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Curtis Mayfield

James Brown's Funky People

Marvin Gaye

Stevie Wonder

Rev. Al Green

The Jackson 5

The Isley Brothers

Some bigger artists that haven't been mentioned ...

Even if you consider '88 to be the beginning of the first big surge, hip hop is still pretty young. I think it has a long way to go at this point.

Hip Hop would not be the same without ATCQ, Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, KRS-One, etc. - but the same can be said for Mos Def, Talib, Common, The Roots ... the list goes on. There are plenty of creative MC's.

 

IMO modest mouse's best work

Yep. That was the soundtrack to my freshman year of college.

97's shows =

I'm an avid runner (although the Texas heat has put me back to about 20 mpw at the moment) ...

I generally listen to albums rather than a mix, but these have been some good ones:

Ratatat Classics

The Avalanches Since I Left You

Pink Floyd Obscured by Clouds

Tripping Daisy Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb

Slowride Building A Building

The Go! Team Thunder, Lightning, Strike

I tend to be ok with albums that ebb and flow. My runs are generally 4-6 miles (sometimes longer), so a slower track here and there is a good chance to let up on the pace a little. Once I got a big endorphine rush during the Daisy track "Mechanical Breakdown." That was a sweeet run.

The first time I saw MMW was on the Combustication tour - DJ Logic played the set with them.

Awesome

As far as current jazz goes, guitarist Bill Frisell is my artist of choice, although "jazz" doesn't adequately describe what he does. Think Willie Nelson, Sonic Youth, King Crimson, the Black Keys, John Scofield (another modern-day jazz titan).... lots of lyrical, crystalline, even soothing (but not smooth jazz) sounds contrasting with wild, effects-saturated, looped freak-outs depending on his mood or album. Give Unspeakable or Gone, Just Like a Train a listen. He makes a very few notes sound very big and very important.

Completely amazing guitarist in every way ...

And if so what are some of your favorites....

 

I've been listening to the riverside sessions with Coltrane and Monk...

Pretty cool stuff.

Always. My favorite is the Vandermark 5 but there are tons of others.

Some "classic" faves of mine:

Very Tall Oscar Peterson and Milt Jackson

Monk's Music Thelonious Monk

Ring Gary Burton and Eberhard Weber

Collaboration Modern Jazz Quartet with Laurindo Almeida

Chet Baker Meets Stan Getz Chet Baker and Stan Getz (duh!)

This question is for everybody: can you tell me the best acoustic guitars in your opinion ?

Well, you could definitely get some widely varied answers on this one.

Generally speaking, I always look for guitars made of solid wood - not a laminate (although some older guitars made with laminated wood (HPL) can sound decent). I prefer a scalloped "X" bracing pattern for an all-around guitar. "Ladder" bracing is good for blues, but those instruments are often a one trick pony. Mahogany, rosewood and maple are the tried and true tonewoods but there are all kinds of interesting woods out there. A nice acoustic will be lightly built and (assuming it has been set up properly) easy to play all the way up the neck. You should be able to find something great for $800 - $1K.

For new guitars, I personally like Gibsons. I have a rosewood Advanced Jumbo that is a really great guitar and a mahogany WM-00 that is perfect for fingerstyle blues.

Martins, of course, are wonderful too. I have lately been jonesin' for a Martin 000-16S which is a nice 12 fret blues guitar. I have also played a number of Guilds that were relatively inexpensive and sounded great. Then there are small builders (Collings, Santa Cruz, etc.), private luthiers that build custom instruments and vintage guitars - too much to get into, really.

The best you can do is play as many acoustics as you can possibly get your hands on and pick the one that strikes you. If you can't identify the wood and bracing pattern, a salesperson should be able to answer those questions.

If I ever need more than a distortion unit, signal boost and analog reverb ... I'm doing something wrong.

Jim O'rourke, Tim Barnes, Darin Gray, Glenn Kotche, Ken Champion, Jeff Tweedy, Rob Mazurek, and Ken Vandermark.

Ken Vandermark is possibly my favorite jazz musician. Totally, completely mind blowing. Simpatco has got to be in my top 5 jazz records ever (and that's some stiff competition).

Dallas girl (and a looker, too)!

Great record. for Annie Clark.

Where's the best place to rent a bike in Austin?

I've never needed a bike rental, but I hear these guys are good:

http://bicyclesportshop.com/

They are on South Lamar and Riverside just south of the river. Probably the option closest to downtown ... only a few miles to 6th Street.

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Chest pain and shortness of breath?

When the angina starts it's time to switch to water aerobics.

I listened to HTTT maybe a half dozen times then shelved it.

About a month ago, I pulled it out and listened to it during my afternoon run. I really got into it. I started to get that on edge, tweaky, slightly panicked feeling (as usual) about halfway through mile 3 and that made it even better. By the end of mile 4 I was sold.

Lesson? HTTT is best enjoyed during periods of temporary discomfort.

That's basically where I was going ... this guitar probably has it's uses as a recording tool. Personally, I don't do modeling at all but Line 6 has a good reputation among those who have tried their stuff.

For that kind of $$ I would really check the guitar over to see whay you will be buying. I can't find any specs online that specify solid wood back/sides as opposed to laminate. If the guitar is laminate it isn't gonna sound very good unplugged. I judge acoustics by playing them unamplified first. If they sound thin or hollow it's for me.

Meg's drumming/thudding is old, though.

I love watching Meg White play drums. It may be the sexiest thing I have ever witnessed ...

How are you planning to use it?

SXSW is the most annoying thing about living in Austin. It's worse than ACL fest and the Republic of Texas Biker Rally combined (and that's saying something). All the shows are oversold and/or packed to the point of discomfort. Too crowded to enjoy anyone's set.

I just stay at home all week waiting for it to end.

+1 for the new Spoon record. I picked it up yesterday and it's really, really good.

Fair enough. Honestly, I haven't really followed him in quite a while. I think the last album I heard was Blind Hips In Motion.

I do remember some of his crazy, boozy shows from my college days, though. They were pretty good. Great crowd participation.

I can't post photos from work but this week it's been:

Okkervil River Black Sheep Boy/Black Sheep Boy Appendix

Tripping Daisy Jesus Hits Like The Atom Bomb (due to last week's repeated spins of The Fragile Army)

Rev. Gary Davis Harlem Street Singer (this one would make the list pretty much every week)

Mavis Staples We'll Never Turn Back

Easy Star All Stars Radiodread (I actually heard this album on the overhead speakers at Buffalo Exchange and asked the clerk about it - the Toots and the Maytals version of "Let Down" is brilliant)

Dah-veed Garza is not the inventor of freak folk but he also sounds nothing like Edie Brickell. He acutally puts on quite a show. In fact, I would hesitate to call his music folk at all.

The Dah-veed performances I have seen were all pretty damn loud and tight (his drummer was amazing) - but then again I have not seen him in several years.

Edit: Dr. No I just noticed that you are from Dallas. So you've seen his shows and you really think he sounds like Edie Brickell? Did his style change?

frets.com is great as a guitar maintenance reference. FYI taking all the strings off at once is fine - I always throw away the old strings before I start wrapping the new ones.

Sorry to dredge up all these old threads. I stumbled onto this board by accident and now I'm totally enamored with the gear forum.