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“The First Take” – We’ve been taken!

By ProudDaughter Posted on October 21, 2024 Posted in Media, Music Tagged with misleading music audiences, the first take, Wings of Pegasus, YouTube
“The First Take” – We’ve been taken!

Recently, I was introduced to a YouTube channel entitled, The First Take. Wonderful. You get to hear artists performing live in a studio and see and hear their “first and only take”. I’ve watched some inspiring segments. But wait, you tell me there’s a catch?

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NMIXX Tiny Desk Concert

By ProudDaughter Posted on October 8, 2024 Posted in Music Tagged with NMIXX, South Korea, Tiny Desk concert
NMIXX Tiny Desk Concert

I can’t say enough about this performance; talent abounds in this little room.

A few days ago, a friend turned me onto this vocal group, and from the moment I heard them, I loved them. And I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not really a fan of girl group K-pop…

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Dark and Velvet Nights

By ProudDaughter Posted on August 11, 2024 Posted in Music Tagged with Dark and Velvet Nights, David Gilmour, Luck and Strange, music, September 2024, YouTube
Dark and Velvet Nights

A while back I posted a video of one of David Gilmour’s latest releases from his new album, Luck and Strange, to be released in September 2024. Today I had the pleasure of listening to another, Dark and Velvet Nights. …

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Guaranteed to make you sing

By ProudDaughter Posted on August 5, 2024 Posted in Music Tagged with great composers, John Williams, music, Rick Beato, theme music
Guaranteed to make you sing

Whose music is the most well-known of anyone in recorded history? Here’s a hint: It’s not Taylor Swift, The Beatles, Bach, or Beethoven. And when you find out, it will make you smile, and I guarantee you will start humming …

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Thank goodness I was absent

By ProudDaughter Posted on August 1, 2024 Posted in Music Tagged with music, One hit wonders of the 2010s, Rick Beato
Thank goodness I was absent

There’s a damn good reason why I don’t listen to the radio, and today after listening to Rick Beato’s latest video, Top 20 One Hit Wonders of the 2010’s, I confirm my reasoning. As I said to my husband minutes …

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We all wanna be big, big stars

By ProudDaughter Posted on July 30, 2024 Posted in Music Tagged with 1990s, Adam Duritz, alternative rock, Counting Crows, Matt Malley, Professor of Rock, YouTube
We all wanna be big, big stars

A surprising story of wanting fame, attaining it, then discovering that maybe it wasn’t what he wanted after all. Who are we talking about? Adam Duritz, the singer/songwriter from Counting Crows, one of the biggest alternative bands of the 90’s. …

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