SteveK Posted February 15, 2018 Author Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) On 15/02/2018 at 17:31, kodiakblair said: OK successful pop band but still only a pop band. Did they cure cancer,bring about world peace ? No they wrote some pop songs. Expand In the spirit of esprit de corps I shall refrain from posting my immediate thoughts on reading your post. Must be a coincidence that the BBC game show hosted by Alexander Armstrong was on as I read it. Edited February 15, 2018 by SteveK Quote
Dad3353 Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 On 15/02/2018 at 18:07, SteveK said: ... the BBC game show hosted by Alexander Armstrong was on as I read it. Expand Pointless..! We have a French version of that, now, but with a different game show host, of course. Quote
kodiakblair Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 On 15/02/2018 at 18:07, SteveK said: In the spirit of esprit de corps I shall refrain from posting my immediate thoughts on reading your post. Must be a coincidence that the BBC game show hosted by Alexander Armstrong was on as I read it. Expand Wouldn't hold back on my account, though I warn you I'm not the slightest bit interested in what you watch on the telly. Quote
Bluewine Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 On 15/02/2018 at 12:30, jazzmanb said: They were popular and made music lots of people liked ,def Pop! Expand No, they changed the world. You had to be there. Blue 1 Quote
lowdown Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) ^^^^ Edited February 16, 2018 by lowdown Quote
drTStingray Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) On 13/02/2018 at 19:14, EssentialTension said: In the UK and in the USA, but you had to be there, obviously. And, featuring Ritchie Blackmore on guitar and Chas Hodges on electric bass guitar, here's Joe Meek's production from 1962 of The Chaps also known as The Outlaws ... Expand I also love the time machine nature of The Chaps/Outlaws picture - as well as the youthful Du Beke, Blackmore, Hodges etc on the wall behind them appears to be a picture of Chas Hodges 50 yrs on........I didn't realise until I played the You Tube. Broken record on not (and what a find and witticism that is 😂) you and Blue are right - you had to be there!! Edited February 16, 2018 by drTStingray Quote
ahpook Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 On 16/02/2018 at 10:38, Dad3353 said: Expand I'll be needing a fresh cup of tea then, my laptop's wearing my last one Quote
EssentialTension Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 On 16/02/2018 at 11:12, drTStingray said: I also love the time machine nature of The Chaps/Outlaws picture - as well as the youthful Du Beke, Blackmore, Hodges etc on the wall behind them appears to be a picture of Chas Hodges 50 yrs on........I didn't realise until I played the You Tube. Broken record on not (and what a find and witticism that is 😂) you and Blue are right - you had to be there!! Expand I don’t actually think you had to be there ... it was a joke. 1 Quote
Earbrass Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 On 14/02/2018 at 20:54, kodiakblair said: Never heard anybody describe the Beatles as anything other than a pop band. Expand "pop group" surely? 1 Quote
jazzmanb Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 On 16/02/2018 at 02:16, Bluewine said: No, they changed the world. You had to be there. Blue Expand i was. Quote
drTStingray Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 On 16/02/2018 at 12:27, EssentialTension said: ... it was a joke. Expand Mine too but on reflection the picture may be closer to the Birds Eye fish finger cap'n. But those who were there will definitely get the hysteria of 1964 ish in a way others won't 😉👍 - as with any other world changing event. Quote
EssentialTension Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 I was there too and the world was immensely changed and immensely changing but you don’t need to have been there to understand that. It’s quite possible to grasp the enormity of the changes and something of The Beatles role if it’s approached with an open mind - it has very little to do with what one personally likes. There are people who were there who didn’t or don’t get it; being there is neither necessary nor sufficent. They did many things but The Beatles didn’t invent the electric bass guitar. 3 Quote
drTStingray Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 On 16/02/2018 at 15:49, EssentialTension said: They did many things but The Beatles didn’t invent the electric bass guitar. Expand Absolutely right - I suspect even now many non musicians don't know that McCartney played bass guitar in the Beatles. Quote
Bluewine Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 On 16/02/2018 at 15:49, EssentialTension said: There are people who were there who didn’t or don’t get it. Expand I know, for example, my parents. 😁 Blue Quote
Bluewine Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 On 16/02/2018 at 15:49, EssentialTension said: They did many things but The Beatles didn’t invent the electric bass guitar. Expand No they did not. My point is, I didn't know what an electric bass guitar was until their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show February 9, 1964. It was after that performance I decided to play bass and my Mom purchased a bass guitar for me. Blue Quote
Bluewine Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 On 16/02/2018 at 15:49, EssentialTension said: I was there too and the world was immensely changed and immensely changing but you don’t need to have been there to understand that. It’s quite possible to grasp the enormity of the changes and something of The Beatles role if it’s approached with an open mind. Expand I'll never budge on this one, and to honest you not only had to be there, you had to be a certain age and from a culturally and socially aware environment. I have a brother only 2 years younger than me and he knows very little about The Beatles. I was socially aware he wasn't. And one thing I've learned from this forum is, by size alone The Beatles were bigger in the States than in the UK. Blue Quote
EssentialTension Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 On 16/02/2018 at 21:59, Cato said: Here you go Blue. Expand Very good. 1 Quote
EssentialTension Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) Obviously the worst bass player in the world ... or not. Edited February 16, 2018 by EssentialTension 1 Quote
Bluewine Posted February 17, 2018 Posted February 17, 2018 On 16/02/2018 at 18:31, drTStingray said: Absolutely right - I suspect even now many non musicians don't know that McCartney played bass guitar in the Beatles. Expand Agreed, and there are Millinials that can"t say "John ,Paul, George & Ringo" without thinking incredibly hard. Pretty much like I can't name one Ed Sheeran song. Blue Quote
Marvin Posted February 17, 2018 Posted February 17, 2018 Was it this interview or somewhere else where Jones completely writes off Rap and Hip-Hop? I’m not a fan of the genre/s at all, however, it seems somewhat juvenile to ‘bin’ a whole genre because you don’t think it shows enough deference to the artists in your own record collection Quote
lowdown Posted February 17, 2018 Posted February 17, 2018 On 17/02/2018 at 09:59, Marvin said: Was it this interview or somewhere else where Jones completely writes off Rap and Hip-Hop? I’m not a fan of the genre/s at all, however, it seems somewhat juvenile to ‘bin’ a whole genre because you don’t think it shows enough deference to the artists in your own record collection Expand That's interesting, because he flirted quite a bit with those styles on two of his albums, "Q's Jook Joint" & "Back On The Block". Both good albums (IMO of course). Quote
casapete Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 QJ apologises, but no retraction. http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-is-very-sorry-for-some-of-the-things-he-said.html Quote
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