Am I the only one that thinks this is a rip of the Chambers Brothers' "Time Has Come Today"?Originally Posted by PeterG
Am I the only one that thinks this is a rip of the Chambers Brothers' "Time Has Come Today"?
I think you might be. In the tune I hear no similarities at all, a constant drive & beat yes, but surely having a permanent beat through a song is not ripping off another song with a permanent beat through it. Otherwise you could say ALL dance tracks rip each other off.
This popped up on my random rotation at home and I think it fits
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-- Aristotle
Nostalgia, you know, ain't what it used to be. Furthermore, they tells me, it never was.
“A Man Who Does Not Read Has No Appreciable Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read” - Mark Twain
Crikey. Cala, where in the world did you hear ANY similarities???Am I the only one that thinks this is a rip of the Chambers Brothers' "Time Has Come Today"?
Absolutely, I like me some Bill Nelson from time to time. I've got a couple of albums
Someone did a 40th year anniversary cover of Don't Go
https://youtu.be/Kxbc00J5s3Q
I saw Bill Nelson Vistamix at the Savoy Theater NYC circa 1986 or so
Has this gem from Peter Godwin been mentioned yet?
How about this homegrown act, Combo Audio?
And of late, I’ve really fallen in love with the Nuit du samedi et matin du dimanche album by Japan’s Takashi Sato. There’s something exotic and irresistible about his approach:
Confirmed Bachelors: the dramedy hit of 1883...
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Have marked on youtube these two cover bands doing 80s pop synth pretty well incl maybe some lesser known songs:
Radio Romantic, Divided By Zero
The second one does Enjoy the Silence nicely but then you discover when you hear the same vocalist do Toto's Africa that he doesn't really have a very strong vocals, which is fine depending on the song
Here's a good cover of Maniac
https://youtu.be/-65ASJkjlR8
Knowing he was dead by the time this was released it gave me the impression he knew he was dying. The music sounded sad and melancholic.
In the end I learned he was beaten up by some streetgang and died from it. So it was an unexpected dead.
Excellent. Was reminded of this from 77ish. Most definitely Synth Pop.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZavwtJxmqJhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=ZavwtJxmqJI
https://cliveymacdougall.bandcamp.com/
Danger! demos, jazz and warts stored here in vast amounts.
https://www.soundclick.com/artist/de...bandID=1241900
couldn't the Cars fit into this category? i thought Greg Hawkes added a lot to their sound with his synth fills..
(my fave from them)
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"She said you are the air I breathe
The life I love, the dream I weave."
Unevensong - Camel
the only song i like from Dolby..
"She said you are the air I breathe
The life I love, the dream I weave."
Unevensong - Camel
When I think of synth pop the only band who comes to mind is Depeche Mode, who I'm not a really big fan of.
Do not suffer through the game of chance that plays....always doors to lock away your dreams (To Be Over)
I'm a huge fan of dark synth stuff ala 80's horror movies. Carpenter Brut does this to perfection. (Thanks to Battema for this recommendation)
"Who would have thought a whale would be so heavy?" - Moe Sizlak
^^ Yeah...I'm a big fan of the synthwave revival. It is for me what I think a lot of newer prog/psych bands are for some of you. Whether it's a weirdo post-punk thing or something that sounds like the exit music for a John Hughes film, there's a little bit of everything in there. Just some random picks (in alphabetical order, to avoid ranking silliness):
Carpenter Brut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZUxLq7I-lU
Com Truise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uI9Hh26OTs
Gunship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri9IefTuNzc
Lunacy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zDHOP4QrXM
M!R!M: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeM1_dIikJs
The Midnight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7EPO9Rtyqw
Perturbator: https://youtu.be/NhGPW4oh8OU
SURVIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcAys198UnU
Timecop1983: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xveBtWwtgCM
Umberto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkM1M884Jss
(for those who like connections...SURVIVE includes Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, who broke semi-big with their Stranger Things music. SURVIVE frequently includes the main theme in their shows).
In terms of the "vintage" stuff...love Blue Nile, all the oddball stuff that Bureau B has been reissuing, the early 80's Schnitzler in particular, Dolby...most of it, to be honest. And there was a LOT of it.
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
Just What I Needed starts with guitar but much synth arrives --- some good covers of it:
https://youtu.be/2pT-P5jihDU
https://youtu.be/R9avthM6YXU
https://youtu.be/zVmEyyVEwcI
https://youtu.be/A8V8f0yO0eg
https://youtu.be/HWGFEAUh8i4
No.
You don't like
or
???
And then there is this from Germany.
Rosa Precht: Vocals, keyboards, drumcomputer
Reinholt Heil: Vocals, keyboards, drumcomputer
Or Flying North, Airwaves, One of Our Submarines...even his score for Gates to the Minds Eye was a bit of a treat. For me at least, so much more to enjoy beyond that one radio hit (which I like quite a bit, to be honest).
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
Thomas Dolby also had a song called one of our submarines which was good. It was probably his second most well known after SBMWS.
Do not suffer through the game of chance that plays....always doors to lock away your dreams (To Be Over)
Would this be considered pop-synth?
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