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Cats
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« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2019, 08:08:29 AM »
Brilliant!
As I've mentioned before, I dislike musicals in general, with possibly a few grudging exceptions - I agree with whoever said that musicals are opera for stupid people - and judging by the bits of the stage show I've seen on TV on various occasions, 'Cats' is a particularly egregious example. (I love TSE's original poems.)
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Re: Cats
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2019, 08:21:49 AM »
Quote from: Steve H on December 19, 2019, 08:08:29 AM
Brilliant!
As I've mentioned before, I dislike musicals in general, with possibly a few grudging exceptions - I agree with whoever said that musicals are opera for stupid people - and judging by the bits of the stage show I've seen on TV on various occasions, 'Cats' is a particularly egregious example. (I love TSE's original poems.)
Opera is musicals for pretentious snobs.
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Re: Cats
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2019, 08:38:35 AM »
Quote from: jeremyp on December 19, 2019, 08:21:49 AM
Opera is musicals for pretentious snobs.
Yes, it probably is. I'm no huge fan of opera, either.
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Re: Cats
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2019, 08:45:16 AM »
Quote from: Steve H on December 19, 2019, 08:38:35 AM
Yes, it probably is. I'm no huge fan of opera, either.

By the day you sound more and more like somebody else on this board. Can't for the life of me remember the name.....can anyone help me?
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Re: Cats
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2019, 02:25:22 PM »
Quote from: jeremyp on December 19, 2019, 08:21:49 AM
Opera is musicals for pretentious snobs.
…..and Jaz is music for deaf people  :o
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Re: Cats
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2019, 03:41:15 PM »
Quote from: Walter on December 19, 2019, 02:25:22 PM
…..and Jaz is music for deaf people  :o
Whereas jazz is just random notes, at least that is what a lot of it sounds like to me.
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« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2019, 04:06:30 PM »
Quote from: jeremyp on December 19, 2019, 03:41:15 PM
Whereas jazz is just random notes, at least that is what a lot of it sounds like to me.

Nice!
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Re: Cats
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2019, 06:14:38 PM »
Quote from: Walter on December 19, 2019, 04:06:30 PM
Nice!

I just subscribed to Britbox. I'm somewhat disappointed that The Fast Show is not amongst their offerings.
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« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2019, 06:23:48 PM »
Quote from: Walter on December 19, 2019, 02:25:22 PM
…..and Jaz is music for deaf people  :o

True - without hearing aids I am functionally deaf, but jazz is 'my' music.

No doubt, some might say, being deaf helps - but I would just reply 'Miles Davis', or maybe 'Dexter Gordon', or perhaps 'Dizzy Gillespie'.
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« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2019, 06:46:36 PM »
Quote from: Gordon on December 19, 2019, 06:23:48 PM
True - without hearing aids I am functionally deaf, but jazz is 'my' music.

No doubt, some might say, being deaf helps - but I would just reply 'Miles Davis', or maybe 'Dexter Gordon', or perhaps 'Dizzy Gillespie'.
good luck Gordon but you missed out
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« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2019, 06:50:24 PM »
Quote from: jeremyp on December 19, 2019, 06:14:38 PM
I just subscribed to Britbox. I'm somewhat disappointed that The Fast Show is not amongst their offerings.
Bugger ! 😤
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« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2019, 11:24:38 PM »
Jazz is fkn brilliant, especially Reinhardt, Grappelli, and the Hot Club Quintet.
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« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2019, 10:22:44 AM »
Quote from: jeremyp on December 19, 2019, 03:41:15 PM
Whereas jazz is just random notes, at least that is what a lot of it sounds like to me.

Try MJQ.
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« Reply #14 on: December 27, 2019, 03:04:51 PM »
Quote from: jeremyp on December 19, 2019, 08:21:49 AM
Opera is musicals for pretentious snobs.

In general I agree with you on this one but quite a few of the arias are tremendous just as some of the singers are.

Regards, ippy.
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« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2019, 06:18:47 PM »
Quote from: ippy on December 27, 2019, 03:04:51 PM
In general I agree with you on this one but quite a few of the arias are tremendous just as some of the singers are.

Regards, ippy.

TBH it wasn't my opinion, I just wrote it in response to SteveH's comment.
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« Reply #16 on: December 28, 2019, 05:20:34 PM »
Quote from: Harrowby Hall on December 27, 2019, 10:22:44 AM
Try MJQ.

Well I'll be, we've something in common H H.

Regards, ippy.
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« Reply #17 on: December 29, 2019, 08:23:59 PM »
We also have a joint admiration for Isaac Newton - however, he and I do share a home town and a school we both attended.
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« Reply #18 on: December 30, 2019, 09:37:18 PM »
Quote from: Harrowby Hall on December 29, 2019, 08:23:59 PM
We also have a joint admiration for Isaac Newton - however, he and I do share a home town and a school we both attended.
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