I first saw Bonerama at the New Orleans Jazz Festival in 2000. The memory is vivid. It was hot. The field was crowded at the Sprint Stage, but not uncomfortable. They were funky and massive and they covered both "The Long Run" by The Eagles and "Never Had A Dream Come True" by Stevie Wonder. You really haven't heard those songs until you hear five trombones taking the lead. I know people who hear "brass band" and think "half time show." This is not that.
25 years later and Bonerama have just released a new record, "So Much Love." As expected, it's as massive and funky as that first experience, and it's about as New Orleans as it gets. The album has a number of special guests including Trombone Shorty, Ivan Neville, and my man Stanton Moore on two tracks. This record snapped me right out of my winter malaise and it just might do the same for you, if only for an hour.
"My Girl's Oh So Fine" feels very traditional, whereas their cover of Pink Floyd's "In The Flesh" from "The Wall" absolutely does not! A timely cover of "Ohio" has a second line, gospel dirge feel to it, making the subject matter even more intense.
Show some love for "So Much Love" and get your copy at the Louisiana Music Factory.
Tell Barry, Sal sent ya!
3 comments:
Looking forward to this one! We saw them at FQF last spring and had a blast. It had probably been at least 10 years since we'd seen them. Thanks for the heads up!
New Bonerama? Fuck yeah!!!
Captain Al
I couldn't make it all the way across the pond to LMF but a digital download is doing the job very nicely - thanks for another top recommendation
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