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Showing posts with label The Rolling Stones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Rolling Stones. Show all posts
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Video Flashback: The Rolling Stones
well, a before-my-time video flashback. thank god for youtube, am i right?
"Under My Thumb" on Ready, Steady, GO! 1966
It's hard to believe that the Stones were ever this cute. So cute! Mick's dancing is cute (instead of the weird and creepy writhing it became. who knew he ever looked this cute too? STAY OFF DRUGS, KIDS!). Charlie Watts' glasses (and tie and vest) are cute! Brian Jones' xylophone playing is cute! Bill Wyman is the definition of the stoic bassist, and it's cute! Each one of their haircuts is cute! I would do terrible things to all of them, in fact (what can i say, i have a thing for big/lots of hair). It makes total sense that they got unbelievable amounts of ass.
On that note, what I think is really funny about this video is the girls. They're going crazy, but not really. They're like reserved crazy. Like, they're fighting to get past guys holding them back, but not really. There's one girl who's sort of crying. It seems more like the the show wanted to make it look like there was some sort of hysteria, but the girls weren't really doing it. Girls are way more crazy these days.
I love this song. It's funny how you can tell that the song fade's out on the album and they haven't quite figured out how to end it live. Awkward. Also, Keith gets very little love from the camera. Poor Keith.
But the most important question is WHERE CAN I GET MICK'S JACKET??? I think I would wear it every day.
"Under My Thumb" on Ready, Steady, GO! 1966
It's hard to believe that the Stones were ever this cute. So cute! Mick's dancing is cute (instead of the weird and creepy writhing it became. who knew he ever looked this cute too? STAY OFF DRUGS, KIDS!). Charlie Watts' glasses (and tie and vest) are cute! Brian Jones' xylophone playing is cute! Bill Wyman is the definition of the stoic bassist, and it's cute! Each one of their haircuts is cute! I would do terrible things to all of them, in fact (what can i say, i have a thing for big/lots of hair). It makes total sense that they got unbelievable amounts of ass.
On that note, what I think is really funny about this video is the girls. They're going crazy, but not really. They're like reserved crazy. Like, they're fighting to get past guys holding them back, but not really. There's one girl who's sort of crying. It seems more like the the show wanted to make it look like there was some sort of hysteria, but the girls weren't really doing it. Girls are way more crazy these days.
I love this song. It's funny how you can tell that the song fade's out on the album and they haven't quite figured out how to end it live. Awkward. Also, Keith gets very little love from the camera. Poor Keith.
But the most important question is WHERE CAN I GET MICK'S JACKET??? I think I would wear it every day.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Hello, Vinyl
For a long time I've been wanting a turntable. I've been collecting vinyl for months in preparation for the day that I would finally get one (despite much mocking from my friends). I spent the searching for and going through my parents' respective collections to mixed results. My mother happened to have an original Meet the Beatles that she had reprehensibly let warp by storing it in the garage. My father had eclectic mix from The Allman Brothers to Meatloaf's Bat Out of Hell to Men at Work (really Dad?) to The Very Best of the Loving Spoonful. But somehow he'd lost his Tommy. I took what was of interest, having full faith that one day, one day, I would be able to drop the needle, sit back, close my eyes, and enjoy.
Well friends, that day has finally come.
For Christmas I was gifted this fabulous ION TTUSB turntable. Not only does it kick out the jams while spinning some sweet sweet vinyl, but it connects by USB to your computer device, making it possible to record your vinyl to mp3. It may be one of the most fantastic things I've ever owned (next to my wine red Fender Jazz Bass, naturally). The EZ Vinyl Converter software lives up to its name, and in connection with the Gracenote database's song-identification system, it practically works by magic.
I spent yesterday and today making recordings. First was The Rolling Stones' got LIVE if you want it!, an incredible recording with a fun mix of their earlier songs. Unfortunately, one of my mother's brothers long ago defaced the sleeve by drawing mutton chops and mustaches on each of the Stone's. It worked on Keith far more than on Mick (that man was not made for facial hair).
Next I recorded The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, a recent gift. Actually, it was rescued from destruction by my mother from being made into a bowl by her boyfriend's sisters. They claim
ed it was warped, but it was not so. It played beautifully, not a single scratch or skip. However, Abbey Road was not so lucky, and is now sitting on my desk in a less-than-flat shape.
Finally, at my father's request, I recorded The Allman Brothers Band. With longer tracks, the process took less monitoring on my part. I also thoroughly enjoyed the heavy bass in the intro to "Whipping Post." But my favorite part was the naked group photo on the inside of the sleeve. Don't worry, no one is overexposed, they are obviously sitting in a creek. The 70's was such a strange time.
The one drawback to the recording-vinyl-to-mp3 process is that it can only be done in real time. Particularly if you want to differentiate between tracks, which has to be done manually. Now, I don't mind listening through entire albums, but it does take a certain time commitment.
I thoroughly recommend the ION turntable, it has made my vinyl dreams come true.
Well friends, that day has finally come.
For Christmas I was gifted this fabulous ION TTUSB turntable. Not only does it kick out the jams while spinning some sweet sweet vinyl, but it connects by USB to your computer device, making it possible to record your vinyl to mp3. It may be one of the most fantastic things I've ever owned (next to my wine red Fender Jazz Bass, naturally). The EZ Vinyl Converter software lives up to its name, and in connection with the Gracenote database's song-identification system, it practically works by magic.
I spent yesterday and today making recordings. First was The Rolling Stones' got LIVE if you want it!, an incredible recording with a fun mix of their earlier songs. Unfortunately, one of my mother's brothers long ago defaced the sleeve by drawing mutton chops and mustaches on each of the Stone's. It worked on Keith far more than on Mick (that man was not made for facial hair).Next I recorded The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, a recent gift. Actually, it was rescued from destruction by my mother from being made into a bowl by her boyfriend's sisters. They claim
ed it was warped, but it was not so. It played beautifully, not a single scratch or skip. However, Abbey Road was not so lucky, and is now sitting on my desk in a less-than-flat shape.Finally, at my father's request, I recorded The Allman Brothers Band. With longer tracks, the process took less monitoring on my part. I also thoroughly enjoyed the heavy bass in the intro to "Whipping Post." But my favorite part was the naked group photo on the inside of the sleeve. Don't worry, no one is overexposed, they are obviously sitting in a creek. The 70's was such a strange time.
The one drawback to the recording-vinyl-to-mp3 process is that it can only be done in real time. Particularly if you want to differentiate between tracks, which has to be done manually. Now, I don't mind listening through entire albums, but it does take a certain time commitment.
I thoroughly recommend the ION turntable, it has made my vinyl dreams come true.
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