Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss wanted to start a record label that focused on the artist. Watch Part 1 of this immersive docuseries featuring the music of Burt Bacharach, Carpenters, Joe Cocker, Cat Stevens, Carole King and more.
Watched this yesterday. OMG. Had no idea.
And it asks a few great questions including: besides money, what was the point of this? These kids had no big movement to unify them, so they came together in confusion and - eventually - chaos.
Also, they suggest that the death of Cobain and Nirvana coupled with their alliance with MTV was the event that moved popular music to a darker, angrier place.
Not to jack the thread too far, I had a friend who used to make fun of those shoes when I wore them, calling them clown shoes, etc. Anyhow I sculpted and painted them up like the pic shows and gave them to her on her birthday and she thought I was mocking her which in a way I guess I was but it wasn't an attack or anything. More a gag gift. She made me take them back lol. I tried to convince her how cute a flowering vine would be but she was shut down. I'm not very good with drama. Oh well. Neither side learned anything in the process...
Fantastic musician. Improvisation is close to my heart...
You seem to keep wearing Vincent's shoes, lately...
Lol. Are you referring to my Avatar? Those are some old used-to-be tan pointy toed Hush Puppies I wore completely out but loved so even though they were suede I had some blue stain left over from a project and doused them in it. I wear them on blues night at the open mic. Not sure if they make me play any better but I love to stretch a tonal yarn when I can. True story all around...
Joe Zawinul's Erdzeit - 2008 - Austrian documentary (English subtitles)
This documentary features extremely rare and moving footage. It was filmed during Joe's last months on Earth, and it was aired in 2008 on the Austrian TV.
Fantastic musician. Improvisation is close to my heart...
Shine on you crazy diamond reminded me..... Thanks for the link.
It took me a few days to make it through, but an interesting journey through their/his music. The overriding impression, which was shared by my wife during her 10 mins of watching...What a totally normal guy, with a nice, comfortable (but not crazy) life.
The houseboat studio was cool. I couldn't help but wonder if the neighbors were familiar with the albums before they were released. It also seemed a lot bigger on the inside than it should have...good camera lenses?
one of the things that i like and admire is that he seems to be very humble always thankful and giving credit to those around him for their contribution/presence
if you watch from the start, that houseboat studio is pretty darn cool
It's a fine documentary. He is an amazing human. Interesting his honesty about his feelings for his Mother. Forgiveness can be pretty complicated but it is certainly intrinsic to all our lives. Perhaps he forgives his Mother for what he lacked as a child. Perhaps his gift has been working that out all along...
one of the things that i like and admire is that he seems to be very humble always thankful and giving credit to those around him for their contribution/presence
if you watch from the start, that houseboat studio is pretty darn cool
Those clown shoes also have a story...
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