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Post by jk on Jul 19, 2020 12:30:57 GMT -5
This is a thread resurrected from the ill-fated "tapatalked" forum I and three others decided to abandon. Lots of goodies produced by Mr Nitzsche, starting with the track that gives the topic its title. By no means my favourite Beefheart track (it verges on parody to these ears), it serves to ease us in. The best, of course, is still to come! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Collar_(film) |
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Post by jk on Jul 20, 2020 8:14:16 GMT -5
This may be my favourite JN arrangement -- may be. "I Can't Make It Alone", P.J. Proby's finest hour, only got as far as #37 in the UK in 1966: Interestingly perhaps, those semitonal clashes (between E flat and D) in the accompaniment can also be heard in Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring (1944/45). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._J._Proby |
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Post by Will/P.P. on Jul 22, 2020 13:24:38 GMT -5
"I Can't Make It Alone" - not the strongest of Goffin/King material. Proby didn't get a Hit in America with it, and
I don't remember him even doing it. I didn't buy his stuff...
I'd pick Dusty, I believe that's where I heard it first. Vanilla Fudge did it well, and Lou Rawls had a Top 40 R&B
charting in 1969 in the U.S., I saw him do it in concert back in 1977.
I'll post two of my Jack favorites, though I have many. "Expecting to Fly" - arranged and produced by Jack:
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Post by Will/P.P. on Jul 22, 2020 13:28:36 GMT -5
"String Quartet from Whiskey Boot Hill" - arranged by Jack. Written by Jack, too,
though based on a Neil song:
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2020 14:05:48 GMT -5
Most Philles Records productions should be referred to as "Spector/Nitzsche" recordings. He is at least co-creator of that sound. Brian takes more from Jack Nitzsche's arrangements, more than he does from Phil Spector's productions.
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Post by jk on Jul 30, 2020 12:39:40 GMT -5
Most Philles Records productions should be referred to as "Spector/Nitzsche" recordings. He is at least co-creator of that sound. Brian takes more from Jack Nitzsche's arrangements, more than he does from Phil Spector's productions.
Shrewd observation there, sir. Just to ring the changes, here's another tormented and short-lived talent, Bobby Darin, on the moody "Not For Me": |
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Post by jk on Jul 31, 2020 3:31:03 GMT -5
"Castles In The Sand" is a lesser-known 45 by Little Stevie Wonder (he dropped the "Little" after this one), with Jack Nitzsche on arrangement duties. Uncharacteristic it may be, but it's one of my all-time favourite Stevie tracks. motownjunkies.co.uk/2011/06/03/369/ |
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Post by jk on Aug 2, 2020 14:57:11 GMT -5
This is one of my favourite duets. With thanks to Viper at the old BB Capitol Board for the heads up. "Don't Touch Me There" by The Tubes features the dulcet tones of (in order of appearance) Re Styles and Fee Waybill: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_and_Rich |
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Post by jk on Aug 4, 2020 10:04:19 GMT -5
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Post by jk on Aug 7, 2020 4:47:06 GMT -5
Back in 1964, who in the UK knew what dance Round Robin (Robin Lloyd) was singing about in the radio hit "Kick That Little Foot Sally Ann"? The saucer? It was anybody's guess...
I discovered decades later (indeed, after scouring the web) that it was the Slauson -- in one account, folks used to dance it to The Kingsmen's "Louie Louie". Lovely record, then and now.
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Post by jk on Aug 18, 2020 4:05:19 GMT -5
Gene McDaniels had three US top ten hits in the early '60s. Things had changed by 1965, however, when the JN-arranged "Walk Like A Winner" regrettably didn't even dent the top 100 (McDaniels would go on to enjoy success as a songwriter): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_McDaniels |
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Post by jk on Aug 20, 2020 5:10:23 GMT -5
Produced by Terry M and arranged and conducted by Jack N, this Mann-Weill song features a distorted guitar solo (by Glen Campbell?) that takes the otherwise fairly innocuous song to another level. Very audacious considering Laine's reputation and fanbase but most effective! www.spectropop.com/TerryMelcher/TerryMelcher4.htm |
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Post by George Faulkner on Aug 20, 2020 16:30:15 GMT -5
I look forward to digging in to these, but I'll say here what I say often... Lonely Surfer is one of the most perfect LPs ever created.
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Post by jk on Aug 21, 2020 4:53:25 GMT -5
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Post by jk on Aug 29, 2020 12:57:02 GMT -5
It is indeed a lovely album. That being said, I'm always thrown by the ultra-slow "Da Doo Ron Ron" at the close. It's as if Jack's saying, "Phil can **** around with other people's songs (e,g., "Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah") and get away with it and so can I!" Anyway... Next up is a guilty pleasure of mine. I love this song against my better judgement. Doris Day's "Move Over Darling" (1963) has a gorgeous arrangement and that's probably what did it for me at the time and still does it for me today: |
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Post by jk on Sept 19, 2020 14:27:00 GMT -5
Lou Christie is a fascinating figure and a remarkable singer of sometimes bizarre songs. This is probably my favourite of his, the JN-produced "Wild Life's In Season": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Christie |
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Post by Will/P.P. on Sept 20, 2020 9:58:34 GMT -5
"Castles In The Sand" is a lesser-known 45 by Little Stevie Wonder (he dropped the "Little" after this one), with Jack Nitzsche on arrangement duties. Uncharacteristic it may be, but it's one of my all-time favourite Stevie tracks. motownjunkies.co.uk/2011/06/03/369/Interesting site there, John. Thanks for the link. Never seen it before. |
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Post by jk on Sept 20, 2020 14:15:25 GMT -5
"Castles In The Sand" is a lesser-known 45 by Little Stevie Wonder (he dropped the "Little" after this one), with Jack Nitzsche on arrangement duties. Uncharacteristic it may be, but it's one of my all-time favourite Stevie tracks. motownjunkies.co.uk/2011/06/03/369/Interesting site there, John. Thanks for the link. Never seen it before. You're welcome, Will. I just look for decent descriptions of the songs I'm linking so it's not really a conscious thing. But good to know it's appreciated.  |
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Post by jk on Sept 27, 2020 9:23:32 GMT -5
I recall Bob Lind's "Elusive Butterfly" was almost a running gag on a BB forum of yesteryear. I think it was the sappiness that did it. The other side, the urgent "Cheryl's Goin' Home", is another matter entirely. (Both songs are Jack Nitzsche arrangements, although it looks likely that Jack produced them as well.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lind |
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Post by jk on Dec 13, 2020 16:26:47 GMT -5
Ral Donner, who died aged only 41, had long run his course chart-wise when he recorded the gorgeous "Don't Put Your Heart In His Hand" in 1963, with Jack Nitzsche on arranging and conducting duties. The public had evidently tired of his Elvis-style voice. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ral_Donner |
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Post by jk on Apr 22, 2021 5:36:25 GMT -5
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