Yep. Went to sleep listening to his Son of Dracula many many times back circa 1975
Now it's time to open our eyes and...
...EMPTY THE NEST!
Posted on 11/07/2016 9:38:40 PM PST by Bubba Gump Shrimp
Harry Nilsson was arguably the most interesting man in rock and roll, but he may have been a bit too interesting for his own good. As an artist, Nilsson was willfully elusive and peculiar, and the wild swath of his creative output may have kept his legacy too far on the down-low. It certainly kept him under the radar of the likes of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, who've yet to give Nilsson his props.
Truth is Nilsson liked to work. So he became a chameleon who would change musical spots depending on the gig. He was an acrobatic vocalist who crafted impeccable pop tunes, but his highest charting song,
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that was a good movie
The Hollywood Vampires has been reborn and are now a super group he performs with.
It’s AC, Depp and Joe Perry.
He does tributes to all his “dead, drunk friends”.
They’re pretty good, really.
I blame Yoko for everything.
:)
Yep. Went to sleep listening to his Son of Dracula many many times back circa 1975
Now it's time to open our eyes and...
...EMPTY THE NEST!
>>tributes to all his “dead, drunk friends”.
Jump, M074E9 FU^@3RS, Jump!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siIukVsG3vs
Nillson was a monster when it came to working on his music and partying. So as a lifelong rock and roller I have to give him props.
Harry Nillson didn’t write that song “everybody’s talkin’ at me” Fred Neil did. Nillson had a hit with a cover of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fC1o-_vfBo
Darned if “One” doesn’t suddenly sound more threatening than sad.
Hah.
[Son of Dracula (1974) — Harry Nilsson, Ringo Starr (Full Movie)]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfkHN_QxNcw
Yeah...found that out when I skimmed the article. Never knew that.
A single second can be divided infinitely; and eternity’s a long, long, time.
Some folks gonna be wishing they were in a different inertial frame.
(C)
I already do.
“IT” happens.
One of my favorite albums: “A Little Touch Of Schmilsson In The Night”
I was about to go look up The Point when I got to your post.
First time I ever heard it was 1973 on a Beaumont radio station at about 6AM. They would play an album, no telling when...that morning the dj decided to put on The Point and play the whole thing. I set the radio to a timer for an alarm clock, turned it to just below its distortion point, nothing else was loud enough to wake us up. I’d turn it down to normal listening volume and put on the coffee...old drip pot in those days, Mr Coffee didn’t exist for at least 10 or 15 more years, and I hated a percolator pot. So I had to boil water...
I bought the album (with comic book) soon as I could find it, not a common item on record racks, and have worn out two copies. Lost the original and comic book years ago, leaky roof...Found the VHS of the movie in the 80’s, my brother finally found a copy and mailed it to me, we’re both huge fans of that album. Ringo Starr narrated a later version of the movie, that’s the one I have on VHS. Same movie, just a different voice, Ringo. Always a huge fan of The Point...
I played “Everybody’s Talking” sitting on the band room steps in high school, 1972. Along with a lot of other contemporary rock hits...Harry Chapin’s Taxi and Cat’s in the Cradle, Cat Stevens’ Moonshadow and Wild World, quite a few others...CCR, attempts at a couple of Zeppelin tunes on an acoustic...I can’t remember what else.
Nilsson didn’t have much on the air at the time, just Everybody’s Talking and Without You, only two I can remember. Without You was a pretty impressive song, I always liked his vocal range and the power in his voice in that song, especially compared to the mostly laid back feel of The Point.
My favorite is “Without You.”
I second Sal’s comment. Great site! Thanks for the post.
Bfl
Blame Yoko for a lot of things. Bad art bad politics bad singing, but she supposedly fought wildly to keep John off drugs.
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