Τρίτη 31 Οκτωβρίου 2023
ON THIS DATE (51 YEARS AGO) October 31, 1972 - Jethro Tull: Living in the Past is released. # ALL THINGS MUSIC PLUS+ 5/5 # Allmusic 4.5/5 stars Living in the Past is a double album by Jethro Tull, released in the US on October 31, 1972 (June 23, 1972 in the UK). It contains album tracks, outtakes, the "Life Is a Long Song" EP, and all of their singles non-lp tracks except "Aeroplane", "Sunshine Day", "One for John Gee", "17" and the original United Kingdom version of "Teacher" (the United States single version, included in the US version of Benefit, was included instead). With hit albums like Benefit and Aqualung (as well as a spectacular live show), Jethro Tull became one of rock's most popular bands by the early '70s. While many were quick to categorize its music as prog-rock (à la Yes, Genesis, etc.), Tull also dabbled in folk, jazz, heavy metal, and blues. After the success of the band's previous two albums, Chrysalis Records issued the double album Living in the Past, a mix of hits, important album tracks, single/EP-only material, and previously unreleased live tracks. As longtime fans know, and as Living in the Past makes clear, Jethro Tull produced a wealth of great songs outside of their hits. The best-known song in this collection is undoubtedly the title track, while "Song for Jeffrey," "Witches Promise," and "Hymn 43" also remain classic rock radio staples. There are also numerous lesser-known highlights, many of which were compiled from singles and EPs and are therefore otherwise difficult to obtain.Living in the Past, then, is a treasure trove for Tull fans, and a fine place for the uninitiated to start exploring this ambitious band. __________ REVIEW Bruce Eder, allmusic Listen to this collection, put together to capitalize on the explosive growth in the group's audience after Aqualung, and it's easy to understand just how fine a group Jethro Tull was in the early '70s. Most of the songs, apart from a few heavily played album tracks ("Song for Jeffrey," etc.) and a pair of live tracks from a 1970 Carnegie Hall show, came off of singles and EPs that, apart from the title song, were scarcely known in America, and it's all so solid that it needs no apology or explanation. Not only was Ian Anderson writing solid songs every time out, but the group's rhythm section was about the best in progressive rock's pop division. Along with any of the group's first five albums, this collection is seminal and essential to any Tull collection, and the only compilation by the group that is a must-own disc. TRACKS: All songs by Ian Anderson, except as noted. Side one "A Song for Jeffrey" – 3:20 "Love Story" – 3:02 "Christmas Song" – 3:05 "Living in the Past" – 3:20 "Driving Song" – 2:39 "Bourée" – 3:43 (Bach arr. Jethro Tull) Side two "Sweet Dream" – 4:02 "Singing All Day" – 3:03 "Teacher" – 4:08 "Witch's Promise" – 3:49 "Inside" - 3:49 "Just Trying to Be" – 1:36 Side three: Recorded live at Carnegie Hall for the benefit of Phoenix House, 4 November 1970 "By Kind Permission Of" (instrumental) – 10:11 (John Evan) "Dharma for One" – 9:45 (Ian Anderson/Clive Bunker) Side four "Wond'ring Again" – 4:12 "Locomotive Breath" – 4:24 "Life Is a Long Song" – 3:18 "Up the 'Pool" – 3:10 "Dr. Bogenbroom" – 2:59 "For Later" (instrumental) – 2:06 "Nursie" – 1:38 #jethrotull
Δευτέρα 30 Οκτωβρίου 2023
Ηχηρές αποχωρήσεις από το κορυφαίο φεστιβάλ κόμικς στον Ευρώπη, το Lucca Comics, λόγω της χορηγίας της ισραηλινής κυβέρνησης, αναφέρει σε ανακοίνωσή της Παλαιστινιακή Εκστρατεία για το Ακαδημαϊκό και Πολιτιστικό Μποϊκοτάζ του Ισραήλ (PACBI). Καθώς το Ισραήλ εντείνει τον φονικό βομβαρδισμό των 2,3 εκατομμυρίων Παλαιστινίων στην πολιορκημένη και κατεχόμενη Λωρίδα της Γάζας, ο best seller σκιτσογράφος και δημιουργός της σειράς του Netflix, «Tear Along the Dotted Line», Zerocalcare αποσύρθηκε από το φεστιβάλ το Σάββατο. Σε δήλωσή του ο Zerocalcare ανέφερε: «Δυστυχώς, η χορηγία της ισραηλινής πρεσβείας στο Lucca Comics αποτελεί πρόβλημα για μένα. … Ξέρω ότι το λογότυπο στην αφίσα είναι απλώς ένα σύμβολο, αλλά αυτό το σύμβολο για πολλούς αγαπημένους μου ανθρώπους αντιπροσωπεύει τον φόβο ότι δεν θα δουν αύριο τον ήλιο να ανατέλλει, τα χαλάσματα κάτω από τα οποία είναι θαμμένοι οι αγαπημένοι τους, την απειλή να πεθάνουν παγιδευμένοι σε μια υπαίθρια φυλακή». Το Lucca Comics, το οποίο θα διεξαχθεί από 1 έως 5 Νοεμβρίου, στην Ιταλία, είναι το δεύτερο μεγαλύτερο φεστιβάλ κόμικς στον κόσμο μετά το Comiket του Τόκιο. Η Διεθνής Αμνηστία Ιταλίας αποσύρθηκε επίσης από το φεστιβάλ, δηλώνοντας ότι «η χορηγία της ισραηλινής πρεσβείας στο Lucca Comics μας αναγκάζει να παραιτηθούμε από την παρουσία μας». «Καταλαβαίνουμε ότι είναι μια παγιωμένη πρακτική η χορηγία των πρεσβειών των χωρών προέλευσης των καλλιτεχνών που δημιουργούν την εικόνα του φεστιβάλ, αλλά δεν μπορούμε να αγνοήσουμε το γεγονός ότι οι ισραηλινές δυνάμεις πολιορκούν και βομβαρδίζουν αδιάκοπα τη Λωρίδα της Γάζας, με τεράστιες απώλειες σε ζωές αμάχων». Ο Ιταλός τραγουδοποιός Giancane και το συγκρότημα Gli Ultimi, που επρόκειτο να εμφανιστούν μαζί στο Lucca Comics, αποσύρθηκαν επίσης από το φεστιβάλ. Οι Gli Ultimi δήλωσαν ότι η απόφασή τους να μην εμφανιστούν λήφθηκε «σε ένδειξη αλληλεγγύης προς τον παλαιστινιακό λαό, που δέχεται σφοδρές επιθέσεις τις τελευταίες ημέρες, όπως και τις τελευταίες δεκαετίες». Η Παλαιστινιακή Εκστρατεία για το Ακαδημαϊκό και Πολιτιστικό Μποϊκοτάζ του Ισραήλ, ιδρυτικό μέλος του κινήματος Μποϊκοτάζ, Αποεπένδυσης και Κυρώσεων (BDS), κάλεσε σε μποϊκοτάζ του Lucca Comics και όλων των εκδηλώσεων που συνεργάζονται με την ισραηλινή κυβέρνηση. iskra.gr
30 ottobre 1971: 52 anni fa i Pink Floyd pubblicavano "Meddle". Lato A 1. One of These Days 2. A Pillow of Winds 3. Fearless 4. Saint Tropez 5. Seamus Lato B 6. Echoes Line Up Roger Waters - bass, vocals David Gilmour - guitar, vocals Richard Wright - keyboards, vocals Nick Mason - drums, vocals #RobadaRocker #PinkFloyd #Meddle
Κυριακή 29 Οκτωβρίου 2023
ON THIS DATE (39 YEARS AGO) October 29, 1984 – Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers is released. # ALL THINGS MUSIC PLUS+ 4/5 # Allmusic 2/5 stars # Rolling Stone (see original review below) Perfect Strangers is the eleventh studio album by Deep Purple, released on October 29, 1984. It reached #17 on the Billboard 200 Top Albums chart during its 28 weeks on the chart, and #5 on the UK Albums chart. Perfect Strangers was the first Deep Purple studio album in nine years, and the first with the Mk II lineup for eleven years, the last being Who Do We Think We Are in 1973. Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover arrived from Rainbow, Ian Gillan from Black Sabbath, Jon Lord from Whitesnake, and Ian Paice from Gary Moore's backing band. In the early '80s, many of the top metal acts of the past had either disbanded or soldiered on despite the loss of founding members. Deep Purple had officially disbanded in 1976, with only two original members present in the final lineup, but by 1984, the classic lineup of vocalist Ian Gillan, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Roger Glover, drummer Ian Paice, and keyboardist Jon Lord had reunited. Responsible for such classics as Machine Head and Made in Japan, the group was considered amongst metal's elite, and judging from its first comeback album, 1984's Perfect Strangers, Deep Purple hadn't lost its magic touch in the slightest. The album was a major worldwide hit, going platinum in the U. S., and spawning several rock radio hits. Despite the changes that occurred in the musical landscape during the band's absence, the group did not change its sound much for the reunion, sticking to the ingredients that made them so exceptional in the first place--Gillan's wailing vocals, Blackmore's shredding guitar, and the rock-steady three-part rhythm section. The title track recalls Led Zeppelin's sprawling epics ("Kashmir," etc. ), while the melodic rockers "Knocking At Your Back Door" and "Nobody's Home" prove to be standouts as well. __________ ORIGINAL ROLLING STONE REVIEW The title track comes blasting out of nowhere, like an I'm-alive-and-well message from an old friend you'd given up for dead. With its steamy vocal and genuine, if uncharacteristic, touches of wit throbbing above Deep Purple's heavy signature sound, "Perfect Strangers" sets the tone for this venerable band's reunion album. Lead singer Ian Gillan – who's never been in finer, and deeper, throat – sinuously glides into lyrics that suggest these veterans have something to say about where they've been in the last few years ("Can you remember, remember my name ... I am the echo of your past") and have lots more to offer in the future. For a moment, you almost wonder why Purple ever faded away in the first place. Until, that is, you hear the rest of the album. Excepting the title cut and the rambunctious but less effective "Knocking at Your Back Door," the material consists of hastily knocked-off jams that allow guitar demigod Ritchie Blackmore to whip out his finger exercises in public. The band spent about six to eight weeks recording this comeback. (The current lineup is actually neither the original nor the final Deep Purple but the most successful – of "Smoke on the Water" fame.) It doesn't sound as if they spent much more time thinking about it, either. Blackmore's Strat has such a great roar that you're willing to just let it reverberate in your eardrums for a bit. And it's nice to hear Jon Lord's unsynthesized organ squalls, Ian Paice's meaty pounding, Gillan's howls and whispers and Roger Glover's solid bass lines once again. Eventually, though, it's "enough of the sound check already – where are the songs?" Instead of Glover, an outside producer might have forced the band to tighten up its licks and arrangements. Then again, did Deep Purple ever have more than one or two really good, concise numbers on an album? Maybe they're just making the kind of record they always did, the only kind they know how to make. So why are they doing this? To cash in on the current heavy-metal craze, in which dozens of young upstarts are making fortunes playing Purple riffs? Following a recent meet-the-press shebang promoting the album and impending world tour, the band members (minus the temperamental Blackmore, who, true to his "enigmage," didn't show) insisted they don't need the dough. Perhaps the answer lies in "Wasted Sunsets," a portrait of an aging rock star who's got "gold and silver for the blues" but nothing to do except drink the nights away. It's nice that Perfect Strangers got the Purples out of their respective mansions; too bad they didn't venture farther from home. (RS 442) ~ Deborah Frost (February 28, 1985) TRACKS: All songs by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover except where noted. Side one 1. "Knocking at Your Back Door" - 7:09 2. "Under the Gun" - 4:40 3. "Nobody's Home" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice)4:01 4. "Mean Streak" - 4:26 Side two 1. "Perfect Strangers" - 5:31 2. "A Gypsy's Kiss" - 5:14 3. "Wasted Sunsets" - 3:58 4. "Hungry Daze" - 5:01 #deeppurple
Σάββατο 28 Οκτωβρίου 2023
Του ψιθυρίζανε: «Πες τους το ναι. Τόσο έχεις βαρεθή τούτη τη ζωή; Μπορείς να ζήσεις, μπορείς να ζήσεις, μπορείς να ζήσεις σαν και μας! Μια λέξη πες και γλύτωσες! Γονατιστός, μπορείς να ζήσεις ...» «Κι' αν ήταν να τον ξαναπορευτώ, θα τον ξαναπορεύομουν τούτο το δρόμο ...» Η φωνή που ανεβαίνει από τα σίδερα μιλάει για μελλούμενες μέρες. ...Η φωνή που ανεβαίνει από τα σίδερα λέει: «Κι' όλας αύριο θα τον πορευτώ». Ενας πεθαίνει, η Γαλλία μένει. Η Γαλλία, ο έρωτάς μου, η άρνησή μου. Ω φίλοι μου, σεις, αν πεθάνω, τώρα θα ξέρετε το γιατί! Φτάσανε να τον παραλάβουν. Μιλάνε γερμανικά. Ενας τους ορμηνεύει: «Παραδίνεσαι;» Αυτός ατάραχος ξαναλέει: «Κι' αν ήταν να τον ξαναπορευτώ, θα τον ξαναπορεύομουν τούτο το δρόμο κάτω απ' τους γρόθους σας, κάτω απ' τα σίδερα να τα χαρούνε οι μελλούμενες οι μέρες». Βροχή, πιστέφτε, απάνω του τα βόλια Κι αυτός να τραγουδάει «Sanglant est leve' ...» Χρειάστηκε να του ρίξουν κι' άλλα κι' άλλα για να του σβήσουν τη φωνή. Ενα καινούργιο γαλλικό τραγούδι στα χείλη του τότε τραγουδήθη: ήταν ό,τι έλειπε απ' τη Μασσαλιώτισσα για να φουντώσει σ' όλη την οικουμένη. ΛΟΥΙ ΑΡΑΓΚΟΝ Τα Τετραθεμελα ΤΟΥ Κοσμου
Δημήτρης Λέντζος #ποιητής ΤΟ ΙΔΙΟ Αυτό το γαμημένο να επαναλαμβάνεις τα ίδια πράγματα κάθε μέρα και αυτό να το λες ζωή και να το πιστεύεις κι όλας και μεγαλύτερη απελπισία είναι να νομίζεις ότι και στην άλλη ζωή - που άλλοι λένε - κάπως έτσι το ίδιο θα είναι τα πράγματα κοίτα ρε ποιοι θα αλλάζαμε τον κόσμο.
Παρασκευή 27 Οκτωβρίου 2023
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for himself.” ― George Orwell (Book: Animal Farm https://amzn.to/45z5jeU ) ( Audible: https://amzn.to/3NstS63 ) #ad #englishliterature #georgeorwell
Πέμπτη 26 Οκτωβρίου 2023
Il Museo Storico Della Fanteria ospita "Andy Warhol – Universo Warhol", un'occasione unica per ammirare attraverso oltre 250 opere, il genio creativo del padre della Pop Art. 👉 https://www.turismoroma.it/it/eventi/andy-warhol-%E2%80%93-universo-warhol The Museo Storico della Fanteria hosts "Andy Warhol – Universo Warhol", a unique opportunity to admire over 250 works by the genius of Pop Art. 👉 https://www.turismoroma.it/en/node/81411 #AndyWarhol #PopArt #VisitRome
Τετάρτη 25 Οκτωβρίου 2023
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