any instrument. I got a stand for it and everything It had MIDI interface that could connect up to my computer and one could theoretically compose music. I never got that elaborate with it. I did my piano lessons on that before I eventually upgraded to a full acoustic upright piano, but hat keyboard was a lot of fun. On occasion because it was portable, I could take it along on a road trip that enabled me to continue my lessons. And now more recently I got a full 88 key Casio Previa digital piano with weighted keys, pedals and everything that simulate my acoustic upright piano.
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I’ve really enjoyed all of Rick Beato’s music analysis I’ve watched including this one. He really delves into the mechanics, structure, and nuances of an artists work and raises music appreciation for me, and I love that his music appreciation and analysis is so diverse covering modern music all the way to classical and everything in between.
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Thanks Chris, listened to the album through, and I can feel the appeal. Such an articulate bass line, accompanied with jazzy piano, sax, flute/recorder I think. Did other things while listening to it, and it evokes such a peaceful easygoing feel. The second last track, that piano really flourishes. Great music.
