Matt Monro Forum

Glad you liked it Paul. I so wanted to bring this to the market especially for those that had never seen dad perform live. I think there is nothing better than a live show, hearing the banter and getting a taste of the essence of the man behind the voice. It is also so much more intimate than the sterility of a studio album and even though you might know some of the songs, the arrangements might be different, there's a different take on things.

That is also why writing the book was important so that people know who the man behind the voice was - hope you caught the documentary on television tonight.
Here's to a great Christmas and may your new years always be filled with music.
Michele

I don't think the programme was shown as far away as Canada

You're quite right. Matt has always seemed somewhat of an enigma to me as I've never had any live recordings...however, my mom tells me that we did see him live in England (we came to Toronto in 1966) when I was a kid...so I don't remember that. That's why this recording is such an eye-opener for me. There's absolutely nothing like live recordings! Another observation I didn't previously mention was that Matt sang quite a few Manilow tunes. A funny story (to me anyhow), back in the early '70's when we were in Burnley (Lancs) visiting, I liked this tune by David Cassidy called I Write The Songs. Then a while after I came back home this guy called Barry Manilow recorded it and I thought "Who the heck is the guy ruining this song?" and I didn't like it at all. After I got to know Barry, he became one of my faves. I love his voice and his arrangements....so I guess you dad realized what a talent he was too.

Anyhow, I hope your Christmas went well and All The Best for 2011....and bring on the Matt Monro stuff!

Paul.

ROBERT M. wrote:I don't think the programme was shown as far away as Canada

You're quite right. Does none of this stuff get posted anywhere? When Bassey's show on the Electric Proms on 2009 10 23 appeared on the BBC, the very next day, it was posted and I got the whole thing burned on DVD. By any chance, does anyone have this so I get a copy?

Paul.

I realise the programme was not shown outside England BUT it is available to watch on the BBC IPlayer website, which I think is accessible worldwide. If you are interested the link is:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... den_Voice/

Eh Michele, thanks for the response. Unfortunately, when I visited the link, it said "Not available in your area." The Bassey stuff was loaded on some website for download (I can't remember what it was though). If anyone could post a link to somewhere where I could download it, I would be eternally grateful!

Paul.

It's on you tube - Here's Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i-ZIvBWskU

BRILL!!! Thanks very much!

Paul.