Excellent singing of course, but listen how tight and groovy the rhythm section is....That's exceptional as well! Especially if you take in consideration how things were recorded back then.
"I like blues but don’t do a lot of it, so when Steve Miller said that he wanted to get me singing “Texas blues” it sounded like a good offer. I got on drums, he got on guitar, all live, and we had fun. Then Steve came up with some words, suggesting we use old blues lines like “I used to be bad but I don’t have to be bad no more”. I put bass on it, Steve did some solos, and we decided to sing alternate lines, singing at the same microphone. It was a jam, based on Steve’s riff and made up in the studio, and the vocal came in one take."
"You can wag your tail
But I ain't gonna feed you no more"
Great line....
Old blues can be full of understated lines sometimes. One of my favorite ones I read in a Leadbelly songbook is from the song The Water Is Wide (originally an old folksong):
“I leaned my back up against some young oak,
Thinking he was a trusty tree.
But first he bended, and then he broke,
And thus did my false love to me.”
Can't go lower than 8 on this one. Great lyrics!
"I like blues but don’t do a lot of it, so when Steve Miller said that he wanted to get me singing “Texas blues” it sounded like a good offer. I got on drums, he got on guitar, all live, and we had fun. Then Steve came up with some words, suggesting we use old blues lines like “I used to be bad but I don’t have to be bad no more”. I put bass on it, Steve did some solos, and we decided to sing alternate lines, singing at the same microphone. It was a jam, based on Steve’s riff and made up in the studio, and the vocal came in one take."
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Well, that's some proof of musical talent if you come up with a thing like this with just a (single?) jam...
We'll all be rediscovering Tom Petty for the rest of our lives.
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What an amazing groove... so utterly unique.
Those layered, repetitive rhythm feels a bit reminiscent to some African music styles...
Sorry. It's a 20 - but I can give no more than 10 :(
I have given 10. So, your 10 plus mine = 20 :)
Digging the drums
Yes, and the electric guitar parts of Jerry Donahue!
We swallow the moon but we don't know our own hand
We're running with the case but we ain't got the gold
DaidyBoy:
Sounds like I'm very drunk and tired. And fed up. And my kebab is cold.
sfoster66:
Well, that sucked the energy out of the room with brutal efficiency...
Sloggydog:
That is a long while between drinks
LOL...
"You can wag your tail
But I ain't gonna feed you no more"
Great line....
Old blues can be full of understated lines sometimes. One of my favorite ones I read in a Leadbelly songbook is from the song The Water Is Wide (originally an old folksong):
“I leaned my back up against some young oak,
Thinking he was a trusty tree.
But first he bended, and then he broke,
And thus did my false love to me.”
Best ever jam band. Better than the Dead.
(now, I duck and cover...)
I totally agree and I totally disagree...two bands who each hold their own.
And BTW, I remember I read somewhere that the Dead where admirers of the Allman Brothers because of their way of jamming.
Love to know what the bass'y instrument is in this - reminds me of Talk Talk stuff. Anyone help me out?
I think it's either an fretless electric or electric upright variant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zElXqITulU8