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Tears on your Anorak

February 19, 2009 by Chris

There was this tune called Tears on your Anorak that was not a real big hit on the charts in the 80’s, but I loved it none the less. It was one of those songs that kept on looping through my mine!

I admit that it’s not a very difficult piece to play on an electric guitar but, baby when you try to pull this off on an acoustic, then it’s a whole new kettle of worms! It’s a bit more difficult to let those strings ring out while attempting to play other ones all at the same time. Anyways, it was also the only song from one of those British one-hit-wonders that still ring out in my mind today. Humm, I wonder where they went to?

This song Tears on your Anorak, brings back so many great moments in my life! I use to play this song acoustically with a dear olde friend of mine Allan S. We played it everywhere we played! Bars, backyards, in trees and even elevators! I also played it on electric guitar with Dom., Eddie and Big Jon P. For the life of me, I’m not sure if we played this version live? Hopefully, one of them will get back to us and comment on this post about it.

So over the years from time to time, I’d start a search for these guys and of coarse, I’d go off onto another tangent and never get back. Does that sound familiar to you? Then this afternoon, with nothing else to do, I was eager to find an answer to where The Drivers went to and I found my answer on this particular blog!

Now as it turns out, they transformed themselves into the Cutting Crew! They were a B.C. band that had a couple of hits and disbanded in the mid 90’s. Never to be heard of again … until now!

Keep on Jammin’





Filed Under: Albums, Bands, Music Styles, Musicians, My Experiences, Songs to Play Tagged With: anorak, bc_band, British_band, cutting_Crew, tears_on_your_Anorak, The_Drivers, top_40, top_40_band

Live shows of your favorite band

January 24, 2009 by Chris

I just LOVE watching bands playing live on DVD or the old TV. It brings an honest approach on how to play a particular song live, without all the comforts that a guitar player has in the studio, not to mention the tricks that are at his or her disposal there!

In the studio you can overdub like crazy, not to mention the retakes as well. If your not a musician and your reading this, there are MANY times/songs in ones musical career, that they wish that they had a second chance to play a certain song again, while performing live!

While just sitting back and chilli’n after work, I happened to come across this site that had great live shows from bands that I love to figure out some of their tunes! The site is called Wolfgangsvault and just check out who they have there!

Here, I found a couple of real nice classic tunes. Some of them I have been looking for ages and were only too happy to find them. On a few of them, the camera angles that they used, are not the best for what I need of them. I get the odd little view of what the guitarist is doing and that is great, but it always leaves you wanting more!

The site seems to have it all, in regards to band memorabilia. Posters, copies of back stag passes and GREAT pic’s! I wish that my finances were a bit better because they certainly have some real nice things that I’d LOVE to have.

If your a musician, have you attempted to lift ways of playing a particular song from watching the band in a live performance? Has anyone else been to this site? Have you ever used this site and what do yo think of it!?

Keep on Jammin’

Filed Under: Albums, Bands, Entertainment, Music Styles, Musicians, Playing Guitar, Songs to Play, Video Tagged With: band_video, classic_rock, classic_rock_video, favorite_bands, live_performances, music, music_video, videos

Nuance Festival was a Massive success

October 5, 2008 by Chris

As I wake up from my delightful and delirious musical hangover, I proudly proclaim this years 2008 Nuance Art Rock Festival a MASSIVE SUCCESS (and that is putting it lightly, to say the least!).

The attendance numbers at this years Nuance Festival was about 23,367 … or was that the number of Tylenol’s that I took this morning. Either or, the attendance was not bad considering Steve Howe was playing in Toronto that night. Too bad the organizers could fit him into their line up.

The show is about the coming together and celebrating, as a Prog./Art community, the love of this long forgotten genre of musical alchemy. It showcased some of Canada’s hidden music … Ark of the Covenant like, Progressive Rock giants that still proudly walk amongst mere mortals.

Nuance is the Ark of the Covenant of all musical Festivals!

As I sat there front row center, I was continuously blown away, act after act. I was scribing notes about every little nuance of this communal way of life, and there was lots to write about.

It started off with the perfect emcee to host such an event, the legendary Spaceman Stan! Even this informative and genial host keep you wanting more. Did you know that this local Hall was named after the birth place of none other then Keith Emerson? The organizer Wilton Said sure did his homework!

The line up was immaculate. I can honestly say that for the life of me, or the fate of the western world in general for that matter, could not have pick a better set of bands that truly represented this lost way of life.

LorneHind360 was a fabulous opening act. This guy I couldn’t get enough of. Who the hell needs Jeff Beck when we have Lorne!

Then came, what seemed to be like deep out of the earths musical mantel, Counterpoint. Thanks guys, I couldn’t get Ritual out of my head all night! I think I slept for about maybe 2-3 hours tops! Think about that Youtube video on my original Nuance post, but on speed! Go to the counter number 01:13 – 01:27, that is the type of tunes that they guys were inflicting upon us all evening. It was running around in my head like a freight train all night! These guy are that good. As a young lady whispered into my ear last night “this is the CounterPoint of Cerafim“.

Then came Wilton Said. As my good readership is well a-where-of, I’m honestly not that into lyrics. So here enters Wilton. He and his mates made me physically sit back in my seat and think about what he was talking about, yes my wife, you heard me correctly. As I said, no pun intended, throughout the night, I was writing down anything and everything that entered my mind while taking in the bands. I was aware of how they effected me as a musician and an avid lover of this genre. The only way to express how I feel about this musical encounter is to say … get up off your ass and go see this guy live! Then, maybe you can help me put into words what it is like to be “Said experienced!”

Then to round out a perfect night, Nuanced unleashed The Rebel Wheel. These guys couldn’t play second fiddle to anyone even if they tried… because of the talent that was amassed on stage right in front of us.

As the posts on my blog progress, I will bring a blow by blow of each band on what they played, how it was played in great detail and what they were playing with.

Special acknowledgments goes to Records on Wheels in Dundas, Ontario for their excellent choice of items on sale.

So if you can, try to get advance tickets for next years 2009 Nuance Art Rock Festival. A strict wrist band will be in effect at next years show, so book ahead! First 1000 to show up at the door will get in free admission, I think … don’t quote me.

Keep on Jammin’ Nuance!

Filed Under: Albums, Bands, Concerts, Entertainment, Home and Lifestyle, Music Styles, Musicians, Playing Guitar, Recreation, The Neighborhood, Toronto, Vacation and Travel Tagged With: Cerafim, chris_noto, CounterPoint, Lorne_Hind_360, LorneHind360, music, music_festival, nuance, nuance_2008, Nuance_Prog_Rock_Festival, Rick_Kazmirchuk, rock_art, Spaceman_Stan, The_Rebel_Wheel, Wilton, Wilton_Said

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