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Hard News: Friday Visions

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  • Jackie Clark, in reply to Deborah,

    One of these days you'll have to meet my Mum. She's at the Auck Phil or NZSO concerts every 2nd Fri and Sat, and she goes to the Bridgeway Cinema with her friend, Joan, where they watch these filmed operas that go on for hours. She's a real buff.

    Mt Eden, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 3136 posts Report Reply

  • Peter Darlington, in reply to Tim Darlington,

    Your niece and nephew used to love It's a Long Way to the Shop and Highway to Hell when we were in Kuwait, I never had a problem with it (er, seeing as it was me playing it ahem).

    Too much reggae and hefty dub in Tom's childhood meant his chances of being a metal fan were always fairly slim. He absolutely hates metal and says the only guitar music he vaguely likes is classic punk. Sam on the other hand is turning into an alt-rock nerd. Taught himself all that Beck stuff from the Scott Pilgrim soundtrack on guitar.

    Nelson • Since Nov 2006 • 949 posts Report Reply

  • Jacqui Dunn, in reply to Steve Barnes,

    Because all opera is crap

    Wassa matta wid joo? Yew doan like Joe Cocker either! Natcherly, yew banned from da middle class!

    Deepest, darkest Avondale… • Since Jul 2010 • 585 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Barnes, in reply to Jacqui Dunn,

    Wassa matta wid joo? Yew doan like Joe Cocker either!

    Well, at least you can understand what Joe Cocker is singing about.
    So many misinterpretations when it's all done in foreign.
    ;-)

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha, in reply to Steve Barnes,

    So many misinterpretations

    lolnui

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • Kumara Republic,

    I can safely say I have the following in my personal playlist, in equal measure:

    Punk, metal, reggae, ska, world, new wave, proto-techno, alt, British Invasion, psych, arena rock, stage musicals... to name a few.

    Mind you, John Peel was pretty eclectic too. And to those who knock opera, Iva Davies (Icehouse) & Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) are on record saying they're operatically trained.

    The southernmost capital … • Since Nov 2006 • 5446 posts Report Reply

  • Jackie Clark, in reply to Kumara Republic,

    I don't know if I've told this story before, but when I was living in London, this guy came stumbling into the pub where I worked to ask for directions to somewhere or other. He stayed and had a drink and we got chatting. He had on this guitar pendant thing, and when I asked he said he was in a band. Would I know it? I asked him. You might, he replied, it's called Iron Maiden. I indicated that Metal wasn't my favourite thing. And he said, neither was it his. He loved classical music. I have no recall of his name or even what he looked like, just that he was lovely guy.

    Mt Eden, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 3136 posts Report Reply

  • Russell Brown, in reply to Kumara Republic,

    And to those who knock opera, Iva Davies (Icehouse) & Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) are on record saying they’re operatically trained.

    If I was sticking up for opera I'm not sure those would be the examples I'd choose ...

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report Reply

  • Russell Brown, in reply to Peter Darlington,

    Too much reggae and hefty dub in Tom’s childhood meant his chances of being a metal fan were always fairly slim. He absolutely hates metal

    And yet loves Pendulum? You should tease him about that.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Barnes, in reply to Russell Brown,

    And yet loves Pendulum? You should tease him about that.

    Very dry Russell,
    That argument could go either way...
    <coat>

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report Reply

  • Jacqui Dunn, in reply to Steve Barnes,

    That argument could go either way

    A real swinger!

    Deepest, darkest Avondale… • Since Jul 2010 • 585 posts Report Reply

  • uroskin,

    But really, if it's music that you like, then sucks yaboo to what anyone else says about it.

    It's why I both like Concert FM and bFM.

    Waiheke Island • Since Feb 2007 • 178 posts Report Reply

  • webweaver,

    So because I went to see the very wonderful Michelle Shocked at Bar Bodega on Thursday night AND got her to sign a coupla CDs for me afterwards AND gave her a hug and thanked her for being a much-loved part of my life for the past 25 years, here she is singing Anchorage:

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 332 posts Report Reply

  • andin,

    Why does no one post opera, or at least opera singers, on Fridays?

    Saturday OK?

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report Reply

  • andin,

    And because I can. I hope Rock isnt a dirty word in your vocab Steve.
    And may I venture, it could be the the abundance of major chords that seems strange to the modern ear. Accustomed, as it has become, to the minors and sevenths, and that other thing..

    Damn second ETA and it still doesnt sound right. oh well...

    raglan • Since Mar 2007 • 1891 posts Report Reply

  • Peter Darlington, in reply to Russell Brown,

    And yet loves Pendulum? You should tease him about that.

    Indeed, although he's dried up a bit on that front. As have they...

    Nelson • Since Nov 2006 • 949 posts Report Reply

  • recordari, in reply to Steve Barnes,

    when it's all done in foreign.

    Pfft. Try misinterpreting this.

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report Reply

  • Ethan Tucker, in reply to DexterX,

    There should be 80 seats in parliament 70 electorate and 10 list seats...

    Then it wouldn't be MMP and it wouldn't be proportional representation. In fact, that's even less proportional than Supplementary Member. And with only 41 required for a majority the pool of talent would be much smaller. There'd be hardly any government backbenchers - nearly everyone in the governing party or parties would be either a minister or a select committee chair.

    Wellington • Since Apr 2008 • 119 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel,

    and if it's all foreign and sung too...

    only way ya could misinterpret it might be...

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • Jacqui Dunn,

    Fantastic "Sanctus", thanks Ian. Just right for a Sunday morning and a lapsed Catholic :)

    Deepest, darkest Avondale… • Since Jul 2010 • 585 posts Report Reply

  • Tim Michie,

    Late to the party but way the hay...

    Auckward • Since Nov 2006 • 614 posts Report Reply

  • Rex Widerstrom, in reply to Sacha,

    it reinforced again how utterly crap most commercial 80s music was

    Look, nobody disses Jim Steinman and no one gets hurt, okay?

    There's something... compelling... about it all. And to go straight from an overture that wouldn't be out of place in something by Wagner to the spoken word intro that just goes.... whack...

    Pure genius. And I will brook no debate.

    Perth, Western Australia • Since Nov 2006 • 157 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha, in reply to Rex Widerstrom,

    Steinman, eh.

    For a period in 1983, two songs written and produced by Steinman held the top two positions on the Billboard singles chart, with "Total Eclipse of the Heart" at number one, and "Making Love out of Nothing at All", performed by Air Supply, at number two.

    Don't worry, I won't torture others by linking to those tracks. You're not wearing boat shoes and jeans by any chance? :)

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • Kumara Republic, in reply to Rex Widerstrom,

    Interestingly, Meat Loaf was originally to have recorded that particular album, but he was more than a bit knackered after 3 years of non-stop touring. So Steinman performed all the songs himself.

    The southernmost capital … • Since Nov 2006 • 5446 posts Report Reply

  • Kumara Republic, in reply to Sacha,

    Don't worry, I won't torture others by linking to those tracks. You're not wearing boat shoes and jeans by any chance? :)

    Considering the sap that Air Supply usually put out, "Making Love" was a vast improvement. In the words of Steinman, "two boring idiots from Australia. Working with them was almost an accident."

    The southernmost capital … • Since Nov 2006 • 5446 posts Report Reply

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