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DenverHawk94
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Melvins,
I didn't realize how Buzz intro'd Cobain, Novascelic, Grohl before they became NIrvana. Wow.
Lots of influence on Tool, Soundgarden...many others.
I didn't realize how Buzz intro'd Cobain, Novascelic, Grohl before they became NIrvana. Wow.
Lots of influence on Tool, Soundgarden...many others.
Northside Hawk
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Heard an interview with Desmond Child on Sirius XM earlier today.
You may not have heard of Desmond, but you have heard of his songs. He has written or cowritten dozens of pop hits but is best known for his collaborations with Kiss, catapaulting Bob Jovi ahead of Motley Crue in the Vidal Sassoon sweepstakes, and helping resurrect Aerosmith's career.
Child is like that baseball lifer who used to be the backbone of the game before Ivy league educated metrics savants took over. Those guys would crisscross the country from Bremerton Washington to Brunswick Georgia and everywhere in between, gathering a lifetime of lore and having a million stories to tell. Child is like that as well. His band career consisted of one minor east coast outfit, but his random slice of life stories and anecdotes are priceless. He talked in the interview about how nervous he was when George Harrison attended one of his concerts; the time when fifteen seconds on an elevator with Paul McCartney was more important than strike up a conversation with a good friend; how Janis Joplin would progressively get drunker and drunker during a concert, unable to stand but still able to sing; how he encouraged Kiss to "get out of their lane and expand their sound" how bands who competed against those he worked with (read: Motley Crue) bristled at the mention of his name; just one entertaining story after another.
I only wish I could have heard the whole interview. What a character and what stories. The music world needs more Desmond Child's. They are the heart and soul of the business.
You may not have heard of Desmond, but you have heard of his songs. He has written or cowritten dozens of pop hits but is best known for his collaborations with Kiss, catapaulting Bob Jovi ahead of Motley Crue in the Vidal Sassoon sweepstakes, and helping resurrect Aerosmith's career.
Child is like that baseball lifer who used to be the backbone of the game before Ivy league educated metrics savants took over. Those guys would crisscross the country from Bremerton Washington to Brunswick Georgia and everywhere in between, gathering a lifetime of lore and having a million stories to tell. Child is like that as well. His band career consisted of one minor east coast outfit, but his random slice of life stories and anecdotes are priceless. He talked in the interview about how nervous he was when George Harrison attended one of his concerts; the time when fifteen seconds on an elevator with Paul McCartney was more important than strike up a conversation with a good friend; how Janis Joplin would progressively get drunker and drunker during a concert, unable to stand but still able to sing; how he encouraged Kiss to "get out of their lane and expand their sound" how bands who competed against those he worked with (read: Motley Crue) bristled at the mention of his name; just one entertaining story after another.
I only wish I could have heard the whole interview. What a character and what stories. The music world needs more Desmond Child's. They are the heart and soul of the business.
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Northside Hawk
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This actually sounds a little sparse for the Melvin's, who have recorded some of the sludgiest stuff ever invented.
You know who this sounds like? The Minutemen, with Buzz Osborne trying to channel his inner D Boon
Make no mistake, there was only one D Boon, and the Minutemen may have been the best live band no one ever saw.
I sure wish I had seen them. Steve Albini worshipped Boon, copped a lot of his stage moves while in Big Black.
Northside Hawk
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That wasn't the only Kiss song they covered.
"Going Blind", off Houdini, was another.
They also once covered "Candy-O" by the Cars, but that was a bit of a reach. Buzz actually does a pretty good Gene Simmons vocal imitation.
Buzz actually knew Kurt and Krist well before Dave Grohl was in the picture, and Melvins drummer Dale Crover plays drums on their first demo tape (the legendary 1988 Jack Endino session where several songs ended up on Bleach and/or Incesticide.) Grohl was stranded on the West Coast after his band had just broken up, and Kurt and Krist had already been through five drummers. They were on the verge of the big time, and Dave Grohl, introduced to Nirvava by Buzz Osbourne, was the final piece.
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#1DieHardHawk
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Northside Hawk
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it's on their greatest hits album that came out a little bit after Brothers In Arms was released.
Northside Hawk
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Funny how you included that Outlaws song and that Marshall Tucker song in your post because I've always lumped those two together in my mind as sounding similar. Two very underrated bands who got overshadowed by Skynard, the Allman's, and the Band.
#1DieHardHawk
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Yeah, really like both those bands. The sounds are similar, I agree.
They both have a unique ability to meld the southern rock jam sound with a smattering of honkytonk. Combine that with first class vocals and they really make it work. I especially listen to MTB quite a bit. "Can't You See" is a staple for me.
Northside Hawk
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Great song. Very similar to the Allman Brothers "Midnight Rider".
DenverHawk94
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My three favorite DS tunes, no deep cuts here...bro in high school loved them, a bit ahead of his time while metal/punk mooses like me didn't quite get it. Live n learn.
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I took tomorrow off, goodness me, goodness me, I do have a bad case of Industrial Disease.
Northside Hawk
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You mean he mellowed some more, from where he already was?
I know, he was playing tribute to some of his heroes. But he was already laid back and mellow to start with, and that's what made Dire Straits sound so good. It made the arrangements and texture stand out.
Seth53
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You mean he mellowed some more, from where he already was?
I know, he was playing tribute to some of his heroes. But he was already laid back and mellow to start with, and that's what made Dire Straits sound so good. It made the arrangements and texture stand out.
Mellowed....as in didn't have to have center stage, wear the head band and sing about being anti-capitalistic and all that.that comes out of the mouths of youth.
Robowe
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Good stories on Knopler and his new music released in September. Talks about Dire Straits and getting too big.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-knopfler-music-is-a-bit-of-an-obsession/
DenverHawk94
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This is about a speaker repair kit I installed so, feel free to ignore the rest!
I would guess that some folks on this board might have some vintage stereo equipment. And most of those hit up this thread. And most can solder and know the difference between positve and negative for electronics.
I bought a kit from Crites Speakers (vintage Klipsch) and after installation I was blown away by the improvement. Pretty easy to install, too.
For the mancave music center it's a Jolida 20 watt tube amp, vintage Klipsch KG4 speakers, vintage Technics turntable, a highly rated but Chinese brand phono preamp, along with a cheap Amazon Buetooth device to bridge the analog digital gap.
I decided to rebuild the KG4s as over the years the 'guts' wear out. In my case, the woofers are fine but the tweeter horn was tired, could't get the real high end anymore and the crossover has four components that also wear out. They sounded warm but not like they should or could.
After installing the kit, I could feel the bass in my stomach with it turned up 3/4s to 'eleven'. The uppers were very much there, if not in your face, the vinyl is a little crackly(the only drawback) and the depth and breath of the sound stage is now just massive sounding.
I'd say that if you have a set of older speakers in your mancave you may want to look into a kit for your Pioneer or Polks or Celestions. You might be surprised at what you are missing!
CHEERS! GO HAWKS!!
I would guess that some folks on this board might have some vintage stereo equipment. And most of those hit up this thread. And most can solder and know the difference between positve and negative for electronics.
I bought a kit from Crites Speakers (vintage Klipsch) and after installation I was blown away by the improvement. Pretty easy to install, too.
For the mancave music center it's a Jolida 20 watt tube amp, vintage Klipsch KG4 speakers, vintage Technics turntable, a highly rated but Chinese brand phono preamp, along with a cheap Amazon Buetooth device to bridge the analog digital gap.
I decided to rebuild the KG4s as over the years the 'guts' wear out. In my case, the woofers are fine but the tweeter horn was tired, could't get the real high end anymore and the crossover has four components that also wear out. They sounded warm but not like they should or could.
After installing the kit, I could feel the bass in my stomach with it turned up 3/4s to 'eleven'. The uppers were very much there, if not in your face, the vinyl is a little crackly(the only drawback) and the depth and breath of the sound stage is now just massive sounding.
I'd say that if you have a set of older speakers in your mancave you may want to look into a kit for your Pioneer or Polks or Celestions. You might be surprised at what you are missing!
CHEERS! GO HAWKS!!
AreWeThereYet
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AreWeThereYet
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Dire Straits - Rockpalast live 79 - playlist - full set of 16 songs.
