Old Guys Who Still Rock

Saw Buffalo Springfield at Bonnaroo.  They started doing soft music, but pulled out the electrics for a rockin version of Mr Soul.  There were 14 year old rap fans that were going nuts for that, For What Its Worth and the finale of Rockin in the Free World.

Robert Plant and the Band of Joy - I am not a bluegrass fan, but these guys were awesome.  Plus they did 5 zep covers - and did them way different than the Zep versions.  

Galactic - maybe the best drummer I have seen in ages.  Singer from Living Colour

Bootsy - an hour late on stage and crowd was booing.  But he was awesome when he came out.  

Primus - what can I say - Les Claypool???  He is the Jeff Beck of bass 

Dr John - was never a huge fan, but it was a great show.  

Widespread Panic - had never listened to them before but was massively impressed  

Things that were disappointing
Gregg Allman - I loved that music in the 70s.  It has stood still.  Wasn't bad.  Just boring.  
Arcade Fire - uh - wot's the deal?  
Enimen - took about 3 minutes before I was gagging and leaving.
Lil Wayne - Came out and said "I believe in God...." then Mutha Fuggin N!gga b!tch.... over and over - uh - mixed message there.  Do not see the entertaining factor at all.  
Raves like Bassnectar - talented in the studio, but watching someone push buttons on a controller for Ableton Live - the kids loved it.  Not me.  

Still an awesome time.  
Oh
And I am in love with Allison Krauss.  I think we are getting married soon, if I can just find some chloroform.  

everybody is a critic

:-)

Nice list there Grandpa, I'm sure mine would've been similar:-)

musicman100


BUT none of those bands had a banjo player

PFWT...

Totally untrue.  Plant and the Band of Joy used bluegrass instruments to do their Americana music AND to do Zep covers.  


BTW - a bluegrass version of Black Dog, Misty Mountain Hop, Gallows Pole, Ramble On.... amazing.  

space_cowboy



Bootsy Collins did not.  

And he calls himself a musician?


Pffffft

Hey he was an hour late getting on stage.  He pissed a bunch of people off.  

looks like a banjo to me:

I can't answer right now... just broke a string.

Jon Banjovi?

This one seems fitting for the CHB somehow. 
















Probably because it's tuned to Am.

bapu

Probably because it's tuned to Am.

If not, Strummy says just twat* it to Am.

 
Amen to that brother Bapsi my Precision pluckin' Alembic 'ammering American amigo
 
 

*The English meaning is not the same as the US meaning.

 
Hmm, I believe it does, but we are more versatile when it comes to using it as a verb
 
 
 

Enimen - took about 3 minutes before I was gagging and leaving. Lil Wayne - Came out and said "I believe in God...." then Mutha Fuggin N!gga b!tch.... over and over - uh - mixed message there.  Do not see the entertaining factor at all.   Raves like Bassnectar - talented in the studio, but watching someone push buttons on a controller for Ableton Live - the kids loved it.  Not me.  

Why is Enimen and Lil Wayne even in the same ball park as the other musicians you mentioned  - 


as far as you saying the kids loved it not me - I would probably say the same thing comparing to all that live 




and I feel bad for the kids - becuase they just dont know - 


you all heard that each generation is rebellious and that the new and old generation will automatically not like the same music -

 I say hog wash - to that - I like all music no matter what decade it came out of - as long as its GOOD -  Lil Wayne and Enimen are low on my list of great musicians - not because I was born in the wrong generation - but beacause its bad music - and the kids --  they dont know better - someone told them it was good 

at least me and the new generation both like green day - so we got that going for us 

I saw Jonbouy in London and on the sunny sunshine coast of England.

He's timeless*. Does that count?






*in terms of age, not drumming.

spacey,

I'm partial to Hohos my own self.

See pic above.....