tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post4245541571850351265..comments2024-03-28T07:27:42.810-07:00Comments on Burning Wood: The Return Of The Orange Humble BandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-38250038038583286002015-07-28T06:54:44.974-07:002015-07-28T06:54:44.974-07:00Bread is unexplored territory for me, so thanks fo...Bread is unexplored territory for me, so thanks for pointing out the origin of a long time favorite song. I knew it was a soft-rock cover, but I never knew by who, and since "soft rock" is not celebrated at Casa BBJ, I didn't really care. I vaguely thought that like "To Love Somebody" (I'm partial to The Flying Burrito Bros version), it was maybe The Bee Gees.<br /><br />Anyway here is, if not the definitive version of "Everything I Own", at least a contender by reggae star Ken Boothe. Released in the '70's and possibly contemporary with the original.<br /><br /><a href="http://alanwalkerart.com/audio/everything_i_own_ken_booth.mp3" title="everything_i_own" rel="nofollow">http://alanwalkerart.com/audio/everything_i_own_ken_booth.mp3</a>buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-38654867657386381452015-07-27T17:19:54.186-07:002015-07-27T17:19:54.186-07:00ASH, surely no offense intended to either of you. ...ASH, surely no offense intended to either of you. But this is a topic I always enjoy getting into as so much of it is simple perception and what we're culturally trained (or guided?) to respect.William Repsherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690181505790748431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-9727042573521119992015-07-27T17:14:19.946-07:002015-07-27T17:14:19.946-07:00David Gates produced Captain Beefheart, so that sh...David Gates produced Captain Beefheart, so that should give him some hipster cred.<br />How can anyone deny the songwiriting brilliance of Everything I Own?<br />I never quite understood the song Baby I'm A Want You. <br />Is he claiming to be something I never heard of, some creature called a "Want You".<br />Was it supposed be sung by one of the Fat Albert characters?<br /><br />hpunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477690722262677338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-76053870495627567162015-07-27T17:05:24.222-07:002015-07-27T17:05:24.222-07:00William, are you addressing me or ASH? I was agree...William, are you addressing me or ASH? I was agreeing with you. Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-52148089240329946812015-07-27T17:00:29.103-07:002015-07-27T17:00:29.103-07:00Buddy, that's Bread! That's soft rock. M...Buddy, that's Bread! That's soft rock. Mellow gold, if you will. And I mean it as a compliment. I'll surely check out the album and anything else these guys have going on.<br /><br />Dwight Twilley's involved? How does a song like "Out of My Hands" stack up to, say, "Something's Wrong with Me" by Austin Roberts? How does "Night Time" by Alex Chilton stack up against "All by Myself" by Eric Carmen? I really don't want to make any qualitative comparisons -- just to point out that at some point, these guys sat at a piano and wrote these songs. If you could hear the demos, they wouldn't sound all that far apart. The main difference is Roberts and Carmen got the full 70's production treatment (i.e., full orchestra) and major label support ... while Twilley and Chilton struggled (despite critical acclaim).<br /><br />My point is I know a good song when I hear it. And I wouldn't care if it was Cyndi Lauper or St. Vincent. It wasn't so much that 70's pop was that bad at the time (although that seems like common knowledge to a lot of folks now) as that it was going up against Neil Young, Dylan, the Stones, the solo Beatles, Roxy Music, Bowie, etc. A bunch of talented indie guys getting together now and putting out a similarly good ballad done in the same style?<br /><br />Who and what are they up against now? I think that's a large part of what I'm getting at, too. They're going up against, maybe Muse? Coldplay? The Killers? Adele? Compare and contrast. Judge accordingly. Talented musicians these days will have that talent critically recognized, unlike David Gates or Dewey Bunnell. Of Course, Gates and Bunnell have cried all the way to the bank, but that's right, we're supposed to feel somehow superior to them. I'd rather live in the real world, where artists like that know their worth and don't sweat the hipsters.William Repsherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690181505790748431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-65334262638501905742015-07-27T14:38:57.868-07:002015-07-27T14:38:57.868-07:00I will probably get smacked for this comment, but ...I will probably get smacked for this comment, but I don't care.<br /><br />There is a certain type of "hipster" who gets off on irony. "Oh how ironic it is to like Everything I Own by Bread," as opposed to those, like me and I'd bet William, who recognize Bread and America as great bands. As a matter of fact, you can hear Bread's influence in many Posies tracks. AND...both Jon and Ken have covered tracks from the "Baby I'm A Want You" record, which is a brilliant pop album.<br /><br />I understand what William is saying, though as he says, it's not necessarily about the Orange Humble Band.<br /><br />Sal Nunziatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221629293545204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-27346208279080006582015-07-27T13:59:23.017-07:002015-07-27T13:59:23.017-07:00I was gonna review this tomorrow Sal, but I'll...I was gonna review this tomorrow Sal, but I'll give you the space. I've had a good few listens and it's worth the wait. It has it's flaws and it's a bit too long, but personally I think it's great. You get what you'd expect. <br /><br />I can't agree with William's summary at all. It certainly isn't soft rock, certainly not Bread. <br /><br />Sure you can look for something different, but why would you? You know what to expect from Mather and Stringfellow and you get just that and that's fine to these ears.<br /><br />I'd not go as overboard as Randy, but 2015 is proving a decent year so far and this adds to it.Anything Should Happenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05593722184088140203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-59390050852415806182015-07-27T06:24:11.010-07:002015-07-27T06:24:11.010-07:00That first track I sampled sounds really good. Bu...That first track I sampled sounds really good. But I'm having, er, issues, lately with the hipster mindset. Not with this track or gathering of musicians, per se. But I'm thinking, this track sounds like America, or Bread. Or any other soft rock band of the 70's ... whom we're not so subtly trained to think of in a more goofy light as opposed to say, Bob Dylan or David Bowie.<br /><br />So, while we're supposed to goof on Firefall or Pablo Cruise ... when a band of talented indie musicians replicates the same sound (admittedly, not quite as good, but pretty damn near), we're supposed to take them much more seriously? Even though they're doing the same thing on a slightly less accomplished scale?<br /><br />I got the same vibe with the new Wilco in a different way. A handful of those tracks sound like a garage-band attempt at glitter rock. Now, I know the guys in Wilco are talented enough to directly replicate glitter rock. I'm sure if they covered "All the Young Dudes" the arrangement would be tasteful and of a certain level to let me know these guys are real musicians, and someone in the band really knows how to arrange music.<br /><br />So ... they're pretending they're lesser musicians on these tracks? Why? Who are they trying to impress?William Repsherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690181505790748431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-42083816346563897452015-07-27T05:47:08.764-07:002015-07-27T05:47:08.764-07:00I've been a fan of OHB since the get-go so it ...I've been a fan of OHB since the get-go so it was a marvelous day when I heard that a new album was coming from Darryl and the boys (apparently, the album's been finished for a couple of years, they were just trying to get a record/distribution deal). I've had a handful of listens so far and though not quite as accessible or varied as Assorted Creams (which I believe is the one that is considered one the greatest PP records), I'm encouraged that with each listen, I'm discovering new things to love about this album. There's a tremendous amount of texture, subtle hooks and as you mentioned, Sal, a great southern, soulful feel. I don't know of many other artists that can combine so many influences of all of the participants of this band and make it sound so cohesive. I also urge your readers to give this a listen. A vinyl release may be forthcoming later this year. As a big OHB fan, I really appreciate you giving these guys a shout-out. Thanks, Sal. RandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-3927457179198097522015-07-27T05:33:29.007-07:002015-07-27T05:33:29.007-07:00Jody Stephens kept my attention all the way throug...Jody Stephens kept my attention all the way through. The drum sound and fills reminded how important his contribution to Big Star was. By the middle I noticed all the other elements were good too. If it sounds retro at all it's because it's well crafted music played on real instruments and without any autotune. Brings me back to the better cd's from the crates at your store circa 1996.<br /><br />And BTW I've downloaded 38 Weekend Mixes, and found many great songs by artists I didn't know had it in them.buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.com