MLT Club Member Dave Johnston
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Here’s a great live clip from one of Procol Harums last albums featuring Matthew Fisher on the Hammond and Gary on piano. Powerful instrumental that features the hammond.
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Just listened to Wild Horses. Very nice cover for a slow blues tune. That lady has quite a voice….caught a little Janis Joplin influence there.
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There’s nothing better sounding than a great vinyl pressing. Some would argue Reel to Reel but I don’t want to spend that kind of money nor do I have the patience. Unfortunately not all vinyl is equal. As a result I end up listening to either vinyl, CDs or cassettes about evenly except when I’m lazy and then it’s CDs or digital. I have narrowed my vinyl collection down to about 300 lps and buy a new lp maybe once a month. CDs I listen to primarily for Classical and and other music where the vinyl isn’t great quality (those are the lps I am currently weeding out of my collection. I listen to cassettes for just about every genre except classical. Many cassettes sound really warm and full others sound like tin. Have a lot of blues on cassette and most of it is excellent. If you are an audiofile that needs the very best sound, cassettes will not impress you for their dynamic range but some have the same warmth as reel to reel.
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Not sure if The Flock are considered obscure but they do a really great cover of the Kinks : Tired of Waiting for You. Long intro with violin and then some heavy guitar and then horns … a bit Chicago like. Their first album is really very good in my opinion.
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I’ll have to checkout Emmylou’s version. I played in a few bands back in HS and after and never could sing lead on much pop music. Had a hard time hitting D above middle C some days. most Beatles songs were out of my range and never developed a decent falsetto. MLT’s version is as good as it gets.
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And let’s not forget the MLT ladies years ago…Never watched this before but it is excellent!!
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Really beautiful video Juergen. Simply amazing what we don’t ever see up close.
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I absolutely love this song. It has great rythym and rhyme and I love singing along to it (not too sure you would want to hear it!) It’s very uplifting in a bluish kind of way. Chance, providence, luck or what ever you want to call it….it’s so true. We can follow a path or not but something will always happen…good or bad. Acceptance.
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I believe the “only” difference is the cabinetry. It’s just an amazing sound that comes out with the Hammond connected to the Leslie. It will be great fun listening to how Papa Rudi uses it in upcoming new songs or even covers. There’s a ton of great music out there that could use the infusion of the Hammond/Leslie sound. I can only imagine how much pleasure he is getting out of his birthday gift!! There was a time when I wanted an old refurbished upright pump organ but that desire has passed. I just love the organ sound in all flavors. I listen far more these days than play so if I did get one (and my smarter partner didn’t throw me out 🤣) it would sit in a corner in my basement just like old exercise equipment 😎
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David and Jung…I have this Phillip Glass CD and though I don’t listen to it often every now and then I find it very comfortable background music because of the rhythmic repetition (like you said…not for everyone). Glass is a minimalist and has done many soundtracks and compositions for other instruments as well. I loved Billy Preston back in the day. He put his own albums out as well as being an in demand session player. His performance of “That’s the Way God Planned It’ features the hammond and was a joy to watch. Though I am not religious the spirit of this perfomance just takes me to a wonderful place!!
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Thanks David for putting in the effort to get these numbers out. It’s loads of fun watching the numbers grow!!
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Well, I’m retired so they’re all days off 🙂 I use to love green beer…place in DC called the Dubliner which I went to frequently in my younger years. I vote in favor as well. Love your scribbles Jung…looks like a Lamy in the middle.
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Even used the desks!! Love it when they throw that bun around and then into the crowd!!
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Absolutely love when multiple drummers/percussionists play together. Something very earthy about it. Thx for that clip. I am definatley stuck in the 60’s and early 70’s when it comes to popular music so I don’t have a strong opinion about Phil other than I did enjoy some Genesis and his solo work. My younger brother, a drummer, thinks very highly of him as a drummer.
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The talent has always been there! They are so precise.