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| ziakut (Slightly North of Obvlivion) | Posted: Mar 02, 2013 - 21:33 I'll play sing, sing, sing...if you sing play, play, play. |
| oldsaxon (Wales via Vancouver, BC.) | Posted: Feb 24, 2013 - 11:11 gypsyman wrote: This is great! It's nice. Horner's is great. |
| gypsyman (just passing through....) | Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 13:49 This is great! |
| danceympls | Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 13:48 Thank you!!!! <3 Was thinking Prima with my request, yet LOVE the shake up!!!! ;D |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Jan 24, 2013 - 03:48 Santana - Jingo Los Straitjackets - Sing, Sing, Sing The hangover set. |
| Proclivities (Paris of the Piedmont) | Posted: Dec 30, 2012 - 05:32 WonderLizard wrote: Benny Goodman with Krupa on the skins. Prima's band may have done it, but I haven't heard that one. Louis Prima wrote this tune, and recorded it first, though Goodman's version is probably the best known. This is a good version too. |
| atthetone | Posted: Nov 22, 2012 - 10:46 plain fun, whomp boppa loooaaa and whoa bam booo... |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Nov 22, 2012 - 10:44 NickDanger wrote: Louis Prima. Benny Goodman with Krupa on the skins. Prima's band may have done it, but I haven't heard that one. |
| msymmes (Toronto, CA) | Posted: Nov 22, 2012 - 10:42 Dancing with myself in my office. Getting nothing done ! |
| crazyossi (Wittenberge , Germany) | Posted: Sep 20, 2012 - 13:46  |
| steeler (Perched on the precipice of the cauldron of truth) | Posted: May 17, 2012 - 07:48 Misterfixit wrote: Gene Krupa, who was a friend of my father, Zebe Mann, was a frequent visitor to our house when he was on the west coast. He acted like what we would call "Manic" today. Later on I discovered that when he wasn't on Heroin he was on Amphetimines or Cocaine. He was still one of the top 5 drummers every. He was funny, and never stood still for a moment even at the dinner table. Thanks for the anecdote. |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Apr 15, 2012 - 14:14 thewiseking wrote: kitsch Kitsch tends to stick to acting, so far as I know, Friday Night Lights, John Carter. The guy is a stud, but as far as I know he is not in this band.  |
| msymmes (Toronto, CA) | Posted: Apr 15, 2012 - 14:14 I think Benny Goodman invented Rock N' Roll... |
| bev (Reno, NV) | Posted: Jan 11, 2012 - 09:47 Wow! That certainly upped my energy level...bing, zap, pow!  |
| Stingray (NWO reloaded) | Posted: Jan 11, 2012 - 09:46 shutter wrote: Wholeheartedly agree. These guys work their tails of and put on a hell of a fun show! Water for the elephants! Why Rock - "super sacko"! |
| Stingray (NWO reloaded) | Posted: Jan 11, 2012 - 09:44 Lost Straight Jackasses |
| jimbaca (Albuquerque) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 09:47 Almost sounds like Gene Krupa on the drums! |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 09:46 keller1 wrote: When my drum teacher, who is a jazz drummer, first heard this, he said "You'd swear it was written as a surf song." I play this tune, and so I've spent a lot of time listening to alternative versions of it. Listen again to the Benny Goodman version, all 7+ minutes of it, and you'll wonder how Gene Krupa stayed awake, although the groove is a bit deeper than on this version. For dynamics, though, the Straitjackets, hands down. Gene Krupa, who was a friend of my father, Zebe Mann, was a frequent visitor to our house when he was on the west coast. He acted like what we would call "Manic" today. Later on I discovered that when he wasn't on Heroin he was on Amphetimines or Cocaine. He was still one of the top 5 drummers every. He was funny, and never stood still for a moment even at the dinner table. |
| MJdub (California) | Posted: Jul 12, 2011 - 16:07 I saw these guys earlier this year at the 14th annual Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend in, of course, Las Vegas. My friend behind the mixing console actually stepped back and gave me a turn at it so I had the pleasure of mixing a few songs as well. The band was a lot of fun and they put on a great show! I managed to snap one good photo that night:  |
| shutter (You can't get here from there) | Posted: May 10, 2011 - 09:34 CarpePotus wrote: They are great in concert... see them if you get the chance! Wholeheartedly agree. These guys work their tails of and put on a hell of a fun show! |
| NickDanger (in absentia) | Posted: May 10, 2011 - 09:33 Louis Prima. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: May 10, 2011 - 09:32 Good fun, but I prefer the rollicking original. 'Tis a decent and respectful cover, though, and preserves the essential stompety-stomp of the original - 7 from the Nottingham jury. |
| kcar | Posted: Jan 04, 2011 - 15:42 polkadude wrote: My son's 7th grade band played the original version of this in concert. No wonder he loves percussion. Is it swing? Is it jazz? Is it rock? Is it surf? Is it rockabilly? Who cares,just enjoy! The best version of this song for me is Benny Goodman's band, playing in the Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert in January 1938. It always struck me as one of the first rock n' roll songs, even though it clocks in at 12+ minutes. I stumbled across my parents' LPs of this concert when I was in the 8th grade and proceeded to play the hell out of them...One of the best live concerts I've ever heard. |
| shutter (You can't get here from there) | Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 08:07 If you get a chance, see these guys in concert. They put on a really good show and work their butts off. Lotsa fun. |
| casey1024 (Between the rock & the hard place) | Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 08:06 I will say AGAIN: To cover a song and make it different and interesting - without insulting the original singer and/or songwriter is extremely creative. Since many covers are done of songs that are considered "anthems" or "classics" or defining of one genre or another, I consider it more difficult at times than performing one of your own original pieces. Of course, that is IMHO... |
| keller1 (In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 08:06 chucklesalmon wrote: That's like saying that "if someone thinks it's in tune, it is." Somethings groove, some things do not. This does not. No, it's quite different, actually. You can measure whether something's in tune objectively. Groove is completely subjective. For instance, I can't hear a groove (or, as a sidenote, even a melody) in most of the Radiohead stuff I hear and yet a lot of the locals here tell me they do. Look at some of the videos of these guys doing this on YouTube. The audience pretty obviously thinks it grooves. That's all that matters. |
| ick (S.E. La Jolla) | Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 08:06 chucklesalmon wrote: That's like saying that "if someone thinks it's in tune, it is." Somethings groove, some things do not. This does not. Who died and made you the grooveking? |
| chucklesalmon (New York City, New York) | Posted: Oct 28, 2010 - 14:09 keller1 wrote: That makes no sense. If someone thinks it grooves, then it does. That's like saying that "if someone thinks it's in tune, it is." Somethings groove, some things do not. This does not. |
| keller1 (In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | Posted: Aug 30, 2010 - 18:02 chucklesalmon wrote: Like all the people who think this version grooves. Fact:It doesn't. That makes no sense. If someone thinks it grooves, then it does. |
| chucklesalmon (New York City, New York) | Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 18:27 secretsauce wrote: Why do some people just never miss an opportunity to demonstrate that they don't know *crap* about music. Like all the people who think this version grooves. Fact:It doesn't. |
| chucklesalmon (New York City, New York) | Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 18:26 lawman wrote: Oh Yes It Does! One part of being a musician is having "that" embedded deep in your guts - these guys obviously do! But no, they don't. They really don't. Listen to the original if you want to hear 'that'. |
| CarpePotus (Connecticut) | Posted: Nov 18, 2009 - 20:00 They are great in concert... see them if you get the chance! |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Sep 16, 2009 - 19:43 I love this band. |
| pope183 (Vinyamar) | Posted: Feb 07, 2009 - 10:30 Los Straitjackets.. for the Win! support your RP! ! |
| hippiechick (Heaven, a place where nothing ever happens) | Posted: Feb 07, 2009 - 10:29 Cartoon music |
| ROSSinDETROIT (Detroit, more or less. By the Zoo.) | Posted: Nov 04, 2008 - 16:15 Oh, that was Sing Sing Sing. I was sitting here thinking "hey! that's a little like a Krupa thing. Gotta pay more attention. Like it! |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Nov 04, 2008 - 16:13 ...ye gads, this song is such a blast to play... |
| bugleboy624 (Bluefield, WV) | Posted: Sep 02, 2008 - 12:51 Still like the original so much better. Although the cover art reminds me of The Aquabats. |
| polkadude | Posted: Jul 01, 2008 - 08:05 My son's 7th grade band played the original version of this in concert. No wonder he loves percussion. Is it swing? Is it jazz? Is it rock? Is it surf? Is it rockabilly? Who cares,just enjoy! |
| smilestoomuch (Mad City, WI) | Posted: Jul 01, 2008 - 07:56 I love this piece! Kudos to Bill for playing a fun cover!  |
| keller1 (Altered States) | Posted: Apr 29, 2008 - 09:41 cc_rider wrote: Awesome. Only a buncha nuts like these would 'surf up' a big band classic.
The drum part is not NEARLY as good as the original though: when Benny's skins-banger lays into those first few beats, you KNOW it's gonna rock. c. When my drum teacher, who is a jazz drummer, first heard this, he said "You'd swear it was written as a surf song." I play this tune, and so I've spent a lot of time listening to alternative versions of it. Listen again to the Benny Goodman version, all 7+ minutes of it, and you'll wonder how Gene Krupa stayed awake, although the groove is a bit deeper than on this version. For dynamics, though, the Straitjackets, hands down. |
| FlamingLotus (South Austin, baby!) | Posted: Apr 29, 2008 - 09:23 fretman wrote: What a wacked out bunch o' guys, eh? Southern Culture on Tequila.
You say that like it's a bad thing! =^) |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Apr 29, 2008 - 09:22 Awesome. Only a buncha nuts like these would 'surf up' a big band classic. The drum part is not NEARLY as good as the original though: when Benny's skins-banger lays into those first few beats, you KNOW it's gonna rock. c. |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Apr 29, 2008 - 09:21 kitsch |
| smehan55 (Beneath a Carolina blue sky) | Posted: Feb 26, 2008 - 09:10 Cool, daddy-o! I dig these cats. |
| secretsauce | Posted: Oct 23, 2007 - 16:48 chucklesalmon wrote: Oh, jjust play the original. Or at least a cover by some better musicians.
It doesn't even groove...! oof. Why do some people just never miss an opportunity to demonstrate that they don't know *crap* about music. |
| keller1 (Taco Bell is a phone company in Mexico) | Posted: Sep 22, 2007 - 09:37 chucklesalmon wrote: Oh, jjust play the original. Or at least a cover by some better musicians.
It doesn't even groove...! oof. Take it from me, I've played this one ... it's not as easy as it sounds. |
| figsout | Posted: Sep 22, 2007 - 07:45 el horrible! |
| radical | Posted: May 27, 2007 - 15:33 suenan muy frescos MUY BUENOS |
| eastcoast | Posted: Apr 18, 2007 - 03:40 Stray Cats? |