Off Topic Foredeckdave's Music Thread!

Well if Nelly didn't quite get me banned, this should do the job:emoticon-0102-bigsm



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Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes

"The only white kid on the Jersey shore that you could stand to hear sing straight R&B five sets a night." - Bruce Springsteen

Boss fans will, or should, know the connection: Steven Van Zandt was producer, manager and writer for SJ&tAJ, a Jersey shore barband.

Their first album featured a couple of Springsteen/Van Zandt songs and some R 'n' B covers from their bar set, with guest appearances from R 'n' B legend. Lee Dorsey and soul queen, Ronnie Spector. Best-known was Springsteen's 'The Fever', which didn't fit with the songs on Bruce's own debut album so he gave it to Johnny:

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The 2nd album, 'This Time It's For Real', featured more Van Zandt/Springsteen songs and harked back to their love of Motown. It was soaked in reverb with a number of the 4-on-the-snare songs (ref. World Shut Your Mouth) that would become the Jukes' trademark, but not on this Springsteen/Van Zandt song:

[video=youtube;syTA_HV1B8A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syTA_HV1B8A[/video]

From 1975 to 1978 Springsteen was legally barred from recording so was giving a lot of songs away. Johnny's third album, 'Hearts of Stone' was all Van zandt/Springsteen songs and is considered by fans as his best. Steve had obviously noted his previous over-indulgence with the reverb unit and the production was tight, almost capturing the band's live dynamic. 'I Played the Fool' was played in UK soul clubs:

[video=youtube;h1VYi8yraHg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1VYi8yraHg[/video]

A brilliant double live album, 'Reach Up and Touch the Sky', closed the era as the E Street Band went international and Steven got too busy. Johnny and guitarist Billy Rush wrote and produced but there was only a rare gem:

[video=youtube;15mZrQ_r1KY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15mZrQ_r1KY&NR=1[/video]

Johnny drifted through the 80s (Jon Bon Jovi played guitar for a while pre-Bon Jovi) and half the Jukes went to work with Van Zandt in The Disciples of Soul, half the Disciples set being Jukes songs:

[video=youtube;QlbJm6yOoL4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlbJm6yOoL4[/video]

There was a reunion with Bruce and Steven in 1998 for the 'Better Days' album:

[video=youtube;XJLo5EkU7Lo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJLo5EkU7Lo[/video]

It got Johnny back with his core audience, like me, with occasional albums such as the blues album, 'Messin' With The Blues' and the new one, "Pills & Ammo", getting excellent reviews as a return to form. The band continue to tour constantly, playing club and bars just like the old days:

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Thanks General, a good collection of tracks. I really enjoyed the pocket history because it helped put the music into perspective.

now come on give it to me straight - did you enjoy "We love The Moon"?
 
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A little Linton Kwesi Johnson for you <ok>
 
A blues legend....

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[video=youtube;6MzU8xM99Uo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MzU8xM99Uo[/video]

[video=youtube;8Who6fTHJ34]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Who6fTHJ34[/video]
 
Eric Clapton - 3 cheesy but amazing tracks <ok>

[video=youtube;UprwkbzUX6g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UprwkbzUX6g&feature=artistob&playnext=1&list=TLRgVZ9VUnxWA[/video]

[video=youtube;qYS732zyYfU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYS732zyYfU[/video]

[video=youtube;AscPOozwYA8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AscPOozwYA8[/video]
 
Cool vids lg.

Its good that most of us have love a wide spectrum of music.

"Music is the language that binds all of humanity"

Cant remember who said it but its true.

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Page_Moss_Kopite said:
Some Brilliant Irish Reggae :0)


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I like Flogging Molly, got a couple of their albums. Only thing is i always think why am i listening to this when i could be listening to The Pogues. Although admittedly they are still a very good band.
 
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[video=youtube;h-lzMJs33Gg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-lzMJs33Gg[/video]
 
Skylarker said:
I like Flogging Molly, got a couple of their albums. Only thing is i always think why am i listening to this when i could be listening to The Pogues. Although admittedly they are still a very good band.
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I always put the Molly's on when im on here and drunk Skylarker,it helps me to splel bteter.

To be fair i like the pogues but i've saw flogging molly live and they were superb,and i got to talk to the chick on the fiddle(and she had a full set of teeth),sorry Shane.
 
All this good music comes at a cost - just look at this;

[video=youtube;9DbUPjEbIvA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DbUPjEbIvA&feature=player_embedded#at=28[/video]
 
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