Day 4 brings us back to Chris Squire--with a twist. The video is miguelbass of YouTube playing his bass to a track of Personet Hodie from Chris Squire's Swiss Choirs.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Hewing the Hobbit
Finished reading "The Hobbit": good! Then I saw the movie. To Paraphrase GK Chesterton: “A good movie tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad movie tells us the truth about its director.”
The truth the movie tells us about Peter Jackson is that he has become a Gollum. He thinks "The Hobbit" is his to do with as he likes. Where he hews to the story the movie is fine. When he hews "The Hobbit", cutting from and adding to as he wills, it's a mess.
Spoiler alert!
To be fair, some of the additions work quite well. The council at Rivendell with Galadriel and Saruman gave a sense of import and danger to the journey. I also liked the prologue with the Ian Holmes' Bilbo and Frodo.
However, having Azog, "The Pale Orc", survive an earlier battle to be the enemy of Thorin Oakenshield brings several changes to the story, and not for the better. As other have said, it is no longer simply "The Hobbit". It is now a prequel to Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" movies. It is his precioussss, not ours.
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The truth the movie tells us about Peter Jackson is that he has become a Gollum. He thinks "The Hobbit" is his to do with as he likes. Where he hews to the story the movie is fine. When he hews "The Hobbit", cutting from and adding to as he wills, it's a mess.
Spoiler alert!
To be fair, some of the additions work quite well. The council at Rivendell with Galadriel and Saruman gave a sense of import and danger to the journey. I also liked the prologue with the Ian Holmes' Bilbo and Frodo.
However, having Azog, "The Pale Orc", survive an earlier battle to be the enemy of Thorin Oakenshield brings several changes to the story, and not for the better. As other have said, it is no longer simply "The Hobbit". It is now a prequel to Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" movies. It is his precioussss, not ours.
Friday, December 28, 2012
A Prog-rock Christmas: Day 3
This song done here by the Moody Blues isn't all that proggy or rocky, but it's a lovely melody. The original melody was "Soleado", a tune from 1972 by Ciro Dammicco . The English lyrics were written a few years later by Fred Jay, According to Wikipedia.
And here's the classic Johnny Mathis version:
And here's the classic Johnny Mathis version:
Thursday, December 27, 2012
A Prog-rock Christmas: Day 2
OK, a little catching up to do! The second video is from the "Chis Squire's Swiss Choirs" CD. In addition to being a amazing bass player, Chris is a great vocalist, especially his harmonies. Here he is with his Run With the Fox:
Hmm, issues with YouTube...
Hmm, issues with YouTube...
A Prog-rock Christmas: Day 1
This a series of music posts for, hopefully, 12 days of Christmas with a progressive rock theme. Ready?
First up is a video from the elf himself, Jon Anderson. This is my favorite prog Christmas CD. It has both new and old; great originals and old British carols. Here's one of Jon Anderson's originals.
First up is a video from the elf himself, Jon Anderson. This is my favorite prog Christmas CD. It has both new and old; great originals and old British carols. Here's one of Jon Anderson's originals.
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