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Jimster

Jimster

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  • The 2017 RIP Thread

    JimsterJimster
    With Clyde, among the obvious Funky Drummer sample-inspiring-a-whole-genre stuff, and the killer recordings of Cold Sweat, Mother Popcorn etc., the thing that sticks out for me (as a shitty drummer who obsessed since age 12 over him, Bernard Purdie, etc.) was the 90s released live CD of James Brown live in Dallas 1968, "Say It Live And Loud".

    They play what seems like 130-160bpm for the whole goddamn concert. There's an unbelievable version of "There Was A Time" on this that will make you drop a enchirito out of your crackass, in the words of ap. The ghost notes on that still give me wrist pain and I don't even come close. Every non-ballad is played so furiously and with so much snare grace-note depth it damn near presages 90s jungle/dnb records. Put that concert on and listen to "I Got The Feeling". I am not a James Brown completist but I haven't heard anything like that before or since. That is an overheating band and some unbelievable drumming driving it all.

    In particular "There Was A Time" on that concert has driven my own feeble attempts at drumming way more than Funky Drummer or any of the famous Stubblefield recordings. The man is a personal hero for me and an enemy of my left wrist.
    I will deffo check this.  I know the precise feeling of hearing masters playing at a clip that mortals struggle to behold - This sounds like, to the JB canon, what "Four and More" is to the Miles canon  The band argued right before they took the stage and they go at the numbers like rabid dogs.  It's like the 4 x 100m relay.  I still listen to it regularly after more than 20 years - my personal favourite album of all-time.

    http://www.jazz24.org/2014/02/argument-fueled-miles-davis-celebrated-1964-live-album/


    kems

  • The Soul Strut Nostalgia Thread

    JimsterJimster
    Rendering of gifs seems... random.
    Duderonomy

  • slsk

    JimsterJimster
    It's still vg+


    para11axbillbradley

  • slsk

    JimsterJimster
    Who would do such a thing?...


    Duderonomy

  • Dexter Wansel - Life On Mars cover location

    JimsterJimster
    billbradley said:
    Jimster said:
    I've seen a few photos taken there.  Even other album covers I'm sure.

    Hall & Oates album insert

    Wow.

    Just, wow.

    DUDE... I'm like, having my breakfast here.
    billbradley