Whats on your turntable tonight?

@reubent   

AWB - great stuff. I have been a fan of Steve Ferrone for over 40 years. 

@bdp24

Well he is a pro. Attended the Conservatoire in Nice, France. So like Berkeley trained musicians he brings a rigorous approach rather then self taught Stan Lynch. Steve can write and read music which I am not sure if any of the heartbreakers can do except Benmount.

I think Steve grooves better than most drummers and can handle more styles. He brings a great groove to everything the HB’s do but his personality doesn’t come out as strongly as Stan Lynch. So Stan did a lot more to shape the sound of the HB’s, as an original member. Stan also sings great harmony like Roger Taylor or Don Henley - so he probably was a better fit.

Steve is a good friend of Mike Campbell. Stan was a buddy of  Benmount. Keeping a band together is as complex as a marriage. Success often leads to a breakdown.

@bdp24 

Wow thanks for the tip!

Just started playin'  Bidin' My Time and I can tell it will stay on heavy rotation.

Instantly I recognized the current Heartbreakers from the style of playing. Ferrone, Tench, and Campbell have left their indelible mark all over this. Love Campbell's Mandolin.

Fantastic album! Thank you !

@bdp24

Wow thanks for the tip!

Just started playin' Bidin' My Time and I can tell it will stay on heavy rotation.

Instantly I recognized the current Heartbreakers from the style of playing. Ferrone, Tench, and Campbell have left their indelible mark all over this. Love Campbell's Mandolin.

Fantastic album! Thank you !

@bdp24

I would add Joe Cocker. Totally influenced by Ray Charles.

I agree about gratuitous arpeggios. I guess it comes from playing piano alone in cocktail bars at hotels. I prefer Benmont Tench style - playing for the song rather than overplaying. Oscar Petersen was great too.

Pee Wee Ellis once said (and I am sure he is not the first by far), "in music it is often more important what you dont play! It can be frightening to leave space.

This is very true in drumming - judicious placement of space is really important. The rhythm or groove is as much about the space as it is about what is played. Space creates feel. Space can also be thought of as dynamics - softer notes create space and contrast - great grooves have different layers of dynamics.

I think you could start a thread about leaving notes out and musicians that excel at it. Like great art - the blank spaces on the canvas are actually part of the overall composition - but amateurs dont understand that and try to fill it all in.

Sinatra - Songs for Swinging Lovers. 

I love Nelson Riddle. Not sure how to describe it but I feel Nelson arranges like Mozart would have done if he were alive and arranging big band jazz/pop. Classic call and repeat phrasing with slight variations.