Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
When The Classic jam Meets Today's Music : Umphrey's Mcgee
I don't think I speak more often about any band during my day. The only band T shirt I will ever wear is Umphrey's Mcgee's "Nothing To Fancy" shirt.
Umphrey's Mcgee is a 7 piece jam/prog band. It's music that has taken the old theory of jazz and applied it to more modern types of music such as progressive rock and metal. Of course they never forget their jam roots and always play with real funk and style. They are some of the most talented all around musicians I have ever seen at a live show. Jake Cinniger and Brendan Bayliss are guitar geniuses, maybe not so much lyrically though, Ryan Stasik hold his own with some really funky improv bass and they really hit the old school by having a piano/synth for old school jams like "Woman Wine and Song"
They are none for their instrumental piece "Nothing To Fancy". It is full on improv and in my opinion one of my favorite pieces of music I have heard in a long time. Take a gander and see if you can see yourself downloading shows from nugs.net!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Fall into an Ocean
For those of us who love a great acoustic guitar player, and so few there seem to be, John Butler is a saviour. His skills on many instruments and vocals are extremely strong. He opened for DMB on the 12 and 13 of November this past year launching them into the mainstream for the first time. Ocean was one of the few performances that I can safely say blew my mind without the help of, well you can guess. Enjoy it!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
#41 Listners Supported
I think at one point in our lives we have all come across that perfect song, the one we always go to when we are sad, angry, happy or just whatever. This song has always been mine and in particular this version. It''s one of the rare early version with the flute that disappeared pretty much after 2000. Roi on sax is enough to put me to tears knowing that he is gone forever, but his soul lives on the music he used to play for thousands of people. All Dave Matthews fans will be able to appreciate this and all people who love soul will love Roi on sax and flute. Take a gander because this song is perfect.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Yellow Brick Road
Angus and Julia Stone is probably one of my favorite acoustic bands I listen to. Each song is very different because on some Angus takes lead vocals and on others Julia takes them. This is a personal favorite of mine. I hope you enjoy it!
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