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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 4, 2024 11:34:24 GMT -5
Yeah, I prefer that it sound like what I heard on the radio. Although an occasional riff here and there I can live with. In 1966, I saw The Bobby Fuller Four play at Convention Hall in Philadelphia, a few months before Fuller's suspicious death in Hollywood. They were excellent, but he made a point of saying that one of his goals was to recreate on stage the sound of the recording as faithfully as possible. He would have had a bright career. One of the few duds I ever saw was Martha and the Vandellas, which really disappointed me because they were one of my favorite girl groups. This was at an outdoor block party, also in Hollywood, and was in the late 90s, so maybe it was the impact of aging that had shredded her voice. Chuck Berry I saw at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park. He kind of mailed it in, as was his reputation, but still he was Chuck Berry and I couldn't believe I was seeing him. The last concert we attended was Phil Collins...never a huge fan of him individually/Genesis...but were given tix as a gift. He did all the hits perfectly..."just like the records". His son was on drums. Phil sat on a chair in the middle of the stage the entire concert...he's had major back problems. But his voice was still there. He's a trooper. I have never been able to pick him out in the concert scene of "A Hard Days Night" where he was a teenaged extra. I guess because he had hair (I think.) Likewise, I've been to concerts as a guest that I wouldn't have gone to otherwise and came away with great appreciation. We saw Astrud Gilberto at a small club in NYC. I went in with a "whatever" attitude and came out as practically a groupie! |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 4, 2024 11:47:14 GMT -5
The last concert we attended was Phil Collins...never a huge fan of him individually/Genesis...but were given tix as a gift. He did all the hits perfectly..."just like the records". His son was on drums. Phil sat on a chair in the middle of the stage the entire concert...he's had major back problems. But his voice was still there. He's a trooper. I have never been able to pick him out in the concert scene of "A Hard Days Night" where he was a teenaged extra. I guess because he had hair (I think.) Likewise, I've been to concerts as a guest that I wouldn't have gone to otherwise and came away with great appreciation. We saw Astrud Gilberto at a small club in NYC. I went in with a "whatever" attitude and came out as practically a groupie! Honestly had to Google her to jog my memory, which reminded me of Sergio Mendes (Brasil). Speaking of "covers"...they ('66) did some great ones. I don't know if "Like A Lover" was a "cover", but I loved the song...such beautiful voices. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF4pN19mXws |
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Post by Max on Jan 4, 2024 12:00:38 GMT -5
"I Put A Spell On You" and "Little Demon" both by Screamin Jay Hawkins. Thanks for the shout out to Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Are you familiar with his "Constipation Blues"? It's a hoot. LOL! Yeah, I remember that song.
Oops, when it comes to scary classics I forgot to mention the song "Somebody Is Watching Me" by Rockwell. Michael Jackson sang the backup vocals for that song. I guess "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" by The Beatles could be considered a scary classic.
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Post by Max on Jan 4, 2024 12:08:58 GMT -5
Some music history....Mick Jagger sang backup in Carlin Simon's song "You're So Vain."
The Beatles sang doo-wop on the second half of their song ""Happiness Is A Warm Gun."
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Jan 4, 2024 12:19:45 GMT -5
Guess Who I saw way back in college at Penn State, and I put them up there because they were absolute perfection in concert. Note for note like the records. Interesting, because I also like to hear the songs "like the records". Many people prefer to hear somewhat different takes... I don't mind when a musician mixes it up a bit. Dylan is notorious for this. If you watch vidio of him live, musicians are always paying close attention to what he is doing because he will change things on the fly. I saw Dylan and the Band at MSG back in the 70's. Really good show. My favorite album is Blood on the Tracks and I think his live version of Shelter from the Storm is so much better than the album version. I've probably seem David Bromberg live more than any other artist. He is famous for mixing things up and even changing lyrics during live shows. |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 4, 2024 12:28:44 GMT -5
Interesting, because I also like to hear the songs "like the records". Many people prefer to hear somewhat different takes... I don't mind when a musician mixes it up a bit. Dylan is notorious for this. If you watch vidio of him live, musicians are always paying close attention to what he is doing because he will change things on the fly. I saw Dylan and the Band at MSG back in the 70's. Really good show. My favorite album is Blood on the Tracks and I think his live version of Shelter from the Storm is so much better than the album version. I've probably seem David Bromberg live more than any other artist. He is famous for mixing things up and even changing lyrics during live shows. To each his own. I don't mind a little variation & improvisation, but some artists take it too far for my tastes. I suppose they may get a little bored playing the same thing over & over. |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Jan 4, 2024 12:34:18 GMT -5
Yep...Jackson Browne did "Stay" with an obvious change in lyrics. Living in SoCal OC, I saw him in small, local venues before "Doctor My Eyes". Very talented guy... yeah jackson was great. saw him a couple times during his "classic" period - 1st 5 albums. my bands covered a couple songs - "take it easy", "doctor", "road and the sky". david lindley, who sadly passed last year, was such an integral part of his sound - he could make that lap steel sing. his parts were always perfect. "doctor" may be a good song to do again ... Bumper, you probably know this but Jackson Browne's backup band minus David Lindley formed a group called The Section for awhile. They played once when I saw him live as The Section. The group consisted of Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, Lee Sklar and Craig Doerge, all wonderful musicians who have backed up a lot of great acts. The music Section did was more progressive but it really highlighted how good they could play. Kortchmar and Kunkel formed a band called Immediate Family a couple years ago along with Waddy Wactel and Steve Postell. They did some good stuff, not sure if they are still together or not. I think they are at the stages of their careers where they are doing it more for fun than money. |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 4, 2024 12:43:56 GMT -5
yeah jackson was great. saw him a couple times during his "classic" period - 1st 5 albums. my bands covered a couple songs - "take it easy", "doctor", "road and the sky". david lindley, who sadly passed last year, was such an integral part of his sound - he could make that lap steel sing. his parts were always perfect. "doctor" may be a good song to do again ... Bumper, you probably know this but Jackson Browne's backup band minus David Lindley formed a group called The Section for awhile. They played once when I saw him live as The Section. The group consisted of Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, Lee Sklar and Craig Doerge, all wonderful musicians who have backed up a lot of great acts. The music Section did was more progressive but it really highlighted how good they could play. Kortchmar and Kunkel formed a band called Immediate Family a couple years ago along with Waddy Wactel and Steve Postell. They did some good stuff, not sure if they are still together or not. I think they are at the stages of their careers where they are doing it more for fun than money. Some of these musicians were the house band for Elektra/Asylum Records back in the early 70's. This explains why these guys worked with and were friends with artists from the label, like Browne, Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles. |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on Jan 4, 2024 12:47:53 GMT -5
Speaking of Linda, when I moved to California in the late 70's, it was my plan to jump on my Triumph motorcyle, drive to LA and sweep her off of her feet. Never worked out as she was seeing the Governor at the time, politics asisde, I've never forgiven him for dashing my dream.
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 4, 2024 12:51:25 GMT -5
Speaking of Linda, when I moved to California in the late 70's, it was my plan to jump on my Triumph motorcyle, drive to LA and sweep her off of her feet. Never worked out as she was seeing the Governor at the time, politics asisde, I've never forgiven him for dashing my dream. I believe she's now living back in Tucson. Sadly, she's suffering from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, which is like Parkinson's on steroids. My brother-in-law has it, and he's essentially in what I call a conscious coma. |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 4, 2024 12:54:05 GMT -5
Speaking of Linda, when I moved to California in the late 70's, it was my plan to jump on my Triumph motorcyle, drive to LA and sweep her off of her feet. Never worked out as she was seeing the Governor at the time, politics asisde, I've never forgiven him for dashing my dream. No question about it, Linda was beautiful woman. My older brother had her Hasten Down the Wind LP. That was a very interesting album cover for my 10 year old self to gaze at...over and over again.  |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Jan 4, 2024 13:59:45 GMT -5
Thanks for the shout out to Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Are you familiar with his "Constipation Blues"? It's a hoot. LOL! Yeah, I remember that song.
Oops, when it comes to scary classics I forgot to mention the song "Somebody Is Watching Me" by Rockwell. Michael Jackson sang the backup vocals for that song. I guess "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" by The Beatles could be considered a scary classic.
Did anyone mention "Werewolves of London" or "Excitable Boy", both by the late, great Warren Zevon? |
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Post by inger on Jan 4, 2024 14:02:37 GMT -5
Speaking of Linda, when I moved to California in the late 70's, it was my plan to jump on my Triumph motorcyle, drive to LA and sweep her off of her feet. Never worked out as she was seeing the Governor at the time, politics asisde, I've never forgiven him for dashing my dream. No question about it, Linda was beautiful woman. My older brother had her Hasten Down the Wind LP. That was a very interesting album cover for my 10 year old self to gaze at...over and over again. She looked like she had marbles in the pockets of her tee shirts and blouses. I recall one year our local drug store had a mirror for sale that had her image super-imposed on it and she was in a sheer white top “with nothing under neath”, like Dean Friedman’s “Ariel”…arf-arf-woof… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 4, 2024 14:10:04 GMT -5
Bumper, you probably know this but Jackson Browne's backup band minus David Lindley formed a group called The Section for awhile. They played once when I saw him live as The Section. The group consisted of Danny Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, Lee Sklar and Craig Doerge, all wonderful musicians who have backed up a lot of great acts. The music Section did was more progressive but it really highlighted how good they could play. Kortchmar and Kunkel formed a band called Immediate Family a couple years ago along with Waddy Wactel and Steve Postell. They did some good stuff, not sure if they are still together or not. I think they are at the stages of their careers where they are doing it more for fun than money. Some of these musicians were the house band for Elektra/Asylum Records back in the early 70's. This explains why these guys worked with and were friends with artists from the label, like Browne, Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles. I was going to say I feel like I am reading the liner notes on a Warren Zevon album. Those guys were inescapable back then. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 4, 2024 14:13:06 GMT -5
Speaking of Linda, when I moved to California in the late 70's, it was my plan to jump on my Triumph motorcyle, drive to LA and sweep her off of her feet. Never worked out as she was seeing the Governor at the time, politics asisde, I've never forgiven him for dashing my dream. No question about it, Linda was beautiful woman. My older brother had her Hasten Down the Wind LP. That was a very interesting album cover for my 10 year old self to gaze at...over and over again. She did have a way of posing in various stages of shall we say dishabille. I don't think it hurt her album sales. |
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