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by Zev
Fri Apr 23, 2004 2:24 pm
Forum: Other Music
Topic: janis joplin and blues vs blues/rock
Replies: 19
Views: 18361

You know there are two Janis Joplin bio-pics in the works. One with Rene Zellweger, the other will have Pink. I have a hard time enjoying any of her music but her story is pretty compelling. (I haven't heard or seen it but she supposedy turned in a heroin-drenched performance at Woodstock that would...
by Zev
Fri Apr 23, 2004 11:15 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: What's the worst swing song ever?
Replies: 99
Views: 61897

Nate Dogg wrote:...examples of rock and pop artists who turned in weak standards/swing albums.
Didn't Joe Jackson invent this genre?
by Zev
Fri Apr 23, 2004 11:13 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: What's the worst swing song ever?
Replies: 99
Views: 61897

I kinda like Don Redman's "Hot and Anxious" which I always thought was basically the same tune.
by Zev
Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:15 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: 50s bands for swing dancing
Replies: 211
Views: 114051

I'm no drummer (nor DJ either) but even I can tell you it's definitely the hi-hat. It is more annoying on some of the tracks than others. And yes Jo Jones was well known for drumming that way. What Julius is guessing it is, is something else entirely. That ride cymbal too, annoys the hell out of me ...