Re: Time for a music thread

by Big Dog Tue 01 Nov 2011, 07:41

Another good man that died too young.

by WideWally Fri 04 Nov 2011, 06:28

From the Courier Mail

BLUESFEST has unveiled its first artist announcement for the 2012 festival, featuring a headlining spot by iconic UK rocker Roger Daltrey.

The founder and lead singer of seminal group The Who, Daltrey will perform the legendary rock opera
Tommy

from start to finish as well as classic The Who hits.

Also featured are legendary funk group Earth Wind and Fire and James Brown and Parliament Funkadelic saxophone player Maceo Parker.

"This first announcement is our big launch for 2012" Festival Director Peter Noble said.

"We certainly have hit our groove with the festival and continue to grow our recognition at home and internationally."

The 23rd Bluesfest will take place from April 5 to 9, 2012, at its permanent festival home at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm just outside Byron Bay.
Bluesfest lineup

ROGER DALTREY

EARTH WIND & FIRE

THE POGUES

JOHN BUTLER TRIO

MY MORNING JACKET

YES

G3 featuring JOE SATRIANI, STEVE VAI AND STEVE LUKATHER

BUDDY GUY - MACEO PARKER

BRIAN SETZER'S ROCKABILLY RIOT!

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD - JONNY LANG

YANN TIERSEN - BETTYE LAVETTE

STEVE EARLE - JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE

TROMBONE SHORTY

GREAT BIG SEA - THE JAYHAWKS

by Big Dog Fri 04 Nov 2011, 07:14

Gawd!!...are YES still going? Shocked

by lardbucket Fri 04 Nov 2011, 08:56

looks a good line-up ... Buddy Guy is the highlight there, and Setzer can play

by G.Wood Fri 04 Nov 2011, 11:43

TROMBONE SHORTY

That bloke can do anything. I remember he alwas shoud have got 5 for 23 but his fielders couldn't catch and he got 0 for 73 instead

by PeterCS Fri 04 Nov 2011, 12:36

Big Dog wrote:Gawd!!...are YES still going?

There's an obvious answer to that one.

"Not really."

by lardbucket Wed 09 Nov 2011, 11:02

... and how good a guitarist was Steve Howe? Close to the Edge?

by Guest Sat 26 Nov 2011, 11:47

It's a fairly big call to make, but I reckon that Wish You Were Here is Floyd's best album.

I never tire of listening to it, and not a single second is wasted, I find that at no point do I think "I should skip this track" or "The good bit is coming soon". It's just brilliant from start to finish. I also seem to find new things in it every listen, despite having heard it around 100 times or more.

by lardbucket Sat 26 Nov 2011, 22:46

Aye, and I rate 'Meddle' highly. The later stuff (Wall, Animals) appeals to me much less.

by lardbucket Sun 27 Nov 2011, 00:12

WideWally wrote:From the Courier Mail
BLUESFEST has unveiled its first artist announcement for the 2012 festival, featuring a headlining spot by iconic UK rocker Roger Daltrey.

The founder and lead singer of seminal group The Who, Daltrey will perform the legendary rock opera
Tommy

from start to finish as well as classic The Who hits.

Also featured are legendary funk group Earth Wind and Fire and James Brown and Parliament Funkadelic saxophone player Maceo Parker.

"This first announcement is our big launch for 2012" Festival Director Peter Noble said.

"We certainly have hit our groove with the festival and continue to grow our recognition at home and internationally."

The 23rd Bluesfest will take place from April 5 to 9, 2012, at its permanent festival home at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm just outside Byron Bay.
Bluesfest lineup

ROGER DALTREY

EARTH WIND & FIRE

THE POGUES

JOHN BUTLER TRIO

MY MORNING JACKET

YES

G3 featuring JOE SATRIANI, STEVE VAI AND STEVE LUKATHER

BUDDY GUY - MACEO PARKER

BRIAN SETZER'S ROCKABILLY RIOT!

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD - JONNY LANG

YANN TIERSEN - BETTYE LAVETTE

STEVE EARLE - JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE

TROMBONE SHORTY

GREAT BIG SEA - THE JAYHAWKS

Right. I'm going.

by Yorkie Jill Sun 27 Nov 2011, 03:01

Jealous! Steve Earle, Roger, Buddy Guy, Joe Satriani, Earth Wind and Fire?!!

Boo, Blues.

by lardbucket Sun 27 Nov 2011, 03:03

Lukather, Vai, and Setzer will also be highlights for me.

by WideWally Sun 27 Nov 2011, 03:20

Make sure you book well in advance. Most days of the 2011 Bluesfest sold out quite quickly.

At the moment the lineup contains -
- Roger Daltrey
- Crosby Stills & Nash
- The Specials
- Earth Wind And Fire
- The Pogues
- John Butler Trio
- My Morning Jacket
- G3
- YES
- Buddy Guy
- Maceo Parker
- Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd
- Jonny Lang
- Yann Tiersen
- Bettye Lavette
- Steve Earle
- Justin Townes Earle
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
- Great Big Sea
- The Jayhawks
- Donovan
- Lucinda Williams
- Angelique Kidjo
- John Hiatt and The Combo
- Seasick Steve
- Keb Mo
- Nick Lowe
- Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys
- Seth Lakeman
- Harry Manx
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds
- Alabama 3

by lardbucket Sun 27 Nov 2011, 03:22

Thanks Wally. A few more gems there.

by skully Sun 27 Nov 2011, 09:50

Donovan? Is he still spraying Mellow Yellow about?

by Guest Sun 27 Nov 2011, 10:36

lardbucket wrote:Aye, and I rate 'Meddle' highly. The later stuff (Wall, Animals) appeals to me much less.

Echoes is a bit too proggy for me and I actually do think to my self "it gets good in a bit" when the weird part starts. I love the rest of the album though.

And I rate Animals pretty highly, if I had to rank their albums it would be something like Wish You Were Here>Animals>Dark Side>Meddle>The Wall>Piper> then quite a bit of daylight as I don't really rate their other stuff.

High Hopes is a quality track, but the rest of Division Bell is pretty gash. I went through a brief period where I liked Atom Heart Mother but I don't listen to it a lot these days.

I listen to The Wall more than Dark Side but that's mainly because I've played Dark Side to death. I've played Wish you Were Here even more but as I said I just don't get bored of a single second of it.

I listened to The Wall on vinyl first, and side 3 which is "Hey You" to "Comfortably Numb" would run Wish you Were Here pretty close if I take it as a separate album, which I almost do as I've listened to side 3 far more than the rest of the album.

Top band, anyway, which goes without saying.

by lardbucket Sun 27 Nov 2011, 11:21

No mention of 'Obscured By Clouds' ... have you had a listen? It's actually not too bad, although it sank almost without trace ...

by Guest Sun 27 Nov 2011, 16:02

Sank with good reason IMO... Not in the same league as their other work, lots of pointless meandering guitar wankiness.

I know a lot of their stuff has tangents, but on Division Bell (other than High Hopes) and Obscured it just seems pointlessly self-indulgent and not particularly creative, tuneful, or good.

I think that's why Wish you Were Here is so genius, it's one of their proggiest albums but it all seems to mattter and each song works in it's own right as well as contributing to the cohesive whole.

by lardbucket Sun 27 Nov 2011, 20:10

it's got the best cover, too

by lardbucket Sat 17 Dec 2011, 23:38

A good clip set to a fine live and original version of a much-covered song

by Big Dog Sun 18 Dec 2011, 07:03

lardbucket wrote:A good clip set to a fine live and original version of a much-covered song

Nice one Lardy. Obviously pre Nicks/Buckingham. I'm guessing recorded around the time of Albatross?

by PeterCS Thu 22 Dec 2011, 09:36

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Vibraphone_Orchestra%2C_early_1940s.ogg

Wishing you all a merry Christmas, as full of gay abandon as the bassist in the clip!

by PeterCS Sat 14 Jan 2012, 01:24

by PeterCS Sat 14 Jan 2012, 01:31

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