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Post by Prince Hal on Jul 21, 2022 9:51:30 GMT -5
Not sure how many others here are fans of the Philly soul sound of the late 60s and 70s, but if you are, you'll know how important William Hart was to its success, as a singer, songwriter and producer. www.nytimes.com/2022/07/20/arts/music/william-hart-dead.htmlMy favorite of their hits may have been this beaut, complete with the Viking horns that open it: |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jul 21, 2022 9:51:34 GMT -5
Just saw this. I never read much of his 2000 AD stuff, but his tenure on the Batman books was one of my favorites. RIP Mr. Grant. -M Same. In fact his runs on Batman and Detective with Norm Breyfogle was probably the last time I read those books or cared a bit about Batman. I was also pretty fond of his run on The Demon in the early 90s. |
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Post by foxley on Jul 21, 2022 9:58:34 GMT -5
Just saw this. I never read much of his 2000 AD stuff, but his tenure on the Batman books was one of my favorites. RIP Mr. Grant. -M Same. In fact his runs on Batman and Detective with Norm Breyfogle was probably the last time I read those books or cared a bit about Batman. I was also pretty fond of his run on The Demon in the early 90s. I loved that run on Detective Comics. Alan and Norm started off with John Wagner as co-writer, but apparently Wagner left because the residuals on the book weren't high enough, but Alan didn't tell DC he had left because Wagner was the bigger name at the time and he was worried he'd be fired off the book. As a result, Wagner gets a writer credit on several stories he had nothing to do with. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 21, 2022 10:00:33 GMT -5
Alan Grant- He the one responsible for those Batman stories with The Ventriloquist And The Dummy? Those were a hoot and a half  |
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Post by The Captain on Jul 21, 2022 10:07:01 GMT -5
I don’t own a lot of Batman/Detective issues, but many of the ones I do have are from Alan Grant’s time on the titles. At this point, he is MY Batman writer, and I usually enjoy what he wrote.
Sad news indeed.
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Post by tartanphantom on Jul 21, 2022 10:51:55 GMT -5
Not sure how many others here are fans of the Philly soul sound of the late 60s and 70s, but if you are, you'll know how important William Hart was to its success, as a singer, songwriter and producer. www.nytimes.com/2022/07/20/arts/music/william-hart-dead.htmlMy favorite of their hits may have been this beaut, complete with the Viking horns that open it:
It's important to mention that William and his brother Wilbert wrote all of their own material, which was rather unheard of at the time-- house writers and publishing houses (e.g. Brill Building writers) were still writing a majority of airplay-worthy hit songs, and most producers balked at artist-written material within most genres... the exception being the fledgling singer/songwriter niche within folk music industry.
I've long been a huge fan of both the lush Philly sound, as well as the more organic Stax/Muscle Shoals sound. While I enjoy Berry Gordy's Motown sound as well, I often find it to be more homogenized, and I don't like it as much as what Amhet Ertegun did with the Atlantic stable of artists and its sub-labels, which still managed to retain a soul edge.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jul 21, 2022 11:04:06 GMT -5
Not sure how many others here are fans of the Philly soul sound of the late 60s and 70s, but if you are, you'll know how important William Hart was to its success, as a singer, songwriter and producer. www.nytimes.com/2022/07/20/arts/music/william-hart-dead.htmlMy favorite of their hits may have been this beaut, complete with the Viking horns that open it:
It's important to mention that William and his brother Wilbert wrote all of their own material, which was rather unheard of at the time-- house writers and publishing houses (e.g. Brill Building writers) were still writing a majority of airplay-worthy hit songs, and most producers balked at artist-written material within most genres... the exception being the fledgling singer/songwriter niche within folk music industry.
I've long been a huge fan of both the lush Philly sound, as well as the more organic Stax/Muscle Shoals sound. While I enjoy Berry Gordy's Motown sound as well, I often find it to be more homogenized, and I don't like it as much as what Amhet Ertegun did with the Atlantic stable of artists and its sub-labels, which still managed to retain a soul edge.
R. I. P. I'm a huge fan of the Stax/Muscle Shoals sound. I honestly need to listen to more of the Philly sound to be able to decide how I feel. I've never been a fan of Motown, with Marvin Gaye being the major exception. It always sounded very generic and squarely aimed at producing hits as opposed to producing music. Off to listen to the Delfonics. |
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Post by Calidore on Jul 21, 2022 19:03:15 GMT -5
Not sure how many others here are fans of the Philly soul sound of the late 60s and 70s, but if you are, you'll know how important William Hart was to its success, as a singer, songwriter and producer. www.nytimes.com/2022/07/20/arts/music/william-hart-dead.htmlMy favorite of their hits may have been this beaut, complete with the Viking horns that open it:
It's important to mention that William and his brother Wilbert wrote all of their own material, which was rather unheard of at the time-- house writers and publishing houses (e.g. Brill Building writers) were still writing a majority of airplay-worthy hit songs, and most producers balked at artist-written material within most genres... the exception being the fledgling singer/songwriter niche within folk music industry.
I've long been a huge fan of both the lush Philly sound, as well as the more organic Stax/Muscle Shoals sound. While I enjoy Berry Gordy's Motown sound as well, I often find it to be more homogenized, and I don't like it as much as what Amhet Ertegun did with the Atlantic stable of artists and its sub-labels, which still managed to retain a soul edge.
My dad and I both love old R&B, but he prefers the production and depth of the Motown wall of sound, while I like the live-band Stax sound. The Atlantic Rhythm & Blues CD box set is true desert island stuff.
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Post by commond on Jul 22, 2022 6:50:23 GMT -5
I prefer raw Southern soul to Philly Soul, but I LOVE Teddy Pendergrass. Love TKO may be *the* Philly Soul masterpiece. I dig the O'Jays too.
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Post by codystarbuck on Jul 24, 2022 20:33:53 GMT -5
Director and producer Bob Rafelson has died. he was co-creator of The Monkees and directed Five easy Pieces, as well as produced Easy Rider and The Last Picture Show.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jul 25, 2022 9:05:09 GMT -5
Just saw the news that veteran English actor David Warner has died at the age of 80. The linked obituary piece (from the BBC) gives only passing mention to the roles by which most members here probably best remember him, i.e., his various Star Trek appearances, most notably Chancellor Gorkon in The Undiscovered Country and Gul Madred - he of the 5 lights - in the TNG episode "Chain of Command."   But yeah, the guy was all over the place, in movies, television shows and theater (and he was a voice actor).  |
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Post by foxley on Jul 25, 2022 9:21:30 GMT -5
Just saw the news that veteran English actor David Warner has died at the age of 80. The linked obituary piece (from the BBC) gives only passing mention to the roles by which most members here probably best remember him, i.e., his various Star Trek appearances, most notably Chancellor Gorkon in The Undiscovered Country and Gul Madred - he of the 5 lights - in the TNG episode "Chain of Command." But yeah, the guy was all over the place, in movies, television shows and theater (and he was a voice actor). Given that this a site dedicated to comic books, many of us might know him as the voice of Ra's al Ghul in Batman: The Animated Series:
A very talented actor.  |
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Post by codystarbuck on Jul 25, 2022 10:11:43 GMT -5
He also did an episode of Babylon 5, as a man searching for the Holy Grail. For me, it will always be three performances: Sark/Dillinger, in Tron; Dr John Leslie Stephenson/Jack the Ripper, in Time After Time; and, especially, Evil, in Time Bandits.  |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jul 25, 2022 16:39:35 GMT -5
R.I.P. Paul Sorvino. Probably best known as Paulie in Goodfellas. I also really liked him as Frank Costello in Godfather of Harlem. Just a ton of great roles over a very long quality career.  |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 25, 2022 17:45:30 GMT -5
He also did an episode of Babylon 5, as a man searching for the Holy Grail. For me, it will always be three performances: Sark/Dillinger, in Tron; Dr John Leslie Stephenson/Jack the Ripper, in Time After Time; and, especially, Evil, in Time Bandits. He was great in A Christmas Carol with George C Scott as Scrooge and himself as Bob Cratchet. |
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