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Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

bobbyb5 — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 01:45:28 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 06/21/2018 05:45

badseed wrote:

I'm not sure I know what you're talking about, but I think I know what you're talking about, and if I do know what you're talking about, then Tiny Tim is certainly what you're talking about.

God Bless Tiny Tim by Tiny Tim

Good one.

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

Tha1ChiefRocka — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 01:19:36 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 06/21/2018 05:19

dividesbyzero wrote:

Ranking Dread was arrested by the Jamaican police for shooting a cop, escaped from jail for long enough to record his dub masterpiece Ranking Dread In Dub with King Tubby & Scientist. his friend Tapper Zukie then helped him flee to England where he started hanging out and partying with reggae stars, but he was extradited to Jamaica to return to jail for the rest of his life very shortly after having just released one of the finest treasures in dub music which he recorded entirely while being wanted for murder and prison escape

Now, that's a good story.

BTW this all started because I'm about to order a book on this sad fellow named Craig Smith who renamed himself Maitreya Kali, and thought that he was the next Christ. Here's an interview with the author of the book, and one of the albums from the chart. If you like late 60s and early 70s folk, then you're sure to enjoy it!

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7bmx...ic-messiah

Link

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 00:41:09 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/21/2018 04:41

Ranking Dread was arrested by the Jamaican police for shooting a cop, escaped from jail for long enough to record his dub masterpiece Ranking Dread In Dub with King Tubby & Scientist. his friend Tapper Zukie then helped him flee to England where he started hanging out and partying with reggae stars, but he was extradited to Jamaica to return to jail for the rest of his life very shortly after having just released one of the finest treasures in dub music which he recorded entirely while being wanted for murder and prison escape

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

badseed — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 00:16:34 GMT

Author: badseed

Posted: 06/21/2018 04:16

I'm not sure I know what you're talking about, but I think I know what you're talking about, and if I do know what you're talking about, then Tiny Tim is certainly what you're talking about.

God Bless Tiny Tim by Tiny Tim

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

CharlieBarley — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 18:48:02 GMT

Author: CharlieBarley

Posted: 06/20/2018 22:48

bobbyb5 wrote:

Here's a very mysterious one. She was a cult disco singer in the seventies who may or may not be transexual. And may or may not have been some kind of spy or secret agent for East Germany. And may or may not have dated Mick Jagger and David Bowie and all these other famous people. Nobody knows for sure. Lol. Oh, I almost forgot. Salvador Dali may or may not have paid for her sex change operation. However, they were very close friends
That we know for sure.

Never Trust A Pretty Face by Amanda Lear

That is all quite brilliant. Don't know if I'll check her music out though if the voice is as bad as you say it is. But she sounds like a very interesting and colourful character

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

bobbyb5 — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:05:41 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 06/20/2018 19:05

Another thing that's a hundred percent sure is that she was the model on Roxy Music's For Your Pleasure album, and she was engaged to Bryan Ferry for a while. Even he admits this.

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

bobbyb5 — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:54:28 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 06/20/2018 18:54

I have one of her album and she sounds like Marlene Dietrich with a much much lower voice. And a very heavy German accent, even though she was supposedly raised in England. And her music is just horrible.

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

bobbyb5 — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:50:14 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 06/20/2018 18:50

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

bobbyb5 wrote:

I think I'm going to make a costumed list separate. Now this lady (?) is what I'm talking about.

I did a little more research, even though it was Wiki which means not 100% reliable, and found out she indeed dated Bowie for a year while he was married, and it's almost hundred percent likely she was born a male. Although her location of birth it's still not proven but probably French Indochina or Singapore or somewhere like that.

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

Tha1ChiefRocka — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:31:49 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 06/20/2018 18:31

bobbyb5 wrote:

I think I'm going to make a costumed list separate. Now this lady (?) is what I'm talking about.

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

bobbyb5 — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:48:12 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 06/20/2018 17:48

These are the only two that I heard by Moondog, I had no idea he had about 10 albums. That's crazy.

More Moondog by Moondog

Moondog (1969) by Moondog

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

bobbyb5 — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:30:49 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 06/20/2018 16:30

Here's a very mysterious one. She was a cult disco singer in the seventies who may or may not be transexual. And may or may not have been some kind of spy or secret agent for East Germany. And may or may not have dated Mick Jagger and David Bowie and all these other famous people. Nobody knows for sure. Lol. Oh, I almost forgot. Salvador Dali may or may not have paid for her sex change operation. However, they were very close friends
That we know for sure.

Never Trust A Pretty Face by Amanda Lear

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

bobbyb5 — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:56:55 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 06/20/2018 15:56

How about performers who never show their face in public? I would call that pretty enigmatic if nobody knows what the fuck you look like. LMAO.
Here's some. And I guess Daft Punk would fit in that group, sort of.

Three by Blue Man Group

Play Favorites by Los Straitjackets

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

craola — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:31:36 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 06/20/2018 15:31

Um, Deux Filles and Jürgen Müller come to mind. Both are more-or-less facades. Also, Burial is pretty odd. The Banksy of the electronic music industry.

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

Tha1ChiefRocka — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:57:33 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 06/20/2018 14:57

Yann wrote:

Unknown in the 80's, successfully rediscovered recently by a small label.
Very enigmatic figure and music (sort of minimalist, low-fi Julio Iglesias with layers of 80's gloomy synths..)

https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?a=37777

https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?a=65578

He's a good one, thanks. I've listened to the album where it's just his portrait, but not the other one.

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:50:33 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/20/2018 14:50

Unknown in the 80's, successfully rediscovered recently by a small label.
Very enigmatic figure and music (sort of minimalist, low-fi Julio Iglesias with layers of 80's gloomy synths..)

https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?a=37777

https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?a=65578

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

Tha1ChiefRocka — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 10:35:02 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 06/20/2018 14:35

God, I haven't heard Mrs. Miller in awhile. I think the only thing I remember is her cover of 'Downtown'. Thanks for the suggestions on the chart as well.

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

bobbyb5 — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 05:17:47 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 06/20/2018 09:17

Yann wrote:

bobbyb5 wrote:

Will Success Spoil Mrs Miller? by Mrs. Miller

lovely title :)

Ikr. It's funny as hell. Her albums are actually kind of decent to listen to because it has really good 60s Pop musical arrangements that are really enjoyable and kind of nice actually.

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 05:04:20 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 06/20/2018 09:04

bobbyb5 wrote:

Will Success Spoil Mrs Miller? by Mrs. Miller

lovely title 😄

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

bobbyb5 — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 03:01:12 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 06/20/2018 07:01

I looked up Yma Sumac and it said she was actually Peruvian American but she used to say she was from all these exotic places and islands and shit. She told different stories wherever she went. And she claimed to have a 6 octave range, but she only had a four octave range in reality.

Re: The Most Enigmatic Figures in Music

bobbyb5 — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 01:21:03 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 06/20/2018 05:21

Here's another awesome one. This one is actually pretty good. Summertime Blues was actually kind of a hit, and it's kind of cool.

The Flying Lizards by The Flying Lizards