So, what have you been listening to lately?

[patman]

Motown will teach you how to be a better player. Fewer notes, all dropped in exactly the right place.

Play the pocket. It's almost like meditation.

[westen44]

LMAO I thought that it said Milton Berle. . . need coffee.

You'll have to go here to find Milton Berle. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u8teXR8VE4

[Rob]

More than a little creepy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_dWvTCdDQ4

[uwe]

This kind of fits currently ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJxS1Bpnkl4

[westen44]

Yes, that song does capture our zeitgeist to a tee.  I have a friend who has just fled to a small island.

[Dave W]

It's Frizzell Friday

https://youtu.be/uCjEh788kBQ

[Basvarken]

Everything is coming to a halt over here.
Concert venues, bars, theaters, coffeeshops, restaurants, schools, everything is closed until april 6.

But already lots of online perfomances are being streamed and /or shared.
Like this one from TheWolff and their support The Grand East

https://www.facebook.com/muziekgieterij/videos/242577740236037/

[westen44]

I'm not seeing much on live streaming in the U.S. except for the Dropkick Murphys on St. Patrick's Day. 

https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/16/dropkick-murphys-live-stream-concert-coronavirus/

[uwe]

Apparently, the deplorable global public health circumstances have made me realize that I need to do better than the just one or two Kool & The Gang Greatest Hits compilations I so far had - I've bought their full back catalog as far as it features their chocolate-vanilla crooner J.T. Taylor, all eight albums or so. The disco virus has infected me rather belatedly! (My wife: "This is so incredibly cheesy!") But even back in the day, Taylor's smooth voice and Robert "Kool" Bell's catchy bass lines attracted me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLnUJQut-kc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ1XwGDcA4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsklsxReSe0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qchPLaiKocI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37GihMpoc24

[westen44]

Saturday afternoon on American Bandstand with the Gap Band.  One of my favorite songs.  I've heard this song is sometimes played at sporting events.  But I rarely pay attention to any sports and don't think of it in that context. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiLrJBHiSzM

[Dave W]

https://youtu.be/jbzZ8n3k_pI

[Pilgrim]

Loved Revere and the Raiders!  Kicks, The Great Airplane Strike,  Steppin' Out, Louie Louie, Just Like Me, Kicks, Hungry, and I even liked the Legend of Paul Revere which described him as working in a burger joint in Idaho.

I saw him live in Lake Tahoe, and he was playing the same Mustang-front keyboard that night. That guy's music really stomped!

[Dave W]

Loved Revere and the Raiders!  Kicks, The Great Airplane Strike,  Steppin' Out, Louie Louie, Just Like Me, Kicks, Hungry, and I even liked the Legend of Paul Revere which described him as working in a burger joint in Idaho.

I saw him live in Lake Tahoe, and he was playing the same Mustang-front keyboard that night. That guy's music really stomped!

I think you have to be around our age to appreciate how big they were in the 60s, and they were all over TV. They always put on a show, outfits, choreographed moves and all.

Original lineup on Hollywood Palace, The Great Airplane Strike, introduced by Ray Bolger(!)

Fang had some excellent bass lines.

https://youtu.be/Xmv6lPfnocs

Who can forget the time they performed at a campaign rally for the Penguin. 

https://youtu.be/SrmAs4rkRi8

[Pilgrim]

I have always thought the bass line from The Great Airplane Strike was one of the best in that era.  it really captures your ears. 

That has to be a Hofner that he's playing, isn't it?

[Dave W]

I have always thought the bass line from The Great Airplane Strike was one of the best in that era.  it really capture your ear. 

That has to be a Hofner that he's playing, isn't it?

Yes, Höfner 500/2 Club Bass