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crb69 wrote:
Kenny's got a new CD coming out next week and it is posted on VH1.com right now. It sounds more rockin' than his usual SRV style & he sings lead for the first time on most of the tracks. I noticed that his singing reminded me a lot of Lenny Kravitz on some of the songs, but it sounded decent compared to the majority of crap the industry is pushing on the public today. Where are the Black Crowes already? Please somebody release some real Rawk N' Roll!

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Sir Stonesalot wrote:
Kenny Wayne Sheppard.....sanitized for your protection.

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crb69 wrote:

JET is onto something. So was Buckcherry but the singer, Josh who I've met, screamed too much and was a stoned asshole.

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Sir Stonesalot wrote:
>OK These blues players are good, original and sound like they were playing back in 1963<

Ummmmmm.....no, no they don't sound like they were playing in 1963. I will grant you that Kennyjonny are good technical players...but original??? Not really. Besides since when are great blues players supposed to be technical wizards? No thanks, too slick, too sanitized, and certainly too white. I have seen both Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Sheppard play live. I was underwhelmed by each. They may turn into something someday, but not today....they haven't lived enough yet....or got black enough. You think some 20 year old rich white kid can tell anyone about the blues????? Yer fuckin' nuts.

>we need some Iron Maiden mixed with Metallica tossed in with some Rolling Stones and some AC/DC and maybe some Monster Magnet thrown in there for some Psychedelia...OH my God people wake the f!*k up already!<

Hey, if that's what you dig, that's great. Myself, I wouldn't walk across the street to see Iron Maiden or Metallica play for free. And if your idea of Psychedelia is Monster Magnet...then we are on completely different wavelengths. I'm not even gonna bother.

>JET is onto something<

Yeah, they are onto something....sounding like other bands that came before them. Don't get me wrong. I don't dislike Jet, but they sure as shit ain't nothing original. They do a decent Badfinger meets AC/DC impression. They swipe good riffs from other artists(Are You Gonna Be My Girl is just Iggy Pop's Lust For Life). I just can't get excited about them. IMO, Kings Of Leon are much better. I saw both play a show in 2003...Kings Of Leon wiped the stage up with Jet.

Now....exactly what am I supposed to be waking the fuck up for?

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crb69 wrote:
OK OK I had a stressful day yesterday, tied one on & started rambling...I only listened to the Johnny Moeller link above and thought that it sounded like blues from the 50's & 60's. I don't think KWS & Johnny Lang sound like that! They are SRV/Hendrix rip offs to say the least. If you guys know rock music and chord progressions then you guys should know that most every combination has been done already a thousand times over. Bands like the Black Crowes should have stuck to their roots because they were good at their craft. They put out that CD Lions and got too experimental to give the record company something "different" I'm sure.

I grew up in the 80's and despised the mainstream music. I listened to all classic rock from the 60's & 70's back then. Trust me I know all about true psychedelic music and classic rock. When I mentioned the harder bands of "today" I was refering to what I think would sound good as a new type of hard (acid) rock...because that sound is what would sell today. Unfortunately the majority of what our society will hear is who the record companies will sign.

Just bring Marc Ford and his wah-wah pedals back to the Black Crowes and let's start jammin' again!

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