I still don't know why folks listen to Trout Mask Replica as their first CB & The Magic Band album. I suppose due to its notoriety? Safe as Milk, The Spotlight Kid or Shiny Beast are much better entry points.
I don’t like Bowie either. Maybe a couple of early rockers & maybe parts of the Eno produced records but that’s it. I still have the Zappa Roxy box in my ‘save for later’ area in My Amazon so maybe one day I buy it. Regarding Phish I think I might go to a show with a couple of my PhishHead friends but I’ve never been inspired to give them a full listen for whatever reason.
Frank Zappa is indisputably a thrilling guitar player. Especially in the 1970s "era of the untamed wah-wah", along with guys like Hendrix, Clapton, Garcia, and Martyn. There's something about those early pedal effects that has never been matched by the more controlled sound effects like envelope filters and digital patches.
As soon as I heard Junta in 1990, I was hooked. No pun intended. Prior to that, I saw them at my college, but I only remember "Good Times, Bad Times," which I found good and funny, because they dedicated it to the "women of William Smith" which was the female portion of the school.
Maximum RnB time over at @notesofachord 's place. Starting with this one: The Rolling Stones debut US sacd
he's probably thinking in 5 years I get sacked from my own group. Might as well be a rebel from the start !
Blues/jazz/country whatever you wanna call it. Just great music played by pros Bill Frisell – guitars Greg Leisz – steel guitar, mandolin Ron Miles – trumpet Billy Drewes – alto sax Curtis Fowlkes – trombone David Piltch – bass Kenny Wollesen – drums
More European lads playing the blues. Them Plus the 1964/'65 single and ep tracks as found on this essential collection: The Complete Them 1964 - 1967 Appropriate music for a tough town like Belfast.
