the Band dont have a lot of songs that sound like revolution blues in terms of dark edgy feel, but just in terms of dankos lunatic basslines they have plenty where he goes off in a similar style
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 17:26 (two years ago) link
"w.s. walcott's medicine show" has a similar ramshackle groove with a fun danko bassline. obv the mood is more old-timey fun than strung-out desparation
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 17:32 (two years ago) link
It's true; in the context of "Revolution Blues", the bass and drums communicate a very different feeling than they do on Robertson's songs, although the actual playing is not that different.
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 27 April 2021 17:40 (two years ago) link
Al Schmitt, who produced side two of OTB, just died.
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 20:57 (two years ago) link
see this thread about to rain
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 21:02 (two years ago) link
He also worked a lot with the Jefferson Airplane.
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 27 April 2021 21:03 (two years ago) link
how many more nights can i get whisky soaked to this record? cos it's literally all i seem to do anymore
― maelin, Wednesday, 28 April 2021 20:22 (two years ago) link
what, no honey slides?
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 April 2021 20:22 (two years ago) link
whoa that water has tequila in it!
― brimstead, Wednesday, 28 April 2021 20:34 (two years ago) link
haha, and two industrial boxes of fritos and cigarettes put out in the carpet, according to the shakey biography
― maelin, Wednesday, 28 April 2021 20:34 (two years ago) link
As far as The Band, Def not writing songs about ... shooting dogs out of spite.
Indeed, my interpretation has always been that they wrote (a) song (partially) about balking at shooting a dog!
(Wait a minute Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man)
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Wednesday, 28 April 2021 21:27 (two years ago) link
As far as The Band, I don't think you're going to find anything with that kind of angry drive to it (i.e. ala Revolution Blues).
Think this is about as close as you're gonna get — recorded just a couple months before On The Beach. Pretty vicious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLP85S1PRC0
― tylerw, Wednesday, 5 May 2021 14:24 (two years ago) link
I wish Neil Young had covered "On the Beach":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yXVufG5oV0
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 14:26 (two years ago) link
the boz scaggs on the beach cover from a couple years ago was surprisingly pretty great
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 15:00 (two years ago) link
Chris Rea or Neil's?
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 15:13 (two years ago) link
Neil's, from Boz's Out of the Blues album.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 15:16 (two years ago) link
the definitive reading of neil’s on the beach is, of course, mick hucknall’shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDbctjmjvXg
― you are like a scampicane, there's calm in your fries (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 16:32 (two years ago) link
If the implication is that Simply Red is capable of neutering that song, they're not, it still slays. You just can't keep that song down.
(not stop sure about the guitar solo though -- it kinda makes a good case, by way of contrast, for the genius of neil's soloing on the original)
― enochroot, Thursday, 6 May 2021 01:36 (two years ago) link
xp idk abt that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wNO1b8UOuY
― "Gaspar? No way." (sleeve), Thursday, 6 May 2021 01:37 (two years ago) link
I don't see it mentioned above but if you are curious about Rusty Kershaw, the Cocaine & Rhinestones country music podcast did a very entertaining episode about Rusty and his brother Doug. Later in the episode about 20 minutes are devoted to a Rusty-centric view of the making of On the Beach. https://cocaineandrhinestones.com/rusty-doug-kershaw-cajun-way
― that's not my post, Wednesday, 1 December 2021 00:37 (two years ago) link
Thanks! for those who want some rumblin' Danko, over on the The Band Thread, we were talking about "Small Town Talk," usually a poignant ballad, co-written w Bobby Charles---his version here is something elseDanko's version! Louder, faster than expected. hey fuck that small town talk!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hxOI1M5bpk
― dow, Wednesday, 1 December 2021 03:17 (two years ago) link
^ great bounce on that one
― calstars, Wednesday, 1 December 2021 03:53 (two years ago) link