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nofi

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best jailhouse rock.
« on: August 13, 2015, 12:02:59 PM »
for me, anyway. dusty sings his ass off and has some james brown moments during tush. post you own fav of JR.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYcR6JhEWys&list=RDtYcR6JhEWys
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Re: best jailhouse rock.
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2015, 01:54:12 PM »
Everything about that was good.  8)
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Re: best jailhouse rock.
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2015, 02:05:12 PM »
Rockus maximus!
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Re: best jailhouse rock.
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2015, 02:05:54 PM »
Yeah! Too bad Dusty doesn't get that much mic time these days. ZZ Top is really just the Billy Gibbons show these days.

Here's one from Queen:





Plus an older one (audio and video don't sync)

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Re: best jailhouse rock.
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2015, 02:08:36 PM »
Jeff Beck Group did a cool one too. Pretty cool bass part, by Ron Wood if I'm not mistaken.

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Re: best jailhouse rock.
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2015, 02:21:27 PM »
Sort of SAHB, without Alex...

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Re: best jailhouse rock.
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2015, 03:14:57 PM »
Here's one with a Spector bird.

and another requiring a conductor  :o
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Re: best jailhouse rock.
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2015, 03:57:50 PM »
If you want to hear the bass line played as it should be, check Duck Dunn's lines on this version, which closed the Blues Brothers.  I'm envious of how that man could play, and the clip is fun too!

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Re: best jailhouse rock.
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2015, 04:46:14 PM »
Quote from: nofi on August 13, 2015, 12:02:59 PM
for me, anyway. dusty sings his ass off and has some james brown moments during tush. post you own fav of JR.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYcR6JhEWys&list=RDtYcR6JhEWys

The version on the live side of their Fandango album is the best.
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Re: best jailhouse rock.
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2015, 06:14:04 PM »
i don't think 'supposed to be played' is relevant. the original bass part is very different from any version here. much simpler.

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Re: best jailhouse rock.
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2015, 06:16:15 PM »
or there is the paint by numbers version...

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Re: best jailhouse rock.
« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2015, 08:18:01 PM »
Mr. Loaf did a credible cover.

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Re: best jailhouse rock.
« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2015, 06:53:40 AM »
Quote from: nofi on August 13, 2015, 12:02:59 PM
for me, anyway. dusty sings his ass off and has some james brown moments during tush. post you own fav of JR.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYcR6JhEWys&list=RDtYcR6JhEWys

That Rockpalast Show broke ZZ Top in Deutschland, the following Monday (it was aired and played on a Saturday) their records - this was around Deguello  - sold out. They had never played in Germany before though they had a reputation as "every muso's favorite trio".

Dusty is of course an Elvis acolyte so it is no wonder that he put his heart in it (that said - I'm terribly unoriginal now - I believe Elvis' version was never bettered by anyone).

And watching Billy Gibbon(s) letting his outsize arms dangle down to his low-slung Paula ... I believe his last name indicates a certain ancestry ...



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Re: best jailhouse rock.
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2015, 06:56:27 AM »
looks like a branson mo kind of thing. :o
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Re: best jailhouse rock.
« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2015, 07:09:36 AM »
Gibbons aren't the only animals attracted to this song.
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