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• Good for you! - mikem 14:40:42 05/21/02 (0)
  In Reply to: Judy Garland posted by 3Fates on May 21, 2002 at 07:58:40:

  I grew up with Zepplin, Who, Tull. Beck, Cream.. you know the era.
  I saw most of them in concert, owned all their albums.. rocked out every chance I got. I couldn't fall asleep wihout listening to rock music..
  Now.. I listen to Sinatra, Fitzgerald, Basie, Jolson...
  WTF happened! Too many drugs? I don't know.. can't figure it out.

  But I now enjoy and appreciate the sounds of yesteryear.. I appreciate the raw talent, The lyrics and the art used by the recording engineers to make the recordings.

  While I still do listen to some rock music... I find myself living in the 50's.. and loving it.
  mike

  
  
  
  

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• Judy and the Broadway stuff is OK - padreken 13:48:39 05/21/02 (0)
  In Reply to: Judy Garland posted by 3Fates on May 21, 2002 at 07:58:40:

  I'd be a little concerned about Babs, though-don't mention that to any of the guys or they'll look at you funny. If you get the urge to acquire a Poodle or Bichon Frise, then it's time to rent Rio Bravo or the Dirty Dozen and get back in touch with your manhood :)
  
  
  
  

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• Re: Judy Garland - dirkronk 13:11:56 05/21/02 (2)
  In Reply to: Judy Garland posted by 3Fates on May 21, 2002 at 07:58:40:

  Actually, I have not yet succumbed to Judy Garland, but I have gone through at least two similar bouts of amazement in the past couple of years...

  1. Frank Sinatra. I have very little respect for the Sinatra public personna, especially from the mid-60s forward. Arrogant, overbearing, angry, insulting toward women and anyone who pissed him off at any given moment, more than a bit sleazy in lifestyle and associations, and--when it came to music--frequently wrong-headed if not downright hokey in his interps or arrangements...all while his voice continued to go downhill badly. At least this is the way I've always perceived/remembered him. But a couple of years ago, a friend put on an early Capitol album. I couldn't believe my ears. The man's phrasing was astonishingly insightful and evocative, and his vocal instrument was breathtaking. In the intervening months, I've listened extensively and found that most of his Capitol period (early '50s to early '60s) and perhaps the first few albums from the Reprise period offer amazing riches. Try especially Come Fly With Me and Only The Lonely. After the early Reprise era, though, forget it. But MAN, what a talent he was back when!

  2. Doris Day. Stop laughing. Yeah, yeah...I know. Outside of her version of Que Sera, Sera (sp?), all I could remember of Doris Day were breathy too-perky-for-words portrayals of virgins in bad romantic sit-coms with Rock Hudson. It's easy to forget that she spent years as a vocalist with swing and jazz bands. But at a thrift store a few months ago, I picked up a double LP (Columbia red label 6-eye) of DD singing "Hollywood" standards, thinking I would put it on as a hoot, then quickly discard it. Wrong. It's amazing. She's amazing. Not all the cuts are equally successful, but on many, she exhibits superb phrasing and a really good voice. Stunning sonics, too. No, I'm not going to go out looking for lots more of her records, but this one will remain in my collection.

  Sometimes, the biggest surprises are right under our noses!

  Enjoy the ones you discover.

  Dirk
  
  

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  • Re: Judy Garland - Chaney 16:55:00 05/21/02 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Judy Garland posted by dirkronk on May 21, 2002 at 13:11:56:

    Hey Dirk,

    Re Doris day, three words: Bear Family Records.

    Four box sets which collect ALL of her recordings. I have sets three and four and my mouth is watering for the others.

    Pick up "Move Over Darling" containing her 1960's recordings (on eight CDs) and maybe then I'll allow you to believe that you have enough.
    
    Beautiful sets with the best sonics you're likely to find.

    
    
    

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  • Perhaps, perhaps perhaps from Strictly Ballroom is a great song by Doris!!! - Ozymandias 13:28:26 05/21/02 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Judy Garland posted by dirkronk on May 21, 2002 at 13:11:56:

    
    
    

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• Re: Judy Garland - suretyguy 08:42:44 05/21/02 (0)
  In Reply to: Judy Garland posted by 3Fates on May 21, 2002 at 07:58:40:

  Rest easy. Judy Garland is widely regarded as one of the all time great pop singers, at least when she could overcome, or at least control, her personal demons and this assessment of her talent is certainly not limited to the gay community. Barbra Streisand, especially in the early years of her career from which "My Name is Barbra" comes, (Her debut album, I believe. There was a dual purpose to that title: To introduce her and to emphasize the different spelling.), is an enormous talent too who sometimes lets her ego get in her own way and leads to something approaching self-parody. Again, appreciation for her abilities is not restricted to any particular group.

  Your post actually raises an interesting issue, i.e., there are very few venues left for great pop singers anymore: No TV, no movie musicals, limited demand on the Broadway stage, and outside of New York, Chicago, & LA, no concert halls. So I suppose that's why they end up in Las Vegas or Branson, Missouri.
  
  

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• Judy is great - Ozymandias 08:33:52 05/21/02 (0)
  In Reply to: Judy Garland posted by 3Fates on May 21, 2002 at 07:58:40:

  Nothing is wrong with you. I LOVE Judy Garland. Pick up the 4CD Decca Masters set if it is still available, it is wonderful music and she is an incomparable singer, in phrasing if not in purity of voice.
  
  

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