[Jung Roe]

Its because we cant contain the passion and enthusiasm.  ????

All right its back to work????

[Jung Roe]

Ahhh, I just noticed pages now.   It makes navigating and sorting the longer threads a lot more manageable.  Thanks Rudi!

[Jung Roe]

Tim, you got it right on about Orange, and BAM 2 & 3.

When I first heard Orange, I just couldn’t help but draw comparisons, in my mind anyway, to Pet Sounds and Sargent Peppers just for it’s artistry as an album and the impression it leaves on me.  It is so much more than a collection of songs like most albums I’ve come across are, but has a theme and overall grand design such that as an album it is greater than the sum of it’s songs indeed.

The very first track, “The Future”, sets a theme and a kind of unity across the entire album.  Positive outlook for the future and hope in the world is reflected in tracks like “No More Worries Company”, “It’s Alright”, “Waiting for the Waiter” and “In it For Love”.  There is also a sense of mystery and wonder about life and love in songs like “Count on Me”, “That’s Life”, “Close to You”, Still a Friend of Mine”,  and “Club 27”.  “Once Upon a Time”, and “Sweet Lorraine” are just joyful and brilliant as life can be.   The album comes to a climactic end with a kind of emotional roller coaster if you will taking us up on a hard rock and roll high in the Jimmy Hendricks tradition with “Club 27”, immediately followed by a heart string pulling “Still a Friend of Mine” which are polar opposites to each other in terms of speed and emotion.  The album ends with quite a statement that leaves a lasting impression.

I personally think Orange is a masterpiece of an album, with the same kind of artistically themed vision Brian Wilson had for Pet Sounds and John Lennon and Paul McCartney had for Sargent Peppers.  If the MonaLisa Twins didn’t intentionally do it with that kind of vision in mind, some of the genius from the Beatles certainly rubbed off on them after 10 years of doing their covers and perfecting their craft after them to intuitively create such an artistically remarkable album.

[Jung Roe]

Howard, I would say Mona and Lisa also have good taste in cars.  Now when their driving skills reach a certain point, I would recommend them these, as we don’t want them showing up late to their sold out performances.  I think Lisa might be ready, as she’s been seen jumping out of airplanes and driving fancy MGs. 

 

[Jung Roe]

OK, I will play:

1. The Wide, Wide, Land

2. Sweet Lorraine

3.  Still a Friend of Mine

4. Club 27

5. Count on Me

 

[Jung Roe]

Mona

I could never tell who was doing the highs and the lows in the harmonies.  This anawers that for me.  Thanks ????

[Jung Roe]

I thought in a picture a few months ago on Instagram it looked like a yellow Fiat belonged to Mona and a red Renault was Lisa’s, but I will keep quiet and wait for Mona or Lisa to reply.

[Jung Roe]

Max.  I know Mona and Lisa are on a temporary self-imposed break from performing at the moment to focus on writing original music and new albums/projects.  In that interview they indicated if they continued just performing at the Cavern and did all the other live venues, they were going down the path of being a tribute band.  I think they wisely came to the decision to focus on getting more original music under their belts as they see that’s where their future is, and when they do return to performing again when the time is right, and come out to the USA as well, they will have a bigger repertoire of their own music to offer their fans.

The MLT Club is a new platform for their fan’s, who are inclined, to be able to support Mona and Lisa more directly on their journey as they focus on writing new music, videos, and other new projects, and most importantly so MLT can continue to spread their great music and passion with the rest of the world.

In addition to buying their music, and referring their music to others, supporting them here at the MLT Club right now is the best thing we as fans can do to help them with their current creative efforts/projects and pave their future.  It is also a great platform to share our suggestions and ideas with Mona and Lisa.   I have faith in their great musical talent, and judgement on how they will further their musical careers, and I have no doubt great things will unfold for them.

[Jung Roe]

Hi Tim.  I was trying to be sarcastic about Pete Best being a superstar extraordinaire. 🙂

In that interview, John Lennon used some bright metaphors to describe his general disdain for Pete Best as a drummer.

[Jung Roe]

Hi Steve.  I think children, with their honest and innocent perspective on things, have a knack at seeing things as they really are uncovering truths.  And so when your 6 years old grandson hears MLT and says “they’re good”, what better validation is there.  The MonaLisa Twins are indeed great!!!

[Jung Roe]

Agree with everything you said Jacki.

As for Radio station airplay, I wonder what it would take for MLT to have their own independent Internet Radio station.  I have no idea what costs are and how one would go about setting up their own internet radio station, but given MLT do everything themselves from the studio recording to their own independent record label, why not this too, if it’s feasible.  Technically I don’t think it would be hard to just stream their Jukebox into the world wide web, but there must be licensing and other things involved to setup an official internet radio station.

[Jung Roe]

Tim, Howard, great insight into the Beatles, especially about Ringo.  Always learn something from your dialogue here.  I did see a youtube video where John Lennon was talking about when they got rid of their superstar extraordinaire member Pete Best and replaced him with Ringo, John spoke very highly of Ringo’s drumming especially about Ringo’s great rhythm.

I am not familiar with the Beatles version of Glass Onion (will have to listen to it), and only just recently listened to the Beatles Hey Bulldog, so can’t offer any opinion on comparison to MLT versions, but I love MLTs versions of both songs in their own right.   Fast becoming my top favorite MLT covers for me.

[Jung Roe]

Yes apologies for jumping the gun Claude.  Should have read your post more carefully.

[Jung Roe]

What makes MonaLisa Twins unique among modern bands today, is they are more interested in the art of music, creating what they believe to be great music in the tradition and inspiration of Beatles like approach to song writing originality and creativity, over quick commercial and monetary success.  So I think for them, there is nothing worse than a record label trying to influence their artistic independence and freedom, or what their music should sound like.

Something that really stood out and impressed me is in one of MLT’s early radio interviews on the BBC, where Billy Butler asked the girls jokingly what would happen if Tim (their partial manager at the time) shot down in flames one of their ideas, and Lisa piped up very strongly and firmly that “that would never happen!!!”.  Wow, what conviction!.  Mona and Lisa can not tolerate anyone telling them what they can or can’t do when it comes to their music creativity.  MonaLisa Twins are a Mustang breed of horse, wild and free, never to be tamed.  So I think the choke hold of a major record label influencing what they can or can’t do goes against every grain of their soul.  They are true artists first in every aspect of that word period.

One unique strength the MLT has is their wonderful dad, Rudolph Wagner, and his incredible music industry insight and musical talent that, along with their step mom Michaela, has been a shining beacon for Mona and Lisa in their musical career.  The MLT is indeed a self sufficient family team, that have the talent and desire to succeed on their own without the help of a major music label.

 

[Jung Roe]

Mike, yes I agree.  They will have to make room for “Lisa, guitar queen”.

It sounds like over the years you have turned into one “bad” (in a good way) guitarist.  I imagine it’s not easy taking on a Clapton piece.  So, in the top ten which includes Jimi, Clapton, Beck, Page, SRV, Santana, Prince, and others…..they will likely have to make room for Lisa.

Now imagine a Lisa lead guitar riff of a Guess Who “American Woman” with Mona on lead vocal and rhythm guitar.