Jeff Lynne’s E.L.O. / “SHOWDOWN” / live, Wembley Stadium, median expected tempo chart

Seems to me that songs I don’t fall in love with *right away*, but rather grow on me over a year or two, become my favorites.

“Showdown” Jeff Lynne’s E.L.O. – median expected tempo diagram

I was lucky enough to see and hear the fantastic Jeff Lynne with *his* E.L.O. in Philadelphia last month.

Seems to me that songs I don’t fall in love with *right away*, but rather grow on me over a year or two, become my favorites.

When the band played this in my wife’s home town of Philadelphia last month, SHOWDOWN was unexpectedly the song I enjoyed the most.

Respect to all,

matherton

August 9, 2019

Gypsy – Fleetwood Mac – unclassified tempo map, video link

Gypsy is a song by Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks, with help for an unforgettable guitar outro solo from Lindsay Buckingham (who never plays with a pick!)

Gypsy – Fleetwood Mac – moderm tempo map

Gypsy is a song by Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks, with help for an unforgettable guitar outro solo from Lindsay Buckingham (who never plays with a pick!)

Bruce Springsteen, Passaic New Jersey, 1978 – “Racing In The Street” – youtube says – “This is a real beauty! Great video! Tonight tonight the strips just right baby! Yeah”

This is Bruce Sringsteen in his ULTRA-PRIME – Prove It All Night at Passaic NJ – brought to us then by John Sher!

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band

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Of the thousands of public online comments, I found MrMaiden321’s to be a fine representation.
MrMaiden321 said:

“I am 53 yrs old….my brothers who is 13 yrs older than me came home one day in the 70’s w the Born to Run 8 track…we listened to it together…he said…you mark my words Jane…hes gonna b BIG someday….i have been hooked since that warm Summer day when i was 12….i,never let go….MY BOY has gotten me thru the hardest times in my life…i listen to him everyday for 42 yrs…..n when i say…MY BOY….ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS I AM TALKING ABOUT THE ONE N ONLY…..THE BOSS!!”

“… with the eyes of one who hates for just being born.” As good as it gets.

“An absolute classic. I’ve seen Bruce 12 times in England, Wales and in the USA, but this is the one song I’ve never seen him do. Will be in Cardiff on July 23rd, so fingers crossed.”

“This is a real beauty! Great video! Tonight tonight the strips just right baby! Yeah”

Follow You, Follow Me / the first live Genesis song that most of the women liked?​

Speaking of which, since hypersensitivity regarding gender has already ruined comedy temporarily, and Melodyne and autotune have temporarily dulled music by taking the blues out of it, let us not ruin everything!

Follow You Follow Me, Genesis

One year when I was going to Genesis concerts I thought: when the girls say. “Oh, they’re going to play the song that all the girls like,” I kinda knew from playing so much Genesis in public places that women did like this song a lot. [Now there are 60 genders or something, so one can’t say that anymore – just a way people used to speak.]

The reason there are so many musical recordings is that we all respond differently to everything we hear.

 

Pink Floyd, Us And Them – declassified matherton diagram | link to youtube

Us and Them is a song written and recorded by the members of the band Pink Floyd.

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Pink-Floyd-Us-And-Them-contemporary-tempo-map

I searched in several places online for a way for Jim Deluva and his band, “The Jim Deluva Cover Boys” to imitate the sound to perfection at a bachelor party they are playing tonight.

Jim is in the driveway – cool. I had told him, “Dude, you should have been able to find a chart my uncle posted a long time ago.”

“I know, dude, I know – can’t find it. I want you to listen to the ride pattern on the cymbal I worked out, anyway. It’s 4 over 3s over 4s – kind of a Phil Collins thing – and Roger and Phil never liked each other, so I want you to hear it.”

Us and Them, Pink Floyd – harmonic tempo map
Us and Them, Pink Floyd – harmonic tempo map

Kanye West | Unclassified universal-tempo-diagram |”dark fantasy”

Dark Fantasy was written and performed by American artist KANYE WEST.

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Dark Fantasy was written and performed by American artist KANYE WEST.

Grey Street, James, Domino | Dave Matthews Band, Pat Metheny Group, Genesis |UNCLASSIFIED night tempo diagrams

Are these three songs best
a) at night;
b) during the day;
c) as night falls
d) depends​ on my mood?

Are these three songs best
a) at night;
b) during the day;
c) as night falls
d) depends​ on my mood?

Full disclosure, I love these​ three as songs of civil dusk. I have been blessed enough to listen and watch all three bands perform the songs that way, as can be seen in the​ links​ below.

Are the songs better
a) in their live versions;
b) in their studio versions;
c) it depends on my mood.

Full personal disclosure​ again: to me, I usually like these songs better at night, though my mood upon listening usually takes over. Nothing to brag of, I know! How about you?

I compose morning Episcopal music. The musicians on this page? THANK YOU 👉🏽❤️❤️❤️!!! It is an interesting thing to take a Martin Luther or Ralph Vaughn Williams or Martin Luther hymn and change some of the 1600s harmonies into 2018 harmonies. Hint: fewer diminished​ seconds, more 9ths in place of same. In some keys, as C, the major 3rd is a harsh interval as the E, to allow for equal temperament, stretches toward the perfect 4th, the dreaded F.

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Grey-Street-Dave-Matthews-band-Lousiana-11-peat-street-chart

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Dave Matthews band-Grey Street-matherton-speed-diagram

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Dave Matthews band – Grey STREET 

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James, The Pat Metheny Group, as played in the studio version on the masterful OFFRAMP

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Domino, Part I

 

Thanks for your help!

 

/matherton’s stepfather/