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Philj200 Approved 
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On the sister thread, we're talking about Chinese bands. Which made me think of the music I would not normally be around. Like the time I was on the subway in NYC going to a party on a Saturday. A Scots military bag pipe band was in town. And three members of the band, in kilts (but not the full uniform, just olive drab blueses) were on the train. They had their pipes with them in suitcase-like boxes. We talked. Then we got off the train and jammed for a while on the subway station platform. I tuned in G, capoed up two and everything worked fine. Police came by, watched and walked away. Had a beer with them and went on to the party. They had to head up to Madison Square garden for a concert. Who'se next?
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banjo brad Super Moderator 
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Nothing that good! I think my strangest musical experience was one night at college: three of us 'guitarists' sitting around in a friend's apartment, very 'mellowed out'. . . each with their own 'special' song. . . at the same time . . . one tune in C. . . one tune in G . . . mine in Am. Actually almost sounded good . . . if you like free-form jazz . . . done by players who couldn't keep their own time . . .  Was fun, though!  Incidently, I'm still not sure any of the guitars were in tune with any of the other guitars, either! Last edited on Wed Aug 23rd, 2006 08:46 pm by banjo brad ____________________ ezFolk Help Brad Prickly Pear Music Banjo Brad's ezFolk page TOTMC |
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Philj200 Approved
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You know Brad, three instruments played in the keys you mentioned have or could have something going for it. Even if the tempos of each different. You reminded me of a local bass player. Long gray hair, ala Willy Nelson and of an age. Think of him as an old-time beatnik... he was cool long before hippies. Before I knew his name I had seen him around town and nicknamed him General Custer. First time I saw him perform was at a now defunct open mike. He comes on stage with one of those basses that look like a guitar with a glandular condition. It's acoustic, but he had a pick-up and plugged in. As he begins to recite a poem (which I later leraned he was in the habit of writing just before he goes onstage) he takes a metronome from a pocket and sets it off ticking, then a second metronome...and a third...all at different tempos. And he begins to play with this odd, but not bad rythem and counter rythems...while he goes on with his poem. It was..awesome. Certainly not traditional music. But very musical. After a while he picked peoplle at random in the room to join him. A djumbe-player, an alto sax, I joined in on guitar and some lady wandered up and began chanting Indian ragas. I think they were Indian ragas or maybe whe was speaking in tongues? And all the time the bassman is scatting his poem, political polemics, whatever comes out of his mouth and never missing a beat.
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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Yeah- A lot of the things we did back in 'my day' helped lead into the hippy era. We were basically on the closing end of the Beat Generation. Kerouac is one of the 2 reasons I was asked to sit out a semester (still sitting out after 43 years).
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Philj200 Approved
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I always thought The Dharma Bums (if I spelled it right) would be a good name for a band.
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garyblanchard Approved 
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In the 1980's I was a low-budget, Laurie Anderson type, avant garde performance artist. I played cheap yamaha and casio keyboards and did songs that were as much spoken word as singing. My "big hit" was "Polyester From Hell." Actually recorded and album and got a fair bit of attention in the Baltimore area. Just before that, I played lead guitar for the Karmic Connection. Keep in mind that I have never ever been a lead guitar player. The first rehearsal, when I asked how a song went, the keyboard player told me, "It's kinda in D." He was right.  We would play this free-form music while this woman recited Buddhist witchcraft poetry. One night, in a fairly posh Fells Point retaurant, a local artist came out in a bikini, laid on a table, and was painted in icing while we played.  As Buddy on Nought Court says, "But I'm much better now!"  I love my Old-Time/Good-Time music, but I am glad to have had the experiences that I had. Gives me stories to tell the grandkids...
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Philj200 Approved
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Gary, Boy did you ever jog my memory (and possibly sent me into therapy). A ga-zillion years ago, I had posted a notice that I was looking to join a blues band. The Paul Butterfield band (the orginal mix of players) had just released their first album (sstill have it). And I was captivated. I wanted to play in that kind of band. A few days later I get a call from a guy who saw my notices. He asked me to come down to a theater in the East Village that night. Bring a guitar. To me it sounded like an audition. I could not have been more wrong. I arrived at the Gate Theater on East 8th Street. Entered by the unlocked stage door. Walked down a corridor and saw a bunch of very scruffy guys hanging out on the stage. "You're late" on of them said. And motioning the band, "Let's go." I saw a couple oof guys on bongos and congas, a Fenderbass some very odd looking guy with cymbals (cymbals?) and a few others that looked a little scary. The sound was monstrous. And I unpacked my old Gibson and tried to play along having no idea what-so-ever what was happening. "Play E." The bassman shouted. "Key of E, you got it." I answered. "Naw...an E-chord is enough." Luckily I wasn't amped. After an eternity, the song ended and then the strangeness of the evening was cubed... I heard applause. I tuned around and saw an audience. It wasn't a audition. It wasn't a rehearsal. It was a gig. And I had played with my back to the audience. Very cool Phil. Miles Davis could get away with that. It would be hybris for me to do it, on purpose. In for a penny... I played with them for close to two hours and had no idea what was going on. But after a while the band's dynamics got to me. There was a feeling and a freedom to their music (and I admitted to myself that it was music) that was sort of infectious. And considering the hygiene in the room, infectious was probably an operative word. The show ends with an exhausted crowd bearly clapping as they exited and we began to pack up. "Poor response." I noted to one of the band members. "No, man. This was great. No one assualted us." "Does that happen often?" I asked. "Not much. People who book us now, are getting to know what to expect." I played with on for a summer and then we drifted apart (and their previous guitar player and founding member got out of rehab.) The group was the Fugs. About a hundred other people tell similar stories about drifting through their skene. I believe them all. I still have a bunch of their music and I still like it.
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garyblanchard Approved
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Neat story, Phil. Sounds like a neat experience. By the way, if you need therapy, I'm in the business.
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Philj200 Approved
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Therapy? Isn't that what banjos are for.
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garyblanchard Approved
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SHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! You'll put me out of work.
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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"Therapy? Isn't that what banjos are for." And fiddles...and guitars...and ukes...and... I posted this on a thread here long time passing, but I'll repeat it When I was in Junior College in the early 60's, I went to an aftergame party at a friend's house. The band consisted of a 2 guitars and a stand-up bass. They were playing a basic honky-tonk riff when I walked in. 45 minutes later, one of the guitars stopped and handed his instrument to me. I stepped into his place and played (the same riff) for an hour, then he stepped (staggered?) back over and took his axe back. During my stint the bass had passed through 2 players, and the 2nd gutar was changed soon after I stepped down. The party lasted until the sun started to rise, and the music never stopped and never changed tunes. Mellow enough for everybody, good slow dance beat, just loud enough to be well heard by all, but not so loud that the conversations going on around the livingroom had any trouble being heard by the participants. Best gig/party/dance I've ever been to! I'm gonna go cut a take of the riff to post - it should be up later this afternoon!  EDIT: Ok, here's the riff - nothing fancy. Turn the lights down low, grab your favorite gal and a beverage, settle back in a beanbag chair, and be cool, man. Take II  play hi-bitrate (mp3 - broadband) play lo-bitrate (mp3 - dial-up) download hi-bitrate (5.22 MB) download lo-bitrate (668.76 KB) view song informationIncidently: I do believe this is the one and only time I ever played an electric guitar for any length of time (it wasn't mine)! Last edited on Thu Aug 24th, 2006 11:10 pm by banjo brad ____________________ ezFolk Help Brad Prickly Pear Music Banjo Brad's ezFolk page TOTMC |
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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Oh- The reason I made the clip so long - Anybody that wants to can download it, add their favorite honky tonk riffs and post their version - sort of build up a free form mix based on a bass theme.
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Philj200 Approved
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E-Major?
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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"E-Major?" Um, er, uh, ye-a-a-h. I think. I never thought about it. Let's see: E, B, E, C#, E, B, E, C#, E, B, C#, D, E, C# A, E, A, F#, A, E, A, F#, A, E, F#, G, A, F# D, A, D, B, D, A, D, B, D, A, D, B, C#, D, B etc. I guess that might be I, IV, VII chords? Interesting. Looking forward to what you do with this.
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Philj200 Approved
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Check out Brad's Blues. Third tune down the list. play hi-bitrate (mp3) (broadband) play lo-bitrate (mp3) (dial-up) download hi-bitrate (3.41 MB)Last edited on Sat Aug 26th, 2006 03:31 pm by Philj200 ____________________ My MP3 Section: http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/1143/ My Myspace area: http://myspace.com/philj200 |
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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   I like it!!
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Mike McLaren Approved
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1976. My roommates (who were also my bandmates) and I had indulged in a few too many chemicals, but decided to practice anyway. Somewhere in the middle of practice we got the big idea to start banging on walls, doors, the fridge... and then we started taping because it was the most awesome music we had ever heard. We were playing our house. Eventually we came back 'round again, played the tape sober, and promptly recorded over it.
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