Parliament – "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)" (live, 1976)
George Clinton and the P-Funk gang tear the roof off from The Summit arena, in Houston, Texas. Recorded on Halloween, 1976.
If this one doesn’t make you wanna dance, you better check your pulse. What a party!
Clinton gives a tip of the hat to James Brown, when he calls out, “On the one!” That’s JB’s famous maxim that funk should be played emphasizing the one-beat, rather than than the two-four backbeats used in a lot of rock 'n roll.
Clinton also pays tribute to Sly Stone, frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, when he shouts, “Sly!”
R.I.P. Kavinsky. While mostly known for this contribution to the Drive soundtrack, I have fond memories of listening to his stuff on literal night drives a dozen years ago.
Billy Strings played 2 nights at Bethel Woods (Woodstock 1969) this weekend. About 17,000 guests per night both campers and drive ins . Great shows and 2 beautiful days in between 2 weeks of rain so the music gods were smiling down. Fireworks one night and a drone show another on the way out to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the venue.
Nice to hear Billy Strings cover “Arabia.” It’s a tune from the 1991 album Jerry Garcia / David Grisman.
Jerry Garcia / David Grisman – "The Thrill Is Gone" (1991)
That’s the album that contains the Garcia/Grisman rendition of “The Thrill Is Gone,” a song that B.B. King made famous, when he covered it in 1970. The original was penned by Roy Hawkins, and charted back in 1951.
Literally listening to some old unlabeled mix tapes I made back when tapes were a thing. Being able to call up the official music video in a matter of seconds and share it around the world… No flying cars yet but that’s impressive.
Eric Gales – Medley: "Voodoo Child ➤ Für Elise ➤ Kashmir ➤ Back in Black ➤ Voodoo Child" (live, 2017)
Just last week, Eric Gales posted this clip to his YouTube channel. Recorded in 2017, Gales plays in a power trio configuration, but adds a second percussionist. I guess that makes it a power quartet, if there is such a thing.
Anyway, you get nice covers of Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC, and Led Zeppelin, along with a short snippet from Beethoven’s “Für Elise.”
