From: In a Sentimental Mood ; Year: 1989; Genre: Swing/Big Band Jazz Had this song on my mind since yesterday; quite a catchy and upbeat track to say the least. This one is a standard from during the height of The War, originally written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. From wot I understand the title and main idea of the song was borrowed from a sermon by a popular preacher at the time, Father Divine , which translated very well into an upbeat song. Many have recorded versions of this popular standard over the years, I almost went for a few others, but I knew Dr. John's really well, and I am a fan of his work, so I chose his rendition. Hear Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Herman's Hermits - End of the World My song pick 2 years ago today: Alice in Chains - The One You Know My song pick 3 years ago today: Yes - Going for the One My song pick 4 years ago today: Dayton Sidewinders - Phoenix ...
Have I mentioned how much I freaking love the Counterparts album?
ReplyDeleteI freaking love the Counterparts album.
Carry on.
It's high on my list as well, probably my favourite from the '90s; I only wish that "Test for Echo" would've continued what "Counterparts" started.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, did you hear that they finally got nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Deep Purple? I really don't know what to say about it; one part of me is happy, but another part of me wishes that if they do get in they should turn it down.
Oh yeah, is there any news on your blog possibly coming back? That would be totally awesome to have another blogger.
I suppose recognition from the Hall would be nice. But I've never believed that they really needed that kind of attention. I just read a column from someone who says they should not get in solely because of Geddy Lee's voice:
Delete"The defining characteristic of any band is the quality of the lead singer's voice. When said voice works within such a cringe-worthy frequency range as Lee's, the question of aesthetic disqualification looms large. For that reason alone Rush doesn't deserve a spot in the Hall of Fame."
In other words, another ignorant journalist who fails to realize he hasn't sung like that in nearly 30 years. What, no bitching about endless solos or Ayn Rand? And his opening salvo is bogus too - lots of things define a band. To claim a singer's voice as a singular defining characteristic seems awfully short-sighted.
RE: my old blog: as far as I know the PressHarbor service still has the files from my old Blogware blog. They want $99 to do the migration, and I'd also have to pay them monthly. I should at least contact them and see if they can still do that. Hell, I should probably do it just because I kinda miss my old articles, even though I still have no job (LOL ME).
I kind of expected articles like that, but I fully believe that they'll get in, or at least Deep Purple will due to all of the furor raised about their snubbing of legendary acts. As I said, I am torn as to feel a sense of vindication or insult from them getting nominated after all of the snubbing.
DeleteIt's no surprise to hear another generic hammering of Geddy Lee's vocals. What I've always found weird, however, is that Geddy's voice has almost has the same quality as that of Robert Plant, but you almost never hear people hammering him or Led Zeppelin.
It's definitely strange how so many hipsters have been going out of their way to discredit bands like Rush over the years; I guess that they are a band for either musicians or nerds/misfits. Just once I'd like to hear one of them admit that they are a good band. I know it will never happen, c'est la vie.
Yeah, that really sucks about being out of work, I know how you feel; the market is crap. You can find a lot of jobs posted on indeed.com. However, even as it is right now only 15% of all jobs landed are advertized. You'd think that with the place technology has taken in our world that wouldn't be the case.
Anyway, maybe until you get your files out of purgatory you could start up a temporary one on a blogger account; at least it's free.
Thanks for stopping by again and keep in touch.