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Post by scousette on Feb 13, 2013 16:57:19 GMT -5
Article from billboard.com about thenewno2's soundtrack for the new movie "Beautiful Creatures." Tony Hicks is seen playing banjo in the video. link |
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Post by John S. Damm on Mar 3, 2013 21:43:52 GMT -5
Very cool, thanks for posting this scousette, I just spotted it!
I may buy the soundtrack just to learn more about this band.
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Post by scousette on Mar 4, 2013 11:41:19 GMT -5
I can't believe you're the only person on this entire international Beatles message board who has commented on this historic video.
Tony Hicks is not only playing a very cool banjo, but there's a touching scene of him having a laugh with Dhani Harrison. The son of the Beatles' lead guitarist in a sweet moment with the lead guitarist of the Hollies. Dhani and Paul Hicks must have had several play dates growing up together in Henley, and Tony probably showed the boys how to play that cool intro to "The Air That I Breathe".
The soundtrack is probably cooler than the movie.
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Post by mikev on Mar 4, 2013 13:25:33 GMT -5
The link didn't work for me.
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Post by scousette on Mar 4, 2013 14:33:47 GMT -5
mikev--thanks for letting me know about the dead link. Apparently Billboard.com removed the article and video. Here's the vid on thenewno2.com It's Lena's Magic/The Love Theme thenewno2.com/ |
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 4, 2013 20:04:29 GMT -5
Wow. I just seen this thread. I didn't think I would be too interested with Tony Hicks. Sorry John.
I have thenewno2 album. I haven't listened to it really. It's on my Zune in a New Music playlist. There's about a 1000 songs on this and no2 hasn't come up much if at all.
I have Sean's latest soundtrack album on it too. He has had some songs that aren't your typical soundtrack music songs.
I've been meaning to listen to both of these straight through and give them proper respect.
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Post by John S. Damm on Mar 6, 2013 11:50:20 GMT -5
It was very cool seeing Tony in Abbey Road with Dhani. Tony seems so serious playing that banjo thingie. I prefer young Tony to old but he is still the bomb!
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Post by mikev on Mar 6, 2013 12:21:06 GMT -5
It was very cool seeing Tony in Abbey Road with Dhani. Tony seems so serious playing that banjo thingie. I prefer young Tony to old but he is still the bomb! That is actually called a "resonator" guitar- creating a metallic (as opposed to "metal") rootsy blues sound. |
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Post by scousette on Mar 6, 2013 14:13:06 GMT -5
It was very cool seeing Tony in Abbey Road with Dhani. Tony seems so serious playing that banjo thingie. I prefer young Tony to old but he is still the bomb! That is actually called a "resonator" guitar- creating a metallic (as opposed to "metal") rootsy blues sound. Ah, thanks. |
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 6, 2013 18:38:44 GMT -5
mikev--thanks for letting me know about the dead link. Apparently Billboard.com removed the article and video. Here's the vid on thenewno2.com It's Lena's Magic/The Love Theme thenewno2.com/The link has other songs on it. I listened to the Interception clip. It sounds suspiciously like A Day in the Life. I'm definitely going to listen to this album straight through. |
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Post by sayne on Apr 21, 2013 11:20:30 GMT -5
Wow. I just seen this thread. I didn't think I would be too interested with Tony Hicks. Sorry John. I have thenewno2 album. I haven't listened to it really. It's on my Zune in a New Music playlist. There's about a 1000 songs on this and no2 hasn't come up much if at all. I have Sean's latest soundtrack album on it too. He has had some songs that aren't your typical soundtrack music songs. I've been meaning to listen to both of these straight through and give them proper respect. I think Dhani and Sean are very talented songwriters, musicians, and producers. The stuff they do is quite interesting. No evidence that they can do a great or even average pop song, but as artists, they are good. Neither can sing worth a shit, though. I've written this before, what's with Dhani, Sean, and James having these wimpy, thin, high, voices? They have good voices for background singing, but as lead singers? Nah. I think a Sean/Dhani collaboration would garner some really good stuff. I think it will happen, too, as a one off. They both seem to be on a sympathetic level. James, I'm not sure. He seems more of an outsider. I'm sure he played with the others as a boy, but he seems very insular, whereas the other two seem a bit more personable. |
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Post by John S. Damm on May 15, 2013 10:38:55 GMT -5
Wow. I just seen this thread. I didn't think I would be too interested with Tony Hicks. Sorry John. I have thenewno2 album. I haven't listened to it really. It's on my Zune in a New Music playlist. There's about a 1000 songs on this and no2 hasn't come up much if at all. I have Sean's latest soundtrack album on it too. He has had some songs that aren't your typical soundtrack music songs. I've been meaning to listen to both of these straight through and give them proper respect. I think Dhani and Sean are very talented songwriters, musicians, and producers. The stuff they do is quite interesting. No evidence that they can do a great or even average pop song, but as artists, they are good. Neither can sing worth a shit, though. I've written this before, what's with Dhani, Sean, and James having these wimpy, thin, high, voices? They have good voices for background singing, but as lead singers? Nah. I think a Sean/Dhani collaboration would garner some really good stuff. I think it will happen, too, as a one off. They both seem to be on a sympathetic level. James, I'm not sure. He seems more of an outsider. I'm sure he played with the others as a boy, but he seems very insular, whereas the other two seem a bit more personable. I agree that Sean and Dhani are doing interesting music. I really am impressed with Sean and I like his acoustic stuff where he tries to keep his voice in a lower register or at least it is not like some of his vocals on Into The Sun where his voice is so damn high and nasally! ChuckE said it sounded like Big Bird's voice from Sesame Street. I am slowly appreciating Dhani and the thenewno2 but man, some of their stuff can induce sleep in me. James, nah nothing I've heard from him strikes a chord with me. He is not bad at all and is a good musician as far as I can tell but it is bland, emotionaless stuff to me. I am a fan who would love to see the Beatle boys play together just once with Zak Starkey on drums. If they want to try and write and record music together great, but just one live show on television would be cool to me. |
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