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Jellynote

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Join Jellynote to play and learn your favourite songs and meet other musicians who love playing...

Tom Jones recommended The Sun Years by Jerry Lee Lewis in Music (curated)

The Sun Years by Jerry Lee Lewis

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"""Whole Lotta Shakin'', was the first time I heard him, in Pontypridd, being played from Freddy Fey's record shop. People used to ask me, because I loved music so much, 'What do you think of this record, what do you think of that record?' When Elvis Presley came out, I said he can't be the only one - a white man being influenced by black music in the South. So when 'Whole Lotta Shakin'' came out, my friends said, 'Is that what you're talking about?' I said, 'That's exactly what I'm talking about!' Another guy, playing piano, similar to what Elvis was doing, but even more syncopated, white and from the South. It was unbelievable to hear that record. Then 'Great Balls Of Fire' followed, and 'High School Confidential' was a great record. When you listen to his records, he always sings up, except towards when he got older and the pressures of life got on him. In the beginning, he was always up, you know the ends of everything came up. Little Richard was pushing the shit out of everything but Jerry Lee, he had his syncopation, it was like he floated. He fell out of favour, because he married his cousin - it was a shame, he was still making great records. There's one called 'Loving Up A Storm' and that's equally good. That's on The Sun Years, they're all there. I saw him live in Cardiff in 1962, and Johnny Kidd and the Pirates were there and they were slick... I thought, 'Shit, how's Jerry Lee going to get over this?', because they closed the first half. He came on, and instead of how Johnny Kidd and the Pirates were very aggressive, Jerry Lee was the opposite, he opened up with 'Move On Down The Line' and the band were like [sings] and he just walked on and was like [gestures] showing us the the chord he was going to play. He just sat down at the piano and - boom - went into it. It was like 'Jesus Christ!' You know, it was smooth, it was slick, it was rock & roll but he wasn't like, screaming - he had a different take on it and yet it was rocking."""

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Logic Remote

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Logic Remote is a companion app for Logic Pro X on the Mac. It provides an innovative way to extend...

Gratitude by Dayna Stephens

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Gratitude, saxophonist/composer/bandleader Dayna Stephens’ eighth album as a leader, is a gift...

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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) in Movies

Aug 15, 2017

Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

2016 | Comedy, Drama, Musical

6.9

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Meryl Streep as usual is superb (0 more)

Always Hugh Grant (0 more)

Lighthearted at times, quite sad actually, but all a ball of fluff in the end

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins is ambivalent. On the one hand, it shows how money can buy anything, and the upper class privileges that allow anyone to get away with anything. At the same time, you feel sorry for FFJ because she's extremely ill, alone, and she sings terribly, because why the hell not? From being a piano prodigy to contracting syphilis on her wedding night by her ex-husband that destroyed her ability to play let alone hear the pitch of her own voice - so in the end you feel sympathy for her. After that, you witness the brilliant performance of Meryl Streep, who is actually a good singer in reality, having to sing in the most terrible tones possible. Hugh Grant, as per usual, is a sap because that's the only role he knows how to play. Overall, a bit of lighthearted fluff.

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Taryn K (441 KP) rated Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) in Movies

May 4, 2018

Oompa Loompas with snarky little songs, Veruca Salt and her 'special' song involving the Egg-dicator, the candy garden, the Hsawaknow (it's Wonkawash spelled backward LOL), the candy store owner, and the elevator that goes everywhere. (0 more)

The boat ride, which is quite unsettling! The Fizzy Lifting Drinks. (0 more)

Mostly good, a little bad, and some distinctly ugly...

This is, overall, a very good movie. It's a little bit jarring now to see how over the top some of the behavior is, but it's fun and the effects are very impressive in many parts, like the Wonkawash scene and the little room with the piano that I still haven't figured out how they accomplished.

Sometimes it seems as if they go out of their way to make sure we know how poor Charley is, and how much better off everyone else is, and how spoiled and entitled they are. It works, especially with the Oompa Loompas to point out how absurd their behavior is, but sometimes it just seems kind of much.

The road to the ending is hard, but well worth it.