tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post2161309218419465562..comments2024-02-01T08:17:44.994+00:00Comments on planet mondo: Funky Friday - Hoeks van HollandMondohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-42051087198735995952010-06-03T14:02:20.788+01:002010-06-03T14:02:20.788+01:00I'll consult with Mrs M about Kansas tips Mick...I'll consult with Mrs M about Kansas tips Mick that was always her department.<br /><br />Time to break out the Werthers Originals and Saga subscription soon ISBplanet mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015257228377212855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-24187883566477238182010-06-03T10:27:26.492+01:002010-06-03T10:27:26.492+01:00It's that mellow easy vibe, Mondo.
I can'...It's that mellow easy vibe, Mondo.<br /><br />I can't believe I just wrote that.Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-73370123503714051112010-06-02T22:14:21.051+01:002010-06-02T22:14:21.051+01:00um...I quite like late 70s Kansas.
I'll get m...um...I quite like late 70s Kansas.<br /><br />I'll get me coat...Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13086396915055033307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-72166372167752756402010-06-02T21:57:52.567+01:002010-06-02T21:57:52.567+01:00But why Toto - ISB, what is it that lifts and sepe...But why Toto - ISB, what is it that lifts and seperates them from Kansas, Journey and endless other dross and drudgery. I can't work out the pull of the appeal - but it's there.No question.Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-68369628472353701712010-06-02T15:15:57.994+01:002010-06-02T15:15:57.994+01:00I'm relieved to hear so many others 'fessi...I'm relieved to hear so many others 'fessing up to a bit of Toto Love. As everyone says these days "I hate the whole Guilty Pleasures concept it's just music that people like and that can never be wrong, etc etc"...but I WAS ashamed of secretly knowing all the words to 'Africa'. Now I'm proud.Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-2481508733965679712010-06-01T13:55:40.359+01:002010-06-01T13:55:40.359+01:00I'm always surprised that more was never made ...I'm always surprised that more was never made of how Huey Lewis (probably the first and only time you'll see his name on this blog) ripped Sweet Talking Woman for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IETvxCQAa1M" rel="nofollow">this</a> <br /><br />Unreal P - we should definitely get them on some sort of Tull team-upMondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-3113887469195111032010-05-31T22:58:16.213+01:002010-05-31T22:58:16.213+01:00Been out of action for a few days with 'net re...Been out of action for a few days with 'net related' probs (bloody TalkTalk...)<br /><br />ELO are one of my guilty pleasures funny enough... whenever I dig out one of the Greatest Hits volumes, I always think "i'll just play Mr Blue Sky and then turn it off", but it's incredible how many other gems are on there - almost every one a winner...<br /><br />Whats the chances, Mrs P is the only OTHER girl to buy a Jethro Tull LP (and on CD too!). They should hook up for a Tull-fest.<br /><br /><br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-53989762684792180992010-05-31T13:20:12.274+01:002010-05-31T13:20:12.274+01:00Nice vinyl. Sweet Talking Woman is now my favouri...Nice vinyl. Sweet Talking Woman is now my favourite ELO song but I didn't buy it at the time. I must blog about my 1st coloured vinyl single one day - a very uncool record (as was my 1st 12").Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13086396915055033307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-9430190695472490702010-05-31T12:43:42.966+01:002010-05-31T12:43:42.966+01:00Yeah I remembered that post after I'd whacked ...Yeah I remembered that post after I'd whacked my comm' in - blame on too much Polish beer and Italian Vermouth. And worra great collection of singles - Come and Get It, was one of the first tunes I remember going mad for as a nipper. <br /><br />My first picture sleeve though ELO <a href="http://www.thelostplanet.net/vinyl/sweettalkin.jpg" rel="nofollow">Sweet Talking Woman</a> (which I only bought for the purple vinyl). Mine came with the top cover out of those two picturedMondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-38518835214687105352010-05-30T15:52:29.938+01:002010-05-30T15:52:29.938+01:00I think DVD is referring to his 'War & Pea...I think DVD is referring to his 'War & Peace' length post over at the Vinyl Villain. <br />I should be able to blog about Shocking Blue but it might take a while to organise. <br /><br />Some time in 1977 my friend Mike (the other one in the POTA picture) and I recorded a couple of ‘punk’ songs at his house and I shamelessly ripped off the Venus riff. He didn’t know it and thought I was a genius. He’s still got the tape.<br /><br />Regarding picture sleeves, my brothers had hundreds of records in the late 60s and off the top of my head I can only remember 4 picture sleeves:<br /><b>Shocking Blue</b> - <i>Venus or Mighty Joe</i><br /><b>Elvis Presley</b> - <i>Suspicious Minds</i><br /><b>Badfinger</b> - <i>Come and Get It</i><br /><b>Tremeloes</b> - <i>Even The Bad Time Are Good</i>.<br /><br />How's that for an eclectic collection.Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13086396915055033307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-52344154906251687042010-05-30T12:25:10.219+01:002010-05-30T12:25:10.219+01:00For years (well a few months probably aged 14)I th...For years (well a few months probably aged 14)I thought picture sleeves were a punk invention. It was a bit jarring to realise they'd been around since Elvis and beyond Any chance of blogging a couple of those Shocker singles Mick?<br /><br />I've only just made the connection DVD - have you got Dutch heritage?Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-41088032757579673252010-05-28T22:08:36.852+01:002010-05-28T22:08:36.852+01:00Amsterdam. Holland. Well, you wouldn't find m...Amsterdam. Holland. Well, you wouldn't find me going on about it.dickvandykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590436106154960912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-82656277339399455952010-05-28T20:22:20.897+01:002010-05-28T20:22:20.897+01:00When I was a kid in the late 60s my brother had so...When I was a kid in the late 60s my brother had some great Shocking Blue singles and one of them had a picture sleeve - a real rarity in those days, not unconnected with Mariska Veres' photogenic qualities I suspect.Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13086396915055033307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-53175105870625455022010-05-28T19:20:54.693+01:002010-05-28T19:20:54.693+01:00North Sea Jazz and Pink Pop - worra a pair of swin...North Sea Jazz and Pink Pop - worra a pair of swingers. The only event we caught was a fashion show in a pub, which later became a strip show (we'd left by then).<br /><br />Netherlands was nice, but Belgium beats it for me - the belfries, cobbled back streets, Belgian beer, chocolate, waffles, ice cream. It's all too much. And the world's largest vending machine - packed with wine, bread and bolognese sauce.Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-6809109693014235582010-05-28T16:09:48.797+01:002010-05-28T16:09:48.797+01:00I went to the Pink Pop festival a couple of times ...I went to the Pink Pop festival a couple of times in late teens early 20s and have spent a few holidays in Noordwijk. I love the Netherlands.<br /><br />Was not aware of George Baker Selection fact, a track I lovedrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469084438125548989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-21687689571286874702010-05-28T15:13:57.521+01:002010-05-28T15:13:57.521+01:00I've got a lot of time for the freaky deaky Du...I've got a lot of time for the freaky deaky Dutch. A couple of years back we did The North Sea Jazz Festival (niiiice) in The Hague and pulled in Amsterdam both on the way there and on the way back. But that's another story.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-76297699715726864302010-05-28T14:28:57.467+01:002010-05-28T14:28:57.467+01:00I feel strangely liberated and lighter of step now...I feel strangely liberated and lighter of step now I've come clean about them Cocktails. PS Bonnie will return with some glam-stompers at some point.<br /><br />Mrs M's got some/a Journey album/s I think F Ron(and Marillion and Genesis) she's also possibly the only girl ever to buy a Jethro Tull album.Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-23840682741296168492010-05-28T13:35:37.501+01:002010-05-28T13:35:37.501+01:00Ok so whilst we all confessing about Toto who are ...Ok so whilst we all confessing about Toto who are a good band I'll have to confess to Journey another one that one the face of it you'd think you'd run away from but frankly, great musicianship, good songs, well played and just all round good stuff....<br /><br />Just for the record I've Paradise Lost Icon blaring out whilst I type this (trying to keep my streetcred in check here you know :-))Furtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-89997343730489007162010-05-28T12:25:32.939+01:002010-05-28T12:25:32.939+01:00I was going to say Mondo, who are you to diss fans...I was going to say Mondo, who are you to diss fans of Toto?! <br /><br />I'm loving that Bonnie St. Claire track, it's perfect for a Friday. And I never knew that the George Baker selection were Dutch or indeed that Toto worked with Sarah Vaughan. You learn a new thing every day etc. etc.Cocktailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06091341579556869010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-63752014471650589532010-05-28T11:34:29.722+01:002010-05-28T11:34:29.722+01:00Do you know what - I've never admitted this be...Do you know what - I've never admitted this before, but as the subjects come up I'm outing myself. Toto IV <i>is</i> my guiltiest pleasure. <br />In theory I should dislike everything about it: the beards and bird's nest perms, the Peter Cetera style soft/soppy synths, the sunny American 80s anthems - but for some reason it just works. I took Blur's Modern Life is Rubbish when we went to Holland - but played Toto IV all the timeMondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-79293377430503474052010-05-28T10:50:42.564+01:002010-05-28T10:50:42.564+01:00No! I didn't! What are you like! I bought Toto...No! I didn't! What are you <em>like</em>! I bought <em>Toto IV</em> for two quid just for 'Africa' 'Rosanna' and the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B44qp47hizY" rel="nofollow">Roger Sanchez</a>-sampled 'I Won't Hold You Back'.davyhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-3984050273886695562010-05-28T10:08:38.496+01:002010-05-28T10:08:38.496+01:00Love ol' matey's Elvis style shades in the...Love ol' matey's Elvis style shades in the vid' Choco.<br /><br />Have you tried the first album Davy - hidden amongst the keyboard stabs and air-punching anthems is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSKkyriwV_4" rel="nofollow">this</a> Jazz Funk nugg. And the live versh of Rosanna usually has an extended piano jazz-off coda.<br /><br />PS did you know Toto's David Paich worked with Sarah Vaughan on her <a href="http://www.hyperlinkcode.com" rel="nofollow">Songs Of The Beatles</a> albumMondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-77910190947372346872010-05-28T09:28:42.003+01:002010-05-28T09:28:42.003+01:00Uh-oh, you mentioned Toto. I'm gonna have to p...Uh-oh, you mentioned Toto. I'm gonna have to play <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCca5mPMp9A" rel="nofollow">'Africa'</a> now.davyhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831669069193091334.post-66720805039083706822010-05-28T09:09:08.667+01:002010-05-28T09:09:08.667+01:00great selection Mondo:
good to see the vid for suc...great selection Mondo:<br />good to see the vid for such classic:<br />dank u zeer ^_*chocolategirl64https://www.blogger.com/profile/02933032339456792665noreply@blogger.com