Acknowledging musical genius

[carcharias]

f**k me

now 3 chord strummer bob dylan is a 'musical genius'

the mind boggles

lets stick in the guy who did 'ah shuduppa your face'

I love it when you say stuff like this.

FTR
Joe Dolce

Biography
KEY EVENTS

NEWS!!!
Joe Dolce recent CD, 'THE WIND CRIES MARY,' chosen as
ALBUM OF THE YEAR by 97.1 FM 3MDR Radio Melbourne,
December 2007!

" One of the country's premier songwriters." RHYTHMS MAGAZINE

" . . . the Ohio-born Dolce is one hell of a bluesman. . . . [the] guitar work is deceptively complex, weaving in and out of lyrical matter that is often a ball of complexity itself . ." Mike Wafer, XPRESS MAGAZINE

Wrote, produced and performed, 'SHADDAP YOU FACE,' Number One Hit in 15 countries, which holds the record for the most successful single in Australian music history for over 27 years straight, (breaking Slim Dusty's legendary 22 year longevity record for 'The Pub With No Beer!) Over 40 international cover versions in 12 languages including an aboriginal dialect and Papua New Guinean 'pidgin'.

Writer of 'MY HOME AIN'T IN THE HALL OF FAME' - recorded by many major US country and bluegrass artists including ROBERT EARL KEEN JR, JONATHAN EDWARDS, JD CROWE AND THE NEW SOUTH, (FEATURING KEITH WHITLEY), THE TUMBLEWEEDS, AND ROSALIE SORRELS.

Australian COUNTDOWN SPECTACULAR National Tour 2006, hosted by MOLLY MELDRUM, performing for audiences in excess of 10,000+ with Leo Sayer, Hush, Sherbet, Renee Geyer, John Paul Young, James Reyne, Eurogliders, Models, Choirboys, John Swan, Jon English and many others.

Winner AUSTRALIAN GOSPEL SONGWRITING AWARD for Best Folk Gospel Song: 'HILL OF DEATH.' (Selected for 'The Best of Australian Gospel Music' CD, with featured tracks by JIMMIE LITTLE, Gavin Chatelier, The Boardman Sisters, Carter + Carter, and others. 2005.)

'GIFT (One Iraqi child)' - anti-Iraqi War peace song, winner of SONICBIDS competition, (included on 'PEACE SONGS FOR A BETTER WORLD' CD, CANADA. 2005.) Currently part of the Gold Star Mothers for Peace rallies in the US. Appeared with CINDY SHEEHAN in Melbourne. (View 'live-in-performance' video clip with band in video section.)

Regular and featured performer at every major folk festival in Australia.

Executive Producer, co-writer and lead guitarist of the song, 'INTIMACY', from the original US film score, THE TERMINATOR.

Composed and orchestrated, 'JOAN ON FIRE', a one hour oratorio for string orchestra, SATB choir, soloists and brass trio. Premiered by the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, and Chorelation Choir.

Principal and founding member, since 1992, of the completely unique and ongoing literary-folk music creation, 'DIFFICULT WOMEN', with appearances at the VANCOUVER FOLK FESTIVAL, THE WINNEPEG FOLK FESTIVAL, THE HARRISON HOT SPRINGS ARTS FESTIVAL, THE WOODFORD FOLK FESTIVAL (6 times), and THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL (Two seasons: 50 performances).

DIFFICULTWOMEN WEBSITE:
http://www.linvanhek.com/



Instrumentation
Joe Dolce - Vocals. Acoustic, electric and resonator guitars, mandolin and blues harp.

Discography
'THE WIND CRIES MARY': Most recent CD, 2007, (excerpts in the Audio section - 'Cocaine Lil' featured in 'Australian Guitar' magazine.

'FREE LOVE DAYS': Voted Top Ten Release of the Year by Australian Blues and Roots quarterly, Rhythms Magazine, with 4 star reviews in the two major Australian dailies, The Herald and The Age.

'FLOWER': with LIN VAN HEK. Picked as Top Ten release of the year by Australian blues and roots quarterly, Rhythms Magazine.

"BLACK PEPPER WITH A HINT OF VIOLETS': Difficult Women CD.

'MEMOIRS OF A MOUTH ORGAN,' compilation of favourite blues harp performances, recordings and unreleased tracks,
including 'Miles' Delight' live-in-performance.

'STEAL AWAY HOME': Cassette and CD, songs co-written by playwright, Phil Motherwell and Joe Dolce.

'HILL OF DEATH,' on 'The Best of Australian Gospel Music' CD.

'MARCHIN' WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING JR,' on 'Australian Blues' CD.

'GIFT (One Iraqi child)' on 'PEACE SONGS FOR A BETTER WORLD' CD, CANADA. 2005.

'Did You Get Stupid from Being Ugly (Or Ugly From Being Stupid?)' on 'PROTEST SONGS FOR A BETTER WORLD' CD, CANADA. 2005.

Blues 'cover version' of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' included on Andrew Denton's 2MMM MUSICAL CHALLENGE CD (along with artists including NEIL FINN, JIMMY BARNES, TINA ARENA, ARCHIE ROACH, JAMES BLUNDELL.)

Released 'SHADDAP YOU FACE - NO ROOM FOR RACISM ' (with new lyrics), as a protest against Australian right-wing party, One Nation.

1997 Released solo blues harp CD, 'MEMOIRS OF A MOUTH ORGAN'.

1986 Executive Producer and co-writer, with LIN VAN HEK, of the song, 'INTIMACY', sung by LIN VAN HEK and included in the classic US film blockbuster, THE TERMINATOR.

1984 Released single, 'PIZZA PIZZA,' on Fable Records. Currently the theme song for the USA Pizza Team.

1980 'SHADDAP YOU FACE', LP First released in Australia on ASTOR RECORDS. Number 1 hit in 15 countries.

1979 'BOAT PEOPLE', independently produced single, Melbourne. Translated into Vietnamese.

1968 'PLEASE TELL A FRIEND', with JONATHAN EDWARDS and SUGARCREEK, on Metromedia Records, New York.


Links

http://joedolce.netThe Wind Cries Mary CD Review PageDifficult Women w/ Lin Van Hek

maybe not beethoven but he is more than just the biggest selling song in Aus history.

It was just a joke.

 

[miniHINDY]

f**k me

now 3 chord strummer bob dylan is a 'musical genius'

the mind boggles

lets stick in the guy who did 'ah shuduppa your face'

There is more to songwriting than writing bloated monstrosities with a 17/4 time signature.

There is a great skill in writing music that actually sounds good.

I'll also say Miles Davis and John Coltrane on the instrumental side.

 

[millersnose]

i dont get your point carc

is the shuddupayaface guy a 'musical genius'?

and minihindy lets face it dylan was a product of style and politics far more than any musical ability - he was in the right place at the right time - like the other gawd awful warbler from the sex pistols

he is the very definition of how you dont have to have much musical ability to sell some records

he sure as hell is not a musical genius

 

[Ron Jeremy]

Tim Rogers is pretty ace.

Probably the closest thing to a songwriting genius in Australia atm.

oh, and Bob Dylan too.

:lol::lol:

 

[Ron Jeremy]

There is more to songwriting than writing bloated monstrosities with a 17/4 time signature.

There is a great skill in writing music that actually sounds good.

I'll also say Miles Davis and John Coltrane on the instrumental side.

Rubbish, great song writing is anything you percieve it to be, personally i think Iva Davies is brillant, he was a keen student of music and has had considerable success as write/song writer and now a director of music, however others would disagree.

Axl Rose believe it or not has written some of the best pieces of music i've and probably ever hear, why? because it's from the heart and genuine, however would say 'nah he wears hair spray, a whining blah blah'.

Do you respect the works of Eddie Van Halen Mini? have you even realy heard his music or just 'Jump' and 'Panama'.

 

[Ron Jeremy]

A musically genuis can be anyone that masters their field in a particular instrument, had considerable success promoting it as well as influential, they're the key ingredients imo, however a person can master a variety of different instruments obviously is musically brillant.

 

[carcharias]

i dont get your point carc

carn Millsy ....yes you do.

 

[simmo1]

Bob Dylan is in an elite group of musicians: those which sing worse than I do.

 

[millersnose]

then are you saying the shuddupaya face guy is a musical genius carc?

 

[Mong]

Justice certainly has a weird production, I agree. I hated it for about ten years, then one day I was sitting at home by myself and I decided to listen to it, and cranked it up really loud on my recently purchased set of Infinity Studio monitors ($1200 hi-fi speakers). It sounded awesome, the closest thing I'd heard on a recording to actually being in the studio with the band. The thing is though unless you're listening to it on top-shelf equipment cranked up LOUD, it sounds flat and horrible. The Black Album on the other hand has a production that obviously been geared to sound good on regular headphones and speakers, so to most listeners it sounds better. I don't like the songs as much though, with the exception of 3 or 4 tracks it bores me.

Justice has always been my favourite, the double LP was the first album i ever brought.. I sometimes think that Cliff gets talked up a little more because he died, yes he was good at what he did but i am not sure his influence over the band doesn't get talked up a bit given the Hetfield Ulrich headstrong battles that apparently went on.

As for the title of the thread.. Thom Yorke always amazes me, everything he does has quality written all over it.

 

[Red Bear]

Thom Yorke is an absolute wanker and his band is complete wank.

Whilst there are many bands i dont like but can tolerate Radiohead are the band i really can not stand. Them and the Panics.

 

[carcharias]

then are you saying the shuddupaya face guy is a musical genius carc?

are you saying that is the only thing he has ever done?...because that is that is the way it looked.

Were you at all aware of his blues music?

 

[Mong]

Thom Yorke is an absolute wanker and his band is complete wank.

Whilst there are many bands i dont like but can tolerate Radiohead are the band i really can not stand. Them and the Panics.

How do you know he is an absolute wanker?

Does not liking someones music make them wankers?

 

[miniHINDY]

Because he is 'pretentious'* I assume.

*Doesn't play crappy three chord punk songs.

And yes, I'd agree, another one of the modern musical geniuses.

 

[Red Bear]

Because he is 'pretentious'* I assume.

*Doesn't play crappy three chord punk songs.

And yes, I'd agree, another one of the modern musical geniuses.

Yes.
And yes, my favourite music is generally of the punk rock variety (altho its a myth that its all sh*tty musicians, listen to the bass lines in frenzal or rancid, the general good musicianship from el hefe in particular in nofx, some of the quality ska-punk out there, dropkick murphys mix of traditional irish music and punk rock, the guitar work from strung out etc etc). And i can see musical talent across a variety of genres, and appreciate alot of music even if im not the biggest fan (eg stuff like josh pyke, the shins, cut off your hands, clare bowditch, sarah blasko etc etc).

Radiohead is a different level. It just bores me to tears. Its incredibly pretentious, boring f**king music. I'd rather piss in my garden than listen to that stuff. Along with this, there is the holier than thou attitude that is taken by radiohead fans. Many think they are better than you because of there love of radiohead, and despite the fact that they will happily rubbish anyone elses music taste, people who dont like radiohead just dont 'get it.' Not possible that they completely get it, they just dont like it at all and think its only use is as a cure for insomnia.

 

[Mong]

Yes.
And yes, my favourite music is generally of the punk rock variety (altho its a myth that its all sh*tty musicians, listen to the bass lines in frenzal or rancid, the general good musicianship from el hefe in particular in nofx, some of the quality ska-punk out there, dropkick murphys mix of traditional irish music and punk rock, the guitar work from strung out etc etc). And i can see musical talent across a variety of genres, and appreciate alot of music even if im not the biggest fan (eg stuff like josh pyke, the shins, cut off your hands, clare bowditch, sarah blasko etc etc).

Radiohead is a different level. It just bores me to tears. Its incredibly pretentious, boring f**king music. I'd rather piss in my garden than listen to that stuff. Along with this, there is the holier than thou attitude that is taken by radiohead fans. Many think they are better than you because of there love of radiohead, and despite the fact that they will happily rubbish anyone elses music taste, people who dont like radiohead just dont 'get it.' Not possible that they completely get it, they just dont like it at all and think its only use is as a cure for insomnia.

And that makes Yorke a wanker how exactly? You don't like Radiohead fans who rubbish anyone elses music taste yet you put that in a rant about how much you hate Radiohead and the people that like them.

 

[millersnose]

carc

you must have missed my question

is the shudduppayaface guy a musical genius?

and on yorke - i like radiohead....but yorke is a wanker

 

[Mong]

Why?

 

[salivor]

He's bordering on being a pretentious wanker with this reducing his carbon footprint rubbish but he redeemed himself by giving out In Rainbows for free.

 

[Mong]

He's bordering on being a pretentious wanker with this reducing his carbon footprint rubbish

That will cover Millers dislike of him as well i guess.. Is having a differing view on the climate change issue enough to conclude someone is a wanker?

Either way he certainly ranks high on the list of what this thread is about in my opinion.