Music

[Tago Mago]

One of my favs from Rush

[SKT]

@Tago-Mago Neil Peart doesn’t mess around

[Jett129]

One for the guitar players.

[scooter]

[mclaincausey]

Love this weird ass band.

[mclaincausey]

Been on a Chicago blues kick from the Sympathy for the Drummer book, overcoming recent biases towards the Delta and hill blues of my home state. It’s like hearing it all over again. Bad fucking ass.

[Jett129]

@mclaincausey I would think that the author of that book would be quite happy,and surprised to see his book referenced in a Music thread on a Denim Forum.

[mclaincausey]

@Jett129 he has some stone cold takes. I loved him ripping on the Doors’ and Cream’s odd blues pretensions and really didn’t have the historical context of the “safeness” and parental compatibility of the Beatles since my view looking back always included their psychedelic era.

[SKT]

I really did love that book and all the music it led me to revisit. One thing I remember was the love shown to Charle Connor…didn’t the author reference his intro to Little Richard’s “Keep a Knockin”? Which Bonham basically lifted? I could be misremembering. Thanks again @Jett129 for passing it along

@mclaincausey am I remembering that right?

[mclaincausey]

@SKT yup, he showers a lot of the great New Orleans drummers with love including him.

One of his hot takes is that Rush pivoted to blues to prog because it was easier

[Jett129]

@SKT I’m guessing at some point we were talking about The Stones and I offered up the book,and I love the fact that you guys have been enjoying it. I’d be lying if I said I remember a lot of the specific references you guys are making,as I read it a while ago. I don’t think you need to be a drummer to enjoy it.

[mclaincausey]

@Jett129 yeah you absolutely don’t need to be a drummer at all to get a lot of joy from the book. Just a music lover.

[GraemeE]

Since drummers are on the mind I love this story from Keltner

[mclaincausey]

@GraemeE the writer of that book gives Levon his flowers. I swear I’m hurrying to get it to you haha

[anodyne]

Justin Townes Earle. I love everything he put out. Taken too soon.

[mclaincausey]

@anodyne so damn sad. Love him and his dad and his namesake. What a terrible loss.

Is your handle an Uncle Tupelo refeeence?

[anodyne]

@mclaincausey Ha, you got me. Still listen to them ... got some good stuff out of Son Volt and Wilco as well, but UT was my band back in the day. I really can't get JTE off of heavy rotation these days though. Listening to a bunch of John McCauley/Deer Tick too.

[GraemeE]

@anodyne your in good company

Myself @SKT @popvulture and others all nerd out on the tupelo and it's offspring

[anodyne]

@GraemeE Heck yeah. It's a great group here!

[Jett129]

I think this thread and the Vinyl thread are two of the best threads in all of cyberspace.