lastrada52's channel

A great motion picture & original idea. No computer graphics. Adrian Messenger in this film was John Merivale, famous for monster pic "Caltiki, the Immortal Monster." Merivale also cared for screen legend Vivien Leigh in her last days. This story to some youngsters today would probably be a littl...

Eugenio Finardi is one of the most brilliant singer-songwriters in the world. Great -- both in perfect Italian or when he performs his songs all in English, sung with no accent & very impressively. He is also always surrounded by the very best musicians.

I respect Melissa's choice of covers. Great to hear her sing a classic Joan Armatrading song. Joan has legions of fans throughout the world but is not as famous as many of today's singers in the Grammy club. Nevertheless, artists like Melissa Etheridge, Mark Knophler and many others know who she ...

@mar9man7 - I agree with you. I love The Beatles and they came close -- but for sheer power & intensity -- Mike Smith is overwhelming. His rock vocals are superlative. There are few who were as consistently great as Smith. Of course, the entire DC5 band was excellent & I loved the upfront drums o...

Oh yeah rap, R&B & hip hop are far more exciting than listening to Mike Smith's smoldering vocals on this miracle of a rock song. This blows away anything being made today. The Dave Clark 5 - at this time - were not the band to follow on stage. You would have to be at least as good as The Beatles...

Brilliant vocals, excellent song. Annette Hanshaw always had a great band behind her and she deserved it. This song is so good.

One of Annette Hanshaw's greatest vocals from 1927 and she's usually great on everything she sang. But this one is a marvel. Nina Paley used many of Annette's original vocals in her film "Sita Sings the Blues," which I saw by chance on PBS and thanks to Nina -- I fell in love with both her film a...

She is so cool and beautiful. This song is simple but her style is so attractive. I'm not from this era at all but I keep coming back to this song and other music by Annette. My ears demand it. The song is also a great little piece. She is definitely one of the greats of jazz. No doubt. The band ...

Netflix has the entire color documentary -- Jazz on a Summer Day -- which includes this 1958 performance & Anita O'Day. Many great performances. Color is brilliant & sharp. I always heard about Anita being a great jazz singer -- from Black fans who talked jazz with me at the Blue Note in NY. I ju...

@Thirsty58 - Yes, you are right. It's been a pleasure taking with you also. It has become rare on YouTube. Growing up, I was told not to discuss 3 things with strangers: religion, politics and music. But how can you not want to talk music with someone?

@radicalmattitude1 - If you don't like Bob radicalmattitude1 -- don't listen to him. Don't buy him. World is a big place man -- lots of music & artists I can't stand too. But I just ignore them. But you know -- you can't deny Dylan hasn't written tons of songs that have been covered by many diffe...

@gymnastix - You're absolutely right. Brenda Lee was a kick ass singer and still is. Many people don't realize she had her first hit at an extremely young age. Elvis thought she was one of the best female singers he ever heard and was friends with her -- as you probably know. Brenda Lee along wit...

This is one of those songs that should be a solid rock classic -- doesn't matter who sings it. Carole King wrote many wonderful & timeless songs but there's something very Dylan / Beatles about this one & Carole was influenced by no one -- she existed before they did as a songwriter. I love Dylan...

@Lostchord1000 - I am a big Dylan fan but Lostchord you are absolutely right. This is even better than Dylan's. It's dark, strong and driving. Will he ever be on the Grammys? Hell no. They say rock is dead, but those must be the people who haven't heard Dave Alvin.

Genius. Far far scarier than anything a Death Metal Band could conceive because this one comes from reality. The ending was a shocking surprise. When she begins to suddenly narrate. Very brave of her to even try to make this into a song. She had a lot in common with Brian Wilson and Baudelaire. G...

More of that Nick Drake style singing and guitar playing -- performed effectively and wonderfully by the talented Alexi Murdoch. He is one of the most interesting musicians I have discovered. He isn't imitating...he is just so good he easily falls into that Drake category...in a modern way. Excel...

@BDSaysHi - Keep wondering keep talking -- you are your own worst enemy. You are a YouTube pro...a keyboard masturbator...while people like me actually go out and talk to people face to face. Like I'm going to do now. At least Elvis had a career BD....what do you do child of a "famous" guitar pl...

@TheJinjo75 - Writing your own songs didn't create the rock image. It was an attitude & state of mind. Elvis had it. This is why musicians -- those that wrote & couldn't -- followed. Ask Robert Plant or John Lennon. Many rock songs relevant today Jinjo were sung by Elvis. Songwiting was an added ...

I wonder what Bobbie Gentry thought when her fine sexy song was turned into a marvelous jazz interpretation by pianist Bill Evans? I would think she was flattered. I would be. Where are you Ms. Gentry? You seem to have disappeared from view the same way the now late Dory Previn did. It would just...

This is what makes music such a magical thing. A respected jazz pianist like Bill Evans covers (I should say interprets) a Bobbie Gentry penned song. That same Bobbie Gentry who sang and wrote "Ode to Billie Joe." This is just great. I guess you never know where you're going to find a great jazz ...

I have new respect for Fiona Apple. She always sang well, but she blended into that average sounding scenario of so many fine, female singers of her time. Not anymore. She is excellent on this Cy Coleman song and proves she's a true interpreter of songs from another era. Fiona would be a great ch...

Dave Cousins sometimes sounds like Cat Stevens on sterioids. "Tomorrow" -- especially the finale is just monstrous. Saying Strawbs is under-rated is not a strong enough word to describe them. They could stand toe to toe with just about any style band. Fairport Convention or Yes. (It was Strawbs k...

I usually don't like covers unless they are entirely rearranged & presented in a different style, but you guys are actually very, very good. Everything is right where it should be & it's all clean & precise. You will find Trower fans either embracing your effort or calling you wannabes. I think y...

Band has a good look -- not many groups can pull off a little retro look & still appear contemporary & appealing to today's young audiences. What's even better: their music embraces the "look" they convey. At first, I thought the song was just good, standard catchy fare, good vocals & driving bea...