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    • mclaincauseyM
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      I can't see the video but I think I remember having heard about that @popvulture Absolutely hilarious. I really like Harry Connick Jr–I don't listen to him much, but I enjoy him when I hear him and have immense respect for his New Orleanean-ness. His dad was a District Attorney (or some other role in the state's criminal justice system) and would get James Booker out of criminal jams just so that he could teach Harry Connick Jr piano. You couldn't pick a better New Orleans pianist for that. Connick's pedigree is as solid as it gets.

      For any who don't know who James Booker was, he was this savant New Orleans pianist. He was a homosexual drug addict with psychological issues in the deep South, and consequently had a crazy and tragic life, but he was IMO one of the greatest players to ever touch a piano. This guy was playing Chopin flawlessly by ear as a little kid. He saw Wes Montgomery play and after the show mentioned that he missed a note in a solo. To demonstrate, he played the passage on the piano, then played it backwards and laughed.

      This is an apropos example of his playing because the Montreux crowd... claps on the one 😃

      Another good one, his composition "Classified"

      Equally apropos, Harry Connick Jr discussing him from an outtake from a great documentary Bayou Maharaja. This is a lengthy rabbit hole but IMO fascinating:

      @jordanscollected if you don't know him you may enjoy him as a lover of NOLA.

      Think it, be it.

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      • dinobarnesberlinD
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        Love me some horns–----

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        • mclaincauseyM
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          Budos is amazing @dinobarnesberlin That song has a different kind of a guitar edge than a lot of their stuff, pretty raw. I dig it. Heard Antibalas? Another great afrobeat-influenced band:

          These guys take the same afrobeat influence and blend it with disco, funk, Sun Ra, the trappings of Crowley-esque occultism, and psychedelia. Very bizarre but I love them. I'd love to see them one day–it's a wild ride. They play in Austin a lot but don't seem to tour much, though I've seen them hit Europe before:

          Think it, be it.

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          • vaquero357V
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            …@dinobarnesberlin makes me want to get in a vehicle and drive! Good stuff! 😎

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            • dinobarnesberlinD
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              @mclaincausey … just gave Antibalas a listen and yea,, these guys have a cool sound.
              If they ever make it to Berlin, I will check them out. Im thinking live they must be a fun show.

              @vaquero357 –- I usually crank this up when Im riding my bike to work 😃

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              • goosehdG
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                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                • goosehdG
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                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                  • mclaincauseyM
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                    There’s my Mule @goosehd

                    Warren is such a beast. I’ll always miss Woody but they still rock.

                    Think it, be it.

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                      My favorite thing Mule ever did…

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                      • goosehdG
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                        Warren is so underrated…He has the skill with the guitar and the voice.

                        Here are two other greats.

                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                        • goosehdG
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                          @Jett129 Thanks.  That's a new one for me and a great rendition.

                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                            The entire set he did with Krieger is on YouTube. Definitely worth a listen. The Doors were one of my favorite bands.

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                            • mclaincauseyM
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                              I think one of my favorite Mule moments was going the The Deepest End concert in New Orleans to commemorate Allen Woody. It was right after a crazy transitional period in my life and the idea was rotating in bassists that Mule had been touring with in a kind of extended tribute to Woody through the show (there's a DVD and album of it too). There were other sit-ins and highlights like a slide duel between Warren and Sonny Landreth (he is incredible).

                              Bassists included:
                                  Jack Casady
                                  Les Claypool
                                  Jason Newsted
                                  George Porter Jr.
                                  Dave Schools
                                  Roger Glover
                                  Mike Gordon
                                  Paul Jackson
                                  Conrad Lozano
                                  Will Lee
                                  Greg Rzab
                                  Rob Wasserman
                                  Victor Wooten

                              Dirty Dozen and a number of other great horns like Fred Wesley and Karl Denson sat in, keyboardists like Bernie Worrel and Ivan Neville…. it was so special.

                              Here's Sonny Landreth:

                              Think it, be it.

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                              • goosehdG
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                                @mclaincausey I would have never pictured Newsted playing with Mule

                                @Jett129 Really wish Morrison didn't die so young.  Also feel the same way about Hendrix and SRV.

                                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                  I have the Deep End Album (Vol 1 and 2).  Which song/s did he play on (Newsted)? EDIT: Trying not to Fall (Very cool - Listening to it now).

                                  Here is my favourite Victor Wooten moment…He is so frikkin' good!!!

                                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                  • mclaincauseyM
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                                    I bet you can guess @goosehd 😉

                                    War Pigs and Sweet Leaf… I think he came on a song before those though.

                                    EDIT: I found all the gory detail: https://bt.etree.org/details.php?torrentId=603027 @goosehd

                                    LOVE VICTOR. The Wooten family is so prodigious. No one plays like Victor. And he is a very kind human being, incredibly down to earth for being the only person who can do what he does. Loved the Flecktones, where I first heard him, but one of the coolest things I saw him do was a duo with drummer JD Blair. At one of their shows, they did a tribute to Michael Hedges, which was cool and made me think about Michael Manring, a bassist Hedges worked with (played fretless a lot) who was so different from Vic but also so good.

                                    SHIT quality but this gives you the idea:

                                    Think it, be it.

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                                    • goosehdG
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                                      That groove by Wooten is sooo good!  Thank you.

                                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                      • JoberwockyJ
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                                        I've been all over the map musically recently, but sometimes earlier Muse just hits the spot.  So, if you haven't listened to Dredg "Catch Without Arms", it's a solid if occasionally jammy album

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                                        • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                                          Love this song 😂

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