What You're Missing
Published December 17, 2004
While every one else is playing music over 30 years old there's a new world you have not even heard about yet. The future is bright. The kids are alright. This music is outta sight. What the hell I am talking about?
Benevento and Russo - aka The Duo
These are only three of the most interesting hippest exciting coolest did I say hippest funky and rocking bands I've heard after many years of sampling. And again, Archive.org holds hundreds of live shows from these bands all in their unbelievable website. You could spend weeks listening to the music and watching the movies. But these three bands have really turned my head around.
Some folks seem to feel better to just say Jam Bands. But to me, that brings visions of Phish and Dead. It's too easy to just classify these musicians as jammers:
Particle for example plays Space Porn. And these musicians are damn serious. Some shows last until 5 AM. You think I'm joking?. I'm talking about 5 hour shows!
Benevento and Russo. Two guys. Two of my favorite instruments. The humble soulful B3 organ layered against the funky/jazzy/soulful drumming of Joe Russo.
Umphrey's McGee. An anti Phish/Dead sound and more of a Zappa precision sound. I really hate to compare bands to other bands you know and Umphrey's McGee has a sound all their own.
I'm not done yet so keep reading. I've got a lot to say but before I can I must tell you that one man, a hero IMHO, a genius of funky sounds, has a common thread among these three bands. This is the who lead me down this blissful path of musical discovery - Mr. Robert Walters.
More later . . .
Jk
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- Published: December 17, 2004
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- Writer: Jim Knapp
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"If you don't actively seek out new music, you will only know the music other people want you to hear": one of the best music quotes of the year.
Nothing wrong with classic rock in small doses, just remember that Led Zeppelin did songs other than 'Stairway' and 'Whole Lotta Love', and Blue Oyster Cult did entire albums of songs better than 'Reaper'. Why don't classic rock radio stations dig up some less well-known material from Rock's 50 year back catalogue rather than ruining a small number of good songs by playing them over and over again?
Perhaps it's the fault of lazy audiences that don't want to hear music they don't already know.
Perhaps it's the fault of lazy audiences that don't want to hear music they don't already know.
yep, that's what ratings are all about.
did you know that Pink Floyd wrote and recorded more than two songs? ("Money" and "Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2")
i gave up on commerical radio a long time ago.
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Totally agree, I am so freakin' tired of classic rock. If I hear Stairway to Heaven one more time I'm gonna go Bell Tower on they asses.
I dig the funk fusion sound, will check these guys out, thanks for the ups.