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02-24-2010, 06:34 AM
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This guy was one of the geniouses in the Osmonds "sound". Listen to how he locks in with his brother Jay on the drums. And the vocs freaking rock!
Now discuss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiNnDpIW918 |
02-24-2010, 06:54 AM
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Not quite the Osmonds I remember! I kinda like that direction better!
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02-24-2010, 06:57 AM
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02-24-2010, 12:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Here we are... | | | That sounds like rock and/or roll...............
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02-24-2010, 01:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Woking, Surrey, UK. | | Crazy Horses was probably the Osmonds biggest hit in the UK - as opposed to Donny and/or Donny and Marie, or evn Little Jimmy (eek!). Over here they were massive with teenage girls - we're talking almost Beatlemania levels of hysteria wherever they went.
I always knew they could play and was a fan, even though I couldn't admit it at the time as they were extremely uncool - see previous sentence!!.
I even tried to get my Band to do "Going Home" - I even bought the sheet music (the real one with the picture on the front): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSdrETgBD3M
I thought it rocked (still do), but because it was by the Osmonds they thought I was joking !!.
Donny was on a talk show a year or so ago and told the story of when they toured Germany soon after Crazy Horses came out. They arrived at a venue with their matching suits, dance routines and "Puppy Love" and the audience consisted of Bikers expecting the rock band that played "Crazy Horses" and more of the same!!.
I used to tell girls that "I played the same Bass Guitar (Fender P) that Merrill did". They never seemed too impressed :-(.
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02-24-2010, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by PJSShearer I even tried to get my Band to do "Going Home" - I even bought the sheet music (the real one with the picture on the front): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSdrETgBD3M
I thought it rocked (still do), but they thought I was joking !! | I checked out your link, and yes the song does rock. I think Merrill had a very rock and roll voice and probably could have fronted a Metal band if he chose to do so. |
02-25-2010, 06:25 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Carvin,Modulus, Hotwire & Conklin Basses, Eden Amps | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Nashville,TN | | | Interestingly, Donny Osmond was mentored by Peter Gabriel and produced a great album called Soldier of Love back in the 80's. The Music Biz and Radio in the States wouldn't even listen to it. It's just hard to be taken seriously once you've been a Teen Idol. It's amazing that Michael Jackson was able to transform himself as an adult. |
02-25-2010, 06:33 AM
| | | I love when this video shows up every year or two... Crazy Horses... one of the most disturbing things every put to tape IMO  |
02-25-2010, 07:30 AM
|  | Gettin' medieval on yo' bass... | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: new hampshire | | | Wow. That was strangely cool. I wouldn't have expected it. New item for the playlist, methinks! |
02-25-2010, 07:34 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York City | | | Back in the 1970s the Marshall amplifier catalog featured two-page gatefolds of various rock stars (sic) using their products, and I swear to god one such artist was Donny Osmond...playing a Farfisa organ into a Marshall stack!
In all honesty, that's where I learned the trick about jumping Channel I into Channel II with a patchcord on a Marshall #1959 plexi head ...from a picture of Donny Osmond.
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02-25-2010, 09:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ | | I loved this song back in the day! I even bought this album for myself for Christmas one year!
Of course this album (and a few others) never saw the light of day when my friends were around. Had an image to keep up, after all.  |
02-25-2010, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Roy Vogt It's amazing that Michael Jackson was able to transform himself as an adult. | MJ had Rod Temperton's excellent songwriting and Quincy Jones production behind him! That album propelled him to superstardom! It's amazing that album is still selling from gold to platinum to this day!
I think the Osmonds could have been just as successful if they had broken their goody goody image. That video still showed the novelty aspect of them. They just weren't being taken seriously! At least here in the states. |
02-25-2010, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by DoggBisket ...Listen to how he locks in with his brother Jay on the drums... | That's funny . . . Jay isn't PLAYING DRUMS!! . . . He's standing/dancing there singing lead vocals for the first parts of the verses!!! FWIW, when I recorded and played live with them in the mid-70's, their amps were always turned down . . . Jay DID play drums on some tunes . . . he's quite capable . . . Quote:
Originally Posted by DoggBisket This guy was one of the geniouses in the Osmonds "sound"... | True . . . their vocal blend was (is?) excellent . . . ALL of the brothers sang VERY WELL!
I remember that at every show they did an a capella arrangement that was the highlight of the concerts FOR ME!
They had several to choose from, all Four Freshman-type close harmony in 5 (or 6) voices . . .
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02-25-2010, 12:21 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Purple Mountain Majesties | | | The Osmonds are very underrated as musicians and as a "group." Quite the challenge for the marketing/A&R folks I'm sure, and they were either branded too soft or cute via "Puppy Love" displays of emotion, or accused of copying the Jackson 5.
Similar critical fates fell on the J5 themselves, Cowsills, DeBarge, DeFrancos, and many more talented musical families. A lot of folks can't get past the gimmick aspect. Kinda sad.
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02-25-2010, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by DWBass MJ had Rod Temperton's excellent songwriting and Quincy Jones production behind him! That album propelled him to superstardom! It's amazing that album is still selling from gold to platinum to this day! | You must be speaking of Off the Wall-what a masterpiece! Thriller just sealed the deal that was started with Off the Wall, IMO. |
02-25-2010, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Roy Vogt You must be speaking of Off the Wall-what a masterpiece! Thriller just sealed the deal that was started with Off the Wall, IMO. | Yes, I forgot to add the album name. Off The Wall was a masterful piece of art from the artist to the songwriting and production! If Rod and Quincy could have gotten together with the Osmonds......who knows what may have transpired!?! |
02-25-2010, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by electracoyote Similar critical fates fell on the J5 themselves, Cowsills, DeBarge, DeFrancos, and many more talented musical families. A lot of folks can't get past the gimmick aspect. Kinda sad. | I think the Jacksons just stopped being relevant and they got old! Michael still had that childlike appeal. The brothers just grew up! |
02-27-2010, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by DWBass I think the Jacksons just stopped being relevant and they got old! Michael still had that childlike appeal. The brothers just grew up! | The Jacksons still sold gold/platnum records until Michael left the group in '81 and again for the reunion in '85. Thats pretty relevant.
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02-28-2010, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by T-MOST The Jacksons still sold gold/platnum records until Michael left the group in '81 and again for the reunion in '85. Thats pretty relevant. | it was back then
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