Wow! 1st Time Hearing ~ MUSIC by JOHN MILES ~ Reaction

MUSIC by JOHN MILES ~ Reaction
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[@user-zw8oe1pu7e]

RIP John Miles. Brilliant composer, singer, pianist and guitarist, and later lead guitarist and musical arranger for Tina Turner. If you like this check out his songs Fella in the Cellar, When You Lose Someone So Young and Music Man, plus, also live from the Electric Proms, La Sagrada Familia and After the Magic Has Gone

[@playitagainsue]

Thanks Brian. I will check them out 🤩

[@Walesbornandbred]

This is from the proms. It's a musical event which showcases all types of music and in this country is played at the Albert Hall and is shown on tv. It's well known in the UK and Europe it runs for a few weeks. First saw him play this was on Top Of The Pops many years ago on tv, the clip is on youtube and you can tell the work he put into the song it stands out as class even then. R.I.P John Miles.

[@playitagainsue]

Hi Loretta, this was a beautiful performance 🤩💜

[@dominiquebaert4476]

This is filmed in Antwerp, Belgium. The Night of the proms started in Antwerp years ago. It was so succesfull that they performed also abroad. John Miles was very popular and played at the Proms every year for decades. We went to the Proms this year and we missed him.

[@playitagainsue]

Thank you, Dominique, I appreciate the backstory. This was an amazing performance. I can see why you would miss John. Thanks for watching 🤩

[@josephgilmartin284]

Night of the proms is held in holland germany and Belgium. Mixture of pop and classical.lots of john on KZbin. Alan parsons has john on a few of his albums doing vocals. Glad you like the maestro.

[@playitagainsue]

Thank you, Joseph. Yes John was amazing here 🤗

[@andybolton4773]

Fantastic song , fantastic artist , song of my youth. RIP John

[@playitagainsue]

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[@adrianfernandonoya5196]

R.I.P. Jhon Miles you live in our hearts. When a 5 yrs old kid ask you = What is MUSIC ? Or maybe something like = How to separate good music from bad music ? YOU HAVE TO tell the boy = PLEASE boy or please kid go to listen the song called MUSIC by JOHN MILES and please remember to say that the song was made in 1976. MUSIC by JOHN MILES is the song that heals your broken heart or your broken soul. in november of 1971 STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN Led Zeppelin In 1972 SMOKE ON THE WATER DEEP PURPLE IN 1973 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON PINK FLOYD IN 1974 DEEP PURPLE Burn 1975... we had Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 1976 MUSIC JOHN MILES and the list goes on and on and on at least to 1990.

[@playitagainsue]

Hi Adrian, love this comment. You are very poetic! And you hit the nail on the head....you listed some amazing music. Thank you 🤩💜

[@timothyparsons8327]

His early songs are amazing, from 1975 to 1983. Saw him at Nottingham in 1983 or 1984 but subsequently he seemed to fade into obscurity. I meddle a bit on the guitar and his music is hard to emulate…which is why he was one of the greatest and sadly underrated musicians. Mainly he composed the melodies and bassist Bob Marshall wrote the lyrics

[@playitagainsue]

Thanks Timothy, I will have to look into more of his stuff as I had never heard of him. This was amazing. 🤩

[@Starr-Cashian]

Wow, this guy has a whole orchestra backing him up. I never heard of him and don't know why because he's 👍.

[@playitagainsue]

Right! I had never heard of him either, Starr. He is extremely talented 😀

[@glyngasson8450]

Another great song by John Miles is Slowdown, it's fantastic but completely different to this

[@robertkincaid]

There is a John Miles Fanclub on Facebook and its 2 years since his passing , other tune was I, Mandy Fly Me by !0cc

[@playitagainsue]

Thanks Robert 🤩

[@4tuneagent]

First heard this in 1976 after buying his debut album, Rebel, which had a minor hit single, "Highfly ", on the U.S. charts. His highest charting US single was "Slow Down", which reached #34 on the Top 40, and #2 on the Disco chart. He also hit the American Top 40 singing lead on the Alan Parsons Project first hit single, " The System Of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether ", which reached #37 in 1976. John achieved much more success in the UK and Europe, but his first 3, mid to late 70's albums are very good, and please check out the song "Time", from the 2nd LP, Stranger in the City. It's a beautiful song, also.

[@playitagainsue]

Thanks 4tuneagent. I appreciate you tuning in. Thus song was fantastic. I was so impressed. I will check out your suggestion 🤗

[@4tuneagent]

@playitagainsue Your welcome.. He has a lot of great songs that very few have heard. Some Rockers and some ballads. Another heart tugger from the first LP is "When You Lose Someone So Young".

[@andyknight1]

I was born 2 years before this song came out, but it's up there in my top 3. Rest in peace John.

[@playitagainsue]

Hi Andy, this was an amazing song. I can see why it is one of your favourites 🤩

[@wayne_twentyfive]

This is the only song I know by John Miles .. Clearly very talented, but from what I can gather he had very little commercial success after the 70s .. He seems to be mainly known for this hit song and for being a regular performer at "Night of the Proms", which is a famous series of annual concerts in Europe, featuring a mixture of pop and light classical music .. John passed away in 2021.

[@playitagainsue]

Thanks Wayne, I knew nothing about him or The Proms. I will have to look out for other shows at the Proms. I like that it is an ongoing thing. He is very talented for sure 🤩

[@ericsicard910]

His solo or group career vanished due to the punk wave. But as a music director or guitarist or backing vocal, he worked with the greatests: Led Zeppelin/Jimmy Page, Joe Cocker, Tina Turner, … And he was a ley piece during decades for the Nights of Proms events.

[@wayne_twentyfive]

@@ericsicard910 Thanks for that info, Eric .. Interesting stuff.👍

[@Mickael_]

We are in 2001, these are not phone, these are lighters 😉 (or maybe some little lights they gave to the crowd)

[@playitagainsue]

Haha thanks Mickael! Great point 🤩

[@user-qz3wv7tq6v]

Hi, Sue. Been off-line for a while - health probs. Have to excuse me if I disappear from time to time. R.I.P. Mr. Music. What a talent. When you consider there was basically 1 vocal verse, and he turned that one verse into a song of epic proportions. Incredible. Sadly, we never met. I'm well into my 70's now, and probably not much longer for this world, and as an ex-musician for most of my life I've left instructions for this to be played on the conclusion of my funeral. Thanks for posting, keep well.

[@playitagainsue]

Hi Robert, I am here everyday so whenever you are around, I am here. What a lovely song to have chosen for the end and so fitting since you are a musician yourself 🥰

[@daveharris7224]

Hello Sue, this was by far John Miles best song, which was a hit in the UK in the mid 1970s. He later went on to be a backing musician for the likes of Eric Clapton & Tina Turner, amongst others. He passed away in the last couple of years. If you want to hear another of his songs, try The Right To Sing. The Proms are a UK annual festival of Classical music, running from July to September in the Royal Albert Hall. In more recent years, it has extended to have the last night in parks in various cities around the UK & has diversified the music to include some music that has links to the classical genre. Have a search of Last Night Of The Proms on KZbin to get an idea.

[@playitagainsue]

Hi Dave, looks like a great event! It would be very cool to see this. Thanks so much for the background. He is clearly very talented 🤩

[@horstschafer1839]

He was a brilliant composer, unfortunately got never the respect he should've earned for his work... Still love this masterpiece!!! With this orchestra it's above all limits...

[@playitagainsue]

Hi Horst, you are so right that he didn't get enough recognition because I have never heard of him before this and what a shame that is. This is a masterpiece for sure. Thanks so much for tuning in 😊

[@robertkincaid]

Where have you been all your life , i was 17 and a half when this came out , part of growing up in the seventies , other tune is D,ont Cry for me Argentina by Julie Covington from Evita Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty the opening sax and John miles had other album called Zaragon which should be checked out nothing short of a masterpiece

[@playitagainsue]

Hey Robert, yeah John Miles was someone I had never heard of before. I am not sure how popular he was in North America. But he was outstanding! I have done Gerry. You could check it out if you are interested. I think it was about 2 months ago. Thanks for the other suggestions and for tuning in. I appreciate it 🤗

[@robertkincaid]

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[@ericsicard910]

So let me give you some background on John and the Night of Proms. John Miles is an incredible artist: top singer, top guitarist and pianist, wonderful orchestra conductor, amazing composer. He participated to the Alan Parson’s Project album (Alan Parson produced his records including this Music masterpiece). He was also a partner of crime of Led Zeppelin: he played guitar for them on some of their tours and also for Jimmy Page when he had some solo tours. He even wrote songs for Jimmy. He was music director for Tina Turner or Joe Cocker and made some duets with them. Remember Night Calls of Joe Cocker? He played guitar, keyboards, organ, beats, backing vocals on 3 songs in this album. Music, released in 1976, was a massive hit across europe and became THE anthem for music lovers. He tried to encapsulate different genres of music into a single composition and god, it works perfectly. It was prevented to succeed in the US because he refused to shorten it, US Radios did not want a long song as they wanted to push ads. Night of the Proms is a series of concerts held annually in Belgium (since 1985), the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg. Regularly there are also shows in France, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Denmark, the United States and Sweden. The concerts consist of pop music and popular classical music (often combined) and various well-known musicians and groups usually participate. During decades John Miles has led the orchestra for these events and he also used to end the show by singing Music as the last song. John died in Dec 2021. R.I.P. dear John.

[@playitagainsue]

Wow! That is incredible! Thank you so much, Eric. He is clearly extraordinarily talented. I can't believe that I have never heard of him with all the famous people he has worked with. Unbelievable! I really appreciate the backstory 🤩

[@ericsicard910]

@@playitagainsue yes indeed 😀 His solo career suffered from the punk wave. But he transformed himself as a music wizard for other artists. I posted another comment with a link to a stunning cover he made of Stairway to Heaven, with a pair of classical guitarists twins, and Sharon Den Adel (from Within Temptation). It is apparently murmured that Jimmy Page was at the same time a friend of John and very jealous of his immense musical abilities.

[@playitagainsue]

@ericsicard910 Hey Eric, I saw the other comment you just made, but I didn't see the link you spoke of

[@ericsicard910]

@@playitagainsuehere is the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4nLe35vjbGZZ9Ufeature=shared This was captured in one Night of the Proms concert in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 2009. He was 60 yo at that time and was still delivering…

[@playitagainsue]

@ericsicard910 that is a great performance/version. Thanks so much for sharing that, Eric 😀

[@jayheinz4624]

I just saw him are KZbin video singing with Jimmy in a concert in 1988! He sounded great, a lot like Robert plant ! A Big great voice!! I think I remember back then ,him doing some chores with Jimmy ..I had forgot about it. 🎶🎸🐦

[@playitagainsue]

Awesome, Jay. I bet that was cool 🤩

[@shaunpierce4174]

This is my favourite song of all time, it's an incredible masterpiece, I have requested it be played at my funeral (whenever that may be). I'm also pleased to see the Erasure and Depeche Mode sleeves behind you.

[@playitagainsue]

Hi Shaun, it is a masterpiece! It is composed like a classical piece. I see why you would want this played at your funeral. Glad you like my albums....love the British 1980s bands 🤩💜

[@shaunpierce4174]

@@playitagainsue as a Brit I'm pleased to hear that. As for Erasure, I've been a huge fan since their very early days, I even had a charity donation from Andy Bell once for a skydive I did a few years ago.

[@playitagainsue]

@@shaunpierce4174 how cool is that!!! 😎💜

[@janneroz-photographyonabudget]

The late John Miles, such a loss at a relatively young age. Best remembered for this track, Music. The audience loved him. The Proms, at the Royal Albert Hall. Please check out some of the Last Night of the Proms videos here on KZbin.

[@playitagainsue]

Hi Janner, this was an amazing track. Thanks for the clarification about the Proms. I will look for more performances there. 🤩

[@robertkincaid]

me again i never Saw John miles as himself i saw him with Jimmy P)age in 1988 he carried on as a jobbing musican with the Alan Parsons Project one of Tina Turners band it is a complete mystery why he was never a major artist

[@playitagainsue]

Hey Robert, I bet that was a cool combo of John and Jimmy to see and what a talent to be in the help assisting APP and Tina Turner...amazing. Thanks a bunch 🤩