Man....just when you have given up on new music...SURPRISE!

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I was at home watching the second season of a show called Luke Cage...it is basically about a black man that had some experiments on his body done by the government that mde him bulletproof and explosion proof. (He does not wear a cape or costume, just regular clothes....but goes out and takes on drug dealers amd the like)

Anyway, I was watching the 2ond episode where they have a scene of this guy playing guitar in this bar with a live band and you could have knocked me over with a feather at that point! He was ca blues player....and man was he good. The guys name was actually a real recording artist named Gary Clark Jr....he has had some success in the US with one song but that was about it.Love the Gibson SG he was playing!


But his playing immediately reminded me of something like Jimi Hendrix or SRV would play. And it kind of restored my faith that there still IS talent out there....even if it is buried because it is not rap or hip hop.
Take a listen to a couple of his songs I heard on that TV episode of Luke Cage and judge for yourself. You may or may not like it depending on what your tastes are....but I love it! As an old coot who longs for 70's music...this really hit the spot! I left the links below in case somebody wanted to check the two songs I mentioned out.

(Bright Lights)


and


(If trouble was money)


ENJOY
 
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Gary Clarke Jr. has been around a while and is actually pretty well known. He’s not a megastar like Taylor Swift or Kanye, but when was a blues player ever huge (save for maybe a few years in the late 60’s and early 70s)? Gary Clarke Jr even had his own signature model Epiphone Casino for a while, a deep blue one IIRC... great player!

-Ray
 
He's been a favorite at our house for a while now. You might find this intersting.

 
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Get his live double-CD - great playing, great vibe, and does justice to his musical influences - from Delta blues to Curtis Mayfield to Hendrix to Marvin Gaye, and all points in between. And a great voice too. He definitely delivers the complete package!
 
That show has some pretty good music from time to time. Season one had a some good funk / soul tunes in it. I really liked this one...
 
It is nice to know that there IS that kind of talent out there....even in the day we live in where rap and hip hop pretty much dominate the labels.
 
ElrytNamrogo said:
That show has some pretty good music from time to time. Season one had a some good funk / soul tunes in it. I really liked this one...
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Yeah it has some great music in it! I love that song! Sounds like James Brown! LOL!
 
Oh yeah, he's the real deal man! Where you been?

I've been on to him since the couple of EP's he put out. I just love that mean, fuzzed-out tone. I feel like his studio albums are over-produced, though. I think a more natural sound would really suit what he does.

That riff in "When My Train Pulls In" rules, as does the screaming solo of "Hold On".
 
garrett said:
Oh yeah, he's the real deal man! Where you been?

I've been on to him since the couple of EP's he put out. I just love that mean, fuzzed-out tone. I feel like his studio albums are over-produced, though. I think a more natural sound would really suit what he does.

That riff in "When My Train Pulls In" rules, as does the screaming solo of "Hold On".
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I agree - that's why I love the live CD so much. That fuzzed/octaved tone is on the edge of all-out mayhem, but he knows how to control it.
 
By the way, if you've ever seen the movie "Chef" (great move BTW) there's a scene where their food truck is in Austin, and Gary Glark and his band are playing under an awning on a small stage.
 
Dig GC Jr! Been listening to him for a while now. Quinn Sullivan is worth a look
 
Yeah, Gary flies under the radar most times. I'm a fan.
 
I need to quibble briefly with one thing in the original post. I realize that lots of players like to rag on hip-hop. But my parents (who had musical training and were quite good!) liked to rag on rock and roll in the 60s, too. I don’t think they were right, but these days most of us realize that a lot goes into a good rock track that the WW2 generation didn’t know much about. I’d say the same is true of my generation’s view of hip-hop.

I’m friends with (and have worked with) a couple of the guys who co-wrote, played keys and guitar on, and produced Eminem’s stuff, through and after the 8 Mile soundtrack. They have Oscars; not an accomplishment most of us can boast of.

You’d be surprised what incredible “traditional” musicians they are; they have serious jazz and rock backgrounds and lots of music theory under their belts. They can absolutely play circles around most of the folks here who are quick to criticize, but not very quick to recognize.

The soundtrack for 8 Mile incorporated real guitars played live; real drums, played live; real keys, and other “real” instruments.

More skill and talent goes into a good hip-hop track than you might imagine. As with any genre of music, there is superb work, and there is crap; and as with any genre, the volume of crap work greatly exceeds the volume of excellent work. That doesn’t rob the music of potential for creativity.

I’ve written produced ad tracks for several ad campaigns that were based around hip-hop. Composition and playing aside for the moment, rapping is a lot like being a good voice actor who can write the script as well; try it. Unless you’re very, very good at it, the result will be utterly lame.

In any case, I emerged from the writing and performing sessions with profound respect for what it takes to do the genre well. My belief is that as musicians and artists, it’s better to be open to a variety of music, whatever the style, than to close our ears and minds.

Just my two cents. I agree about Gary Clark, Jr. He’s awesome.
 
GC Jr. is great! I'll have to give that live album a spin.
LSchefman said:
I need to quibble briefly with one thing in the original post. I realize that lots of players like to rag on hip-hop. But my parents (who had musical training and were quite good!) liked to rag on rock and roll in the 60s, too. I don’t think they were right, but these days most of us realize that a lot goes into a good rock track that the WW2 generation didn’t know much about. I’d say the same is true of my generation’s view of hip-hop.

I’m friends with (and have worked with) a couple of the guys who co-wrote, played keys and guitar on, and produced Eminem’s stuff, through and after the 8 Mile soundtrack. They have Oscars; not an accomplishment most of us can boast of.

You’d be surprised what incredible “traditional” musicians they are; they have serious jazz and rock backgrounds and lots of music theory under their belts. They can absolutely play circles around most of the folks here who are quick to criticize, but not very quick to recognize.

The soundtrack for 8 Mile incorporated real guitars played live; real drums, played live; real keys, and other “real” instruments.

More skill and talent goes into a good hip-hop track than you might imagine. As with any genre of music, there is superb work, and there is crap; and as with any genre, the volume of crap work greatly exceeds the volume of excellent work. That doesn’t rob the music of potential for creativity.

I’ve written produced ad tracks for several ad campaigns that were based around hip-hop. Composition and playing aside for the moment, rapping is a lot like being a good voice actor who can write the script as well; try it. Unless you’re very, very good at it, the result will be utterly lame.

In any case, I emerged from the writing and performing sessions with profound respect for what it takes to do the genre well. My belief is that as musicians and artists, it’s better to be open to a variety of music, whatever the style, than to close our ears and minds.

Just my two cents. I agree about Gary Clark, Jr. He’s awesome.
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So true.
 
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