Music... I Listened to Some

Discovered this band today. Vocalist named Elijah Hewson sounds vaguely familiar...


I think his dad is Paul Hewson. Dad's in a band with Dave Evans and a couple of other guys.
 
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My wife's 90's Spotify playlist in the car today sent me down a rabbit hole of the few 90s songs I actually like. This is a rare gem that I always loved. That said, this version should have sucked, because horn sections in rock music suck. And the band look like they're all on their lunch break at Chotchky's. But damn, I love this, and have probably listened to it 10 times today.

 
buggravy said:
My wife's 90's Spotify playlist in the car today sent me down a rabbit hole of the few 90s songs I actually like. This is a rare gem that I always loved. That said, this version should have sucked, because horn sections in rock music suck. And the band look like they're all on their lunch break at Chotchky's. But damn, I love this, and have probably listened to it 10 times today.

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I rather enjoyed that, though I disagree with you on two premises - 1 - there were more than a few awesome 90s songs and 2 - not all horns in rock songs are bad. But I get where you are coming from on the second point.

On a related note, I found it odd that The Verve and The Verve Pipe surfaced at about the same time. I loved The Verb's Bittersweet Symphony, and hated the Verve Pipe's "Freshman."
 
Here ya go...


OK, I'll admit Ive never seen the video. Seems like a statement of rudeness for no reason. But I still love the song and it shows what you can do with one catchy riff.
 
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herzalot said:
I rather enjoyed that, though I disagree with you on two premises - 1 - there were more than a few awesome 90s songs and 2 - not all horns in rock songs are bad. But I get where you are coming from on the second point.

On a related note, I found it odd that The Verve and The Verve Pipe surfaced at about the same time. I loved The Verb's Bittersweet Symphony, and hated the Verve Pipe's "Freshman."
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Same page regarding those last 2 tracks. I suppose some notable OC ska bands have credibly integrated horns into rock. Just not my style. But horn sections added to bands/songs previously without....:gag:.

True, the 90’s weren’t without their great bands. It was a dark time for my favorite music, so I branched out more then. Perhaps a good thing. I might have to go listen to some Big Head Todd, or (gasp) Hootie now.
 
My wife got me this for Christmas. Took me back to my 80’s high school metal days. I saw Iron Maiden at Day on the Green in Oakland back in 1982 I think. This took me down a path of 80’s metal for the weekend............

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herzalot said:
But nobody listened to the Inhaler song above? Or nobody liked it?
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I gave it a whirl. Not terrible, he has a kinda shoe gaze, Robert Smith voice going for him.


buggravy said:
My wife's 90's Spotify playlist in the car today sent me down a rabbit hole of the few 90s songs I actually like. This is a rare gem that I always loved. That said, this version should have sucked, because horn sections in rock music suck. And the band look like they're all on their lunch break at Chotchky's. But damn, I love this, and have probably listened to it 10 times today.

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You don’t like Chicago!?!

you’re both going to push me down a big head todd and the monsters rabbit hole.
 
herzalot said:
I rather enjoyed that, though I disagree with you on two premises - 1 - there were more than a few awesome 90s songs and 2 - not all horns in rock songs are bad. But I get where you are coming from on the second point.

On a related note, I found it odd that The Verve and The Verve Pipe surfaced at about the same time. I loved The Verb's Bittersweet Symphony, and hated the Verve Pipe's "Freshman."
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Did you say "horns in rock songs"?


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClJMqrWQJ8OYWJ4ZdfqZdeQ
 
scan said:
Yeah , the Rock N Roll hall of fame honored a band you may have heard of.......Chicago. Their early stuff was their best and their original lead guitarist Terry Kath was praised by Jimi Hendrix!
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I saw a TV special about Chicago once and was amused at how fervently their guitarist had to explain that they were a rock band and they rocked just as hard as other contemporary rock bands like Zeppelin. While I enjoyed early Chicago songs, they were a unique band for sure, but not a hard rock band. When they brought in Peter Cetera to sing, they pretty much gave up on being taken seriously as a rock band and were relegated to bubble gum pop rock.

As for horns in bands - Ska! From No Doubt (pop Ska-ish) to Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

EDIT: Brass Against the Machine are RAD!
 
herzalot said:
I saw a TV special about Chicago once and was amused at how fervently their guitarist had to explain that they were a rock band and they rocked just as hard as other contemporary rock bands like Zeppelin. While I enjoyed early Chicago songs, they were a unique band for sure, but not a hard rock band. When they brought in Peter Cetera to sing, they pretty much gave up on being taken seriously as a rock band and were relegated to bubble gum pop rock.

As for horns in bands - Ska! From No Doubt (pop Ska-ish) to Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

EDIT: Brass Against the Machine are RAD!
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The legendary guitar play Jimi Hendrix was blown away by Terry Kath's guitar playing. When first hearing Terry Kath play, Jimi Hendrix was quoted as saying that he thought Terry Kath played guitar better than he did. It was later on reported that Jimi Hendrix also called Terry Kath the “Best Guitarist in the Universe.”

Kath of Chicago
 
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The legendary guitar play Jimi Hendrix was blown away by Terry Kath's guitar playing. When first hearing Terry Kath play, Jimi Hendrix was quoted as saying that he thought Terry Kath played guitar better than he did. It was later on reported that Jimi Hendrix also called Terry Kath the “Best Guitarist in the Universe.”

Kath of Chicago
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You're arguing as hard as he did! Doesn't matter that he was a ferocious and talented guitarist, it didn't make Chicago a hard rock band. The guy in Little River Band was a great guitarist too!
 
herzalot said:
You're arguing as hard as he did! Doesn't matter that he was a ferocious and talented guitarist, it didn't make Chicago a hard rock band. The guy in Little River Band was a great guitarist too!
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I never said they were a hard rock band. And those were Jimi Hendrix words not mine.
 
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I never said they were a hard rock band. And those were Jimi Hendrix words not mine.
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But you chose to repeat them and emphasize them TWICE! So it's YOUR assertion that Chicago rocks hard! (Where' my head banging, devil horns emoji when I need it?) Don't hide behind Hendrix - own it baby! Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?
 
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Nice find there! Going back quite a ways.

Back in 2013, the organizers of the Newport Folk Festival put on a west coast version of the event at the Santa Monica pier. Great lineup the day my wife and I went, including Calexico, Neko Case, The Felice Brothers, Conor Oberst, Shovels and Rope, Justin Townes Earle, First Aid Kit, Brett Dennen, and other acts. There were some really good collaborations on stage that day/night.
 
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