Resurrected unified MUSIC thread.

[daSwami]

Micheal Jackson in his prime could command that kind of stage presence. Neither could James Brown. Prince was close back during Purple Rain times.

I must confess that I wasn't aware of Prince's outright awesomeness until a friend encouraged me to check out some clips on youtube in which Prince straight up shreds the guitar. I once posted a link to the video below on my facebook page and got some interesting responses. You have to wait about 3.5 minutes for the goods.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifp_SVrlurY

[barelyawake]

Damn Jim, I plum forgot. I got tickets and a date scheduled for Friday night. Hitting the improv to see Jake Johannsen. Good luck though and thanks for the offer. And certainly keep me up to date, if you spy anything else coming.

[spaceman_E]

Heads up for anyone into fantastic Post-Rock or just awesome music in general:

Mono - 930 club june 2nd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2ezWUjRltY

The Mercury Program - black cat june 6th
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWids1N2u2g

[LyricalRico]

Micheal Jackson in his prime could command that kind of stage presence. Neither could James Brown. Prince was close back during Purple Rain times.

I must confess that I wasn't aware of Prince's outright awesomeness until a friend encouraged me to check out some clips on youtube in which Prince straight up shreds the guitar. I once posted a link to the video below on my facebook page and got some interesting responses. You have to wait about 3.5 minutes for the goods.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifp_SVrlurY

I knew about Prince, but I didn't know about that song. "While my guitar gently weeps" = one of best lyrical phrases I've ever heard! Makes me want to dig up the poetry thread.

[montestewart]

Micheal Jackson in his prime could command that kind of stage presence. Neither could James Brown. Prince was close back during Purple Rain times.

I must confess that I wasn't aware of Prince's outright awesomeness until a friend encouraged me to check out some clips on youtube in which Prince straight up shreds the guitar. I once posted a link to the video below on my facebook page and got some interesting responses. You have to wait about 3.5 minutes for the goods.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifp_SVrlurY

I knew about Prince, but I didn't know about that song. "While my guitar gently weeps" = one of best lyrical phrases I've ever heard! Makes me want to dig up the poetry thread.

It's a George Harrison song; that band is (essentially) the surviving members of the Traveling Wilburys, with the song a tribute to Harrison, and Prince playing guitar in his stead. A made for TV moment.

[montestewart]

Makes me want to dig up the poetry thread.

Did you just say that? Is there really a such thing?

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Prince: International Lover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fendRDZI ... re=related

Great song for date night with the wife or girlfriend. This one will get the mood right. Take her for a ride on The Seduction 747.

Prince: Lady Cab Driver

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vjRw9Wb ... =1&index=3

Typical, nasty Prince song. Dude talks stuff while he's getting busy with the lady cab driver at around 3:30 or so. Kinda strange ... Still hot almost 30 years after he put this out.

Prince: Beautiful One

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DijrdUoF ... re=related

This song made me jealous back in the day. I couldn't understand how my girlfriend got so excited by some guy who IMO looked like he'd hit on me before he'd hit on her. Purple Rain was a movie that made women just get freaky. Prince had that affect on my girl, too, so I couldn't hate on him.

I spent a whole hour playing You Tube Prince Hits and came to the conclusion he's got no equal in the music industry as far as I'm concerned.

[dobrojim]

Hey BA,

I effed up. The Sonny Landreth show is tonight (Saturday). And I may have
extra tix.

[doclinkin]

Makes me want to dig up the poetry thread.

Did you just say that? Is there really a such thing?

Oh man, if you only knew. It makes my heart wince to bring up old losses. My baby. My Poetty slam thread. We had 14-16 pages if I remember rightly, but the re-set of the boards lost it entire. Sunk with no ripple, not even a trailing of silver bubbles.

But now. John Wall. Will I? yes. yes I think I will...

[barelyawake]

Hey Jim, thanks again for the offer, but I'm in the city so nice they named it twice -- New York, NY. Actually, I'm in central park listening to a saxman blow a mean version of "Mack the Knife." Certainly worthy of a few bucks.

But, what damn near broke my heart was what I saw on Broadway -- "American Idiot" the musical. The lyrics of Green Day (the supposed face of modern punk) set to a Broadway show. And the other night I hit Jake Johannsen and he was telling set jokes meant to hock t-shirts. Depressing weekend. You look at the schedule for the Improv and it just tears my heart out. Gone are the Chapelles, the Belzers, the Kinisons, the Carlins. Chris Rock is no longer funny. Sure, Louis CK, Patton, Dave Attell and Doug Stanhope are still kickin'. But, this is a dark age for comedy and free thought. At least, I have math rock and mos def.

Sidenote, Arcade Fire's new singles are disappointing. But, the Black Keys' new single is aces.

[daSwami]

Is it just me, or has Rush gotten a bit rusty over the years?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZrv9BQFvSA

[dobrojim]

I'm kinda tempted to see Jethro Tull at Wolf Trap with Procol Harum.
I saw them in 1976 and they were fantastic. But some roommates I
had in circa 1981 saw them (Uniforms tour) and even though they
were big Tull fans, said they sucked.

[montestewart]

I'm kinda tempted to see Jethro Tull at Wolf Trap with Procol Harum.
I saw them in 1976 and they were fantastic. But some roommates I
had in circa 1981 saw them (Uniforms tour) and even though they
were big Tull fans, said they sucked.

Did you see them here, at Capital Center?

[dobrojim]

nope

they were the headliner on a hot summer day in Tampa at an outdoor stadium.
It was supposed to be the Winters Bros, then Robin Trower, then Tull. The Winters
Bros couldn't play. Another band did.

Trower was really good.

Tull was fantastic. That was the "tull-a-vision" tour where they
had a huge TV that Ian Anderson came out and hit with a big
hammer to correct the pix at the start of the show. Great show.

Then roommates I had saw them around 81 in DC; mighta been Cap Centre
on the Uniforms tour. They really thought it sucked.

[montestewart]

nope

they were the headliner on a hot summer day in Tampa at an outdoor stadium.
It was supposed to be the Winters Bros, then Robin Trower, then Tull. The Winters
Bros couldn't play. Another band did.

Trower was really good.

Tull was fantastic. That was the "tull-a-vision" tour where they
had a huge TV that Ian Anderson came out and hit with a big
hammer to correct the pix at the start of the show. Great show.

Then roommates I had saw them around 81 in DC; mighta been Cap Centre
on the Uniforms tour. They really thought it sucked.

I saw them at Cap Centre in 76, same tour. Gentle Giant (I think) opened. That was one of the better arena shows I've seen.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

RIP Marvin Isley (1953-2010)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glhdcJ7K ... re=related

His classic bass line from one of my favorite Isley Brother's songs ( link above) was sampled by Biggie Smalls, among others. Smooth bass line that a lot of folks put it down to, if you know what I mean.

Here's an obituary that provides some props to the Isley Brothers and details Marvin's role with the group.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/arts/ ... isley.html

[daSwami]

Friend just turned me on to this Reggie Watts dude. A Loop station and a mic is all he uses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=344OpaQCAQI

[fishercob]

I may have missed it, but has there been any discussion in these parts of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings?

[daSwami]

Radio "heads" might dig this OK Computer tribute (get it while it's still free):

http://stereogum.com/okx

[DallasShalDune]

My Brightest Diamond's cover is the best one on there.