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| The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me |
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The Crystals was originally a quintet consisting
of Barbara Alston (born 1945), Dee Dee Kennibrew
(born 1945), Mary Thomas (born 1946), Patricia
Wright, and Myrna Gerrard, organized by Benny
Wells while they were still in high school. They
chanced to be heard by Phil Spector, who at that
time was just starting up his own label, Philles
Records. He was in the market for new talent and
the Crystals -- who, by that time, had lost
Gerrard and added La La Brooks to their lineup as
lead singer -- were just what he was looking for,
sort of. He liked their sound and their range, but
he didn't initially like Brooks' voice and
insisted on Alston taking the lead, somewhat
reluctantly on her part.
In September of 1961, the slightly reconfigured
group cut their first hit, "There's No Other Like
My Baby," which rose to number 20 nationally. It
was a promising beginning, putting the group,
Spector, and his new label on the map; although
another song cut at about the same time, "Oh,
Yeah, Maybe, Baby" (which featured Patricia Wright
on lead), pointed the way to the group's future,
with its understated yet boldly played string
accompaniment.
It wasn't until June of 1962 that they had another
single ready to go, "He Hit Me (It Felt Like a
Kiss)" (co-authored by Carole King and Gerry
Goffin, no less. Barbara Alston and company gave
it everything they had, and Spector came up with a
surprisingly subtle, bolero-like arrangement, but
it was a lost cause. Radio stations simply
wouldn't play it, and the public didn't like the
song, period.
The following month, Spector , as the owner of the
Crystals' name and, as their producer, possessing
the right to record anyone he wanted (or anything
he wanted) and label it as being from "the
Crystals," decided to forego using the group
entirely for "He's a Rebel." It was recorded by
Darlene Love and The Blossoms but credited to The
Crystals and became a number one hit. Darlene Love
was the lead singer on the next hit by "the
Crystals," "He's Sure the Boy I Love," as well.
It wasn't until early 1963 that the group again
sang on one of their own records, "Da Doo Ron
Ron," with La La Brooks in lieu of Alston as lead
singer. That record rose to number three in
America and became their second biggest British
hit, reaching the number five spot in the U.K.
That placement, along with the U.K. number two
position for "Then He Kissed Me" (which also got
to number six in America), was very important,
because at the time a lot of major British bands
were about to break onto the charts at home,
before coming to dominate American music a year
later. "Da Doo Ron Ron" and "Then He Kissed Me"
became among the most popular American rock & roll
songs of the period in England, covered by all
manner of acts on-stage and on-record.
The Crystals were in a seemingly enviable
position, except for the fact that they and
Spector were increasingly at odds over what he was
doing with them. They'd been unhappy from the time
when Spector began using their name on behalf of
records made by Darlene Love, and every time they
were obliged to perform those songs on-stage it
grated against them, and in 1963 they were almost
constantly touring and performing. By 1964, they
also perceived Spector's growing inattention; he
had lately discovered a girl trio called the
Ronettes on whose music and lead singer, Veronica
Bennett, he was lavishing ever more of his time
and energy. Meanwhile, the Crystals were making
good and interesting songs, such as the beautiful
"Another Country, Another World," "Please Hurt
Me," and "Look in My Eyes," the latter a bluesy
ballad that showed a side of their sound that
Spector seldom tried to explore. The group had
released two LPs hooked around their major hits,
Twist Uptown and He's a Rebel, in 1962 and 1963,
respectively, that had some good songs on them,
but Spector's attention and enthusiasm was
increasingly directed elsewhere.
By 1964, following the failure of two consecutive,
the group -- with Frances Collins replacing
Patricia Wright -- was no longer interested in
working with Spector. The following year they
bought out their contract and headed to the
seemingly greener pastures of the Imperial label,
where they found no success; by that time, the
only girl groups that were still competitive in
the music marketplace were associated with Motown.
By 1966, the Crystals had disbanded.
Tags : soul pop |
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Affichage : 63666
Durée : 155 s |
| "He's A Rebel" by The Crystals |
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Featuring Phil Spector's trademark "Wall of
Sound", here is "He's A Rebel" by The Crystals!
Actually the song, though credited to The
Crystals, was actually recorded by Darlene Love
and The Blossoms, when The Crystals were out of
town and unavailable, and Phil Spector was rushing
to get the song, written by Gene Pitney, released
quickly in order to compete with the first version
released by Vicki Carr!
Why he didn't just give credit where
credit was due, to Darlene Love and The Blossoms,
I'll never quite understand, but the truth is this
recording is by the great Darlene Love.
This is my third music video ("The Love
Of A Boy" and "Daytime Nightime Suffering" being
the other two) done using an edited Anime, and I
hope you will enjoy it!
http://web.mac.com/thetexansundial/TheTexanSundial
/Hes_A_Rebel.html
Tags : He's A Rebel The Crystals Darlene Love Blossoms Phil Spector Gene Pitney Wall Of Sound Vicki Carr Anime |
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Affichage : 84427
Durée : 145 s |
| Positive & Negative Energy Effects on Water Crystals |
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Research From Dr. Masaru Emoto, says that human
thoughts are directed at water before it is
frozen, images of the resulting water crystals
will be beautiful or ugly depending upon whether
the thoughts were positive or negative. Emoto
claims this can be achieved through prayer, music
or by attaching written words to a container of
water. Since 1999 Emoto has published several
volumes of a work titled Messages from Water,
which contains photographs of water crystals next
to essays and "words of intent".
Tags : dr masaru emoto water crystal effect positive negative energy ice frozen amazing |
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Affichage : 90384
Durée : 196 s |
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