Label: Buddah Records Value: After the release of The Good Book in early 1971, Melanie Safka and her producer (and then husband) Peter Schekeryk left Buddah Records to form their own label, Neighborhood Records, and the new freedom seemed to do her a world of good -- Gather Me, released later the same year, is one of her most accomplished and confident albums, a set that allowed Melanie the room to indulge her lyrical obsessions while Schekeryk created superb musical accompaniment from her simple but forceful melodies. The epochal 'Ring the Living Bell' is a pocket suite that takes a skeletal lyrical conceit and gives it flight through sheer belief while Schekeryk's arrangement, reinforced with gospel style vocal backing, makes this accomplishment all the more impressive. 'Railroad,' 'Little Bit of Me,' and 'Steppin' display a lyrical maturity and subtle strength that marked a real step forward for Melanie as a songwriter, and 'Some Say (I Got Devil)' is an emotionally devastating tale of a pregnant teenager who clearly has no idea what she should do. Melanie's habit of overplaying her hand as a vocalist is thankfully in retreat on Gather Me, which finds her in full control of her instrument and communicating a wide palette of emotions without becoming melodramatic. And if 'Brand New Key' comes across like a silly novelty tune in this context, it's a playful and engaging one, and Melanie sounds like she's having fun putting Freudian symbolism within the grasp of AM radio. Gather Me may well be Melanie's finest album, capturing her at the height of her skills as a writer and singer, and it has stood the test of time better than the majority of her work.
Taste: Melanie – Some Say (I Got Devil).
The legendary Melanie Safka joined the legendary Todd Rundgren at the legendary Daryl Hall’s house for an upcoming episode of Live From Daryl’s House. Rundgren was performing Melanie’s classic ‘Brand New Key’ when he introduced her saying “miracles do happen’. ‘Brand New Key’ was the hit song from Melanie’s 1971 album ‘Gather Me’. The song reached no 9 in the USA, no 1 in Canada and no 4 in Australia. Melanie has said in interviews that she wrote Brand New Key in 15 minutes.
Gather Me is a 1971 album released by Melanie and featuring the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart #1 song 'Brand New Key' (a novelty hit which also reached the #1 chart position in Canada, New Zealand and Australia between November 1971 and March 1972).The album also features the singles 'Some Day I'll Be a Farmer' and the Top. Gather Me by Melanie, released 01 October 1971 1. Little Bit Of Me 2. Some Day I'll Be A Farmer 3. Brand New Key 5. Ring Around The Moon 6. Ring The Living Bell Shine The Living Light 7.
In its day the song had controversy over perceived “sexual innuendo”. Melanie said, “they made up incredible stories as to what the lyrics said and what the song meant. In some places, it was even banned from the radio”. It was once covered by Olivia Newton-John in 2012 for the movie ‘A Few Best Men’. The Todd Rundgren Live From Daryl’s House was filmed for the next season of Daryl Hall’s show. Todd Rundgren will tour Australia in October.
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Todd Rundgren dates October 22-24, Sydney, Todd-A Roo at Cockatoo Island October 25, Katoomba, Hotel Gearnins October 26, Sydney, Oxford Art Factory October 27 and 30, Melbourne, The Curtin Bandroom October 31, Adelaide, Crown & Anchor.
Label: Buddah Records Value: After the release of The Good Book in early 1971, Melanie Safka and her producer (and then husband) Peter Schekeryk left Buddah Records to form their own label, Neighborhood Records, and the new freedom seemed to do her a world of good -- Gather Me, released later the same year, is one of her most accomplished and confident albums, a set that allowed Melanie the room to indulge her lyrical obsessions while Schekeryk created superb musical accompaniment from her simple but forceful melodies. The epochal 'Ring the Living Bell' is a pocket suite that takes a skeletal lyrical conceit and gives it flight through sheer belief while Schekeryk's arrangement, reinforced with gospel style vocal backing, makes this accomplishment all the more impressive. 'Railroad,' 'Little Bit of Me,' and 'Steppin' display a lyrical maturity and subtle strength that marked a real step forward for Melanie as a songwriter, and 'Some Say (I Got Devil)' is an emotionally devastating tale of a pregnant teenager who clearly has no idea what she should do. Melanie's habit of overplaying her hand as a vocalist is thankfully in retreat on Gather Me, which finds her in full control of her instrument and communicating a wide palette of emotions without becoming melodramatic. And if 'Brand New Key' comes across like a silly novelty tune in this context, it's a playful and engaging one, and Melanie sounds like she's having fun putting Freudian symbolism within the grasp of AM radio. Gather Me may well be Melanie's finest album, capturing her at the height of her skills as a writer and singer, and it has stood the test of time better than the majority of her work.
Taste: Melanie – Some Say (I Got Devil).
The legendary Melanie Safka joined the legendary Todd Rundgren at the legendary Daryl Hall’s house for an upcoming episode of Live From Daryl’s House. Rundgren was performing Melanie’s classic ‘Brand New Key’ when he introduced her saying “miracles do happen’. ‘Brand New Key’ was the hit song from Melanie’s 1971 album ‘Gather Me’. The song reached no 9 in the USA, no 1 in Canada and no 4 in Australia. Melanie has said in interviews that she wrote Brand New Key in 15 minutes.
Gather Me is a 1971 album released by Melanie and featuring the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart #1 song 'Brand New Key' (a novelty hit which also reached the #1 chart position in Canada, New Zealand and Australia between November 1971 and March 1972).The album also features the singles 'Some Day I'll Be a Farmer' and the Top. Gather Me by Melanie, released 01 October 1971 1. Little Bit Of Me 2. Some Day I'll Be A Farmer 3. Brand New Key 5. Ring Around The Moon 6. Ring The Living Bell Shine The Living Light 7.
In its day the song had controversy over perceived “sexual innuendo”. Melanie said, “they made up incredible stories as to what the lyrics said and what the song meant. In some places, it was even banned from the radio”. It was once covered by Olivia Newton-John in 2012 for the movie ‘A Few Best Men’. The Todd Rundgren Live From Daryl’s House was filmed for the next season of Daryl Hall’s show. Todd Rundgren will tour Australia in October.
Media Pendidikan S1 2007 3. Buku tik sd gratis. Elektronika Analog S1 2007 4. Pemrograman Java S1 2008 2.
Todd Rundgren dates October 22-24, Sydney, Todd-A Roo at Cockatoo Island October 25, Katoomba, Hotel Gearnins October 26, Sydney, Oxford Art Factory October 27 and 30, Melbourne, The Curtin Bandroom October 31, Adelaide, Crown & Anchor.