Results 1 to 21 of 21

Thread: Matt Bianco Anyone?

  1. #1
    Joined
    May 1978
    Posts
    744

    Matt Bianco Anyone?

    Hey everyone, I just started an internship with umvd and they got these HUGEEEEEEEEE bins just full of cds that they are giving away and you can just go in there and take whatever you want. Well anyways, I got this one cd by Matt Bianco called Matt's Moods and its so amazing. The single is called Ordinary Day and I was wondering if anyone has heard the song at all?? If not, heres a link.... http://exodus.interoutemediaservices...0-6A997555F790


    okay, i gotta go, i dont wanna get in trouble from posting on boards, but ill be back later to see what you guys think...

  2. #2
    Joined
    Mar 2005
    Posts
    17
    Matt Bianco was huge in Europe in the early 80s with
    performing / covering classic swing and Rockabilly songs
    in a more modern way.
    I liked "Who´s side are you on" and his first Album.
    His female Singer had after that a short solo - career,
    i don´t remember her name but she was from Poland.

  3. #3
    Joined
    Mar 2004
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    1,054
    Basia (Pronounced 'Basha') Trzetrzelewska is her name.
    Matt Bianco quite deservedly had many hits during the middle '80s in Europe. 'Matt's Mood' from 1984 was an excellent and funky instrumental, 'Get Out of your Lazy Bed' and 'Half a minute' were great songs too, and the band seem to have mastered their very commercialised form of latin music. I'm surprised to see that they have reformed and are touring right now. Didn't they also do a version of 'Yeah Yeah' by Georgie Fame?

    Great stuff.

  4. #4
    Joined
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Sweden
    Posts
    346
    Ahh "Basha". And how do you pronounce "Trzetrzelewska"

  5. #5
    Joined
    Mar 2004
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    1,054
    :-?
    Um...Dunno.

  6. #6
    Joined
    Oct 2001
    Location
    Funky Tropical, Florida
    Posts
    1,678
    There is a new Matt Bianco released a couple of weeks ago that I'm yet to pick up, reviewer says Basia is great in this set, by the way Basia had a long carrer, she released like 4 of 5 albums and many of her 80's music was released on 12" and got lots of play at Discos :P

  7. #7
    Joined
    Mar 2005
    Posts
    17


    just found out right now that i own an old matt bianco megamix on vinyl 8)

  8. #8
    Joined
    Feb 2005
    Location
    Worthing,West Sussex, UK
    Posts
    727

    Matt bianco

    They were more famed for their bossa nova-ish stuff like 'Half a minute' and thier last UK hit single was in 1989 (Nervous).
    The track that the folks down 'ere liked was 'Wap bam boogie'
    (b side to Don't blame it on that girl).
    The US remix of Basia's 'Promises' was popular as well.
    Since then the male lead, Mark Reily, has gone into production I think.

  9. #9
    Joined
    Mar 2004
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    1,054
    And there's the famous incident where they were sworn at on live kids TV. :P

  10. #10
    Joined
    Nov 2002
    Location
    San Diego
    Posts
    1,994
    Basia & the Singer that appears in the song CHERCHEZ LA FEMME - DR. BUZZARDS ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND.... is the same person, don'tcha think?

  11. #11
    markydefad's Avatar
    markydefad is offline Triple Platinum Record [Level 10]
    Joined
    Oct 2001
    Location
    Los Angeles
    Posts
    8,269
    That singer would be Cory Daye--lead singer for "Dr. Buzzard" and a solo act with "Green Light" and "Pow Wow" in 1979.
    "Lost inside adorable illusion...."

  12. #12
    Joined
    Nov 2002
    Location
    San Diego
    Posts
    1,994
    I figured she went out on her own.... great voice.

  13. #13
    Joined
    Dec 2002
    Location
    Copenhagen, Denmark
    Posts
    1,665
    Basia T. didn't fare well comercially as a solo artist but that doesn't mean she didn't release good music.

    The 1995 live album "Basia On Broadway: Live At The Neil Simon Theatre" (Sony/Epic) is worth a listen. It's even a bit jazzy in places.


  14. #14
    Joined
    Oct 2001
    Location
    United States
    Posts
    2,326
    Basia had a dance hit here in the U.S. "Cruising For Bruising".

  15. #15
    Joined
    Dec 2004
    Location
    Miami
    Posts
    30
    I love Danny White's piano solo in 'Third Time Lucky" on Basia's Sweetest Illusion cd.

  16. #16
    Joined
    Sep 2005
    Location
    Dublin Ireland
    Posts
    23
    And to this day I still play Basia's debut Album and the Live on Broadway Album. Both are excellent examples of her work.

    Matt Bianco had some exxcellent songs and indeed Emilio Estefan produced "Don't Blame it on that Girl".

  17. #17
    Joined
    Jun 2005
    Location
    cambridge - uk
    Posts
    838
    Matt's Mood was the flip to Sneakin Out The Back Door and covered briliantly by The Breekout Crew, later that year. (1984)

    Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed was their first hit, with a few others worth mentioning.

    Yeh Yeh (they did indeed cover Mr G Fame's classic)

    Half A Minute

    and the house-tinged Wap Bam Boogie. Great track and played to death in my local gay club.

    Basia's first album is a masterpiece - Time & Tide :)

  18. #18
    SandraDee's Avatar
    SandraDee is offline Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
    Joined
    Mar 2002
    Location
    Manchester, UK
    Posts
    5,357
    My favourite Matt Bianco track is 'Good Times' (not the Chic song!)

  19. #19
    Joined
    Oct 2001
    Location
    Funky Tropical, Florida
    Posts
    1,678

    Re: Matt Bianco Anyone?

    wow, I forgot all about this 2004 Matt Bianco "Matt's Mood" CD release with Basia on vocals, :cry: and now I see two different pressings (and covers) by different companies.

    anyone knows if there are any quality issues I should know ???

    MattBianco/Basia

  20. #20
    Joined
    Feb 2002
    Location
    Argentina
    Posts
    1,800

    Re: Matt Bianco Anyone?

    Sorry, I think I had never entered this "Funk" subforum :icon_redface:

    I never listened to an entire Matt Bianco LP but sure enough "Yeh Yeh" was a huge radio hit in Argentina back in 1986. The extended version is awesome. Very much in the British soul then in vogue (Style Council, Blow Monkeys, Swing Out Sister et al)
    It don't mean a thing (if ain't got that swing)

  21. #21
    Joined
    Nov 2011
    Location
    Bristol. U.K
    Posts
    220

    Re: Matt Bianco Anyone?


     

     

    Hi All.
    Thought I'd resurrect this thread for a number of reasons:
    Firstly, I've always enjoyed Matt Bianco's first album 'Whose Side Are You On' and suspect it's become something of a neglected classic.

    Matt Bianco - Whose Side....



    Secondly, what previous posts in this thread have failed to mention is the importance of Phil Harding to the Matt Bianco sound. I believe WSAYO was his last major mixing/engineering project prior to his PWL work.
    You can certainly hear his 'touch' throughout the album.
    Which bring me to my third point:
    A few months ago a double C.D. "Phil Harding Club Mixes Of The 80s" came out. Has anyone heard it ? It would seem pretty essential to me (depending on your interest in early 80s U.K dance music !)

    DD

Similar Threads

  1. Made Event presents MATT DAREY @ Cielo - Friday, 12.11
    By plexipr in Promote Your Music, Events or Radio Shows
    Replies: 0
    Last Entry: December 3rd, 2009, 11:33 AM
  2. Anyone have any dirt on Matt Dillon??
    By nrgbeat in General Entertainment
    Replies: 0
    Last Entry: March 1st, 2007, 04:02 PM
  3. Matt Orchestra
    By bomaxxx in Ask Others To Identify A Disco Song
    Replies: 1
    Last Entry: February 20th, 2007, 05:37 PM
  4. Photo: Matt LeBlanc
    By Marcio** in General Entertainment
    Replies: 0
    Last Entry: September 4th, 2006, 11:41 PM
  5. Anyone remember the Matt Helm movies with Dean Martin?
    By nrgbeat in General Entertainment
    Replies: 5
    Last Entry: March 8th, 2006, 03:56 PM

Bookmarks

Permissions

  • You may not Start New Discussions
  • You may not add a reply
  • You may not add attachments
  • You may not edit your entries
  •