Beauty is of course in the eye of the beholder.I’m not a big fan of Mel Torme but recognise his beauty whatever format it appears in.I’m more taken by this style as it really does stretch the term beauty.+https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_AcmtmegKI.Its as much the venue and its audience as the performance. Warning Bon Scott present
Does this happen often?
Spend a very enjoyable hour in the most succulent sweet spot, then for whatever reason click on this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewy8gSI7a08 and get about as big a kick even though its on the laptop.
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I know. Can you believe??! Just assume for a moment, purely for the sake of the argument, assume that is correct. Every time we listen to something different it takes our ears and brains a while to get used to it. Every time we hear something new it would be like crap. Then we would all be like how was your blind date? Well she started out harsh and grainy but I let her keep talking and by the end of the night her voice sounded much smoother but still a little nasal, so I left her talking in the other room all night and woke up the next morning to Scarlett Johansson! Well okay she still looks like Amy Schumer but now she sounds just like Scarlett Johansson! As much as I'm sure we would all like this to be true sad to say Ozzy is right - Horse Hockey! |
So much talent. Of which there was a lot back then. So much so it was taken for granted, even dismissed as cliche for a time. So that when Michael Fremer referred to Torme as the velvet fog, he hastened to add that he meant that as a compliment. A voice that has to be heard to be believed. The studio recordings are one thing, but its a talent that shines brightest live. |
And, speaking of guitarists. Here's Mister Perfection ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIGm5-hdl7o |
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If you get a kick from your laptop, that’s just your ears/brain adapting. THAT is what “break in” really is from speakers, electronics, cartridges. Nope. THAT is what happens when great music is performed by major talent. I’m sure you don’t really mean to say you know my own personal experience. We never met. Even if we had, that would be like telling me you know I don’t really love my wife. It would be unspeakably rude, arrogant, and ignorant. That would be just about the lowest worst thing a man could be. Or it could be you meant to say you aren’t able to hear, and your brain is slow adapting. In that case who am I to argue? You're the expert. |
This is coming from a completely different direction and you really have to be a fan to appreciate it, but there's a certain magic to this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVcl0Iw3fs8 The performance is from one of their first shows of this early tour. Video quality is just horrendous, but audio is quite good for its age. The intro she plays is rare and hasn't been done anywhere else, and Nancy is just stunning in this performance. |