Farin Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 but seriously first of all for your nominations I still have to read the reviews, but when something's called "Like, Omigod! The '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)" then it already shows the high quality of the product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 How's that related to music? And it's Christmas... surely you can ask for something more expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 but seriously first of all for your nominations I still have to read the reviews, but when something's called "Like, Omigod! The '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)" then it already shows the high quality of the product and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 How's that related to music? And it's Christmas... surely you can ask for something more expensive? I would like some perfume... I´ll post the one I want after I google it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 to all of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Peachy, these kids will never know the joy of putting on a torn sweatshirt and leg warmers, cranking up Michael Sembelo's maniac, and dancing around like a, well, a maniac. Sigh. You know I'm behind anything called"Like, Omigod! The '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally)" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Hey! I like plenty of 80s music and that Box Set does look good and contains some great music... I was merely poking fun at it's name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 oh Martin, that is 80s speak at its finest. I should know; I still speak like a circa 1981 Valley Girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 ... and you don't even know all that NDW stuff (apart from "99 red ballons" and maybe "Da Da Da") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 "this is it boys, this is war." I like 99 Luft Balloons. And Der Komissar, and Rock Me Amadeus. OK, I'm out of German/Austrian 1980s pop music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I really want this~ Help! and there is an even deluxier edition, for a mere $89.99 Deluxier Edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I want that too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 is that a special box set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Blind Melon - Letters From A Porcupine Letters From A Porcupine is a song that was never formally recorded by Blind Melon. Shannon Hoon played it over the phone to guitarist Christopher Thorn's answering machine. And that is the way it appears on their last album, Nico. As for this DVD: This posthumous tribute to Blind Melon documents the band's ascendancy to the top of the charts, including extensive footage of live club performances, their set at Woodstock '94, late-night television appearances, and behind-the-scenes footage of the recording sessions for their final album. Songs include "Soup," "Toes Across the Floor," "St. Andrews Hall," "Soul One" and "No Rain (Ripped Away Version)." 83 minutes. They were such a talented group of people and listening to their last recordings is so painful because you see what they were capable of. I'd love to have this DVD if only to convince myself further that this is a vastly underrated band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 The more deluxe version features lobby cards and a script recreation, but the actual DVD features are the same, so even the less expensive version is a great deal. I have the 40th Anniversary A Hard Days Night with loads of bonus features, so I think this version of Help! is definitly worth the purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 so it's a DVD? with the Movie? or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Perception- The Doors Box Set All six Doors albums with demos and outtakes, and each CD comes with a companion DVD in 5.1 Surround Sound. It's $150 though, so the only way I'm getting it is as a present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 *cough cough* Peaches... thank you my dear, you have done yourself proud!! Your nominations are exquisite! In fact, all the nominations are exquisite. It's a good thing this is a Fantasy Wish List! Just think, we get to choose 5! I'm busily checking for a second one... It's $150 though, so the only way I'm getting it is as a present. And that Tim, is the beauty of Fantasy ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 For me, Frank Sinatra was at his creative peak during his period with Capitol Records from 1953 ---> 1961. His trademark was finding the best songs from the golden era of songwriting... the 1920's, '30s and '40s. Composers like Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and George Gershwin. He would hire the best arrangers like Axel Stordahl, Nelson Riddle, Gordon Jenkins and Billy May. His style of interpretation of American Popular Song led to a whole new generation of listeners that dug all those old classics the way he would sing 'em. He was one of the first performers to have a theme running throughout a whole album. A concept album. During his stay at Capitol (1953 - 1961) he released 12 albums that are cream of the crop = 5 stars. They are: Swing Easy! (1954) In The Wee Small Hours (1955) Songs For Swingin' Lovers! (1956) A Swingin' Affair! (1957) Close To You And More (1957) Where Are You ? (1957) Come Fly With Me (1958) Come Dance With Me! (1958) Frank Sinatra Sings for Only The Lonely (1958) No One Cares (1959) Nice 'N' Easy (1960) Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! And More (1961) They're all here in this 21 cd box set called The Capitol Years ... every Sinatra cut released on Capitol Records from 1953 - 1961. This is on my Christmas Wish List... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dappled Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 At the top of my Christmas Wish List is the original vinyl double LP by Donovan: A Gift from a Flower to a Garden, one of the first box sets in rock history. It came in a beautiful package containing twelve inserts for the twelve songs on the second record. Each is a slightly different colour and has the lyrics with a drawing illustrating the song. Every one is a beautiful interpretation of Donovan's poetry. Track list (favourite songs in red): Side 1 Wear Your Love Like Heaven (Version I) (2.26) Mad John's Escape (2.16) Skip-a-long Sam (2.23) Sun (3.13) There was a Time (1.59) Side 2 Oh Gosh (1.42) Little Boy in Corduroy (2.33) Under the Greenwood Tree (1.53) [words by William Shakespeare/music by Donovan Leitch] The Land of Doesn't Have to be (2.32) Someone Singing (2.44) Side 3 Song of the Naturalist's Wife (2.50) The Enchanted Gypsy (3.15) Voyage into the Golden Screen (3.10) Isle of Islay (Version I) (2.20) The Mandolin Man and his Secret (3.28) Lay of the Last Tinker (1.45) Side 4 The Tinker and the Crab (2.50) Widow with Shawl (A Portrait) (Version I) (2.57) The Lullaby of Spring (Version I) (3.22) The Magpie (1.26) Starfish-on-the-toast (2.38) Epistle to Derroll (5.42) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Oh Dappled, nice! I'd love to have that! If you haven't already done so, get your wish in here to us within the next few days. We haven't got the time for voting figured out exactly, because of the Thanksgiving Holiday, but it'll be coming up soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 As many of you know from one of my threads, I collect rock posters. Well, I still haven't found the money to buy this work of art and it's still # 1 on my rock poster wish list. It's called BG 134 from the Bill Graham Series. Santana was so taken by the poster they asked the artist, Lee Conklin to redraw the picture for their first album cover and the rest is history. Performers: Steppenwolf The Staple Singers Santana Grateful Dead Preservation Hall Jazz Band The Sons of Champlin Holy See Artist:Lee Conklin Date:Aug 27, 1968 Venue:Fillmore West(San Francisco, CA) Size:14 1/8" x 21" first printing - $ 1450 second printing - $ 415 third printing - $ 175 I'd settle for a second or third printing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 A couple of autobiographies from guitar guys that I'd love to have if I thought I'd have time to read them From Amazon: He was born in England but reared in L.A., surrounded by the leading artists of the day amidst the vibrant hotbed of music and culture that was the early seventies. Slash spent his adolescence on the streets of Hollywood, discovering drugs, drinking, rock music, and girls, all while achieving notable status as a BMX rider. But everything changed in his world the day he first held the beat-up one-string guitar his grandmother had discarded in a closet. The instrument became his voice and it triggered a lifelong passion that made everything else irrelevant. As soon as he could string chords and a solo together, Slash wanted to be in a band and sought out friends with similar interests. His closest friend, Steven Adler, proved to be a conspirator for the long haul. As hairmetal bands exploded onto the L.A. scene and topped the charts, Slash sought his niche and a band that suited his raw and gritty sensibility. Also, from Amazon: With striking intimacy and candor, Eric Clapton tells the story of his eventful and inspiring life in this poignant and honest autobiography. More than a rock star, he is an icon, a living embodiment of the history of rock music. Well known for his reserve in a profession marked by self-promotion, flamboyance, and spin, he now chronicles, for the first time, his remarkable personal and professional journeys. Born illegitimate in 1945 and raised by his grandparents, Eric never knew his father and, until the age of nine, believed his actual mother to be his sister. In his early teens his solace was the guitar, and his incredible talent would make him a cult hero in the clubs of Britain and inspire devoted fans to scrawl “Clapton is God†on the walls of London’s Underground. With the formation of Cream, the world's first supergroup, he became a worldwide superstar, but conflicting personalities tore the band apart within two years. His stints in Blind Faith, in Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, and in Derek and the Dominos were also short-lived but yielded some of the most enduring songs in history, including the classic “Layla.†Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 I really want this~ Help! and there is an even deluxier edition, for a mere $89.99 Deluxier Edition This is definitely on my list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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