RE: OT: CUSA board Music thread (what are you listening to right now?)
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Artist: Black Violin
Album: Classically Trained Song: "A Flat"
2012 Di Versatile Music Group
A C-USA connection, no less! Black Violin is an American hip hop duo from Florida comprising two classically-trained string instrumentalists, Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste, who go by the stage names Kev Marcus and Wil B, respectively. After high school, Sylvester attended Florida International University and Baptiste enrolled at Florida State University. At FIU, Sylvester met Sam G., who would go on to become the duo's manager. Alongside Sam G., the duo went on to co-found the production company DKNEX, which stands for Di-Versatile Music. The group name "Black Violin" is derived from the influence of a famous jazz violinist, Stuff Smith. Six months before Smith's death, he recorded a solo album entitled Black Violin. Heavily inspired by the work, the duo decided to name their group after Smith's album.
And here's another for ya:
Artist: Josh Vetti
Original Artist: 50 Cent Track: "In Da Club"
RE: OT: CUSA board Music thread (what are you listening to right now?)
Alan Parsons has had a significant impact on numerous legendary albums. His work spanned many groups. The following quoted from Wikipedia.
- In October 1967, at the age of 18, Parsons went to work as an assistant engineer at Abbey Road Studios, where he earned his first credit on the LP Abbey Road. He became a regular there, engineering such projects as Paul McCartney's Wild Life and Red Rose Speedway, five albums by the Hollies, and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, for which he received his first Grammy Award nomination. He was known for doing more than what would normally be considered the scope of a recording engineer's duties.[citation needed] He considered himself to be a recording director, likening his contribution to recordings to what Stanley Kubrick contributed to film.[citation needed] This is apparent in his work with Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat", where Parsons added the saxophone part and transformed the original folk concept into the jazz-influenced ballad that put Al Stewart onto the charts.[citation needed] It is also heard in Parsons' influence on the Hollies' "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" and "The Air That I Breathe", sharp departures from their popular 1960s hits "Stay", "Just One Look", "Stop! Stop! Stop!" or "Bus Stop".[citation needed] Parsons was also known to have swapped shifts during the engineering of Dark Side of the Moon so he could work entirely on the project.
Parsons also produced three albums by Pilot, a Scottish pop rock band consisting of Ian Bairnson on guitar, Stuart Tosh on drums, and David Paton on lead vocals, guitars, bass and William (Billy) Lyall, on piano and keys. Their hits included "January" and "Magic".
He also mixed the debut album by the American band Ambrosia and produced their second album Somewhere I've Never Travelled. Parsons was nominated for a Grammy Award for both of these albums.[2]
In 1975, he declined Pink Floyd's invitation to come back and work on the follow-up for "Dark Side," Wish You Were Here, and instead initiated the Alan Parsons Project with producer and songwriter (and occasional singer) Eric Woolfson, whom he had met at Abbey Road. The Project consisted of a revolving group of studio musicians and vocalists, most notably the members of Pilot and (on the first album) the members of Ambrosia. Unlike most rock groups, the Alan Parsons Project never performed live during its heyday, although it did release several music videos. Its only live performance during its original incarnation was in 1990, with Woolfson present but behind the scenes. After releasing ten albums, the last in 1987, the Project terminated in 1990 after Parsons and Woolfson split, with the Project's intended 11th album released that year as a Woolfson solo album. Parsons continued to release work in his own name and in collaboration with other musicians. Parsons and his band now regularly tour many parts of the world.
Although an accomplished vocalist, keyboardist, bassist, guitarist and flautist, Parsons only sang infrequent and incidental parts on his albums, such as the background vocals on "Time". While his keyboard playing was very audible on the Alan Parsons Project albums, very few recordings feature his flute. During the late 1990s, Parsons' career travelled an interesting full circle. Having started out in the music industry at the Abbey Road Studios in London as an assistant engineer in the late 1960s, he briefly returned to run the studio in its entirety. He reportedly managed to combine this role with the demands of a hectic performing and recording schedule. Parsons also continued with his selective production work for other bands.
Of all his collaborators, guitarist Ian Bairnson worked with Parsons the longest, including Parsons' post-Woolfson albums, Try Anything Once, On Air, and The Time Machine.
In 1998, Parsons became Vice-President of EMI Studios Group including the Abbey Road Studios. He soon left the post, deciding to return to more creative endeavours. Parsons remained as a creative consultant and associate producer for the group.
As well as receiving gold and platinum awards from many nations, Parsons has received ten Grammy Award nominations for engineering and production. In 2007 he received a nomination for Best Surround Sound Album for A Valid Path.
Beginning in 2001 and extending for four years, Parsons conceived and led a Beatles tribute show called A Walk Down Abbey Road featuring a group of headlining performers such as Todd Rundgren, Ann Wilson of Heart, John Entwistle of the Who, and Jack Bruce of Cream. The show structure included a first set where all musicians assembled to perform each other's hits, and a second set featuring all Beatles songs.
PINK PROJECT- Pink Floyd y Alan Parsons Project - 1982
RE: OT: CUSA board Music thread (what are you listening to right now?)
(02-24-2018 12:34 AM)WWDog Wrote: I love the way this young lady does this song with the great melody.
Santeria- Maya Bensalem - Sublime (cover)
Thank you my brother. Just outstanding. I’m a huge Sublime fan. Just love their stuff. It’ll never get old or dated to me. This young lady is not only beautiful but has a wonderful voice and owns this version of it. I’d never heard this version or even heard of her for that matter. So much good music out there.
RE: OT: CUSA board Music thread (what are you listening to right now?)
(02-26-2018 11:24 PM)dahbeed Wrote:
(02-24-2018 12:34 AM)WWDog Wrote: I love the way this young lady does this song with the great melody.
Santeria- Maya Bensalem - Sublime (cover)
Thank you my brother. Just outstanding. I’m a huge Sublime fan. Just love their stuff. It’ll never get old or dated to me. This young lady is not only beautiful but has a wonderful voice and owns this version of it. I’d never heard this version or even heard of her for that matter. So much good music out there.
She has had only one commercial go that I know of
Parov Stelar feat. Maya Bensalem - Summertime
but she has several videos she did herself out there on youtube. Glad you enjoyed as I knew you are a fan of Sublime.
RE: OT: CUSA board Music thread (what are you listening to right now?)
Artist: The Psychedelic Furs
Album: Talk Talk Talk Song: "All Of This And Nothing"
6 June 1981 CBS Records
a phonebook full of accidents
a girl to drive your car
a suit to wear on mondays
and a coat a magazine
a heavy rain a holiday
a painting of the wall
a knife a fork and memories
a light to see it all
you didn't leave me anything
that i can understand
hey i never meant that stuff
i want to turn you round
dominoes a pack of cards
a picture of the queen
a dress to wear on sundays
and a handle for the door
a letter that i sent for you
a note you left for me
a wave a pack of cigarettes
a pocket full of beads
you didn't leave me anything
that i can understand
hey i never meant that stuff
i want to turn you on
you didn't leave me anything
that i can understand
hey i never meant that stuff
i want to turn you round
you didn't leave me anything
that i can understand
hey i never meant that stuff
i want to turn you on
the sound of people getting drunk
a ceiling and a sky
a bank that's full of promises
a telephone that lies
a visit from your doctor
he crawls in through the door
a mirror you can look in
so that you know where you are
you didn't leave me anything
that i can understand
hey i never meant that stuff
i want to turn you round
you didn't leave me anything
that i can understand
now i'm left with all of this a room full of your trash
RE: OT: CUSA board Music thread (what are you listening to right now?)
Artist: The Ames Brothers
Album: Hoop-Dee-Doo (10" LP) Song:"RagMop"
1949 Coral Records #60397
According to numerous biographies, "Rag Mop" was also one of the first songs Elvis Presley tried out at his first Sun Records recording session in 1954, although no actual recording of him performing the song has to date surfaced.
"Rag Mop" by the Ames Brothers was the last single release to hit #1 on the popular charts (Billboard) that was released only on 78 rpm speed at the time of its popularity. After this point in popular music history, every song to hit #1 was released on a 45 rpm record.
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OT: CUSA board Music thread (what are you listening to right now?)
