Shootin' the Bull, hangin out, Bull Sh%tin', scratchy butt talk!
I was speakin with a friend of mine a while back, and in reply to his question I said " there are only two things I ever really wanted to do in my life...play some great music and hang out and bullshit.
So with that in mind... I would like to propose this discussion be about anything that comes up.. and we all just climb all over it... Have a little fun and get to know each other a little bit... so when we meet in bumf@#l, AR we can be actually some footin to start out with... I started playing during a time when musicians supported other musicians, hipped each other to gigs, warned about bad agents, helped and supported each other as best we could...and, of course did alot of hangin without
all that braggin and name dropping that is so easy to do!
So the ceiling is high... let's get to it...networkin is what this space is supposed to do
but I don't see a lot of it.
So with that in mind... I would like to propose this discussion be about anything that comes up.. and we all just climb all over it... Have a little fun and get to know each other a little bit... so when we meet in bumf@#l, AR we can be actually some footin to start out with... I started playing during a time when musicians supported other musicians, hipped each other to gigs, warned about bad agents, helped and supported each other as best we could...and, of course did alot of hangin without
all that braggin and name dropping that is so easy to do!
So the ceiling is high... let's get to it...networkin is what this space is supposed to do
but I don't see a lot of it.
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Permalink Reply by Ed Vadas on -
Here is something I got from this site.....
In 1965 or 66.. I saw Ed Young and the Southern Fife and Drum (Blues), and I was completely taken with the whole thing.
I come here and check the sites of lots of folks and here this Northern Mississippi Hill music and to my ears...
I here Southern fife music down with traps and electrified guitar..... I can't say I am in love with everyone or every tune, but the stuff that is done well.... it kills me and gives this old dog hope!
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Permalink Reply by Chad Nordhoff on -
The Hill Country music is why I moved to Memphis. It's where I first heard of R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Robert Belfour etc... I'm about 20 years too late for some of it but just a short drive south of me is some of the finest "local" music in the world as far as I'm concerned.
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Permalink Reply by Ed Vadas on
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Chad, If I was younger ... I would be tiyr next door neighbor but I guess in the geritol bluesman age!
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Permalink Reply by Noah Jones on -
I like what your talking about...
except I'm only 22 years old and it seems that bands these days don't do much networking. I know the industry is cutthroat but lets take care of each other. Theres nothing wrong with some competition but we have enough of that with the way these venues work these days. I'm out in Denver and it's impossible to get in front of a good crowd unless you bring them yourselves. If anyone has some advice that isn't a catch 22 that would be helpful.
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Permalink Reply by Ed Vadas on
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If they are not dead...everyone was.."tombstome hand and a graveyard mind...just 22 and I don't mind dying" BD
A friend of mine bought a double for Jr Wells and asked him about learning to play the blues. Jr. turned to him, fired down the drink, got up and before he walked away, he said "It is a long long road!"
So at 22 I say to you... play this music because you love it and "have" to play it....don't be thinkin about being a star, think about playin great music no matter who is or isn't listening!
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Permalink Reply by GW on -
I'm glad the label North Mississippi Hill Country has given this genre a name to talk about it separately from other blues. There is such a difference between it and Delta, Chicago, Texas Blues, and British Invasion Blues. Then again, the common denominator in NMHC artists is there were no rules, or schools. Just networking. (looking to start a party)
I was surprised when I first heard R.L., and then he and Jr. dropped in, I found that Jr., it was an entirely different style. I've found this to be true for all of the old time bluesmen. I sure don't play like them. I can tag along, but I'm an old dog.
In the early eighties, I would have called them Delta Blues, not having another name on hand. Kenny Brown put some coherency to R.L.'s music, while Cedric Burnsides drove his Grandaddy's wagon down the same old road, but adding the high octane horse power. Another style was born, and North Mississippi Allstars lived it, repackaged it and helped get the word out. Now the North Hill Country Picnic is the mecca for the cult that resulted.
Johnny Woods almost lived long enough to have a second chance, and THAT would've been real cool.
They all knew each other and I never heard a bad word from any of them about the others, except when they ran short of booze. They seemed to dissapear when Fat Possum got ahold of them. I'm guessing that in the long run, their contribution to the blues will be remembered as a milestone. Not so much in Mississippi, Chicago or Texas, but around the world.
If I learned anything from them it was drink and be merry......
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Permalink Reply by Ed Vadas on
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R.L. was a definite early Muddy Waters influenced dude... I saw him when he did that tour with "Blues Explosion" thinking that he was muddy with picnic fife and drum rhythm section ...he did a lot of muddy note for note...it was a great show!
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Permalink Reply by Eric on -
Wow. I really wish I had been smart enough to see RL with the Blues Explosion. Ass Pocket of Whiskey...the RL record with the Blues Explosion...well, it's a big part of the reason as to why this site is here at all. The perfect blend of blues and punk.
R.L. slays me every time I put one of his records on. Junior Kimbrough as well. I came around to their stuff just a bit too late. But there is some great music out there today...just have to dig a bit harder, and then don't take it for granted when you stumble across something that matters.
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Permalink Reply by Eric on
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An interesting news item today. Apple is considering selling their iPods as an "all you can eat" version. for an extra $100, you can have all of the music you want. Seriously. You can read about it here.
What do you think about this? I tried the subscription model once before...paid $10 a month and had access to a big library of music on Yahoo. Problem was that they didn't have a lot of music I wanted, and ultimately I found it to be an unfulfilling experience. Complete audio overload...you grab so much music you really don't ever listen to anything enough to let it rattle your soul.
So I'm back to buying what I want to hear.
What do folks think about this. Interesting development if it comes to pass. Can't see how artists make money here just yet.
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Permalink Reply by Ed Vadas on
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Well... If they had that when I first did I tunes I would have saved a lot of money.
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Permalink Reply by Blind Rat on -
I have not had a good look at what music they have these days but I don't think they will satisty me.
Blind Rat
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Permalink Reply by Eric on
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I don't know Blind Rat. I think you would be surprised to find a lot of the artists from LiveBluesWorld now on iTunes. It's just not that hard to be in there these days. As an example, if you sell your music through CD Baby, you can get them to add you to a number of distribution services at no charge (they get a piece of the download price if you sell some music). So many independent artists that rely on CD Baby to sell music are now on iTunes and a host of other services.
Still lots of crap on there of course, but you can find a lot of good music if you dig for it. Question going forward will be, what's in it for the artists if iTunes and others start giving the music away??
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