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Prime Time said:
Btw for the answer to this question, listen to the first seven notes of "Layla" by Eric Clapton. :rockon:
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I was pretty close!

CodeMonkey said:
It feels like Clapton...
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Prime Time said:
Don't have the patience any longer to sit in a crowd and watch a concert from beginning to end. Those days are over for me. I have tons of vinyl, CD's, and cassettes at home to listen to though. Plus there's all the stuff on the internet. It's a great time to be a listener of music.

However I feel sorry for musicians and songwriters. Through the 50's and the 90's they got screwed over by the record companies. Now the internet has finished the job. The only way to make money now is to play live and those venues are shrinking as well. During the 80's I was in a band playing clubs and there were times club owners even then would insist that bands play for the privilege of playing in their clubs. Can't imagine what it's like now.

I'm speaking here not of the famous bands and artists but of the unknowns struggling to make a living. Poor bastards.
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Yea, I don't cover near the live shows as I did as a younger man either...not really possible. Ha. I have enjoyed sharing with my sons over recent years though.

But it is indeed a different world. There's just so much more choice in the way of entertainment today too. My son told me the other day that buying a band's vinyl is like a vote for them. Smart kid. Being a programmer, the problem of intellectual theft is a part of life as well. Things are harder/changing for a lot of professions all the time.

In the end though it's adapt or die. The only thing constant is change. Opportunity presents itself in different ways I suppose.
 
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Inspired by my wife watching her show, Nashville. The cheerleader girl from heroes was covering this. It didn't work though...She looks to me like she gives a damn about her bad reputation!

I actually saw JJ live in 82 and it was a great show!

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Bad Reputation


View: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XX2-nmryzVM
 
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Selassie I said:
I"ll never forget my girlfriend whose father was our Preacher Man. I went to church on Wednesday and Sunday. :heh:

Another one from Joss Stone


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I ran across her duet with Jeff Beck on "I put a spell on you" yesterday. It's good. It was apparently on american idol so you may have seen. I more or less live under a rock when it comes to pop and TV. My daughter is my guide.

Anyway, here is another tune by Joss and Jeff

People Get Ready


View: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P7ECdYboOVA
 
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Prime Time said:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAV80Dh-qxg
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I like your blues vibe lately PT. If you want a great channel on pandora try plugging in "Mississippi Delta Blues"! Dig down to the real blind melon chitlins of the world.

I'm a huge fan of that John Lee Hooker sound. This band I have posted once before but here is another selection. Its kind of a modern interpretation of delta hooker style blues. Very cool mix of modern effects and classic elements like harmonica and banjo, and a groovy cool blues singer.

I think fusion bands like these have a hard time because they dont fit into any normal spec... not exactly blues...wtf is it? Ha

I'm so addicted to them. It's brilliant. They capture that hypnotic hooker feel so well and take it to another level.

Pig in a Can - Coal Black Mare and Big Legged Woman (at 4:40).


View: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fYVAkfe4700
 
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CodeMonkey said:
I like your blues vibe lately PT. If you want a great channel on pandora try plugging in "Mississippi Delta Blues"! Dig down to the real blind melon chitlins of the world.
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I'm a blues player at heart but I write and record Christian music. This is a problem. Every time I sit down to write a new tune, I end up playing blues licks that don't fit the vibe I'm trying to get across. A friend told me to try different tunings for my guitar and that would eliminate that problem. It works but I still love playing da blues. :rockon:

CodeMonkey said:
I'm a huge fan of that John Lee Hooker sound.
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I'm sure I've told the story here about the time John Lee Hooker flipped me off while driving to see Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer. That's the closest I ever got to meeting him in person. :)


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_ZVrR6lD4s
 
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Prime Time said:
John Lee Hooker flipped me off while driving to see Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer. That's the closest I ever got to meeting him in person. :)
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LOL!!!!!!

Blues is all about a good man being down. It's really a root of rock... progressions that are the basis of so many anthems. Rock didn't just happen. Its an amalgam of things including gospel.

I don't know man. Art is hard. Maybe try to roll somehow. I feel you though. Hey..at least you dont play banjo!!! Try to play sad banjo!

You probably can't get the Leila out of your expression though so maybe try to work with who you are somehow? Use the blues. Maybe switch instruments if the guitar betrays you for certain effects? It is so cool that you are persuing your artistic aspirations. I'm happy to be your sounding board if it is at all helpfull.
 
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CodeMonkey said:
I ran across her duet with Jeff Beck on "I put a spell on you" yesterday. It's good. It was apparently on american idol so you may have seen. I more or less live under a rock when it comes to pop and TV. My daughter is my guide.

Anyway, here is another tune by Joss and Jeff

People Get Ready


View: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P7ECdYboOVA
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My favorite version of that one...


 
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I go through periods listening to different groups obsessively. For a long time it was Shonen Knife. Before and after that the Dresden Dolls and then Amanda Palmer's solo stuff. The Raveonettes. Lately it's been the Mountain Goats. This song rocks more than most of theirs, and really captures a misanthropic mood.

 
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