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Post by Mandochris on Jul 7, 2024 11:12:57 GMT
Guys, I'm afraid I'm not going to be ready again for next week. Can someone jump in? I'll give a wave when I'll be ready and,see then when I can take my turn.. I have my five ready to go and should be able to do next week. Thank you.
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Post by channonite on Jul 8, 2024 12:09:48 GMT
A bit slow off the mark today, but I have a lot going on.
First off are two blues guitarists who are no longer with us. Gary Moore is someone I have always liked, but I just felt that he never fulfilled his promise. He did tend towards the flashy for the sake of being flashy. Take his iconic Parisienne Walkways as a good example. Here he is, where he was at his best, in a small club/venue.
The second musician is the incomparable BB King. An absolute legend and revered by all blues guitarists. His trademark was maximum effect from minimum effort. The exact opposite of Gary Moore. They combine here perfectly on a famous BB King composition - 'The Thrill Has Gone'. Watch for the interaction between them, where Gary Moore starts copying BBKing's guitar work. They both clearly enjoyed each others company.
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Post by spot51 on Jul 8, 2024 15:55:45 GMT
Deletes Gary Moore from TO DO list...
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Post by channonite on Jul 9, 2024 6:59:23 GMT
Tuesday’s offering:
Another live set with a small crowd and one of my all-time favourites. This consists of three very short songs from Of Monsters and Men, an Icelandic band, recorded here in a short acoustic set for Dutch TV channel 3 at the Lowlands Festival in 2012, in what looks very much like a couple of shipping containers welded together. I love that as it goes on, the audience, who are in very close proximity, gets more and more involved and more and more sweaty as do the band. Due to there being no room for cameramen/women, the cameras are clearly attached to the structure and vibrate as the audience applauds, just adding to the intimate feeling.
I also like the little human touch as the band shared towels with the audience to wipe the sweat from their eyes. My overriding memory of the set is that it must have been very, very hot in there.
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Post by spot51 on Jul 9, 2024 9:11:01 GMT
Brilliant channonite . I loved that. You used to rave about them so I bought their album at the time but that is the first time I've seen them perform. Thank you.
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Post by Sir B3na1i on Jul 9, 2024 19:58:47 GMT
I need to catch up on this thread again. Been working away and away on holiday... I've just spotted some Of Monsters and Men who are a huge favourite of mine
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Post by channonite on Jul 10, 2024 6:57:35 GMT
I love this band. I like my live stuff a bit rough around the edges, and this video certainly is and ends somewhat abruptly. Still, it shows them off at their loudest! It is an old Son House number, Preachin' Blues. The sisters have been quoted as saying that they bonded over a joint love of the blues in general and Son House in particular.
Essentially, the band is sisters Rebecca Lovell and Megan Lovell. Rebecca is the leader and vocalist, and Megan plays the slide guitar and backup vocals. They originated in northern Georgia and are now based in Nashville, Tennessee.
The band's history began with the Lovell Sisters, an acoustic bluegrass trio formed in 2005 with their older sister, Jessica Lovell. After releasing independent albums and touring for about four years, the Lovell Sisters disbanded in early 2010. Later that year, Rebecca and Megan Lovell regrouped as an out-and-out blues band, Larkin Poe, taking their band name from their great-great-great-great-grandfather, a cousin of Edgar Allan Poe.
They toured this country earlier in the year, but much to my distress, I missed them as I had Covid at the time (For the third time FFS!). Two of my colleagues at work went to see them, and they very kindly remind me of this from time to time
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Post by threehundred on Jul 10, 2024 7:16:10 GMT
I love this band. I like my live stuff a bit rough around the edges, and this video certainly is and ends somewhat abruptly. Still, it shows them off at their loudest! It is an old Son House number, Preachin' Blues. The sisters have been quoted as saying that they bonded over a joint love of the blues in general and Son House in particular. Essentially, the band is sisters Rebecca Lovell and Megan Lovell. Rebecca is the leader and vocalist, and Megan plays the slide guitar and backup vocals. They originated in northern Georgia and are now based in Nashville, Tennessee. The band's history began with the Lovell Sisters, an acoustic bluegrass trio formed in 2005 with their older sister, Jessica Lovell. After releasing independent albums and touring for about four years, the Lovell Sisters disbanded in early 2010. Later that year, Rebecca and Megan Lovell regrouped as an out-and-out blues band, Larkin Poe, taking their band name from their great-great-great-great-grandfather, a cousin of Edgar Allan Poe. They toured this country earlier in the year, but much to my distress, I missed them as I had Covid at the time (For the third time FFS!). Two of my colleagues at work went to see them, and they very kindly remind me of this from time to time Oh yeah!!
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Post by channonite on Jul 11, 2024 6:33:37 GMT
And now for something completely different. I first became aware of Poppy Ajudha during the second lockdown and since have seen her on TV several times, including twice on Jools Holland and once with the Ezra Collective. She is a London girl with a white English mother and a black West Indian father and seems to have a very clear focus on her creative direction. She fired her first band who were all male and white, as they were "not hard enough" on her, whatever that means. Her current band are all female, and she says that she feels more comfortable with them around. Style-wise she is very jazz-oriented and very, very intense. I can't recall her smiling much, if at all. There is just something about her that is different and she reminds me at times of Sade in her early days. This number is one of the first on which she appeared on TV, and obviously, no one told her not to obscure her face with the microphone!
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Post by spot51 on Jul 11, 2024 8:49:19 GMT
I love the Sponge Bob pants!
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Post by channonite on Jul 11, 2024 9:29:12 GMT
I love the Sponge Bob pants! That was in her early days, if you see her now, she is all slick and sophisticated. Just look for her Jools Holland's Later appearances
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Post by threehundred on Jul 11, 2024 9:54:06 GMT
And now for something completely different. I first became aware of Poppy Ajudha during the second lockdown and since have seen her on TV several times, including twice on Jools Holland and once with the Ezra Collective. She is a London girl with a white English mother and a black West Indian father and seems to have a very clear focus on her creative direction. She fired her first band who were all male and white, as they were "not hard enough" on her, whatever that means. Her current band are all female, and she says that she feels more comfortable with them around. Style-wise she is very jazz-oriented and very, very intense. I can't recall her smiling much, if at all. There is just something about her that is different and she reminds me at times of Sade in her early days. This number is one of the first on which she appeared on TV, and obviously, no one told her not to obscure her face with the microphone! Nice…
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Post by channonite on Jul 12, 2024 9:57:42 GMT
I almost forgot my last one of the week...
In 2023, a concert was held at the Royal Albert Hall in memory of Jeff Beck, and it seemed that every great guitarist came to pay homage. Although this clip features Ronnie Wood, and one of my favourite singers, Imelda May (with Johnny Depp somewhat disconcertingly and weirdly wandering about in the background), the real reason for this clip is that dress.
Stunning performance Imelda. 👏
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Post by threehundred on Jul 12, 2024 10:18:22 GMT
Wow!
Figure hugging clothes (and what a figure), fabulous hair, oozing sex appeal…. Yep, there’s no doubt Ronnie’s still got it.
Seriously though, that is brilliant.
It’s nice to see Ronnie showcased for once - you forget how talented he is, when he’s generally overshadowed by Keef. I saw him play once at a festival in Finsbury Park… Bob Dylan was playing too, on one of his off days and Ronnie was the only thing that helped ease the disappointment.
And as for IM…
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Post by Mandochris on Jul 13, 2024 21:28:29 GMT
I love this band. I like my live stuff a bit rough around the edges, and this video certainly is and ends somewhat abruptly. Still, it shows them off at their loudest! It is an old Son House number, Preachin' Blues. The sisters have been quoted as saying that they bonded over a joint love of the blues in general and Son House in particular. Essentially, the band is sisters Rebecca Lovell and Megan Lovell. Rebecca is the leader and vocalist, and Megan plays the slide guitar and backup vocals. They originated in northern Georgia and are now based in Nashville, Tennessee. The band's history began with the Lovell Sisters, an acoustic bluegrass trio formed in 2005 with their older sister, Jessica Lovell. After releasing independent albums and touring for about four years, the Lovell Sisters disbanded in early 2010. Later that year, Rebecca and Megan Lovell regrouped as an out-and-out blues band, Larkin Poe, taking their band name from their great-great-great-great-grandfather, a cousin of Edgar Allan Poe. They toured this country earlier in the year, but much to my distress, I missed them as I had Covid at the time (For the third time FFS!). Two of my colleagues at work went to see them, and they very kindly remind me of this from time to time Damn you. They were going to be in my 5.
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