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10-30-15, 07:59 AM
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I think the importance of Link Wray’s influence on modern rock is greatly understated, Rumble set the bar for everything that came afterwards, power chords, distortion and feedback.
10-30-15, 08:05 AM
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I guess no one else was listening to rockabilly back in the 70's? No mentions of Robert Gordon, Link Wray. We even brought Tex Rubinowitz and the Bad Boys down from DC to perform in our basement. Not great in the songwriting sense, but fun music.
And since we're on the Stones and under the influence, one of my favorite tunes from them:
Dead Flowers
And since we're on the Stones and under the influence, one of my favorite tunes from them:
10-30-15, 08:07 AM
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You can debate this all you want, like everything else on here it’s just internet expertise and I get it…it’s fun. But if you asked Page himself he would tell you Clapton was the better player period and Clapton would probably say the opposite because there is no “better”; in Yoda-speak there just is. Clapton has kept himself relevant by being a bit eclectic, forays into J.J. Cale, Bob Marley and such but he was always a student of the blues.
10-30-15, 08:08 AM
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10-30-15, 08:16 AM
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I thought rhm was referencing Irving Berlin...but it's not him. Woody Gurthrie was mentioned. So I looked up song writer 130 wikipedia pages and it's Ray Davies.
RHM...I mentioned Davies at least twice in this thread (as you know I would). I recognize that Lennon/Mcartney had more mass appeal to their song writing, and the Beatles were much better on harmonies and likely better musicians, but I do think Davies is probably the most talented song writer in rock. Dylan and Zevon are also right there for me. As far as rock...Chuck Berry and Didley (and Turner, who is amazing musically, but I think not there on song writing) basically created the genre, so it's hard not to give them the most credit.
RHM...I mentioned Davies at least twice in this thread (as you know I would). I recognize that Lennon/Mcartney had more mass appeal to their song writing, and the Beatles were much better on harmonies and likely better musicians, but I do think Davies is probably the most talented song writer in rock. Dylan and Zevon are also right there for me. As far as rock...Chuck Berry and Didley (and Turner, who is amazing musically, but I think not there on song writing) basically created the genre, so it's hard not to give them the most credit.
10-30-15, 08:20 AM
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Yeah. Warren Zevon. Nobody wrote more interesting and weird lyrics than him.
Becker & Fagen wrote many fine and smart lyrics too.
Becker & Fagen wrote many fine and smart lyrics too.
10-30-15, 08:21 AM
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10-30-15, 08:29 AM
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What a coincidence -- that gem was on my local college radio station last night. I could almost sing along word for word, but it's been a few years since I'd last put it on.
10-30-15, 08:33 AM
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10-30-15, 08:35 AM
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10-30-15, 08:38 AM
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I saw the opposite at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Duke's campus. Graham Parsons and the Shot was playing, but 3 songs in, Clapton came on stage and asked the audience to "show your stuff for this great songwriter and band," then asked Parsons if he could sit in. He played one song with them and then 2+ hours after that. He was not long out of rehab, the khaki/Chuck Taylor era, Rolex on the wrist. Small venue by most comparisons, I suppose, and he lit it up. They had to use dry ice to keep the keyboards cool on Layla. I couldn't hear for 3 days.
10-30-15, 08:42 AM
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Years ago I attended a concert at the New Orleans Jazzfest that featured Al Green and the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Turns out at the last minute the birds couldn’t make it so they gave us this guy instead…
He was much older of course and had a few more songs under his belt.
He was much older of course and had a few more songs under his belt.
10-30-15, 08:45 AM
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There's an interesting interjection. Been there, done that. Many times.
But one thing I appreciated about the Garcia/ Weir guitar duo was that it was loud,
so loud I could feel it in my lower back and kidneys, but after the show, in 1974,
my ears were just fine. They tuned their 400+ speakers just like that.
So their fans wouldn't go deaf. I can't blame them for any hearing loss.
But one thing I appreciated about the Garcia/ Weir guitar duo was that it was loud,
so loud I could feel it in my lower back and kidneys, but after the show, in 1974,
my ears were just fine. They tuned their 400+ speakers just like that.
So their fans wouldn't go deaf. I can't blame them for any hearing loss.
10-30-15, 08:49 AM
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My favorite cover: Pleasant Dreams by the Ramones.
Irony in art. Someone stole the poster from me.
...and this one. I was a UDXL-II fan. Still am.
...and this one. I suspect a previous roommate, who also "disappeared" my Tony Lama's and a tabletop hockey game.
As far as comparing the Beatles and The Who, apples and oranges. Benson did Abbey Road, he'd never do something like Who's Next.
For those who mentioned Parliament, EW&F, check out Benson's soundtrack to Good King Bad.
Irony in art. Someone stole the poster from me.
...and this one. I was a UDXL-II fan. Still am.
...and this one. I suspect a previous roommate, who also "disappeared" my Tony Lama's and a tabletop hockey game.
As far as comparing the Beatles and The Who, apples and oranges. Benson did Abbey Road, he'd never do something like Who's Next.
For those who mentioned Parliament, EW&F, check out Benson's soundtrack to Good King Bad.
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10-30-15, 08:54 AM
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In the same vein, Phil Volk recounts meeting Jimi Hendrix in 1964:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko61sy5AdC0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko61sy5AdC0
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10-30-15, 08:58 AM
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Years ago I attended a concert at the New Orleans Jazzfest that featured Al Green and the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Turns out at the last minute the birds couldn’t make it so they gave us this guy instead…
He was much older of course and had a few more songs under his belt.
He was much older of course and had a few more songs under his belt.
10-30-15, 09:33 AM
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If traditional Texas blues is your thing check out this album with Collins, Copeland and Cray. Collins and Copeland are from Texas and they really show their stuff on this album.