In The Key Of Disney

[Shady]

"Kiss The Girl" is the best Brian song in a decade


 

Yes it is. Love the production and his vocals. It actually sounds like a hit.

You're both wrong - Stay Awake is the business, imo. Brian's vocal is so fragile. it's actually a perfect little production.

Still can't get over how great Brian's vocals are on this album.

Me too. God, I love this disc.

Same, remove "Love Tonight"  and you don't have one skippable track

Beautiful album

RIP Ghost, he lived a life of a thousand posters

[puni puni]

everything feels a lot emptier without him...

[Shady]

He's a "nobody", he'll be back

[SMiLE Brian]

He's a "nobody", he'll be back

I ain't afraid of no ghost. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9We2XsVZfc

[puni puni]

i'm not familiar with the board history but i'm hopeful that'll be the truth

[hypehat]

He's a "nobody", he'll be back

They always do.  

I  don't know, this album has a lot of missteps. The power ballads, the Newman songs (I mean, I love Randy but those are his two most insipid tracks), I Just Can't wait to be king...


At least Bare Necessities is the bestest song ever written, so that saves the entire thing  

[Shady]

He's a "nobody", he'll be back

They always do.  

I  don't know, this album has a lot of missteps. The power ballads, the Newman songs (I mean, I love Randy but those are his two most insipid tracks), I Just Can't wait to be king...


At least Bare Necessities is the bestest song ever written, so that saves the entire thing  

I'm a sucker for them all  Except the Elton song

*shudder*

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

I even like that one! Actually, I think his vocals are better than Elton's, as Brian is singing it with no little passion.

[SMiLE Brian]

This Disney album is a good album for both parents and children alike

[Shady]

This Disney album is a good album for both parents and children alike

Nice gift purchase too, that's my Christmas shopping sorted

[Wirestone]

Gotta say, I'm in agreement on the clunkers in the album.

Can You Feel the Love is already a song with great harmony vocals (Davey Johnston, Kiki Dee and Rick Astley !!! sing on Elton's version), which is probably why it was picked for this project. But Brian doesn't seem to know what to do with it, either arrangement wise or with his own vocals. I Just Can't Wait to Be King, on the other hand, has a great idea for the track, but Brian's lead is incredibly un-rocking. It's like he was prepared to sing a ballad and wandered into the sessions for this rock tune.

On the other hand, he sounds about as good as he ever has in his solo career on "Colors of the Wind" and some of the other ballads. "Baby Mine" is darling. And yeah, "Kiss the Girl" really just _works._

I think of this album overall as a self-consciously modest, low-key effort after the grand ambitions of the Gershwin project. At the same time, the Disney songs slot really naturally into Brian's style. Several of the tunes sound like things he could have written (not the case for Gershwin, I'd say). It's a very comfortable sounding record.

[SMiLE Brian]

if you can't make fun of death dying sexuality etc... well that's just no fun, who says life is serious? this was my revelation falling from a bridge , life is hilarious. even the bad stuff

Yuck, thats one twisted "revelation"

don't ever develop even a passing interest in spirituality, friend, because it will go RIGHT over your head.

Banned. Good friggin' riddance. I have seen some buttholes in my day but this one takes the cake.

Thanks, glad this is over.

[monicker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9stYGxxcujg

[smokeythebear]

Perhaps my previous posts just contained negativity, i have stated before that Brian is a better singer than in the sixties. By that i do not mean his range or quality of voice has improved, but his intonation has, hes intonation is spot on on this record. He also sounds more relaxed while singing, and the consequence of relaxing is that he can put more emotions in his vocals.

[buddhahat]

He's a "nobody", he'll be back

They always do.  

I  don't know, this album has a lot of missteps. The power ballads, the Newman songs (I mean, I love Randy but those are his two most insipid tracks), I Just Can't wait to be king...


At least Bare Necessities is the bestest song ever written, so that saves the entire thing  

No, no, You've Got  A Friend In Me is the BEST track, I swear. That crazy descending synth part and Brian's vocal delivery make for BW gem in my book. Also love Baby Mine. The rest, at this point, I can take or leave.

[Andrew G. Doe]

I'm not kicked sideways by the tune, but Brian's vocal on "Colors of the Wind" is a jaw-dropper.

[homeontherange]

if you can't make fun of death dying sexuality etc... well that's just no fun, who says life is serious? this was my revelation falling from a bridge , life is hilarious. even the bad stuff

Yuck, thats one twisted "revelation"

don't ever develop even a passing interest in spirituality, friend, because it will go RIGHT over your head.

Banned. Good friggin' riddance. I have seen some buttholes in my day but this one takes the cake.

Why would you do that? Sucks to see the one guy who's been posting the interesting and exciting threads lately, get banned. And also treating subjects in a way that's not "55 year old man from Leeds"-humour, which was pretty refreshing.

He obviously got angry because of all the unnecessary personal attacks, just because you didn't like his views/humour, or because you got "offended" by something. He doesn't have anything against homosexuals, Wirestone. Watch South Park for god's sake. He's just having a laugh, and it doesn't mean anything. You have to be able to joke about everything, because a joke.. is a damn joke.

It's really fucking incredible actually, that a board works like this. Just ban the people you disagree with, and everything will be fine right?


Please don't ban me.  

[Andrew G. Doe]

The guys was everywhere like a rash... or like John Stamos.

[Doo Dah]

if you can't make fun of death dying sexuality etc... well that's just no fun, who says life is serious? this was my revelation falling from a bridge , life is hilarious. even the bad stuff

Yuck, thats one twisted "revelation"

don't ever develop even a passing interest in spirituality, friend, because it will go RIGHT over your head.

Banned. Good friggin' riddance. I have seen some buttholes in my day but this one takes the cake.

Why would you do that? Sucks to see the one guy who's been posting the interesting and exciting threads lately, get banned. And also treating subjects in a way that's not "55 year old man from Leeds"-humour, which was pretty refreshing.

He obviously got angry because of all the unnecessary personal attacks, just because you didn't like his views/humour, or because you got "offended" by something. He doesn't have anything against homosexuals, Wirestone. Watch South Park for god's sake. He's just having a laugh, and it doesn't mean anything. You have to be able to joke about everything, because a joke.. is a damn joke.

It's really friggin' incredible actually, that a board works like this. Just ban the people you disagree with, and everything will be fine right?


Please don't ban me. 

Yes. Everything will be ahhhhhl right! As in, "Don't you know it's gonna be... ahhhhl right!" Now I can enjoy the board again. FINALLY.

Regarding all things Dis, wish I grabbed a listen when you guys did. Based on what I'm reading, it seems like we've got at least a couple gold nuggets in there. I dug Gershwin, so I'm sure I'll dig this.

[drbeachboy]

I've given this album one listen. These Disney songs are not my cup of tea, but Brian's vocals do sound very nice. I'm hoping that these songs will grow on me with some repeated listenings. As expected, When You Wish Upon A Star is the standout track for me.

[smokeythebear]

I'm not kicked sideways by the tune, but Brian's vocal on "Colors of the Wind" is a jaw-dropper.

You are right on the mark there Andrew as usual, my first impression was why not make a whole record in this style.

[Dunderhead]

Personally I didn't find Ghost to be funny or interesting, but I just dealt with it. I didn't call him out or say sh*t to him or try and argue with him, I just let him do his thing and if some people enjoyed it, there was nothing wrong with that. I don't understand why it has to be the same thing over and over again with this board where any member with an idiosyncratic opinion or style quickly becomes a pariah that posters here feel obligated to put down at every possible juncture. This board would be a much nicer place if people here didn't take every little thing so personally, sometimes it feels like people take just being disagreed with as some unacceptable insult.

[tansen]

Even if ghost is a little out of line sometimes, I think it's wrong to ban him. He definitely makes this board an interesting read at times.

As for BWITKOD - I agree with Andrew that Brian's vocal on 'Colors of the Wind' definitely is better than anything he's done the last couple of years. I still don't think any of his vocals are amazing though - he still sounds like a 69 year old singing - a bit out of breath, a little 'snuffled'. Some of the arrangements on this album are pretty cool though. I still also think he should've left 'When you wish upon a star' alone - the original Cliff Edwards version is so breathtakingly amazing, that nothing can touch it IMO.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Fair point, and well-argued, Fishmonk, but my personal problem with the guy was that he was like Lady Gaga: quirky gets to be tedious real quick when it's all over the place and in your face. Less is more: a well-aimed dart trumps the blunderbuss.

[hypehat]

Personally I didn't find Ghost to be funny or interesting, but I just dealt with it. I didn't call him out or say sh*t to him or try and argue with him, I just let him do his thing and if some people enjoyed it, there was nothing wrong with that. I don't understand why it has to be the same thing over and over again with this board where any member with an idiosyncratic opinion or style quickly becomes a pariah that posters here feel obligated to put down at every possible juncture. This board would be a much nicer place if people here didn't take every little thing so personally, sometimes it feels like people take just being disagreed with as some unacceptable insult.

It's not that I disagree with his views regarding BW (although I do, to be brief), it's the fact he was unrepentantly offensive to other posters. Did you actually read the posts they banned him for?