Big Al

Drat, this ISN'T good!!! Thanks for helping guys. This one, if it remains true, will be sorely missed!

Haven't been able to access it since Friday. Was there an announcement of some sort?

AC/DC POWERAGE cranked to maximum volume has kept me awake and alive for the drives to and from work! Been getting into the Byrds pretty heavy as of late (got Younger than Yesterday playing right now)!

I think I must sadly admit that this could be true... Gotta agree as well. In fact, I made a CDR of all my favorite tracks from HOUSES & PG which, to these ears, flows so much nicer than the two albums by themselves. (That, and if I have to hear "D'Yer Maker" ONE MORE DAMN TIME...... ) Anywho, I voted for III, but kinda wish I'd voted for PRESENCE, seeing as how no one's voted for it yet. IMHO, PRESENCE is their most honest album. Maybe that's why it's so underrated. It presents the mighty Zep as...... mortal?!?!?

I guess it is about time I hoid this album! Actually, my mother-in-law has the original six-eye Columbia LP, scratched all to hell. So I've heard it before, but I really need to get this CD. Dare I say it? I have no Louis in my collection. Oh the shame of it.....

Great poll!!! Had to give my vote to Silver, just because I've always felt he (and Blakey) laid the blueprint (pun only sorta intended). When it comes right down to it, whenever I hear Silver, I think Blue Note. And oddly enough, even on sessions on other labels, he still sounds like he's recording for Blue Note.

Favorite avatar: AfricaBrass's FAT ALBERT!!! Hey! Hey! Hey! I miss that cartoon. From someone who's like school in the summer: no class!!!

Anyone in particular?

Wasn't anyone else disappointed that Rooster Ties wasn't interviewed?

I suggest the same way you spent the first few 50's..... Happy Birthday!

“Big Al” just seemed like a general nickname I could use when I first posted at JCS, because I didn’t want to use my real name. It always seemed to me to be such a drab and obvious choice for a handle, but oddly enough, I’ve never had any trouble registering it anywhere. So if you see it at any jazz board, chances are it’s me. The avatar seemed pretty self-explanatory, right down to the full first name. It really is Alfred. My last name, Rearick, is a variation on the German “Rehrig” (I have no idea what that means), which got changed when my family came over in the 19th century. What I can’t figure out, though, is why anyone felt the need for a name-change, especially one that made an already-confusing last name even MORE confusing!

While I agree that the emphasis has been on music from the "golden decade," there have also been more than a fair share of topics outside of that decade. In fact, I think there's a real interest in music outside of that scope. Look at the recent discussion of a Weather Report album (FIVE pages now!); or another thread about the new Lonnie Smith album; or, heck, for that matter the Von Freeman on Nessa thread! In the grand scheme of things, this place may not be as diverse (or avant-garde, for lack of a better term) as Jazz Corner; but then again, this place is NOWHERE near as rigid as AAJ. It's that happy medium or median, whichever you prefer! So B-three cheers for the Organissimo gang for keeping the spirit and the camaraderie (as well as the comedy!) alive!

What Lon said!!! Verbatim. I haven't had this much fun since the halcyon days of Jazz Central Station.

Glad this topic is back up! I finally picked up Mysterious Traveller and Tale Spinnin, and they are everything that you all said they would be, and everything I was hoping it would be. It really is a shame that Alphonso Johnson only lasted three albums with this group. IMHO, these two albums, plus BM, are the three essential discs from Weather Report (he said, oh-so-self-importantly, as if he were some kind of WR expert!) Larsen, just to put things in perspective, I had no use for Heavy Weather, too; Black Market changed my mind dramatically. Listening to these three now, there is just so much that remains fresh about this music: the sense of searching and the thrill of discovery is fully evident. PLus, some of those grooves are so...... dare I say it? GREEEEEEEEEEEAZY!!!!!

New line of clothing for bass players: Wilburwear.

Yippeeee!!! I can't wait to get that Bennie Green set!

pryan, no problem! Any suggestion is worth looking into. I gotta check out Little Me. That looks hilarious. Hey Dan, did you read No Way to Treat a First Lady? That was just as good as, if not better than, Thank You for Smoking. Even has one of Smoking's main characters in it!

Thanks, gang. This will be a handy list for the next trip to the library! Keep the suggestions coming!

A cursory browse through Barnes & Noble reveals only about three kinds of books these days: 1. "History" books about wars and/or lawyers and/or politicians 2. Self-help books about everything, basically repeating the same thing as last year's self-help books (from people who've been in wars and/or lawyers and/or politicians) 3. Romance novels about wars and/or lawyers and/or politicians Is there no such thing as a genuinely FUNNY novel anymore? Is the art of humor in fiction a dead one? Is Christopher Buckley the only one putting out thoughtful yet hilarious writings anymore? Could any of you better-read folks give me any help in this department? I need a good laugh, and I don't mean a political one.

I was so tickled to see all these Chicks CD-smashing parties. Until I found out it was because of something that lead Chick/airhead said. I couldn’t stand the Chicks before this whole “controversy” started. This little statement has garnered them more publicity than anything else they’ve ever done. And people are surprised they’re not shying away from all the attention? Hard to believe country music fans wonder why they are mocked!

ET CETERA! Nice to see that one in the running.

OH BABY, these polls have been a blast!

FURTHER EXPLORATIONS, just because it lives up to it's title!

Wow! Who else voted for HOOTIN' AND TOOTIN'? It's a shame Fred Jackson didn't bless us with more greeeeaze! He fit in with the Patton/Green/Dixon trio like a pork chop in a deep fryer!

Voted for TRUE BLUE wishing that JUDGEMENT was in one of the other polls. Like THAT would make life any easier!