tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277883507595966283.post3322985853144050592..comments2023-08-23T11:30:50.529+01:00Comments on The Fillmore Five Project: What Would Satan Do?Ken Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02970490152285414561noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277883507595966283.post-19806676328118731412008-10-01T13:28:00.000+01:002008-10-01T13:28:00.000+01:00Well then just enjoy the others' pain by listening...Well then just enjoy the others' pain by listening to their metal to rock out, and then play what makes you feel good inside. <BR/><BR/>It'll all work out, and you can still bang your head until you're dizzy. ;)Aunt Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12337893244898589609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277883507595966283.post-3803371152027019392008-09-29T10:46:00.000+01:002008-09-29T10:46:00.000+01:00I like that... turning like a flock of birds. Good...I like that... turning like a flock of birds. Good imagery! They did have a way of doing their own thing then coming together and spontaneously heading off together in parallel.Ken Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970490152285414561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277883507595966283.post-15095921405018522682008-09-27T03:47:00.000+01:002008-09-27T03:47:00.000+01:00The way I think of it, the Allmans are fundamental...The way I think of it, the Allmans are fundamentally a jazz band, while Skynyrd and the Outlaws are fundamentally rock bands. So the standard approach for the rockers to build tension is to go faster and go higher. Compare "Freebird" and "Green Grass And High Tides", which is unfortunately too long for jerks to request as a joke. Great songs, but simple licks played over and over at lightning speed. Duane had some fast licks, but the band, when when they wanted to create drama, everyone went everywhere, then they came back with a unison pentatonic lick and they all turned left together like a flock of birds.Dave Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052163927020492687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277883507595966283.post-73046532402423397362008-09-26T17:47:00.000+01:002008-09-26T17:47:00.000+01:00I quite like Brighton Rock, but it's not good for ...I quite like Brighton Rock, but it's not good for the teeth, eh?<BR/><BR/>The Allmans and other so-called Southern rockers aren't riff-tastic in the same way that some bands are, relying on effects, sonic trickery and all that stuff. They use rolling riffs to build tension but at the end of the day they're about so much more than simply choosing the right 6 notes to string together. 3 minute radio-friendly jingles have never been their bag. They're about the journey as well as the destination.<BR/><BR/>They're kind of the Marmite of music. You either love them or you hate them. There's no sitting on the fence.Ken Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970490152285414561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277883507595966283.post-43079257704645848832008-09-26T17:11:00.000+01:002008-09-26T17:11:00.000+01:00Southern Rock is the only kinda good rock for us A...Southern Rock is the only kinda good rock for us Allman types don't you think? Metal is not, well, us.Axe Victimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571658847673238630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277883507595966283.post-83523956601112335302008-09-26T17:08:00.000+01:002008-09-26T17:08:00.000+01:00I've always felt, rightly or wrongly, that the All...I've always felt, rightly or wrongly, that the Allmans' approach to music is kinda trancendental, that it's somehow so pure and simple yet at the same time melodically and rhythmically complex. It's the sound that pulls my soul most strongly.<BR/><BR/>By 'lightweight' I simply meant that it's not the heavy overdriven screaminess of heavy metal, is all :-)<BR/><BR/>After all, "Whipping Post" is one of the heaviest songs I know, especially when played live...Ken Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970490152285414561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277883507595966283.post-36614585341860989462008-09-26T16:04:00.000+01:002008-09-26T16:04:00.000+01:00Just because there's a discernible melody, the sin...Just because there's a discernible melody, the singer doesn't sound like Cookie Monster and the distortion is slight and sweet instead of so cranked it sounds like a band saw, that doesn't mean the Allmans are light.<BR/><BR/>And so what if they are, anyway.Dave Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052163927020492687noreply@blogger.com