It’s spring, and time to rock’n'roll!
I love guitar anthems, and “Seven Nation Army,” by the White Stripes, is one of my modern favorites. You hear that opening riff, and you’re hooked. I’m not a musician, so I have no idea how he does it, but there’s something unique about the sound that Jack White gets out of his guitar. Any song he plays can be identified as his. (I particularly like his collaboration with Loretta Lynn on their album “Van Lear Rose”. He treats Miss Loretta with the utmost respect, as of course he should, but he also pushes her to stretch musically which she seems to enjoy. The result is great.)
Anyway, on this beautiful spring day — maybe that’s why the guitar anthem theme hit me? — here’s Jack and Meg:
– Jay Bookman
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TBS
March 15th, 2013
3:32 pm
Jay
That is always a great tune to CRANK IT UP……………. cool choice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKhTk0IynHM
TBS
March 15th, 2013
3:34 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hLLe7j_tKA
TBS
March 15th, 2013
3:37 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=096LhjGNNCk
stands for decibels
March 15th, 2013
3:39 pm
No denying this outfit’s power, and Jack White is a certifiably cool guy.
Never became a superduper fan of the Stripes but I always seem to like what I hear.
here’s Jack and Meg
For what it’s worth, it appears Jack would re-form that group in a heartbeat if she’d say it was ok. He’s said repeatedly that even though she’s not a technically “accomplished” drummer, he can’t quite get that sound from anyone else.
Or that’s what he’s said when I’ve heard him interviewed.
Peadawg
March 15th, 2013
3:39 pm
EXCELLENT choice to start the weekend! Jack White is such a fantastic musician.
Here’s Jack White and Alicia Keys’s song for ‘Die Another Day’. Such a neat combination.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM5UJvnbbuY
TBS
March 15th, 2013
3:39 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVYuSYlkCJ0
Peadawg
March 15th, 2013
3:40 pm
And if you haven’t gotten Jack’s new solo album, Blunderbuss…you really need to. Especially if you like jazz/blues!!
TBS
March 15th, 2013
3:41 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD7zHVWNngM
stands for decibels
March 15th, 2013
3:42 pm
Yeah, PD, a friend played me the vinyl release of Blunderbuss on a fairly high-end system. It’s pretty awesome.
Almost feel like an mp3 album won’t do it justice (but of course that’s what I’d buy.)
getalife
March 15th, 2013
3:43 pm
A great two piece band and watched a documentary of their tour overseas .
A very hectic schedule and both were exhausted but they work well together.
He can jam.
Peadawg
March 15th, 2013
3:44 pm
Here’s ‘Freedom 21′ and ‘I’m Shakin’ from his solo album:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=s92smjLq_38
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MvpoiiBW9bc
TBS
March 15th, 2013
3:45 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNY8eYmzdH4
Peadawg
March 15th, 2013
3:47 pm
And ‘Sixteen Saltines’ and ‘Love Interruption’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DsixWMdScUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iErNRBTPbEc
TBS
March 15th, 2013
3:47 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRAr354usf8
Peadawg
March 15th, 2013
3:50 pm
Jay, my 3:47 is in mod for some reason…
Erwin's cat
March 15th, 2013
3:52 pm
Love Jack and the Stripes
TBS
March 15th, 2013
3:54 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEEdais4nFo
St Simons
March 15th, 2013
3:59 pm
oh hell yes, Jack White.
Jack’s been here. He has a fascination with the number 3. Weird dude.
He plays a Kay (pawn shop) guitar through an old
Silvertone (Sears & Roebuck) lo-fi transistor amp. I can’t tell
if its the worst tone or the best tone I’ve ever heard.
TBS
March 15th, 2013
3:59 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPM6ni4bQzc
stands for decibels
March 15th, 2013
4:01 pm
Any Ted Leo / Aimee Mann fans out there? (I love the latter, know next to nothing of the former.)
They’re teaming up, I’m sure the result will be worth a listen. Something about all that here:
http://www.mtvhive.com/2013/03/11/ted-leo-both-interview/
/drive-by
TBS
March 15th, 2013
4:02 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpJIFlDOi0o
stands for decibels
March 15th, 2013
4:03 pm
one mo’ thing
. I can’t tell
if its the worst tone or the best tone I’ve ever heard.
He’s also obsessed about recording to analog, only doing the last touches digitally. Probably doesn’t make a discernible difference in what I am hearing, but I suspect it’s that attention to detail that makes his guitar sound so identifiable.
Also, he used to be an upholsterer. For what that’s worth.
josef
March 15th, 2013
4:03 pm
Something from this millennium worth listening to…good choice…
TBS
March 15th, 2013
4:05 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC9WO9M-wLo
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
March 15th, 2013
4:07 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBG7P-K-r1Y
TBS
March 15th, 2013
4:10 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6BTTJo1KmM
TBS
March 15th, 2013
4:17 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HfHA74gA6w
Class of '98
March 15th, 2013
4:17 pm
Listen to Torche. Best band on the planet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN1Q6tAmJzk
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
March 15th, 2013
4:23 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVjroMi15DI
Mick
March 15th, 2013
4:29 pm
Guess everybody has their favs…here’s mine-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lps9AJvZgrM
TBS
March 15th, 2013
4:31 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGGE4CrPvjU
St Simons
March 15th, 2013
4:35 pm
it’s gonna be 80 down here boys –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz1dpvE7wv4
don’t hate, immigrate
JamVet
March 15th, 2013
4:37 pm
Spring time rock’ n ‘roll indeed!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y4Xt-Rw85c
And with that, I bid you all much musical success and joy tonight!
I’ll be sure to check out the tunes tomorrow…
josef
March 15th, 2013
4:38 pm
K’CHAK
@ 4:23
Nice…mark of a real musician/singer? Does it translate to acoustic…if it does, well…
TBS
March 15th, 2013
4:38 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3qt-qcSjxA
josef
March 15th, 2013
4:39 pm
He-ne-ha
To each his own…great tune, though…
St Simons
March 15th, 2013
4:42 pm
Does it translate to acoustic… — that is so true, josef
Rick C
March 15th, 2013
4:43 pm
Jay, he uses an octave pedal so that the pitch comes out an octave lower.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
March 15th, 2013
4:44 pm
josef
I’m a big fan of the unplugged movement.
Never did particularly care for this band, but they did a damn fine job with this Bowie tune unplugged.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fregObNcHC8
josef
March 15th, 2013
4:45 pm
I got your Spring Song…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9FXdLcrkss
josef
March 15th, 2013
4:49 pm
K’CHAK
Never a fan either, but that cut was “ear catching…” Thanks
TBS
March 15th, 2013
4:50 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5dpp2iCRwM
Grasshopper
March 15th, 2013
4:50 pm
Great choice on Love Interruption Peadawg.
Did someone mention Portland, Oregon with Loretta Lynn yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuC_l3ymXhM
Mick
March 15th, 2013
4:58 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3aOmulGee0
TBS
March 15th, 2013
4:59 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57f_aUlXf1c
Mike
March 15th, 2013
5:03 pm
a little taste of “The Boss” for a Friday evening
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGU0z1DGO8E
Erwin's cat
March 15th, 2013
5:04 pm
stands for dB – Probably doesn’t make a discernible difference in what I am hearing, but I suspect it’s that attention to detail that makes his guitar sound so identifiable.
___________________
to us with an untrained ear yes…but I have a friend with a recording studio and to those types..it’s night and day….i’d agree with Simons…he’s using some old old cheap stuff to get his tone..I have a modern tube amp
josef
March 15th, 2013
5:08 pm
GRASSHOPPER
The first time I heard/saw that one…gave me a whole new respect for both of them…
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
March 15th, 2013
5:10 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iQN-bQlnE4
josef
March 15th, 2013
5:11 pm
Mike
Great minds…had this one pulled up…probably my all time favorite of his…simple, straight forward, a balladeer without being showy…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idnJnjV_8rg
TBS
March 15th, 2013
5:15 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Z6Yi_tlhs
Mike
March 15th, 2013
5:15 pm
Josef
Saw him live in Houston, Tx in fall 1978 on the “Darkness on the edge of Town” tour.
I will never forget it. I was so saddened when Clarence died. He was the man too.
TBS
March 15th, 2013
5:16 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85sIJcC8zbs
Grasshopper
March 15th, 2013
5:21 pm
Love the opening of Truth Doesn’t Make a Noise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS96JiM2Ju8
josef
March 15th, 2013
5:22 pm
Two all time greats unplugged…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzGWo9osFsg
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
March 15th, 2013
5:23 pm
Here ya go, Mike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aDLeWoxbms
godless heathen - owner of many things he does not need
March 15th, 2013
5:33 pm
Hrrmph: I got your spring theme ROCK ANTHEM: 20:07 minutes of green grass.
http://youtu.be/nag0L231uL4
josef
March 15th, 2013
5:40 pm
TBS
We don’t get a lot of Billy Joel on FNM, but that boy was waaaay ahead of his time…ever since I first heard this one, I’ve been a fan…I don’t care what the critics say…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDk78al5Uvc
TBS
March 15th, 2013
5:44 pm
josef
It is a little on the “darkside” but I do love me some Captain Jack
Great call…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fed8-0tjcQ0
josef
March 15th, 2013
5:45 pm
Springtime?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovCf9VRLnDY
godless heathen - owner of many things he does not need
March 15th, 2013
5:47 pm
Can’t be a real rock anthem without a drum solo. And some may like seeing Thomasson and Jones fingering each others’ frets.
godless heathen - owner of many things he does not need
March 15th, 2013
5:50 pm
josef @ 5:45. A show tune!
TBS
March 15th, 2013
5:50 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNZeGnV43ys
Tall
March 15th, 2013
5:51 pm
Bum bum bum bum…blah blah blah blah………
TBS
March 15th, 2013
5:52 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcPc18SG6uA
getalife
March 15th, 2013
5:52 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OjTspCqvk8
TBS
March 15th, 2013
5:54 pm
get
I was playing some harder ole skool rock tunes for you earlier. Did you check any of them out?
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
March 15th, 2013
5:55 pm
Billy Joel?
This one doesn’t get played much, even at xmas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4lh4Ahl46E
TBS
March 15th, 2013
5:55 pm
For Jam as well, but since he checked out early……… I will say for you
TBS
March 15th, 2013
5:56 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKhfoKOTwZY
josef
March 15th, 2013
6:02 pm
TBS
Yeah…one of the reasons I like(d) it so much…
and here’s one that translates well into the live performance, but I still prefer the album version…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XScLbJmO6s
barking frog
March 15th, 2013
6:03 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1t0udozMvQ
Soothsayer
March 15th, 2013
6:05 pm
Well, this one wasn’t on the program, but the crowd kept screaming for it. Garrison Keillor also borrowed liberally from this for his “Powder Milk Biscuits” theme. Enjoy from Carnegie Hall.
josef
March 15th, 2013
6:16 pm
matti
If you check in, a little Billy Joel for you and you know who I’m thinking of….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PThPI1kLGU8
indigo
March 15th, 2013
6:16 pm
led zeppelin always tops
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=when+the+levee+breaks+youtube&mid=37C255677882DAB92B8637C255677882DAB92B86&view=detail&FORM=VIRE1
TBS
March 15th, 2013
6:22 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aRhrETLEcc
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
March 15th, 2013
6:26 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yYchgX1fMw
TBS
March 15th, 2013
6:30 pm
This is one smooth tune……….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfVWaTs2jAk
TBS
March 15th, 2013
6:37 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV3zWSawJiw
TBS
March 15th, 2013
6:40 pm
Being a huge Steely Dan fan it is hard to pick a favorite, but this one might qualify if I had to pick one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVetTbHiwjw
St Simons
March 15th, 2013
6:47 pm
does it translate to acoustic? Here’s two acoustic groups, locals
from de island mon. See if it does. I know everybody in both of
these. Josef knows the bottom ones. wait, who’s that in the tribal hat?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tQe4Gfxw3Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=456aaEtmvAs
YouLibs
March 15th, 2013
6:52 pm
st. simons
“He plays a Kay (pawn shop) guitar through an old
Silvertone (Sears & Roebuck) lo-fi transistor amp. I can’t tell
if its the worst tone or the best tone I’ve ever heard.”
He has to be getting his tone from pedals then, although Kay did make a few decent guitars. Decent, I said. Especially their archtops.
Silvertone made an amp in the fifties that was integrated into a guitar case. I’ve heard they sound pretty good. Probably a lot like the little two-tube Fender Champ I play through here at home. It’s basically what Eric and Duane used to record Layla.
We’re about to head into Athens to see Tommy Talton (Capricorn artists “Cowboy” and Jimmy Thackery (The Nighthawks). I met Tommy at a friend’s house back in December; we enjoyed a wonderful meal together then Tommy and his kb player regaled us for the evening. It is one of the best, most intimate evenings of music I’ve ever enjoyed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnkB1cLZArk
josef
March 15th, 2013
6:56 pm
He-ne-ha
Good stuff there…
Yeah, and Pete’s got his car keys…
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
March 15th, 2013
7:05 pm
Well, I don’t hold much with alot of modern music, meaning anything that come out after 1969. Anyhow, they just put a new golden oldie on the jukebox up here at Billy Bob’s. I’m playing it for all the women out there that dumped me and missed out on life with a beer truck driver. This one’s by Ernest Tubb and the Texas Troubadours, back when there was real music. Have a good weekend everybody and eat your heart out, all you girls that made a foolish choice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtgH5_oPr0U
godless heathen - owner of many things he does not need
March 15th, 2013
7:09 pm
St Simons: That Honey Blue gets 2 thumbs up from the heathen.
You don’t see many cuties playing the washboard anymore.
godless heathen - owner of many things he does not need
March 15th, 2013
7:12 pm
Since the trump suit has been broken, EC on Letterman last night.
http://youtu.be/C4v80w7aeas
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
March 15th, 2013
7:18 pm
He plays a Kay (pawn shop) guitar through an old
Silvertone (Sears & Roebuck) lo-fi transistor amp. I can’t tell
if its the worst tone or the best tone I’ve ever heard.”
Well, Silvertone made some good stuff. My buddy Jim Earl got a Silvertone guitar back when he was 9. He’s still got it after all these years.
godless heathen - owner of many things he does not need
March 15th, 2013
7:20 pm
josef
March 15th, 2013
5:40 pm
My Billy Joel fav: Takes me back.
http://youtu.be/vxBjKa8KcW0
Soothsayer
March 15th, 2013
7:21 pm
Redneck: what does these other women know anyhow! The missus is the only smart one of the lot and look at what she got! A great guy with a big heart!
Soothsayer
March 15th, 2013
7:23 pm
Just a few more weeks now. The Masters begins the week of April 11. I can hardly wait. I just hope the azaleas don’t bloom early like they did last year.
YouLibs
March 15th, 2013
7:48 pm
Redneck
If he found the right market, y’all might could fund a trip out to Bransford to see Slim Whitman if he sold it.
Silvertone, Danelectro, and Sears got together to sell these things. They were the most cheaply built American products when America produced such good products our worst were better than most people’s best.
Back when you were a Dem and people like Dwight Eisenhour and Barry Goldwater led the Republican Party and people like William F. Buckley were the big thinkers.
Yeah, it was a long time ago.
moonbat betty
March 15th, 2013
7:49 pm
You got that right, Sooth.
Masters marks the coming of Spring just as much as Spring Training for baseball. IMO.
moonbat betty
March 15th, 2013
7:51 pm
Ooops, song… a little blues, heavymetal, country funk soul brotha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgSdqXXA1OE
j/k
Fred ™
March 15th, 2013
7:54 pm
St. Simons? How is The Sea Palms? Do you recommend someplace else? Hell I’m happy at a Holiday Inn Express but you know wimmins……..
http://www.seapalms.com/
Jackie
March 15th, 2013
7:57 pm
It is hard to keep denying the cost of the war in Iraq any longer.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/03/15/study-iraq-war-cost-190k-lives-22-trillion.html?ESRC=dod.nl
Mike
March 15th, 2013
7:58 pm
one more…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luDgb5vVHuA
keith
March 15th, 2013
8:00 pm
Hank Johnson D-Ga admits he has manure on his face.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq7Mj5pihXM&feature=player_embedded
Erwin's cat
March 15th, 2013
8:00 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl9bvuAV-Ao
i don’t want to cause a fuss….but can I buy your magic bus
Finn McCool (the system isn't broken; it's fixed)
March 15th, 2013
8:01 pm
Their tour video of podunk towns in Canada is worth a watch. The expressons on some of the Canuk’s faces is priceless. It’s called Under Great White Northern Lights.
keith
March 15th, 2013
8:01 pm
Steve Vai:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq7Mj5pihXM&feature=player_embedded