Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:11 am
Okay
Agreed. My only point in responding was to say (so maybe I should have just said it) "OK, but you'll avoid an awkward situation if you refrain from mentioning it to Marc."Phrazz wrote:we're just telling you the comparison might bother him.
There are always many influences for most musicians, even if they are unwilling to admit this.
Lots of times, people will hear a fretless Jazz bass and the "Jaco" lightbulb goes off. Especially if any harmonics are involved. I remember noticing more Jaco references from Marc in the past, but I'm talking about turn of the century stuff here, back when I first found BAM.I've listened to a lot of Jaco and Marc, and I only see some phrasing similarities at times, but not an overall holistic match.
One bassist I did compare Marc to was Harry Shearer in "A Mighty Wind." But that was purely a visual comparison. Seems like Harry stole Marc's look for that one.I can't say Marc is like any other single bassist...he is definitely his own kind of bird
I know it gets played a lot, but don't you think they'd kill Manic Depression?BTW, Crosstown Traffic was a joke
Funny you mentioned Kimock -- I just saw him with Zero two nights ago. He ripped it!
I agree that Cigar would be the better cover for BAM. I was just relating a coincidentally recent BAM/Floyd experience. They could take both those tunes and the AC/DC "Long Way..." and do a mini-rock opera about their recent whirlwind in the limelight.Welcome to the Machine would be pretty tricky w/o a synth...or it would sound a lot different. I also feel it's been overplayed, and Have a Cigar is more humorous (perhaps) where Welcome has a sombre aspect. I'd rather have a cigar than be part of a machine.
King Crimson? Oh yeah, there's an amazing band you don't hear on the radio too often. They never got locked into any box, that's for sure. 21st Century Schizoid Man is a mind-bender (maybe one of their more popular tunes, though that's sort of an oxymoron with those cats).
Me too:And at that, I'll leave you with some happy poetry:
King Crimson - "Elephant Talk"
Talk, its only talk
Arguments, agreements, advice, answers,
Articulate announcements
Its only talk
Talk, its only talk
Babble, burble, banter, bicker bicker bicker
Brouhaha, boulderdash, ballyhoo
Its only talk
Back talk
Talk talk talk, its only talk
Comments, cliches, commentary, controversy
Chatter, chit-chat, chit-chat, chit-chat,
Conversation, contradiction, criticism
Its only talk
Cheap talk
Talk, talk, its only talk
Debates, discussions
These are words with a d this time
Dialogue, dualogue, diatribe,
Dissention, declamation
Double talk, double talk
Talk, talk, its all talk
Too much talk
Small talk
Talk that trash
Expressions, editorials, expugnations, exclamations, enfadulations
Its all talk
Elephant talk, elephant talk, elephant talk
Great calls!nigel wrote:"Don't come around here no more" -Tom Petty
"I want Candy" -BOW Wow Wow
"Slit Skirts" -Pete Townsound
I had alot of other ideas that I posted once. Maybe I'll look back.
-Nigel
Funny you should say that....Etahn wrote:Invocation just popped into my head