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Tony R

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  1. Whilst the basis of most of VHs songs may be unsophisticated, his guitar playing certainly was not. Let's face it, Van Halen's music is 99.9% Eddie's music I would assume. No disrespect to the rest of the band but I believe it was basically about him. Dave Lee Roth's role was mainly about his personality and stage presence (and high kicks!).

     

    Whereas Becker and Fagen, I believe, crafted their music carefully in the studio with a host of session musicians often chopping and changing their and other's pieces of music.

     

    Whereas Eddie, in particular, and especially on the 1st album, played most of his stuff 'live' in the studio I believe. Minimal overdubs....maybe.

     

    Basically Eddie Vs Becker and Fagan (+ Session musicians).

     

    PS:- for some reason, I thought the Steely Dan name was taken from a comic book character but now I reading that it came from a William Burroughs book about a particular controversial(?) device!!! :eh:

    It is slang for said device and iirc the slang term comes (cums?) from France (too lazy to look it up tho).

    Steam driven too…

  2. I have the original LP version of Two For The Show and remember buying the CD version only to find that Closet Chronicles had been omitted. I’ve never bought 3 Sides Live but listening to the medley I prefer it to the Kansas one. I prefer the Kansas live album overall though. They were a good Prog band for a while but after Point Of No Return I found them unlistenable.
  3. A great band and album vs. someone whose greatest hits CD hasn’t left my basement in years? Not close.

    Meh, Leppard are what prefer to describe as hard rock for girls. I include all hair metal and bands like Bon Jovi. Ugh the antithesis of grown up rock music.

     

    You mean like Porcupine Tree or Gabriel-led Genesis? I'll take music that's pure entertainment over pretentious music by people with IQs hovering around 100 masquerading as "deep thinkers" all day every day.

    So you’d rather listen to music made for people with double digit IQs? Pour some sugar on me? I know some people on here who would consider that an act of terrorism. :lol:

     

    I would rather listen to Beauty and Beat 100 times in a row rather than listen to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway once.

    Difference is I had to Google that.

     

  4. I apologise in advance for the churlishness of this observation, and I mean no ill-will, but I didn`t recognise her from the recent photos. Half-stretched Julia Roberts and half-Bride of Wildenstein,

     

    I will of course remain youthful looking forever, due to a trade I made a while back :fury:

    You sold your arse to a plastic surgeon?

    You should be in a good mood, Bolton are on their way back :cheerleader:

    That’s me in a good mood…

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