Music Thread

Fryowa said:
@InGoodCo I still can’t put this one down, man. It’s seriously the closest thing that the current period of time has to a Dark Side Of The Moon or LZ IV.

Sturgill has US dates out, which one are we hitting?

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Recently had a chance to listen to your baby here.

I must say...WOW!...

I gave up trying to determine a favorite song. Every new one I hear is my favorite song.

I read his backstory a little bit. Sounds like this is his middle finger to the industry, to Nashville, to the establishment, to anyone whomever tried to fence him in.

Every genre and era has had a few like him, from Johnny Cash to David Bowie to Waylon Jennings to Sonic Youth.

Every generation and era could use a few more like him.
 
Northside Hawk said:
Recently had a chance to listen to your baby here.

I must say...WOW!...

I gave up trying to determine a favorite song. Every new one I hear is my favorite song.

I read his backstory a little bit. Sounds like this is his middle finger to the industry, to Nashville, to the establishment, to anyone whomever tried to fence him in.

Every genre and era has had a few like him, from Johnny Cash to David Bowie to Waylon Jennings to Sonic Youth.

Every generation and era could use a few more like him.
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No list complete without The Band and Levon Helm
 
AIRHAWK said:
No list complete without The Band and Levon Helm
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Oh, yeah. NOBODY has duplicated that sound. Lynard Skynard showed some flashes, and you can hear echoes of it to this day (Chris Stapleton, Zac Brown if you really stretch). But Levon is immortal. Of course Robbie Robertson too. One could easily hear their influence in songs ranging from Zeppelin's "Thank You" to the Black Crowes "She Talks To Angels" to Travis Tritt's "Lord Have Mercy On The Working Man"

The list I compiled was one of artists who put their music first and foremost, regardless of trends, the establishment, or what the business, or even what mainstream fans wanted. These were artists who may or may not have showed up for anything from Grammy award presentations to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions. You could add Kurt Cobain to that list as well. He was already leaving the mainstream behind when he left us behind. He was about to turn very dark, rootsy, folksy, like LeadBelly or Leonard Cohen. Maybe do what REM did in mid career. That's where Cobain was heading.

I'd heard of Simpson here and there. He's been on Letterman type shows. His songs would pop up in my neighbors Spotify rotations when we had backyard gatherings in the summer. But his latest is a bold left turn, full of exhilarating risk taking. When the establishment catches up to THAT, he will probably already be doing something else.
 
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Northside Hawk said:
If you ever get a chance to check out Steppenwolf you won't be disappointed.

Their songs have held up, John Kay can still belt them out, and his henchmen are solid musicians.

The intro to Magic Carpet Ride in a live setting sounds like a jet engine taking off.

Of course, so does Back In The USSR by The Beatles.:D
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no need to convince me on that. i just missed the Beatles but steppenwolf is about the time i started to take notice of music. did you know that magic carpet ride is simply a song about the song writer turning on his music and laying down on the floor on a carpet and letting his mind wander; i.e. a magic carpet ride.
 
DenverHawk94 said:
I should NOT remember - plenty of budweisers and bud, if not other crap. :confused:

CLICK: Link to a 97x DJ's SRV memory.

For a year or more SRV and Greg Allman with Dickie Betts did a few shows, I saw at least two, but I might have gone to Wisky or Minnie to see another.




Saw Clapton on his tour in 1990. He's a pretty shitty guitarist too. ;)

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every single one of these is right up my alley. Allman Brothers could jam with the best and Greg Allman had a one of a kind voice.
 
Northside Hawk said:
Oh, yeah. NOBODY has duplicated that sound. Lynard Skynard showed some flashes, and you can hear echoes of it to this day (Chris Stapleton, Zac Brown if you really stretch). But Levon is immortal. Of course Robbie Robertson too. One could easily hear their influence in songs ranging from Zeppelin's "Thank You" to the Black Crowes "She Talks To Angels" to Travis Tritt's "Lord Have Mercy On The Working Man"

The list I compiled was one of artists who put their music first and foremost, regardless of trends, the establishment, or what the business, or even what mainstream fans wanted. These were artists who may or may not have showed up for anything from Grammy award presentations to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions. You could add Kurt Cobain to that list as well. He was already leaving the mainstream behind when he left us behind. He was about to turn very dark, rootsy, folksy, like LeadBelly or Leonard Cohen. Maybe do what REM did in mid career. That's where Cobain was heading.

I'd heard of Simpson here and there. He's been on Letterman type shows. His songs would pop up in my neighbors Spotify rotations when we had backyard gatherings in the summer. But his latest is a bold left turn, full of exhilarating risk taking. When the establishment catches up to THAT, he will probably already be doing something else.
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the thing about The Band and their music is when you listen to it you sort of felt like they were singing about an experience you had. maybe that isn't saying it right, but they sure had the ability to transport you right into their lyrics.
 
ArvadaHawk said:
the thing about The Band and their music is when you listen to it you sort of felt like they were singing about an experience you had. maybe that isn't saying it right, but they sure had the ability to transport you right into their lyrics.
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No, you nailed it. Bruce Springsteen and John Fogerty were two of the best at it. Waters/Gilmour, Van Morrison, Simon and Garfunkel, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, even someone like Donovan. John Mellencamp was going nowhere until he learned to allow his lyrics to transport the listener to the rural Midwest he grew up in.

I've never been to New York City, but after hearing Sonic Youth's "Trilogy: The Wonder" I feel like I've experienced every crash pad and garbage heap in Bowery, every smelly alley and basketball hoop with no net intact.
 
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Northside Hawk said:
No, you nailed it. Bruce Springsteen and John Fogerty were two of the best at it. Waters/Gilmour, Van Morrison, Simon and Garfunkel, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, even someone like Donovan. John Mellencamp was going nowhere until he learned to allow his lyrics to transport the listener to the rural Midwest he grew up in.

I've never been to New York City, but after hearing Sonic Youth's "Trilogy: The Wonder" I feel like I've experienced every crash pad and garbage heap and smelly alley and basketball hoop with no net in Bowery.
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The Band, Bruce Springsteen and John Fogerty/CCR are All American Bands

Folksy down-home Americana with a Rock and Roll Beat

Saw The Band backing Bob Dylan in St Louis a while ago

They hung with Dylan in Woodstock



Loved Robbie Robertson



Dedicated to his friend and bandmate Richard Manuel

:cool:
 
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Northside Hawk said:
No, you nailed it. Bruce Springsteen and John Fogerty were two of the best at it. Waters/Gilmour, Van Morrison, Simon and Garfunkel, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, even someone like Donovan. John Mellencamp was going nowhere until he learned to allow his lyrics to transport the listener to the rural Midwest he grew up in.

I've never been to New York City, but after hearing Sonic Youth's "Trilogy: The Wonder" I feel like I've experienced every crash pad and garbage heap in Bowery, every smelly alley and basketball hoop with no net intact.
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you said it better than i did, but yeah. also, billy joel is another who really allows you to feel exactly what NYC is all about. i've never been there either, but i feel like i have.
 
ArvadaHawk said:
you said it better than i did, but yeah. also, billy joel is another who really allows you to feel exactly what NYC is all about. i've never been there either, but i feel like i have.
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How about Jimmy Buffet and tropical paradise songs. And his legions of imitators like Zac Brown and Kenny Chesney.

George Thorogood's songs revoke tons of imagery of dark taverns, smoky pool halls, guys always in trouble with their other halves because they are always out drinking too late and can't keep a job and can't help with the bills. The capper is that Thorogood has revealed in interviews that he doesn't drink. But listen to one of his songs and you feel like you're sitting at the bar with him.
 
Northside Hawk said:
How about Jimmy Buffet and tropical paradise songs. And his legions of imitators like Zac Brown and Kenny Chesney.

George Thorogood's songs revoke tons of imagery of dark taverns, smoky pool halls, guys always in trouble with their other halves because they are always out drinking too late and can't keep a job and can't help with the bills. The capper is that Thorogood has revealed in interviews that he doesn't drink. But listen to one of his songs and you feel like you're sitting at the bar with him.
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oh, jimmy buffet! Son of a Son of a Sailor.
 
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