Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:45 am Post subject: Wardrobe
Téléfunk, i agree , and i've seen the movie you're talking about .
But you might admit these kind of movies are just good for TV evenings, it's not a great movie show with an exceptionnal quality of picture...
Anyway going back to "Phillipe" : i enjoyed watching it on my computer, daughter gave me a DIVX (don't ask where it come from); no major crack up, but a pleasant hour & a half...... This actor Fabrice Lucchini is incredible...... _________________ http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_music.cfm?bandID=147748
Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Posts: 908 Location: Tampa Bay, FL
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:32 am Post subject: High flying fashion...
Thanks for the reviews FatTeleTom and Bluenote! I'm looking forward to reading about the weekend shows as well.
Your fashion commentary has me in stitches...
I've been to a few shows recently where artists have apologized for what they were wearing onstage. Their luggage didn't take the same flight! Fortunately, their guitars did.
I also like the "fashion story" Robben tells (on the New Morning Paris DVD), about meeting Miles Davis for the first time. It was Washington (DC), 20-minutes before the show, and Robben is dressed up in nice slacks and a tie, and Miles asks... "So, Robben, what are you gonna wear ONSTAGE ?!?!"
Then, there are artists who don't worry about what to wear. They just show up and play ! Some of you have seen this before, hopefully I'm not exposing any board member to ridicule ?!?!
Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Posts: 401 Location: College Station, TX
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:12 am Post subject:
Well, you are exposing a bit much in this pic! Yikes!
There is a nudist camp near where I live and they used to book bands. I never played there but heard some interesting stories. The drummers had the toughest time since Central Texas can get pretty hot and humid - vinyl drum thrones and all....
The Robben and Miles story has always been one of my favorites.
Joined: 29 Jan 2004 Posts: 1504 Location: Methuen, MA
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:15 am Post subject: Re: High flying fashion...
roadwarriorfortheblues wrote:
Then, there are artists who don't worry about what to wear. They just show up and play ! Some of you have seen this before, hopefully I'm not exposing any board member to ridicule ?!?!
Ok, is there anyone who'll take a stab at the fashion commentary for these 2 dudes?
Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Posts: 401 Location: College Station, TX
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 8:32 am Post subject:
Just realized who this is - Bugs Henderson from Dallas. Great blues and blues/rock player who is still out there playing, although he probably wears clothes these days.
Joined: 29 Jan 2004 Posts: 1504 Location: Methuen, MA
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:14 am Post subject:
telefunk1 wrote:
Just realized who this is - Bugs Henderson from Dallas. Great blues and blues/rock player who is still out there playing, although he probably wears clothes these days.
Yabbut, is Bugs the one with the smooth chest or the slightly hairy chest?
Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Posts: 908 Location: Tampa Bay, FL
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:32 am Post subject:
The fashion thread continues....
I saw these two news articles and thought I would post them for everyone to see. The Seattle Times review makes me sorry that I didn't get to see this long-awaited tour.
Larry Carlton and Robben Ford
by Matthew Socey Feb 27, 2008
Larry Carlton recorded his first album 40 years ago (With A Little Help From My Friends) and hasn’t slowed down since. He was a member of The Crusaders for five years and 13 albums, has toured with Joni Mitchell and has been a member of Fourplay for the last 10 years. Carlton’s latest album Live In Tokyo (released on 335, his own label) also features Robben Ford. Expect an album from Carlton and his Sapphire Blues Band with Keb’ Mo’ later this year.
Ford has established himself as a guitarist, blues or otherwise, by playing with Jimmy Witherspoon, Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Tom Scott, Charlie Musselwhite and Bonnie Raitt. Ford’s latest album Truth (Concord) was nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album of 2007.
NUVO spoke with the guitarists, who will perform together at the Music Mill Thursday night.
NUVO: What have you learned from each other, playing-wise?
Larry Carlton: It’s not what I learn from him, it’s what I appreciate as a fan of Robben Ford. When he’s playing I’m like most of the people in the audience. I just enjoy him.
Robben Ford: When I first got together with Larry, I couldn’t believe someone could make music out of any situation so readily. He would hear something and he would start to play something to enhance the music so quickly. It was so far off my radar. I found him inspiring.
NUVO: What’s your opinion on the relationship between jazz and blues?
Ford: People used to say jazz came out of the blues, but that’s not true. Jazz already existed in the form of Dixieland before blues was heard. For me, what I love about blues is its gutsy and earthy quality. What I love about jazz is the sophistication, harmonically and melodically. I equate jazz with French impressionism. You can do so much with it in so many ways. My life’s work has been putting these two things together.
NUVO: You both played separately with Joni Mitchell. What was that like?
Carlton: It was a really joyful experience. There were never any musical handcuffs on anybody.
Ford: My first year with Joni was probably my favorite musical experience. I was surprised they brought me on board because I was just a blues player. They saw the potential and I’m glad they did. She’s the greatest artist since I’ve been alive, even better than people like Miles Davis and John Coltrane.
Larry Carlton and Robben Ford play a masterful show
By Patrick MacDonald, Seattle Times music critic
Just a couple of plugged-in pickers trading hot and sweet licks.
Except these two stylish electric guitarists are experienced masters, full of talent, originality and variety. They inspire, challenge and play off each another, and almost every note feels perfect.
Larry Carlton and Robben Ford played the 10th and final show of a co-headlining national tour Saturday night at the Moore Theatre, and were so masterfully in sync that they soared, in tight duets, back-and-forth improvs and awe-inspiring solos. (The show was a makeup date for one postponed in August due to "bus trouble," according to Carlton.)
Backed by a tight rhythm section of Gary Novak on drums and Carlton's son Travis on bass (who was featured in an impressive solo), they played mostly instrumentals, plus a couple of vocals by Ford. Elements of jazz and rock flowed through the music, but it was anchored in the blues.
The two were a study in contrasts. Intense, long-haired Ford wore a baggy tan suit while balding, easy-going Carlton was cool in faded jeans and unbuttoned shirt over a black T.
Carlton has been a pro since the '60s. As a studio musician, he played on thousands of recordings, by everybody from Michael Jackson to Joni Mitchell. He worked with Steely Dan and was a member of The Crusaders. He's released many solo albums, including a Japanese import, "Live In Tokyo," with Ford (a tour DVD comes out April 15).
Ford first recorded in the 1970s, and has also worked with Joni Mitchell and many other top names. He last few albums, including his latest, "Truth," have concentrated on the blues.
Carlton, who turned 60 last week, told the big Moore crowd, "After all these years, everything just falls together."
That's a good review of his performance, as he effortlessly mixed sublime slow blues with bracing, sizzling runs. B.B. King was honored by the instrumental duet "Indianola," and by Ford's song, "Riley B. King," from "Truth." "Lateral Climb," Ford's other vocal, from the same album, was a powerful, contemporary lament about the tough economy and the war in Iraq.
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