Well fuck this... I've got too much on my mind to stop me from blogging. So, I've decided to resume blogging now instead of sometime in April like I've planned.
First thing first though, I did my first gig for Jakov Goodnight. It was quite an experience. A minute into the second song I realized that my knees were actually trembling. Never thought that knees like jelly were that literal. We played 8 songs. And I completely fucked up the 6th one. Never liked the bloody song anyway, too much chord, little structure, isn't even catchy. Didn't bother to practice that one at home. But other than that one I quite like our songs. Our bassist said that it's the audience's common opinion that I've given the band an extra punch. His comments are usually to be taken with a pinch of salt, but that one I'll happily believe! I would've liked to put some pics or vids online, but unfortunately an idiot forgot to bring her camera and the other idiot didn't know that you can record videoclips up to 1 hour with his mobile phone. (But I still love you guys for coming!)
On to a less personal theme. I've just discovered Funkadelic recently, and why the fuck Maggot Brain isn't ofter referred to one of the greatest guitar solo EVER is mind boggling.
Eddie Hazel is criminally underrated. I suggest anyone who reads this to buy Maggot Brain if they haven't got it already. (Alternatively you can download a torrent with all of Funkadelic's album - JUST for a sneak preview- saw it in a torrent site while trying to find out more about them.) Anyway, Maggot Brain is the must have album for all you guitarists out there, while for the less guitar fixated One Nation Under A Groove is probably a better choice. Haven't heard the other albums yet, but you'll probably read about it here if it's good.
Another album which has got my attention lately is Bob Dylan's legendary, if not a bit overrated Highway 61 revisited. I've completely fallen in love again with this album. Maybe the problem for us living in the new millennium, is that the things that made classic album so, umm.... classic, isn't really that groundbreaking anymore. It has become the norm. That was my problem with Dylan. But as my perception and understanding of the history of (modern) music widened, I've changed the way I listen to a song. And that, ultimately, helped me understandDylan. (Enjoying Highway 61 Revisited isn't hard though. Song like Tombstone Blues or Like a Rolling Stone is just flat out brilliant. This album is for me the most accessible Dylan album, hence my favorite Dylan album.)
Moving on to the 80s, I'd recommend getting Left Of The Dial Dispatches From The '80s Underground for your loved ones who can't seem to appreciate the wonders of 80s indie. This 4 cd boxset boasts a sprawling 82 tracks. Many of the tracks are quite ubiquitous for those well versed in the indie school of music, but that's what make it a good stepping stone. Go on, spread the message, let people be converted.
That's all for now.... I have to continue with my studies.... Cheers.
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As JK nicely mentioned in his previous blog, it is incomprehensable that Funkedelic, Maggot Brain in particular, are so underrated. I can only speak for Maggot Brain as that is the only album of theirs that I've heard so far, but it is simply a superb album. Dare I say it, Maggot Brain sounds like the Jimi Hendrix Experience with a better band! Gone are Mitch Mitchell's erratic drum parts and Noel Reddings decidedly boring bass lines to be replaced with superb steady drumming, Maceo's (James Brown's trustful sax player) sax work, backing vocals that is remminicent to Sly and the Family Stone and Eddie Hazel's horrowful, piercing, Hendrixesque guitar playing.
In a nutshell, go and buy that album and start wincing.
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