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Posts: 6447
Joined: Jul. 6 2003
From: England, living in Italy
What did you get in your stocking?
Anything flamenco? I got a couple of CDs I wanted and a poster of Camaron for my study. I pointed my sister at some Savarez strings and ended up with electric guitar strings and a feedback blocker for a steel acoustic, oh well
Posts: 6447
Joined: Jul. 6 2003
From: England, living in Italy
RE: What did you get in your stocking? (in reply to Escribano)
My Dad also bought me Flamenco Fantasy - a fusion with classical music - Beethoven, Mozart etc. I was sceptical and some of it is a bit naff but it's mostly surprisingly easy to listen to.
I particularly like the Moonlight Sonata Rumba and I am being serious. An approachable way into flamenco for the less appreciative.
The Royal Philharmonic, Carles Benavent on bass, Juan Carlos Romero on guitar, Tomasito on palmas and jaleos. Not a bad effort.
Posts: 3532
Joined: Oct. 20 2003
From: Phoenix, AZ
RE: What did you get in your stocking? (in reply to Escribano)
I got a nice Brooks Brothers black leather jacket, very light and soft so it can actually be work in Phoenix occasionally. Also 4 tickets to Paco in Tucson in February. A great Christmas!
Posts: 786
Joined: Jul. 8 2003
From: San Francisco Bay Area
RE: What did you get in your stocking? (in reply to Florian)
Florian;
In general I do not like rock. Our son and daughter introduced us to Spinal Tap, and I was thinking about them yesterday (Christmas day). They are so funny! Anyone for 11? Crank it up baby and do not touch the guitar!
RE: What did you get in your stocking? (in reply to Escribano)
On the dubious side:
9 for Christmas dinner, a lot of cleaning up after they left, my granddaughters new CD's played endlesly (Black-eyed Peas, Atomic Kitten etc etc) through the afternoon and my local football team had too much pudding and lost.
On the plus side, a great new CD player, clothes etc and a great evening of rumbas and Lumumbas after they all went home (-;
Seriously, as Tom says, what would Christmas be without kids and family. As usual, I loved it all (-;
RE: What did you get in your stocking? (in reply to Escribano)
Thomas !
Nigel -" DOnt Touch it !, that guitar has never been touched ever ! " Reporter - "I am not touching it ! I am just looking at it" Nigel - "Dont even look at it anymore, cmon lets move over here"
RE: What did you get in your stocking? (in reply to Escribano)
I got the CD "The Temperance Seven...The Parlophophone Recordings 1960-62" This is the first LP I ever bought with my own money when I was 11. Absolutely fantastic musicians, although basically still semi-pro. This was the first time I noticed Music as being something other than the transparent background wash I heard on the radio. I started taking trumpet lessons shortly afterwards to try to emulate my hero Cephas Howard! That started me listening to and appreciating music.
There were a couple of bands that tried to copy their style afterwards (Bonzo Dog etc), but none in my opinion that ever held a candle to their musicianship.
Some say that "Sgt. Pepper" was inspired by this band, who Lennon & MacCartney saw playing live. Also the song "When I'm 64".
They disbanded within a few years, since they didn't like the life of the "road" as performers, preferring to remain amateurs.
Interesting to see that the original LP was produced by George Martin!
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