Music Thread v.1.5(POST YOUR TUNES!)

[FoundationEagle 637]

Ever seen the ukulele played like this guy plays it?

Not bad. How about chello players like this? I had tickets to see these guys in Atlanta last year and they cancelled the tour 2 weeks before the show.

2Cellos

Doesn't get good til a minute in, then you're in for a surprise

[telling tiger 156]

Young band, they tear Texas and the red dirt up..

[FoundationEagle 637]

Young band, they tear Texas and the red dirt up..

Good stuff. Hadn't heard them before.

[telling tiger 156]

Since we first got a look at them, they've grown by leaps.....Got a little Texas twang, good stuff....

[selias 2,398]

Joe Perry was the epitome of cool to me as a young'un

[selias 2,398]

Truly, I wanted to be Joe Perry

[selias 2,398]

File this under "Bands I wish I could have seen in concert"

[telling tiger 156]

They were huge back in the day.

[selias 2,398]

They were huge back in the day.

This sounds like a creepy stalker but I could watch/listen to Jimmy Page play all day. He's like a weird amalgam of Yngwie (technical) and Hendrix (experimental) rolled up with the soul of a bluesman

[telling tiger 156]

He was influenced by the blues, so many of the UK bands of that time were. The Stones, LZ, Faces and even Fleetwood Mac when Welch was involved. Europe, in general, has a better grasp of our roots music than many Americans do.

Edited February 6, 2016 by telling tiger

[selias 2,398]

He was influenced by the blues, so many of the UK bands of that time were. The Stones, LZ, Faces and even Fleetwood Mac when Welch was involved. Europe, in general, has a better grasp of our roots music than many Americans do.

You want "American" music? Listen to blues, jazz and gospel. Beyond recognizing talent, I don't much care for gospel. Blues and jazz....well, break out the whiskey and let's sit down and have an evening. Sure, every now and again I'll get suckered by a pop hook but the lack of depth is what really bothers me about most current music. I sound like my parents, but you didn't used to have to dig to find good musicians and artists. Grr...we've touched upon a pet peeve of mine

We've had these discussions before in private tt. This was not a dig at you at all.

[telling tiger 156]

Exactly what has lead to the huge growth of Americana, Red Dirt and a half dozen other smaller genres of music....A huge audience has shifted back to a singer/songwriter or several songwriters within a band. Far more people seek content instead of schlock these days.

The dance-ish/kiddie/top 40 crap will be there, too much money to be made not to be. Content is there for those who seek it.

[selias 2,398]

Americana is great and you've opened my ears to the genre but I want my blues-based guitar rock & roll back. My hope is that the cycle has been reset and we're moving back that direction. I'm no musician, producer, and may be partially tone deaf when singing , but you can tell when an artist believes in what their doing and not just looking for a paycheck.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasting_Light

The band went for a heavier and rawer sound to contrast with the musical experiments from their previous albums, and most of the lyrics were written as Grohl reflected upon his life and possible future.

And to stay on topic

[telling tiger 156]

The best answer I can give is from some of Bruce's lyrics, "them jobs are going boys and they ain't coming back"...lol.

Blues based rock is and has been hard to find for a while. The pendulum will swing back at some point, to some degree. It will have evolved for better or worse, by the time it gets back....

Another Bruce line, paraphrased, we all have our Glory Days.

[telling tiger 156]

Selias, not going to satisfy your inner head banger, but will damn well take care of your blues rock guitar. Learned at the feet of some of the masters....They have the top of Americana airplay chart spins right now.

Also, someone mentioned Blackberry Smoke a while back....They have some strong blues based old time southern rock sounds. A certain amount of Allman's in them....One hell of a live performance, they put on....

[telling tiger 156]

Not even fair to say, "he learned at the feet of the masters".....heck, he was born of the masters...Born that way.

[FoundationEagle 637]

Not even fair to say, "he learned at the feet of the masters".....heck, he was born of the masters...Born that way.

Agreed, but he did cut his teeth playing with Greg Allman and Warren Haynes. He had to be very good already to get there, but I'm sure he learned a lot from them.

Blackberry Smoke (I posted earlier) is more of a bluesy country. If you want bluesy rock, see the Steepwater Band I also posted earlier. Fantastic Allman Bros type bluesy rock.

[telling tiger 156]

Blackberry Smoke TO ME has a load of Allman sound.....That B-3 helps....no doubt.

[FoundationEagle 637]

Blackberry Smoke TO ME has a load of Allman sound.....That B-3 helps....no doubt.

They do, but there are essentially 2 different Allman Brothers sounds. There's the Blue Sky, Jessica,, Little Martha sound that's more of a jam band sound (closer to Blackberry Smoke) and then there is the Old Friend, Whippin Post, One Way Out sound that is closer to the Steepwater Band.

[telling tiger 156]

Never heard of Steepwater, I'll check them out, though. Cut my teeth on the Allman Bros.

[cooltigger21 0]

Bluegrass is probably my favorite music. One of the masters was the late great Mr. Earl Scruggs.

[FoundationEagle 637]

Never heard of Steepwater, I'll check them out, though. Cut my teeth on the Allman Bros.

I posted them here. I believe in page 1 of this thread. Here's another

[EagleFlight34 101]

Everyone should listen to that T/T Band song "Bound for Glory" to wake up every morning. Doesn't get much better than that. A damn stage overflowing with talent....just unreal.

[EagleFlight34 101]

He was influenced by the blues, so many of the UK bands of that time were. The Stones, LZ, Faces and even Fleetwood Mac when Welch was involved. Europe, in general, has a better grasp of our roots music than many Americans do.

Did you ever catch that doc I told you about, This Ain't no Mouse Music?

The guy is doing the work of Alan Lomax and old man Carter. Important stuff.

[telling tiger 156]

Yes sir.....testify....