http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2006 by the authors Sat, 25 Nov 2006 12:21:07 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/05/190112.php#comment-487224 THANKS THOM BELL FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL MUSIC YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO OUR WORLD...SOBEYE 487224@blogcritics.org Sat, 25 Nov 2006 12:21:07 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/05/190112.php#comment-346978 thanks Dawn, and very interesting Barry! 346978@blogcritics.org Thu, 6 Apr 2006 07:02:44 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/05/190112.php#comment-346821 I spoke to Richard Rome (Cameo-Parkway arranger, producer and writer) over the summer and he gave me his particular take on the 'Philly Sound.' Although the house band (International Pop Orchestra) often billed itself as '110 musicians,' most sessions used no more than 6 strings, without ovedubs. "Once I brought in 12 guys for a session and the owners gave me serious hell over that," Rome commented. It was a vexation then, the limitation, but some of those hard-scrabble backing tracks have a directness that meets today's ear with the sound of cool. 346821@blogcritics.org Wed, 5 Apr 2006 21:45:28 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/04/05/190112.php#comment-346820 Thom Bell is the bomb. I love all those Delfonics, Stylistic hits. I don't think the bands would have developed that unique sound without his influence and genius. What a great piece, very informative and insightful. 346820@blogcritics.org Wed, 5 Apr 2006 21:43:11 EDT