About five years ago I'd sit at backyard BBQ's and Pool Parties pissed off at Rock for not bridging the gaps between competition. The speakers were flooded with new sounds. It was killing me that Hip Hop and Country was creating huge waves sharing microphone space. Artist's appearing with other Artists.
The greatest thing about the Great Recession of 2008. Rock's ego has been dropped at the door. As much as I want to give Dave Grohl of Foo Fighter's and Nirvana all the credit. You can't. McCartney's been recording studio hopping as well. The Stones can't keep the world's biggest of their live performance stage. Sammy Hagar is having a brilliant time revamping his multiple camps.
A master at the game of microphone swapping is Stephen Stills. I'd try and paint his resume on your computer screen but end up losing you at hello.
His new band, a three-piece blues-rock outfit called the Rides, presents one of the more intriguing team-ups of the year.
The longtime Crosby, Stills & Nash member works alongside Electric Flag keyboard player Barry Goldberg and blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd on the Rides’ first album, ‘Can’t Get Enough,’ which comes out on July 30. Fortunately, we don’t have to wait that long to enjoy a taste of the record.
‘Rolling Stone’ has posted an exclusive premiere of the song ‘Word Game,’ which Shepherd enthusiastically described as “Classic Stephen: conveying the type of message about the world that he is so well known for. He’s just calling people on their hypocritical bulls–t.” Stills offered somewhat less effusive praise, saying that “It probably could have used an extra day of practice, but because [drummer] Chris [Layton's] groove is so good, we chose to go with what we had.”
As it turns out, what they had was a roiling, guitar-fueled take on a vintage Stills song that had been performed live but never recorded, and a track that, while decidedly short on the spine-tingling harmonies that his other trio is known for, offers emphatic proof that he can still work up a sweat.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Stephen Stills Reincarnated Again
About five years ago I'd sit at backyard BBQ's and Pool Parties pissed off at Rock for not bridging the gaps between competition. The speakers were flooded with new sounds. It was killing me that Hip Hop and Country was creating huge waves sharing microphone space. Artist's appearing with other Artists.
The greatest thing about the Great Recession of 2008. Rock's ego has been dropped at the door. As much as I want to give Dave Grohl of Foo Fighter's and Nirvana all the credit. You can't. McCartney's been recording studio hopping as well. The Stones can't keep the world's biggest of their live performance stage. Sammy Hagar is having a brilliant time revamping his multiple camps.
A master at the game of microphone swapping is Stephen Stills. I'd try and paint his resume on your computer screen but end up losing you at hello.
His new band, a three-piece blues-rock outfit called the Rides, presents one of the more intriguing team-ups of the year.
The longtime Crosby, Stills & Nash member works alongside Electric Flag keyboard player Barry Goldberg and blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd on the Rides’ first album, ‘Can’t Get Enough,’ which comes out on July 30. Fortunately, we don’t have to wait that long to enjoy a taste of the record.
‘Rolling Stone’ has posted an exclusive premiere of the song ‘Word Game,’ which Shepherd enthusiastically described as “Classic Stephen: conveying the type of message about the world that he is so well known for. He’s just calling people on their hypocritical bulls–t.” Stills offered somewhat less effusive praise, saying that “It probably could have used an extra day of practice, but because [drummer] Chris [Layton's] groove is so good, we chose to go with what we had.”
As it turns out, what they had was a roiling, guitar-fueled take on a vintage Stills song that had been performed live but never recorded, and a track that, while decidedly short on the spine-tingling harmonies that his other trio is known for, offers emphatic proof that he can still work up a sweat.
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