Hello Erich Bublitz!

** On Wednesday 08.12.21 - 20:00, Erich Bublitz wrote to August Abolins:

I haven't heard too much good stuff this year but
hopefully next year will be better though.

Me neither. I've been revisiting my stash of purchased CDs.
Some songs that I might have skipped back in the original days
I now find interesing and appealing.

Someone in another echo mentioned the music of Final Fantasy.
Never heard of it. It think it's the OST of a computer game or
something. The samples I tried remind me of Two Steps From
Hell, Gregorian, and Yanni (all of which I have some recordings
of). Some are interesting pieces and stand quite well enough
alone. Some of it can be good bkgrnd music to chill and relax.

One album that I find revisiting is Robert Cray's "Strong
Persuader".

Jennifer Warned new release "The Well" is excellent.
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Hi August,

On 2021-12-09 07:55:00, you wrote to Erich Bublitz:

I haven't heard too much good stuff this year but
hopefully next year will be better though.

Me neither. I've been revisiting my stash of purchased CDs.
Some songs that I might have skipped back in the original days
I now find interesing and appealing.

Some "new" (they are covers) music I liked this year:

https://youtu.be/m3sLmTn5gWM
https://youtu.be/2tMwq5lHbWg
https://youtu.be/u2ssrv0oy6M

They are all from the same TV show...

Bye, Wilfred.
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Hello Wilfred van Velzen!

** On Thursday 09.12.21 - 14:58, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to August Abolins:

Some "new" (they are covers) music I liked this year:

https://youtu.be/m3sLmTn5gWM
https://youtu.be/2tMwq5lHbWg
https://youtu.be/u2ssrv0oy6M

I like the singer in the yellow top. I don't know what those
two ladies were singing about, but they clearly demonstrated
fine command of the voice and pitch.

I did not care too much for Anneke van Giersbergen - Jest Oldu
too much. That voice was a bit too screetchy for me.

You might also like the rock/commercial works of Sara
Brightman.

Another fine Sara is Sara Bareilles. Check out her songs "She
Used to Be Mine", "Orpheus", and the duet with John Legend, "A
Safe Place To Land".

They are all from the same TV show...

What is the premise of the show?

Who are the people seated in front and why are they important?

That must be an awesome studio with the live band and intimate
setting.

I recall seeing an episode of this years ago on YT and the
featured singer was the then yet-unknown recent singer of
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Hello Wilfred van Velzen!

** On Thursday 09.12.21 - 14:58, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to August Abolins:

I like the singer in the yellow top. I don't know what those
two ladies were singing about, but they clearly demonstrated
fine command of the voice and pitch.

I did not care too much for Anneke van Giersbergen - Jest Oldu
too much. That voice was a bit too screetchy for me.

You might also like the rock/commercial works of Sara
Brightman.

Another fine Sara is Sara Bareilles. Check out her songs "She
Used to Be Mine", "Orpheus", and the duet with John Legend, "A
Safe Place To Land".

What is the premise of the show?

Who are the people seated in front and why are they important?

That must be an awesome studio with the live band and intimate
setting.

I recall seeing an episode of this years ago on YT and the
featured singer was the then yet-unknown recent singer of
Nightwish.

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The new Garbage album "No Gods No Monsters" wasn't that great either.

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Hi August,

On 2021-12-09 19:57:00, you wrote to me:

Some "new" (they are covers) music I liked this year:

https://youtu.be/m3sLmTn5gWM
https://youtu.be/2tMwq5lHbWg
https://youtu.be/u2ssrv0oy6M

I like the singer in the yellow top. I don't know what those
two ladies were singing about, but they clearly demonstrated
fine command of the voice and pitch.

As a Canadian you don't know any French?

https://www.google.com/search?q=je+suis+malade+lyrics
And click on "Translate to English".

I think it's about a woman who is love sick.

I did not care too much for Anneke van Giersbergen - Jest Oldu
too much. That voice was a bit too screetchy for me.

It was better with the original video from the show where you could see the emotions of the people but that unfortunatly got blocked, because of a copyright claim by the original composer... I saved it so, if you... ;)

Anneke is our grand lady of Rock, although she would probably be offended by that title. ;-)

She was the inspiration for Floor Jansen to go in the same musical direction.

Check out this one from the 25 anniversary concert with her original band:

https://youtu.be/Y46Lft_BZxo

Or this duet:

https://youtu.be/ScjEJRIZGvg

And tell me you still don't like her singing? ;-)

You might also like the rock/commercial works of Sara
Brightman.

Another fine Sara is Sara Bareilles. Check out her songs "She
Used to Be Mine", "Orpheus", and the duet with John Legend, "A
Safe Place To Land".

I will...

They are all from the same TV show...

What is the premise of the show?

Who are the people seated in front and why are they important?

They are all singers. In each episode of the show, except the last one which is about duets, one of them is in the centre of attention, where the other singers, sing a song that they think has some meaning for the one in the midle point of that show...

I recall seeing an episode of this years ago on YT and the
featured singer was the then yet-unknown recent singer of
Nightwish.

Yes Floor Jansen did some amazing performances on that show!

Bye, Wilfred.

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Hello Erich Bublitz!

** On Wednesday 08.12.21 - 20:00, Erich Bublitz wrote to August Abolins:

Me neither. I've been revisiting my stash of purchased CDs.
Some songs that I might have skipped back in the original days
I now find interesing and appealing.

Someone in another echo mentioned the music of Final Fantasy.
Never heard of it. It think it's the OST of a computer game or
something. The samples I tried remind me of Two Steps From
Hell, Gregorian, and Yanni (all of which I have some recordings
of). Some are interesting pieces and stand quite well enough
alone. Some of it can be good bkgrnd music to chill and relax.

One album that I find revisiting is Robert Cray's "Strong
Persuader".

Jennifer Warned new release "The Well" is excellent.
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I'm also revisiting a lot of old artists lately. That's where all the good music seems to be where it's at.

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On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:58:29 -0800
"Erich Bublitz" <erich.bublitz@1:153/757.2> wrote:

I'm also revisiting a lot of old artists lately. That's where all the
good music seems to be where it's at.

In the past few years I've seen Cheap Trick/Poison, Erasure, Howard
Jones, Phil Collins, Genesis, Steve Hackett, Squeeze/Hall & Oates, Jean
Michel, Jarre, Mark Knopfler. Upcoming A-ha, Adam Ant, OMD, Pet Shop
Boys with New Order, and Steve Hackett again.

I'm sure I've missed a few.

There's also some great coverbands around the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
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Hello Nigel Reed!

** On Wednesday 15.12.21 - 19:30, Nigel Reed wrote to All:

In the past few years I've seen Cheap Trick/Poison,
Erasure, Howard Jones, Phil Collins, Genesis, Steve
Hackett, Squeeze/Hall & Oates, Jean Michel, Jarre, Mark
Knopfler. Upcoming A-ha, Adam Ant, OMD, Pet Shop Boys with
New Order, and Steve Hackett again.

I'm sure I've missed a few.

And.. all of the above were in Texas?

Have you ever attended the concerts staged by Trans-Siberian
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Re: Any good stuff to listen to lately?
By: August Abolins to Nigel Reed on Thu Dec 16 2021 01:27:00

In the past few years I've seen Cheap Trick/Poison,
Erasure, Howard Jones, Phil Collins, Genesis, Steve
Hackett, Squeeze/Hall & Oates, Jean Michel, Jarre, Mark
Knopfler. Upcoming A-ha, Adam Ant, OMD, Pet Shop Boys with
New Order, and Steve Hackett again.

And.. all of the above were in Texas?

Cheap Trick/Poison and Erasure were at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, near Dallas.
Howard Jones and Men Without Hats (forgot them) were at House of Blues in Dallas.

Phil Collins was in Houston, TX
Genesis was in Charlotte, NC
Steve Hackett in Portland, OR and Northampton, MA. Next will be St Louis, MO Squeeze/Hall & Oates in Fort Worth, TX.
Mark Knopfler in Dallas, TX and Phoenix, AZ
A-ha and Pet Shop Boys/New Order will be in Los Angeles, CA
Adam Ant and OMD will be in Dallas

Oh, I first saw A-ha in Nottingham, UK back in the 90's and Genesis in Leeds and London in 1992. I also saw Dire Straits at Woburn Abbey around that time too. Also had Lyle Lovett and Was not Was for warm ups.

Jean Michel Jarre was at Radio City Music Hall, NY, Irving, TX, Houston, TX (front row), and Sa Jose, CA.

As for Trans-Siberian Orchestra, I've tried to listen a few times but can't get into it, I'm afraid.
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Never got into Steve Hackett or Lyle Lovett though. The rest I've heard and liked as well.

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On Thu, 16 Dec 2021 06:38:11 -0800
"Erich Bublitz" <erich.bublitz@1:153/757.2> wrote:

Never got into Steve Hackett or Lyle Lovett though. The rest I've
heard and liked as well.

Acquired taste. That's some hardcore prog, however he puts on a great
show, especially if you're a Genesis fan craving some of the old music.
He recently finished a tour where he played the entire Selling England
by the Pound album. He's currently going Seconds Out and coming next
year is Foxtrot.
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Hello Wilfred van Velzen!

** On Saturday 11.12.21 - 18:19, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to August Abolins:

I like the singer in the yellow top. I don't know what those
two ladies were singing about, but they clearly demonstrated
fine command of the voice and pitch.

As a Canadian you don't know any French?

I had the top marks in French in high school! ;) ..but I
never quite mastered conversational french.

https://www.google.com/search?q=je+suis+malade+lyrics
And click on "Translate to English".

I DL'd the files and watched them later on my TV. The DL'd
version does not have those subtitles.

I think it's about a woman who is love sick.

Noted.

I did not care too much for Anneke van Giersbergen - Jest Oldu
too much. That voice was a bit too screetchy for me.

It was better with the original video from the show where you could see the emotions of the people but that unfortunatly got blocked, because of a copyright claim by the original composer... I saved it so, if you...
;)

Sure! You know what to do. ;)

Anneke is our grand lady of Rock, although she would probably be
offended by that title. ;-)

She was the inspiration for Floor Jansen to go in the same musical direction.

Ah.. interesting.

Check out this one from the 25 anniversary concert with her original band:

https://youtu.be/Y46Lft_BZxo

OK.. a lil'bit better. But the music was a more significant
element. She spent a lot of time just seemingly brooding over
the music as the musicians were playing.

Or this duet:

https://youtu.be/ScjEJRIZGvg

And tell me you still don't like her singing? ;-)

Ah.. definately a song about 2 love-sick or love-smitten
females?

I'm still not quite convinced that she is a great singer. She
definitely has talent and conviction, but.. something is still
missing.

One Canadian rock/pop singer that made a fairly big splash
during the last 80's is Luba. The voice is baritone, but
powerful.

Check out this live performance of one her hits:

https://youtu.be/zKr5-LWTU4o

I'll have to did up some other fine female singers that you may
not have heard but might enjoy.
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Hi August,

On 2021-12-17 21:37:00, you wrote to me:

I like the singer in the yellow top. I don't know what those
two ladies were singing about, but they clearly demonstrated
fine command of the voice and pitch.

As a Canadian you don't know any French?

I had the top marks in French in high school! ;) ..but I
never quite mastered conversational french.

I always had bad grades for French. I dropped it as soon as I could. ;)

I think I had it for 4 years, but I still can't understand spoken French at all. Well maybe a couple of words, but not enough to follow any conversation...

[Anneke van Giersbergen]

I'm still not quite convinced that she is a great singer. She
definitely has talent and conviction, but.. something is still
missing.

One Canadian rock/pop singer that made a fairly big splash
during the last 80's is Luba. The voice is baritone, but
powerful.

Check out this live performance of one her hits:

https://youtu.be/zKr5-LWTU4o

I'm not impressed... ;-)

Let's agree we have different tastes. ;-)


Bye, Wilfred.
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Hello Wilfred van Velzen!

** On Saturday 18.12.21 - 16:48, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to August Abolins:

[Anneke van Giersbergen]

I'm still not quite convinced that she is a great singer.
She definitely has talent and conviction, but.. something
is still missing.

One Canadian rock/pop singer that made a fairly big
splash during the last 80's is Luba. The voice is
baritone, but powerful.

Check out this live performance of one her hits:

https://youtu.be/zKr5-LWTU4o

I'm not impressed... ;-)

Let's agree we have different tastes. ;-)

Noted. Luba clearly wasn't the best challenge/comparison with
your Anneke. :( But I was primarily highlighting the
performers ability to deliver a piece with emotion. I thought
the melody was pretty darn good too.

Does you Anneke write music too? ..or is she just an
interpretive singer?

I'll try to come up with alternative suggestions (comparing to
Anneke) ..a bit later. Meanwhile, check out Sarah Brightman's
inter interpretations of:

Dust in the Wind
A Whiter Shade of Pale
Captain Nemo
Deliver Me

The musical arrangements are powerful (great drums and beats!)
in some of them.

Brightman is clearly not a "rock" voice, but the recordings are
a pretty cool package as a whole.
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Hi August,

On 2021-12-18 19:02:00, you wrote to me:

Let's agree we have different tastes. ;-)

Noted. Luba clearly wasn't the best challenge/comparison with
your Anneke. :( But I was primarily highlighting the
performers ability to deliver a piece with emotion. I thought
the melody was pretty darn good too.

Does you Anneke write music too? ..or is she just an
interpretive singer?

I'm not a fan fan who knows all these facts ;), but afaik she writes lots of stuff (music and lyrics).

Bye, Wilfred.
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