MLT Club Member Jung Roe
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I’ve heard “God Only Knows” a lot of times over the decades by the Beach Boys, but it never came to life like it did when I heard Mona and Lisa do it. In December Mona and Lisa vocals and harmonies peaked to a new plateau for me with ” Little Drummer Boy”. I know some people here did not care for the song itself, ( it happens to be my fave Christmas song), but that is besides the point, the singing was truly sublime. With Little Drummer Boy they stripped away all the instruments except the drums, and stepped out of the Rock and Roll/Pop Genre and flexed their vocal and harmony muscles, and the result was truly remarkable singing. Just loved the way Lisa carried her voice with the highs, and Mona was perfection harmonizing the lower range right along side, super tight. There were some 6 back up voices mixed in the background that sounded like an angel choir, all MLT voices. It was the most beautiful singing I ever heard, ever, in any genre!
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That’s a massive and impressive surf board Lisa you braved, and Mona you look like you’re ready to go back in to ride a few more waves! When it come’s to an adventure you’re both troopers. Thanks for sharing that great photo. Don’t forget they have some big waves on Vancouver Island Long Beach on the westcoast of BC should you have another itch for a surfing adventure. 🙂
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Mike, I’ll echo what you said about their harmonies. Mona and Lisa’s harmonies are truly remarkable and is what put them over the top for me when I first discovered them 2 years ago on their San Francisco cover. I never heard anything so beautiful before. Their harmonies in “Best Years of Our Lives”, “Little Drummer Boy”, “God Only Knows”, “Count on Me”, “Still a Friend of Mine” among many others are sheer beauty. I think their unique harmony is one of their greatest strengths and they will never go wrong when there is a good dose of this magic in their musical mix.
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Well said Howard, and I like that passion you have for MLT.
If music is about expressing what is in the heart as Beethoven said, there is a ton of goodness in Mona and Lisa to come out. Truly good people. That is one thing that really attracts me to them. They are very sincere and pure at heart and their music expresses that too, and I hope they never lose that innocence. “Close to You”, “Count on Me” are just examples of songs that come from a good heart. That is why they are like a ray of sunshine brightening our lives through their music. Yes their music comes from the heart, and that heart is pure, and that is another reason why their music is great.
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Wow, what an awesome topic Tomas! I wish I had seen it earlier as it is nearly bed time for me here, but I probably wouldn’t get much sleep now thinking about this. Will say a few things and then probably add more later as I think about it.
Top of mind why I think MLT music is great is, because they are true artists at heart, and they experienced how truly artistically written music can move the soul and make a positive difference in peoples everyday lives like when they first heard the Beatles when they were just kids. They devoted their lives to recreating that magic to be able to move people through their music and art just like the great legends of the 60’s did led by the Beatles who started it all. That is why MLT want to have nothing to do with major record labels, music contests, and everything else that denigrates music to entertainment and a business, and remained independent and maintained control of their music and destiny. Just like the finest watches, fountain pens, or automobiles in the world are crafted all in house, MLT music, videos, and everything to do with their music is done in house cottage industry style.
Just like the Beatles music, MLT music is timeless, and each time you listen to it there is something more you get from it. “The Wide, Wide, Land”, “Nothing Is In Vain”, “Close To You”, “Count on Me”, “Still a Friend of Mine”, “Sweet Lorraine” etc, no matter how often I listen to them, I never tire of them just like when I hear “Let It Be” or “A Day In the Life”. I experience something pleasantly new every time I hear these songs, which is a mark of greatness in a song. MLT music is also very positive and uplifting, and I feel better after I listen to Orange or When We’re Together. Their songs are poetic and they convey a lot of positiveness, love, and everything at the core of the human experience.
MonaLisa Twins Orange, Beatles Sargent Peppers, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. What do they have in common? The music is timelessly beautiful, and you never tire of listening to it again and again.
Now I can sleep 🙂
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Thanks Howard. Yes I love their style and great song.
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Just for fun, thought I’d try transcribe some lyrics out by hand with a fountain pen to see how it might look with different types of lines and inks.
click the image to see it enlarged.
Just an excuse to play with my pens too. 🙂
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Sounds like a splendid idea, especially with a fountain pen. ???? Would be so personal.
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Jacki. I watched original movie/series too when it first came out and I agree Meghan Follows portrayed that character the best. Was my mom and little sister’s absolute fave series when it came out. A real classic. When Howard mentioned ink wells and girls with pony tails, this famous cute scene from Ann of Green Gables just flashed back to me.
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Hi Mike. I say let it grow! I have the MLT hoodie, cap, and beach towel. Awesome aren’t they. They are so high quality and stylish too, especially the hoodie. Can’t go wrong with any of the MLT merch.
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For those who are not familiar with “Anne of Green Gables”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c6yhYgxoT4
..I just couldn’t resist…you gotta see this 🙂
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Hi Jacki. We can all see you love to write, and that is awesome! You have a magic with words as your poems show, like the really great one you just posted recently, “Essences of Two”.
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LOL. Howard if anyone messed with Lisa’s beautiful long hair, I think I would be more sorry for the little poor urchin sitting behind her as that big black slate would come crashing down upon his little head. You remember Lisa’s Halloween guitar? I am sure there would be an “Anne of Green Gables” moment. 🙂
And yeah, I would highly recommend trying out a fountain pen.. They can bring a lot of joy.
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That’s an impressive collection of MLT mugs you got going there Howard. That yellow BAM 3 mug speaks to me.
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Thanks Howard for the Quora article. Yes I’ve been into pens, most of my young adult life actually but more so in the last 10 years. Fountain pens mostly too. I guess I am an Accumulator because I like all different brand of pens as long as it looks and feels right to me. I’ve always found hand writing beneficial over typing on a computer. I take a lot of notes at work, and hand writing in a notebook in a meeting, phone calls, or just to plan my day etc I find helps to slow me down and focus better resulting in a calming effect, and my notes have saved the day for me many times because I had info that I retained that I could fall back on. This article if anyone is interested points out some profound benefits of hand writing, and using a fountain pen is well like listening to music on vinyl over CD. It just feels nicer and more tactile which makes the act of writing more enjoyable, so you will tend to write more. And some fountain pens with Flex nibs are great for sketching and calligraphy which is an art unto itself.
4 Benefits of handwriting: http://mentalfloss.com/article/33508/4-benefits-writing-hand
And a short video about hand writing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzI7OPRCusM
Anyway, that is my self-help speech for the evening, and excuse my digression here, as you can see I am a little passionate when it comes to pens 🙂
…and I will leave you all with this to show Lisa hand writes music with a pen, so I am not completely off topic here. 🙂
