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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:The UK Music Conference
Notice:Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
Moderator:RDGENG::CROOK
Created:Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1381
Total number of notes:39269

668.0. "The Lennon Extravaganza" by LARVAE::BRIGGS (They use computers don't they?) Wed May 09 1990 11:29

    Well I guess the Lennon extravaganza deserves a note of its own.
    
    Here's some views to kick off.
    
    Musically I thought it went from one extreme to the other. From the
    purile performance of Kylie to the out of tune singing by Hall and
    Oates (Julia) and Justin Hayward (Across the Universe). On the latter
    point, I think John Lodge gave up trying to sing harmony! Natalie Cole
    was brilliant as were many others not least Dave Edmunds and Co. The
    man is truly a professional.
    
    As for taste though. Well, as Paul McCartney said, (off line) he didn't
    think it was what John would have wanted. I totally agree. There was
    obviously some real conflicting views around. Where as George? Where
    was Julian Lennon? What was Sean doing on stage trying to look like his
    father? The whole thing got really silly at times.
    
    Finally, what about the sneaky insertion of Paul McCartney at Wembley?
    I thought that was criminal. Surely there must be a law against that?
    
    Well, enough said. Anyone else got anything to add?
    
    Richard
    Basingstoke.
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668.1Joe and RobertaVOGON::MORGANCeasefire is Lebanese for re-loadingWed May 09 1990 11:569
    
    For me Joe Cocker showed the rest of the assembled artistes how it
    should be done. I thought Roberta Flack was pretty ok as well.
    
    Now if anyone can explain to me in words of one sylaable what Kylie
    Minogue was doing there I would be extremely grateful !!
    
    Rich
668.2shame Julian Lennon couldn't/wouldn't make it.PEKING::AMANNPDon't ask me whyWed May 09 1990 12:097
    Personally there were two acts worth listening/seeing Dave Edmunds
    and Dave A. Stewart. Stewart's band may have looked a shambles but
    their version of Instant Karma was probably the best rendition of
    Instant Karma that I've heard.
    
    
    Paul
668.3SHAPES::BROWNMLucozade kidWed May 09 1990 13:314
    How good was TTD'arby?  I missed it.
    
    
    matty
668.4I enjoyed it!TRUCKS::MORRIS_DWed May 09 1990 13:5420
    I enjoyed the whole show.  Sure, there were great bits, and some
    not so great, but on the whole, a good event.
    
    Did Cindy Lauper really forget the words to Working Class Hero?
    Did Joe Cocker really try to introduce the chorus to Come Together
    early?  And why did Ray Charles elect to sing a McCartney Song?
    
    Annoyances:
    
    The Cue Card intros between each act...
    
    The cutting between channels meaning that we lost most of I am the
    Walrus.
    
    The fact that my VCR switched off in the middle of Give Peace a
    Chance.  Did anything happen after that?
    
    Who was in the JL House Band?
    
    /Dave
668.5SHAPES::WILLIAMSJ1Don't blame me.......Wed May 09 1990 14:2016
    I agree with most of people have already said.  Yes, it was quite
    entertaining and I liked hearing the various remixing.  However, I
    think perhaps I am just a little too cynical.  Indeed, why exactly was
    Kylie there?  And why did she have to explain in great detail what
    Lennon meant to her and her musical influences?  Blimey, she isn't even
    old enough to be influenced.  Also, Yoko gave me the creeps as did her
    son.  Luckily, the bits I did see when she was talking, it seemed the
    crowd weren't listening anyway.  Julian should of been there - he has a
    lot of talent which wouldn't of gone amiss.  I have a feeling though
    that didn't Yoko oesterise him from the Lennon clan?
    
    And I thought Wet Wet Wet were good as well.  (Yeah I know, I'll get
    some ribbing for that).
    
    In summary, I reckon Paul and Ringo were right to stay away. 
    Entertaining but forgettable.
668.6MACNAS::DKEATINGCelibacy is NOT Hereditary!Wed May 09 1990 14:268
.5�                                  Also, Yoko gave me the creeps as did her
.5�    son.
    
    Blimey...you just managed to insult John Lennon's wife and son in
    one breath!...you know he is still out there somewhere watching
    all this...:-(
    
    - Dave K.
668.7another vote for Dave StewartVANISH::BARRONSnoopy Vs Red_BarronThu May 10 1990 11:0612
Re: .2
>    Personally there were two acts worth listening/seeing Dave Edmunds
>    and Dave A. Stewart. Stewart's band may have looked a shambles but
>    their version of Instant Karma was probably the best rendition of
>    Instant Karma that I've heard.

Well summed up. I only saw Hall and Oates - Awful! Kylie - <Silence>!
and TTD'arby - OK. and Dave A. Stewart - Best of a bad bunch.

TV got switched off then. Truly a forgetable event.

Dave
668.8WELMTS::GREENBQuick release adjustable nylon tiesThu May 10 1990 16:4417
    Well, I saw a bit of it, just to see what it was like, and I thought
    the whole presentation was horrible, had nothing to do with ROCK
    AND ROLL, etc. It was more like some awful award ceremony than a
    celebration of an artist.
    
    Much as I like some of Lennon's songs, I can really do without this
    semi-deifying of someone who was basically only doing a job. I mean,
    from what I saw of it, Lennon was responsible (by implication) for
    practically every advance in Western pop music after Elvis started
    the whole thing off.
    
    Musically, the bits I saw were very variable; although I didn't
    like his contribution, TTD at leat tried do do something different
    with 'his' song, but for me the best part was Lou Reed's Jealous
    Guy - he made it sound as if he wrote it himself.
    
    Bob
668.9`Imagine all the musak'POBBLE::COTTONKing of a flat country.Thu May 10 1990 17:166
I don't suppose there was any mention of his more primal efforts?  I have the
album `Two Virgins' by him and Yoko, two sides of screaming, banging, bonking
with a chimp on the piano for accompaniment.  Now if somebody had done a 
tribute to that stuff the show would have been worth watching!

Lee