Doc Watson and Pete Cosey within 24 hours of each other. Bad week for guitar geniuses.
Had a long conversation once with jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter about Pete Cosey (and Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland).
Whatever happened to the still beating heart of a virgin? No one has any standards anymore.
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
DavidS - May 31, 2012 7:04:53 am PDT #5110 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
le nubian - May 31, 2012 7:11:58 am PDT #5111 of 6436
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So I was listening to "More Than This" in Starbucks. They have 80s in their rotation this month and I was struck with the guitar work - especially toward the end of the song and I could SWEAR those guitar notes were reminiscent of Bruce Hornsby and the Range (80s) or Don Henley. It seems though that the guitar player of Roxy Music is Phil Manzanera, and I see no record of him playing with Henley or Hornsby.
Am I hearing a similarity that isn't there?
smonster - May 31, 2012 7:27:53 am PDT #5112 of 6436
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
How come I haven't heard of Regina Spektor until I heard her interviewed on public radio?
...you don't watch enough fandom vids? That's where I heard of her, anyway.
DavidS - May 31, 2012 8:03:16 am PDT #5113 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It seems though that the guitar player of Roxy Music is Phil Manzanera, and I see no record of him playing with Henley or Hornsby
Manzanera was playing with Roxy Music from as early as 1971. He's a really well known guitarist and probably influenced some of the musicians you note. Also, he has a very particular style, clean with a lot of reverb (almost surf guitar) that might've been emulated.
Jon B. - May 31, 2012 9:15:27 am PDT #5114 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Yeah, Manzanera is one of those guitarist's guitarists.
Kate P. - May 31, 2012 1:40:19 pm PDT #5115 of 6436
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
tommy, I haven't heard Regina Spektor's new album, so I don't know which of her previous albums it most closely resembles, but my favorite of hers is Begin to Hope.
DebetEsse - May 31, 2012 2:00:47 pm PDT #5116 of 6436
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I like both the new album and Begin to Hope. Soviet Kitsch, though, has "Us" which is one of my favorites. And not only because of fandom.
Dana - May 31, 2012 2:30:58 pm PDT #5117 of 6436
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I also learned about Regina Spektor from fandom. Her stuff is a bit hit-and-miss for me, but what I like I really like.
Polter-Cow - May 31, 2012 3:03:27 pm PDT #5118 of 6436
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Holy Cow! Amanda Palmer has raised over a million dollars on her kickstarter! [link]
You donate $1,000 and you have to provide your own donuts ?? Come on now.
How come I haven't heard of Regina Spektor until I heard her interviewed on public radio?
I have no idea.
le nubian - Jun 04, 2012 3:48:52 am PDT #5119 of 6436
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I was listening to Aretha Franklin's "Ain't No Way" this morning and what strikes me about that track is as excellent as Aretha's vocals are, the cherry on the sundae is the background vocals. Those background singers are doing exceptional work there - unless that's all producer stylings.
Any other songs you can think of where the background singers really make a song GREAT?