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Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You
#argent#argent band#rod argent#jim rodford#bob henrit#russ ballard#god gave rock and roll to you#2010#PLEEEEASE#THIS IS SO CUTE AAAAAAAAA#THE SMILESSSS#'DO IT AGAIN THAT'S BEAUTIFUL'#THE CROWD#i'bve been crying about this since i found it today and i can't stop watching this part#i had to have a clip of it#have i mentioned i love this band#they're so cute help#bob's back there singing along with it too#but also the source video i linked has lots of flashing lights at the end so like watch out for that#if anybody goes to it
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Going through a Bob Henrit hyperfixation... I can't stop watching this his drumming is so good...
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Underrated Rockstars: Russ Ballard 🩵
#russ ballard#argent band#80s#80s music#70s music#do I use the same song every time? yes#because it’s beautiful#Spotify
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Infinite list of favourite lyrics: 228/?
Rainbow - Since You Been Gone (1979)
"So in the night I stand,
Beneath the backstreet light,
I read the words that you sent to me.
I could take the afternoon
But nighttime comes around too soon -
You can't know what you mean to me.
Your poison letter,
Your telegram,
Just goes to show you don't give a damn!"
#favourite lyrics#rainbow#since you been gone#1979#russ ballard#down to earth#I'm not sure how many people realise that Since You Been Gone (and it is You‚ not You've‚ despite the intriguing typo on the single sleeve#i used for an image) the song which gave Rainbow their first hit single‚ became a rock anthem and forever associated with the band‚ is#actually a cover version. Russ Ballard‚ in the aftermath of leaving Argent‚ had reinvented himself as a solo artist and wrote the song for#his 1976 album Winning. his version is good‚ but can come as a bit of a surprise: it's... a little goofy tbh. punctuated by strange#electronic boops and bleeps‚ it's a chipper‚ strangely upbeat delivery. Ballard was a celebrated songwriter already in his own time‚ and#his songs commonly covered; several artists beat Rainbow to this song‚ actually‚ with US rockers Head East perhaps the first to give it a#slightly heavier sound. but it was Rainbow who stripped the song down and built it back up from scratch‚ retooling a piano heavy oddity#into a hard rock tragic masterpiece. there's some subtle changes in their arrangement (the scansion in the quoted lines is markedly#different across Rainbow and Ballard's versions) but the chief ingredient that made Rainbow's version a radio mainstay and a huge#commercial success (and the beginnings of a more commercially viable sound for the band) has to be the lead vocals by Graham Bonnet#actually Down to Earth was Bonnet's sole album with Rainbow‚ replacing Ronnie James Dio who'd departed after disagreements with band#founder Ritchie Blackmore. the band had something of a rotating membership from the beginning‚ and Bonnet soon moved on to form his#own metal band‚ Alcatrazz. his delivery on this song‚ though‚ is incredible: a full throated‚ roaring‚ soul baring triumph#that couldn't be further from Ballard's vaguely cheery sing song. backed by a wall of guitar and drums‚ it's a completely different song#a complete stylistic reinvention into a blaring‚ stomping‚ iconic entry in the 70s hard rock canon
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L'Art et la mode, no. 39, vol. 17, 26 septembre 1896, Paris. Pour l'automne. Dessin de G. de Billy. Bibliothèque nationale de France
Manteau de voyage forme redingote en drap mélangé beige et gris. Triple col carré. Coutures à baguettes. Grands boutons de bois. Chapeau timbale en feutre gris clair garni de velours noir et d’ailes.
Travel coat in the form of a frock coat in beige and grey mixed cloth. Triple square collar. Baguette seams. Large wooden buttons. Light grey felt timbale hat trimmed with black velvet and wings.
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Chapeau de feutre corail garni d'une draperie de velours noir coquille, doublé de satin clair. Plumes corail et noir.
Coral felt hat trimmed with black shell velvet drapery, lined with light satin. Coral and black feathers.
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“Frileuse" mante courte pour la campagne, en tissu des Pyrénées "tourterelle" doublé de satin et garni de gros pompons de soie tourterelle et bleu ciel. Capuchon doublé de satin.
“Frileuse” short cloak for the countryside, in “turtledove” Pyrenees fabric lined with satin and trimmed with large turtledove and sky blue silk pompoms. Satin-lined hood.
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Collet demi-saison très élégant en peau de daim grise Boiteries perforées laissant voir la doublure transparence et serties de vieil argent. Grande agrafe russe en vieil argent.
Very elegant demi-season collar in gray suede Perforated boxes revealing the transparent lining and set with old silver. Large Russian clasp in old silver.
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Robe de visites, en tsarine ivoire rayée de velours vert mousse. Draperie de velours même nuance. Bouffants des manches en velours pareil. Chapeau de feutre ivoire.
Visiting dress, in ivory tsarina striped with moss green velvet. Velvet drapery of the same shade. Sleeve puffs in similar velvet. Ivory felt hat.
#L'Art et la mode#19th century#1890s#1896#on this day#September 26#periodical#fashion#fashion plate#description#bibliothèque nationale de france#dress#hat#gigot#collar#cape#Modèles de chez#G. de Billy
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"Les JO, c’est super. Mais pour qui et à quel prix ? [...]
Les fan zones sont pleines de gens qui rient et pleurent ensemble devant les transmissions des épreuves ; 5 200 personnes ont été expulsées de squats et de campements de rue en Île-de-France en un an et envoyées en région sans solution de logement.
Les transports publics roulent bien et les agent·es d’accueil sont plebiscité·es pour leur bonne humeur ; les émissions de CO2 des Jeux olympiques de Paris (JOP), 1,58 million de tonnes au minimum, seront l’équivalent de ce que rejettent 150 000 personnes en France en un an.
Des athlètes couronné·es sont d’anciens enfants placés ou ont grandi dans des quartiers pauvres ; le prix des places pour la cérémonie de clôture des Jeux va de 250 à 1 600 euros – plus qu’un mois de salaire minimum.
C’est officiellement la trêve olympique, et la délégation ukrainienne a remporté deux médailles d’or (sabre et saut en hauteur), ainsi qu’une de bronze (lutte gréco-romaine), qui deviennent des symboles de résistance face à l’agression militaire russe ; les bombardements israéliens n’ont pas cessé à Gaza, visant une école transformée en refuge le 10 août, veille de la clôture des Jeux, tuant près de cent personnes selon un premier bilan. [...]
La vasque et sa flamme olympique en LED et vapeur d’eau flottant au-dessus des Tuileries émerveillent le public ; les enfants du quartier Pleyel à Saint-Denis vont subir les pots d’échappement de la voie vers l’autoroute construite collée à leur école pour les JOP.
Imaginaire collectif coupé en deux
Cette liste pourrait s’allonger encore et encore. Dans ces conditions, quelles conclusions en tirer sur la portée de l’événement ? [...]
Une situation peut être à la fois agréable et pourtant néfaste. On peut aimer boire du Coca-Cola ou de la vodka, cela n’empêche pas que ce soit mauvais pour la santé ; adorer voyager vers des pays lointains alors que les trajets en avion contribuent à la destruction du climat [...]. Les émotions, aussi fortes soient-elles, ne suffisent pas à façonner la réalité.
En 2015, les chercheurs Stefan Aykut et Amy Dahan parlaient de « schisme de réalité » pour décrire les négociations climat, car elles voulaient réduire les gaz à effet de serre sans s’attaquer à leurs principales émettrices, les industries fossiles. Elles avaient créé un théâtre de discours sans prise directe avec le problème à résoudre.
À sa manière, Paris 2024 aura été un schisme de réalité : il y a une dissociation entre le spectacle, excitant, prenant, populaire, et les conditions de sa fabrication, brutales, excluantes, coûteuses et injustes. C’est un déchirement sensible. Le sentiment d’une immense réussite s’entend dans les déclarations des organisateurs et des dirigeants politiques. La fierté et la joie s’expriment un peu partout, aux repas familiaux, entre collègues, avec ses voisins, sur les réseaux sociaux, dans les médias. Mais qui écoute la complainte, la colère et les douleurs de celles et ceux qui ont été éjecté·es de la fête ?
Si le prix à payer en « nettoyage social », en élitisme commercial (le prix des billets, du merchandising et d’un séjour à Paris) et en destructions environnementales (climat, arbres coupés au parc Georges-Valbon, jardins ouvriers détruits à Aubervilliers et pollution de l’air à Saint-Denis), est considéré comme acceptable, le risque est d’abaisser les critères d’exigence démocratique, sociale et écologique pour la suite.
Car si un pouvoir peut décider un tel événement sans consulter la population, en cédant aux exigences d’une association croulant sous les accusations de corruption (le CIO), en engageant au moins 10 milliards d’euros sans transparence sur le coût final en argent public, et en multipliant les promesses écologiques intenables, alors pourquoi ne pas continuer ?"
#french#en français#upthebaguette#french side of tumblr#paris 2024#olympics#bee tries to talk#france#ecology#pollution#classism
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i listened to europe's hold your head up because of your post about it (and because i was like "omg it's the same song title as one of argent's songs, i need to hear it") and it's so good!!! still such a good voice
aaaa you have no idea of how happy this makes me!!😭🥹 yeah it's such a good song and Joey's voice is amazing!! (also I saw in one of your posts about Argent that you tagged it as #hold your head up and I was like: lmao twins!!), I think I should start listening to Argent and Russ Ballard now <3 :))
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THANK YOU for tagging me @lil-melody-moon and @hammill-goes-fogwalking and @wholelottamusic and @bargainoriley and @sea-of-machines i held off on doing this one because i kept getting tagged in more so i was like i'll just wait and thank everybody(that was everybody, right?) that tagged me when i do one (i still have more tag games in my drafts to do eventually but now they're buried in gifs)
omg i've never done a poll before, wait. oh there it is, okay nevermind
(I CAN'T DO A REPEAT OF THE SAME ARTSIT????? WHAT KIND OF RULE-🌋)
i tag EVERYONE that wants to do this
I was tagged by @blackccelebration for this neat tag game! Thank you so much (^3^)/
Rules: list your top 5 albums from your top 5 artists (can't have a repeat of the same artist) on a poll, so your followers can vote which album they think captures your vibe the best.
I now tag @count3rparts @yesterdaysanswers @polska-tankietka @professor-cold-ramen @ishootcops @witchhunter @faroffpromise @frogressive-rock @amplifierworshipservice @celestial-dragoness @elliotironmaidenfan @darkoverstar and and anyone else who wishes to do this!
#tag game#i'm gonna put a week on my poll because i can#okay look technically argent is different than russ's solo albums so like#that's not cheating#WHY IS IT SO HARD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN ALBUMS FROM ONE WHEN I LIKE TOO MANYYYYYYYYYYYY#(well book of love was an easy choice actually)
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I love the inner cover of the Ring of Hands album...
The exact Discogs page where I downloaded the pics from (since I haven't seen an Argent album IRL yet)
#i like how between the self-titled and all together now you can see how they're growing their hair#bob rocks the shoulder-length hair#argent#argent band#rod argent#russ ballard#jim rodford#bob henrit
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« Chez vous [en Occident], l’image d’un Bill Gates, d’un Murdoch ou d’un Zuckerberg menotté est totalement inconcevable. En Russie, au contraire, un milliardaire est tout à fait libre de dépenser son argent, mais pas de peser sur le pouvoir politique. La volonté du peuple russe – et celle du Tsar, qui en est l’incarnation – prévaut sur l’intérêt privé quel qu’il soit. »
Giuliano da Empoli, Le mage du Kremlin (2022)
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Here's one with the albums I have as vinyls and one with my current favourite albums (I started an album ranking some time ago but I haven't updated it in months despite listening to like 30 albums since then... I also have some already ranked albums I need to update since my opinion changed 😅)
a while back i saw a post of people adding their own versions of these but uh it refreshed and now i cant find it so im dumping mine in the endless void of this website yall can reblog with yours if you like
#daniel balavoine#pink floyd#russ ballard#the beatles#argent#argent band#gene clark#bruce palmer#dave davies
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Russ Ballard - Time [lyrics] (HQ Sound) (AOR/Melodic Rock). Another album I don’t think I ever played.
Ballard was initially a guitarist, joining Buster Meikle & The Day Breakers in 1961 together with his older brother Roy and their friend the drummer Bob Henrit. After a stint with The Roulettes, backing Adam Faith, he then went on to join Unit 4 + 2 in 1967, before becoming the lead singer and guitarist of Argent (along with Henrit, who joined as drummer), writing their hit "God Gave Rock and Roll to You",[1] which would later be covered by both Petra and KISS. Ballard is most well known as the vocalist on Argent's smash "Hold Your Head Up". In 1972, Ballard performed on Colin Blunstone's album Ennismore, which was produced by Chris White. Ballard also wrote the hit single "I Don't Believe in Miracles", which featured on that album.
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The description of the Roman onlookers is rather more picturesque in Buss’s translation than in the older translation:
... une cinquantaine de badauds des États de Sa Sainteté, de ceux-là qui font des ronds en crachant dans le Tibre du haut du pont Saint-Ange, quand le Tibre a de l’eau.
... about fifty little vagabonds from the Papal States, who earned a pittance by diving into the Tiber at high water from the bridge of St. Angelo.
... some fifty idlers from the Papal States, of the sort who make rings in the water by spitting into the Tiber from the Ponte Sant’ Angelo, when there is water in the river.
During the conversation between Peppino and the bank clerk, the older translation skips part of their discussion of the Russian traveller who didn’t have as much money as expected:
—Vous aurez mal cherché. —C’est Luigi Vampa qui a fait la perquisition en personne. —En ce cas, il avait ou payé ses dettes... —Un Russe? —Ou dépensé son argent. —C’est possible, après tout.
“You must have searched badly.” “Luigi Vampa himself searched.”
“You probably didn’t look hard enough.” “Luigi Vampa did the search in person.” “In that case, either he had paid his debts...” “A Russian?” “Or spent the money.” “I suppose that’s possible.”
And also part of their reaction to the amount Danglars has:
—C’est bien lui... Cinq millions. Une jolie somme hein, Peppino? —Oui. —Nous n’en aurons jamais autant. —Au moins, répondit philosophiquement Peppino, en aurons-nous quelques bribes. —Chut! Voici notre homme.»
“Yes, it is indeed he. Five millions—a pretty sum, eh, Peppino?” “Hush—here is our man!”
“It’s him all right. Five million... A fine sum, eh, Peppino?” “Yes.” “We’ll never have as much for ourselves.” “At least we’ll get some crumbs of it,” Peppino said philosophically. “Hush! Here he comes.”
Danglars, when he realises he’s in trouble:
Ses yeux prirent dans les ténèbres ce degré de finesse que communiquent dans le premier moment les émotions fortes, et qui s’émousse plus tard pour avoir été trop exercé. Avant d’avoir peur, on voit juste; pendant qu’on a peur, on voit double, et après qu’on a eu peur, on voit trouble.
His eyes acquired that quality which in the first moment of strong emotion enables them to see distinctly, and which afterwards fails from being too much taxed. Before we are alarmed, we see correctly; when we are alarmed, we see double; and when we have been alarmed, we see nothing but trouble.
In the darkness his eyes took on that degree of acuity that strong emotions tend to give them at first, only for the effect to be reversed later through overuse. Berfore one is afraid, one sees clearly; while one is afraid, one sees double; and after being afraid, one sees dimly.
The older translation is continuing to trim out religious references, with this being one of the larger elisions:
Un lit fait d’herbes sèches, recouvert de peaux de chèvre, était, non pas dressé, mais étendu dans un coin de cette cellule. Danglars, en l’apercevant, crut voir le symbole radieux de son salut. «Oh! Dieu soit loué! murmura-t-il, c’est un vrai lit!» C’était la seconde fois, depuis une heure, qu’il invoquait le nom de Dieu; cela ne lui était pas arrivé depuis dix ans.
A bed of dried grass covered with goat–skins was placed in one corner. Danglars brightened up on beholding it, fancying that it gave some promise of safety. “Oh, God be praised,” he said; “it is a real bed!”
A bed of dry grass, covered with goatskins, was not standing, but spread out in a corner of this cell. Seeing it, Danglars thought he saw the glowing symbol of his salvation. “Oh, God be praised!” he murmured. “It’s a real bed!” This was the second time in the last hour that he had called on the name of God, something that had not happened to him for ten years.
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THANK YOUUU @lil-melody-moon
i tag EVERYONE
tag game: put your music library on shuffle, then list the first five songs that come up in a poll to let people vote for which one they like the most
I was tagged by @poneystoney and I'm tagging @chrysochromulina @itbe1964 @harlequinhovers @balladofsallyrose @rodeoromeo and @desertsquiet + anyone who wants to join in
#tag game#i can vote on my own poll right#but i'd be stuck between argent and russ#even though it's both russ#i love that argent song#me singing stuck in the middle with you to the argent and russ songs
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Diadème "Russe" en platine, diamants et perles fines, "Lampe à Parfum" en aventurine, vermeil, émail translucide bleu sur fond guilloché, émail blanc et saphirs, "Paire de Jumelles de Théâtre" en platine, jais, vernis noir et diamants et "Pendulette à Chevalet" en platine, or, argent, métal doré et émail translucide de Cartier (1907-13) à l'exposition “Le Paris de la Modernité (1905-1925)” du Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, décembre 2023.
#expos#inspirations bijoux#bijoux de tête#Art Deco#CArtier#email#diamant#perle#onyx#jais#aventurine#saphir#MuseePetitPalais#MuseeBeauxArts
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