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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: KickTheBobo on November 27, 2009, 05:43:46 PM
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heya. Thanks to all who helped me make that mix cd for my old man a few weeks ago. He really dug it.
So I work with this kid (okay, he's 26) who I occasionally hang out with. Nice dude, but when I first met him a few years ago, he still hadn't grown out of the RHCP/Tool realm of listening. With a gentle guiding hand, I was able to introduce him to stuff like the Melvins, Kyuss & The Black Keys.
I've been wanting to make a new mix cd for him (mostly because I am sick of listening to the same stuff at his place). What are some artists/ bands that are similar to White Stripes/ Black Keys that I can turn him on to? I tried JSBX & some garage stuff like the Oblivians but it didn't take. Slide guitar is a bonus. It would also help if this is somewhat contemporary music where the bands are still around and playing.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!
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Jimi Hendrix and Spoon
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The Glands -- "Straight Down"
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Charlie Pickett
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Heartless Bastards
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Anything with Paul Rodgers? :D
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Heartless Bastards
I'll second that. I'd also consider Deadboy & the Elephantmen or that Dax Riggs album.
I know he wasn't that receptive to JSBX, but maybe Heavy Trash?
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Dirtbombs (the gories!)
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It may not take if he's going for modern stuff, but Hound Dog Taylor is an obvious touchpoint for those Black Keys guys.
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It may not take if he's going for modern stuff, but Hound Dog Taylor is an obvious touchpoint for those Black Keys guys.
Seconded, Master.
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It may not take if he's going for modern stuff, but Hound Dog Taylor is an obvious touchpoint for those Black Keys guys.
Seconded, Master.
Yeah, and maybe a few of the more gonad-y Stooges songs?
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North Mississippi Allstars, R. L. Burnside, and all the other Fat Possum artists.
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The Black Hollies. Some of King Khan, maybe? it also sounds totally different, but I have a gut feeling that people who like The Black Keys would like Jay Reatard.
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As always, thanks for coming through folks! Definitely some great suggestions here, which I will surely incorporate into this cd.
The best part of the Hound Dog Taylor legend has got to be this:
"Blues legend Hound Dog Taylor had 6 fingers on each hand. The story has it, he amputated the one on the right hand with a razor blade, while drunk."
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xWjoeLNcmQo/R-_nj_Ex7hI/AAAAAAAABM8/eR-V-U7My_4/s320/hound_dog_taylor.jpg)
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"Come back, baby" by the Revelators on the We Told You Not To Cross Us album. PM me if you want an mp3.
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The Glands -- "Straight Down"
Holy crap! I love that album.
I say try some Girl Trouble.
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"Come back, baby" by the Revelators on the We Told You Not To Cross Us album. PM me if you want an mp3.
I saw those guys! As I recall, it was a Revelators/Danko Jones/New Bomb Turks triple bill. I even interviewed the Revelators.
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"Come back, baby" by the Revelators on the We Told You Not To Cross Us album. PM me if you want an mp3.
I saw those guys! As I recall, it was a Revelators/Danko Jones/New Bomb Turks triple bill. I even interviewed the Revelators.
sounds right as Bill Randt of the new bomb turks played drums on their second album. jeremiah, the singer, is a pal. they were from my second home town of columbia, missouri. dig up that interview and send it to me!
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Son House, Tommy Johnson, Alberta Hunter, ? and the Mysterians, Willie Dixon, Charlie Christian, John Lee Hooker, Neil Young, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Buddy Holly, Spencer Davis, Anne Briggs, Charley Patton, Hubert Sumlin
This is fun; who else can I come up with related recommends for?
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As always, thanks for coming through folks! Definitely some great suggestions here, which I will surely incorporate into this cd.
The best part of the Hound Dog Taylor legend has got to be this:
"Blues legend Hound Dog Taylor had 6 fingers on each hand. The story has it, he amputated the one on the right hand with a razor blade, while drunk."
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xWjoeLNcmQo/R-_nj_Ex7hI/AAAAAAAABM8/eR-V-U7My_4/s320/hound_dog_taylor.jpg)
Hound Dog!
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Brewer Phillips is the secret weapon of the Houserockers.
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The BellRays!
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Tijuana Hercules
Black Diamond Heavies
Moaners
Flat Duo Jets/Dexter Romweber
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Bantam Rooster and Bassholes?
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Bantam Rooster and Bassholes?
he won't be able to handle the bassholes. hell, i can't really handle the bassholes.
the black diamond heavies reminds me: thee immortal lee county killers III is a good one. their last record is probably right up that alley. especially revolution summer or boom boom.
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Bantam Rooster and Bassholes?
he won't be able to handle the bassholes. hell, i can't really handle the bassholes.
the black diamond heavies reminds me: thee immortal lee county killers III is a good one. their last record is probably right up that alley. especially revolution summer or boom boom.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Bassholes, but I wouldn't recommend them to a newcomer. "Acquired taste" is putting it nicely.
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Too bad he didn't dig the oblivions, but I would give the Gories a go. They seem more rooted and bare bones. There are plenty of treasures of the past that I've noticed many, even of that generation, have missed out on. If he isn't too aware of bands like the Monks or the Seeds then I would hit him with that.
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For more contemporary, try the Mayyors. I've played my Deads EP for some friends. The ones I didn't think would like it actually seemed to enjoy it.
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The Glands -- "Straight Down"
Amen on The Glands!! Been listening to their albums a lot lately. Great band. Makes me miss Athens.
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He may get into the Melvins' faster-tempo songs, like "Zodiac" and "Suicide In Progress."
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I would also include some Jon Spencer somewhere on there.
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He may get into the Melvins' faster-tempo songs, like "Zodiac" and "Suicide In Progress."
yeah, i turned him onto the Melvins a while ago and now they are one if his favorites.
Some great suggestions in this thread, which have also introduced me to some good tunes as well. There's this Deadboy & the Elephantmen track that I can't stop playing.
I've also rediscovered the Delta 72, who I passed off during their heyday but am now growing to appreciate.
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There's this Deadboy & the Elephantmen track that I can't stop playing.
I don't know if specific titles have been recommended, but I would go with "Misadventures of Dope" or "Blood Music" for this particular mix. I'd also recommend a couple of tunes from the DB&E singer Dax Rigg's solo album - "Radiation Blues," "Night is the Notion," and "Didn't Know Yet What I'd Know When I Was Bleeding."
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Can't believe I didn't say this before: Mountain.
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Can't believe I didn't say this before: Mountain.
Nice! Love me some Mountain. Leslie West looks strange skinny though.
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He may get into the Melvins' faster-tempo songs, like "Zodiac" and "Suicide In Progress."
yeah, i turned him onto the Melvins a while ago and now they are one if his favorites.
Whoops. Just saw that you mentioned that in the OP.
Leslie West looks strange skinny though.
An acquaintance of mine just went to Leslie West's wedding for some odd reason and said the same thing.
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MC5?
Weird War? Chain and The Gang?
some of the slower, bluesier T. Rex ("Lean Woman Blues", "The Slider", "Rabbit Fighter", "Monolith", "Chariot Choogle", etc) maybe?
"Citadel" - Rolling Stones
Do they fit the description?
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I tells ya: being a mid-thirties, rather jaded individual, it gives me much delight to "turn on" people to the whole other world of music beyond top-40. What's cool to watch is when the person starts to learn some of the tools and pathways to the *good* shit, and then finds a gem of their own, on their own. That's kinda like this kid and the Heartless Bastards. I guess in this over-saturated last.fm/top-1000list/wikipedia.org culturesphere, that joy of discovery seems to have diminished a bit. I mean, YES it was cool when that 7" you took a chance on ended up being amazing (for me, the Quicksand Revelation EP), but A LOT of the time you got burnt (Sockeye 7" - hey, it got a good revue in MRR!). I sure hope that youngsters today have something equivalent.
I hope this whole exercise doesn't paint me as a culture snob (too much). It's just that goddamn, I did my years with the Chili Peppers, and I'd rather just leave that behind with exception of perhaps a meta-ironic karaoke of "Suck My Kiss".
weird war - not bad!