Comments on: Harold Wheeler and the Dancing With The Stars band http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/04/21/harold-wheeler-and-the-dancing-with-the-stars-band/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Thefield@earthlink.net http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/04/21/harold-wheeler-and-the-dancing-with-the-stars-band/comment-page-1/#comment-43092 Thefield@earthlink.net Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:44:43 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=3713#comment-43092 Seems WEAK to me that you've changed you opinion about your original blog simply because someone commented how "wrong you are" regarding the highly credited and well respected musicians of the band. I'm sure if another commentor suggested how within the singers exists a Grammy winner, have hundreds of well recognized records and commercial work under their belt, not to mention three of which worked with MJ himself, you'd change your tune as well. What about if within the producers existed a musical experience of the highest caliber including credits in both the UK and the US, I assume then you'd just sit back and enjoy the show. Am I right? Probably not. My point is that it's obvious you have not one leg on which to stand nor do you have an educated opinion about how a song should be represented on a show such as the one in question. An innovative show requires an innovative approach not to mention a fresh perspective (something one can't add with one's head up his or her canal) from the musical team you so demean. If you've admitted to having your head up your canal upon writing your first opinion then why continue to make slanderous comments about a job to which you have very little knowledge or respect for that matter. You are a funny guy! I will give you that. Cutting on other peoples abilities is certainly much easier than picking up your guitar and practicing isn't it? I admit I don't LOVE everthing I hear but the element of unedited, one take performance, Dancing with the Stars stamp of approval that makes air, deserves an applause and less ignorant comments like yours. Go write on something like Pinkberry. Seems WEAK to me that you’ve changed you opinion about your original blog simply because someone commented how “wrong you are” regarding the highly credited and well respected musicians of the band. I’m sure if another commentor suggested how within the singers exists a Grammy winner, have hundreds of well recognized records and commercial work under their belt, not to mention three of which worked with MJ himself, you’d change your tune as well. What about if within the producers existed a musical experience of the highest caliber including credits in both the UK and the US, I assume then you’d just sit back and enjoy the show. Am I right? Probably not. My point is that it’s obvious you have not one leg on which to stand nor do you have an educated opinion about how a song should be represented on a show such as the one in question. An innovative show requires an innovative approach not to mention a fresh perspective (something one can’t add with one’s head up his or her canal) from the musical team you so demean. If you’ve admitted to having your head up your canal upon writing your first opinion then why continue to make slanderous comments about a job to which you have very little knowledge or respect for that matter. You are a funny guy! I will give you that. Cutting on other peoples abilities is certainly much easier than picking up your guitar and practicing isn’t it? I admit I don’t LOVE everthing I hear but the element of unedited, one take performance, Dancing with the Stars stamp of approval that makes air, deserves an applause and less ignorant comments like yours. Go write on something like Pinkberry.

]]> By: rdnzl http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/04/21/harold-wheeler-and-the-dancing-with-the-stars-band/comment-page-1/#comment-39332 rdnzl Tue, 12 May 2009 17:48:30 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=3713#comment-39332 Couple of things - on a heavily corporate show like this, I'm sure Wheeler has little to no say about how cheezy the arrangements sound. He gets an "assignment" and it comes like this: "Harold, we need a 120-second version of the theme from 'Cats' in the style of a tango. It needs to sizzle from bar 1, big hold on the ending, sax solo in the middle, quarter note = 142. By Tuesday 9 am." He doesn't get paid to say, ya know, I don't think that's gonna work so well. He gets paid to make it happen, and if that means it comes out sounding like a great big loaf of Velveeta, well, that's what you asked for. Some arrangers are better than others, but nobody can be handed a bag of crap and turn it into gold. And the show's producers are not musicians, and they have no interest in the integrity of the music. It's a show about skin and sexy poses, and that's it. BTW, BJR, the Police did not "sign off" on the use of Roxanne. Whoever owns the mechanical rights does, probably their record company. If they're even aware of it's use on the show, they heard it the same time you did. Hopefully, Sting and the boys didn't sign all of their rights away and get a little taste of the action when it gets played on TV, but I would not be surprised if they get nothing at all from it. Couple of things – on a heavily corporate show like this, I'm sure Wheeler has little to no say about how cheezy the arrangements sound. He gets an "assignment" and it comes like this: "Harold, we need a 120-second version of the theme from 'Cats' in the style of a tango. It needs to sizzle from bar 1, big hold on the ending, sax solo in the middle, quarter note = 142. By Tuesday 9 am." He doesn't get paid to say, ya know, I don't think that's gonna work so well. He gets paid to make it happen, and if that means it comes out sounding like a great big loaf of Velveeta, well, that's what you asked for. Some arrangers are better than others, but nobody can be handed a bag of crap and turn it into gold. And the show's producers are not musicians, and they have no interest in the integrity of the music. It's a show about skin and sexy poses, and that's it.

BTW, BJR, the Police did not "sign off" on the use of Roxanne. Whoever owns the mechanical rights does, probably their record company. If they're even aware of it's use on the show, they heard it the same time you did. Hopefully, Sting and the boys didn't sign all of their rights away and get a little taste of the action when it gets played on TV, but I would not be surprised if they get nothing at all from it.

]]> By: Mae http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/04/21/harold-wheeler-and-the-dancing-with-the-stars-band/comment-page-1/#comment-39124 Mae Wed, 06 May 2009 18:45:59 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=3713#comment-39124 Who is the group that performed on Dancing with the Stars on 4/28/09 show. Who is the group that performed on Dancing with the Stars on 4/28/09 show.

]]> By: BJ R http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/04/21/harold-wheeler-and-the-dancing-with-the-stars-band/comment-page-1/#comment-38846 BJ R Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:41:22 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=3713#comment-38846 I agree with the analysis on Roxanne. I actually liked the movie version better than the original. Same way with Mustang Sally from The Commitments. Haven't ever seen Dancing with the Stars so I can't speak to that. I agree with the analysis on Roxanne. I actually liked the movie version better than the original. Same way with Mustang Sally from The Commitments. Haven't ever seen Dancing with the Stars so I can't speak to that.

]]> By: Dancing With The Stars Band - SeanPAune.com http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/04/21/harold-wheeler-and-the-dancing-with-the-stars-band/comment-page-1/#comment-38789 Dancing With The Stars Band - SeanPAune.com Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:36:08 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=3713#comment-38789 [...] Check out my follow-up to this piece.  Yes, my opinion does change [...] [...] Check out my follow-up to this piece.  Yes, my opinion does change [...]

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