The Stage Antics of James Brown....Re-post

Here's a video clip that was begging to be giffed. I hadn't seen this clip until recently.
It features the Godfather of Soul, or as the MC says, Soul Brother number one.
It is of course James Brown.
Naturally I had to giggle as he comes on stage in what must seem like out of date attire,
but then this performance happened back in the 1970's. But what was very noticeable 
was that as soon as he took up his place at the mic, he suddenly burst into one of his stage
antics where it looked like he might have done some serious damage to himself.
One can only imagine that in the early 1970's James Brown was at the top of his game
and selling more records than any other time in his career. Perhaps at the then age of
41 it was his way of saying I'm back and still on top of the world. But one thing was for
sure, and that is that he was a real showman.

This performance in Zaire in 1974 was set up to tie in with a very famous boxing match
known as The Rumble in the Jungle which pitted Muhammad Ali against George
Foreman. A match in which Ali won in the 8th round and regained the World
Championship title.

Interestingly James Brown does feature quite a lot in my music collection as I quite
like the music soundtracks from those 1970 blaxploitation movies.

Below is a video clip of that Zaire Concert in which James Brown performs
'The Payback.'

VIDEO UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE BY CAROLINA DELL VALLE FRIAS  

The Rain it Raineth

Above:  Porthmeor Beach Cornwall on a blustery day.

When will this never ending rain end here in the U.K. Apparently a small village in Cornwall

called Cardinham has just endured fifty solid days of rain. And the last time they had a dry day

was on the 30th of December last year.

And just recently Aberdeen up in Scotland endured no sunshine for 21 days. I wonder if anyone

enjoys the January and February Winter months. I certainly don't. Oh sure it might be warming

up in the next few days, but still more rain is expected. Hurry up Spring and come to our rescue.

Above is a well known Cornish painting by Norman Garstin and painted in 1889

and titled 'The Rain it Raineth Every Day.'

It shows a rain soaked Promenade in Penzance. And strangely enough I tend to associate

Penzance with rain as I often take the bus trip out there when the bad weather hits St Ives,

really just to look around the town and shops, being the main town in West Cornwall.

 

ELVIS....Back On The Big Screen

About to explode onto worldwide cinema screens next week is the new Baz Luhrmaan

film project Epic...Elvis Presley in Concert.

The film includes many rare 1970's film concert scenes and clips not seen before, as much

of the original footage was concealed and hidden away in sixty nine boxes.

But as soon as Baz Luhrmaan had access to them he brought in technical wizard Peter

Jackson to edit the unseen footage, and a new Elvis project was born. And fans can't wait

to see the end product.

Oddly enough I've seen several trailers for the movie but the one's I've seen don't actually

show or reveal any of those unseen clips. So perhaps Baz Luhrmaan is being shrewd here.

In the video above is a highlight clip from 'Elvis On Tour' (1972) in which Elvis pulls out

all the stops in the climax of  'Polk Salad Annie.' And it's from this film that we're soon to

see more unseen footage.

ELVIS VIDEO KINDLY UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE

BY  THE ELVIS FACTORY

BELOW ARE A FEW GIF CLIPS SHOWING SOME 

YOUTUBE REACTORS, REACTING TO ELVIS PERFORMANCES.

He Rocks Just Like Jerry Lee

I wonder when the culture of tribute artists first began, that is artists that dedicate their

whole musical careers on past or living Pop and Rock icons.

One such performer is Denis Mazhukov who I've been watching for some time now. Here

he is along with his Band at the time performing Jerry Lee Lewis's

most remembered hit 'Whole Lotta Shakin Going On.'

I particularly like the way he closes out the song going into full Jerry Lee mode as he

thrashes away on the piano keys staring upwards as if to declare 'Look at me Ma, top of 

the world,' a signature moment in Jerry Lee's original stage act.

But you do wonder how many electric pianos Denis Mazhukov must go through for

each tour, when you see the way he treats them.

But I think he, along with his band capture that genuine authentic sound of late 1950's

Rock n' Roll.

VIDEO VIA ROADHOUSE CHANNEL

Above: Jerry Lee Lewis performing at Toronto's Varsity Stadium in 1969 during a rare

moment where he actually plays the guitar. Something I've not seen before.

UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE VIA onepapa2 

JACOB.......UNBELIEVABLE! HOW DID HE DO THIS?

Now here's a video that had me transfixed. It features the phenomenally multi talented

Jacob Collier literally teasing and musically manipulating The San Francisco Symphony

Orchestra into creating something from nothing along with the help of his audience.

And yet somehow his musical experiment comes together towards the end with a tune

that many of us will be familiar with. But it was the way that the experiment unfolded

that had me gripped. It showcased his sheer talent and his command over the entire

orchestra, not to mention his knowledge of each and every musical instrument in

that orchestra.

I only stumbled upon this video by chance when visiting Ilona's Blog with a post aptly

titled 'Genius.'

Below are some pictures I took of Jacob aged 16 back in 2012 when he was invited to play at

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Party in the Park here in Hampstead before big time fame

kicked in, and before those well deserved 7 Grammy Awards came his way.

Jacob's YOUTUBE  &  INSTAGRAM  plus  TIKTOK

A LANDMARK BIRTHDAY IS APPROACHING

This year marks a landmark Birthday for me. Even I can't believe it's happening. But then

I have had a year to mentally prepare for it as I think we all do when moving into a new

decade.

I remember leaving my teen years at 19 and dreading entering my twenties. But even worse

was when I was 39 and about to turn 40. But this year's approaching Birthday is going to

overshadow them all.

And to celebrate this landmark I'm planning on making a video that's going to require

a lot of willpower and physical commitment starting with a fitness regime over several

weeks building up to the actual video.

We do have some local sports greens near where I live but now with limited public

exercise equipment, but I'll just make do with what I can find. And that's where I'll make

the video.

And as with all projects I can already see the finished product in my head. It's just a question

of committing myself and carrying it out.

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WHEN I FIRST STARTED BLOGGING

This year almost marks 20 years since I myself and many others discovered that new digital

phenomenon Google Blogger. And many chose to start up their own Blogs.

I started my first one in late 2006 and early 2007. In fact I wasn't even sure at the time what

to blog about. But by 2008 I found my niche with my most successful blog and it was a fun ride

for 2 years until I burnt out due to daily blogging addiction. But I'm pleased to say that this

blog Chrysalism is now in it's 9th year.

Below are some pictures of me that were taken around the time when I was toying with the

idea of starting my first Blog around late 2006 early 2007.