Robben Ford Discussion

roadwarriorfortheblues · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:42 am Post subject: Grammy Awards

What instrument was Sir Paul McCartney playing ? I think it had 4 strings and a long neck.
_________________
Travelling by train of thought

BlueRunner · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:49 pm Post subject:

I hate to ask others to fill in the blanks, but I completely avoided the Grammys, and then my newspaper didn't show up today. In the middle of a radio traffic report from L.A. last night I heard that Alison Krauss won a few (to add to her truckload from prior years), but that was about it. Oh, and the announcer also said something about a Clark Kellyson or someone from from some TV show called American Idle being very popular, but I guess not, as I'd never heard of the person, or the show (does it have to do with leisure time?), and the only Idle I knew about on TV was Eric Idle, but that was a long time ago, and they cancelled him anyway. Guess I'm just not into pop culture.

This is how far out of it I am: A few nights ago we got a phone call for my daughter, who some years ago had actually been paid to participate in a record label market survey, listening and commenting on new music. When I told the caller that she wasn't here, the caller asked if anyone else in the household might be interested. I asked if there was any particular age group they were looking for. She said, "younger people." I then told her (truthfully) that at that very minute I was listening to my iPod cut of Cream doing "Crossroads" live at Winterland in 1968. She was candid with me. "I don't think you're the kind of person we're looking for to do this survey," she said.

Anyway, did anyone interesting actually win one?
_________________
- BlueRunner

telefunk1 · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:01 am Post subject:

Actually, Eric Idle did win a Grammy - for best musical show album from the broadway show Spamalot.

Check out the Grammy web site - a bunch of "real" artists did win - Emmylou, Delbert, BB, Sonny Rollins. You just never get to see these folks on the awards show. I am glad that bands like U2 and Greenday manage to win over some of the crap that is nominated. And how did Burt Bacharach win over Eric Johnson? Go figure...

Bluelobster · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:54 am Post subject:

Red Suede · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 2:44 am Post subject:

They didn't want real music, eh Blue?

roadwarriorfortheblues · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:17 am Post subject:

Bluelobster · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:30 pm Post subject: giddap

Aeolian · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:14 pm Post subject:

telefunk1 · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:50 pm Post subject:

I was a little miffed at the Edge trying to solo on Midnight Hour, too, but them I recalled that he has been very active in the Gibson Guitar Music Rising charity program that is donating money and instruments for the New Orleans area. So I will cut him a lot of slack for a few missed notes.

UncleSalty · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:04 pm Post subject:

The Edge trying to solo is never a good thing. But, in addition to his charitable works, you have to remember that he is one of the most important and distinctive guitar voices of all time. Limited and not really able to do anything other than U2 music but great nonetheless. I don't really care for U2, with their self-righteous pomp, but the Edge does some interesting stuff with effects to dress up very simple chord progressions. We just don't need to hear him 'improvising'...

jconstant · Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:22 am Post subject:

AndyR · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 6:07 am Post subject: edgey

Great line, Uncle Salty!

This kinda reminds me of the similarities between my soloing style and that of John Coltrane.

Coltrane's style has been decsribed as "sheets of sound," and I have been told that my playing "sounds like sheet."

At least that's what I think they were saying! Laughing

Andy

JohnnyZ · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 6:45 am Post subject: Re: edgey

BlueRunner · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject:

OK, seriously. How did we all miss this one:

FIELD 17 - POLKA

Category 74 - Best Polka Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Under The Influence
Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
[Bel Aire Records]

Time Out For Polkas And Waltzes
Walter Ostanek And Ron Sluga
[Sunshine Diversified Ent.]

Polka Pizzazz
Del Sinchak Band
[Peppermint Records]

Solecktions
Kevin Solecki
[Peppermint Records]

AND THE GRAMMY WINNER:
Shake, Rattle And Polka!
Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra
[Rounder]

More seriously, has anyone else on this board seen the German movie "Schultz Gets The Blues"? And if so, did the ambience remind you at all of "Close Encounters"? I thought of that during the scene on the houseboat, when the woman thinks nothing out of the ordinary when this German accordian player comes along in his boat. It was like Close Encounters' "These people were INVITED here."

Honest.
_________________
- BlueRunner

telefunk1 · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:39 am Post subject:

The polka winners always crack me up - but I bet there is some serious playing on these CDs. Having played my share of polkas in C&W bands over the years I have a lot of respect for anyone who devotes their life to this genre. Anyone familiar with Brave Combo and the unique brand of "nuclear polka"? Good stuff.

And the Schultz movie is a hoot - 2 thumbs up indeed.