The Lovesick Duo from Bologna.
She can play! So can he.
https://youtu.be/1UNdT99fCvE
https://youtu.be/ORd5jTY5B1Q
https://youtu.be/QO60fa6CJUA
I found it a bit humorous in the Hank vid as there was something going on to the left that was an obvious distraction to them... :mrgreen:
Both of them are quite good. She gets around that bass really well. His yodeling is a surprise...but well done.
I like the art on her bass, and I note the shield that appeared on off-side of the bass in the Lovesick Blues video. I haven't seen one like that before.
Quote from: Highlander on June 05, 2020, 12:39:30 AM
I found it a bit humorous in the Hank vid as there was something going on to the left that was an obvious distraction to them... :mrgreen:
Probably the family cat about to shove something off a counter.
Quote from: Pilgrim on June 05, 2020, 09:49:05 AM
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I like the art on her bass, and I note the shield that appeared on off-side of the bass in the Lovesick Blues video. I haven't seen one like that before.
I haven't either. At least it isn't a tort guard.
Really nice music to keep you company a quiet evening. I love Hank William's tunes. Bet I could get drunk to them tunes without even trying!
They're really good!
A little more about them (http://playing-traditional-jazz.blogspot.com/2017/12/post-580-remarkable-lovesick-duo.html) from a jazz blogger although from what I've heard so far, I definitely wouldn't classify them as jazz musicians.
Their latest, a cover of Charlie Walker's big 1958 country hit.
https://youtu.be/xzfWTbHF_Ag
It's Lovesick Monday
https://youtu.be/aEmiUkfsQao
Very cute - bellissima!
Another Chuck Berry song for this week's Lovesick Monday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHV0EtRhodg
:popcorn:
See, and that is why they are staying in the EU too. Never mind their ability to not overspend budgets. You can't have it all.
A new Lovesick Monday
https://youtu.be/nj4VKyTjjws
A rare live performance of the original, Johnny with the Tennessee Two
https://youtu.be/cmIvIOjVtJs
She's just too deadpan cute! A few more vids und I'll fall in love with her.
Quote from: uwe on August 02, 2020, 07:59:53 PM
She's just too deadpan cute! A few more vids und I'll fall in love with her.
Their tour dates are on their website (http://www.lovesickduo.com). Better plan your next trip to Italy around them.
Here they are channeling Willie. Nice instrumental break.
https://youtu.be/mUYYAxTYrxQ
He was speeding up the tempo so much, the poor girl had to rush her parts!
Men who can't hold the rhythm are really a pain for women.
New Lovesick Monday today, covering Bob Wills.
https://youtu.be/TMarSr0ZYCQ
That brushwork is great!
I want to marry her - bushwork or no bushwork. That's her brother, right?
Quote from: uwe on October 05, 2020, 04:03:12 PM
I want to marry her - bushwork or no bushwork. That's her brother, right?
Different surnames -- Paolo Roberto Piainezza and Francesca Alinovi -- but I don't know if they're a couple.
New today, Hank Williams cover
https://youtu.be/pMJqAuvLWzo
If you speak Italian, maybe there's a clue here (from 2018)
https://youtu.be/Bf-GIajU2mM
She's getting better and better. Perfect combination of tone and smack.
This guy certainly can play guitar.
Uwe, they posted this image on FB yesterday. Something tells me they're not brother and sister. :)
With Italians you can't go by appearances.
She probably cooks well too, what's not to like?
New Lovesick Monday. She's doing the lead vocals today, covering Patsy Cline.
https://youtu.be/DnT9HOZDfQQ
Those two are just too cute - bellissimo and bellissima!
Another new Lovesick Monday, covering Hank Williams
https://youtu.be/XDK2hZDoAhw
Dave has become a fan boy. Tell it to everyone.
Quote from: uwe on October 28, 2020, 09:03:36 AM
Dave has become a fan boy. Tell it to everyone.
I guess I have. They have a Facebook page, and they frequently post new videos, some in Italian, some English. My kind of music.
Quote from: Dave W on October 26, 2020, 10:57:07 PM
Another new Lovesick Monday, covering Hank Williams
https://youtu.be/XDK2hZDoAhw
That was my father's favorite song by Hank Williams. I've heard it many, many times through the years. That brings back memories. But my favorite by HW was "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." a song I still consider a masterpiece. Plus, some of the cover versions are very good, too.
Look, Dave would have posted it anyway ... I just wanted to do him a w(h)op(p)ing favor as his candidate won't win tonight - consolazione so to say! One man's DP is another man's malato d'amore duo! (Or in this case: three piece.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffKp2MM1F_g
That's a killer Las Paul-style guitar solo at 01:24
Can't cover Bob Wills without a fiddler.
I've got you following them. How long before you go to see them in person?
Well that was fun! I haven't been keeping up with this thread and hadn't seen her brush work. Clever! And I did not notice that lap steel until he started playing it. They really make it look easy.
Quote from: ilan on November 03, 2020, 12:19:38 PM
That's a killer Las Paul-style guitar solo at 01:24
Sure is!
Quote from: Dave W on November 03, 2020, 10:49:48 PM
Can't cover Bob Wills without a fiddler.
I've got you following them. How long before you go to see them in person?
Once travel is once again allowed! I'd go see them in a heartbeat, they're cute and play real well. Their style(s) of music are a bit archaic/nostalgia to me, but it is done with so much heart and enthusiasm, you have to love them.
It's a real compliment to this genre of music that folks in other countries play and enjoy it. There is something simple and great about the kind of music involved.
New one. No slap bass this time.
https://youtu.be/cGMYZqTjRHM
Everything about this thread makes me smile.
Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan would be proud.
Early Buck Owens
https://youtu.be/rUw_7tFEpDI
I was beginning to worry you had lost contact with them, Davide Ovestcasa!
Un bel vestito! Navy does her all favors.
She's so petite, I always worry whether she can reach up high enough for the low notes, but so far ... Probably standing on something.
No bambini yet?
Quote from: uwe on November 17, 2020, 10:25:24 AM
I was beginning to worry you had lost contact with them, Davide Ovestcasa!
Un bel vestito! Navy does her all favors.
She's so petite, I always worry whether she can reach up high enough for the low notes, but so far ... Probably standing on something.
No bambini yet?
I see all their new videos when they post the link on Facebook. I watch the ones in Italian too just to admire what good players they are.
Quote from: uwe on November 17, 2020, 10:25:24 AM
She's so petite, I always worry whether she can reach up high enough for the low notes, but so far ... Probably standing on something.
Gig videos show her standing on stage.
It's a big instrument, but you can fold the endpin as much as you need, and it works. The "1st fret" F on the E string should line up with your eyebrow. Francesca's bass looks a little higher than that, but she manages it very well.
My son started on upright at the age of 11, and moved to a full-size bass at 12. My upright bass teacher is 1.50m tall and she kills. It's doable.
They sound quite good, I always enjoy these.
How the heck does upright "slap" work? It looks like she's pulling the strings hard for the 1 and 3, but I can't quite see how she hits the percussive off-beats. Is it the thumb or the palm or the fingers or what? And what do you smack - muted strings? Wood?
Now that I have my old upright back home, I intend to find out. But I'm pretty sure it's the palm and fingers, you smack the string against the fingerboard, and I can tell you it hurts at first.
It's sometimes called the ungentle art .
I've heard that some of the old time rockabilly slap guys had their right hands wear down to just a nasty little hook .
I play upright , but my slap skills are non existent .
I have found that tone has to be very dark, and string height has to be higher than I like to play, in order for it to sound right. I pull the note with my index finger and middle finger, and do the slap with the index side of my palm.
It hurts, and I don't do it terribly well. Sounds like crap on my WAV bass. Your mileage may vary.
Quote from: Dave W on November 17, 2020, 11:34:54 PM
I see all their new videos when they post the link on Facebook. I watch the ones in Italian too just to admire what good players they are.
Keep us supplied, per favore. Do they ever sing something in Italian?
Quote from: uwe on November 19, 2020, 09:41:03 AM
Keep us supplied, per favore. Do they ever sing something in Italian?
This is from February but they just posted a link to it on FB last weekend.
https://youtu.be/E17S25w4ijc
Quote from: slinkp on November 18, 2020, 06:42:36 AM
How the heck does upright "slap" work? It looks like she's pulling the strings hard for the 1 and 3, but I can't quite see how she hits the percussive off-beats. Is it the thumb or the palm or the fingers or what? And what do you smack - muted strings? Wood?
Go to about 01:57, slow down the playback speed to 50% and watch her right hand. 02:48 shows another angle.
Wow, that's.... an intense way to play an instrument. I remember my brief foray into (jazz) upright when I was 17... I fought the instrument for 3 months and I lost!
I cannot imagine plucking and hitting hard enough to get those sounds.
Quote from: Dave W on November 19, 2020, 09:46:38 AM
This is from February but they just posted a link to it on FB last weekend.
https://youtu.be/E17S25w4ijc
Molto cool. Gypsy Swing and C&W all rolled into one. And I love his Italian delivery - her harmony vocals sound even better in Italiano too.
Very talented with her playing hand. Signora Palma and her five sweet daughters!
If you have a Spotify account: Lovesick Duo Christmas music (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3yiY4Sy9nwrlFVTKkofwEC)
The bass work here is super clear, and the camera appears to be slightly closer, so you get a better look at what she's doing. Love these two.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnEPkwD_bq4&feature=emb_rel_end
New today
https://youtu.be/Gzj-iY71bHM
A local friend of mine that does work on upright basses recently posted one of their videos on his Facebook page . I replied "oh those crazy Italians" and was immediately flagged for violating "Facebooks Community Standards" and using "hatespeech"
Got a 24 hour ban .
Quote from: morrow on November 24, 2020, 04:55:49 PM
A local friend of mine that does work on upright basses recently posted one of their videos on his Facebook page . I replied "oh those crazy Italians" and was immediately flagged for violating "Facebooks Community Standards" and using "hatespeech"
Got a 24 hour ban .
Doesn't that show how nutty we've gotten? They protect the hateful and misleading posts that are political, but flag something like that.
Ah well, soldier on and find cold beer.
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Quote from: morrow on November 24, 2020, 04:55:49 PM
A local friend of mine that does work on upright basses recently posted one of their videos on his Facebook page . I replied "oh those crazy Italians" and was immediately flagged for violating "Facebooks Community Standards" and using "hatespeech"
Got a 24 hour ban .
It could have been worse. If they hadn't banned you you would spend more time there.
Quote from: morrow on November 24, 2020, 04:55:49 PM
A local friend of mine that does work on upright basses recently posted one of their videos on his Facebook page . I replied "oh those crazy Italians" and was immediately flagged for violating "Facebooks Community Standards" and using "hatespeech"
Got a 24 hour ban .
Perhaps you should have tried something more innocent like "
And another whopping performance from these olive pluckers!" Learn from me, I always go out of my way to avoid ethnic slurs.
Quote from: uwe on November 25, 2020, 06:51:19 PM
Perhaps you should have tried something more Innocent like "And another whopping performance from these olive pluckers!" Learn from me, I always go out of my way to avoid ethnic slurs.
Another good advice from the sauerkraut eating bike-stealer 8)
I feel succinctly characterized! Let's boil things down to their core. :mrgreen:
Quote from: amptech on November 25, 2020, 11:45:28 PM
Another good advice from the sauerkraut eating bike-stealer 8)
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Who is in that gif anyway? Looks familiar
Quote from: slinkp on November 28, 2020, 07:55:29 PM
Who is in that gif anyway? Looks familiar
Chloë Grace Moretz
She seems very young, Dave.
Just sayin'.
Quote from: uwe on November 30, 2020, 06:34:30 PM
She seems very young, Dave.
Just sayin'.
She is. She was a child star. What does that have to do with anything? It's just a gif I found online.
Another new Lovesick Monday. Francesca sings lead on a shuffle version of Once A Day.
https://youtu.be/Lii3GrF2Rxo
The original
https://youtu.be/CaUX08tJM80
Quote from: Dave W on November 30, 2020, 09:40:33 PM
She is. She was a child star. What does that have to do with anything? It's just a gif I found online.
I already found the age difference between Gwyneth and you notable ,,, ;D
Relax, just putting you on.
Quote from: Dave W on November 30, 2020, 09:44:09 PM
Another new Lovesick Monday. Francesca sings lead on a shuffle version of Once A Day.
https://youtu.be/Lii3GrF2Rxo
The original
https://youtu.be/CaUX08tJM80
Piccolina Franny's vocal chords are not yet as pitch perfect as her fretless playing hand, but in time ... practice makes perfetto. Allora, give us more.
Their new original single is out tomorrow.
YT video available in this article, it's unlisted as of today but I'm guessing it will be listed at their channel Friday: All Over Again (http://nemorock-in-piazza.blogautore.espresso.repubblica.it/2020/12/03/lovesickduo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk7NpxmHSso&feature=emb_logo
Real cute. Once again.
A few seconds of a close up of her right hand technique. My hand hurts just looking at it.
https://www.facebook.com/EcoSud/posts/3779953042028944
The ungentle art .
She probably has quite a grip.
Quote from: uwe on December 07, 2020, 10:02:03 AM
She probably has quite a grip.
And a calloused composure.
Siamo tutti peccatori!!!
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New today
https://youtu.be/tNwYy5EnBps
From 2018 (Buck Owens, 1965)
https://youtu.be/FDRRLakbFzw
In Europe it's already Monday...
https://youtu.be/jwOrYUwxTcQ
Last video of the year
https://youtu.be/ByhmkgT-y38
Faster than the original, reminds me of Cheech & Chong as "Los Guys" in the ending scene from Cheech & Chong's Corsican Brothers
https://youtu.be/xi8bQd7_1cI
Still my favorite Chuck Berry song
https://youtu.be/myPzYiTLvK0
Our preferred Italian siblings OR couple overdid the surf influence a bit on that arrangement me thinks! :mrgreen:
Surf sound is something I tire quickly of ... unless of course I'm sufficiently detracted ...
https://youtu.be/V9Wv4SCBiTE
^^^ Video unavailable in US
Does this work?
https://youtu.be/u0eAxMxhAUE
I only posted it - I detest videos with hot babes in cages, it conflicts with my cerebral nature - because it is the last "contemporary" hit I remember with a prominent surf guitar (in the chorus). That it's at least played with a Burns guitar in the vid is a nice touch.
Not as prominent in this live version.
https://youtu.be/nVateNFcv38
Essentially, Girls Aloud kind of predated the Pussycat Dolls in image, only with more people (allegedly) singing. They came from a UK casting show, but enjoyed some longevity (almost 10 years) and garnered a string (no bun intended) of Top Ten hits which were perhaps a bit more edgy than your usual girl group dance troupe chart fodder. Very much a UK phenomenon though.
Yes, those are visible here. I don't see the connection to the Lovesick Duo's version of Nadine. Sure, their intro sounds somewhat like Wipeout by the Surfaris but it's really just sped up Chuck Berry licks.
Quote from: Dave W on January 01, 2021, 12:20:13 AM
Yes, those are visible here. I don't see the connection to the Lovesick Duo's version of Nadine. Sure, their intro sounds somewhat like Wipeout by the Surfaris but it's really just sped up Chuck Berry licks.
I don't think it's a stretch to connect the typical guitar-centric surf sound with the style of Chuck Berry and his contemporaries, and with music of the 60's.
This is a great Junior Brown take on "409" with the Beach Boys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16qsYreBJZE
Quote from: Dave W on January 01, 2021, 12:20:13 AM
Yes, those are visible here. I don't see the connection to the Lovesick Duo's version of Nadine. Sure, their intro sounds somewhat like Wipeout by the Surfaris but it's really just sped up Chuck Berry licks.
Surf always sounds a little frantic to me - hence my association. I thought the Lovesick Duo's Nadine too rushed, but I'm no fan of ultrafast music in any shape or form, whether it is Skiffle, Ska or Speed/Thrash Metal. Highway Star is sort of my natural limit. I don't like playing fast-metered music either und I'm not good at it.
I'd forgotten about that , Jr and the BeachBoys take on 409 . It's great !
https://youtu.be/ELdYq2jyeYw
Yeehaw, that was nice!
Forgot to post this Monday.
https://youtu.be/f72KQ2Gr4Wc
That was lovely, très cute.
You're sure they're married, Dave? German-Italian bonds go back a long way.
I never said they were married. They do seem to be a couple.
Here's another take on the upright+brush idea.
https://youtu.be/L3EF-KjB37w
I like that! I expected him to break into the theme from Peter Gunn.
An original, posted today.
https://youtu.be/ZdGitGP3HbE
That Guild sounds great!
Quote from: Rob on January 16, 2021, 05:20:57 AM
That Guild sounds great!
Jazz boxes with single coils often do.
Another original from their new album.
https://youtu.be/YUn7vnkiUCA
Quote from: Dave W on January 15, 2021, 09:33:02 PM
An original, posted today.
https://youtu.be/ZdGitGP3HbE
Lovely. The "European film noir" style vid and the music don't go together at all for me, but maybe I'm missing some artful juxtaposition. The song is great.
Another original from their new CD
https://youtu.be/xva8O4oLpcY
She's always dusting off her instrument - that indicates housewife qualities which can enhance any blossoming long term relationship.
I have an eye for the little things too in this forum of vapid superficiality where the blatantly obvious is so woefully often valued above the deeply meaningful.
Another track from their new CD
https://youtu.be/L6bucUnJTGk
Such pretty hair? It takes on a wholly different connotation when two Europeans sing it.
https://youtu.be/UP_zHaaQUCE
Bellisimo & -ma!
Another track from their CD. Something different.
Real bassists play arco. :mrgreen:
https://youtu.be/RN5EIKR05N8
https://youtu.be/SkprNNknmrE
I love the ballad!
Where can you get a CD of the talented siblings?
Quote from: uwe on March 02, 2021, 08:05:20 PM
I love the ballad!
Where can you get a CD of the talented siblings?
https://lovesickduo.com/en
Grazie, I just ordered their four CDs und I'm certain this will catch her attention ... Waiting for her call as I write, she has my number now. :popcorn:
PS: My Italian is a bit rusty, but I read her message below as "Can we have dinner together sometime soon?" ... And, apparently, she wants to bring her girlfriend Sara along. :)
"Lovesick Duo
Ordine #1552
Grazie per il tuo acquisto!
Ciao Uwe, stiamo preparando il tuo ordine per la spedizione. Ti informeremo quando sarà spedito."
https://youtu.be/128LI6_4L-s
A likely story! :mrgreen:
A western swing original. Francesca really gets going.
https://youtu.be/rw0SUHZfSnk
I need to put in the time on the ungentle art . I've been playing upright for about twenty years now , but I have never really worked on that slap style .
She's shredding!
My right hand would be shredded playing that .
There was a book on Rockabilly slap playing called "The Ungentle Art"
The author alleged that some bassist's right hands had withered away to a nasty little hook after years of that abuse .
I am now not only the happy owner of four CDs by the Lovesick Duo, but also of a photograph autograph card with Francesca's original signature (less importante, her brother apparently signed too).
Now eat your heart out, Westheimer! ;D
Quote from: uwe on March 11, 2021, 04:49:24 PM
I am now not only the happy owner of four CDs by the Lovesick Duo, but also of a photograph autograph card with Francesca's original signature (less importante, her brother apparently signed too).
Now eat your heart out, Westheimer! ;D
Why would you think I'm jealous? You're the one who's fascinated with her. :) And why do you think he's her brother?
Her personal Facebook page came up in my FB suggestions since I follow the Lovesick Duo. She has a website, if you're interested. Mostly in Italian, but the About section has an English translation. She has quite a few accomplishments. https://francescaalinovi.wordpress.com
He's her brother until proven otherwise in this forum of forensic evidence standards. :mrgreen:
And there's no bambini. Italians always have bambini, it's like archigenesis with them, they see each other - wham! - bambini, lots of them.
Do they also go by the Lovesick Trio and Lovesick Quartet too...? :mrgreen:
That slap tone is the reason why producers in the late 50s started having a Dano "tic-tac bass" double the upright, which led to Carol Kaye's signature pick-and-mute sound.
Bert Kämpfert!!!
https://youtu.be/1C1Do07gGlM
Quote from: uwe on March 13, 2021, 02:04:00 PM
Bert Kämpfert!!!
Yep, Ladi Geisler and what he called Knack-Bass.
Kämpfert and him sometimes even tripled the signal: double bass, electric bass and guitar an octave higher. Best of all worlds.
Imagine a guitarist who has to do everything you do note for note - every bassist should own one! :)
A new video
https://youtu.be/AQNAJpuuXlc
Isn't that the same girl from the last vid?
Probably their baby sis.
Nice song, they're getting better and more refined all the time.
Having heard their four CDs more intensively now and over proper stereos, I can attest to the fact that Francesca's E string has a much lower signal than her other strings. Alas!, the curse of a double bass.
It's a bit like listening to old Status Quo albums, you could always hear when Alan Lancaster hit the E string on his Mustang, the signal was much weaker than on the A string. He came to use it as a style element in his playing.
New video, classic tune
https://youtu.be/NHT6GXpZ3Bo
Covering Marty Robbins
https://youtu.be/ug_Uhi6u-10
He did a nice job of coming up with a way to hit that high note on "Devil woman, let go of me." I couldn't even get close to that!!
Quote from: Dave W on March 29, 2021, 11:08:59 PM
New video, classic tune
https://youtu.be/NHT6GXpZ3Bo
I love Francesca's ooohs. Très cute.
Quote from: Pilgrim on April 12, 2021, 04:04:06 PM
He did a nice job of coming up with a way to hit that high note on "Devil woman, let go of me." I couldn't even get close to that!!
It's called bel canto!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yta2o_N9w1U
https://youtu.be/_6cXmZPpBEY
Now that is performed with Italian zest!!!
Italians always give things a boost.
https://youtu.be/kCM2X9ToLlg
I've always liked that spot. Clever idea!
New today... a western swing number
I predict Uwe will be watching this one mnay times.
https://youtu.be/z8xE5yAORKY
His sister is real cute.
The first of three new recordings to be posted.
https://youtu.be/98EtAPl7I9s
Molto adorabile!
They've been on tour for months now but they have an announcement, posted today.
https://youtu.be/-omldRI3G34
Good for them!
https://youtu.be/p3m9timnfYA
https://youtu.be/7C45YLY9ZwA
Their Christmas single, out today.
https://youtu.be/bgxf5LHdGDc
https://youtu.be/7fQykJQ5uPA
Nice one.
https://youtu.be/dqVTGNZSrTk
Quote from: Dave W on December 06, 2021, 03:22:05 PM
https://youtu.be/7fQykJQ5uPA
Nicely sung, I like her voice, but that overt slap bass sound is not for me, too little tone. That is not saying that she is not doing it well. But be it on acoustic or electric bass, a bass can quickly sound too percussive for me (be it Lee Rocker or Larry Graham), I'm more the long notes/cello tone guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSeyfWTLnWg
Francesca's bass playing has become much more percussive over time, it's part of her development as a player and no doubt owed to the fact that the two play without a drummer. In Elvis' Fever version the bass is relieved of percussive duties due to the finger snapping and occasional drum breaks/rolls.
I think the sound is the result of the way the visible mic is set up. The percussive sound of the strings hitting the board is overwhelming the tone of the string because of the mic's properties. You can't mic both her voice and the instrument that way and get accurate sound. Each should be mic'd separately.
A mic mounted on the bridge and conducting sound from the strings would probably yield a very different sound.
Quote from: Pilgrim on December 20, 2021, 06:45:08 PM
I think the sound is the result of the way the visible mic is set up. The percussive sound of the strings hitting the board is overwhelming the tone of the string because of the mic's properties. You can't mic both her voice and the instrument that way and get accurate sound. Each should be mic'd separately.
A mic mounted on the bridge and conducting sound from the strings would probably yield a very different sound.
I agree. If Paolo had been the lead vocalist, her bass sound would have been different.
New Lovesick Monday video.
https://youtu.be/dqVTGNZSrTk
Chuck's lesser known 1960 followup to Johnny B. Goode.
https://youtu.be/LIUQrZI-QCk
Hey, I knew (and audience participation sang along) that song actually way before I heard Johnny B. Goode! For decades it was the "last song in the set"-anthem of these guys here ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPfzy15DOnw
Never underestimate the enlightening power of the mighty Quo! :mrgreen: (And marvel at Alan Lancaster's pushy "downstrokes only"-technique - I use the term allegorically ... ;) )
PS: You guys are probably right about the mic being to blame for Francesca's clattery sound. Heck, I still love her ... And her brother of course.
Her brother lol.
Again, Quo is very little known here outside of Pictures of Matchstick Men.
You're gonna laugh when I tell you from which band I heard Johnny B. Goode first! This version here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PckVlp7Z8d4
Even though he Dead version is actually quite faithful in feel me thinks.
The most daring and radical version I've heard is this one, it would have probably bewildered good ole Chuck (I doubt whether old grumpers ever listened to cover versions of his songs) and it sure alienated Priest fans en masse (so much they withdrew it from the live set at the time), but I love it for the minor key riffs and harmonies they've stuck into a 12-bar major key song, the neo-classical and harmonized lead runs plus Halford's take on the chorus, especially at 03:55 where he really ups the ante.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zxoGFjFJlk
Still, no hard rock (Status Quo) or even heavy metal (Judas Priest) without Chuck. He came up with the core ingredients that still make this music so addictive to this day.
Now the Latvians are having fun too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7SEDHTfdNk
That's darn good! Great bass playing, too.
Swamp Shakers - well chosen name.
Rockabilly is alive and well in Europe, and has been for years.
In Sweden the Rockabilly scene has been huge the last 15-20 years. This trio might be one of the most popular:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUxQlbsAa4o
A friend of mine in Finland has a YT channel dedicated to live music in Finland, mostly rockabilly. He's also bassist of the Cattle Thieves.
He's also a big collector of country and rockabilly vinyl, which he has on his other YT channel.
Some examples.
https://youtu.be/WI3365yZ-Sg
https://youtu.be/vdzndwFMwuk
https://youtu.be/pmPEuRx4vso
Quote from: uwe on January 03, 2022, 07:31:21 PM
Hey, I knew (and audience participation sang along) that song actually way before I heard Johnny B. Goode! For decades it was the "last song in the set"-anthem of these guys here ...
I'm a little surprised that this version has not mysteriously appeared here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXTt78evc1g
Man, I had (thankfully) forgotten it was even on there!!! :mrgreen:
Not an album I revisit often, Blackmore or not. Probably great if you were there, but the audio alone is so ramshackle/slipshod I find it barely listenable. Lord Sutch had of course told no one that he was secretly recording the - audibly underrehearsed - show and planned to release it. Nick Simper, the first DP bass player, also played and it is reported that Blackmore (who had been instrumental in Simper getting replaced by Roger Glover a few years earlier with Simper taking DP subsequently to court) and him didn't exchange a single word on that gig.
Thanks for digging it out! But with Lord Sutch, you needed to see him too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2ZsWENob1s
Quote from: uwe on February 20, 2022, 02:39:36 PM
Man, I had (thankfully) forgotten it was even on there!!! :mrgreen:
Not an album I revisit often, Blackmore or not. Probably great if you were there, but the audio alone is so ramshackle/slipshod I find it barely listenable. Lord Sutch had of course told no one that he was secretly recording the - audibly underrehearsed - show and planned to release it. Nick Simper, the first DP bass player, also played and it is reported that Blackmore (who had been instrumental in Simper getting replaced by Roger Glover a few years earlier with Simper taking DP subsequently to court) and him didn't exchange a single word on that gig.
Thanks for digging it out! But with Lord Sutch, you needed to see him too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2ZsWENob1s
"Yes, yes, they're going to say 'balls'..."
Let's be accurate: "yes, yes, they do call them balls ...". Musical high point on that album!
But lest we forget, it was where this minstrel
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learned to dress for success & occasion!
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(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a2/61/5b/a2615ba8f6f470f67f707a227471605a.jpg)
Apparently he influenced Manowar in the wardrobe department as well...
BTW, my original quote from Great Balls is accurate. I just dropped the needle on it to verify. The best thing about that track (other than Ritchie whizzing around the fretboard with abandon) is the crackling "fire" effects, complete with bells and sirens.
My bad, I need to relisten again!
New video, new album
https://youtu.be/C1NmGu6YxiQ
That was fresh feeling.
They've been touring for months but they posted a new video today, covering Merle Haggard.
https://youtu.be/1DiJHFaSgGw
https://youtu.be/VSqkXMc9eR4
The talented siblings at work.
Quote from: uwe on November 22, 2022, 10:23:59 AM
The talented siblings at work.
Siblings. You wish! :mrgreen:
Ray Price cover for this week's Lovesick Monday.
https://youtu.be/GRal2hbUT7g
Siblings. You wish! :mrgreen:
Why are you always needlessly cruel to me, Dave?
Bass solo at the 2 minute mark.
https://youtu.be/wrmZaxx8jaE
She can play bass and sweep with a brush at the same time. Plus she is Italian and can therefore cook. What else do you need for a happy home?
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New today. Carl Smith cover.
https://youtu.be/pjk5thMeRKU
The steel guitar is lovely.
Today's Western Swing threesome
https://youtu.be/pAlWbqCGckA
He has a large collection of Western Style shirts.
as he should
All that ironing!
His sister probably does that.
Quote from: uwe on January 19, 2023, 04:41:05 PM
His sister probably does that.
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Me and my big mouth.
New video yesterday, another excellent cover.
https://youtu.be/SuqCMRwIMgE
She really pulls those strings.
All that acoustic bass playing must have really strengthened Francesca's index and middle fingers.
Just an observation that was tickled out of me, I'm prost(r)ating myself in unadulterated admiration.
No new song videos, but a mini-documentary of a recent performance.
I'm sure Uwe will like the stage outfit of Roberto's "sister."
https://youtu.be/zjjDrWIBpnA
Well, he can't treat her like his baby sis forever. She's a grown woman now, making her own decisions in life. He needs to let go.
New single out, with video of their recent trip to southern California.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pZtVtlPTVk
And through all those years zero sibling rivalry!
Quote from: uwe on October 01, 2023, 03:33:29 PM
And through all those years zero sibling rivalry!
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Have you noticed that with this release, they're now just calling themselves Lovesick? Alessandro Cossentino seems to have become a permanent member.
You mean I should be worried?
Quote from: uwe on October 05, 2023, 03:16:32 AM
You mean I should be worried?
About your fantasy? :mrgreen: No, it's harmless.
But I'm persistent.
(https://media.tenor.com/HjcYxMW8oYQAAAAM/norman-bates-psycho.gif)
(https://i.imgur.com/e8V9see.gif)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1KT-p_1Ztc
How the children have grown in musical stature!
I thought the last part was great, where they boarded the tourist bus and gave an impromptu version of Goin' Down.
I see that Francesca got a nice old bass for the recording, instead of her usual one with the painted design on the top. Sounds good.
She probably didn't want to risk shipping damage.
Quote from: Dave W on October 10, 2023, 10:25:17 AM
She probably didn't want to risk shipping damage.
Well if they ever gig in Israel she's welcome to use my basses.
There is really no need to get involved on your part, Ilan!
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Francesca knows how to move.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8wgC3CceC0
Uwe will be taking Italian lessons shortly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2nEKbDXcMQ
I thought this was great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWg4ehO-vl0
Quote from: Dave W on January 15, 2024, 09:28:29 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2nEKbDXcMQ
At 4:29 she's marking the fingerboard with a pencil... not her usual bass, probably slightly different scale.
Quote from: ilan on January 19, 2024, 02:18:39 AM
At 4:29 she's marking the fingerboard with a pencil... not her usual bass, probably slightly different scale.
This is from when they were in Los Angeles. She didn't ship her own bass over for the recording session.
It's the cheat that made me giggle. You're not supposed to do that...