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"trick of the light" Definitions
  1. something appearing different from what actually is as a result of the quality of light
"trick of the light" Synonyms
optical illusion conjuring trick effect impression special effect trick trompe l'oeil visual effect apparition fata morgana hallucination illusion mirage phantasm phantasmagoria specter(US) spectre(UK) trick of eyesight trick of light trick of the eyesight

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There is no trick of the light, no specialized piece of gear.
Is it blessed in this competition, or is it a trick of the light?
About 80 percent of blue-­water cases are "natural," a trick of the light, he explained.
Or is it just a trick of the light that paranormal enthusiasts are reading too much into?
" She told AAP Newswire, "I thought I was seeing things or thought it was a trick of the light.
Blink and you'll miss the sneaky neon color painted toward the end of her ponytail (or assume it's just a trick of the light).
The thing is, there were no windows facing that hallway, and I hadn't passed the nightlight yet, so it definitely wasn't a trick of the light.
Sometimes, even in Weymouth Street, such lesser shadows flitted about, but Etheridge dismissed this interference as a trick of the light or of his own imagination.
It is possible that the specter that appeared in the mirror in my mother's house was a trick of the light or a work of the imagination.
It's easy to miss, but Ivanka's eyes change color, and not in a way that could be passed off as a trick of the light or camera flash.
"I thought I was seeing things or thought it was a trick of the light," Lacey told AAP, who mentioned that it was the "strangest thing" she's ever seen in her life.
"Have you met Jan before?" she asks as Morris materializes from what, due to a trick of the light, looks to be the ocean itself, clouds of white hair wafting and fluffing around her face.
It caught me off guard, and for a second I thought it was a trick of the light, but then I looked again, without really meaning to but also shamelessly, and there it was, wan and hideous, like a tree fungus.
It might just be a trick of the light; it might just be the close proximity to an actual wine glass; it might just be a pint of extremely flat lager, left to languish in the pale glow of the overhead lighting.
But at the end of my most recent visit, as I flew out of Heathrow, over the tower blocks and the discs of green parkland and the sweep of the motorway, I caught a glimpse of a bend in the Thames, so familiar and so alien, and I wondered if it had all been a trick of the light.
"Trick of the Light" was included in the two-disc edition of The Who Hits 50!.
Trick of the Light is the second album by English band Modern Romance. It was released in 1983 on LP and Cassette tape by WEA. A Japanese reissue on CD was released, but is long out of print.Modern Romance, Discography, Trick of the Light, Discogs Website, [accessed] April 27, 2011.
Lee-Williams, Matt: Modern Romance, Biography, Internet Database, [accessed] April 26, 2011.Lee-Williams, Matt: Jaymes, David, Biography, Internet Movie Database, [accessed] April 26, 2011.Modern Romance, Discography, Trick of the Light, Discogs Website, [accessed] April 26, 2011.
On 12 June 2018, the band announced the release of their new album, along with the single "A Trick Of The Light". The second single "Fool" was released on 20 August 2018. The third single "Again" was released on 10 September 2018.
A Trick of the Light is a book written by Louise Penny and published by Minotaur Books (owned by St. Martin's Press, an imprint of Macmillan Publishers) on 30 August 2011, which later went on to win the Anthony Award for Best Novel in 2012.
The B-side, 'Trick Of The Light' was originally recorded for Q (magazine). The band were given the song title 'Seabirds' and 24 hours to write and record the track. The video for the single features actor Ian McKellen."Sir Ian Stars In Guillemots Video".
Modern Romance were holding their own with bands such as Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet, and a myriad TV and magazine appearances followed. They were regulars on Top of the Pops and made an appearance at the Royal Variety Performance. Modern Romance subsequently released their second studio album titled Trick of the Light (1983). The album was a success, reaching No. 53 on the UK Album Chart, and one significant change was the re-recording of the single "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" [New Version] (the new recording of this version was included on both Trick of the Light and Party Tonight) with Mullins lending the song his softer vocals.
"Good Friday" - and its B-side Good Feelings - are a mix of pop music and party music with a hint of their signature traditional salsa music style. It was the final single to feature John Du Prez.Modern Romance, Discography, Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm from Trick of the Light. Accessed April 28, 2011.
The selections were remastered by Jon Astley, and the cover art and packaging reflects the band's association with the pop art of the 1960s. On the two-disc set, the liner notes incorrectly list Pete Townshend as the writer of the track "Trick of the Light" when it was in fact written by John Entwistle.
On 28 November 2016, Stone released his first eponymous single, "Trick of the Light" through Australian music website Happy Mag alongside an interview. The song was produced by and co-written with longtime Bluejuice collaborator Alex Gooden, features guitar contributions from Bluejuice touring guitarist Dan Farrugia, and additional vocals and production from Dan Williams from Art vs. Science.
"Walking in the Rain" is a soulful - and bluesy - wistful ballad in-keeping with the band's change from the traditional Salsa music style, something they were trying to shake. The song features the distinctive trumpet-driven sounds of John Du Prez.Modern Romance, Discography, Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm from Trick of the Light. Accessed April 28, 2011.
It was recorded in August 1986. "Trick of the Light" was the band's second United Kingdom hit reaching No. 73 on the UK singles chart in February 1988; and reached No. 77 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
"Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" ia a Pop music single with elements of Afro-Cuban and Mambo, which presented a marked change from the traditional Salsa music style of Modern Romance (band). The song features the distinctive trumpet and horn sounds of John Du Prez.Modern Romance, Discography, Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm from Trick of the Light. Accessed April 28, 2011.
He wrote "Success Story" for The Who by Numbers (1975), for which he also drew the illustration on the album cover; "Had Enough", "905", and "Trick of the Light" for Who Are You (1978); "The Quiet One" and "You" for Face Dances (1981); and "It's Your Turn", "Dangerous" and "One at a Time" for It's Hard (1982), his final album with the Who.
Interview, Contact Music. and in January 2011 announced they would be releasing their debut album in March. Having released Trick Of The Light in March 2011 the band released Keep The Fire EP through iTunes 3 April 2011 consisting of 5 mixes of the track. There have been no further releases; the band's Facebook page has had no updates since 2011 and their website is defunct.
Du Prez can be found - with the other band members - on the cover of the Trick of the Light (album), which was featured in the Taschen Book 1000 Record Covers.Ochs, Michael, 1000 Record Covers, Taschen, 25th Edition, 2005, pp.700. The book presents a selection of the best vinyl cover art from the 1960s to the 1990s, and from a cross section of music genres.
Anyway, it's a sorry little interlude > that I should draw the curtain on. The sessions were scrapped and we were > allowed to be The Triffids again. Island Records then brought in Lenny Kaye, "who made a few suggestions... 'Some of them were a bit odd' David recalls, 'like his calypso/reggae version of "Trick of the Light"' Rob: 'A bit odd! Basically we just shot them down in flames'".
The group appeared on Top of the Pops to promote the single. The follow-up "Trick of the Light" failed to chart. Further success was achieved in 1982 when a re-recorded version of "After the Gold Rush" made the UK Top 30. The group released three further singles in the same year, namely, "Only The Lonely" (a cover of the Roy Orbison song), "City Tonight" and "Silent Night".
The album was produced by Tony Visconti and featured tracks from their two previous studio albums—Adventures in Clubland (1982) and Trick of the Light (1983)—and featured its sister single, "Good Friday", released simultaneously. Party Tonight and Good Friday share the same cover photo.Lee- Williams, Matt: Jaymes, David, Biography, Internet Movie Database, [accessed] April 27, 2011.Lee-Williams, Matt: Modern Romance, Biography, Internet Movie Database, [accessed] April 27, 2011.
"Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" ia a pop music single with elements of Afro-Cuban and Mambo. "Everybody Salsa" and "Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey" are Latin American salsa music tunes. "Best Year of Our Lives" and "High Life" are pop music tracks with an element of salsa music and R&B.;Modern Romance, Discography, Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm from Trick of the Light [accessed] April 28, 2011.
Ken Duncum is a leading New Zealand playwright and screenwriter. His scripts have won awards in theatre and television. His plays Cherish and Trick of the Light won best new New Zealand play at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards in 2003 and 2004. His script for television drama series Cover Story won Best Script for Drama at the New Zealand Film and Television Awards and Best Writer - Comedy for Willy Nilly in 2002.
The compilation album, Modern Romance: The Platinum Collection was released on CD in 2006, and contains a wide variety of the band's songs from the Jaymes/Mullins era. Adventures in Clubland has also been released on CD. Trick of the Light can be found on CD import from Japan, and his highly sought after by audiophiles. Each album – up until Burn It! – is available on vinyl and cassette tape, although long out-of-print.
Trick of the Light contains no less than six hit singles, five of them top-twenty, three of these top-ten, making 1983 in music Modern Romance (band)'s watershed year. Two of the album tracks – Best Years of Our Lives (1982 song) and High Life (1983 song) – featured as part of the band's farewell single, Best Mix of Our Lives, which charted at #81 in 1985.Lee-Williams, Matt: Du Prez, John, Biography, Internet Movie Database, [accessed] April 26, 2011.
"Trick of the Light" is a song written by bassist John Entwistle for The Who's eighth studio album, Who Are You. It was released as the second single from the album, atypically with another Entwistle song, "905" on the B-side, but did not chart. The lyrics describe fear of being sexually inadequate in the face of a prostitute. The singer wants to have an emotional connection with the prostitute but she only sees him as dehumanized and recognizes his sexual insecurity.
The reissue by Domino Records released in February 2007 included three additional songs that had previously been held over for Calenture: "Trick Of The Light", "Blinder By The Hour" and "Jerdacuttup Man". It also included two other songs that were not on the original edition: "She's Sure The Girl I Love" and "Wish to See No More". The previous version of "Born Sandy Devotional" is expanded. The reissue was remixed by Bruce Callaway, the sound engineer of the original recordings.
The Trickster series is an ongoing series of novels by American author Rob Thurman that are based around the fictional character of Trixa Iktomi, a bar owner and information broker in Las Vegas. The series is set in the same fictional world as Thurman's New York Times Bestselling Cal Leandros series. The first novel, Trick of the Light, was published on September 1, 2009 through Roc Fantasy. Thurman announced on her website in 2011 that there would be at least one more book in the series.
Review in Sunday Times Culture, 11 December 2005 Lady Avon was 87 when her memoir appeared in 2007. A journalist who interviewed her and her editor, Cate Haste, observed that Lady Avon "seems slight and wan, as if painted in watercolour rather than oil", but described her as "vigorous and knowing" in conversation.Nigel Farndale, Daily Telegraph, 21 October 2007. Farndale wondered whether Lady Avon's appearance was "a trick of the light", noting that it was an overcast morning and there was no electric lighting.
Good Friday had started to lose the party-Latin style, giving way to more experimental pop tunes like the mambo-esque "Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" and the bluesy "Walking in the Rain". Both of these tunes made the Top 20 on the UK Chart. However, "Good Friday" seemed like a return to hits such as "Best Year of Our Lives" and "High Life" - and to further punctuate this, their Trick of the Light party track, "Good Feelings", was included as a double A-side, albeit re-mixed. The song underperformed, climbing to only #96.
Between April and August 1987, the band worked again with Norton, to record Calenture, their Island Records debut. The album, released in February 1988, saw them explore themes of insanity, deception and rootlessness—the title refers to a fever suffered by sailors during long hot voyages. The Triffids were nomadic, travelling back and forth from Australia to England to record the 'difficult' album—initial recordings with US producer Craig Leon were abandoned—and obviously related to the disoriented sailors. It provided the singles "Bury Me Deep in Love" in October 1987 and "Trick of the Light" in January 1988.
Calenture is the fourth studio album by Australian rock group The Triffids, it was released in November 1987 and saw them explore themes of insanity, deception and rootlessness—the title refers to a fever suffered by sailors during long hot voyages. It reached No. 32 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart. In November 1987, it reached No. 24 on the Swedish Albums Chart, in May 1988 it peaked at No. 25 on the New Zealand Albums Chart. The album spawned three singles, "Bury Me Deep in Love" (1987), "Trick of the Light" and "Holy Water" (both in 1988).
After graduating, Faulks worked as a teacher at a private school in Camden Town, and then as a journalist for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph. Faulks's first novel, A Trick of the Light, was published in 1984. He continued to work as a journalist, becoming the first literary editor of The Independent in 1986."A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks", Guardian 23 August 2009 He became deputy editor of the Independent on Sunday in 1989; in the same year he published The Girl at the Lion d'Or, the first of his historical novels set in France.
"Walking in the Rain" was a Top 10 single for Modern Romance and was their last Top 40 hit, released in 1983, during the David Jaymes / Michael J. Mullins era. It reached #7 on the UK chart - #1 in Thailand- and can be found on Modern Romance's two hit albums, Trick of the Light (1983) and Party Tonight (1983), and on the 2006 CD compilation album, Modern Romance: The Platinum Collection (2006). Walking in the Rain was written by David Jaymes [Modern Romance Bassist and founder member David Jaymes, and lead vocalist, Michael J. Mullins.High Life, 1983, Discogs Website [accessed] April 28, 2011.
Filming 'indoor' sets on open outdoor lots and combating the elements, communicating with actors in spite of overwhelming distraction and deafening noise, directors (male and female) fashion great films out of chaos and confusion. Interviews include Bessie Love, Janet Gaynor and King Vidor. # "Trick of the Light"Skilled cameramen had the ability to turn an actress into a screen goddess, and were valuable assets to studios and stars. With the aid of art directors, they achieved some of the most amazing and dangerous sequences captured on film, pioneering photography effects used through the remainder of the 20th century.
David Ashton has continued McLevy's story in his 2006 book Shadow of the Serpent (); following volumes include Fall From Grace (2007) (), Trick of the Light (2009) (), featuring a young Arthur Conan Doyle, and most recently Nor Shall He Sleep (2012) (), featuring Robert Louis Stevenson; all four novels are currently available in audio download format, read by David Ashton. McLevy's "nemesis" Jean Brash currently has two mysteries of her own to solve, with McLevy in a supporting role: Mistress of the Just Land () and The Lost Daughter (), both currently available in both paperback and e-book format as well as audio recordings narrated by Siobhan Redmond.
High Life (1982) was the third Top 10 single for Modern Romance (band). It was the second single to feature Michael J. Mullins as lead vocalist and peaked at #8 on the UK chart in 1983. The single can be found on Modern Romance's two hit albums, Trick of the Light (1983) and Party Tonight (1983). It also made an appearance on their farewell single, Best Mix of Our Lives (1985) with four other singles: Best Years of Our Lives (1982 song), Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm, Everybody Salsa, and Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey. The 12-inch vinyl came with a special fold-out poster of Michael J. Mullins and David Jaymes.
"Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" was a Top 20 single for Modern Romance (band). It was the released during the David Jaymes / Michael J. Mullins era. It reached #14 on the UK chart in 1983 and can be found on Modern Romance's two hit albums, Trick of the Light (1983) and Party Tonight (1983). Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm also made an appearance on their farewell single, Best Mix of Our Lives (1985) with four other singles: Best Years of Our Lives (1982 song), High Life (1983 song), Everybody Salsa, and Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey. The 12-inch vinyl came with a special fold-out poster of Michael J. Mullins and David Jaymes.
They returned to Australia to tour and in April 1986 they recorded their next studio album, In the Pines, on the McCombs' family property in Ravensthorpe, about 540 km south east of Perth. For the album Birt is credited with keyboards and metal percussion. In 1987 the band signed a three-record deal with Island Records, which saw the release of Calenture which had been recorded from April to August and was issued in November that year. Penny Black Music's John Clarkson declared "[t]he breezy 'Trick of the Light', another failed single and an attempt at a pop number, pushes Jill Birt’s cascading, gorgeous keyboards to the fore, but again has a bleak undercurrent".
The group ended the year with a benefit appearance at the Hammersmith Odeon, London on 28 December as part of the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea. The band added three new songs from Who Are You in 1979, "Who Are You," "Sister Disco," and "Music Must Change"; John Entwistle's "Trick of the Light" was also played occasionally, with Entwistle playing 8 string bass and Pete Townshend also playing a standard bass guitar. The horn section also allowed numbers like "5:15" and "Drowned" (now sung by Townshend) to be reintroduced to the act. Meanwhile, 1979 shows are known among Who fans for new material that Townshend introduced on some nights during jams, most of which did not see release until later on.
Du Prez joined Modern Romance (band) during the early 1980s and remained with them throughout their most successful years. He appeared on their debut album Adventures in Clubland (1981) and on two further albums: Trick of the Light (1983) and Party Tonight (1983). He is probably best remembered as playing the trumpet solo on the Modern Romance cover version of Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) which made the UK top twenty in 1982. The B-side to Cherry Pink ... is dedicated to Du Prez, a (nearly) instrumental track titled Who Is John Du Prez?. Modern Romance scored seven further Top Forty hits before disbanding in 1985, including Best Years of Our Lives (Songs) which reached #4 on the UK chart and later featured in the movie Shrek.
On the Who's 1979 tour, only four songs were played live: "Sister Disco", "Music Must Change", "Trick of the Light", and "Who Are You". On that tour, "Sister Disco" was played quite close to the studio version, except that the guitar outro was changed from country-style to a more bluesy one, except in 1989, where Townshend used acoustics, and 2008–09, where he could switch his Fender from 'electric mode' to 'acoustic mode'. Townshend actually stated in an interview that this was one of his least favourite songs to perform live (the other being "Dreaming from the Waist"), as Daltrey encouraged Townshend to share a microphone whilst harmonizing on the final vocal tag, evoking a camaraderie Townshend stated didn't really exist. It was played in the tours of 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1989, 2008 and 2009.
Jaymes formed the band Modern Romance with Geoff Deane (lead vocals) and Tony Gainsborough (drums) of The Leyton Buzzards, his brother Robbie Jaymes (keyboards), and Paul Gendler (guitars). Later members included Michael J. Mullins (lead vocals), Andy Kyriacou (drums) and John Du Prez (trumpets). Modern Romance were predominantly known for their Latin American music and salsa music sound; they produced a string of hits, including "Everybody Salsa" (1981), "Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey" (1981), "Queen of the Rapping Scene / Nothing Ever Goes the Way You Plan" (1982), a cover version of "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" (1982), "Best Years of Our Lives" (1982), "High Life" (1983), "Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" (1983), and "Walking in the Rain" (1983). Two successful albums in the UK – Trick of the Light and Party Tonight – and a host of TV and magazine appearances, made 1983 the band's watershed year.
"Best Years of Our Lives" was the biggest selling single for Modern Romance. It was the first single to feature Michael J. Mullins as lead vocalist and peaked at number 4 on the UK chart in late 1982. The single can be found on Modern Romance's two hit albums, Trick of the Light (1983) and Party Tonight (1983). It also made an appearance on their farewell single, Best Mix of Our Lives (1985) with four other singles: High Life, Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm, Everybody Salsa, and Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey. It served as a 7-inch single [re-mix] on the B-side of Best Mix of Our Lives and as a 12-inch single [re-mix] on the B-side of the 12-inch version of Best Mix .... The original B-side, We've Got Them Running (The Counting Song), is taken from the Modern Romance debut studio album Adventures in Clubland and features the lead vocals of Geoff Deane.
In 1985, MCA Records released the album on CD. There were no extra tracks on this CD, as it only contained songs from the original LP. In 1996, the album was reissued on CD. This re-release was remixed and remastered by Jon Astley and Andy Macpherson; some of the elements from the original mixes were eliminated or changed, including an alternate guitar track on "Music Must Change", while other elements were restored, such as "Trick of the Light" being restored to its full length of 4:45. This remaster included five bonus tracks: outtakes "Empty Glass" and "No Road Romance", and alternate mixes for "Guitar and Pen", "Love Is Coming Down", and "Who Are You". On 24 December 2011, Universal Japan reissued the original analogue mixes of the album on limited, numbered edition SHM-CD, remastered by Jon Astley. The bonus tracks from the 1996 album were also included using vintage mixes where possible; however, the full band version of "No Road Romance" was included instead of Townshend's demo from the 1996 issue.

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