Just bought an excellent Gino Vanelli compilation.I've been a fan of his for years,but besides the hits "I Just Wanna Stop"(1978) and "Living Inside Myself"(1981),I don't know too much about his music.After hearing this compilation,I am now eager to explore his albums.Where should I start? Any suggestions? His music is very jazzy and experimental....hard to categorize.Much of it is soulful,but there's also a rock and jazz feel to some of these tracks.

"I Just Wanna Stop" was my song!!!

WeepyEyedWhiteGirl said:

when I think about those nights in Montreal
I get the sweetest thoughts of you and me

I have that CD too...I love it.


Some of my favorite Gino songs are...

"People Gotta Move"

"Black Cars"

"Just a Motion Away"

"Wild Horses"

DJ506 said:

In addition to the previous two hits that I know by him,I'm digging the songs...

"Fly Into The Night"
"Appaloosa"
"Wheels Of Life"
"Love Of My Life"
"One Night With You"

really good stuff here....alot of mesmerizing synths

DavidEye said:

I have this compilation too. It's excellent. I saw Gino perform way back in the 80's. He was very sexy and had an awesome voice. Still is and still does!!

DavidEye said:

Wheels of Life is a beautiful song

IAintTheOne said:

Indeed!

Dude!!Gino is sooo underrated.Some think him cheesy then,I hit 'em with some and they change thgeir minds. I should make you a compilation. My fave album is Brother to Brother,but Gist of gemini is good and so much more. I should make a comp.

Some people I speak to either really dug his music or really hated his music.
I for one dug it.

I have the albums Powerful People, Storm At Sunup, Gist of the Gemini,
A Pauper in Paradise, Brother to Brother and the Ultimate Collection on Hip-O Records.

My favorite songs...

Fly into This Night
Summers of my Life
Ugly Man
Omens of Love
Black and Blue
People I Belong To
I Feel Like Flying
Nightwalker
Brother to Brother
Love Me Now (the song that hooked me to buying his music)
Where am I Going
Mardi Gras
the surest things can change

and many more
yes I am a fan of his.

DavidEye said:

I'm telling ya, Kiddo, I really think we were separated at birth or something- this is my SONG, and that lyric was the first thing that popped in my head as soon as I saw this thread title

Hurts To Be In Love - theme to a painful break up


The break down towards the end of Santa Rosa is a kick ass break down. I remember listening to that song over and over under the headphones. Nightwalker is another great song. He's a very talented songwriter and singer. JazzyJ's suggestions for albums are a great start.

Ottensen said:

A BIG to all of you here ..... feels like home

I've seen Gino perform about 6 times now and everytime it was different .
He's a perfectionist of it's finest .
A fan i spoke went to a concert from him in the 70's , when Ross and Joe Vannelli were part of the Tour too .
During the soundcheck earlier in the day , they tested together with Gino a grand piano from ( i believe ) Steinway , and they sent it back ... Gino didn't take less for granted .
Another add that Joe & Ross are talented composers too , i've seen their names appear many times in credits from different artists .



One show i've seen he did with a complete European philharmonic orchestra .
He faxed and mailed all the instrumental parts to each musician of the orchestra , came a week before the show and rehearsed continuously ... and it shurely paid off ... what a performance .
Some of his clasic tracks he had totally re-arranged .
This was all around the release of his " Slow Love " album .
He entered the stage with " Alive By Science " , but with a complete different intro ... man , i tripped !
The original tapes from that live-show , which were recorded for a radiobroadcast , were first handed to Gino , so he could define all the audio in his private studio . He just wanted to give the audience the best quality in a radioshow . And indeed , the final broadcast was crispal clear .



A shot from those rehearsals and some Montreal-rehearsals in the link beneath :

http://ginovannelli.tripo...lpics.html


The newly arranged and live performed " Hurts To Be In Love " was magical .

A few years before that i saw a show from his Yonder Tree Tour .
I feel that the jazz-side of him began to grow more to him when he released that album .



Man i could go on & on & on .....



If anyone here would like to get an impression of how Gino's performances were in the 70's or 90's,
then there are 2 live-dvd's available on Gino's official website :

www.ginov.com



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Brother 2 Brother Tour + 90's Tour ( Live in Montreal )

The B2B tape is my fave ... one big trip with G and a selection of great muscians
( including keyboardist Bill Meyers , who also worked a lot with EW&F )





Above here you see the only released single of his unreleased project called Twisted Heart

This was the story to it :
" With Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss getting ready to sell A&M, and a new CEO at the company informing him that he should follow Rod Stewart’s lead and record a disco album, in 1980 Vannelli elected to sign with Arista Records. His sole Arista album, Nightwalker, provided him with a #6 pop hit in “Living Inside Myself.” When Vannelli opted to follow it up with a stripped down edgier album called Twisted Heart, the powers at be at Arista refused to release it. For the next three years, in a move reminiscent of similar episodes in the careers of George Michael and Prince, Vannelli and his record company engaged in all-out war."
Source : http://www.ginov.com/About/Bio.shtml

That single can be heard on this fine 3-pack remaster , with some live-work too .




Who went to see the Detroit gig in 2005 ?



Peace & appaloosa !
100MPH
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Thanks for all the info

I'm gonna go out this weekend and pick up some of his CDs.

"Joe and Ross are talented composers too,i've seen their names appear many times in credits from different artists"


Ross has worked with Earth Wind and Fire before.He's the co-writer of "Where Do We Go From Here",which I consider to be the best song on their 2003 album 'The Promise'.That song was originally recorded in 1978.He also did some work on their 1980 album 'Faces'.Very talented guy.

You're welcome Dave & thanx for your feedback .
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100MPH said:

I remember u on my gino thread a few mounths back


I got 3 of his albums "black cars" "big dreamers never sleep" and "inconsolable man" from 1990.

Hey, 100MPH, do u have "inconsolable man"? Its my fav gino album by a long shot.

My suggestion would be...



...The Gist of the Gemini


Which reminds me that I must upgrade the vinyl to CD.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

thesexofit said:

I believe i have it but hardly play it
From the " Big Dreamers ... " album , Gino has re-done " Down With Love " on his " Slow Love " album from 1997/1998 .
Worth to hear the total change of arrangement .

theAudience said:

This is the album I was looking for.I went to two record stores and they didn't have it.I was gonna start with this album and 'Brother To Brother'.Guess I'll have to order it online.

100MPH said:

I might check out more of his albums. Hear a track like "sunset on la". Its supurb

DavidEye said:

"YOOOOOU aaand mEEEEE..." !!!

Ottensen said: