Topical humor?
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"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn
Me too! Ya baby! I'm really digging it.
Originally Posted by marn
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"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
I listened to the whole thing. It has a certain "accessibility" to it which you might not necessarily expect from three musicians of their caliber. It bears no resemblance to Dream Theater, for example. It's poppy enough to keep the masses interested, but there's enough virtuosity to keep the guitar/bass/drum geeks happy. I enjoyed it quite a bit. I'm going to have to give it another listen before a final verdict.
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn
I'm a huge Portnoy fan, especially his work with Transatlantic and Neal Morse, and I'm a big Kotzen fan as well. Both those guys can certainly play. I'm not sure why they got Billy in there . They all sing too and that will be a big plus down the road. Obviously Richie has the soulful voice. Anyway, they just got back from touring Japan. I've been following Richie on Facebook and he certainly posts some funny stuff. It's good to see they are having fun.
Like you say, it's accessible right away, but if you listen, man them cats is playing some serious stuff.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
Blackfield - Live In New York City
Thenewno2 - Beautiful Creatures
(Dhani Harrison)
Neil Young - Harvest Moon
Wheeler Brothers - Gold Boots Glitter
Last Good Tooth - The Meeting Was a Success
Moreland & Arbuckle - 7 Cities
Newsted - Heavy Metal Music
Marnold and other heavy metal listeners, this one might be worth checking out. No cookie monster vocals, just solid American metal. More accurately, heavy metal.
Edit: After a few more listens, I'll give it a B-.
Last edited by Tig; August 12th, 2013 at 06:29 AM.
Mark Knopfler - Privateering
Plenty of roots based music here, some Celtic, some American. Blues, country, and rock songs as well as fusions of the above. Mark has certainly matured as a song writer since the early days, including the enjoyable Local Hero score.
Jimmy Vivino & the Black Italians - 13 Live
High energy live album with plenty to enjoy by a mix of us here. A mix of original songs and covers of Bob Dylan, James Brown, Traffic and Johnny Winter. Jimmy is not limited to just Conan O'Brien's music director.
Mark Knopfler - Get Lucky
Wow, this 2009 album might be better than Privateering!
James Brown - Live At The Apollo
"It's never too late to be what you might have been" - Eliot
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Tig...this leans towards your last post. Great guitarist in this band as well.
"It's never too late to be what you might have been" - Eliot
Guilars: '02 Heritage H-535 ASB; '04 Larrivée LV-03 w/Fishman Blend; '95 Washburn/Bourgeios D-55SW Cherokee
Amphs: Boogie DC-2; DVM/BYOC Tweed Champlifier; Marshall AS50D
Currently on Board: Ditto Looper; Boss TU-2; EB VP Jr; crybaby; DVM Spring Fever; DVM Mini Klone, Brena Effects Cali-Tremor tremolo; Strymon El Capistan
Cool, Tio! I'll have to check out more from him.
New today:
Tedeschi Trucks Band - Made Up Mind
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - That's Alright Mama
I love the early, raw blues.
Muddy Waters Blues Band Featuring Dizzy Gillespie
Muddy Waters - Hoochie Coochie Man
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks
Sons of Hippies - Griffons at the Gates of Heaven
(not for everyone, but a few good songs make it OK)
Charles Bradley - Victim of Love
They seem to have largely left metalcore behind and made a straight-forward metal album. Good stuff. It's obviously polarizing for long-time AX7 fans.
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn