Of course, but I am referring to the more minimalistic arrangements and Bobby’s guitar workOriginally Posted by Offshore Angler
Of course, but I am referring to the more minimalistic arrangements and Bobby’s guitar work
I have a cassette tape (!) I bought decades ago that I'm revisiting. Shake Off The Demon is the song I'm putting on my open mic playlist, so I'm enjoying hearing the terrific harmonies, clever lyrics and just good-timey feeling of this duo. During their heyday, guest musicians included Jerry Garcia, who played pedal steel guitar, Mike Bloomfield, who played guitar, and Nicky Hopkins on piano. Other guests include Mark Naftalin, Orville "Red" Rhodes, and others of the "stable" of SF musicians. A lot of their stuff is on YouTube.
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Today I've been kickin' back with some vintage Paul Shanklin.
"When injustice becomes law then rebellion becomes duty."
Chick Corea, Return to Forever
Amazing how well it holds up after all these years.
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
I saw Return to Forever (Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White) at D. A. R. Constitution Hall in Washington, D. C. shortly after the release of their No Mystery album. It never fails to amaze me to witness live something that I thought was concocted in a studio. Stellar!
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The Black Crowes released a new cover album, 1972.
I am enjoying it.
We won't hold that against you.
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
Over the last couple of years, I’ve immersed myself into classical music and have especially enjoyed the Modernists and Impressionists. A few composers have become favorites—Dvorak, Smetana, Sibelius, Bruckner, and Vaughan Williams. For six years in the 90s, I lived in Bayreuth, Germany, and was able to attend a performance of Das Rheingold, at Wagner’s opera house, at the yearly performance of the entire cycle. So I’ve decided now to dig in deeply. Not only is the music powerful, Wagner is a strong composer of melodies.
Listening to classical through the years has implicitly taught me a lot about theory and arrangement. I’m learning a lot now. Just loving it all and very excited to nerd out.
And on a side note, the Giles Martin mixes of The Beatles Revolver are glorious.
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
I checked those out on Apple Music and can’t wait to listen through a proper hi fi set
Yes! Sibelius was a favorite composer of mine when I was in college!
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Weird Al Yankovic Greatest Hits Volume 2
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
I’m currently listening to RATM’s The battle of Mexico.
This shit is like throwing a Molotov coquetel into a cellar loaded with gunpowder. Raw hate.
I’m reading Paul Ree’s biography of John Entwistle, The Ox. So I’ve been listening to him and The Who. I’d never given the album My Generation a chance. Played it yesterday, and it friggin’ rocks. The guitars are mostly clean, showing hat you don’t need distortion to rock. It’s now one of my favorite Who albums. They began on solid ground!
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
Bluegrass, and bluegrass...
Look up Michael Cleveland - arguably the best fiddle player in the world. Born blind, from Indiana, and there's a documentary about him out there on YouTube too.
Fkn amazing:
"...pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field;
that, of course, they are many in number; or that, after all, they are other than the little,
shriveled, meagre, hopping, though loud and troublesome, insects of the hour."
-Edmund Burke
Samantha Fish Bitch on the Run
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
Samantha Fish <u>Bitch on the Run<br><br></u>
And Samantha Phillips Just like Fish
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
Since I am preparing traditional Mexican fare for dinner tonight (fajitas, rice, corn) I'm grooving on the best hits of Ritchie Valens this afternoon.
Viva la comida.
"When injustice becomes law then rebellion becomes duty."
Gimme back my bullets by Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Live and learn and flip the burns"
I just can’t get enough of Edie Brickell and Steve Martin
"...pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field;
that, of course, they are many in number; or that, after all, they are other than the little,
shriveled, meagre, hopping, though loud and troublesome, insects of the hour."
-Edmund Burke
I was listening to this a couple of days before Rossington died. It's considered lesser than the other original albums, but I think it's good, tough rock album.
I've been listening to Donald Fagen's Nightfly and Steely Dan's Gaucho today. Usually, I've been so into Larry Carlton and Fagen that I have ignored the bass playerS.
Anthony Jackson, Markus Miller, Abe Laborial, Sr., etc. How incredible these guys are. I love Marcus Miller's tone especially.
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
Listening to Made In Japan by Deep Purple. That intro to Highway Star just before the vocals come in, blows me away.
What's weird is not hearing the crackle of the viny, it's almost indelibly engraved into my memory bank.
"Live and learn and flip the burns"
+1
Jon Lord sure knew how to wring some soul out of a B3.
"When injustice becomes law then rebellion becomes duty."
Highway Star is so great. Hell, Deep Purple were among the best ever of bands, and I even like some of the newer releases.
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
Extreme - Rise. What Nuno Bettencourt does at 2:54 is nothing short of incredible. He's got the whole guitar world buzzing in a state of disbelief right now.
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
I listen to so much music. This week I've listened on repeat to Brahms's Symphony No. 1. Then a round of miscellaneous Michael McDonald, St. Vincent, Blue Oyster Cult's album with Burning for You, and Steely Dan's Aja.
In between, I use an app called Radio Garden and listen to stations in Europe from cities where I lived or spent a good amount of time, and I listen to local stations that way too.
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
Great group, great guitarist. I'll give it a listen.
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
I was raised on jam bands (Allman Bros, Grateful Dead, Little Feat, etc.) but strayed away and skipped over Phish, Gov't Mule and more recent groups. But I found I can borrow the latest Guitar Player magazine from my library electronically, so I've re-engaged with that publication, and through it, found the latest, greatest jam band since the Dead (IMO): Goose.
This is a three-hour live recording of their debut performance at Red Rocks, CO. I have to start work in a few minutes, but I'm going to watch and enjoy the whole thing!
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This is Tele-Bob's influence. We got to talking and "Live In Japan" came up. Just got run over by Highway Star, and Child in Time is wailing. Soon the Beavis and Butthead anthem.
"Live and learn and flip the burns"
Janácek - Sinfonietta
"...pray do not imagine that those who make the noise are the only inhabitants of the field;
that, of course, they are many in number; or that, after all, they are other than the little,
shriveled, meagre, hopping, though loud and troublesome, insects of the hour."
-Edmund Burke
Normally I listen to whatever is streaming out of my computer. Most of my listening is via podcasts and online streaming, but today after I got back from walking to the grocery store (now that I'm retired, I've ramped up my activity level and attempt to walk at least 10,000 steps every day; the grocery store is about 1.5 miles from my home), I sat down to drink some water and rest my feet.
Switching on my "smart" TV, I saw a link to a YouTube video: An Evening of Fourplay.
For those of you born after 1994, Fourplay was a "smooth jazz supergroup," consisting of Bob James (keys), Harvey Mason (drums), Nathan East (bass) and Lee Ritenour (guitars). Each of these musicians is a master of their respective instruments, and for a number of years, Fourplay was a top-selling act. This video shows them in concert, at the top of their game. And, if you're like me, you happen to glom onto the gear they use. Ritenour's opening set is played on a Sandowsky Electric Nylon-string T-style (used, these go for $6K-$16K) and then he follows up playing a delicious cherry-red Gibson ES-335. Nathan East plays a variety of 5- and 6-string basses, going from understated elegance to thunderous slapping, popping highlights.
It's a real treat to revisit some awesome musicians making some awesome music.
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String Cheese Incident, Red Rocks, 7/17/22
"No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim
A pretty nice contemporary surf rock band, Sun Room
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