|
|
#583723 - 10/06/08 05:54 PM
Re: Alex Chilton... One of Rock's Great Mysteries..
[Re: Mr_Coffee]
|
RealMuso
Platinum Member
Registered: 02/21/06
Posts: 1671
|
Offline
|
|
Yeah, he's talked about how he was so young in the Box Tops that he affected that gruff voice to sound older. The Big Star voice was more the way he really sang.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#583732 - 10/06/08 06:06 PM
Re: Alex Chilton... One of Rock's Great Mysteries..
[Re: RealMuso]
|
JonTiven
Member
Registered: 04/15/04
Posts: 80
|
|
Offline
|
|
I believe the Box Tops voice was Alex imitating Dan Penn.
Having produced both of them, I think my knowledge qualifies as first-hand.
And while I'm here, let me suggest you check out the HOWARD TATE or GARNET MIMMS albums I've recently written and produced, both of which feature songs I wrote with Mr. Penn. As both albums are on Evidence Records they may not be that easy to come by, but well worth the search.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#583749 - 10/06/08 06:28 PM
Re: Alex Chilton... One of Rock's Great Mysteries..
[Re: JonTiven]
|
honkytonkbadonka
Gold Member
Registered: 01/17/06
Posts: 943
|
|
Offline
|
|
Also they supposedly shot him up with speed before he sang the letter, which would account for him sounding like a blues singer. And for the record, Dan Penn could never be discussed enough here for my taste. What a writer. Jon I would love to hear some stories if you would like to share.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#583770 - 10/06/08 06:48 PM
Re: Alex Chilton... One of Rock's Great Mysteries..
[Re: honkytonkbadonka]
|
JonTiven
Member
Registered: 04/15/04
Posts: 80
|
|
Offline
|
|
DAN PENN-wonderful guy, great talent, lovely wife. Great producer, great writer, pure creative spirit.
ALEX CHILTON-the opposite
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#583777 - 10/06/08 06:57 PM
Re: Alex Chilton... One of Rock's Great Mysteries..
[Re: Mr_Coffee]
|
WackoJacko
Gold Member
Registered: 07/07/02
Posts: 872
Loc: On top of old Smokey
|
|
Offline
|
|
I still love Kangaroo!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#583786 - 10/06/08 07:07 PM
Re: Alex Chilton... One of Rock's Great Mysteries..
[Re: WackoJacko]
|
Dwight
Diamond Member
Registered: 11/27/07
Posts: 5133
Loc: Philly
|
|
Offline
|
|
Coffee: Bob Dylan, "The Boxer" on Self Portrait: Blond on Blond Dylan duets with Nashville Skyline Dylan.
People that knew him in college said he sounded more like the guy who sang "Lay Lady Lay" when they knew him, and had no idea where the "Okie" accent came from.
_________________________
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#583790 - 10/06/08 07:10 PM
Re: Alex Chilton... One of Rock's Great Mysteries.
[Re: JonTiven]
|
Bill Lumbergh
Diamond Member
Registered: 02/21/01
Posts: 15529
Loc: Gigbag End, The Shire
|
|
Offline
|
|
DAN PENN-wonderful guy, great talent, lovely wife. Great producer, great writer, pure creative spirit.
ALEX CHILTON-the opposite
So you're saying Chilton is horrible on all fronts, Jon?
I love those Big Star records. Love 'em. And Chilton's solo stuff, while hit and miss, with mostly covers, contains some real gems. I've always dug his version of Domenico Modugno's "Nel blu di pinto di blu (Volare)," and once saw him live in a tent at South by Southwest on a rainy night where he did a version of the old Nina Simone hit "My Baby Just Cares for Me" that blew my mind, especially the guitar solo.
Besides, anyone who gets a Paul Westerberg love letter of a song written about him can't be all bad, right?
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#583798 - 10/06/08 07:21 PM
Re: Alex Chilton... One of Rock's Great Mysteries.
[Re: Bill Lumbergh]
|
honkytonkbadonka
Gold Member
Registered: 01/17/06
Posts: 943
|
|
Offline
|
|
I don't think he has too many fans of his personality Bill, which is about the same as the guy who wrote him the "love letter"...and as much as I love Alex and his version of it, I still think he only does volare to piss off about 75% of the audience. He was at the mat's CBGB's show where they were too fucked up to do anything and by most acounts was the only person who really enjoyed the mess. I believe it ended up being the starting point for them working together on tim. As a side note, I took a friend along to see a big star reunion at First Ave back in 2001 or so. He had never heard big star and only knew Alex as the guy from the mat's song. After a great set we stuck around to meet the man. I tried to let my friend know that alex might not be the happiest person in the world, then when my friend shook his hand he said something like "baby you're a big star" to Alex, who fortunately acted like he didn't understand the statement. Really could have been messy.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
Moderator: JGFlash
|
|
