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KatusMaximus Full Member Offline Posts: 131 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Katus' music bar Reply #105 - May 9^th, 2011 at 11:55am Grey wrote on May 9^th, 2011 at 10:50am: Still makes me dance Yes! I love that song - can't help but tap your feet to this baby!
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Reply #106 - May 9^th, 2011 at 7:22pm

I'll stick my neck out here and say I like a lot of hip hop music. I was a partner in an import record shop in the mid '80s and was exposed to all the old school rap artists on 12 inch singles, many of which found their way into my own collection. For me rap music peaked around 1990 and then went the way of all music genres - repetitive, boring, predictable. The gangsta stuff and those moronic posturing vids on Rage just don’t cut it for me.

Gangstarr was one of my favourites - all of their tracks featured intelligent and sensitive lyrics and they were the first to move beyond '70s funk into jazz for their samples. I have to say also that "the groove" is really important in hip hop and these compressed versions on youtube don’t have the depth of a 12 inch vinyl single.

I also really liked Public Enemy, probably the most political and socially conscious rap group and very very intelligent. Their videos were usually a bit silly IMO but the lyrics were always very good. This 1988 track might interest baby boomer rock people cos the whole backing riff is lifted from Buffalo Springfield's "For what it’s worth" and a middle-aged Stephen Stills croaks his way through a verse near the end.

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mickey rat New Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 40	Re: Katus' music bar Reply #107 - May 9^th, 2011 at 7:29pm try again.
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KatusMaximus Full Member Offline Posts: 131 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Katus' music bar Reply #108 - May 9^th, 2011 at 7:33pm Well, if we're going down that path here's one I recently remembered and downloaded... I think this is probably more R&B...
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mickey rat New Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 40	Re: Katus' music bar Reply #109 - May 9^th, 2011 at 7:42pm It all goes round and round. Cecil Womack of Womack & Womack was once in a group called the Valentinos. His more famous bro Bobby Womack was the vocalist. Sam Cooke recorded them in 1964. And you-know-who covered this record note for note:
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Reply #110 - May 9^th, 2011 at 7:52pm

Living Color. Interesting band. Yeah I'd call this track R&B and it's pretty good, but this band (amazingly) is usually classified as "heavy metal" cos even tho they're black guys, the lead guitarist Vernon Reid (born in London) steered them in a hard rock direction. He's pretty well thought of in rock circles. I saw him at a guitar festival thingie in Adelaide about a year ago and he was really hot stuff.

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Reply #111 - May 9^th, 2011 at 7:56pm

mickey rat wrote on May 9^th, 2011 at 7:52pm:

Living Color. Interesting band. Yeah I'd call this track R&B and it's pretty good, but this band (amazingly) is usually classified as "heavy metal" cos even tho they're black guys, the lead guitarist Vernon Reid (born in London) steered them in a hard rock direction. He's pretty well thought of in rock circles. I saw him at a guitar festival thingie in Adelaide about a year ago and he was really hot stuff.

Right! I'm off to youtube to check out Vernon Reid! I have a bit of a thing for the guitar! Wink

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Reply #112 - May 9^th, 2011 at 7:59pm

Yeah but those British Blues players didn't do the black Americans any harm. I remember B.B. King saying in an interview, "...And then the Rolling Stones came out and they were a straight up blues band, And I want to thank those boys because without them we'd never have had a career."

This blurb is attached to the video on You Tube, the Real Fleetwood Mac, those were th days

When I first heard this song, on blues jam in Chess I thought it was the most amazing sound ever. I still do.
By the time of this recording, Fleetwood mac were; Peter Green, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwin. They were without a doubt, the hottest property in Britain at that time, outselling the Beatles in Europe. Crowds used to actually fight outside, to get into their concerts. Peter Green was possibly one of the best electric blues guitarists ever; apparently he was the only one to make B.B King sweat. Then the often criticized (not least for his on-stage antics) Jeremy Spencer, who not only copied his rock n roll heroes but, often played a better slide guitar. What happened to Fleetwood Mac is also clouded in mystique and surprising revelations. Peter green has finally picked up a guitar again, but before that, in his previous tv interview he had said that playing the guitar was now out of the question, because his finger nails were too long. (I think something to do with his religious beliefs). Jeremy Spencers story is even more remarkable and as far as i know, they are still 'looking ' for Danny Kirwin. This is what rock n roll heroes are made of. Just listen, did you ever hear a finer Chicago blues from a bunch of Englishmen?

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mickey rat New Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 40	Re: Katus' music bar Reply #113 - May 9^th, 2011 at 8:21pm Grey wrote on May 9^th, 2011 at 7:59pm: Yeah but those British Blues players didn't do the black Americans any harm. No argument. Actually I really liked Peter Green era Fleetwood Mac. I really identified with the lyrics of their hit "Oh well"...
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KatusMaximus Full Member Offline Posts: 131 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Katus' music bar Reply #114 - May 12^th, 2011 at 1:02pm This little clip is a brilliant reflection of how I'm feeling today. Tried to find some music, but couldn't find anything appropriate...(am I the only one who has difficulty enjoying music when they're in a grumpy mood?)
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Grey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5341 Gender:	Re: Katus' music bar Reply #115 - May 12^th, 2011 at 1:20pm
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KatusMaximus Full Member Offline Posts: 131 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Katus' music bar Reply #116 - May 13^th, 2011 at 10:07am Ooh, I like that Cat Power song! Here's one that's been stuck in my head all morning...
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KatusMaximus Full Member Offline Posts: 131 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Katus' music bar Reply #117 - May 14^th, 2011 at 8:48pm This is my next project. I am going to learn to play these bad boys...
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KatusMaximus Full Member Offline Posts: 131 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Katus' music bar Reply #118 - May 18^th, 2011 at 3:15pm Hmmmm... my singing bowls seem to have scared everyone off...
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Grey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5341 Gender:	Re: Katus' music bar Reply #119 - May 19^th, 2011 at 5:26pm No I found them very interesting Katus, I posted a link to them myself elsewhere. Time for the woman who put the 'soul' in music.
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