Members Sylph Posted March 5, 2009 Members Share Posted March 5, 2009 Does anyone here pay attention to string/horn/orchestral arrangements present in a song or on an album? Because I kind of have a thing for the soaring cinematic strings, highly polished vocal harmonies, harps and French horns, welling horns and thwacking, propulsive, bass drum-driven rhythms. Are there any songs or an album you would recommend on the basis of the strings arrangement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 Sylph, I just found this post, and I DO indeed have some reccomendations for you. I'm a huge lover of large, orchestral music, pop, soundtrack and otherwise. As far as pop music goes, I reccommend this title... GREAT harmonies, fabulous instumentals: http://www.amazon.com/United-We-Stand-Brot...3190&sr=1-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted May 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 29, 2009 Wow, thanks so much!!! Do you have more? Just suggest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted June 1, 2009 Members Share Posted June 1, 2009 Here's another one... the reviewer calls parts of it "Scholcky, and overorchestrated".. which means it's DAMN GOOD http://www.amazon.com/Look-Love-Dusty-Spri...6164&sr=1-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted June 1, 2009 Members Share Posted June 1, 2009 And since it's the soundtrack form my favorite TV show, the orechstration is one reason why I love it so much. One of the best TV soundtracks ever recorded: http://www.amazon.com/Space-1999-Year-Giam...6758&sr=1-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted June 1, 2009 Members Share Posted June 1, 2009 Another album which is WONDERFUL, is Agnetha Faltskog's debut album from 1968. It's amazing to think this whole thing was written and sung by a 17 year old girl. This song is my favorite, but there lots of other grand ballads on the album as well (Along with a polka tune, and a couple stupid tracks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 I thought I'd bump this. Sylph, since you metnioned this thread in the Y&R thread. I was thiking of some mroe albums in the vein of this, and was thinking... have you ever listened to any of the Moody Blues albums from 1967-72? Those are quite spectacular. Another one that is great is Minnie Riperton's 1971 album, "Come To My Garden"... this is one of the songs from it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzDZt5Mt5jE&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted October 12, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 Loving your suggestions! Shame more people don't like orchestral bombast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 I'm glad you like them... I'm kind of limited in my knowledge to 60's and 70's... but then again, not much orchestra stuff after that. Only dribs and drabs. Now of course, the ULTIMATE Bombastic song, "Macarthur Park".... the longest song to ever reach number one on the charts. Some people make fun of it, but I consider it to be one of the masterpieces of pop music: Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Dusty Springfield is a gal who LOVED a big arrangement, and many of her hits feature them. "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" is the one most everyone knows... but a couple of her others are quite noteworthy. This is "All I See Is You", and she is singing live with the BBC orchestra. It's too bad American Idol can't spring for a 40 piece orchestra like they did for shows in the 60's: Please register in order to view this content And here is another one of her best, "I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten"... this is a lip synch to the record: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Surely you're referring to Donna Summer's 1978 disco version, which the gay boy in me prefers. Harris's version peaked at #2 in the US in 1968. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 And this is another of my faves. It wasn't a big hit, why I'll never know.... It's "Where Is Tomorrow" by Cilla Black: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZresKZCPDO4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 No, I'm talking about Richard Harris' version... I thought it was number one? That's what I get for believing what a TV documentary says!! You know one of those damn documentaries said that George McCrae (Rock Your Baby) was dead... imagine my surprise when I turned on a PBS special a couple years ago and saw him! I went for 10 years thinking the man was DEAD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Harris's version went to #1 all over Europe, but peaked at #2 in the US in 1968. Donna Summer's 1978 disco version peaked at #1 for three weeks in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted October 14, 2009 Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Yeah... it might have been a UK docu I saw, that would explain it. I love both versions for different reasons. But for Donna's, I always like to listen to the full suite. Chad Allen raved in an interview to The Advocate one time that mexico radio stations are so great, and he mentioned they would play Donna's entire suite, which american radio almost never does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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