stuartk
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| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato @mahgister You seem to be saying there exists a sort of Jazz "blueprint" that has been absorbed/integrated into many other genres, worldwide. You also seem to acknowledge that these other genres have, in turn, influenced Jazz. What, so far as I... | |
| Recommended for Americana Fans: Amanda Ann Platt and the Honeycutters @grislybutter No; we don't have a choice. You live there, currently? | |
| Recommended for Americana Fans: Amanda Ann Platt and the Honeycutters @grislybutter Seems to me you’re being awfully hard on yourself! Thanks for explaining what you meant by "labored". I wouldn’t say you weren’t making any sense. I didn’t understand your use of the word labored. Having said that, there are peop... | |
| Recommended for Americana Fans: Amanda Ann Platt and the Honeycutters @grislybutter To me, Shania Twain is one of the inventor’s of modern country (but she is good. she did it with substance). By now, modern country is a cliche, zero substance, lots of empty "feelings" I mentioned her because when she started, s... | |
| Where are the front men? (Rant) @n80 I'm familiar with some of those particularly Stapleton. Will look into the others. I guess my rant has more to do with brand new stuff. Got it. If you are not familiar with Black Pumas, their studio stuff pales by comparison with their l... | |
| Recommended for Americana Fans: Amanda Ann Platt and the Honeycutters @grislybutter Did you see my comment about how she defined her sound? "Rock-tinged Country". I hear quite a bit of Rock influence in her music and she has pointed out that Tom Petty and Springsteen are as important to her sound as Classic Count... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato @mahgister Jazz is the only language becoming universal by virtue of his improvising syntax set of rules integrating all instruments and music styles slowly but surely ... I'm confused. There are plenty of other genres that incorporate improv... | |
| Recommended for Americana Fans: Amanda Ann Platt and the Honeycutters @bdp24 Perhaps instead of using the term Southern, "rural" is more of what I'm taking about. Sure. Makes sense to me. Considering that list, the idea that Canadians should not be included is beyond absurd. I will restrain myself (with diff... | |
| Where are the front men? (Rant) @n80 There are notable male vocalists with distinctive voices but, I'm guessing, not of the "swaggering" variety. Four that come to mind -- none of them Rock: Nathaniel Rateliff of N.R. and the Night Sweats Chris Stapleton Eric Burton of ... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato @tyray Lucky you -- it sounds like you live in an area that's unusually hospitable to Jazz! I listened to the Snarky Puppy tune and it may well exemplify the future of Jazz. Jazz will change, as it always has. As long as I can keep listening t... | |
| Recommended for Americana Fans: Amanda Ann Platt and the Honeycutters Just read an interview with Amanda Ann Platt. She described her music as "rock -tinged Country". So much for me knowing what Americana is! | |
| What were your top musical discoveries of 2024? @oddiofyl Yes! | |
| Recommended for Americana Fans: Amanda Ann Platt and the Honeycutters Since we're on this topic... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vn0Dz7InjI To quote Willie Nelson: "There are two kinds of men in the world; those who are in love with Emmylou and those who have not met her". | |
| Recommended for Americana Fans: Amanda Ann Platt and the Honeycutters @bdp24 Rodney Crowell first became a National name as the leader of Emmylou Harris’ Hot Band. I know. We saw the classic line up of the Hot Band (the one on Luxury Liner) sans EmmyLou at a tiny venue in Santa Barbara (The Bluebird Cafe) in th... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato FWIW, my wife and I used to drive 2.5 hours to Oakland to see top Jazz artists at Yoshi’s, one of the premier Jazz clubs in the country. I’m talking about people like Joe Lovano, McCoy Tyner, Mark Turner, Jack DeJohnette, John Abercrombie, Cedar W... |