Music Of The Moment

Pauly Chase said:
I am still pissed that James and Lars fired Newstedt.
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I'm surprised he stayed as long as he did with all of the shit he took from them over the years. He was treated like a bitch.

That said Trujillo is a monster and a major talent. Better fit.
 
Thruth said:
I'm surprised he stayed as long as he did with all of the shit he took from them over the years. He was treated like a bitch.

That said Trujillo is a monster and a major talent. Better fit.
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I first heard him on Suicidal Tendencies's Art of Rebellion. He slapped the crap out of that bass.
 
Lars is a prime donna. At least Jason was recognised at the Rock'N Roll HOF along with the new line up.
 
Anyone is going to catch Motley before they disband? I really want to but can't find anyone who wants to go with me..... All of my friends are EDM followers
 
Pauly Chase said:
Anyone is going to catch Motley before they disband? I really want to but can't find anyone who wants to go with me..... All of my friends are EDM followers
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Probably won't go but if I did it would be more to see Alice and his hottie guitar player Nita Strauss.
 
Legendary songwriter, producer, pianist, performer and New Orleanian Allen Toussaint has died. WWL-TV reports that the versatile musician and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee passed away in Madrid yesterday. He was 77.


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From the 1950s to the present day, Toussaint built up a body of work that made him one of the most influential people in New Orleans music, as well as a beloved international star. Over the course of his six decade career, Toussaint brought New Orleans’ musical heritage to a worldwide audience as he worked with icons such as The Meters, Aaron Neville, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Lee Dorsey, Glen Campbell, Joe Cocker, Paul Simon, Robert Palmer and Paul McCartney, just to name a few.

Toussaint was known as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, penning classic tracks like “Working in the Coal Mine,” “Ride Your Pony,” “Fortune Teller,” “Southern Nights,” Get Out of My Life Woman,” “Mother-in-Law” and many more.

Toussaint was born in a shotgun house in New Orleans’ Gert Town neighborhood in 1938. It was there that he began playing piano at the age of six, nurturing a talent that would make him one of the most in-demand figures in music. He first rose to prominence in the early 1960s, when he produced a series of hits for Al Hirt, Irma Thomas, Art and Aaron Neville, Ernie-K-Doe, Lee Dorsey and Jesse Hill.

After a brief stint in the army from 1963 to 1965, Toussaint returned to New Orleans, where his influence grew as he worked with early funk icons The Meters. In 1973, he opened his Sea-Saint Studios, an establishment that attracted superstars like Paul McCartney and Paul Simon, along with new hit makers like Labelle and Robert Palmer.

Toussaint relocated to New York City after his home and studio were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, though he moved back to his hometown after a number of years. In his later years, he collaborated with musical mainstays like Eric Clapton and Elvis Costello, released albums of his own material and, in what had previously been a rare occurrence, performed on stage as a solo artist (including a few times at the White House).


January 2006.

He also continued his charitable efforts, particularly his work with New Orleans Artists Against Hunger and Homelessness, a nonprofit that he co-founded with Aaron Neville in 1985. Earlier this month it wasannounced that he would be playing a special benefit show with Paul Simon in support of the organization.

Toussaint is survived by his son Reginald Toussaint and daughter Alison Toussaint LeBeau, grandchildren and many friends worldwide.

In OffBeat’s 29 years, Toussaint appeared on the cover and in the pages of the magazine as much as any other artist. He was also honored with numerous Best of the Beat Awards, including Lifetime Achievement (2005), Album of the Year (2006, 2009), Artist of the Year (2009), Song of the Year (2000), Best Producer (1996,1997,1998, 1999) and Best Pianist (2006, 2009) Most recently, he was interviewed for the Backtalk section of our April 2015 issue. He was a true titan of New Orleans music and a kind, humble man. We are saddened to hear of his passing, but we know his music and his spirit will live on for generations to come.
 
Rambo said:
Any Tull fans?

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A little bit. I found out about them by sort of working back through metal bands I liked. I think I heard someone from Maiden (or whoever it was) talking about their influences and they mentioned Tull, so I thought I'd check them out.

It was probably a bit far from what I liked at that age, so I never really got into them properly. Great band though.

Was today a better day?
 
This is another example. I came across a band called Demolition 23 (fuck, I'm starting to feel like an old bastard), and then discovered that the singer Michael Monroe was in something called Hanoi Rocks and so on and so on.

Anyway, I still think even to this day that Michael Monroe is pretty awesome.

 
Algernon Crisp said:
This is another example. I came across a band called Demolition 23 (fuck, I'm starting to feel like an old bastard), and then discovered that the singer Michael Monroe was in something called Hanoi Rocks and so on and so on.

Anyway, I still think even to this day that Michael Monroe is pretty awesome.

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Algernon Crisp said:
Not sure why but I suddenly thought about Warrior Soul.

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Good stuff Algernon Crisp Algernon Crisp .

Corey Clarke, WS's singer, would make guest appearances with Demolition 23 when they first started sort of like a super group/tribute band. at the end, D23 had three original Hanoi Rocks members including Nasty Suicide
 
I used to know this bloke when he was a teenager down my way


 
High rotation - Listening to The Ice Cream Changes by Danny O'Keefe. The catchiest bloody quality "pop" song I've heard for ages.

The only place I know to hear it online is at CD Baby.
Danny O'Keefe | Light Leaves the West | CD Baby Music Store

* edit. Why is there no decent pop music these days. No individual voices - every one oversings and has no nuance and it all sounds like one of those TV VOICE competition shows.
 
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“A happy American creates nothing great. My definition of an artist is someone who's ahead of his time and behind on his rent. If you can figure out how to stay that way, you can write the great shit that Kristofferson and Willie were able to do. Look at what shape Willie was in when he was writing in Nashville , he had three little kids and was just broke, living in a trailer park. Willie wrote Night Life, Funny How Time Slips Away and Crazy all in one week, a terrible week in his life.”
 
This plays in my head whenever I see a guy walking around with a tie and jacket but no socks.
 
60 years ago December 1 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested.
 


I'm listening to this early on a Sunday morning. I have another recording but by the same man.
 
So I thought I'd try to build a classical playlist of pieces that I like on my day off. I'm fumbling around on my computer trying to find any stray MP3s. Then I realised, I'll have to either buy some or download some or both to finish it. Lo and behold, all the ones I was trying to download is in a stack of CDs I bought from my uni days. My tastes didn't really change much since then except I'm more interested in Russian rather than German composers.
 
Fwiffo said:
So I thought I'd try to build a classical playlist of pieces that I like on my day off. I'm fumbling around on my computer trying to find any stray MP3s. Then I realised, I'll have to either buy some or download some or both to finish it. Lo and behold, all the ones I was trying to download is in a stack of CDs I bought from my uni days. My tastes didn't really change much since then except I'm more interested in Russian rather than German composers.
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Why not use a streaming service like Spotify or Google/Apple Music?
 
Rambo said:
Why not use a streaming service like Spotify or Google/Apple Music?
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I've never used one of those services. I know which pieces I like so it was just a matter of collecting which ones. I wonder would it feature different pianists, conductors, orchestras? Some people are pretty snobby.
 


People were talking about going out to a club tonight, but my idea of fun seems to have morphed into sitting at a table, having a whisky and a smoke listening to something like this live.

Too bad it doesn't exist anymore.
 
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