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by Rio
Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:07 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Interview with Burt
Replies: 5
Views: 3687

Re: Interview with Burt

BacktoBacharach, Thanks for sharing your favorable opinion of the article. "In the first paragraph this simply renders nonsensical several potentially very laudable statements. In Brazil, apparently in Italy, and probably everywhere else, people talk (to him, no less!) as if he wasn't supposed ...
by Rio
Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:24 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Interview with Burt
Replies: 5
Views: 3687

Interview with Burt

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jul/30/burt-bacharachs-non-stop-musical-journey/ I learned from it. I just have a real problem with the repeated references to his age. In the first paragraph this simply renders nonsensical several potentially very laudable statements. In Brazil, apparently i...
by Rio
Fri Jul 29, 2011 9:48 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
Replies: 1308
Views: 1250037

Re: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)

Video once removed from YouTube of Burt, Karima and Mario Biondi at the San Remo festival. I think this video is soooooooo wonderful. It blows my mind every time. I wrote somewhere that to me this is artistry meeting entertainment at the highest possible level. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5wQt57...
by Rio
Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:22 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne Warwick and Rob Shrock playing at Blue Note 6/02/11
Replies: 32
Views: 21161

Re: Dionne Warwick and Rob Shrock playing at Blue Note 6/02/11

Strictly speaking, I don't. But Greece is in deep financial trouble after a huge fiscal crisis. On ocasion it's even been a dangerous place on account of that. Of course, huge problems are just around the corner for many countries that believe or believed that reality was optional. Interesting times.
by Rio
Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:31 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: a cover of "If I Could Go Back"
Replies: 7
Views: 5409

Re: a cover of "If I Could Go Back"

I will soon listen to this Andy Williams version. Don't recall having ever even heard about it. I didn't partularly care for the song until I heard Burt giving this song an extremely powerful and passionate rendition. I could not overstate how much I value having that recording. I owe the opportunit...
by Rio
Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:31 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: A Little-Heard Song? "London Life"
Replies: 6
Views: 4660

Re: A Little-Heard Song? "London Life"

I knew the song and I like it quite a bit. Sounds like it could have been a Petula Clark hit.

It's So Fine (Pye Girls Are Go) [UK] Disc 2
Track 21.

Original: 1965.

I believe Mr. Keith Burke, may he R.I.P., offered us access to it a couple of years ago.
by Rio
Thu May 12, 2011 11:56 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Happy Birthday Burt
Replies: 7
Views: 4942

Re: Happy Birthday Burt

Maestro,

Congratulations!

Thanks for your always fresh, mind-boggling music.

With every best wish,
Rio
by Rio
Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:03 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Ronan Keating in the Studio with Burt
Replies: 50
Views: 39757

Re: Ronan Keating in the Studio with Burt

Thank you so much for your response, RKN.

Hope you'll stick around...
by Rio
Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:10 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Ronan Keating in the Studio with Burt
Replies: 50
Views: 39757

Re: Ronan Keating in the Studio with Burt

To those who know Keating from before and know the UK market to some extent: what kind of sales one could expect from a solo album with him? How much of the first several weeks of sales would depend solely on him? Alternatively, how much of the initial sucess can be attributed the quality of Burt's ...
by Rio
Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:16 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
Replies: 1308
Views: 1250037

Re: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)



at the end, you hear:

"You don't know what this car is capable of."
by Rio
Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:27 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)
Replies: 1308
Views: 1250037

Re: Put Your Youtube.com Links Here! (if you want)

So you are writing a book about Burt and want something new to say. Maybe unimportant, but new. Maybe you want a trivia question about Burt that not even you would have been expected to know. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENWoaeFqXFw&NR=1&feature=fvwp Starting at 6:26, you read that legenda...
by Rio
Wed Feb 09, 2011 3:09 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Bacharach/Sondheim connection
Replies: 11
Views: 18259

Re: Bacharach/Sondheim connection

Enormous,

Tanglewod always meant "Copland," to me.

Please Google this

"copland's general harmonic"

and check the first link for another possible relation between Burt and Sondheim, in the light of your post.
by Rio
Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:49 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Bacharach/Sondheim connection
Replies: 11
Views: 18259

Re: Bacharach/Sondheim connection

I wrote more than once about what Tunick said about working with and learning from Burt. A life-altering experience. He was particularly impressed with what Burt had to say specifically about rythm. I am not aware of a better connection between Burt and Sondheim. Also, I believe it was on a Sondheim...
by Rio
Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:26 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Phil Ramone Discusses Working with Bacharach/Warwick
Replies: 10
Views: 8388

Re: Phil Ramone Discusses Working with Bacharach/Warwick

I believe it is in Part 1 of the interview that PR says that Paul Simon used to sing demos of Burt's songs. I don't think I have ever read that anywhere before.