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Joe G

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  1. Can't comment on that, as I've never heard it. I think that's the record Clem was talking about here:
  2. He uses full distortion here and there: most notably on Gary Thomas' 'Till We Have Faces; occasionally with the PMG (Half Life of Absolution from Live in Europe), one track on the new M/M, and probably some other stuff I'm forgetting. He's not known for that type of tone, though, clearly. I think the synth is his answer to it... take it from me - distortion is a wild and crazy animal, hard to control. It often seems to be "not quite right", especially for jazz-type lines. You might check out Frisell's contribution to Cuong Vu's It's Mostly Residual. Nothing candyass about it, and a great fuzztone.
  3. I'm pretty much with Jim on this album. I think I prefer the second Right Time remix to the broken beat one. Seems to me that the harmonies work better, and the tenor solo has the maximum rhythmic intensity there. I played along with it for about 20 minutes this evening. Still totally grooving on the Philosphy Road remix, too.
  4. That's a drag. Thanks for posting this, though. I hope the Tritone can continue on.
  5. Is that why I'm such an asshole? No, that's why you're arrogant. I don't know why you're such an asshole.
  6. No, I haven't - have you? After thinking about it, I will say that there's a certain arrogance that goes with greatness. Pat knows what he wants, that's for sure. But he seems pretty generous, too. And not above criticising himself, either. Call it a healthy arrogance.
  7. That rant didn't strike me as arrogant. Nor has any other comment I've seen from him.
  8. I hear that hate is the new love.
  9. I've seen Larry G. in three different settings now, but it was with quartet that what he does really became clear to me. On record, he rarely calls attention to himself, and this was pretty much the case in Detroit except for a couple of solos. But man, he was just laying down some all around great bass work. And he looked really happy to be playing with that group.
  10. That's fine with me. I enjoyed the concert in Detroit a couple of nights ago. It seemed to go by fast, and I would have gladly stayed for more. The Grenadier/Ballard combo was excellent. Not that I think he can do no wrong, but Pat's a long time favorite of mine, and sounded inspired to me that night. Brad seemed to defer to Pat just a bit, but had some fine moments of his own.
  11. Chuck Berry Dusty Hill Dick Dale
  12. I was at that show in the second row somewhere. I was having conversations too, but they were of the whispered "man, that's some bad shit" variety. Usually, nobody minds those. Jim and I were in the back row, where all the commotion was. Rachel was there, too - in the front row.
  13. Maybe Clem can answer that. He was talking about 60's garage rock in another thread.
  14. courtesy of Rod Stasick.. Dick Dale's advice
  15. Nevertheless, I wish the people who wanted to talk constantly, over the music, with their "outside voice" would choose a spot where I couldn't hear them. It's just common courtesy. The wildest episode I've ever seen at a jazz concert happened at a Pat Metheny Group show at the College of DuPage, near Chicago. It was during Richard Bona's solo feature, which also happened to be the quietest part of the entire show. Just vocal and kalimba. We became aware that someone among us was carrying on a conversation in full voice. People in our area were looking all around for who it was. Finally we realized that the voice was coming from a window above and behind us; some kind of a control booth. It fell to the guy sitting directly under the window to put a stop to it; however, it was too far up for him to even reach. So he tossed his program through the window. Next thing we know, the person doing the yapping is threatening us all with physical violence: "Who threw that shit?!? Why don't you come up here and try that! I'll kick yer fuckin' ass!" and so on. The dude who threw the program said, rather dryly, "Come on down." Unbelieveable.
  16. Monder's pretty much in a class of his own.
  17. Going to see the Metheny/Mehldau quartet tonight.
  18. The interjections by the British commentator are a riot. I felt like I was watching a nature documentary! I know!
  19. Jim and I are fond of referring to those early Mahavishnu albums as "pitch bend madness", but here's some PBM of another sort: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJaSZxZJFV0
  20. Stored on my kitchen counter as I type: raw pistachios, cashews, and pine nuts; roasted/no salt almonds and sunflower seeds (close enough). It's good for ya!
  21. Thanks for the reminder on that - I was lying in bed one night listening to that one on the radio, and made a mental note to get a copy.
  22. "Old Folks" was a highlight at the Green Mill, and his other composition of the night, "Bitter Jug" was HOT. Also wanted to comment on how rhythmically strong all the players were. Accents up da wazoo!
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