Music Exchange?

[Roo]

I'm a huge fan of old, acoustic, Delta/Piedmont/Texas style blues. All-time favorites are Skip James, Lightnin' Hopkins, Blind Boy Fuller, Bukka White, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Willie Johnson... anyway a whole bunch of 'em. Wondering if anyone else loves this stuff too, and if so, maybe we could help each other find cool stuff that is new to us.

I'm wondering about the possibilities of a music exchange. I burn you a CD, you burn me one, maybe even throw a can of some snus in the envelope that you've always meant to try but never did...

Other music I love and need more ideas of what to seek: old punk rock/hardcore stuff like Bad Brains, Black Flag, Minor Threat, Minutemen...world music like Ali Farka Toure, Tinariwen, Manu Chao...I've seen people like Condor post about bands I've heard of but never heard, or never heard of at all that I think I might like. But I could use more info to point me in the right directions.

Is this a good idea? There is nothing better than getting introduced to what becomes a life-long favorite musician or band. Personally, I am most knowledgeable and have the most variety of old blues and vintage Jamaican music, so I can help there. I could put together some badass mix CDs of these types, and many others. I listen to a very wide variety of music and it seems like many of you do as well. Maybe we could do something like post lists of some more obscure music we have than what is found on the other music thread here, and if something catches your attention the exchange could start there.

I am interested in suggestions for old punk rock you can't live without, jazz, world music (esp. African, Indian, Chinese), underground metal and rap (but not together please!), shit to rock out to, old country/folk music like Dock Boggs, Woody Guthrie... I am game for a CD exchange or at least an exchange of info. Let me know if anyone else feels the same. Thanks! ~ Roo

[Condor]

And just so the RIAA is clear, when you say "music" you mean "muffin", right? I like different kinds of muffins as well. :wink:

[Soft Morning, City!]

Re: Music Exchange?

I'm a huge fan of old, acoustic, Delta/Piedmont/Texas style blues. All-time favorites are Skip James, Lightnin' Hopkins, Blind Boy Fuller, Bukka White, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Willie Johnson... anyway a whole bunch of 'em. Wondering if anyone else loves this stuff too, and if so, maybe we could help each other find cool stuff that is new to us.

I love this stuff. I have exceedingly little of it in my possession though. My dad has a lot of that stuff on vinyl out in California. Not the originals, mind you, but early reissues. Super cool.

Ever heard Tommy Johnson? "Canned Heat Blues"? He's my absolute favorite. Mississippi John Hurt and Blind Willy are classic though. ****, all that stuff is classic.

[Roo]

Right, the ol' muffin exchange! My girlfriend taught me that trick last night.
Guess I didn't consider the legality of it. Too bad it's technically breaking the law to make someone a mix CD. Wish the RIAA could understand that all of the shared I music I've acquired over the years has just led me to purchase more albums and concert tickets than I otherwise would have...

Soft morning city, I'd be glad to bake you some old blues muffins if you hook me up with some tom waits and/or talking heads muffins. I've loved Rain Dogs since high school but for some dumb reason never got too familiar with the rest of his work.

If there is a serious legality issue we could forget the muffins altogether. A recommendation on your favorite Waits record would suffice.

Condor: I remember you being a fan of Scott H. Biram. Do you know of anyone else as bad ass in a similar way? Dude changed my life. He's keeping old American folk, blues and country songs alive, with a dose of punk and metal. Amazing stuff.


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[Condor]

Joe Buck is one.

I'm going to make a back-up copy of the new Nekromantix album "Life Is A Grave And I Dig It" and accidentally send it to you. You will probably like it.

[Soft Morning, City!]

Soft morning city, I'd be glad to bake you some old blues muffins if you hook me up with some tom waits and/or talking heads muffins. I've loved Rain Dogs since high school but for some dumb reason never got too familiar with the rest of his work.

If there is a serious legality issue we could forget the muffins altogether. A recommendation on your favorite Waits record would suffice.

For now, I'll just do the legal thing and give you a list of my favorite Tom Waits records.

The thing people new to Tom Waits have to understand is that he has two distinct phases. There's the early phase, which consists of everything prior to Swordfishtrombones(1983) and the late/recent phase, which consists of everything that came after. The stuff prior to 1983 tends to be more listener friendly, less experimental. A lot of it is piano driven with jazzy accompaniment.

The early phase stuff is great, but I think you'd be more into the later stuff. It is more experimental lyrically, vocally and musically. Rain Dogs falls into this category.

That being said, here are my top picks from the two phases.

Early:

Closing Time(1973)
Small Change(1976)
Blue valentine(1978)

Late:

Swordfishtrombones(1983)
Rain Dogs(1985)
Frank's Wild Years(1987)
Bone Machine(1992)
Mule Variations(1999)
Blood Money/Alice(2002)
Real Gone(2004)

Those are my absolute favorites of his. Honestly, I enjoy every album he's ever released, but these are the ones I consider his absolute best. You can't go wrong with any of these.

[Snusophile]

Don't forget Furry Lewis!

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[lxskllr]

You guys might find something to your liking here...

http://www.archive.org/search.php?qu...3B-num_reviews

Edit:
Copy/paste the url. It's too long, and I can't be arsed atm to use tinyurl :^D

Edit2:
Now with 100% more clickability. Try some today! :^D

http://tinyurl.com/Old-78s

[Sal1000us]

I'll trade or buy any Thelonious Monk, Keith Jarret or Don Cherry vinyls.

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[Roo]

Soft Morning City: Thanks for the suggestions! Really man. Appreciate it. I think I will check out all of them, and even tho Rain Dogs is my only essential Tom Waits listening, I instinctively lean towards the earlier stuff with any artist first. Thanks again.

Snusophile: Great Video. I already love me some Furry Lewis. Great to see that clip again.

lxskllr: Awesome link. "Police Dog Blues" by Blind Blake is already one of my favorites. he was an incredible guitar player. I look forward to checking out the rest of the links, I have heard none of the other artists. Thanks!

Condor: PM coming your way!

Sal1000us: Thelonious kills it. Nice link!

Thanks guys!

~ Roo

[madgar]

I can’t really help you with acoustic blues. I’ve always been a fan of the Chicago blues sound especially the Chess Records stuff.

As for punk it seems you like the early 80’s hardcore stuff. Here are a few of the bigger ones you may or not know that are worth checking out. You should still be able to find most of these bands in a record store or on Amazon.

Bl’ast! – Kind of a darker sounding Black Flag
SOA – Henry Rollins when he was he still Henry Garfield and lived in DC
Teen Idles – Pre-Minor Threat Ian MacKaye band
Negative Approach – early 80s hardcore band from Detroit
SSD – early 80s Boston straight-edge
Government Issue – another D.C. band that Brian Baker from Minor Threat played in
The Faith – Ian’s brother Alec’s band
7 Seconds – 80’s Reno straight-edge
Reagan Youth – NY band that played with a lot of these bands. A lot more political than some.

It would also be worth your time to check out the American Hardcore book or documentary. If you want to know of some more bands or bands of a different style let me know.

[Roo]

Thanks Madgar, lots of stuff there I need to check out. Have you read Rollin's diary from the black flag days "Get In The Van"? You probably have, being a fan of hardcore, but if not, get after it asap. Essential reading for early punk rock fans. I read it once a year and it never gets old. Makes you remember how easy bands have it these days that get signed straight out of Myspace and complain about long rides on million-dollar tour buses. And yeah, American Hardcore is incredible. I should just buy a copy. Thanks again

[madgar]

Thanks Madgar, lots of stuff there I need to check out. Have you read Rollin's diary from the black flag days "Get In The Van"? You probably have, being a fan of hardcore, but if not, get after it asap. Essential reading for early punk rock fans. I read it once a year and it never gets old. Makes you remember how easy bands have it these days that get signed straight out of Myspace and complain about long rides on million-dollar tour buses. And yeah, American Hardcore is incredible. I should just buy a copy. Thanks again

That is the truth. Myspace has really changed things. I liked "Get in the Van". It is funny thinking about just how hard touring was even for a band that is fairly big like Black Flag. I’ve played in a few bands myself starting back in around 91. It was probably a little easier by then, but I have had a lot of the same experiences. I must admit though that I found it to be a lot more fun. By far my favorite tour was probably summer of 94. We had a few technological advantages such as a phone dialer to make free long distance calls. It made it possible to see if the show in the next city was still happening. That made things a little easier. I still ended the tour in the hole and the van broke down in the middle of nowhere as usual. It was fun as hell though. My favorite show still to this day was on that tour. It was in a basement in Seattle where we ended up getting $13, a bag of weed, and a 12-pack of beer. The people there were awesome. The last tour I did was after I got out of the military in 2005. That tour really sucked for me. It was a huge success in the fact that thanks to Myspace we had bigger shows and only had to pay for food out of pocket. It was totally soulless though. The band treated it like it was a business trip and this was their job. They had rules for everything. Everyone was on their cell phones constantly talking to whoever. That tour pretty much ended my band days forever.

[Condor]

BumP for ROO

[tom502]

I posted my CD for sale on eBay:
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/timall...Q_fromZQQ_mdoZ