Bands I Find Worthwhile:
Both Local and "Big Time"
There are so many great musicians and acts, and so
many go
unnoticed or are too quickly forgotten. No need to
be a booster
for Bowie or The Stones, as great as they are -
when your Bon Jovi
record someday fails to satisfy - try some of
these...
(I know this is woefully incomplete; it is the
germ of an idea)
Zen For
Primates These guys are led by the former lead
singer of Another Pretty Face
Which was one of the most amazing acts NJ/NY ever produced.
Another Pretty Face
This is the band that got me going in music and has just released the
CD
that all their fans have waited so many years for! Go check out the
site
for great APF trivia and this
Blog to trade comments with the Face
Faithful!
Drive By Truckers
Yee Hah! One sick bunch of good ol' boys! Check out the
epic "Southern Rock Opera".
Austin Lounge
Lizards The band I wish I had started... Great fun
- my favorite is
the stunning interpretation of Pink Floyd's "Brain
Damage".
Uncle Bonsai
This mostly a cappella group does the all time killer take of
"The Star Spangled Banner" Check out clips to listen to
at this
site. Great witty folky stuff.
Robin
Williamson This man is one half of
the "Incredible String Band" (ISB) and went
on to form one of my all time acoustic favorites - "The
Merry Band".
Robin still tours as a solo act and occasionally does "The
Bottom Line" in NYC.
Steve Morse
This guy is (to me) one of the top guitarists of all time and are
a few
great bands to look him up in. Kansas, Deep Purple, Dixie
Dregs(best!!!)
and of course, "The Steve Morse Band".
They Might Be
Giants These guys are a perennial favorite, as they
have the silly/sharp lyrics
I love - that are rarely seen outside of "folk music".
Tom Waits
The man, the legend, among lovers of blues "noir". You
must hear "Step Right up"
and "Heart Attack and Vine".
Renaissance
This "art rock" band is one of my all time favorites
and features Annie Haslam
on vocals and John Camp on bass. They pioneered the integration
of classical
arrangement and instrumentation into rock n' roll. I recently
have had dealings
with Rave Tesar, who is
currently the arranger and keyboardist for
both Renaissance
and Annie Haslam, and owns Studio X .
Kate
Bush
This girl/lady/woman is not only a powerhouse performer and
songwriter she is
soooo cute... Not in a "Bimbo Brittany" way - in a
classy sensuous way that
only accentuates her talent! Check out her duet with Peter
Gabriel, or any
of her records of the past 20 years.
Peter Gabriel
I loved him in the old
original Genesis, and still like him as a solo star.From his
first solo record with "Solsbury Hill" to his current
release "Ovo". Not many have
his degree of imagination and integrity. His involvement in
Amnesty International,
Greenpeace and his work against Apartheid (yeah remember
that?)make him
way more interesting than the usual self indulgent pop jerkoffs.
Bob
Sushko
"Poorbob" is my brother's old chum, and a force
of nature on the
guitar. If you like eyeball rattling blues axemanship see him in
many clubs
around the New York area.
Coming soon: Guitarists who stand and deliver
Leviathans of percussion
Avatars of the bass