So, what have you been listening to lately?

uwe · March 11, 2021, 04:30:41 PM

Funny, I actually like that Clutch version though Fortunate Son is among my least favorite CCR tunes ever - with all due respect to the poignant lyric.

Vince's musical abilities are limited and outside of Mötley Crüe it is especially apparent. But who am I ... my favorite Crüe album is still the one with Corabi. And I have to admit that I didn't hear his work with The Scream until a few weeks ago and was - all overt Zeppelinisms aside - pretty much smitten ...

Pilgrim · March 11, 2021, 05:05:36 PM

Quote from: uwe on March 11, 2021, 08:16:54 AM
But aren't you a little belated as a No Doubt fan, nor really their core audience? Alas!, never underestimate the long term effects of an attractive waistline on best agers ...

Their music was never dumb and had its appeal especially with women, but Gwen's voice never did much for me and her artificial looks only reinforced that with me - too platinum blond, too thinned out eyebrows, too much make-up, too everything. Good bassist though. The riff is unfortunately too major-y for me, my dark brooding Yuropean Seele prefers minor-y riffs.

I figure that if I have managed to appreciate music from the "twenty-oughts," then I'm coming along nicely. To me, No Doubt is a new group. I can tell that many others here know a great deal more about contemporary music than I do, and that's OK. I keep finding tunes from the last 20 years that I like.

As they say in Texas, "even a blind pig finds a truffle now and then."

uwe · March 11, 2021, 05:17:25 PM

That's fine, I'm currently in the process of discovering Leon Helm, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson solo albums - up to now, I had only curated Robbie Robertson's work outside of The Band. Speaking of which, that new Stage Fright remaster together with the '71 RAH live gig in London bonus disc is a cracker.

TBird1958 · March 11, 2021, 06:31:17 PM

Quote from: uwe on March 11, 2021, 04:30:41 PM
Funny, I actually like that Clutch version though Fortunate Son is among my least favorite CCR tunes ever - with all due respect to the poignant lyric.

Vince's musical abilities are limited and outside of Mötley Crüe it is especially apparent. But who am I ... my favorite Crüe album is still the one with Corabi. And I have to admit that I didn't hear his work with The Scream until a few weeks ago and was - all overt Zeppelinisms aside - pretty much smitten ...

I think Creedence got the groove right, Fortunate son is a fave for sure.

Vince's musical abilities are limited inside and outside of the Crue!

OldManC · March 11, 2021, 07:43:48 PM

Vince has his limits, both live and in the studio, but when he's on I think he sounds great. Here's his best cover ever (IMO). It helps that he brought Peter along for the ride (and I have to admit I'm probably partial to it due to his guitarist here being someone I knew in high school). Still though, I'd say they paid respect to the original while still kicking it up a (metal) notch.

uwe · March 11, 2021, 08:06:47 PM

Lol, you hear more Peter than Vince in the mix!

Dave W · March 11, 2021, 09:20:15 PM

Speaking of Rick, this was on today's playlist. 1987 reunion tour, Tokyo.

uwe · March 11, 2021, 09:30:32 PM

Without Robertson, they somehow began to sound (a) Little Feat'ish.

Dave W · March 12, 2021, 01:09:38 AM

Quote from: uwe on March 11, 2021, 09:30:32 PM
Without Robertson, they somehow began to sound (a) Little Feat'ish.

But Rick still sounds like Rick.

uwe · March 12, 2021, 07:56:44 AM

He does.

Basvarken · March 12, 2021, 10:16:37 AM

Been listening to John Waite all day

Forgot he played bass in the Ringo Starr all star band

With the Babys sporting an EB-3
Lip-sinced, but a different version than on the album

uwe · March 12, 2021, 05:58:40 PM

I always find that he sounds like Don Henley. That's not a criticism. Is he still married with Frau Krauss, has he forgiven her that shameless flirt with "squeeze me til the juice runs down my legs"-Robert Plant? They (John and her!) always looked like a nice couple.

Basvarken · March 13, 2021, 04:15:10 AM

I have known his voice for so long, I just hear John Waite.
But yeah, I think I know what you mean.

uwe · March 13, 2021, 07:15:16 AM

You dodged the question about the marital status!

And don't let once Chysalis artists such as Phil Mogg and Ian Anderson ever catch you say you like The Babys - the former label goody-goody teacher's pets rub them the wrong way to this day.

Basvarken · March 13, 2021, 07:43:25 AM

Quote from: uwe on March 13, 2021, 07:15:16 AM
You dodged the question about the marital status!

Because I have no idea. I'm not really interested in his love life.

Quote from: uwe on March 13, 2021, 07:15:16 AM
And don't let once Chysalis artists such as Phil Mogg and Ian Anderson ever catch you say you like The Babys - the former label goody-goody teacher's pets rub them the wrong way to this day.

I don't think John Waite has that many happy memories about that label. They basically dropped the ball on them.