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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 27, 2006 11:35:36 GMT -5
 Installment #16 is one of the hardest games it is a difficulty level of 5.
But please don't be afraid to make guesses and make mistakes as that is what makes the game fun and fuels thoughts which lead to the correct answer.
Here are the clues:
Artist - First name: YOUNG ROOSTER / Last Name: YELLOW SEA - SEA OF JAPAN
Album - IN THIS STYLE 10/6
Good luck...
btw... there are two connections... one is musical and one non-musical. |
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Post by wisejester7 on Sept 27, 2006 11:58:28 GMT -5
Artist: Chick Corea
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Post by wisejester7 on Sept 27, 2006 12:09:49 GMT -5
The Album could be Time Warp.
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Post by wisejester7 on Sept 27, 2006 13:40:05 GMT -5
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Post by wisejester7 on Sept 27, 2006 14:02:30 GMT -5
Connection # 1 : Steve Gadd
He played on both Chick Corea's 1978 The Mad Hatter album and on the 1996 release of Karen Carpenter's Karen Carpenter album.
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 27, 2006 14:17:31 GMT -5
Connection # 1 : Steve Gadd He played on both Chick Corea's 1978 The Mad Hatter album and on the 1996 release of Karen Carpenter's Karen Carpenter album. Great job Wisejester7 - you've got the musical connection - now the non-musical connection may be a bit harder to figure out. |
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Post by GoodOldDreams on Sept 27, 2006 15:53:39 GMT -5
An interesting factoid about drummer Steve Gadd is that he was a member of the short-lived novelty band The Clams. The Clams did a Spike Jones-inspired cover of the Carpenters' "Close to You" — complete with with gun shots, duck calls, glass smashing, slide whistles, alarm clocks, etc. (Of course many of us here at this forum know that the Carpenters did their own Spike Jones treatment of this song in their first TV special.) The Clams' madcap version was unwittingly popularized by Bruce Morrow, the top disk jockey on New York's WNBC, one of the most influential top-40 radio stations in the country at that time. Find out the weird and twisted details how the Clams lasted only two days and did only one recording session, but they had a bonafide top-40 hit single with "Close to You" even though less than 100 copies were sold at: www.petelevin.com/clams.htm |
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Post by wisejester7 on Sept 27, 2006 21:35:15 GMT -5
Thanks for the 'Clams' link. It was funny! Very enjoyable ;-) !
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Post by DJLOVETRAIN on Sept 27, 2006 21:48:22 GMT -5
GREAT JOB,Wisejester 7! Do know the answers or do you look them up? I'm trying to learn how to solve these but I know my 70s music but am trying to become a Carpenter expert! Dr Johnny P LoveTrain
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 28, 2006 0:46:34 GMT -5
Wisejester... Very interesting story about the Clams. I will certainly be looking for a Clams CD if one exists. By the way... I looked up the Clams in my Billboard Top Pop Singles 1955-1996. I was curious since you said they had a bonafide top 40 hit with "Close To You" - it ends up the Clams did not make the Billboard chart with the song - but it must have possibly been on a local radio station's chart. Another BTW... I love Carpenters' Spike Jones treatment of "Close To You"... it's classic.
Anyway... back to Twisted Logic #16... any guesses on the non-musical Carpenters connection to Chick Corea's "The Mad Hatter" album?
See Chick Corea as the Mad Hatter CLICK HERE |
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Post by GoodOldDreams on Sept 28, 2006 2:17:13 GMT -5
Hi Rick,
As indicated in the article for which I provided the link, for 2 or 3 weeks, the Clams' version of "Close To You" was a national "turntable hit," which means it enjoyed much airplay among radio stations but the recording itself wasn't widely available for commercial distribution and sale (only about 100 copies). I think Billboard charts are based on retail sales on a weekly basis, which may be the reason why you cannot find the Clams' version of this song listed in the Billboard charts, since not many copies of this satirical recording were actually produced and sold to the public in the first place.
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 28, 2006 9:25:41 GMT -5
HI Dreams...
The Billboard chart was based on both airplay and sales combined (today it's based heavily on airplay). You know silly me always a stickler for accuracy in the history of things. Anyway I did read their bio and they do comment that the song was a bonafide top 40 hit - but later in the article they mention that their recording of "Close To You" was an enormous flop financially and otherwise. I also read that the song is not on CD - what a bummer. I tried the link to hear the song - but it didn't work for me. It's interesting that they chose to record "Close To You" in Spike Jones style seeing what a huge fan Richard is of SJ. Interesting connection there. Anyway thanks Dreams for the link and information this made for good reading.
Any clues or guesses as to the non-musical connection to "The Mad Hatter" by Chick Corea? |
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Post by wisejester7 on Sept 28, 2006 9:30:20 GMT -5
GREAT JOB,Wisejester 7! Do know the answers or do you look them up? I'm trying to learn how to solve these but I know my 70s music but am trying to become a Carpenter expert! Dr Johnny P LoveTrain It's a combination of at least 3 things. Rick's clues are the first jumping off point. Lots of times I think I know where he is going and what the answer is by the clue alone. I appreciate how clever he has to be to give us the clues without giving away the game. The second factor for me...if I can't figure the answer by clue alone...is good old research. Growing up I had lots and lots of questions. I'd always ask my parents for the answers. It got to the point where they would just tell me to look it up. I must have driven them crazy ;-). Thirdly, I'm getting to know the game better AND I'm getting to know a little of how Rick thinks. This helps. I still have trouble with the 'connections' part of the game. The fun is in the learning and researching, though. I'm learning and relearning a great deal. Hope this helps. ;-)wisejester7 |
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 28, 2006 9:34:43 GMT -5
Wisejester7 another reason you forgot to mention why you are so good at this game is because you do know Carpenters music in it's entirety quite well (and music in general) - same with many people on this forum. |
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Post by GoodOldDreams on Sept 28, 2006 10:46:14 GMT -5
Ed Caraeff was the photographer for Chick Corea's "Mad Hatter" album, and also a handful of the Carpenters' album covers, including "A Kind of Hush," "Lovelines" (back cover), "Horizon," and "22 Hits of Carpenters" (Japanese import).
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Post by DJLOVETRAIN on Sept 28, 2006 17:17:32 GMT -5
Thanks Wisejester 7 for the comments! I hope to some day know my artists that I play indepth too! Rick;I do know my music as I can tell you the title,year,and chart debut of any song from the 70s and 80s! Dr Johnny P LoveTrain
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 28, 2006 21:28:19 GMT -5
Ed Caraeff was the photographer for Chick Corea's "Mad Hatter" album, and also a handful of the Carpenters' album covers, including "A Kind of Hush," "Lovelines" (back cover), "Horizon," and "22 Hits of Carpenters" (Japanese import). Yes you are right Dreams. Ed Caraeff photographed Chick Corea's "Mad Hatter" album cover as well as several Carpenters' covers. I especially love the work he did with "Horizon".
To recap this game here are the answers again:
The artist: Chick Corea
The Album: The Mad Hatter
The Connections: Steve Gadd and Ed Caraeff
Steve Gadd played drums on Chick Corea's "The Mad Hatter" album and on a few tracks on Karen's solo album.
Ed Caraeff was the photographer for Chick Corea's "Mad Hatter" album, and also a handful of the Carpenters' album covers, including "A Kind of Hush," "Lovelines" (back cover), "Horizon," and "22 Hits of Carpenters" (Japanese import).
Great job to everyone who participated in this game.
Great job again to both Wisejester7 and GoodOldDreams who seem to be Twisted Logic experts. HOORAY! |
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