MLT Club Member Tomás F. Calvo
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Thanks! I think I wouldn’t do better than you guys, I might have to make it harder!
Jacki, it’s just a simple video, so it’s more to watch along… not sure I can come up with something interactive that easily 😀 You can try to maximize the video to make it bigger too.
I’m glad you’re enjoying them, it’s therapeutic to make them 🙂
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I’m glad you all liked it! Here’s Quiz #2
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Thanks Jung, that’s great. I knew it had gone through many changes, but it’s great to know why and when, gives more perspective into John.
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Jung, George’s Duo Jet Gretsch has an interesting story, the guy’s name was Ivan Hayward from who he purchased the guitar, who bought it at Manny’s in NY. Here’s a video with the story, including the IOU for the unpaid £20.
Now we have the video for “Baby Mine” where we can see the Gretsch in all it’s glory, and Mona’s Epiphone EJ200. A treat for us.
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Rudolph, I’m sorry for the server crash and sleepless night, unfortunately I know that all too well. From our end it was seamless though, so you’re doing great. Hope you’re caught up on your sleep now and back to making fab music!
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I find it fascinating that for us here in the MLT Club, we found them through a search and never looked back. It seems we were looking for a breath of fresh air in a polluted world, a life line to lift us up. Clearly we found it and have not let go. Given that we remember exactly how it happened is also an indication of the impact it had on us.
Some people that I’ve shared MLT music with find it interesting but not that instant “wow” factor that we have, maybe they have to be looking for it on their own, who knows. It’s cool however to know that so many of us had that similar experience, that “choir of angels” moment.
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Ha! He certainly likes to Snoop around. He’s very cool, wouldn’t mind seeing more of him. His true colors are all right.
Thank you Mona!
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I’m glad this question has sparked some great comments, and I agree with all of you. Thank you. The amount of “Heart” in the songs certainly brings joy to me, which I find very precious and rare. One thing I’ve noticed in doing this exercise is how much the melody and harmonies weigh in any song. In getting a song made, what archives the final goal of greatness or not, is heavily weighted by the melody and harmonies. For whatever reason that may be, I have found that if the melody and harmonies are great, then there’s leeway for the instruments to be so-so and still the song is great, but not the other way around.
When I first discovered MLT, I went back to listen to the Everly Brothers and put them side by side. For me the Twins have left the Everly Brothers in the dust, both songwriting and with harmonies. Dreams is proof for me. God Only Knows was another wake up moment. That song is a masterpiece and a few few people have given it a shot, but nobody achieved that rarefied feeling until MLT. I have to admit though that Because is for me the absolute top when it comes to harmonies. Nobody has topped it, not Beach Boys, not Simon and Garfunkel, not anyone. At least not yet.
Another thing that seems to be a given in MLT music is not only the hard work, but the attention to detail and the understanding of what music truly is. It’s an “all in” attitude, there are no doubts, no plan B, music is it. I don’t think they could achieve what they have if wasn’t that way. At least that’s how I see it from the outside. Many of us here have experience making music, so we know very well how hard it is to come up with a couple of albums like MLT has done.
For all I know they might think we’re a bunch of sycophants, but the reality is that they bring me lots of joy and clearly not just to me. MLT has become my go-to music whenever I need uplifting.
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Ha! Howard. That’s funny, I’ve certainly made it a point to “rock” more in these last few years, and hope to continue. I’ve been lucky enough to find a partner who supports me in all I do, as I do her, and our life has flourished. It has also meant more guitars on my wall, and more smiling…
Now maybe I need a double bass??
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Thanks guys. I did this on Adobe Premiere, so I guess I have a template now… it’s a bit complicated program to use though if you’re not familiar with it.
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Here’s something for those in here who’ve been around the block a few times …
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Jung, that is a great post, and I agree 100%. The biggest impact The Beatles had on me was the “vibe” or energy that they brought of joy and happiness, which I haven’t felt to such an extent in any other artist until the MonaLisa Twins (maybe Monty Python). It’s clear to me that they, as the Beatles did, understand there’s much misery in the world and want to lighten up this joint as much as possible. To me, that means a lot.
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You guys are good! I put some easier ones, but some were hard and others were tricky.
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Thanks about the concern about the accent on the á, but I’m not a stickler for it, as in English it’s non existent. Copy and Paste always works, but if you want to know how to do all characters with a normal English keyboard google ASCII tables and that will give you a code from 0-255. Extended codes are above 128. So the a (lower cap) is 160. On the keyboard you do alt+ 160 = á, another example alt+ 164 = ñ. For the German ß = alt+ 225. £ = alt+ 156
Now back to topic after that brief message… I try to share a song that is more to the taste of that person, but I was struck by the stark difference of interest if someone is looking for it or not. For me personally, sometimes I circle back to a song. Like You’re Gonna Lose That Girl at first it wasn’t one of my favs of the album (original Beatles) but a few years later (still a teenager) I really got into it. Similarly with All About Falling In Love, maybe because it was right after The Wide Wide Land, but it’s at the top of my list now, the harmonies are just amazing.
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Clearly I missed the post where the Framus 12 string is discussed by Daniel and Lisa.
