Friday 15 August 2014

LIVE ROCK CRITIC:                                                   ...

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   More quick reviews. I have my DVR set to record Live From the Artists Den. Some performances are outside off the scope of my reviews. “Vampire Weekend” :  Immature, folky, calipsoish, softly whining with light weight irrelevant musical interludes without warmth power or charisma. tuneless
sparse over using effects (Vocal Master). Horribly irritating vocal style, never changing incomprehensible lyricing and plunking  and plinking the guitars. So weak.


   Tim McGraw’s  band is a whole lot more competent, ``Live From the Artists Den``. Nice vintage instruments and vintage harmony.  Tim McGraw’s band can play complex powerful music. Much of the country country boars me but millions of people love this type of music.


                                                                      
                                                                               Like many of today’s country bands, the modern sound of contemporary electric music create enhance in McGraw’s country tunes.






PBS Great Performances `The Dave Clark 5`. When they were young they were not immature and insipid.  Right from the beginning the Dave Clark 5 were powerful, strident and charismatic. There are instrumental breaks which are short but which voice the lyrical content of the music. The old Dave Clark 5 play some dated tunes with great energy. They can effectively perform really schmaltzy tunes in an entertaining manner. Some of their tunes are futuristic and innovative. I see what is missing from the contemporary bands I review.
                                                                         A lot of tunes I listen to without knowing who performed them where by the Dave Clark 5.  Watch and listen to the DC 5 live color film at the end of PBS Great Performances