Ahh the wild, shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner, the bone-rattling bass of Mel Schacher and the competent drumwork of Don Brewer.

They're an American Band, you know!

When Rock & Roll rocked and rolled. That was some kind of wonderful.

If I ever invent a time machine, this is one of the events I will definately visit.

SherKhan: When Rock & Roll rocked and rolled. That was some kind of wonderful.

The guys who invented "rock out with your

I'm your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Repeat 10,000 times, or until you think of a third chord.

Freebird.

barefoot in the head: I'm your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Repeat 10,000 times, or until you think of a third chord.

Freebird.

I'd call you an idiot, but I really would rather not give you that much credit. Go listen to somebody growling in drop D about Satan and depression so that maybe your mood would get elevated.

E Pluribus Funk: Good Singin', Good Playin' indeed.

E Pluribus Funk: Good Singin', Good Playin' indeed.



The Thinking Ape Blues (new window)

How the Hell did THAT happen?? My first ever double-post.

Sorry.

Was he playing some sort of Silvertone hollowbody ?

Farkomatic: Go listen to somebody growling in drop D about Satan and depression so that maybe your mood would get elevated.

Not my style. Most U.S. rock leaves me cold. I saw Johnny Winter in 74 with James Cotton. I liked it a lot, but by contrast, my next three concerts (not in order) were Gentle Giant (Interview), Genesis (Lamb) and Genesis (TOTT). American rock has its moments, but it mostly lacks the literacy of England's poets.

Now, American folk - that's another story. Some real genius right there.

barefoot in the head: "Now, American folk - that's another story. Some real genius right there."

Ah. Why didn't you say that in the first place?

/hippy
//get off my amplifier

barefoot in the head: This...

Grand Funk Railroad - Inside Looking Out 1969

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x6chChxzV0

/peace bro'

artman: Grand Funk Railroad - Inside Looking Out 1969

That took me right back to my high school buddy's kitchen. We used to listen to GFR at his place and I love that riff. This tune is still very musically static, but it appeals to me much more than "I'm Your Captain". I would say it has more soul, whatever that means to you. It's more groovy.

I loved "American Band" and "Some Kind of Wonderful" was a lot of fun, but IYC doesn't do it for me at all. It feels kind of ham-handed, like BTO at their verbally clumsiest moments.

It's funny how a song in one key, like Talking Heads' "Cross-Eyed and Painless", can appeal to me so much, yet most modern "R&B" which also in one key, leaves me utterly cold.

I guess it's the spirit that infuses the piece that makes the difference, and, of course, one's taste.

Nice find. I didn't know that about tickets sales and all. And, I wouldn't have guessed they'd sound so good live.

Not enough shots of the girls in the audience. Ahhh, 70's blondes, yummm.

Shinin' On was the first album, cassette actually, I ever bought with my own money. It was a while til I got the LP with the groovy 3D glasses.



Whoa, memory hole.

barefoot in the head;
Johnny Winter is blues. Maybe if you knew what rock was, you'd like it a bit more.
Art rock doesn't count. Bet you saw ELP as well
try James Gang, Mountain, The Band.
American folk....seen A Mighty Wind?

C'mon boys.


No need to argue.


I simply love organic sounding music.


Prog,blues,heavy rock...etc.


Anything that has that warm and lushly organic sounding texture.


That which most current modern bands sorely lack.


I blame mediocre guitars through bad amps and poor recording techniques.


Everything now is so hard and brittle sounding.


Sh*tty over accentuated vocals that are way on top in the mix ruins about 90% of all music I hear. That combined with overly bright bass guitar and poorly recorded drums that sound like they are coming from inside a tiny little metal box.


Also,guitarists and bassist need to stop sucking out all their tone by "scooping the mids" in their eq.


That live Grand Funk has the warm gooey sound I adore.

Grand Funk was a poor man's Bad Company, or else it was the other way around. Same difference. Better than Head East is all I'm sayin. Worse than Led Zeppelin.

dereksmalls: Maybe if you knew what rock was, you'd like it a bit more.

Well, isn't that special.

From my Boobies - "I saw Johnny Winter in 74"

"Was your decision to stick with rock in the mid 70's influenced at all by your brother Edgar enjoying commercial success at the time?"

"Not really it was just playing what people wanted to hear at the time." (new window)

Well, I guess you know what I typed. That filter, without context, is damned foolish.