bubinga5 Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) Love this modern take on the Ace.classic. What a voice that guy has. Edited September 22, 2019 by bubinga5 3 Quote
casapete Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 Fab. Seen PC on numerous occasions, first with Squeeze followed by Mike and the Mechanics, then solo stuff and then as keys player for Eric Clapton. Great singer and keyboard player and a lovely guy. May be a bit AOR for some people on here but he’s had an amazing career since first charting with Ace. 2 Quote
casapete Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 Sorry, ‘adult ( or album ) orientated rock’, a lousy phrase coined in the US I believe. I first heard it in the 70s, when referring to soft rock bands like Foreigner, Boston, REO Speedwagon etc etc. 1 Quote
BrunoBass Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 Great musician, songwriter and singer. Quote
casapete Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 For the last few years Paul has made a number of solo albums on which he played a lot of the instruments himself. He’s a wonderful Hammond player, and often plays guitar on his solo gigs. For me he just has one of those amazing voices that connect straight away, very recognisable and always spot on. His session work includes recording with Elton John, The Pretenders, The Smiths, Roger Waters, BB King and Roxy Music - his CV must be one of the best in existence! Quote
lowdown Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) Yeah, he is a terrific musician. He really has a great feel for music and certainly has done the rounds over the years. That OP video has a really clean mix. I think that backing singer, Tambourine playing lady is, Lindsay Dracass. Back in the early 2000's, at age 16, she was the UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.....(and she didn't come last ). Edited September 22, 2019 by lowdown Quote
mikel Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 Have seen Paul on a number of occasions and he is always superb. I am not a huge fan of his material but he has some top notch songs. For me he is a bit like Paul Rodgers, I like to try and second guess what note he will sing next or how he will phrase a well known line in a well known song. I fail every time as he simply plays with a melody using his effortless voice. Top musician. Quote
madshadows Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 8 hours ago, bubinga5 said: Love this modern take on the Ace.classic. What a voice that guy has. This was absolutely tremendous, forgot what a great voice PC has, thanks for posting this John Quote
Mickeyboro Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 If you consider it took five musicians to record the original, why did it need more people to create less? Quote
yorks5stringer Posted September 22, 2019 Posted September 22, 2019 18 hours ago, bubinga5 said: Love this modern take on the Ace.classic. What a voice that guy has. Hope this does not appear patronising but do you realise PC was the original singer of this back in the day with Ace? He had more hair then, I saw them at Bradford Uni early 70's. Quote
Mickeyboro Posted September 23, 2019 Posted September 23, 2019 13 hours ago, yorks5stringer said: He had more hair then, I saw them at Bradford Uni early 70's. That’s why he often wears a hat, Keith! 😈 And if we are going back that far, do people know the song was an attack on the Sutherland Bros for trying to steal Ace’s bass player? Hence a very appropriate choice by the OP. Quote
yorks5stringer Posted September 23, 2019 Posted September 23, 2019 54 minutes ago, Mickeyboro said: That’s why he often wears a hat, Keith! 😈 And if we are going back that far, do people know the song was an attack on the Sutherland Bros for trying to steal Ace’s bass player? Hence a very appropriate choice by the OP. Tex Comer....back in the day when we didn't have the internet, everything shut on a Sunday and there were only 3 channels I used to scan the record sleeves for hours. 1 Quote
EJWW Posted September 23, 2019 Posted September 23, 2019 Absolutely superb. Bubinga continues to introduce me to more wonderful tunes I wouldn't otherwise have listened to. It's unfortunate that all of the members of the band got the camera operator's attention but the bass player did not. Quote
yorks5stringer Posted September 23, 2019 Posted September 23, 2019 23 minutes ago, EJWW said: Absolutely superb. Bubinga continues to introduce me to more wonderful tunes I wouldn't otherwise have listened to. It's unfortunate that all of the members of the band got the camera operator's attention but the bass player did not. That's Jeremy Meek on Bass, played with PC for some time now. Quote
pete.young Posted September 24, 2019 Posted September 24, 2019 Modern? The clip is nearly 10 years old! Paul is on tour early next year, I'm going to see him in Ipswich. Tour dates: https://paulcarrack.net/live Quote
NickD Posted September 24, 2019 Posted September 24, 2019 Never someone I would deliberately set out to see, I caught him twice accidentally at festivals two weeks apart a couple of years ago and he was blinding. Dumb trivia - How long must be one of the very few songs written about a bass player! Quote
BrunoBass Posted September 24, 2019 Posted September 24, 2019 46 minutes ago, NickD said: How long must be one of the very few songs written about a bass player! Here’s another... 1 Quote
NickD Posted September 24, 2019 Posted September 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, BrunoBass said: Here’s another... True! Quote
casapete Posted September 24, 2019 Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) Back OT here's a classic case of if it ain't broke...…. I hate it when relatively simple songs are made complicated and lose the beauty of the original, but hey, each to their own etc. Edited September 24, 2019 by casapete 1 Quote
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