SONG THREAD LVII (AAHZ-Fest™ Summer 2008)

[Imran Siddiqui]

The Kills - Good Ones


The Kills - Last Day of Magic


Carla Bruni - Quelqu'un ma'a dit

[Agathon]

I couldn't find a Youtube clip of Missisippi John Hurt's Stack 'O Lee Blues, which is pretty awesome.

Here's another master of the country blues: Skip James - "I'm So Glad"





And for something different



Brian Eno - Always Returning

[SlowwHand]

Damn, Agathon. I don't think I ever knew you appreciated the Blues. Cool deal.

Brian Eno. That's a very less-travelled path. Again, very cool.

[Agathon]

It would be nice if some of the people in these videos could actually play their instruments properly. Too much modern pop music is played by incompetents.

If you want to see people who can really play, check out the Emmanuel Brothers. I saw them play in Sydney about 20 years ago. A mate of my dad's saw them in a Toowoomba pub back in the 80s and used to send tapes.

Guitar Hero can kiss their asses.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Damn, Agathon. I don't think I ever knew you appreciated the Blues. Cool deal.

Mostly the acoustic country blues these days.

[SlowwHand]

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Hootin' the Blues

[Zoid]

Originally posted by SlowwHand

AAHZ, you might should think about taking a cue from Agathon. Broaden your scope of interest a little. I'm just saying, for what it's worth. Not much, I know, but still...

Why stop with a winning concept?

[Agathon]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Hootin' the Blue

I always liked them.

[Agathon]

Rolling Stones – No Expectations

I've always liked the slide playing on here. It was one of the last things that Brian Jones did with the Stones, and demonstrates his feel for the idiom (apparently he was a musical genius).

[Agathon]

Of all people, Dolly Parton does to Collective Soul's "Shine" what Johnny Cash did to NIN's "Hurt"... only better.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Theben
Men at Work: It's a Mistake. I always liked this song of theirs best, but never hear it on the radio anymore. It's always Down Under.

I'd forgotten about that one. iTunes is now a dollar richer because of you.

[Agathon]

This is really naff, but it is the number one sing along song if you go to a party full of Maoris. Every single person in New Zealand knows this song.

Max Merritt & the Meteors – Slippin Away



To make up for that, the best cut from The Jam

[SlowwHand]

I've got about a dozen Blues Masters CD's. One is slide guitsr. One is harmonica. Texas Blues. Rebirth of the Blues. Pst War Blues. Like that. Have an old Blind Lemon Jefferson.

[ZEE]

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[C0ckney]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
[b]The Kills

quality all the way



the kills - cheap and cheerful



the b52s - funplex (css remix)



muscles - sweaty (shazam remix)