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Post by dragonman on Jan 24, 2013 21:00:43 GMT
Hi Everyone I've been dipping into my karaoke bag again. I loved singing this one by the late great Matt Monro, and felt inspired to give it the instrumental treatment. Hope you all like this version (and be thankful I didn't sing it !) Cheers Richard www.box.com/s/70aq8kwcorex61vd2d46
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Post by allclaphands on Jan 25, 2013 9:18:45 GMT
Hi Richard Enjoyed listening to your rendition of this Matt Monro classic.Good tones and well played.Thanks for recording and posting well worth it. Best Regards Pete
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Post by frankmarvin on Jan 25, 2013 12:48:25 GMT
Richard: Super duper, that was lovely: how on Earth do you get that tone within the middle register? almost Bassoon-like: Come on spill the beans Smashing tone: Cheers , Frank:
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Post by dragonman on Jan 25, 2013 13:06:52 GMT
Hi Pete Thanks for your kind comments
Hi Frank. No secret. Kinman pups, on bridge pickup with bridge tone control turned right down, K5 electrics installed, played via Vox Vt40+ set on AC30 sim (second setting - celestion blue speaker emulation). Very versatile setup, but sometimes the top end can be a bit bright, so I'm still playing around with pickup height. On the ocassional visit to my local for karaoke I love singing Matt Monro, as in a bit of a crooner at heart! Whether the audience agree may be a different matter? Have got a few more of his bt's, so there could be more in future.
Cheers Richard
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Post by Airhostess. on Jan 25, 2013 23:34:01 GMT
Hi Richard,' WOW ...............I wasn't ready for that........that's brilliant..........totally excellent and as Monty Python would say....and now for something completely different and that WAS different really loved i,t such a change
thanks for posting such a classic. in re-issue mode
best wishes
Kay
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Post by dragonman on Jan 25, 2013 23:47:28 GMT
Hi Kay Thanks for your very kind comments. I have a few more hidden in my karaoke bag, so who knows ? Really glad you enjoyed it so much - it was this orSoftly, as I leave you, but couldn't find a decent BT for that one.
Cheers Richard
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Post by frankmarvin on Jan 26, 2013 1:29:18 GMT
VT 40+ ? wow thats made me mind up, I'm gettin one : Yes , Softly would be great, with your *touch* I think that would be an instant hit: Now I hope you know the rules! If you play a Matt Monro tune, you are obliged to sing one: And Kay - All female players should do a video not just a sound file: Regards: Frank: PS: Excuse my humour, I'm from Yorkshire: Of course I'm joking, but having said that, it would be appreciated
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Post by dragonman on Jan 26, 2013 10:58:51 GMT
Hi Frank. Used to have a Line 6. Which I was sold by a local guitar shop, but I never really liked the tone. Bought the VT from an online shop just about a year ago in their sale, and they included a free Vox Valvtronic foot controller pedal, which I never used and subsequently sold on the well known auction site, effectively reducing the price of the amp to less than a ton. Great value. For those amongst us who aspire to, but can't afford an AC30, this amp represents great value, with good tone, bags of power (up to 60 watts) and a compact size. There, now you've done it, I sound like a salesman ! But seriously, unless I'm ever in apposition to afford an AC30, which is unlikely for us pensioners, I would not consider changing this amp. With regard to the singing, my claim to fame is that I have sung to a capacity audience, and had standing ovations in, wait for it, Sydney Opera House.
Cheers
Richard
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Post by frankmarvin on Jan 26, 2013 12:45:15 GMT
Richard: WOW I'm impressed now you really DO need to do a vocal , how on Earth did that come about? A guest spot or the whole gig? : I have pondered on the vox VT's for ages but struggled to hear one in the various samples on you-tube without masses of gain / distortion being thrashed out , they appeal to me also because of the aux input for backing tracks: I have at the moment a Behringer Vampire 120 watt which is a really nice amp BUT the downside is I find it impossible to get a truely CLEAN sound also it is ac 30 size and weight - a bit much just for home use: Thank you for the info it sounds like my next purchase is pre-ordained. Regards, Frank:
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Post by dragonman on Jan 26, 2013 19:42:54 GMT
Hi Frank It was me and 100 others! I used to sing with a famous Welsh male voice choir, the Morriston Orpheus, (Cor Orfeus Treforys). I was with them from 1993 until health problems meant I had to leave about 3 years ago. I have been lucky enough to tour many great countries with them, and sing in some of the worlds great venues, including Carnegie Hall, Roy Thomson Hall in Canada, and of course many uk venues such as Royal Albert Hall, etc. I miss the friendship which is a natural part of being involved in such an organisation, and of course the singing. A steep learning curve as always new music to learn on top of an existing repertoire of several hundred songs frm opera, light music, and traditional welsh songs and hymns (Yn Cymraeg of course). Have a look at their website, and have a listen to some of the singing. You will probably enjoy it.
Cheers Richard
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Post by frankmarvin on Jan 26, 2013 23:03:12 GMT
There is no sound in the world like a Welsh Male voice choir and you were obviously good enough to be in one of the best, I take my hat off to you Richard, it is now obvious where your musical expression comes from: Wales has some mean Brass bands also, My Father played the bass drum for Silverwood colliery Brass band ( in Yorkshire) for donkey's years and as a kid I was taken along to many Band competitions and had to march along side him wearing his hat ( he couldnt wear it as he kept knocking it off doing cross - overs) I had a permanent lean to one side so as not to get hit with the drum sticks - imagine a deranged zulu flaying around with two knob-kerries and you will get the picture happy days: Royal Albert Hall ? Yep I appeared there, unfortunately not to either sing or play guitar, but in the European Karate championships ( Late 60s) where I managed to get hit everywhere except the soles of my feet: Just as a matter of interest the great Welsh boxer Tommy Farr was a friend of my Fathers and I had the good fortune to meet him - a total Gentleman who was cheated out of the heavyweight title: Best wishes: Frank:
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Post by dragonman on Jan 28, 2013 1:21:06 GMT
Hi Frank Although I never met Tommy Farr, I know what a great boxer he was. Some years ago when I lived in Porthcawl, I knew Howard Winstone quite well as we both played snooker at the same club. The choir undertakes a major concert each December in St Davids Hall Crdiff with the BTM band for lukemia research. I love listening to the band, and over the years have acquired a number of their cd's. like the Welsh male voice choir, there is something about brass bands that touches the soul when playing quietly, and rouses the blood when playing the major stalwarts. You were lucky to be brought up in such an environment. Are you sure there's no Welsh blood in your lineage? They say that to be born Welsh is not to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth, but with love in your heart and music in your soul, but I was actually "press ganged" into the choir, having been lured to rehearsal to ostensibly watch the choir, only to find out that my friends had arranged with the musical director for me to undertake a voice test. As with all new choristers, there followed a gruelling six month probation before achieving "the badge", and appearing on stage for the first time, which was at Milton Keynes in October 1993. The rest, as they say, is history - 17 years of pleasure. I often wish I was still there, and attend quite a few local concerts each year.
Cheers Richard
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Post by davechap on Jan 28, 2013 7:57:38 GMT
hi Richard, I just loved your version of Walkaway. a beautiful sound that brought back some great memories ,I have always liked Matt Munro and you did his song great justice, cheers Dave
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Post by dragonman on Jan 29, 2013 16:13:08 GMT
Hi Dave Many thanks for your comments. I think MM was great, and I much preferred his singing to the American "crooners" of the day. One of my favourite karaoke names, although many people ask me afterwards who he was. Suppose that comes with age !
Cheers Richard
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Post by kezza106 on Jan 29, 2013 20:37:31 GMT
hi Richard that was absolutely fabulous with a fantastic tone thanks for sharing cheers Kerry
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Post by dragonman on Jan 30, 2013 1:39:17 GMT
Hi Kerry Thanks for your encouraging comments.
Cheers Richard
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