Still Up For Some More Music, I Hope.

[Andy]

Bottom post of the previous page:

This song, roughly 28 years ago. Meier Music Hall, Hanover.
A tiny 14 year old went to see Maiden on what would turn out the last tour with Bruce for a while.
Goosebumps, still today !

[Warren]

[Warren]

[Mawerick]

Sweden has produced yet again a great new (retro) band.

[Warren]

[caneparo]

As many/some of you know I’ve been part of a band called Forged in Blood. Unfortunatelly this band folded in early 2019 but our split has been never “officialized”. I have not been inactive as a guitarist exploring funk and fusion boundaries, studying improvisation
Last month I git a call from a friend asking me to join his band. It was all natural, as being a “twin” band to my former. Same classic metal stuff, same label, same vibe, maybe they enjoyed more success. I will be part of black phantom from today. We are recording an album too. I am sure I will add spice to their music. Please check em out

[MonteCristo]

On ANZAC Day, the best anti-war song.

[John]

Gimme dat reefer.

Edit: You have to click the video. FML.

[Mawerick]

New stuff from Megadeth. Sounds good.

[Everso Biggyballies]

Yeah I know we have all heard this song many times, but I happened to be watching a doco on Tina Turner which played this old B/W clip of it being performed in the days of Ike and Tina. A great live performance

Love the way it starts off slow, with Ike doing the deep Baritone backing.

But what I really enjoyed was watching the backing singers,( the Ikettes ) doing their thing. So early 70's. the minute mini skirts, The synchronisation of every. move, sheer energy.... especially when the pace gets a bit frantic towards the end. Jeez they earned their money!.

Click on full screen and enjoy.

[Starling]

On ANZAC Day, the best anti-war song.

This reminds me of "Gallipoli" (also the excellent movie by Australian director Peter Weir, with a very young Mel Gibson):



The most famous version of the song is by the Fureys, but I found years ago this exact version (don't know the singer) on a bootleg tape of Irish Rebel Songs.

I'm just this way, I see both sides, I'm both a Catholic and a UK stan, and I love Irish rebel songs even though they are very critical of the UK. You should hear my collection of American Civil War songs, and - even worse - my WWII collection of songs from all countries. I think "Panzerlied" is one of the best war songs ever.

Before you ban me as a N@zi, here is another song that embodies very well the anti-war feeling: Green Fields of France / No Man's Land by Eric Bogle. I first heard it in this haunting version by June Tabor:

[Starling]

Yeah I know we have all heard this song many times, but I happened to be watching a doco on Tina Turner which played this old B/W clip of it being performed in the days of Ike and Tina. A great live performance

Love the way it starts off slow, with Ike doing the deep Baritone backing.

But what I really enjoyed was watching the backing singers,( the Ikettes ) doing their thing. So early 70's. the minute mini skirts, The synchronisation of every. move, sheer energy.... especially when the pace gets a bit frantic towards the end. Jeez they earned their money!.

Click on full screen and enjoy.

Awesome version. When I heard it for the first time some years ago, I had to look up the meaning. Don't care if it's a lady or a boat, the song is iconic. I've discovered it was originally by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Can't keep up with all these covers

[Starling]

Before you ban me as a N@zi...

I sort of feel like I have to explain myself, in these days when getting banned for mentioning controversial stuff is a thing. Last year I watched the movie "Battle of the Bulge". It contains the most famous rendition of "Panzerlied":



But it sounds like a N@zi song only if one watches it out of context. In fact, watching the movie, it's clear that the singers are doomed German kids who know no better, and their commander is a nutcase who cares nothing for the Reich, he's only obsessed for his Panzers to come out on top.

Bonus points: the German commander is played by the very British Robert Shaw. Only recently I've realized he played a million other roles, and especially the ICONIC role of the rugged shark-hunter Quint in the original "Jaws" by Spielberg. When I realized the Jaws hero of my youth had starred in a lot of my fave war movies - on both sides (i.e. Battle of Britain) - mind=blown.



Incidentally in that Panzerlied scene appears another awesome actor, Hans Christian Blech, who plays Pluskat, the bewildered German officer in the bunker of "The Longest Day", in the scene when the Allied invasion force arrives in Normandy, and he screams: "Sie kommen!" Back then, lots of actors had actualy been in WWII, and Blech had been in the Wehrmacht as a young man.

From my movie-lover self: can we open a movie thread?

EDIT it exists already viewtopic.php?f=12&t=9903

[MonteCristo]

Last year I watched the movie "Battle of the Bulge". It contains the most famous rendition of "Panzerlied":

Bloody fantastic film that.

[MonteCristo]

Physical no more .

[Everso Biggyballies]

Physical no more .

Such sad news. And only 73, not old these days. Cancer is a bitch. She fought it for many years. Certainly over 30 years since her initial diagnosis and treatment.
Flags are flying at half mast at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre in Melbourne today. She passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends.

Tributes are pouring in
@johntravolta

My dearest Olivia, you made all of our lives so much better. Your impact was incredible. I love you so much. We will see you down the road and we will all be together again. Yours from the first moment I saw you and forever!
Your Danny, your John!

A bad week for Australian female singers ....

A couple of days ago it was announced the Carnival was Over for Judith Durham from the 60's Folk Group the Seekers..... she passed away. aged 79.





RIP to both Olivia and Judith.