More Music Questions

[beawr]

Well, we all seem to be in a music minding mode, so I have a few questions to toss out:

1. Jimi Hendrix - Although American born, was he basically a British Musician?

2. Best Jam Band now playing?

3. Is there anything better than being a musician to get laid?

4. Beethoven or Mozart?

5. Grateful Dead or Allman Brothers?

[bedtimeforbonzo]

1. 3. Is there anything better than being a musician to get laid?

Yeah, a Kennedy.

[jimbo fett]

4. That's getting "laid" not "shot."

[jimbo fett]

2. My answers...

1. So?

2. God, I hate jam bands.

3. Being filthy rich without having to work for it.

4. Mozart

5. Neither. .38 Special

[proud patriot]

3. My answers

1. Jimi Hendrix - Although American born, was he basically a British Musician? He was discovered in Britain and was treated w/ more
respect there .

2. Best Jam Band now playing? Los lobos and Santana

3. Is there anything better than being a musician to get laid?
I wouldn't know

4. Beethoven or Mozart? BACH

5. Grateful Dead or Allman Brothers? Allman Brothers IMHO

[yella_dawg]

5. Hmm...

1. Jimi Hendrix - Although American born, was he basically a British Musician?

Jimi was a traditional American Blues musician. Like a lot of American Blues artists, he went to Europe where the blues were more popular to make a name.

2. Best Jam Band now playing?

Who cares?

3. Is there anything better than being a musician to get laid?

Ride a Harley.

4. Beethoven or Mozart?

Beethoven, hands down.

5. Grateful Dead or Allman Brothers?

Screw them. Floyd.

[OneBlueSky]

6. well . . .

1. Jimi Hendrix - Although American born, was he basically a British Musician? and this matters because . . .?

2. Best Jam Band now playing? call me crazy, but I happen to like the String Cheese Indident

3. Is there anything better than being a musician to get laid? don't know . . . can't play a note, and I sing terribly . . .

4. Beethoven or Mozart? Mozart, of course . . . or maybe Handel . . .

5. Grateful Dead or Allman Brothers? the original Allman Brothers (with Duane) were a great band . . . and they rehearsed occasionally . . .

[wysimdnwyg]

7. Hmmm...

1. Jimi Hendrix - Although American born, was he basically a British Musician?
American! But then, I hate that we can't just call them musicians.

2. Best Jam Band now playing?
Widespread Panic

3. Is there anything better than being a musician to get laid?
Money

4. Beethoven or Mozart?
Mozart

5. Grateful Dead or Allman Brothers?
Depends on my mood. Mood music = Dead. Get up and boogie = Allmans.

[BOSSHOG]

8. Getting Laid?

A Sailor on liberty in his Cracker Jacks. End of discussion.

[elperromagico]

9. I'll answer everything but 2.

1. Jimi Hendrix - Although American born, was he basically a British Musician?

He was a musician. That's enough.

3. Is there anything better than being a musician to get laid?

Yes. Porn actor.

4. Beethoven or Mozart?

Mozart.

5. Grateful Dead or Allman Brothers?

Mozart.

[beawr]

10. My Answers

1. Jimi Hendrix - Brit Rock, American Blues, And, yes, it really doesn't matter

2. Los Lobos

3. I am a musician, but I have also directed live theatre - theatre wins no matter what your inclinations

4. Beethoven

5. Grateful Dead

[Character Assassin]

11. Hendrix was a definitive American musician

1. He was a session guitarist for and toured with Little Richard, the Isley Brothers, and King Curtis.

2. Never has been a 'best', never will be.

3. Debatable.

4. Neither. Debussy, Ravel and Sibelius.

5. The Allmans. The Grateful Dead are one of the worst bands in any genre, and any time, from any place on earth.

12. re: the Dead --wonder why Duane liked playing with them then?

or why they shared the bill intentionally with them at Watkins Glen?

or why they picked the same construction for their band? 2 guitars, bass, 2 drummers, keyboard?

my answers

1 -- Hendrix is an American. He was a U.S. paratrooper. Even the freepers would have to give him that.

2 -- I'm not familiar with the current crop, but Los Lobos kicks

3 -- money talks

4 -- today, I'll go with Beethoven

5 -- depends on the incarnation of the Dead and the Allman's. When Duane was alive, the Brothers; the Dead's peaks were 68-70 and 77-79, IMO. After that they started to lose their "punch".
Fleetwood Mac was also right up on worthy jam level when Peter Green was still with them.

[elperromagico]

13. Maybe because Duane smoked a lot of weed too.

17. another LOL!!!

Good answer!

it was that or the mushrooms...maybe he was just trying to get ahold of some Owsley acid?

I think there was a little more to it, but that's just my opinion.

[Character Assassin]

14. He was a kind man, who took pity on the musically retarded

I think perhaps he saw it as charity work.

I'll double what you said about Los Lobos. I was a stage guard for them twice at UofO in Eugene, standing right behind the left speaker stack, and they KILLED.

And, they still kill.

15. LOL!!!

well, I don't have to agree with you, but your answer tickles my funny bone anyway.

Lesh was classically trained, degree in classical music before he joined the Dead, I'd hardly call that musically retarded. Everybody's got different taste, that's all.

As for Los Lobos, I saw them play in front of the World Trade Center on Puerto Rico Parade Day. Not only did they kick, but it was quite fun/subversive them going from old traditionals which pleased the mom and pop mainstream crowd, to playing in a completely searing, dangerous, distortion-laden (pick your adjective) style -- all right in front of the World Trade Center to boot.

[elperromagico]

16. Well, some of us just don't like 30 year jam sessions.

To each his/her own.

[beawr]

18. Heeeeeyyyy

I saw the same Los Lobos Concert and it WAS kick ass

19. Compadre!

so you know what I mean.

At the time and then later when the towers came down, I thought a lot about all the weird energy swirling around that place. I also saw Fripp play in the World Financial Center atrium a couple of times, another guitarist who sends out some very spooky (in a good, not evil sense) notes.