And finally ...

[ericcoleman]

Takes on Halley Came To Jackson and I Want To Kill Everybody.

I'm going to burn these to CD monday, then see what needs to be changed. Then back in next weekend for seperate takes on voice and guitar.

More fun ...

Comments

Re: hyperbole fails me

[ericcoleman]

Seriously though, I don't know why I don't have Live At the Apollo on CD ... must remedy that

Re: hyperbole fails me

[elbowd.livejournal.com]

He invented reggae, you know. James Brown, I mean. Which is to say, yes, you should have Live at the A.

Am I kidding? Well, liisten to What was coming out of Kingston before Papa's Got a Brand New Bag hit the charts and then after. Ah! See?

I know, it's way too reductionist but there's a thread of causality there. Deny it! I double dare you! Also, while we're at it, are you fmiliar with the Residents and their versions of TGOS's hits?

Re: hyperbole fails me

[ericcoleman]

Raggae happened because all the folks who were dancing to Ska wanted to, as the saying goes, spend time rubbin up a daughta, which Ska's rapid rhythms did not favor, and Ska predates James by quite a few years

The Residents are a band I admire, and respect, and cannot listen to. They are too resolutely unmusical. Funny ideas though

Re: hyperbole fails me

[elbowd.livejournal.com]

The Residents are one of those bands who are much much better than they sound.

Like food which is better than it tastes
or books which are better than they read.

Re: hyperbole fails me

[ericcoleman]

And never the Twain will meet

Ska vs. R

[elbowd.livejournal.com]

My point exactly. Ska predates PGABNB but 'reggae' falls right about on and after it. Summer of '66.

I read somewhere (online no doubt, source of all dubious knowledge) that the slow down from Ska to rock steady to reggae was a result of the Summer of '66 being the hottest on record and everyone in kingston was too beat by the heat to dance as fast as ska required so they cut the beat in half.

Re: Ska vs. R

[ericcoleman]

I stand by my version, which is that Ska did not lend itself to slow dancing ...

Re: Ska vs. R

[elbowd.livejournal.com]

Hey, why don't you stop by my show saturday night?
http://www.liveatthespace.com/edo/flash/abilene/

Re: Ska vs. R

[ericcoleman]

I would, but Philly is a bit of a drive from Iowa

Re: Ska vs. R

[elbowd.livejournal.com]

You would have done it for Randolph Scott.

Re: Ska vs. R

[ericcoleman]

Whatever happened to Randolph Scott ???

Damn ... lost my bubblegum go on ... come up with the movie reference, I dare you

presumptive surrender

[elbowd.livejournal.com]

Triple dare me if you want, I still give up.

Re: presumptive surrender

[ericcoleman]

This was a real geek moment for which I apologize ... It's a really mean free association sort of thing ... (and honestly, I don't know anyone who could get this reference)

There was a movie called Drive In in the 70s, the theme music was What Ever Happened To Randolph Scott, which ran through the credits and showed up throughout the film if I remember correctly ... the main female character was named Glowie ... at one point the younger brother of the main male character (who ends up with Glowie by the end of the movie) is your typical horny pre-teen movie character. He looks down her shirt at one point and says "they're pink, pink as bubblegum"

it's a line that has stuck with me for years, and the song reference set me off, I apologize

its a sweet little movie too, wish it was out on DVD so I could see what a rotten movie it really is, and how faulty my memory is