So, what have you been listening to lately?

[uwe]

Thank you Uwe that was just what I needed
Ive always felt that "Happy"  was the sonic equivalent to sand under your eyelid, but that version redeemed the song and cheered me up when I was feeling sad

Is is just me or is Glen Matlock turning into Sam Rockwell? He looks a bit like Rockwell did in Vice as George W.

[uwe]

The Dream Theater comparison went over my head like a Concorde. 
I don't know Dream Theater all that well. I just never listened to them longer than half a song.

The two Bongoists were pointed out to me by a colleague.
I'd never buy any of their records either. But I am impressed by their skills.
Since this is a bass forum, I thought I'd share.
Thats' all Uwe. 

Hey, I enjoyed it! I just wisecracked a little about it - Dave gets unruly if I don't do my daily dose of vitriolic comment here! 

Look, I still even buy Dream Theater new product. The fact that I'm not a die hard does not keep me from keeping abreast with what they do. Like them or not, they are an institution at what they do.

Any two kids that - in this day and age - put that much effort into playing their Bongos that exceedingly well get my thumbs up. I'm just no great fan of instrumental music, I regularly need a voice to emotionally latch onto something.

[Dave W]

Thanks for that one, Dave. Another bluesman I hadn't heard of, and a very nice recording for its age.

Scrapper Blackwell's Kokomo Blues (from the late 1920s) is the song which eventually became Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Johnson.

[westen44]

I just looked it up.  It was 1928 and I'm very impressed that Scrapper Blackwell could come up with something like that at that point in time.  This is sheer talent. 

https://www.knkx.org/post/kokomo-blues-among-roots-sweet-home-chicago

[Dave W]

Nice article.

So many talented blues artists are still little known.

[westen44]

They are definitely unacknowledged and that's a shame.  They deserve much better.

[4stringer77]

This gal seems to have taken notes on the highway star guitar cover that other gal did in her undies. This performance has equally inspiring musicianship. The part after 45 seconds especially. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iuNBB0Mgl4&feature=player_embedded

[Dave W]

This gal seems to have taken notes on the highway star guitar cover that other gal did in her undies. This performance has equally inspiring musicianship. The part after 45 seconds especially. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iuNBB0Mgl4&feature=player_embedded

That makes me think of Young Frankenstein. 

[Dave W]

I prefer Wilbert Harrison's original but the visuals here are better. 

[uwe]

This gal seems to have taken notes on the highway star guitar cover that other gal did in her undies. This performance has equally inspiring musicianship. The part after 45 seconds especially. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iuNBB0Mgl4&feature=player_embedded

I am not entirely sure this qualifies as art. You guys have ulterior motives ...

[4stringer77]

She looks like a work of art to me, but you're right, this is pandering to our baser instincts. I think she's from Germany so make sure to give her a good tongue lashing if you ever bump in to her.

[westen44]

I found one of her playing Bach.  It isn't as smooth as the country playing, but Bach isn't known for his simplicity.  Surely, this should be considered cultural enrichment now that J.S. Bach is involved.  Also, note the intricate dance moves interspersed throughout the video. 

[Dave W]

Leo Kottke once pointed out that Bach had 20 children because his organ didn't have any stops.

[uwe]

"Surely, this should be considered cultural enrichment now that J.S. Bach is involved."

Now I am entirely sure it does not. 

Qualify as art I mean. 

Or maybe it does. In a post-Dadaistic manner. She even seems to be German (groan ...) which goes a long way in explaining her beginner's banjo playing; she obviously didn't learn it sitting on the patio watching her parents work the land. She meddles in art: stick figure nudes (there must be a double entendre hidden in that term, but I haven't worked it out yet) as a concept.

www.judithclara.de

"My art

The pencil is not lifted until the design is finished.
That's how I design artworks with a single line.
Main theme is the woman as a unique and fascinating being.
The focus is on the clarity of the line and the resulting female forms.
Every artwork is a unique one and thrills with its individual expression."

Fräulein Clara has certainly done away with the unjust stereotype that we strive for perfection in everything we do. Rather, her slogan is "less is more". How apt. And now put on a sweater please, you'll catch a cold.

[uwe]

And now for some real art ... Yes, I saw the movie and it made me curious about his music so I bought a few CDs. I also found the concept of piano, cello and bass for a trio format rather refreshing. The way he molds classical runs with the Great American Songbook surprised me too.

Had any of you guys heard of him before Green Book came out? I sure hadn't.