Dr. MID-Nite Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Some duets I like off the top of my head... Don't Go Breaking My Heart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLEMiDrdSKU Islands in the Stream http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQW7I62TNOw Leather and Lace http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQmRgFzg0jI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 New Topic: Great Duets "Sailing to Philadelphia" by Mark Knopfler and James Taylor "(I Wanna Take) Forever Tonight" by Peter Cetera and Crystal Bernard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuQsW5DMerw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 "Have You Ever Been Lonely" by Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline - Particularly interesting in that both artists recorded the song, but never together. The two recordings were mixed and mastered together to make it a duet two decades after their deaths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 New Topic: Three Songs by Bands that Don't Really Exist (Fictional groups, in other words.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 New Topic: Three Songs by Bands that Don't Really Exist "That Thing You Do" by The Wonders "Pop Goes My Heart" by PoP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 "Can You Picture That?" by Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Duets are a thing I seem to have none of on the iPod. Not too big a surprise, because I am not all that fond of featured vocalists. Even from the Indigo Girls, who principally do duets, the one track I have is not a duet: it's actually a trio with Amy and Emily and an (uncredited) male vocalist in their "Prince of Darkness". Rodrigo y Gabriela are a guitar duo, so they might qualify, with "Diablo Rojo"and "Tamacun". But vocal duets? Not got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 New Topic: Three Songs by Bands that Don't Really Exist (Fictional groups, in other words.) Strangely enough, you missed an obvious one, depending on definitions: "With a Little Help From My Friends" is purportedly performed by Billy Shears and Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, at least in the movie. Also, does Spinal Tap fall in this category? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Also, does Spinal Tap fall in this category? Of course! As does anyone from "A Mighty Wind". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 1. "Way of the Girl" by Chris Gaines 2. "Girl You Know It's True" by Milli Vanilli 3. "Crazy Girl" by Rock Sugar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvb20tS_2eA Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 My guess is that The Archies qualify here too, and they had the #1 pop hit for 1970 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 <insert 3 ABBA songs here> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 New Topic: Three Songs from Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 New Topic: Three Songs from Canada 1. "Between Love and Hate" by Mystery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOIgZ2opTpg 2. "Truck Got Stuck" by Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKQb4S7taR0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 3. "The Larger Bowl" by Rush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 "Take Off" by Bob and Doug McKenzie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BFPt001PYU "Rocket Man" by William Shatner "Fight the Good Fight" by Triumph* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xevc7-7Tk-Q *"I'll take 'Canadian Hard Rock Power Trios' for 200, Alex" Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 New Topic: Songs from Underrated / Underapppreciated Albums (Define 'Underrated / Underapppreciated' as you see fit.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 1. "Carmen" by Toto (from Isolation) There was no way Isolation could ever have lived up to the success of Toto IV, and there was a new lead vocalist to complicate matters. In terms of sales, Isolation was a big disappointment. Musically, it had a harder edge than its predecessor and is arguably just as good an album. 2. "Congo" by Genesis (from Calling All Stations) Calling All Stations had the misfortune to be the first Genesis album made after Phil Collins left the band. And, as it turned out, the last. It's too bad, because it was a good collection of songs. "Congo" probably would have been a Top 10 single had it featured Phil's vocals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 3. "Tempus Fugit" by Yes (from Drama) Many fans don't even consider Drama a Yes album. But this album features some of the best guitar/bass interplay that Steve Howe and Chris Squire ever put together, including on this song. Plus, this album was direct predecessor to another one of my favorite bands--Asia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 1. The song that I'd have chosen was actually the lead single from "Isolation": 2. Back in 1988, MCA Records was in the process of trying to sell itself off (it eventually became Universal Music Group), and they decided that the next Kansas album should be more "commercial" (enforced by having outside composers write songs designed for airplay). Within a few weeks of release, MCA pulled funding for merchandising the album, and decided to cancel a bunch of older acts in favor of new acts like Tiffany. I remember seeing In the Spirit of Things in a cutout bin within 6 weeks of release at the local Warehouse Records due to MCA's policy shift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 3. Yes in 1980 had lost its keyboardist and lead singer, and the remaining band members decided to invite some musicians working in a nearby studio to fill those parts. As Pariah notes, the resulting album was controversial, and many Yes fans look at Drama as something apart from the rest of the Yes catalog. And that's partially true, as many of the songs that appeared on it were to also appear (in different forms) on works by Horn and Downes, as the Buggles. "Into the Lens" by Yes from Drama: "I Am a Camera" by the Buggles from Adventures in Modern Recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNNZl300klA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Canadian songs (missed this one, oops)BTO - You Ain't Seen Nothin Yet Tal Bachman - She's So High Alanis Morissette - Ironic Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 These songs are under appreciated by the wider mainstream audience, but are highly thought of / known within the British folk scene. Sandy Denny sings on all of them, and wrote the 1st and 3rd songs. 1. Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes (from Unhalfbricking) 2. Fairport Convention - Tam Lin (from Liege & Lief) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guFZkLxYM60 3. Sandy Denny - It'll Take A Long Time (from Sandy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 1. The Angels (Angel City in the US) - Dawn Is Breaking (No Exit / Live at La Trobe University 1979) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsuSfY4u4Uk 2. Cold Chisel - Misfits (from the Misfits single -- okay technically not an album, but underrated & under apppreciated) Song meaning, background - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misfits_(Cold_Chisel_song) www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Ba-gBgk-Y 3. Sandy Denny - Here in silence (from Pass Of Arms soundtrack) The flute(?) instrumental is one of my favourite pieces of music and totally is not in the mood of the song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 2. Back in 1988, MCA Records was in the process of trying to sell itself off (it eventually became Universal Music Group), and they decided that the next Kansas album should be more "commercial" (enforced by having outside composers write songs designed for airplay). Within a few weeks of release, MCA pulled funding for merchandising the album, and decided to cancel a bunch of older acts in favor of new acts like Tiffany. I remember seeing In the Spirit of Things in a cutout bin within 6 weeks of release at the local Warehouse Records due to MCA's policy shift. I hadn't listened to that album in a long, long time. I put it on today whilst writing a final exam. Good memories. And of course I had to listen to the Kansas albums just before and after In the Spirit of Things (Power and Freaks of Nature, respectively), just for the sake of continuity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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