tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13914686.post3351885506255566678..comments2024-03-23T15:10:22.313-05:00Comments on The Wonderful and the Obscure: Halmark Records Meet the Actual Sounds of the 70's!Bob Pursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00595178670595128341noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13914686.post-10337339741944399892017-02-03T05:19:14.538-06:002017-02-03T05:19:14.538-06:00Just finished listening to Everybody Wanna Dance, ...Just finished listening to Everybody Wanna Dance, not bad, but I'd say that Halmark bought in a keyboard synth rather than the full ensemble. It's one of those tracks where you find yourself trying to work out how to do it better. The other being Tin Pan Alley's "Oh Sing a song of I-O-W-A!", which is calling out for a fuller orchestration and a Broadway chorus.Grahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13914686.post-36472854360939329332016-11-02T10:41:27.617-05:002016-11-02T10:41:27.617-05:00"Everybody Wanna Dance" is definitely an..."Everybody Wanna Dance" is definitely an improvement for Halmark!<br />I don't think I've heard any of these tracks before, although "Rainy Day Man" and "Under the Stars" have a very similar sound to the other Halmark tracks.<br />"Open Your Eyes" also seems to be something beyond Halmark's usual sound!<br />I wondered if it was yet another Halmark track with the same tune as a popular song.<br />Maybe "Yes I'm Ready"? No, the rest of the song besides that one part don't match.<br />So I thought, "Fooled Around and Fell in Love"? Nope again - The song overall don't match it either.<br />So although parts of that track seem to be [b]heavily[/b] inspired by those above songs, it is, nonetheless, "original".<br />Those 2 songs are a [b]very[/b] welcome change of pace!Sammy Reedhttp://strangebiz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13914686.post-7171084755598253902016-10-31T12:26:34.056-05:002016-10-31T12:26:34.056-05:00Bob, that's kind of an amazing find. Thanks!Bob, that's kind of an amazing find. Thanks!Stu Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925848592170943032noreply@blogger.com