Todays Music Rant

Florida Cracker said:
Boy George????

Seriously?

That's like saying the guy that sage "too sexy for my short" was a break through artist.

John Denver, I could listen to him all night. Seriously. Nice, soothing guitar. Nothing great, just... Nice.

Chet Atkins... Yep

Roger Williams
Peter Nero
Robert Goulet
Bing Crosby
Perry Como
Andy Williams

The last three especially at Christmas time
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Seriously Bing Crosby???????
I heard he drugged and raped a bunch of women.

Man, you need to turn on the news.


Buckethead would never do that.


Pudding pops.
 
nddons said:
"6PC, please promptly return to the service desk to surrender your man card for admitting that you have seen a Michael Bolton video."
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NO NO NO!!!
I can explain it was a spoof
And a funny one


 
Michael Bolton flies a beaver on floats. I'd play sissy musician if it could fund me a beaver on floats. Plus tang. Dunno what the guy is like but I suspect he is winning.
 
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I wish I had the energy to photoshop Michael Bolton sticking his head through
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<--- that hole.
 
SomeTexan said:
You like Chet, what about Jerry Reed? A lot of stuff Chet recorded was written by Jerry.



I do agree with you about boy George, doesn't belong on that list.



Oh yea, what about Jim Croce? A list worthy name as well.
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If you're going to go to great storytellers, you have to add Harry Chapin. He admits on his live album that he ripped off the intro lick to 30,000 lbs of Bananas from Atkins, who was the master of the guitar intro and hook. But Chapin's best stuff wasn't aired, it was all too long. Taxi, Mr. Tanner, and A Better Place to Be are right up there with the best lyrics ever.

And if we're going for storytellers, if you leave B.B. King off the list, you're crazy. Of course some are remakes of other's work, but B.B. tells 'em better. His rendition of Saturday Night Fish Fry, you're there with him getting in trouble with the cops.

And if you're going storytellers, you have to also include Dan Fogleberg. Leader of the Band is okay, but Same Auld Lang Syne is another "you're sitting there with him", perfect lyrical story.

And then there is Johnny Cash. Not the best written lyrics but the stories are all his...

For flat out guitar talent, Bill Mize. National finger style champion multiple times.

Lately I've been on a Zac Brown Band kick. Those guys are tight. Saw 'em this summer and they do a mean Zepplin and Pink Floyd multiple song cover set right in the middle of their stage set. Was amazing. Surprised the hell out of me.
 
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Oh and if you're getting in the Christmas mood, Auld Lang Syne on banjo by The Lonesome Travelers is flawless and thankfully different than all the repetitive stuff played over and over at Christmas season.
 
denverpilot said:
If you're going to go to great storytellers, you have to add Harry Chapin. He admits on his live album that he ripped off the intro lick to 30,000 lbs of Bananas from Atkins, who was the master of the guitar intro and hook. But Chapin's best stuff wasn't aired, it was all too long. Taxi, Mr. Tanner, and A Better Place to Be are right up there with the best lyrics ever.

And if we're going for storytellers, if you leave B.B. King off the list, you're crazy. Of course some are remakes of other's work, but B.B. tells 'em better. His rendition of Saturday Night Fish Fry, you're there with him getting in trouble with the cops.

And if you're going storytellers, you have to also include Dan Fogleberg. Leader of the Band is okay, but Same Auld Lang Syne is another "you're sitting there with him", perfect lyrical story.

And then there is Johnny Cash. Not the best written lyrics but the stories are all his...

For flat out guitar talent, Bill Mize. National finger style champion multiple times.

Lately I've been on a Zac Brown Band kick. Those guys are tight. Saw 'em this summer and they do a mean Zepplin and Pink Floyd multiple song cover set right in the middle of their stage set. Was amazing. Surprised the hell out of me.
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I agree with all of them. That's why I could never make a list, I would never finish.

ZBB are really cool. A blast to hang out with. Hank III gets me in too much trouble. Stoney Larue would blow your mind, some of the songs he covers at live shows.

Ever heard of Mark O'Connor? Better know for fiddle playing, he was a national flat-picking champ when he was in his early teens. There are video's on YouTube of him, Chet and Paul Yandel picking it hot. Picking in the wind and galloping guitar.

Micky braun does a good story song, from Micky and the motorcars. His solo acoustic stuff is good, like Larue, live acoustic is his strong suit. Nicky's brothers are Reckless Kelly, 7 nights in Eire, Vincent black lightning and a few other good ones.

If you have an open mind, there is tons of good music out there.
 
Our daughter got Mary and me into Adele a couple of years ago. That was a big score -- Adele is excellent.

She's now trying to get us into One Direction, the biggest boy band in the world right now. They are...okay.

As long as she keeps rap off the playlist, I can stomach just about any music.
 
SomeTexan said:
If you have an open mind, there is tons of good music out there.
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Yup. Hadn't heard of Mark. Will look him up. Love "finding" new music.

By the way, keep an eye on Amy Gerhartz out of Atlanta for a modern female storyteller.

She's still real early in her career, but she's hanging around the right folks to do a long term run of things. Her first two albums are really good and there's hints of better in there with the right producer.

Meanwhile, she's a blast in person, which is where the long-term fans and word of mouth marketing flow from.

"It Ain't You, It's the Whiskey" works much much better in person than through a recording. Especially when the enablers in the crowd are bringing her shots. Haha.

We went on our first music cruise with Sixthman Productions last year (The Rock Boat) and we will definitely do that again.

Probably TRB again sometime and then another of the many themes now that they offer.

Sitting on a floating multistage concert venue for four or five days with your room only a short walk away and concerts from noon until the wee hours on four to six stages, is a live music lover's dream.

Only place even close on dry land is Austin on a summer night.

Walk a few steps and listen to something else great, if you run across something that just isn't working for you that night. Grab another beer and walk to the next venue between sets or band changes.

Or just stay put and nurse another beer. Or three, if the band is good.

One of our best vacations, ever. You couldn't buy tickets to half of the concerts for the price above the price of a bare bones cruise, either.

We're really happy Andy made a go of Sixthman. I still remember his first email saying the first TRB was happening. He didn't even have a domain name. I remember it came from some standard ISP account back then.

That guy is the biggest live music lover I've ever met. Any live music. Doesn't matter. He wants it live and loud. He prints that as the company motto on everything in sight too. And he's just smiling and working and making it happen any time we've run into him over the 13 or so years since that first email.
 
Same here, finding new to me stuff is alway cool. I'll look Amy up, sounds like something that would interest me.

Sixthman sounds familiar, I'll look into them. I've always said the only way I would do a cruise is if there are awesome bands, so I don't have to deal with side trips... I hate waiting in lines.

Andy sounds like a few I've known. Guys that would lose money just to have a great show, and usually an unexpected variety. It's about the music rather than the money with the true fans.
 
SomeTexan said:
If you have an open mind, there is tons of good music out there.
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I laugh when people say "today's" music sucks. Now more than ever, if you're internet savvy and can't find something current that you like, you're just not looking.

Nauga,
and his walking bass line
 
nauga said:
I laugh when people say "today's" music sucks. Now more than ever, if you're internet savvy and can't find something current that you like, you're just not looking.

Nauga,
and his walking bass line
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True. If they said today's popular music, it might be more correct. Or just that corporate radio sucks.
 
I do get the sense that more of the stuff on the radio is assembled by the business.

One thing I liked as a kid was learning about a band that was starting to make it and then finding out they had 2 or 3 other albums from back in the earlier days working through the clubs and earning their drugs.


Now it is like there is a group of people in an office sitting at a table designing the next hit song.

CEO: "Okay Mary Lets barrow this old song.

Tom you are in charge of changing it up a bit.

Bill, you are our Emo expert, give it that feel.

We are going to need words and let's try to create a new catchphrase. put it in the chorus we did great with YOLO

Now should we get a male or female singer?

If female, my daughter is a great dancer we just need to find someone to record the vocals"
 
Jay Honeck said:
Our daughter got Mary and me into Adele a couple of years ago. That was a big score -- Adele is excellent.

She's now trying to get us into One Direction, the biggest boy band in the world right now. They are...okay.

As long as she keeps rap off the playlist, I can stomach just about any music.
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Man card rejected. No need to turn it in, federal marshalls are on their way.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
Now it is like there is a group of people in an office sitting at a table designing the next hit song.
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I absolutely agree, but that's nothing new. Do you remember the Monkees?
One of my favorite bands, not my favorite tune, but appropriate:


Nauga,
who is not a pretty man
 
nauga said:
I absolutely agree, but that's nothing new. Do you remember the Monkees?
One of my favorite bands, not my favorite tune, but appropriate:


Nauga,
who is not a pretty man
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The Monkees are AWESOME.. My wife and I saw them live this last spring. THey put on a great show, even being older than dirt.
 
Yes, not new but I think the difference is that was the Monkees
A few here and there

Now I challenge that upwards of 80% of country, pop and some rock artists on the radio did not sit down and compose all of their crap.

Didn't Faith Hill once even thank her writers while accepting an award?
Sorry Grammy revoked you are an actor not a musician Have an Oscar instead.
 
There's all kinds of good music out there. You just need to stop listening to mainstream commercial radio....


 
Agree about mainstream radio. I car pool with my son 20yr everyday to work and he forces me to listen to a radio station that places the top 40s over and over again.

I cannot say my car my radio to him. Its his car we car pool with everyday. LOL
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
Yes, not new but I think the difference is that was the Monkees
A few here and there

Now I challenge that upwards of 80% of country, pop and some rock artists on the radio did not sit down and compose all of their crap.

Didn't Faith Hill once even thank her writers while accepting an award?
Sorry Grammy revoked you are an actor not a musician Have an Oscar instead.
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The heavily promoted major labels have their "talent pool" that makes the cookie cutter stuff on the radio. You have to find small time bands to find any talent any more. Singer/songwriter/musician or they are just a tool to me.

Speaking of the Monkeys, wasn't "I'm a believer" written and originally performed by Neil Diamond? His versions are way better.
 
bartmc said:
Man card rejected. No need to turn it in, federal marshalls are on their way.
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Hey, now. My tastes tend more to screaming blues guitars (think: Joe Bonnamassa and Stevie Ray), Zeppelin, and an occasional sprinkling of Willie Nelson.

But ya gotta keep your toe in the pop music river. Every now and then, there's a pearl worth listening to.
 
Skyscraper said:
Bucket head is my favorite guitarist of all time!

His live shows are just nutso good.

He just released the 93rd album in his Pikes series. He puts out music faster than I can listen to it. High five dude.


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Bucket Head is a great guitar player no doubt. And I love a lot of his songs. But I have to disagree about his shows. If you're going to play live, bring a band, not a backing track. It's almost like lip synching IMO. You can't improvise to a backing track. I've seen guitarists replace a broken string in the middle of a song while the band kept the groove going. Can't do that with a backing track. I suppose Bucket Head would just transpose.
 
jkaduk said:
Bucket Head is a great guitar player no doubt. And I love a lot of his songs. But I have to disagree about his shows. If you're going to play live, bring a band, not a backing track. It's almost like lip synching IMO. You can't improvise to a backing track. I've seen guitarists replace a broken string in the middle of a song while the band kept the groove going. Can't do that with a backing track. I suppose Bucket Head would just transpose.
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He is definitely a unique guy and really does his own thing. It seems like he releases a new album every few days! Something like 50-55 already just this year.

-Brian
 
FastEddieB said:
Different genres?

How about Johnny Cash covering Nine Inch Nails?

http://youtu.be/Ur8j4xWe_44
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Lady Gaga and Tony Bennet.

Their recording of "The Lady Is A Tramp" is VERY good.

And I'm not kidding. Though I was thoroughly stunned when I first ran across that.

She's an extremely talented vocalist. Too bad she has to ruin it with stupid meat dress theatrics.
 
FastEddieB said:
Different genres?

How about Johnny Cash covering Nine Inch Nails?
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There's always Pat Boone. I 'collect' bad covers by known artists and I *still* couldn't bring myself to listen to this.

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Nauga,
and the Residents' version of 'Satisfaction'
 
jkaduk said:
Bucket Head is a great guitar player no doubt. [...] If you're going to play live, bring a band, not a backing track.
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I can't say I care for his music and I wouldn't got to a show but I do acknowledge he's got some serious talent. While looking for Primus a while back I found a couple live recordings of him playing with Les Claypool. Holy cow, it's impressive if not exactly 'easy listening'.

Nauga,
whose dog will hunt
 
Johnny Cash covering Nine Inch Nails?

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennet

Zac Brown does Metalica

Alan Jackson does Mercury Blues
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Reel Big Fish does Lita Ford. Wait, that doesn't sound right. :rolleyes:

Nauga,
still looking for Crispin Glover singing "Mister Grinch"
 
Okay so I was searching through the FM stations this morning in search of new ones. I came across this one station, clearly aimed towards older black people. Their intro line was "KXXX, the R&B station for A-dults."

Sugar Hill Gang?
Cameo?
Kool & the Gang?

A-dults? Seriously?

A-dults huh. You weren't no A-dult back in the day when you were listening to this stuff.
 
Sac Arrow said:
I came across this one station, clearly aimed towards older black people.
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Dude, you live in Oakland. That's part of it.

Along with the Huey Newton tributes and the nostalgic reminiscences of the tear gas on Telegraph (that you know DANG well no one enjoyed back in the day).
 
jkaduk said:
Bucket Head is a great guitar player no doubt. And I love a lot of his songs. But I have to disagree about his shows. If you're going to play live, bring a band, not a backing track. It's almost like lip synching IMO. You can't improvise to a backing track. I've seen guitarists replace a broken string in the middle of a song while the band kept the groove going. Can't do that with a backing track. I suppose Bucket Head would just transpose.
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As a soloist, you sure can. Seen him do it all over the place.

I don't know why he doesn't play live with a band, I would enjoy that I'm sure. I think he just likes to do his own thing too much. I do know from experience that being in a band means compromising all the time (even if you hire guys to play your music), making less money, dealing with drunks/slobs/crappy people in general etc.

Search for The Deli Creeps, Pieces, C2B3, or some of the Guns N Roses stuff if you wanna see him in a band.

He probably would transpose if he broke a string but his strings can withstand the temperature of the sun, so it never happens :D
 
nauga said:
I can't say I care for his music and I wouldn't got to a show but I do acknowledge he's got some serious talent. While looking for Primus a while back I found a couple live recordings of him playing with Les Claypool. Holy cow, it's impressive if not exactly 'easy listening'.

Nauga,
whose dog will hunt
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But he's done all sorts of music, not just blistering guitar nubbing. Check out "Acoustic Shards" or "Electric Tears" for some of his other more accessible music. His "Pikes" series of albums has some very cool stuff on it too, As I said earlier in the thread he just released the 93rd half hour long album in that series, which is just hard to fathom.

The stuff with him and Claypool is great, the band was C2B3 featuring Brain (Primus, GnR) on drums and Bernie Worrell (Talking heads, George Clinton and P-Funk) on Keyboards. C2B3 is shorthand for "Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains"
 
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