Members Vee Posted November 4, 2024 Members Share Posted November 4, 2024 His immortal Vulture interview. Excerpted: Wild quotes aside, a legend in his own time. RIP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted November 4, 2024 Members Share Posted November 4, 2024 Wow, there are enough accolades to describe his influence on music and culture. All that can be said for now is R.I.P. Mr. Quincy Jones and my condolences to his family and loved ones. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Liberty City Posted November 4, 2024 Members Share Posted November 4, 2024 RIP to the one and only Quincy Jones. Damn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members xtr Posted November 4, 2024 Members Share Posted November 4, 2024 (edited) Rest in Peace to the legendary and incredibly talent Quincy Jones. Like DramatistDreamer mentioned he has so many accolades, achievements and contributions, there really isn't enough space to type them all. I'm glad he lived a very long and productive life. As I'm looking through twitter today watching many people celebrate him, I did come across some of these tweets, of some of his contributions that resonated with me. But he has so many. What a storied life he lived. Please register in order to view this content Edited November 4, 2024 by xtr 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 4, 2024 Members Share Posted November 4, 2024 This might be my favorite song that the man called "Q" produced: Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted November 4, 2024 Author Members Share Posted November 4, 2024 One of my favorite Q productions, sort of a proto-“We Are the World” with its all-star backing choir: Please register in order to view this content And, of course, this all-star confection: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted November 5, 2024 Members Share Posted November 5, 2024 All of the songs post above are in my personal playlist of loved songs and the Tevin Campbell and Secret Garden songs are from my adolescence but I remember watching the Listen Up documentary and being shocked that Jones produced this song. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members applcin Posted November 5, 2024 Members Share Posted November 5, 2024 I still have the 45 of this and I have it on my ipod shuffle (yes, I still have some old working tech, lol). I remember being introduced to it through GH, Luke and Holly's theme. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted November 5, 2024 Members Share Posted November 5, 2024 When I think about him I think of so many things. If I were to list a "Best of" this is what it would be: Diana Ross, Peggy Lipton, "We Are the World" & Whitney Houston. I have wondered more than once if she'd been handled by a lesser talent if it would have made a huge difference & I think it would have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 5, 2024 Members Share Posted November 5, 2024 IIRC, when "Baby, Come to Me" was first released, it didn't do that well on the charts. However, once GH started using the song as Luke and Holly's theme, the record company re-released it, and this time, it went to #1. Just shows you the impact that soap operas can have on the rest of the culture, lol. I know I read somewhere years ago that Q thought "It's My Party" was just a'ight as originally recorded until he went back and multi-tracked Gore's voice, creating that sort of vocal "echo" effect that came to characterize many of her records. Ironically, I don't believe Donna Summer enjoyed working with Q all that much, and vice-versa - and really, David Geffen, who pushed for Q to produce "Donna Summer," should've known better than to assume these two would mesh well, or that their efforts would be all that successful with the record-buying public. I mean, I love Donna Summer, but her musical style leaned more toward Europop and dance, while Q was definitely more R&B- and soul-influenced. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted November 5, 2024 Author Members Share Posted November 5, 2024 Yeah, I sort of like the tension in places, but one critic mentioned that Quincy didn’t foreground Donna’s voice enough, especially on songs like “Love is in Control.” I love “State of Independence,” though—even though you can’t really pick out any of the famous voices in the chorus. May as well have hired the Mississippi Mass Choir. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted November 5, 2024 Author Members Share Posted November 5, 2024 Prince’s sister Tyka has died. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted November 7, 2024 Members Share Posted November 7, 2024 Given the mood lately I thought some might appreciate this video. It's one of Teri Garr's earliest roles: Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members applcin Posted November 7, 2024 Members Share Posted November 7, 2024 Elwood Edwards, Iconic Voice of the Early Internet Dies at 74 (For those of us on AOL back in the day, his was the voice that said "You've Got Mail." ) https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/iconic-voice-of-the-early-internet-dies-at-74/ar-AA1tHrKs?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=1193992dd08944acbb2daebf09b78e0e&ei=40 Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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