4. "Can we talk about the track "A Dream"" In response to Reply # 0
I don't want to sully the post up with unspeculated rumors and such. But something about the track really confirms something I never took as more than rumors before.
It wasn't released until the remaster long after he died. I wonder I wonder.
i shouldn't overstate my disappreciation b/c there are several of his studio records i really like. but overall, his studio catalog doesn't hit me like it seems to hit some of you. but that's true of every act. no act is universally loved.
Ashley Ayers Member since Dec 12th 2009 12331 posts
Tue May-07-13 07:44 PM
31. "Buy the discs and read those vast liner notes." In response to Reply # 0
I learned a lot about the process how many of his songs came to be and so on. They also tell you the original artists, facts about Donny's life, how talented he really was, etc.
My favorite is a toss-up between the self-titled album and Extension of a Man. The self-titled album finds Donny covering quite a few songs, and that was his bread and butter. The way he arranged emotion and sang it is just flooring to me (and the writers of the songs, themselves, in many cases). Most of the songs he covered weren't very popular to begin with, so most people don't even know they're covers, but hearing the originals gives you alotta appreciation for what he did with other people's arrangements.
Extension of a Man has more original work. It even begins with a symphony he conducted. It also contains my favorite Donny song "I Know It's You". His main passion was arranging and composing music. If you appreciate arrangement and carefully crafted musicianship, you'll probably dig Donny.
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