Maggie’s Song of the day.

[Not a Sniper]

Joe Bonamassa is probably my favorite living guitarist. It says something about a musician when all the pro/famous players you know are in awe of his abilities.

I do not talk much shit-that guy is pretty amazing to me. I wish I had an ounce of that guys talent.

The thing that seems to get me is since SRV, it has been a bunch of white dudes. Even that kid. I feel bad that the black community has lost a step here on what came from their experience. I've spent a ton of time in the Delta and Memphis, and it just seems like time just froze somehow.

Jimi was the first to kinda perk my ears up (I'm not really all that old). I caught him doing Woodstock on the 4th of July 1976 on TV. And then, SRV just basically left me speechless.

Everything musically that made sense to me (like Zep and British Invasion)-I realized had come from blues, R&B, or gospel. I'm a slow learner apparently.

Now I know and that shit costs... like shooting. I have TOO many bad fucking habits.

Ah, fuck... yapping. I'll find one more good one to post here before I wander off.

 

[Moe Ron]

Guilty. Since I was a kid.

Yep me too. Piano lessons at 2nd grade. Trumpet in jr. high and high school. Now I’ve devolved into a guitar player or rather a guitar abuser. My guitars hiss at me like a mad cat when I take them out of the case.
Bonamasa for me is in the same category as Vai and Satriani. Unbelievable talent but not for me.

 

[Moe Ron]

SRV. Saw him twice. No one could attack a guitar so violently yet accurately.
Cept maybe Jimi

 

[Lapuapalooza]

Stevie was special. I’m not sure Stevie knew how special Stevie was...

 

[Not a Sniper]

I started piano at 7 (1st grade) but gave that up as it was all girls.

LOL = DUMBASS! If only I had waited till 12 or 13....

Fortunately all 3 of my kids caught the bug from my propaganda/misinformation. From Classical band to Jazz band to guitars....

Anyhoo. Here is the next one for tonight. Not exactly what I wanted but Trower was another one who I felt got slighted from Hendirx "experience."

Trower was as good as anyone on a Strat IMO. And Jack Bruce came into play for me much later, again, with his Warwick Bubinga Basses and much like Vai, just pure music theory run rampant.

 

[Not a Sniper]

Stevie was special. I’m not sure Stevie knew how special Stevie was...

Clearly, he did not. He struggled. We all struggle. Stevie was... beyond. And struggled.

Fuckin' humans. Just an opinion.

 

[Longshot231]

 

[Moe Ron]

 

[Moe Ron]

 

[Longshot231]

 

[Longshot231]

Who did the best rendition of "Bugle Call Rag?" Was it Glenn Miller or Benny Goodman?

 

[Longshot231]

 

[Longshot231]

 

[Moe Ron]

I wanted to give it to Benny Goodman by virtue of the Contrabass saxophone alone but I’m afraid Glenn Miller swings a little harder

 

[Longshot231]

I wanted to give it to Benny Goodman by virtue of the Contrabass saxophone alone but I’m afraid Glenn Miller swings a little harder

Either way you call it, that's still a tough decision.

 

[Not a Sniper]

Either way you call it, that's still a tough decision.

Ha. I know nothing and gave it to Benny by a smidge.....

That is not my big band sound, for me, though.

I'll try and find something that makes me perk up with big band. Sadly, likely more modern. Maybe not.

 

[Longshot231]

 

[Not a Sniper]

Yeah-mo' modern:

Brian Setzer:



and Robert Plant:

 

[Moe Ron]

 

[Moe Ron]

Saw Setzer’s Christmas show in Denver years back. Awesome. The family knows that every Christmas they get to watch the DVD

 

[Lapuapalooza]

Saw Setzer’s Christmas show in Denver years back. Awesome. The family knows that every Christmas they get to watch the DVD

Jingle all the way... Oh what fun it is to ride in a 57 Chevrolet!

 

[Moe Ron]

Drummer Bernie Dresel played with Setzer

 

[Not a Sniper]

Saw Setzer’s Christmas show in Denver years back. Awesome. The family knows that every Christmas they get to watch the DVD

Its kinda funny... I did not really like the Stray Cats originally-they were OK. And, I like Rockabilly.

Some years later, Setzer really stood out to me for his big band influence.

Years forward... he is REALLY good and I was simply wrong about him from the "persona" and marketing shit.

Dunno-true story, stupid, but how I was wrong about this dude. He's a very talented guitarist. Simply needed a second glance.

 

[Moe Ron]

Kinda the same with me although I liked Stray Cats. Really hooked me with the big band stuff. I like the version of Rock This Town. Start trio then into the Band.

 

[Not a Sniper]

Here's my guy....

Not really "popular," but to me...

This is one example of why he is my guy on guitar:

 

[Moe Ron]

Oh I’m 100% with you on that. Here’s how gone I am. When I started hearing about the crash I was hoping it was Clapton

 

[Ledzep]

 

[Longshot231]

 

[acudaowner]

 

[Not a Sniper]

Whelp...

Not sure the audience here, but this is why 2G Bluesdudes loved SRV, and maybe not so much for Jimi.

This is some crazy shit watching Albert King defer to SRV. Stevie clearly was wasted and running free (drugs will do that). Albert was HUGE in forming a Stevie.

 

[aam]

 

[aam]

I haven't heard Rockabilly for years. It's good to hear that music again.

 

[Moe Ron]

 

[Maser]

 

[Longshot231]

IIRC, she decided to retire from show business at 19 to get married and raise a family. Imagine that!

 

[Longshot231]

 

[Moe Ron]

“I tried to learn guitar but my fingers are too fat”

 

[Not a Sniper]

WHY does every techno sounding thing posted give me overseas flashbacks?!

 

[Not a Sniper]

“I tried to learn guitar but my fingers are too fat”

I reckon that is why God made slides....

 

[Not a Sniper]

Speaking of slides...

 

[Longshot231]

 

[6.5SH]

Sadly never made it big, more of a niche rockabilly/50's tribute artist but she has a great sound.

 

[Not a Sniper]

Going back to Gen 1 in these times:



Music is universal - instruments optional.

 

[Moe Ron]

Going back to Gen 1 in these times:



Music is universal - instruments optional.

Thanks for that That was awesome. Made a “band” irrelevant.

 

[Moe Ron]

Gotta crank this one

 

[EddieNFL]

RIP

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[Moe Ron]

Damn! Hadn’t heard about this.
RIP JJW

 

[Moe Ron]

 

[Not a Sniper]

Damn. I am stunned at how much the world has changed since 1970. 50 years is an eternity it seems.

 

[Not a Sniper]

Anyone dig Motown? I did. 1970, I think.