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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 170.1 | Tomo Desrochennelli | WEORG::WIEGLER | | Mon Mar 16 1992 08:41 | 7 |
| Hey Tom,
I was listening to the same station at the same time and heard the song.
I thought of you right away! You always had a nice way with that tune.
Maybe we'll get to play it together again some day.
Willy
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| 170.2 | Remeber the '79 Orpheum Show in Boston?? | SVCRUS::MCNAMARA | | Mon Mar 16 1992 09:20 | 9 |
| ...i remember a Gino show way back in '79 at the Orpheum....it was the
only time i saw him and his band, despite buying numerous disks of
his...anywy, what a show!!I had like 5th row seats, ans was taking my
girl on a date...i guess either I impressed her, or Gino did with his
skin-tight leather pants 'cause we ended up getting married a few years
later...i believe it was the "Brother to Brother" tour....anyone else
remember this ????
mac
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| 170.3 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Mon Mar 16 1992 09:44 | 5 |
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Hey Willy - yeah, we did that tune with Tomato Target!!
How'd you like it this morning ??
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| 170.4 | Look better in the shade | CIVIC::FAHEL | Amalthea Celebras/Silver Unicorn | Mon Mar 16 1992 10:09 | 5 |
| I LOVE the song (and the corresponding video) "Black Cars"!
GREAT TUNE!!!
K.C.
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| 170.5 | John Cippolina, R.I.P. | SALSA::MOELLER | Ich bin echt begeistert ! | Mon Mar 16 1992 14:02 | 8 |
| It was a sad day for Quicksilver Messenger Service when Gino Vanelli
got outta jail. Right down the old tubes.
He's at the top of my "Great Loudmouths of Rock" list.
Others include Bono and David Lee Roth.
karl
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| 170.6 | Have Another Hit | RGB::ROST | The Legend Lives On: Jah Rostafari | Mon Mar 16 1992 15:23 | 7 |
| Re: .5
Ha ha ha ha ha ha
Karl, you mean Dino Valente.
Brian
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| 170.7 | huh? | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Mon Mar 16 1992 15:39 | 5 |
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Thanks, Bri - I had no idea what Karl was talking about!!!
Tom
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| 170.8 | | RENOIR::MARKEY | Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging | Mon Mar 16 1992 15:43 | 3 |
| Apparently, neither did Karl! :-)
(another) Brian
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| 170.9 | | SALSA::MOELLER | Ich bin echt begeistert ! | Mon Mar 16 1992 16:00 | 3 |
| Well, hey, it WAS the sixties !
karl
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| 170.10 | I heard he's got a new one out... | TARKIN::DEMARCO | Bluto | Mon Mar 16 1992 16:23 | 3 |
| Anyone brave enough to attempt to do a discography of Gino?
-Stevie D
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| 170.11 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Tue Mar 17 1992 10:21 | 39 |
|
I picked up the new "Live in Montreal" CD last night.
Strawberries in Framingham had one, Sudbury and Acton
didn't have any yet.
As I hoped, it's a fabulous recording of the tour that I saw.
It was recorded at "Le Spectrum" in Montreal, Nov 18, 1990.
It's very powerful with agressive keys and drums ala the
"Brother to Brother" era. I've only listened thru once but
I must say that "In the Name of Money" is worth the price of
the CD - wow, what a groove!! That tune floored me in person
too!!
Joe Vannelli Keys, Keys bass, programming, backing vocals
Enzo Todesco Drums
Mike Miller Guitars and bass
Maxayne Lewis Backing vocals
Richard Beaudet Sax
In order;
Song Album Date
================================================================
Brother to Brother Brother to Brother 1978
Living inside Myself Nightwalker 1981
Wild Horses Big Dreamers Never Sleep 1987
Crazy Life Crazy Life 1973
In the Name of Money Big Dreamers Never Sleep 1987
Hurts to be in Love Black Cars 1985
Something Tells Me Big Dreamers Never Sleep 1987
People Gotta Move Powerful People 1974
If I should Lose this Love Inconsolable Man 1991
Black Cars Black Cars 1985
I Just Wanna Stop Brother to Brother 1978
Where Am I Going Storm at Sunup 1975
Black and Blue A Pauper in Paradise 1977
The only other Album is The Gist of the Gemini 1976
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| 170.12 | Thanks for the rundown | TARKIN::DEMARCO | Bluto | Tue Mar 17 1992 15:20 | 7 |
| Re:-1
What a great lineup of tunes!! I've got to pick this one up!
Too bad he didn't do "Love Of My Life". That song's a killer!
-Stevie D
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| 170.13 | A good introductory album? | BAVIKI::good | Michael Good | Wed Mar 18 1992 12:51 | 3 |
| Tom, would you recommend this new live album as a good introductory
album to Gino Vanelli, or is there another album you would
recommend for that?
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| 170.14 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Wed Mar 18 1992 13:12 | 24 |
|
Well, I'm kinda biased. I feel that virtually every song on
every album is well worth hearing. If you like a more modern
sound, then anything after "Brother to Brother". If you like
aggressive, then "Brother to Brother" for sure.
He's a "broken hearted" ballad singer 1/4th of the time. 3/4ths
he's a kickin' groove songster.
This live album, to me, is fabulously recorded and is text book
on tastful keys, a lesson on how to sing, and (back to Brother
to Brother) unbelievable drumming. No question that someone
hearing this for the first time would say the drummer is the
standout.
Also, the chord progressions are great!
My top 3 (in no order) would be "Brother to Brother", "Big
Dreamers Never Sleep", and "Black Cars" for his studio albums.
So - buy those 3 and the new live one! ;^)
Tom
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| 170.15 | Didn't he have some income tax problems in the US? | TARKIN::DEMARCO | Bluto | Wed Mar 18 1992 13:34 | 16 |
| Yes, the Vannelli Bros have been excellent and progressive composers
since the early 70's.
Joe really rips on the keys, and they always have an outstanding
drummer or percussionist playing with them.
I've loved them since the days of "Powerful People" when they used to
multi-track the synth parts one note at a time. They had a incredible
polyphonic sound at a time when all synths were monophonic!!
I've been impressed with them for almost 20 years now. I just could
never understand why they didn't got more airplay. It's sad, but most
people merely know Gino as a singer with a couple of sappy ballad hits.
What an understatement...
-Steve D
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| 170.16 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Wed Mar 18 1992 13:50 | 8 |
|
Steve - so right! I always laughed when I pictured Grandma
buying the album with that nice "I Just Wanna Stop" song.
Then she gets hit with "Brother to Brother" !!
Tom
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| 170.17 | Ah, the memories! | CIVIC::FAHEL | Amalthea Celebras/Silver Unicorn | Wed Mar 18 1992 14:14 | 11 |
| RE: .16
You should have seen my mother, when she wanted to get that lovely
song, "Beth"!
(I bought the album, she took one glimpse of Kiss, and hasn't listened
to the song since!)
:^)
K.C.
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| 170.18 | | FORTSC::CHABAN | Only you can prevent VMS! | Wed Mar 25 1992 18:01 | 10 |
|
I hear that they finally made a settlement on this Gino Vanilli thing.
Arista will pay you $3.00 for every cd of "Blame it on the Rain" you
return to them you also get $2.50 back on tickets to concerts where they
lip-synched.
Oops!...never mind!
-Emily
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| 170.19 | I'm sure being mistook for Milli would make Gino's day!! | TARKIN::DEMARCO | Bluto | Wed Mar 25 1992 18:27 | 6 |
| Re: -1
If Milli Vanilli and Gino Vanelli are brothers I'd like to get a look
at their parents!! 8-0
-Stevie D
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| 170.20 | | FORTSC::CHABAN | Only you can prevent VMS! | Thu Mar 26 1992 11:48 | 7 |
|
BTW,
The Milli Vanilli dudes are Mulatto so it might be possible ;-)
-Ed
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| 170.21 | My GV records are plum wore out! | TARKIN::DEMARCO | Bluto | Mon Apr 06 1992 10:28 | 10 |
| The only GV I've seen on CD has been:
Big Dreamers Never Sleep
Inconsolable Man
Live In Montreal
25th Anniversary Collector's Series
Has anyone been able to get any of the earlier releases on CD ??
-Stevie D
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| 170.22 | On the Borther to Brother LP | ROYALT::MAY | | Fri Apr 17 1992 16:12 | 10 |
| Hey Tom D.
Didn't GV do a song called "The River must flow"??
I like that tune...
johnnieBgoode
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| 170.23 | Live in Montreal ... | OCTAVE::VIGNEAULT | Java-Man | Wed Sep 09 1992 09:07 | 11 |
|
Based on Tom D.'s review of this album, I went out and bought the CD
since I know Tom has good taste in music. After the first listen, I
was going to sell it, didn't like it at all. However, I've been
listening to the CD a lot since then and it has slowly become one
of my favorites. The band is extremely _tight_, tasteful, and
they get into some excellent grooves. It took awhile, but this CD
has really grown on me.
Larry
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| 170.24 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Mon Sep 14 1992 11:53 | 12 |
|
Hi Larry - glad you gave it a few tries! For me, knowing the
tunes from the studio albums as well as seeing virtually the
same show in Boston, made it VERY easy to like right away.
He has a greatest hits CD that's good too. But I'd suggest his
four or five most recent CD's instead. Not a bad tune on any
of them (and I have good taste ;^) Brother to Brother is, by
far, the most guitar heavy.
Tom
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| 170.25 | new one | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | Was this ignorance or bliss... | Tue May 30 1995 13:44 | 35 |
|
There's a new Gino Vannelli CD out and, of course, I picked it
up over the weekend. It's called "Yonder Tree".
Tower Records has it in one of their listen-on-headphones stalls,
and it's on sale for $11.99.
It's a very different release for Gino. The Tower stall describes
at as "Gino doing 30's and 40's swing" and that description is
right on.
"The Portland Rhythm Section" is Randy Porter on acoustic piano,
Phil Baker on acoustic upright bass, and Graham Lear on
absolutely acoustic drums. Others include Chuck Findley on
trumpet, fluglehorn and trombone; Tom Scott on tenor and
soprano sax, Joe Vannelli on black and white delights, and
many others. Hmmmm... no electric guitar :-(
Gregory Hines does a tap dance intro and solo - pretty cool!
That tune is, by far, the most cookin' of the CD.
Anyway, this is NOT "Brother to Brother" or "Black Cars" by
any stretch. It's definitely big band swing influenced on
top of Gino tunes. Some fabulous vocals too - he's in great
vocal shape and thanks his teacher who "has broken my head
about my vibrato, vocal musculature, and Sinatra".
After just 2 listens, I'm wishing there were more uptempo
tunes - like very BIG band. But the arrangements are really
good. Adventurous progressions throughout.
I'll recommend it...
Gino Carlton
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