Media pieces on Laura Nyro have appeared in the last few weeks featuring Peter Buck, Elton John and Alice Cooper - she is Alice's favourite artist and her 1968 album is favourite album, Eli and the Thirteenth Confession. Exene from X counts Nyro as one of her favourite songwriters. Indeed, Nyro's vocals on her debut album are sublime. My favourite track is Buy and Sell.
@johnmohl7345
28 күн бұрын
Loved so many of those bands from LA, in the early 80's. X, The Blasters, The Long Ryders, Rain Parade, Green on Red, The Dream Syndicate. Live I saw X, the Blasters twice and Green on Red. For my money the greatest Rock and Roll band of the 80's was not still The Stones, or the always overrated ''E Street Band''. It was the ''Blasters'' . The problem was they split up in 1985, and did not last long enough to leave a great body of work. Dave and Phil Alvin also never got their due. One a''great'' lead singer and one a great songwriter and guitarist. Love Laura Nyro . I put her right there with Joni and Lucinda! Great channel keep it up!
@adamfindlay7091
28 күн бұрын
Im glad you are covering not so riddled internet glory, that some can go, Yeah, i dug that too, though i almost forgot...😮oops.
@dannyschneider553
28 күн бұрын
Congrats on 3,000! Great channel Tom
@tomrobinson5776
27 күн бұрын
@@dannyschneider553 Thanks Danny. Much appreciated. 😉
@JH-oq4yh
28 күн бұрын
Welcome aboard the Blur train Tom. Have you listened to The Ballad of Darren from 2023? It’s a superb record and one of last year’s best.
@tomrobinson5776
27 күн бұрын
@@JH-oq4yh I’ve heard it once. Sounds pretty good. Need more repeated listens.
@KW973
27 күн бұрын
The more I watch your videos and go exploring on KZitem after the more KZitem’s algorithm for viewing engagement probably gets confused by all my genre jumping. Thanks for helping keep my late night entertainment interesting! Blur is in the office queue for tomorrow.
@tomrobinson5776
27 күн бұрын
@@KW973 Nice, very cool. 😉
@paulsontag9233
28 күн бұрын
Hard to believe there was a “Blur or Oasis” era in the 90s. I found Damon Albarn’s affected cockney a little annoying but Blur was still infinitely more interesting than Oasis it wasn’t even close.
@SFbank721
16 күн бұрын
Good find for $8. I have that somewhere from when I was 14 or so
@buzzsmith8146
27 күн бұрын
Thanks, Tom.
@user-ki1yc4vx2s
28 күн бұрын
Tom, l love your broad subject matter 🎉🎉🎉
@tomrobinson5776
27 күн бұрын
@@user-ki1yc4vx2s Thank you 😊
@kso808
28 күн бұрын
I might check out that Laura Nyro LP! Cool John Lennon book find!
@simonagree4070
28 күн бұрын
Every time I hear the Laura Nyro version of one of her songs that someone else covered, I always think how much more it touches me than the cover, except maybe for "Wedding Bell Blues", I don't know, the 5th Dimension version *is* pretty damn good. So I should probably pay more attention to that feeling, and her records. I definitely plan to get that X record, and maybe the Neil Young too, since I agree with your estimate of his best period. Hell, the first Crazy Horse album is one of my all-time favorites. I have that paperback also, not quite as pristine, also from a thrift store, but definitely *not* priced at $8! Sacre merde! Some thrift store. More like 50¢.
@tomrobinson5776
27 күн бұрын
I think some of Nyro’s covers are fantastic. Not a huge Streisand fan, but always dug her version of Stoney End and Blood Sweat & Tears version of And When I Die cooks. Ever heard Save The Country by Brian Auger & Julie Tippets off the Street Noise album? It’s stellar.
@syater
28 күн бұрын
Could swear I heard you say 'Cowgirl in the Sandwich' (inadvertently) at about 7:10. Kinda misheard, like Lennon's humor in that book you found.
@richardfinlayson1524
28 күн бұрын
australia had a band called X as well, they were always great live, a powerful three piece, they were an underground band that defied categorization.
@tomrobinson5776
27 күн бұрын
@@richardfinlayson1524 I’ll check ‘em out.
@paulgoldstein2569
28 күн бұрын
I was aware of the Bowie set. But to me, the cherry in the cake here was the Laura Nyro 1966 demo tapes or Auction Tapes CD which I knew nothing about, but was stunned when I picked up the tracks on KZitem. Already her vocal talents were there, just one of a kind. I was surprised at her brief demo of Kansas City, where she keeps the original lyrics, but completely changes the tune, converting it to a mid tempo ballad. She should have done a full length version in that style. The song she wrote, And When I Die, she first gave to Folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary who recorded it on an album in 1966 before she recorded her own version professionally, but in different style. But her earlier demo of it here may have pre-dated theirs. This is a link to it. kzitem.info/news/bejne/wIyh3o2drZyLoKA But while you were on the subject of Ray Conniff and Percy Faith, you should have given Mitch Miller a mention, as although heralded The King Of Schlock, he made some really great Sing Along With Mitch albums. To the younger generation who heard of him, he was confused with Mitch Mitchell who wasn't quite the same person, but not far off.
@user-ki1yc4vx2s
28 күн бұрын
What is the title of Young's album? Is it called Early Days????
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