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Fields was a progressive rock band formed in 1971 by Andrew McCulloch and Graham Field, and also containing Alan Barry. McCulloch had previously been a member of King Crimson, but left due to musical differences. Field had founded Rare Bird, and Barry was a member of the Giles Brothers. They only recorded one eponymous album in 1971, and one single from the album, A Friend of Mine, in 1972. According to Field, CBS management changed and "the new faces did not want to know us", so the group disbanded. Field had the rights to the name Rare Bird, and returned to working in that area and in television themes. McCulloch went on to be part of Greenslade from their inception.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fields_%28Progressive_Rock_Band%29
Graham Field's website:
"After taking music at University I taught music in three south London schools before becoming so jealous of the creativity shown in such records as 'Lost That Loving Feeling' and 'Whiter Shade Of Pale' that I resigned, spent the summer writing some music that mixed classical music with rock, avoided the overused lead guitar, used the full dynamic range, and sounded a bit like a Rock Coronation! Amongst my longer, more overblown ideas was a little sad song called 'Sympathy'... inspired by a tramp who cleaned my car by mistake. I then advertised for fellow musical nutters, and met first Dave K, whose electric piano playing wowed me, and then some time later Steve G, whose voice I thought was amazing, and finally Mark, whose free drumming style seemed halfway between Rock and Zappa therefore just right. Breaking up after two years, a hit single that went to number one in France, Italy and all over the place, (and with 300 cover versions - and was World Publishing Hit 1970), and two progressive albums, was absolutely heartbreaking and was forced on us by contracts that would have kept us poor all our professional lives however big we had become.
I founded a new band, FIELDS, and secured a hefty advance from CBS. Musically the new band was very satisfying and continued the classical rock mix with a vegeance, but we never found a really good manager and a year after our first record almost everyone at CBS moved on..and the new faces didn't want to know us.. yesterday's news! However two of FIELDS tracks, "A Friend Of Mine" and "Over And Over Again", refused to lie down and die and have been featured on countless 70's compilations in Europe by such companies as BRMusic with such titles as 'Rock Giants' which is very flattering if not somewhat exaggerated!
Just after I got the big advance Steve and Dave approached me to let them use the name RARE BIRD which I owned. To be honest I knew there musical direction would be more "groove based" and therefore not at all what I had intended RARE BIRD to be..but I had just struck lucky with CBS and they were still looking and anyway were such great guys that I couldn't say anything but OK....go ahead.
I then wrote some TV themes ("Agony" Maureen Lipman's first series and a few other things), and arranged and produced a great early music folk album for Bob Pegg..and I am still proud of the sort of Early Music big band sound of that album. Then out of the blue I got offered the job of Music Officer for what was then the UK's leading Arts Centre South Hill Park in Berkshire. After 5 years there I was made Arts Officer for Epsom and got Epsom Playhouse built by the developers doing the new shopping mall there. I ran the Playhouse for a few years, and then went down to Dorset so that my kids (I've got 3 girls and 2 boys) could grow up in beautiful Dorset not dirty Battersea. I got the job of programming all the classical music and jazz and poetry at Poole Arts Centre and have been doing that for 20 years now. It takes up half the week, and I get to work regularly with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinal, Chick Corea plus contemporary classical groups like the Composers Ensemble and all the best Early Music groups. To fill the other half of the week I run a small agency for classical musicians, jazz musicians, and poets. "
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Fields was a progressive rock band formed in 1971 by Andrew McCulloch and Graham Field, and also containing Alan Barry. McCulloch had previously been a member of King Crimson, but left due to musical differences. Field had founded Rare Bird, and Barry was a member of the Giles Brothers. They only recorded one eponymous album in 1971, and one single from the album, A Friend of Mine, in 1972. According to Field, CBS management changed and "the new faces did not want to know us", so the group disbanded. Field had the rights to the name Rare Bird, and returned to working in that area and in television themes. McCulloch went on to be part of Greenslade from their inception.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fields_%28Progressive_Rock_Band%29
Graham Field's website:
"After taking music at University I taught music in three south London schools before becoming so jealous of the creativity shown in such records as 'Lost That Loving Feeling' and 'Whiter Shade Of Pale' that I resigned, spent the summer writing some music that mixed classical music with rock, avoided the overused lead guitar, used the full dynamic range, and sounded a bit like a Rock Coronation! Amongst my longer, more overblown ideas was a little sad song called 'Sympathy'... inspired by a tramp who cleaned my car by mistake. I then advertised for fellow musical nutters, and met first Dave K, whose electric piano playing wowed me, and then some time later Steve G, whose voice I thought was amazing, and finally Mark, whose free drumming style seemed halfway between Rock and Zappa therefore just right. Breaking up after two years, a hit single that went to number one in France, Italy and all over the place, (and with 300 cover versions - and was World Publishing Hit 1970), and two progressive albums, was absolutely heartbreaking and was forced on us by contracts that would have kept us poor all our professional lives however big we had become.
I founded a new band, FIELDS, and secured a hefty advance from CBS. Musically the new band was very satisfying and continued the classical rock mix with a vegeance, but we never found a really good manager and a year after our first record almost everyone at CBS moved on..and the new faces didn't want to know us.. yesterday's news! However two of FIELDS tracks, "A Friend Of Mine" and "Over And Over Again", refused to lie down and die and have been featured on countless 70's compilations in Europe by such companies as BRMusic with such titles as 'Rock Giants' which is very flattering if not somewhat exaggerated!
Just after I got the big advance Steve and Dave approached me to let them use the name RARE BIRD which I owned. To be honest I knew there musical direction would be more "groove based" and therefore not at all what I had intended RARE BIRD to be..but I had just struck lucky with CBS and they were still looking and anyway were such great guys that I couldn't say anything but OK....go ahead.
I then wrote some TV themes ("Agony" Maureen Lipman's first series and a few other things), and arranged and produced a great early music folk album for Bob Pegg..and I am still proud of the sort of Early Music big band sound of that album. Then out of the blue I got offered the job of Music Officer for what was then the UK's leading Arts Centre South Hill Park in Berkshire. After 5 years there I was made Arts Officer for Epsom and got Epsom Playhouse built by the developers doing the new shopping mall there. I ran the Playhouse for a few years, and then went down to Dorset so that my kids (I've got 3 girls and 2 boys) could grow up in beautiful Dorset not dirty Battersea. I got the job of programming all the classical music and jazz and poetry at Poole Arts Centre and have been doing that for 20 years now. It takes up half the week, and I get to work regularly with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinal, Chick Corea plus contemporary classical groups like the Composers Ensemble and all the best Early Music groups. To fill the other half of the week I run a small agency for classical musicians, jazz musicians, and poets. "
http://www.angelfire.com/nc/jupiterspace/jspage8.html
Can anyonce please let me know Cost of living in KL, Malaysia. I have been offered monthly pay of RM8500.?
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Is this enough money for the family of three ( me , wife and kid 2Yrs ) so that I can save some ? Your inputs are really valuable for me to take decision, I'm currently in India.
Thank you very much Dante for so much of useful information !! It will definately help me in various ways!!!
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http://www.expatforum.com/articles/cost-of-living/cost-of-living-in-malaysia.html
Thats a good article on cost of living in that area...
It says the cost of living for a house is around 100 to 150 euros now based on your said income of 8500 ringgits = 1,697 euros you should be more than ok.
But according to this gentlman it would seem somewhat more expensive...Decent (furnished) condo in one of the Damansaras or such as TTDI/Sri Hartamas (per month):-
One-bedroomed : RM2,000 perhaps less.
3-4 bedroomed : RM3-4,000
Electricity : RM80-RM250 (depending on # of occupants)
Water/Indah Water : RM20-RM50
Gas : RM30-40
Eating out at local foodstalls : RM5-RM10 per person per meal
Eating out at western restaurants : RM25-RM100 per person per meal.
Draught beer in a pub : RM8-RM12 per mug (1/2 pint). Look for "happy hours"!
Premium cigarettes : RM9 per 20-box.
Taxis from the named suburbs to city centre : RM15-RM20 each way.
Car hire : RM120-RM150 per day (but much better rates for long term lease)
Petrol : RM1.80 per litre
I'd personally recommend you look around in TTDI, especially if your wife and daughter join you, as this is close by the huge shopping complexes of 1 Utama and Mutiara Damansara, which will be convenient for your wife (no need to go downtown for anything). There are also international schools in the vicinity, and it's generally quite a pleasant (green) and safe area where good English is spoken by almost 100% of the residents and shop/business keepers.
Many ex-pats incline to Mont Kiara, but this is rapidly becoming an oppressive concrete jungle.
There are usually units to rent in Villa Flora or Kiara Park at (fairly) reasonable rates, both of which are well-run, secure condominiums, and a few minutes from the Kenchala (sp) link, which will scoot you into and out of town.
Apparently its all about location...Well, if you don't really mind the inaccessibility to foreign grocers, pubs or a decent Montessori, I'd recommend, since your office is in KL, to stay in somewhere like Sentul or Gombak. You can get a decent 2-room apartment for about RM700. Electricity, let's just say you have no air-con but you have a computer, fridge, hot-water shower, electric kettle and iron, perhaps RM100. Food I don't know how to quote, but to get 3 decent meals a day (and I'm talking about keeping it about RM20 per person per day) it would cost about RM2000 for 3 people. The rest for transport it depends, you taking LRT, car, taxi or bus? Let's just say you take the LRT, I'd give it about RM100. Well, I guess all in all, to just survive decently, you'd need about RM3000 for you and your family.
http://board.classifieds1000.com/Malaysia/Expat/Living_in_Malaysia
Its a multi racial country. Living in the cities you get everything that Singapore has but less expensive. Living in smaller towns, its cheaper. Travelling from North to South by driving takes 7 hours via highways with tolls. Cost of living: Heavy Breakfast RM4.00, Heavy Lunch + Juice RM9.00, Heavy Tea time RM 4.00, Heavy Dinner + Juice RM 10.00 and Supper RM 5.00.
We Malaysian eat hell of a lot. There are stalls, shops everywhere and every time is food. Even McDonalds is 24/7.
Cities Rent a room Rm300 per month, towns RM300 the whole house. No guns, only the government has it and the underworld drug dealers. Death to all drug peddlers. You can't find gunshops and very limited shooting range. Even rich people can't get guns. Excellent schools and hospitals. English widely spoken. Imagine Malaysian nurses can easily migrate to Australia, just pass the IELTS tests. That's quality. Learn more for those interested. Especially the British, UK the senior citizen should just sell their London home and live in Malaysia. Small homes in London cost 1 million pounds that's RM 7 million. Can live like kings and queens with full servants in Kuala Lumpur, balance of monies put into unit trust. Australia to KL cheap flights coming very soon estimated RM 1, 200 return.
http://www.expatforum.com/articles/cost-of-living/cost-of-living-in-malaysia.html
Thats a good article on cost of living in that area...
It says the cost of living for a house is around 100 to 150 euros now based on your said income of 8500 ringgits = 1,697 euros you should be more than ok.
But according to this gentlman it would seem somewhat more expensive...Decent (furnished) condo in one of the Damansaras or such as TTDI/Sri Hartamas (per month):-
One-bedroomed : RM2,000 perhaps less.
3-4 bedroomed : RM3-4,000
Electricity : RM80-RM250 (depending on # of occupants)
Water/Indah Water : RM20-RM50
Gas : RM30-40
Eating out at local foodstalls : RM5-RM10 per person per meal
Eating out at western restaurants : RM25-RM100 per person per meal.
Draught beer in a pub : RM8-RM12 per mug (1/2 pint). Look for "happy hours"!
Premium cigarettes : RM9 per 20-box.
Taxis from the named suburbs to city centre : RM15-RM20 each way.
Car hire : RM120-RM150 per day (but much better rates for long term lease)
Petrol : RM1.80 per litre
I'd personally recommend you look around in TTDI, especially if your wife and daughter join you, as this is close by the huge shopping complexes of 1 Utama and Mutiara Damansara, which will be convenient for your wife (no need to go downtown for anything). There are also international schools in the vicinity, and it's generally quite a pleasant (green) and safe area where good English is spoken by almost 100% of the residents and shop/business keepers.
Many ex-pats incline to Mont Kiara, but this is rapidly becoming an oppressive concrete jungle.
There are usually units to rent in Villa Flora or Kiara Park at (fairly) reasonable rates, both of which are well-run, secure condominiums, and a few minutes from the Kenchala (sp) link, which will scoot you into and out of town.
Apparently its all about location...Well, if you don't really mind the inaccessibility to foreign grocers, pubs or a decent Montessori, I'd recommend, since your office is in KL, to stay in somewhere like Sentul or Gombak. You can get a decent 2-room apartment for about RM700. Electricity, let's just say you have no air-con but you have a computer, fridge, hot-water shower, electric kettle and iron, perhaps RM100. Food I don't know how to quote, but to get 3 decent meals a day (and I'm talking about keeping it about RM20 per person per day) it would cost about RM2000 for 3 people. The rest for transport it depends, you taking LRT, car, taxi or bus? Let's just say you take the LRT, I'd give it about RM100. Well, I guess all in all, to just survive decently, you'd need about RM3000 for you and your family.
http://board.classifieds1000.com/Malaysia/Expat/Living_in_Malaysia
Its a multi racial country. Living in the cities you get everything that Singapore has but less expensive. Living in smaller towns, its cheaper. Travelling from North to South by driving takes 7 hours via highways with tolls. Cost of living: Heavy Breakfast RM4.00, Heavy Lunch + Juice RM9.00, Heavy Tea time RM 4.00, Heavy Dinner + Juice RM 10.00 and Supper RM 5.00.
We Malaysian eat hell of a lot. There are stalls, shops everywhere and every time is food. Even McDonalds is 24/7.
Cities Rent a room Rm300 per month, towns RM300 the whole house. No guns, only the government has it and the underworld drug dealers. Death to all drug peddlers. You can't find gunshops and very limited shooting range. Even rich people can't get guns. Excellent schools and hospitals. English widely spoken. Imagine Malaysian nurses can easily migrate to Australia, just pass the IELTS tests. That's quality. Learn more for those interested. Especially the British, UK the senior citizen should just sell their London home and live in Malaysia. Small homes in London cost 1 million pounds that's RM 7 million. Can live like kings and queens with full servants in Kuala Lumpur, balance of monies put into unit trust. Australia to KL cheap flights coming very soon estimated RM 1, 200 return.
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