Bitchin' tune of the day

Happy Birthday to the greatest!

Man - no love for the Jimi. Tough crowd.

The pre-internet thing has had me thinking. I actually think about those times quite a bit and thought of this before that thread.

Many of you on here might not relate to this music, but perhaps the story resonates with you.

How did you find tunes or bands that weren't played on the radio? I recall around '95 or '96 I was introduced to a band that really kind of shaped my thoughts on music, and my life at that time. They were a very little known band from Long Beach, California that eventually gained commercial success, but unfortunately, most of it came after their singer and guitarist died of a Heroin overdose.

I've been struggling to remember how I got my hands on this CD, but I recall getting a promo CD from what was called the Vans Warped tour. It had a few big name bands, but a lot were smaller, working musicians trying to come up in the game. There were two songs on that CD by a band named Sublime, and I friggin' loved it. I immediately did my best to find their albums, which in my day was pre-internet. I'm not even sure they would have been on that primordial internet of those days. Anyway, I managed to find some CDs and was playing them for my friends when we'd hang out or at parties. I also play guitar, so I started learning a number of them.

Most of the people I hung with liked this music too, and had never heard it on the radio. It's funny because shortly after this, probably from the Warped tour, they started gaining a national reputation and air play. Some of you might remember one of their most famous songs, "What I got".

Don't know if this tune is bitchin' or not, I'd never heard of it before I recorded this. I listened to it about 3 times to get the changes and progression down and put my own style on it. My wife did the vocal tracks - it was her idea to make a recording of this tune. We did it on a Sunday in a 3 season room with a handheld 4 track recorder, a SM57 mic, a couple guitars and amps, and Garage Band (a program Apple used to have on it's OS). Main guitar is the Les Paul on the right in the BG picture. I also doubled the rhythm with an acoustic track. Then there's the Maraca as our "drum track" and two other distorted LP tracks. I don't think there is a bass track - hard to tell anyway with laptop speakers. Vocals and harmonies were done on multiple tracks.

The song is called Lucky by Radiohead.

Somebody told me this dude never did any drugs. hard to believe. I always liked this song..

He also became a Salmon Farmer..interesting guy

JasonWx wrote

He also became a Salmon Farmer..interesting guy

Salmon farming is a profession I never considered for myself. I wonder how you get into that

Brownski wrote

JasonWx wrote

He also became a Salmon Farmer..interesting guy

Salmon farming is a profession I never considered for myself. I wonder how you get into that

By doing lots of drugs

Kills it without killing it

I'm still on a Frank Turner kick here. You have to listen to the lyrics to really appreciate...

Old skwel rock - n - roll bitches

And now, a short break from your regularly scheduled programming.  The third movement of Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque, some of the most beautiful five minutes of music ever written.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=WNcsUNKlAKw

I got most of them...good stuff

2- GNR
3- STP
4-queen
5- Doors
6- Zep
7- Radio head
8- Smashing Pums
9-?
10- ? Def Leopard
11- Blind Mellon
12-Rolling Stones
13-?  Backside boys lol
14-police
15-The Beatles

I liked it too!!

1. Pearl Jam
9. Alice in Chains
10 Pantera
13 Sex Pistols (i liked your answer tho)


I missed Led Zep and Rolling Stones

Pretty cool- fun with pictographs!

Led Zep

Jason Bonham was on Stern a couple of weeks ago with Sammy and Micheal Anthony..

They talked about Heart doing Stairway...
I had tickets in hand to see them in Buffalo in 1980, but Bonzo had to have too much to drink...

I have been lucky enough to see Page and Plant a bunch a times after..

I thought Heart killed STH

They canceled the concert in Buffalo cause Bonzo was shitfaced??? I bet you guys were pissed!