‘Cult’ artists that are good & the opposite
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Bulbous Also Tapered
I would't say he mastered the instrument.
He was often outshone by people in his own band & others. KoB is pretty much perfect though.
Tony L
Administrator
You have just done exactly that by dismissing one of the world’s most-loved and important musical forms as only having appeal to drug addicts or something! One of the daftest posts I’ve read in getting on for 20 years of hosting this site to be honest!
Joe Hutch
Mate of the bloke
What about people who call you pretentious for liking something you don't?
Tony L
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So many of the most creative people are as they grasp their ego isn’t the point of their being there. It takes a particular type of musician to see the big picture and focus on the goal, and most of my favourite creators are firmly in this category. Miles, like Bowie, Eno etc, realised getting hold of the very best and most interesting people and giving them the space to create was the way to push things forward. I love how minimal Miles can be, I think it’s about 5 minutes into Tribute To Jack Johnson before he even plays his first note! That is real confidence and the exact opposite of the typical ‘widdly widdly widdly’ cock-rock guitarist or whatever. To quote Eno (I think) “one spends the first year or two learning how to play, and the rest of one’s life learning what not to play”.
Joe Hutch
Mate of the bloke
I'd say that for music, as for visual art, I'm a 'I don't know much about music/art, but I know what I like' type. That is, I don't have the technical knowledge to usefully say anything other than 'I like this', or 'I don't like that'. For literature, my knowledge is deeper, so I'm able to give some insight into why a certain piece of writing is good, bad, or meh.
Well, a lack of ego is not something you could ever level at Miles Davis. I personally don’t think his band always got their due; this is an inherent problem with Jazz though.
Aethelist
pfm Member
Y'know? I've never hear anything by The Enid? Thanks. Of course I've heard of them "kind of" (being a music paper reading person since 1970 but I think I was maybe into different things at the time)
Tomorrow I'm going to dig them out on Spotify, if they're on there, and find out.
They're not free form improv jazz though are they?
Tomorrow I'm going to dig them out on Spotify, if they're on there, and find out.
They're not free form improv jazz though are they?
Tony L
Administrator
I really like Live Dead and that era. Less keen on the country-rock stuff, though some of it is very good. When they are in the zone live its as good as jazz in many ways (which some people apparently don’t like. ;-)), just amazing interplay and counterpoint between the guitars. I’ve got the big Warners CD box set which I should really spend a bit more time with.
I’ve always found their discography too large to know where to jump onto.
Seeker_UK
Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans
They're best described as 'symphonic prog'.
All you need to know is that the leader, Robert John Godfrey, did all the orchestrations for Harvest-era Barclay James Harvest.
Marchbanks
Hat and Beard member
Or Bowie, from what interviewees have said on TV documentaries. Or Eno, IMO.
Tony L
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I’d start with Live Dead myself. If you like that try Aoxomoxoa for some pretty bizarre studio trip-out stuff and American Beauty for some great accessible country-rock/Americana stuff. I’m not knowledgeable enough to sift through the endless live stuff, which is where the real Dead fans live. There must be years of it!
Seeker_UK
Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans
I'm not sure if you'd call them cult but there are several British solo artists I have extensive collections of who have a huge back catalogue but never really get the press they deserve after their initial fame but kept going.
Peter Hammill
Bill Nelson
Ron Geesin
Colin Potter
Peter Hammill
Bill Nelson
Ron Geesin
Colin Potter