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You can hear hints of both, 'Little Feat' and 'Grateful Dead' influence in what is otherwise fresh and original.
Though good in it's own right, might have special appeal to the crowd who thinks music stopped being good around 1978. |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | I just started listening to a new band called "The Fray". It's piano driven, catchy pop/rock music. It's one of those CD's that I can listen to from beginning to end and really enjoy every tune. I would put them somewhere between "Coldplay" and "Three Doors Down". |
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Location: Snellville, GA | If you get a chance watch Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes with The Allman Brothers Band: Live At The Beacon Theatre 2003...Amazing stuff. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | I'll check out that CD TWA. I'm curious with the Allman Brothers Band's sound without Dicky Betts. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Derek is named after a band his Dad was in with some other guys. Probably would be pretty familiar with the Allman brother material. |
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Location: Snellville, GA | Originally posted by an4340:
Derek is named after a band his Dad was in with some other guys. Probably would be pretty familiar with the Allman brother material. It also doesn't hurt that..."the gifted young player is the nephew of drummer and founding band member Butch Trucks." |
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Location: Houston, Texas | Originally posted by TWA:
If you get a chance watch Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes with The Allman Brothers Band: Live At The Beacon Theatre 2003...Amazing stuff. This DVD truly is amazing. The Allman Bros. Band haven't sounded this good since Duane and Berry died. Both Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks are incredibly talented and the two of them together have the same sort of chemistry that Duane and Dickie Betts had.
The performance on this DVD really shows the whole band's committment to practice and a tightness that is just magical. There's not too many live performances on a tour supporting a new release that surpasses the studio work, but this one not only surpasses the "Hittin' the Note" CD, it blows it away. It's almost as if they recorded the album too soon. And that's not to say that the album is bad or sloppy, because it's great as well, but the new songs on the Beacon Theatre performance were matured and fleshed out and are actually some of the best material on the DVD.
As far as Dickie Betts, I think that it is just a shame that he doesn't have, and hasn't had for a long time, the commitment to practice and precision that made the Allman Bros. famous in the first place. He's got every bit as much talent as Duane or Warren or Derek, and is even better than them as a songwriter. But he just doesn't seem to care anymore how tight the sound is or at least seems unwilling to work to achieve it.
I recently bought a Dickie Betts and Great Southern DVD, "Back where it all begins - Live at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" which is a performance he did there when he was inducted. Everyone on stage just seemed to have no idea what everyone else was doing or was going to do.
It's an entertaining DVD none-the-less, and has some interesting interviews.
There's a blues guitarist here in Houston named Mark May who toured with Dickie for about two years as second lead guitar, and I think he just got frustrated as hell. Improvisation is good but it still needs to be done within the structure of the song. When one member starts changing the structure in the middle of a song, it really leaves everyone else out to twist in the wind, and the result is a really sloppy sound. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | A band his father was in with some other guys.
And what was that? |
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Location: Vermont USA | Hi All,
I have had the pleasure to see Derek Trucks live twice and both times I was more than pleased, last Oct. I saw his wife Susan Tedeschi and she is just an awesome guitar player as well. I would like to them both at the same time that would be some kicking music.
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Location: New York, NY | I've been listening to the Ray Lamontaine album and the new Ryan Adams. I highly recommend both. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Ooops, my bad. While his father played an instrument, the guy I was thinking of was Uncle Butch. Nonetheless, his name has something to do with Eric and the Dynamos. |
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Location: Houston, Texas | Originally posted by an4340:
Ooops, my bad. While his father played an instrument, the guy I was thinking of was Uncle Butch. Nonetheless, his name has something to do with Eric and the Dynamos. ???? Or, maybe Derek and the Dominoes? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by Joyful Noise:
Or, maybe Derek and the Dominoes? Nah. |
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| Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Derek Trucks Band - 'Songlines'
You can hear hints of both, 'Little Feat' and 'Grateful Dead' influence in what is otherwise fresh and original.
Though good in it's own right, might have special appeal to the crowd who thinks music stopped being good around 1978. You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? |
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Location: closely held secret | Settle down. Go play your little tinkly piano.
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Location: Spain | oh now thats just cruel!!! the man has a few beers because his team has played ,well trys to start a ruck and all the wabbit does is mock him. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Schroeder Says: You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me?  |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Interesting, I saw the title and came to post how great the new Derek Trucks Band CD is!!!! Little did I know it was the topic!!!!
Susan Tedeschi is great, too. Their kids are going to be scary-good musicians. Can you imagine having parents that can play like each of them?????
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by Old Applause Owner:
Can you imagine having parents that can play like each of them? Could be rebellious brats and become tax auditors! :rolleyes: |
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| http://www.805online.com/schedule.html
I know you guy's have heard me say it before but if you use the connection on this site and ask for a paypal invoice for this DVD you'll love it. Some great Prog oriented originals from these guy's and a hell of a show filled with live music and big screen and some great great covers of Old Genesis and others!
Tell em Randy from Northville sent ya. You'll most likely be taking with Dave himself... He is a real funny guy. If you want to hear a CD that is different buy the Stand in Line CD too. I know I am always looking for something different and new. THis is it!
Enjoy
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | The new Ben Harper CD "Both Sides Of The Gun". |
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