So, what have you been listening to lately?

Dave W · September 02, 2021, 05:18:32 PM

A local friend pointed this one out to me.

Easily the best Billy Joel cover anywhere.

uwe · September 03, 2021, 07:10:53 AM

Domo arigato for this, Dave. I admire the widow's courage, I really do. The ethereal spirit of the Kamikaze is alive and well with her, the Ancestors must be smiling benevolently on such intrepidation.

You go out there and ~~sing like that~~ start singing like that!

uwe · September 03, 2021, 07:19:34 AM

Some Scandinavian (Danes?) outfit, I've never heard of. Old people, really. 80ies pastiche.

Dave W · September 03, 2021, 11:05:44 AM

60s R&B day

morrow · September 03, 2021, 01:20:41 PM

I love Lee Dorsey . It's classical music for me .
Always loved this one ...

uwe · September 03, 2021, 09:46:55 PM

A huge (one) hit (wonder) in Europe and Australia in 78/79, but not in the US. Canadian siblings with a German father who grew up in California and had - strangely - a Dutch record deal, perhaps a bit too international? Leslie (the sister) sure wasn't flat. And note-perfect too.

Random thought: If I admit that I thought 'Working In The Coal Mine' was a song by Blue Swede, will that get me ousted from this forum of fora?

uwe · September 09, 2021, 08:04:41 AM

Such a great guitarist. And bassist (at 8:20). Effortless.

Dave W · September 10, 2021, 12:24:22 AM

4stringer77 · September 10, 2021, 08:01:59 AM

I love EC but it's tough to beat the original version with the Meters rhythm section. Slap is like a spice that gets used to much and in most cases no slap is best.

I was expecting this version of Baby it's you. In my head since the Tarantino movie. He should get a station on satellite radio if he ever stops directing.

uwe · September 10, 2021, 08:11:49 AM

Always loved that Dr. John song, first heard it on some sampler in the mid-seventies. In 1988 I actually got to see him live, a rather low-key affair in some Manhattan club/bar, he didn't even have a band with him, his career was a bit in the doldrums at that time.

TBird1958 · September 10, 2021, 09:38:48 AM

I'm not a huge fan of Zakk, but I find this fun - especially the bassist and her Gibson EB, the drummer is quite good as well. No need to watch past about 2:50 unless you day needs a lot of wanking.

uwe · September 10, 2021, 10:00:25 AM

Some people try to get acoustic sounds out of their electric axes. But trust Zakk to dig out an acoustic guitar and make it - hear and behold - sound just like one of his battery-souped up Les Pauls.

Reverse engineering.

Dave W · September 11, 2021, 07:24:22 AM

Hardcore SCTV fans know this classic sketch which costars John Candy and Dr. John.

If you just want to hear Dr. John's songs, go to 6:30 and 10:30, but you'll miss the humor.

Pilgrim · September 11, 2021, 11:52:58 AM

Quote from: Dave W on September 10, 2021, 12:24:22 AM

This tune is one of my favorites, too. I loved the single, and I like Clapton's flourishes here. Great tune, and emblematic of Dr. John.

gearHed289 · September 13, 2021, 08:14:08 AM

Quote from: TBird1958 on September 10, 2021, 09:38:48 AM

I'm not a huge fan of Zakk, but I find this fun - especially the bassist and her Gibson EB, the drummer is quite good as well. No need to watch past about 2:50 unless you day needs a lot of wanking.

That actually sounds better than his normal processed tone. And miracle of miracles, I don't think I heard any pinch harmonics!