I'd be interested to know which songs by Linda Ronstadt exhibit the clearest traces of Bolero elements.
― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Monday, 29 March 2004 15:04 (twenty years ago) link
Go buy.
― Jay Kid (Jay K), Monday, 29 March 2004 19:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Tuesday, 30 March 2004 02:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Rockist Scientist, Wednesday, 16 June 2004 17:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Saturday, 18 September 2004 00:19 (nineteen years ago) link
The Lucho Gatica songs are very sentimental and the sound is undeniably dates, but I like him.
― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Saturday, 18 September 2004 00:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― RS (Catalino) LaRue (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 23:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Thursday, 16 June 2005 01:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Monday, 10 October 2005 20:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Monday, 10 October 2005 21:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Monday, 10 October 2005 21:03 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.lafi.org/magazine/articles/bolero.html
― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 01:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Thursday, 22 December 2005 00:08 (eighteen years ago) link
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― R_S (RSLaRue), Tuesday, 23 January 2007 14:31 (seventeen years ago) link
I don't say too much about this partly because what is there to say about a retro all-bolero album in 2016? Miramar nails a certain sound, with great attention to detail. All the boleros are either by Sylvia Rexach, a Puerto Rican bolero composer, or are in tribute to her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snvAteBqgeI
An original from Miramar (kind of reminds me of early 70s solo Bryan Ferry at the beginning):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mp3qRUqYzU
What can you say about bolero? It's an old genre, but it might be the ultimate specifically romantic genre ever.
― _Rudipherous_, Thursday, 22 December 2016 14:55 (seven years ago) link
OK, well they aren't always romantic really. The description I copied earlier in the thread is better. Still makes the ultimate romantic genre, even if it isn't always romantic.
― _Rudipherous_, Thursday, 22 December 2016 15:01 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEekkYCo7-M
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 22:32 (seven years ago) link
I like how they list him as the composer though. Arranger maybe. Sylvia Rexach was the composer. He knows that but whoever put the credits up doesn't seem to.
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 22:39 (seven years ago) link
And I might as well throw in this bolero written by iLe's grandmother, from another 2016 album which is at least somewhat bolero oriented:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLkaXwEPfeE
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 28 December 2016 22:42 (seven years ago) link
iLe, formerly PG-13 of Calle 13.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/16/obituaries/sylvia-rexach-overlooked.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&fbclid=IwAR23k-l2KHCDLsWXuRvfgt_5hSgevioFNR5SkRr_kw7cPbgbvTWDURNi2AY
NY Times Overlooked series of obits on people they uh overlooked this week covers Puerto Rican bolero singer Sylvia Rexach who died at 39 in 1961
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 02:54 (one year ago) link
I love Los Panchos with and without Eydie Gormé, but those records with Eydie Gormé are extra-special.
Agustin Lara. My mom's favorite and, if you're (a) romantic, unbeatable. Search any recordings of Lara voice+piano.
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 25 November 2022 15:44 (one year ago) link
Most likely a co-write between the two of them. Seems to be from a film and he’s in it!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_%281948_film%29
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 25 November 2022 17:27 (one year ago) link
Agustín Lara was also the second husband of María Félix.
― Meet Me in the Z'Ha'Dum (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 25 November 2022 17:38 (one year ago) link
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/24/arts/music/pablo-milanes-dead.html
RIP Cuban nuevo trovo and bolero singer Pablo Milanes
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 27 November 2022 05:45 (one year ago) link
*bump*
― Bringing Up Initials B.B. (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 March 2023 01:47 (one year ago) link
I don’t really have anything to add to what I posted before, still feel the same way if not more so.
― Bringing Up Initials B.B. (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 March 2023 01:49 (one year ago) link
i like this stones throw artist lo fi boleros albumhttps://stonesthrow.bandcamp.com/album/boleros-valses-y-mas-2
― corrs unplugged, Monday, 27 March 2023 07:41 (one year ago) link