Black Velvet

gibsonjunkie · June 6th, 2008, 02:51 PM

I just got Alanah Myles newest CD and was a bit disappointed. She does a remake of her hit, Black Velvet (I understand she doesn't get royalties form her first recording and wanted to capitalize on it).

There are some decent songs on the album( I need to spend some more time listening to the rest of it) , but she took one of the hottest, sultriest songs ever done and turned it into techno-pop. I for one think she ruined it... anybody else heard it.

mudbean · June 6th, 2008, 03:07 PM

Wow, bummer ... I haven't heard it, but I loved the original version.

mud

Frontier9 · June 6th, 2008, 03:27 PM

Just two weeks ago that song drifted up from the depths of my gray matter and I downloaded it from Amazon. What a great tune - a techno-pop version sounds absolutely frightening. Thanks for the warning!

gibsonjunkie · June 7th, 2008, 05:56 PM

Well, I listened to the rest of the album. I will not listen to it again. She has such a beautiful voice - why dos she use every blasted vocal trick technology ion the book? Her other albums were best noted for their kick-a$$ guitar playing - this is all synths and electronic drums... I'm sorry. She may break into the "pop" scene with this style, but I don't like it.

There is one acoustic ballad that is as good as anything she has ever done - the rest... no comment.

Darn. I'm disappointed.

Westerly Sunn · June 8th, 2008, 01:34 AM

Why doesn't she get royalties from the 1st record?

gibsonjunkie · June 8th, 2008, 12:19 PM

Don't know - read it somewhere on the internet...

Tim Armstrong · June 8th, 2008, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westerly Sunn

Why doesn't she get royalties from the 1st record?

She probably didn't write the song, and even if she did, it's amazing how easy it is to screw a musician contractually...

Cheers, Tim

GoldieLocks · June 8th, 2008, 01:13 PM

thats gotta be one of the worst COVERED tunes of all time.

I've heard many bands try it and not even come close to the soul & coolness of the original. (so now I'm sick of the original too

)

The next worst would be "Keep your hands to yourself".

gibsonjunkie · June 8th, 2008, 01:17 PM

So-o-o true. The new version is worse... I checked the liner notes - she did not write the tune.

fenderfan · June 8th, 2008, 02:24 PM

I have to say that when we did that song (our band had a fine female singer), the crowds always loved it, and it was a particular favorite with ladies, who would hit the dance floor for that tune.

June 6th, 2008, 02:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
gibsonjunkie Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bloomfield, Connecticut Age: 55 Posts: 637	Black Velvet I just got Alanah Myles newest CD and was a bit disappointed. She does a remake of her hit, Black Velvet (I understand she doesn't get royalties form her first recording and wanted to capitalize on it). There are some decent songs on the album( I need to spend some more time listening to the rest of it) , but she took one of the hottest, sultriest songs ever done and turned it into techno-pop. I for one think she ruined it... anybody else heard it. __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

June 6th, 2008, 03:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
mudbean Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SoCal Semi-Desert Semi-Paradise Age: 49 Posts: 1,704	Wow, bummer ... I haven't heard it, but I loved the original version. mud __________________ www.mudbean.com "Do ya want it to be interesting, or do ya want it to be true?" "So far, it's neither."

June 7th, 2008, 05:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
gibsonjunkie Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bloomfield, Connecticut Age: 55 Posts: 637	Well, I listened to the rest of the album. I will not listen to it again. She has such a beautiful voice - why dos she use every blasted vocal trick technology ion the book? Her other albums were best noted for their kick-a$$ guitar playing - this is all synths and electronic drums... I'm sorry. She may break into the "pop" scene with this style, but I don't like it. There is one acoustic ballad that is as good as anything she has ever done - the rest... no comment. Darn. I'm disappointed. __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

June 8th, 2008, 01:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
Westerly Sunn Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S.E. North Carolina Posts: 881 18 Photos	Why doesn't she get royalties from the 1st record? __________________ My white hairs had you fooled, didn't they, son? Yes, Sir! Ha! Drive on!!!

June 8th, 2008, 12:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
gibsonjunkie Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bloomfield, Connecticut Age: 55 Posts: 637	Don't know - read it somewhere on the internet... __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

June 6th, 2008, 03:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Frontier9 Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sunny New Jersey Posts: 170	Just two weeks ago that song drifted up from the depths of my gray matter and I downloaded it from Amazon. What a great tune - a techno-pop version sounds absolutely frightening. Thanks for the warning!

June 8th, 2008, 01:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
GoldieLocks Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abbotsford B.C. Posts: 833	Black Velvet thats gotta be one of the worst COVERED tunes of all time. I've heard many bands try it and not even come close to the soul & coolness of the original. (so now I'm sick of the original too ) The next worst would be "Keep your hands to yourself". __________________ "How little I know inspires me tremendously! I'm a huge fan of other people's playing." Bonnie Raitt

June 8th, 2008, 01:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
gibsonjunkie Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bloomfield, Connecticut Age: 55 Posts: 637	So-o-o true. The new version is worse... I checked the liner notes - she did not write the tune. __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

June 8th, 2008, 02:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
fenderfan Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 518	Great song for gigs... I have to say that when we did that song (our band had a fine female singer), the crowds always loved it, and it was a particular favorite with ladies, who would hit the dance floor for that tune.