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The Continental Drifters were (are?) a fantastic band! They did a residency at an underground (literally---it was in a basement) club on Hollywood Blvd. in the early-to-mid 90’s, playing every Monday night (iirc) for a long time. Everybody in L.A. went to those shows, and guest artists would often join them onstage. Besides the aforementioned Peter Holsapple (whose drummer in the dB’s, Will Rigby, is now working with Steve Earle. Small world!) and Susan Cowsill (at the time girlfriend of then-L.A. resident Dwight Twilley), members included Vicki Peterson of The Bangles, Dream Syndicate bassist (and major a-hole) Mark Walton, and incredibly good drummer (and singer) Carlo Nuccio, who played on Tori Amos’ first album. One of the best live bands I’ve ever seen; their albums are pretty good, too. |
I agree, Lindsay Buckingham is a great musician and song writer. I believe Rolling Stone magazine had him listed in the top 100 best guitarist. Though I didnt follow him far from Fleetwood Mac, I do own "Buckingham Nicks", (1978) and "Go Insane", (1984). I've been listening to the Buddy Guy stuff. Excellent. I really enjoy listening to as much of the media mentioned as time permits. Thanks for the education. This afternoon I listened to Blue Oyster Cult, "Secret Treaties", entire CD. I really ennoy "Dominance and Submission ". N |
Loomis, It's been a very, very long time since I thought about the Palominos. I lived in Hoboken during The Feelies early run at Maxwell's, so I initially knew the Palominos as Anton Fier's new band after he quit The Feelies. Then, they just started soaking up one after another of my favorite performers. I was big Bill Laswell fan at that time and he was an original member, I believe. Later, both Matthew Sweet and Don Dixon signed on and they are first tier names in my book. (One aside: My first dance with my wife was to the Don Dixon/Marti Jones arrangement of Joe Tex's "You Got What it Takes"). IIRC, even Richard Thompson got some run with the band. Syd Straw, T-Bone Burnett, and a few others that I'm no doubt blanking on at the moment also did time with the Palominos. (What, no Lindsey Buckingham?) Man, I gotta go back and revisit that stuff. Thanks for the reminder. |
one more holsapple reference, then i'll shut up forever---marty, you're probably onto golden palaminos "blast of silence"---for the unitiated it's a sorta supersession featuring among others, a very young matthew sweet and tbone burnett. the great syd straw covers an obscure holsapple song, diamond; the little feat songs which begin and end the record are also great. the earlier "visions of excess" is artier and features michael stipe (doing moby grape), jack bruce and johnny rotten |
re: peter holsapple--i forgot about the continental drifters (his project with the girl from the cowsills!). "vermillion" was the one i remember as being noteworty. as for chris stamey, i useta wear the hell out of "wonderful life", "it's alright ( a slicker major label lp) and the "instant excitement" ep--none of these are on spotify, but very well worth tracking down on ebay or wherever--in contrast to his later, wispier stuff, i still remember these songs 30+ years later. speaking of great songwriters with bad voices, i've been listening to steve earle's latest, terraplane. the guy's obviously made a pact with the devil--all that heroin and hard living and he still hasn't lost the knack. "go go boots are back" may be the best song he's written. likewise, game theory's "lolita nation" (just reissued). the late scott miller's reedy voice is an acquired taste (i dig it), but he was a great, smart pop writer and anyone into big star/dbs/posies will worship this. |
asvjerry, I have great respect for variety. We have the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Thanks for mentioning The Tubes. I saw them years ago at Bogarts in Cincinnati. Fee Wabill came into the audience during the performance and took my friends Fosters Lager from him and chugged it, autographed it and went back on stage. Also a big NIN fan, Little feat. Dire Straits too. I'll explore some of your other selections as well. Today I listened to Toto, "Hydra ", entire albumn. Also Candlebox S/T. I particularly like the song "Rain". N |
Deadmau5...but my listening is all over the board...Laurie Anderson...Dire Straits...Nine Inch Nails...Martyn Bennett...Aphex Twin...Roxy Music....Nilsson...Little Feat...The Art of Noise....Randy Newman...Fred Neil...Blue Rodeo....Stabbing Westward...The Tubes...things you'd recognize...things you won't.... One hit wonders...remixes of a single selection, just for 'comparison's sake' (Sneaker Pimps' "6 Underground" is a good example)...LOUD...soft...complex...simple... Sorry, not much in the way of 'dead white Europeans', although it's appreciated that all stands upon their shoulders. But I/we do go to the symphony when something of interest is on the bill. That's always better 'live', as was always intended for the form.... I like variety in my diet. ;) |
My Morning Jacket / It Still Moves My Morning Jacket / Acoustic (Live) My Morning Jacket / Chocolate and Ice My Morning Jacket / Evil Urges My Morning Jacket / Z David Bowie / Scary Monsters I don't typically listen to that much of the same band at one time (I actually only listened to one side of each :-), but they sounded so good tonight. Then David Bowie reminded me why I got into high end audio in the first place. I bought that album shortly after it came out and it still sounds wonderful, especially at high levels. |
You betcha Loomis, I believe that I own everything that Holsapple has participated in; DB records, solo album, duet with Stamey, and Continental Drifters. I also tried to make it a point to catch his nightly (?) shows in a little dump (can't recall the name) whenever I visited New Orleans when he lived there. As to his lack of pipes, I had to laugh at your observation. He's exactly like me - he won't even try to hit a pitch. He just kinda mumbles his way thru songs.....just like me! It may not impress many folks, but at least it spares embarassment. |
marty/ghost et al; peter holsapple in particular is one of the greatest under-recognized songwriters ever; cursed, unfortunately, by bad lungs--he's a non-singer. if you can, find his "out my way", a remarkably strong set of tunes which probably sold about 75 copies (i assume marty was one of the purchasers). for the uninitiated, the dbs first two records are stone, time-capsule quality classics; among the best 80s records. goddamn. |
Hey Marty - Maybe not so odd, I've commented before about a "simpatico" in our listening tastes. Thanks for the tip on Holsapple w/Stamey. I will check out Mavericks. Do not know much about that whole "jangle pop" renaissance, but I will throw out one song title and you tell me if it connects for you: "Needles & Pins" from back when it all started... jangle pop indeed. |
Ghosthouse, Odd coincidence. I just finished listening to "Mavericks" by Chris Stamey and Pete Holsapple. I'm trying to work out arrangements for both " I Want to Break Your Heart" (Stamey) and "She Was The One" (Holsapple) for solo acoustic guitar. It's going to take me a while to sort it out (not great at that sort of thing), but it should be worth it. Two great songwriters, IMO. |
bg1968- The Cult is touring promoting their new albumn. I don't have it yet. Have you heard it? radfrad, ghosthouse, The closest to me that Trower will be touring is over two hours away. Unfortunately I will miss him this time around. Don't know how much longer the guy will be around. ghosthouse, I'm still glad your digging Glenn Hughes. He's one in a million. facten, Im unfamiliar with your selections but I am going to check them out. sotaphile, I'm a big Santana fan. Even with Neil Sean. I've seen CSN twice. raymonda, As I've stated earlier in the thread, Tommy Bolin was great. I like the "Private eyes" albumn also. However for some reason "Lotus" from Teaser speaks to me when played at an appropriate level. Not the best recording on CD but it still rocks. N . |
Last night I listened to the first two sides of the Santana Moonflower record and then had a yen for the first David Crosby-Graham Nash record, both on vinyl. This morning I put on the Sirius XM Real Jazz station. There's nothing like a little jazz early on a Sunday morning! I agree with Slaw, early Fleetwood Mac is not to be missed. The MOFI Surrealistic Pillow is also a treat! |
All. I felt the need to explain... I grew up on R&R. I understand the music and how it affects . ( I have Triumph, Uriah Heep, etc...), out the wazoooo....) I also know that there's much more music out there to be discovered. I tried to be the "conduit" here. It seems to have failed. I value my time spent on these types of matters and, such, I have decided to move on. Good luck to you all and I hope your musical horizons will be expanded! Slaw. |
Nutty, love The Cult saw them a couple times in the late 80's early 90's. Once they opened for Metallica and blew them off the stage, Ian was laying down sing during Love Removal Machine. One of my favorite shows ever. Check out a band called The Front S/T they were short lived but always remind me of a mix of The Cult,The Doors with a bit of Idol thrown in. https://youtu.be/fcRlONs0Ohs |
oleschool, Thanks for the correction. I got ahead of myself. Ian Anderson is obviously the man. The tour is currently billed as Jethro Tull With Ian Anderson. So it should be fantastic. slaw, You've been busy today ! I've heard some but not all of your list. I'll give thsm a listen. I also need to check out the Marsalis/Clapton. Thank you. So far today I've listened to the self titled "Joe Satriani". Great sounding on CD. Has anyone heard it on LP? And also Faith no More "The real thing". N |
