Adam Posted January 26, 2006 Report Posted January 26, 2006 From Sun Ra to Ashlee Simpson... how SNL has fallen. Quote
ep1str0phy Posted January 26, 2006 Report Posted January 26, 2006 In a certain way, SNL has always been a reactionary cultural power--just tapping into the social consciousness and a preformed sense of "cutting edge." Barrier-breaking, yes--in a comedic sense, and then somewhat contentious. But hardly avant-garde--even in its heyday. Now, it would have been nice to see Sun Ra on broadcast TV some ten or so years earlier... Nice to have the tape around, though (thanks, Dmitry). Still, I'd really flop if someone dug up that Jazz and People's Movement performance of "Haitian Fight Song" (Rahsaan/Shepp/Mingus/Haynes, any more?). Quote
.:.impossible Posted January 26, 2006 Report Posted January 26, 2006 Thanks for posting that Dmitry. Everytime I see that re-run on tv, they edit out the Arkestra performance, but they're all standing there at the closing credits! I can imagine that threw a lot of people for a loop that night. Quote
sidewinder Posted January 27, 2006 Report Posted January 27, 2006 Brilliant, thanks for sharing. I wonder who the french horn was that night in the line up? Vince Chauncey? Quote
brownie Posted January 27, 2006 Report Posted January 27, 2006 (edited) Had heard about the SNL appearance but never managed to watch it. Many thanks Dmitry for providing this Edited January 27, 2006 by brownie Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted January 27, 2006 Report Posted January 27, 2006 Yes, thanks! I had an MRI last evening and took some Sun Ra with me (twas a space ship thing). A horrible fidelity experience to be sure but Ra actually "worked" at times with the magnetic percussion section added to the Ark. Quote
Brandon Burke Posted January 27, 2006 Report Posted January 27, 2006 a friend and i watched the Beefheart performance on SNL last weekend, as i had recently rummaged through my old VHS tapes. there's a link to an admittedly poor dub here. quite a performance, really. one has to feel for the poor innocent souls who thought they were *just going to see a comedy show* because that's some seriously unsettling shit right there... Quote
JSngry Posted January 28, 2006 Report Posted January 28, 2006 Did Ra do just the one spot? I can't remember... Quote
7/4 Posted January 28, 2006 Report Posted January 28, 2006 Did Ra do just the one spot? I can't remember... Must have been two. Quote
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