So, what have you been listening to lately?

[wellREDman]

For Alice in Chains and Velvet Revolver fans - Grunge ain't dead - who also have a few Black Sabbath and Billy Idol albums at home:

I was dissappointed with this, theres nothing you can point to thats wrong, it just fails to shine

I was so looking forward to this, Ive been a massive fan of Frankie Perez since his work with the Forest Rangers on Sons of Anarchy and waiting for him to find a suitable home for his dextrous voice so when I heard about the calibre of his new band mates I was really hopeful. Lets hope they write better when they finish the Album. at this point I prefer him with Apocalyptica
I think tho he may be one of those singers who always sounds better singing other peoples material

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icgiVekqP5M&list=PL3o5sKTSdLO_2occ4JM6cVfWGbwibsQuP

[westen44]

In my continuing quest to learn some German--despite not having much talent for it--I've recently come across this.  Without even looking it up, I'm pretty sure this title says "this summer was hot."  BTW, "Hang On Sloopy" was the first song my first band learned when I was fifteen.  This, of course, isn't the original version by the McCoys, but maybe this is just a later version.  I really don't know. 

[Dave W]

^^^
That's a mashup based on this video.

[uwe]

I'm udderly speechless at how bra-less this all is.

[4stringer77]

Maybe it's because Charley thinks only white people can be rednecks? I feel bad if that's the case. All those African Americans not getting to enjoy Jeff Foxworthy is truly heart wrenching.

[Dave W]

Maybe it's because Charley thinks only white people can be rednecks? I feel bad if that's the case. All those African Americans not getting to enjoy Jeff Foxworthy is truly heart wrenching.
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I think you'd feel differently if you were a black man born in Mississippi in the 1930s.  Redneck was a term applied to a certain class of Southern whites and while not all of them were racists, the vilest racists came from this class.

Jeff Foxworthy is funny, but his humor is not what it was like back in the day. I'm old enough to remember segregation well.

[4stringer77]

I tend to laugh at Foxworthy's outdated humor more than with it. There's nothing funny about the injustices people went through in the Jim Crow south. In regards to Johnny  Russel, the song you posted is a pretty good indication of where his true feelings are and yes, I agree he had a fine voice indeed.

[uwe]

I always liked his voice.



And his voice too.

[uwe]

I'm outing myself as a lifelong Rick Springfield fan, the ole heartthrob ...

[uwe]

Rucker's country career sure has left its mark, not much Hootie left ...



OMG, that P Bass looks huge on her! And I like both her and Joe Walsh's voice though neither of them is a "great singer" per se.

[westen44]

^^^
It was all sounding awkward except toward the end when Joe Walsh started playing "Walk Away."  And Sheryl Crow would definitely be better off playing something other than a P bass.

[gearHed289]

Yeah man, where's the M-85? 

[Basvarken]

Sheryl Crow would definitely be better off playing something other than a P bass.

Especially when you have an awesome bass player in the band by the name of Robert P Kearns (who in this video is the fifth guitarist)

[westen44]

Especially when you have an awesome bass player in the band by the name of Robert P Kearns (who in this video is the fifth guitarist)

Notice what he says here in the section "Why Epiphone and Gibson instead of Fender?"  I also noticed he made some comments about Carl Radle and Willie Weeks influencing his style.  That can only be a good thing as far as I'm concerned. 

http://www.epiphone.com/News/Features/2015/Robert-Kearns-The-Epiphone-Interview.aspx

[Basvarken]

Why Epiphone and Gibson instead of Fender?
To my ear, those basses have more bottom end, more oomph.  P-style bases and Jazz basses have more of a mid-ridge tone. But when we wanted a full rock sound...for instance, in Cry of Love, we used to play loud!  I had two SVT heads and two cabinets but dropped it into one cabinet.  Once you get a Jack Casady or Les Paul Bass cranked up into one of those, it's over (laughs)! There's nothing that's going to compete with that sound.

That is exactly how I feel about it.
I saw Robert Kearns perform live with Cry Of Love. He had two SVT heads plus two 8x10 fridges. And he used The Triumph aka les Paul Bass. I was/is the best bass sound I had ever heard.
It was the moment and place where I decided I needed a Les Paul Bass too.