great stuff as always, logen!
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great stuff as always, logen!
Steve Earle, what a songwriter, here's a few of his classics, Copperhead Road is a favorite of mine.
Then of course, the great Guitar Town, a Bruce Springsteen favorite
Last, the whacky, Fuck the FCC --- funnier than hell, goes past just the FCC, he hits all the "initial" agencies.
Then of course, the great Guitar Town, a Bruce Springsteen favorite
Last, the whacky, Fuck the FCC --- funnier than hell, goes past just the FCC, he hits all the "initial" agencies.
saw him in Wilmington, NC last summer, still has it performance wise.
Earle has a really good hour long show, Hardcore Troubadour, on Sirius, Outlaw Country, I believe either channel 60 or 62.
Also well worth checking out on the same station is the Johnny Knoxville - Roger Alan Wade show. Knoxville being by far the more famous of the two but Wade is a good musician and songwriter. They are cousins and have a funny, very irreverent hour long show filled with banter between the two, great music and each show is dedicated to an offbeat character, with the music played geared to that persons quirks.
Also well worth checking out on the same station is the Johnny Knoxville - Roger Alan Wade show. Knoxville being by far the more famous of the two but Wade is a good musician and songwriter. They are cousins and have a funny, very irreverent hour long show filled with banter between the two, great music and each show is dedicated to an offbeat character, with the music played geared to that persons quirks.
One thing to add, both Knoxville and Wade are legit, knowledgeable sports fans and pretty often their show is centered around a sports figure; but picked for their eccentricities, not their accomplishments.
One of my favorite shows was about a minor league goalie who was brought up to the Canadiens out of desperation because of injuries, played like 3 games and gave up 30+ goals (stats are mine, I don’t remember the real numbers).
Anyway, they do their homework and always have stories about why they chose the person. The one story I remember for the goalie was when he was sent down, he told the press it wasn’t because of his performance but rather injury related. When asked to explain, he said he had a brutal burn on the back of his neck because of the red light going on so much behind him.
Sly Stone is one of my all time music heroes and I mean that sincerely. Talk about being ahead of his time and frankly we could use more of his kind of music today.Nothing about Sly Stone from any of you music connoisseurs?
From 1968-1973 Sly and the Family were arguably more impactful than any other group in America across cultures and musical genres. Without Sly there would have been no Prince and several others.
I am actually not ready to post about Sly music yet but he was every bit as important to me as Lennon, John Prine, Dylan and Marley.
There is great documentary about Sly that came out last year on Netflix made by the maker of Summer of Soul the African American Woodstock.
Saw Sly and band numerous times, great band goes without saying. Great on record and Sly was a masterful producer.Nothing about Sly Stone from any of you music connoisseurs?
Not common knowledge that he produced the Beau Brummells early records including both their hits, Laugh Laugh and Just A Little which were light years from the soul funk of his own work.
Laugh Laugh one of my favorites from 6th grade. We had a garage band that didn’t even deserve to play in a garage or basement and tried to play that song.
forgot to mention Steve's acting chops...a bit of a Tom Waits 'tude too
Wouldn't the song Everyday People sound perfect for these very recent happenings, where has the common sense of that long-ago song gone!
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God Only Knows and Sloop John B are two of the greatest songs ever made. The documentary about Pet Sounds is fantastic. RIP to a true genius.
For those who don’t know, Sloop John B is a Bahamian folk song first published in the early 1900’s. I believe Al Jardine learned it in a folk group he was in prior and introduced it to Brian Wilson, convincing him to arrange it for The Beach Boys.
Obviously Wilson did and it is a masterpiece of a song.
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I believe it was The Kingston Trio. The doc about Pet Sounds explains how each song came to fruition and it was Al Jardine who brought the idea to Brian Wilson and like you said, he had to be convinced and I think Jardine had to actually mess around with it just to get Wilson on board, and then obviously, he turned it into the song we all know today. Lyrics actually make a lot of sense considering today’s news.
Side note: the doc also said that Mike Love didn’t want I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times made because of the supposed drug references. Would have been a shame because that’s a fantastic song too.
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Brian Wilson RIP, and along with his brothers Dennis and Carl, suffered much in life.
Tragic how some families seem to have more than a fair share of hard times.
Tragic how some families seem to have more than a fair share of hard times.
Mike Love was always more than a little bit of a jerk from everything I’ve ever heard.