Also? Sinatra by a huge margin sold way more records (and made better music) in the 1950s than he did in the 40s. His bobby-soxer moment in the 40s was a short-lived blip.
Gunn: Well, how horrible is this thing? Lorne: I haven't read the Book of Revelations lately, but if I was searching for adjectives, I'd probably start there.
'Hell Bound'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Tom Scola - Mar 18, 2019 9:54:49 am PDT #6327 of 6436
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Fred Pete - Mar 18, 2019 12:18:55 pm PDT #6328 of 6436
Ann, that's a ferret.
Sinatra works to a degree for the '40s as a symbol of the shifting focus from the big bands to the vocalists. Although a lot of that change was driven by WWII and difficulties in finding enough musicians who weren't serving in the military, and not so much the emergence of great solo singers.
Fleetwood Mac is a pretty good choice, especially if you include the members' solo careers (although that covers the '80s more than the '70s).
How about Linda Ronstadt? She never really dominated the music scene, but she had a long moment during the second half of the decade. And her ability to shift her style to fit the times was remarkable.
Atropa - Apr 05, 2019 9:57:58 am PDT #6329 of 6436
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Thanks to a friend, I'm going to see Ghost in September!
Yes, I know they're kinda KISS / Alice Cooper for the new era. That's part of why I like them. Plus, excellent vocals and audio production.
Kalshane - Apr 05, 2019 9:51:30 pm PDT #6330 of 6436
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
So through the YouTube rabbit hole I stumbled across a band called Larkin Poe (who have apparently been performing for 10 years and this the first I've heard of them.) They started off as a bluegrass band called the Lovell Sisters, then the eldest sister retired, the two remaining sisters renamed the band (after an ancestor who was a cousin of Edgar Allan Poe) and over the years they transitioned to playing blues and what they call "roots rock".
This is the song I came across initially: "Bleach Blonde Bottle Blues" [link]
They also do quite a few covers, like this killer version of Bob Dylan's "New Pony" from one of their concerts: [link]
Or this great version of "Paint it Black" (which is one of my favorite Rolling Stones tunes) from their Tip of the Hat series of videos: [link]
Not often I get this excited about a new (to me) artist, so I had to come here and gush for a bit.
Rayne - May 17, 2019 12:37:36 am PDT #6331 of 6436
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
The BTS performance on Late Show with Stephen Colbert was amazing!
Jon B. - May 17, 2019 6:30:07 am PDT #6332 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
What part of that wasn't lip-synched?
flea - May 17, 2019 10:05:03 am PDT #6333 of 6436
information libertarian
That actually sounds like mostly live singing to me. They almost always sing live over a backing track, and sometimes the backing track is more prominent than here. (They lip sync very poorly, actually.)
Their recent performance on SNL was 100% live with no backing track. SNL has taken the video down, but it's out there via people reacting to them, for example: [link] if you'd like to compare the two performances.
flea - May 17, 2019 10:06:57 am PDT #6334 of 6436
information libertarian
If you just wanted to automatically discount the ability of pop artists, well, that's your privilege, I guess.
Jon B. - May 19, 2019 4:27:18 pm PDT #6335 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
If you just wanted to automatically discount the ability of pop artists, well, that's your privilege, I guess.
Not at all. It sounded lip-synched to me. [shrug]
chrismg - Jun 27, 2019 9:48:28 am PDT #6336 of 6436
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Why is "Mercy Mercy Me" suddenly stuck in my head? I would swear I heard it just recently, but I have no idea where.
(I don't think it was in the Legion premiere, was it?)