bassace Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 His back catalogue is a lot ballsier than D O'D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Go back & listen to the 'I'm Nearly Famous' album - particularly ;Devil Woman'. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 [quote name='geoffbyrne' timestamp='1478081298' post='3166542'] Go back & listen to the 'I'm Nearly Famous' album - particularly ;Devil Woman'. G. [/quote]I think nearly everybody on this site is familiar with Devil Woman, again just too polite for my tastes, needs some more rough edges on it, but hey if it floats your boat that's good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) [quote name='geoffbyrne' timestamp='1478081298' post='3166542'] Go back & listen to the 'I'm Nearly Famous' album - particularly ;Devil Woman'. G. [/quote] Yes, 70's was a good time for him. Edited November 2, 2016 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Phil Adams' timestamp='1478074973' post='3166467'] Almost as feeble as Michael (Hey, I'm the new Bobby Darrin) Bubble. Music for money's sake. Sorry, rant over, back in me box!. [/quote] Ok, he is no Sinatra, but feeble he is not. Well..IMHO Live he can do the business, he is certainly at home with Jazz (Big Bands). I am not really into most of his pop offerings, but he is certainly at home with 'The Tunes'. It all comes natural to him, nothing is forced. [media]http://youtu.be/T6Pg408cqoE[/media] Edited November 2, 2016 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponehandloose Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 His early stuff with the Shads is great, some of the best rock and roll to be made here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) His first album recorded live at Abbey Road (Before it was famous) features some great live warts and all British Rock N Roll. And he was only 18 years old. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4-T7AJHge4 Edited November 2, 2016 by Hobbayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 [quote name='KevB' timestamp='1478034399' post='3166288'] If I'm in as good nick physically at 75 I'll be well chuffed. [/quote]Last time I saw him he looked like the only living person to be embalmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Back in the old days, we'd have called this music, Middle of the Road. Easy listening with a curled lip. If you like it, great. The Shads were always better without him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 [quote name='grayn' timestamp='1478112002' post='3166860'] The Shads were always better without him. [/quote] Always..? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXTvZ8UVJvw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 [quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1478077066' post='3166487'] Do you make these words up?! [/quote] [i]soi-disant[/i] Adjective: Self-styled; so-called Now that we've cleared that up, we might also speculate as to whether Mr Richard's 1963 record 'Bachelor Boy' was not so much a song as a coded manifesto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1478027906' post='3166198'] [url="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cliff+richard+roll+over+beethoven+new+single"]http://www.youtube.c...oven+new+single[/url] oh dear, is this really the same bloke that made one of the best British Rock and Roll records (Move It) it's been downhill ever since, his voice is just too damned polite [/quote] Nice! Wish I could sing it half that good. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunton-hobbit Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 ..........nice mic stand........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 http://youtu.be/LVPAP62TvRY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Lets face it, he sang one of the best rock songs of all time! http://youtu.be/NTp_Yy9QHBw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 I've got a soft spot for ol' Riff Pilchard but if I'm gonna watch a superannuated rock star sing Roll Over Beethoven it's going to be this one! http://youtu.be/RJRZcbqcYkY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1478120745' post='3166968'] Lets face it, he sang one of the best rock songs of all time! [/quote] Not listened to this in a while but loving the great Clem Cattini's drumming and Alan Tarney's bass. Edited November 2, 2016 by TrevorR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1478036745' post='3166323'] And blessed with a full head of hair without a grey in sight just like Macca, must be the healthy living? [/quote] Was thinking more about still being able to hold a tune and general mobility on stage. Not that I'm planning still going on stage at that age if I ever get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) Sir Cliff's live version. Nation shocked as 'chicken in a basket circuit' guitarist beats the bollocks off Jeff Lynne while a 75 year-old pensioner grooves around like a man half his age. All hail Sir Cliffington. We are not worthy. [media]http://youtu.be/eDO5TpI6xbY[/media] Edited November 2, 2016 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Well, that's my mother-in-law's Christmas present sorted. She apparently ran some sort of Cliff fanzine in her college days and still has a bit of a soft spot for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 went to see the Beatles film last night, they showed the Shea Stadium gig at the end, now that rocked, raw, aggressive, everything that Cliff's video isn't, but they were a lot younger and couldn't hear a lot of what they were playing, maybe the problem is with Cliff and his like is they try and get it too perfect, it loses the edginess, but then again I'm an old punk rocker, I would think that wouldn't I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1478113083' post='3166868'] Always..? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXTvZ8UVJvw[/media] [/quote] Point taken. They became a cabaret band really. I do like there early 60s hits though. Far more than Cliff's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1478175098' post='3167260'] maybe the problem is with Cliff and his like is they try and get it too perfect, it loses the edginess [/quote] Cliff was old-school. The Beatles - at the time - were from a different place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I remember Bruce Welch saying that Cliff and The Shadows joined the Entertainment Industry. At that time there was no Music Industry. It only began with and after The Beatles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 (edited) [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1478175098' post='3167260'] went to see the Beatles film last night, they showed the Shea Stadium gig at the end, now that rocked, raw, aggressive, everything that Cliff's video isn't, but they were a lot younger and couldn't hear a lot of what they were playing, maybe the problem is with Cliff and his like is they try and get it too perfect, it loses the edginess, but then again I'm an old punk rocker, I would think that wouldn't I? [/quote] Nail > head. While I think it's admirable that Cliff trundles ever onward I would cheerfully concede that his performances lack edginess. In part, this is a case of matching his delivery to his audience. Cliff fans don't want edgy. It's also because Cliff's singing and speaking voices both espouse old-fashioned 'clear diction'. His words are very cleanly enunciated and sit almost robotically on the beat; he does not do the rock and roll 'slur'. A clear example is his rendition of Roll Over Beethoven as posted above. It's the first time I've ever been able to pick out all the words. Here's the conventional way someone would sing it: Yer O, my temrerer's rise' ner jukebok blow'n er fuse Marts bean ri'um m'soul key sing' er blues Rover Bayoven tell Sh'koffski er news And now Cliff: You know, my temper-ature is rising end thee jukebocks bl[u]o[/u]ze a fewser May heart is beating ritherm and may soul keeps on singing thee blues Roll ho'ver Beethoven and tell Chykovskee thee news Edited November 3, 2016 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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