Jimbo wrote:Good to see some votes for Stagefright. Fantastic album.
its brilliant
geoffcowgill wrote:I just feel sorry for those people who don't like The Band. That's all I can say.
kath wrote:i will make it my mission to nail you.
Phenomenal Cat wrote:geoffcowgill wrote:I just feel sorry for those people who don't like The Band. That's all I can say.
Do you really feel sorry for me? Well don't. The Band are just fine if that's your thing, but you know me - I'm a rock and roll guy. The Stones are my archetypical band: The drug-addled guitarist/songwriter whose life is hanging by a thread; the pouty arrogant singer who wants to fuck everything in sight; the rhythm section charging ahead, completely oblivious to the spectacle. They play down and dirty dangerous nipple-hardening rock and roll. People sweat. Parents panic. Girls learn new tricks.
The Band? They're competent. They write some good songs. People dig their musicianship. They're a good ensemble. Hell, there's a band playing at The Thirsty Frog tonight that meets all these criteria (they may not be as good as The Band, but they're a damn sight better then Crazy Horse). I can't get too excited about The band because they don't seem to get too excited. They don't care if I'm watching or not - they got a healthy rider of barbeque and Pabst, they're all beardy and rustic, and fuck me, they have a singing drummer. Didn't Triumph have a singing drummer? That shit just doesn't fly with me. The truth is, I don't listen because at times it just sounds like twangy old man rock, a stones toss from my dad's music. The band that played on Highway 61 Revisited is the motherfucker. That's my kind of shit-kicking.
I may reassess my feelings for The Band someday, but they just don't grab me by the boo-boo. I can only take so much draft beer before I get gassy and hit the sheets. Oh yeah, and Clapton, too.
Dark Clark wrote:And the times you feel a bit like an old man, what d'you do then?
kath wrote:i will make it my mission to nail you.
Phenomenal Cat wrote:Dark Clark wrote:And the times you feel a bit like an old man, what d'you do then?
That's becoming more and more frequent. I may have to start stocking up on Glen Campbell records. I hear he's pretty good.
geoffcowgill wrote:Phenomenal Cat wrote:Dark Clark wrote:And the times you feel a bit like an old man, what d'you do then?
That's becoming more and more frequent. I may have to start stocking up on Glen Campbell records. I hear he's pretty good.
Well, you like 70s Beach Boys, right?
kath wrote:i will make it my mission to nail you.
Phenomenal Cat wrote:geoffcowgill wrote:Phenomenal Cat wrote:Dark Clark wrote:And the times you feel a bit like an old man, what d'you do then?
That's becoming more and more frequent. I may have to start stocking up on Glen Campbell records. I hear he's pretty good.
Well, you like 70s Beach Boys, right?
A few tracks here and there, though I think the best is Love You (which is essentially a Brian Wilson solo album). Is there a correlation between 70s Beach Boys and the Band?