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Friday, 29 September 2017
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?
IT CAN COME AT ANY TIME
GRIEF IS A WOUND
that can be partially healed via release
So he cried at the death of his first girlfriend
regretted that cancer that stole her from life
and then,when another friend also died,he began to write
Lightning flash fiction hiding facts and faces
He wanted to exorcise the pain of loss
by tossing words into the hungry white page space
Lines filled until he stopped.Like rain
I will not say his tears .Just the urge to write it out
Left like a thief in the night.Leaving him lighter
less concerned with material things,when tugs of tides
pulled him into contemplation.Meditation.Upon endings..
JACKIE LEE CANADIAN REVIEW
http://dmme.net/jackie-lee-white-horses/
JACKIE LEE – White Horses
Philips 1968 / Gonzo 2017
Irish songstress’ stellar hour – expanded
and enriched to add colors to her talent.
Were she as prolific as fellow dames Dusty and
Shirley, Jackie Lee – known as Jacky back in the ’60s – we would have mentioned
her name with the same reverence today, yet after a series of 45s, issued
between 1955 and 1973, the singer retired due to throat problems. Heard on
classics as diverse as Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Release Me” and Jimi Hendrix’s
“Hey Joe” – which entered the charts in 1967 – Lee remains an indelible part of
pop music’s DNA, her own career peaking the following year with a Top 10 single
“White Horses” that came from a children’s TV programme to spearhead the
artist’s debut, and penultimate, LP, ripe for rediscovery now.
There’s a great richness about Jackie’s voice,
even though Lee doesn’t resort to overtly impressive vocal inflections to adorn
a song in needless tinsel – that’s why these tapes ooze innocence and charm –
but “I Can Sing A Rainbow” brings it all home after the stereo title track has
wrapped her warm delivery in woodwind and caressed it with acoustic guitar. Done
in the same vein, “I Think I Like You” is timelessly deep, while pieces such as
“Too Many Chiefs (Not Enough Indians)” or “We’re Off And Running” are playful…
yet she could be classy, too, as illustrated by the panache of “Things I Don’t
Mean” with Dudley Moore on ivories. This reissue may have docked a couple cuts
from the album in order to expand Lee’s profile by including her personal
favorites, among them standards like “The End Of The World” and “The
Loco-Motion” – the latter one of a handful pieces by THE RAINDROPS, a quartet
Jackie was in – through which her personality shines ever so bright.
The artist’s optimism fills the orchestral sway
and celestial harmonies of “I Cry Alone” and the violin-elevated sadness of “The
Busker” that is the only remnant of an album she laid down with famed score
composer Christopher Gunning, albeit the most surprising is its boisterous bent
into boogie for “Here I Go Again” and rhythm-and-blues for “There Goes The Lucky
One”: and that could be the singer’s motto, because for all these track’s dated
production they stood the test of time to be as entertaining as they were
decades ago. Still here today, Jackie Lee deserves to be remembered.
EXTREMES REVIEW
http://mlwz.pl/recenzje/plyty/
Various Artists - Extremes
,
"Extremes" is a 1970
documentary film directed by Tony Klinger and Mike Lytton describing the
backdrop of the third edition of the famous Isle of Wight Festival. This is not a music
video. Its
creators - then barely twenty - did not have the opportunity to film their
concerts. That is why they focused
on the social, and actually sociological, theme of this event. The film focuses on a
whole range of young people's attitudes - festival participants who use a more
or less rationalized feast of hippie freedom. So we watch the carefree
fans who are on the beach naked, teen drug addicts explaining why they chose to
live with hard drugs, despite the fact that they are watching the effects of
fatal overdose every step of the way, We follow the scene of
harassment of casual passers by stray young girls behaving like women of light
customs, who during this event seemed to for a few days at all costs want to
lose their innocence. In addition, the
phenomena and groups that mark their presence in this film is definitely
more. Hippies, homosexuals,
various fallen witches, Hell's Angels, alcoholics, uninhabited people, and
'normal' fans all represent some nonconformist minorities who have participated
and, as we know, have in many cases made a great mark in this legendary
festival. . In addition, the
phenomena and groups that mark their presence in this film is definitely
more. Hippies, homosexuals,
various fallen witches, Hell's Angels, alcoholics, uninhabited people, and
'normal' fans all represent some nonconformist minorities who have participated
and, as we know, have in many cases made a great mark in this legendary
festival. . In addition, the
phenomena and groups that mark their presence in this film is definitely
more. Hippies, homosexuals,
various fallen witches, Hell's Angels, alcoholics, uninhabited people, and
'normal' fans all represent some nonconformist minorities who have participated
and, as we know, have in many cases made a great mark in this legendary
festival. .
Gentlemen Klinger and
Lytton do not judge. They do not make
conclusions. They behave more like
chroniclers documenting some unusual and new, as for those times,
phenomena. And they do it very
well. Precisely and
naturally. As if they already
sensed that they filmed events related to the feast of music and freedom, which
will forever go down in the history of the epoch. The film's authors
emphasize this fact with a special note that they did not arrange the scenes
they filmed. They just documented
what they saw. Nothing was organized
before, manipulated or arranged: everything was filmed as it really
was.
The music accompanying
this film comes not from the festival stage, but from the studio. Specifically from the
discs released at that time. The creators so
skillfully matched the pieces to the film's illustration that they turned out to
be a fascinating sound creation. Supertramp, Arc,
Crucible and other artists. I do not have to add
that the sound material is not only a great musical picture of the epoch but is
a perfect supplement to this fascinating picture.
The first public
screening of "Extremes" took place at the Cannes Film Festival'71. In the same year he was
also shown at the London Film Festival. Now it appears for the
first time on a DVD. In addition, you can
find a movie with a special commentary and an interview with Tony
Klinger.
And here is a list of
songs that served as a soundtrack for this document.
- Arc - An Ear Ago
- Arc - Great Lager Street
- Crucible - Box Man
- Mark McCann - Black Rose
- Mark McCann - Refrigerated Warmth
- Arc - Let Your Love Run Through
- Crucible - Hit It
- Supertramp - Surely
- Supertramp - Am I Not Like Other Birds of Prey
- Arc - I'm A Perfectly Happy Man
- Supertramp - Words Unspoken
- Crucible - Elvish Queen
- Crucible - We Gotta Watch Out
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Thursday, 28 September 2017
FRANK ZAPPA NEWS
Steve Vai Confirms Participation in
Frank Zappa Hologram Tour
Steve Vai has confirmed that he will participate in the
upcoming Eyellusion/Zappa Family Trust Frank Zappa hologram tour,
explaining his involvement ...
Steve Vai Issues Statement About Frank
Zappa Hologram Tour
Last week, the Zappa Family Trust announced Frank
Zappa Back On The Road: The Hologram Tour will take place in 2018. The
concerts will feature a ...
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Frank Zappa's 1977 Halloween
residency to be released as 158-track costume box set
Frank Zappa will soon be resurrected for a
hologram tour, but that won't be the only chance for fans to “see” the legendary
guitarist once again. In fact ...
Dweezil Zappa Will Not Participate in
Upcoming Frank Zappa Hologram Tour
Dweezil Zappa—son of legendary guitarist Frank
Zappa—has confirmed that he will not participate in the upcoming
Eyellusion/Zappa Family Trust ...
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO
Frank Zappa is considered to be one of the most influential rock musicians of the late twentieth century. Between the start of his career in the late fifties and his death in 1993 he recorded and rele.. In 1965, Ray Collins asked Zappa to take over as guitarist in local R&B band the Soul Giants, following a fight between Collins and the group's original guitarist. Zappa accepted, and soon assumed..
On September 19, 1985, Frank Zappa testified before the United States Senate Commerce, Technology, and Transportation committee, attacking the Parents Music Resource Center or PMRC, a music organizati..
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YES feat ARW
Prog rock legends to take Palace
stage
Photo Credit: Deborah Anderson Creative. YES featuring
Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman will perform on Oct. 5 at
The Palace Theatre in ...
New music from Yes featuring ARW is slowly
coming together
Trevor Rabin says that new music from Yes
featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman is taking
longer than expected – but reports it will be ...
Trevor Rabin Says New Music With
Former Yes Bandmates 'Just Taking a Long Time': Exclusive ...
Progressive rock fans were happy to see the
long-discussed reunion of former Yes members Jon nderson, Rick Wakeman and
Trevor Rabin come ...
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Trevor
Rabin Says New Music With Former Yes Bandmates 'Just Taking a Long
Time'
Progressive
rock fans were happy to see the long-discussed reunion of former Yes members Jon
Anderson, Rick Wakeman and Trevor Rabin come ..
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YES
featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman
Buy
YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman tickets at the
Tilles Center Concert Hall in Brookville, NY for Sep 24, 2017 07:00 PM at ...
But Rick Wakeman, bearded keyboardist and
raconteur with iconic prog legends, Yes, has hit back at Cowell saying: 'The
writing is finally on the wall ...
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JACKIE LEE
http://www.babysue.com/2017-Sept-LMNOP-Reviews.html#anchor80656
Jackie Lee - White Horses (CD, Gonzo Multimedia, Pop)
We've heard and appreciated various reissues from Great Britain's Gonzo Multimedia label over the years. This one's a bit different. Listeners who are fans of 1960s music will really appreciate this one. Jackie Lee's music immediately recalls a time when hit songs were often great, rather than always dismal and drab (which is the case in 2017, of course). The album is built around the well-known single "White Horses." The cover is great...it features Jackie standing beside a large white horse wearing a white turtleneck sweater. The title song, as well as the remaining tracks, have held up exceedingly well over the years. Various solo recordings are featured as well as a track recorded with Christopher Gunning ("The Busker") and several by Jackie Lee and the Raindrops. If you dig the sound of artists like Petula Clark and Jackie DeShannon, you're almost certain to fall in love with this collection. Timeless music that should appeal to a wide range of listeners.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO
We've heard and appreciated various reissues from Great Britain's Gonzo Multimedia label over the years. This one's a bit different. Listeners who are fans of 1960s music will really appreciate this one. Jackie Lee's music immediately recalls a time when hit songs were often great, rather than always dismal and drab (which is the case in 2017, of course). The album is built around the well-known single "White Horses." The cover is great...it features Jackie standing beside a large white horse wearing a white turtleneck sweater. The title song, as well as the remaining tracks, have held up exceedingly well over the years. Various solo recordings are featured as well as a track recorded with Christopher Gunning ("The Busker") and several by Jackie Lee and the Raindrops. If you dig the sound of artists like Petula Clark and Jackie DeShannon, you're almost certain to fall in love with this collection. Timeless music that should appeal to a wide range of listeners.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO
| White Horses CD - £9.99 |
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?
WIDE RIVER DAYS
(ARADHANA)
MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT MARK TWAIN
Spaulding Grey.John Row.Homer(Simpson)
Lost car keys .Computer implacability.
CHECK YOUR PROGRAMMING!R U ELECTRIC?
Paddle Boat Steamer Steam Train Nostalgia Sundays
Tourism in Bangla Desh/Eritrea/Sudan/Somalia.
FACEBOOK in Mynammar/China/Russia
Your tiny voice broadcast on Community Radio
Sweet songs of sunrise birds bring morning's surprises!
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO COUNT STARS@ALL TIMES!
You have the right to reminesce about tomorrow.
Throwing Nets into Deep Space for Radio Signals
Carl Sagan.Stephen Hawking.You,by coffee mornings
Catch river fish categories ,then Release.
As if Greek ,or Arabic scholar.Philosophy.Mathematics.
All time is One .Today Unique as You.You Do Not Have To Be Right
You just have to be you.
THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Arthur Brown & Alice Cooper - Fire live Rock in Rio 2017
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Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Hurricane Irma Relief Fundraiser with Patrick Moraz
Hurricane Irma Relief Fundraiser at
Bentley's
Former The Moody Blues and Yes keyboardist Patrick
Moraz will close out the event, with other performers including Bryan Lee,
George DeJong, ...
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?
THE POEM THAT ENDED A WAR
"TO MY SOLDIER SON"by Zseni Varnai
Addressed to her own son,who may have been shooting at her
under the Kaiser to suppress Hungarian Independence
"TELL ME LIES ABOUT VIETNAM"by Adrian Mitchell
Broadcast on the BBC in 1965 and pivotal
in Britain withdrawing from the Vietnam War
"MANCHESTER LOVE POEM"by Tony Walsh
After the bombing of Manchester Arena,his poem
unified the spirit of Manchester,and was adopted worldwide
"CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE"(Manchester Young Poets)
Loving their city back to life via poems of praise of place
Making beauty of urban streetscapes,peacefully articulated
YOUR NEXT POEM OF PEACE&POWER
which will restore sanity,the Seasons,and common sense
So that Beauty,Truth and Reason may once again Resurrect..
ANNIE HASLAM IN THE NEWS
Renaissance with Annie Haslam
Symphonic Tour
Annie Haslam is an English progressive rock vocalist, songwriter and visual artist. Annie is best known for her five-octave voice and for being the lead vocalist for the English Classical Rock ba..
Progressive rock mainstays Renaissance, featuring
original lead singer Annie Haslam, will embark this fall on their
Symphonic Journey tour, backed ...
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Annie Haslam is an English progressive rock vocalist, songwriter and visual artist. Annie is best known for her five-octave voice and for being the lead vocalist for the English Classical Rock ba..
FAIRPORT CONVENTION: Ric Sanders interview
Interview: Ric Sanders – Cropredy and
Fairport Convention Memories
In our recent review of this year's Fairport
Cropredy Convention (which you can read here) some words from
Fairport violinist Ric Sanders helped ...
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Monday, 25 September 2017
HERMAN'S HERMITS IN THE NEWS
Remember Herman's Hermits' rise to
fame with a Carole King cover?
Their song 'I'm into Something Good' was good for a
number of people, it turned out. The song was first sung by Earl-Jean, a member
of the Cookies, ...
YES feat ARW
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Rick Wakeman is a prog pioneer |
Jersey Retro
This year's drama has two "Fragile"-era Yes men -- singer
Jon Anderson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman -- teaming with "Owner of a
Lonely Heart"-era ...
Talking YES, the Rock Hall and more with
Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman wearing his familiar cape, standing
amongst his iconic keyboards during the 2017 tour “YES featuring Jon Anderson,
Trevor Rabin and ...
BARBARA DICKSON IN THE NEWS
Sheffield set to know Barbara
Dickson so well
Barbara Dickson OBE – who learned much of her
craft in the Steel City's folk clubs of the 1960s – will be joined by pianist
Nick Holland for a special ...
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THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?
STEELY DAN SOLO
TO HIT THE RIGHT NOTES
Every musician was hired,and tried
They were given no instructions-
just"play the blues".Many dollars
in recording time were spent in erasing tracks,
which did not meet their standards .Nothing wrong
with each and every-just that the Budget dictated
a freedom to spend widely.Jazz knows the syncopated magic
cannot be manufactured.Steely Dan drained the swamp of talented
players
and made music that stood the test of "Reeling in the Years".Play them
now
and they sound as fresh and jaded as Zen.To get those diamonds,
one has to put pressure on a lot of coal face digging.
Canaries..
Sunday, 24 September 2017
A HOLOGRAM TO BE FRANK
Dweezil Zappa Will Not Be on the Frank
Zappa Hologram Tour
The proposed tour featuring a hologram of Frank
Zappa and many of his sidemen has the backing of the Zappa Family Trust, but
not Frank's son, ...
Frank Zappa Hologram Tour Dates to
Be Announced Next Year
Since 2006, Dweezil Zappa has honored the legacy of his
late father, Frank Zappa, with the Dweezil Zappa Plays Frank
Zappa band. Starting next ...
Full Coverage
Frank Zappa is considered to be one of the most influential rock musicians of the late twentieth century. Between the start of his career in the late fifties and his death in 1993 he recorded and rele..
In 1965, Ray Collins asked Zappa to take over as guitarist in local R&B band the Soul Giants, following a fight between Collins and the group's original guitarist. Zappa accepted, and soon assumed..
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO
Frank Zappa is considered to be one of the most influential rock musicians of the late twentieth century. Between the start of his career in the late fifties and his death in 1993 he recorded and rele..
In 1965, Ray Collins asked Zappa to take over as guitarist in local R&B band the Soul Giants, following a fight between Collins and the group's original guitarist. Zappa accepted, and soon assumed..
On September 19, 1985, Frank Zappa testified before the United States Senate Commerce, Technology, and Transportation committee, attacking the Parents Music Resource Center or PMRC, a music organizati..
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