Ο Steve Hillage εκτοξεύει το τραγούδι του Donovan στο υπερδιάστημα.
Η πορεία του κιθαρίστα – συνθέτη, από τo blues ξεκίνημα και τη σκηνή του Canterbury, μέχρι τη δουλειά του ως παραγωγού στα ’80s [έξοχο δείγμα της το άλμπουμ New Gold Dream των Simple Minds] και την εμπλοκή του με τη rave σκηνή των ’90s και εντεύθεν [System 7] τον καθιστά ζωντανή ιστορία της εναλλακτικής ποπ κουλτούρας. Total respect.
Steve Hillage sends Donovan‘s song to hyper-space. The guitarist-songwriter’s career, from the blues beginnings and the Canterbury scene, to his work as a producer in the ’80s [exquisite sample of which is Simple Minds’ New Gold Dream album] and his involvement with the rave scene of the’ 90s [System 7] makes him a living history of alternative pop culture. Total respect.
I had Donovan’s greatest hits on vinyl and gave it away b4 one of my many moves. If only I had known that vinyl is one thing, cd and streaming quite another! Oh well, we learn… We learn… ?
Well, music is music, no matter what form is distributed in. I’m no big fun of hi-fidelity myself, to tell you the truth, although I know a thing or two about it. I had my first stereo system at 15, but some of my best auditions were before that, on a mono tape recorder, and even before that …on the radio.
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Actually I totally agree with you. But vinyl at lower to medium volumes has a fullness that digital just cannot capture. I guess I am or was a bit of an audio nerd. ? But in keeping with what you are saying, sometimes I intentionally listen on inferior machines or small speakers just because I feel like hearing through that medium. I always change it up to keep things fresh…
Yeah, you learn to love some lo fi “qualities” unmatchable by the hi end standards… That’s how it works with me anyway.
I’ve heard that a digital signal is like window blinds… discontinuous packets thru the freq. range.. whereas vinyl is continuous… When I think of a great vinyl record this one always comes to mind.. https://youtu.be/sw3TdX4KaOA but of course some records had cheap pressings, which made them less than great! ?
Yeah, like some old Genesis stuff, I remember Foxtrot in particular… the sound didn’t do it justice at all. I adored it though…
Genesis did really well in Canada… not sure if the average Yankee really got them. 🙂 To me, they’re equals to YES… different but at the same kind of level.
Genesis & YES are among the best things ever happened to me as a fan of “rock music”. Genesis has been always No 1 in my book. The day I had an interview with Tony Banks is a day I’ll never forget. Thanks a lot!
Must have been interesting. So are you coming from a journalism background? I saw something about law school in your bio a while back but can’t remember the details.?
Btw, when I say “Genesis” I mean with Gabriel. Post-Gabriel for me is just not the same thing. I got in a huge heated debate over this once with a German guy at the REAPER.FM forum. He almost took my head off because for him, everything Genesis was fab. ?
I just studied the law with no particular interest in it. My main occupation is composing. Journalism is something I chose for financial reasons, instead of working as session musician [in this country you can’t make money from the music you write, but you can make money writing …about music – heheh].
Of course post Gabriel Genesis is not the same thing. Nothing comes near what these people did from ’69 to ’75. But even the first 4 albums with Phil are great, especially A Trick of the Tail and Wind and Wuthering. From Abacab onwards, it’s plain bullshit music.
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This is definitely a fab version.
I adore all of Donovan’s songs. What a trove he created in a few years.
Last I saw him was almost a decade ago. He was honoured at the Grammy Awards and did an amazing medley.
I totally agree, needless to say. Thank you Resa!
You must be quite talented to make cash from writing. I have yet to find the key… still a hapless blogger with a perennial chip on his shoulder. 🙂 I will give those Genesis albums you mention another chance at Spotify. Still, for me, the magic of the maniac (Gabriel) means everything.
Cheers!