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Post by ShivaTD on Sept 16, 2013 10:49:56 GMT
It's the 50th Anniversary of the Lava Lite. The 60's wouldn't have been the same without it and I still have one today.
 That brings me to today's music theme.... the longest continuous recording and performing rock group with all original members....... those same three guys playing the same three chords for over thirty years.......
ZZ Top
Early ZZ Top
From their first album appropriately called ZZ Top First Album in 1971:
A live version of La Grange from their third album Tres Hombres released in 1973:
ZZ Top in the 1980's
1983 ZZ Top released their Eliminator album that has been their best selling album ever. A couple of songs from Eliminator.
From the studio recording:
Live from Texas:
ZZ Top Today
ZZ Top is still rockin' the USA and tours every year. From their 2012 album La Futura (their first album in 9 years) here's a couple of cuts for those of us that enjoy our American Rock-N-Roll just like we enjoy our tequila and whiskey, in straight shots!
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Post by maniacalhamster on Sept 16, 2013 18:35:38 GMT
That brings me to today's music theme.... the longest continuous recording and performing rock group with all original members....... those same three guys playing the same three chords for over thirty years.......
ZZ Top lol...well i heard 3 is a lucky number... about the three chords??? could you verify that. i recall Elvis making light of and saying something about four chords or was it three chords... lol... you mean all i had to do was learn three??? hahahahaha imagine all the mullah i could have if only.... |
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Post by ShivaTD on Sept 16, 2013 23:12:08 GMT
That brings me to today's music theme.... the longest continuous recording and performing rock group with all original members....... those same three guys playing the same three chords for over thirty years.......
ZZ Top lol...well i heard 3 is a lucky number... about the three chords??? could you verify that. i recall Elvis making light of and saying something about four chords or was it three chords... lol... you mean all i had to do was learn three??? hahahahaha imagine all the mullah i could have if only....
I've often advised musicians in a group to not worry about technical expertise but instead to focus on being "tight" in their music. A simple three chord progression played very well is always a winner over a technical composition were even one insignificant mistake is made. Musicians that use the KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid) are generally the most successful.
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Post by ShivaTD on Sept 17, 2013 6:38:58 GMT
One group came to mind that is a rather obscure San Francisco based blues/jazz band that achieved only minimal national success but that I appreciated very much.
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Post by ShivaTD on Sept 17, 2013 7:36:09 GMT
I've been in contact with an old friend, Preston Ritter, that was the drummer for The Electric Prunes in 1966 when they recorded "Too Much to Dream Last Night" that reached #11 on the Billboard charts. Our conversation was about the former Chicago Transit Authority (Chicago) drummer Danny Seraphine that Preston knows. Danny, after leaving Chicago, formed the California Transit Authority so I thought I'd share three songs this morning. One oldie from Preston and two recent from Danny. Both are excellent drummers.
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Post by dangermouse on Sept 17, 2013 23:59:53 GMT
One British boogie band who never made it in the USA was Status Quo, who also carry the 3-chord tag. They might well have been around longer than ZZ Top, but they've had several drummers and a change of bass in their 40 years or more. They're a crusty institution nowadays. I nearly forgot! The Lava Lamp is still made about 5 miles from where I live. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathmos |
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Post by ShivaTD on Sept 18, 2013 10:32:55 GMT
One British boogie band who never made it in the USA was Status Quo, who also carry the 3-chord tag. They might well have been around longer than ZZ Top, but they've had several drummers and a change of bass in their 40 years or more. They're a crusty institution nowadays. I nearly forgot! The Lava Lamp is still made about 5 miles from where I live. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathmos
The Lava Lamp is the best British export ever IMHO. I've tried British cars include MG, Austin Healey, Jaguar, and Bentley and eventually sworn off ever buying another British car. I believe the Lava Lamp is the only British product where the electrical system actually works. LOL
I believe that the Rolling Stones hold the honor of being the oldest active rock band but not with the original members. ZZ Top is the oldest with all original members. |
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Post by ShivaTD on Sept 18, 2013 10:40:52 GMT
Today's theme takes us back to the basics......
SEX AND DRUGS AND ROCK & ROLL
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Post by iolo on Sept 18, 2013 12:30:42 GMT
'Welsh' folk, very early jazz and Schubert would do me, on the whole.
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Post by ShivaTD on Sept 19, 2013 10:44:08 GMT
I came across this early concert poster.
 It's hard to believe today that at one time the Beatles were second billing at a concert but this was before their first album, Please, Please Me, was released in 1963. If we were at this concert in 1962 we probably would have heard the following from the Beatles and from Little Richard (with the Beatles opening of course).
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Post by cenydd on Sept 19, 2013 11:28:00 GMT
Went to see Fish playing on the weekend - here's a video someone took at the same gig:
He was on top form. That's an older song, but his new material sounded superb. I bought the new album at the gig, and have been listening to it more or less non-stop since.
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Post by ShivaTD on Sept 19, 2013 12:20:02 GMT
Went to see Fish playing on the weekend - here's a video someone took at the same gig: He was on top form. That's an older song, but his new material sounded superb. I bought the new album at the gig, and have been listening to it more or less non-stop since.
Of course I have to point out that they've stolen the name from the San Francisco area based (Berkley) anti-war group Fish from the 1960's. Here's a song from the original group Fish with Country Joe McDonald.
We should also note the American rock group Phish that is rather unique and people should check out their history as it's rather interesting when addressing their live performances. They put on one hell of a show live as the Wiki piece explains.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phish
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Post by cenydd on Sept 19, 2013 13:18:50 GMT
'Fish' is the name of the singer, rather than a band name. It's a nickname he's had for years (apparently from a former landlady, with reference to the amount of time he used to spend in the bath!), and he's been recording under it since he started out in the early 80s, initially as lead singer of Marillion, and then after going solo. His studio recordings are superb (and I've previously mentioned his lyrical genius).
Here's a couple of examples from different albums (one from his first one, and one from the most recent before the new one):
And here (from a previous gig on the new tour) is a live version of part of his latest album (only available from his website, in case anyone is looking for it!), along with the explanation of what the High Wood suite all about:
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Post by cenydd on Sept 19, 2013 13:26:14 GMT
And just for old time's sake, here's a couple of old Marillion songs (studio versions, although they had a huge reputation as a live band) that he played at the gig:
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Post by maniacalhamster on Sept 19, 2013 15:41:49 GMT
And just for old time's sake, here's a couple of old Marillion songs (studio versions, although they had a huge reputation as a live band) that he played at the gig: They have a genesis Peter Gabriel sound to them....funny i never heard of them..... good stuff. |
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