Poco - From the Inside

Simon Erics    published by Warner (Sweden) 12. October 2015:

Brecker Brothers - Out of the Loop

Caroline Lavelle (previously mentioned in this thread) from the end credits of the movie Joy Ride which I rewatched a couple of weeks ago (static video).

Ah! The lovely (in every way) Ms. LaVelle. My favorite elf-maiden. I always liked her best when performing with Loreena McKennitt. Loreena always seemed to keep things in check and prevent things from spilling over into the usual New Age excesses.

Speaking of which...I posted this vid in another thread for totally different reasons. But this short (56 or so mins)  docu-film on Loreena McKennitt is interesting enough from a purely musical perspective that I think it may not be inappropriate to post it here as well. There's some stellar performance pieces in it. Hardly surprising considering the musicians she records and tours with are all world class, as Ms McKennitt herself is.

Interesting Israeli band by the name of Project RnL.
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Very nice.  I'm not big on prog-rock (Rush, Yes, and ELO just about encompass all I care about the genre, to be honest) but this was enjoyable.  The keyboard guy obviously enjoys his role very much, and has the chops to back it up.  The only thing that bugged me was though the vocalist was very good, I kept getting the feeling that he was 'holding back'... that there's much more power to his voice than he lets through, as though he doesn't want to overpower the other musicians, when in fact a little more chutzpah with the pipes would have fit right in.  Just my 0.02, bravos all 'round otherwise.

Speaking of keyboards, it seems that most groups in my chosen favorite genre (metal) have relegated the keyboard to special effects, washy intros, or gated into offshoot genres like 'Prog-metal' or 'Industrial'.  It would be refreshing to see a rippin' ivory tickler up there with the buzz and rumble.
So far, I haven't seen much of that, so here's my favorite blast from the past:


I hated it when my friends would say they sounded like Deep Purple, though I admit it's kinda inevitable given the sound they were after (and they even riffed the theme on the slipcover of one of their albums, reprinting magazine article headlines comparing the two).  I've always preferred the Heep for some reason, though I couldn't put my finger on exactly why; I just liked 'em. 
Their first five albums are classics in my mind, the rest going from 'slow clap while rocking out' to 'escuse me, wut r u doin?' territory, so I can't recommend much beyond that.

Quote from: 40hz on November 19, 2015, 09:28 PM

Interesting Israeli band by the name of Project RnL.
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Very nice.  I'm not big on prog-rock ... but this was enjoyable.

+1

The only explanation for these is that some AI from the future created this cybernetic human and sent them back in time to make people cry:

ill check out the royal albert hall intro.

this isn't the kind of music i normally listen to, but those two songs i posted completely knock me out and bring me to tears.

^have you heard her intro to "Someone Like You" at her Live at Royal Albert Hall concert?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri7-vnrJD3k

love her -- her down-to-earth-ness, and her voice, and the songs...

In many ways, even more amazing is Jack Vidgen.

We'll start with Adele:


And end with Whitney:


And add in Jennifer Holiday, just for grins:

The only explanation for these is that some AI from the future created this cybernetic human and sent them back in time to make people cry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQl3WQQoQ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHsXMglC9A

The song 'Someone like you' is a great song with the ability to move you. Her rendition of that song in the Royal Albert Hall is even better still.

Ooops...Tomos already made the same comment, sorry about that. 

The song 'Someone like you' is a great song with the ability to move you. Her rendition of that song in the Royal Albert Hall is even better still.

Ooops...Tomos already made the same comment, sorry about that. 

yes, but I added the wrong video to the post
here's a high quality copy (you might need to turn off the annotations)

Mike League and Snarky Puppy are back with a recently released session video. Check it out. This band is awesome!