bONES Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 not sure if this has been posted yet..31-JAN-08 NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALL-STARS LEE'S 19+ $20.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I'll never see them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 For $20, i'll go again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I'll never see them again.Why not?I saw them this past March in Florida and they smoked. How many bad shows have you seen from these guys, if its just one, I'd give them another shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Once they start with the Luther-penned tunes, the Allstars should be renamed The House-Leaguers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 not much of an explanation, but to each there own I suppose. I'll likely be there enjoying it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I've seen them four times, but their studio albums have gotten incrementally worse. It has everything to do with Luther's inability to write good songs and their evolving Big Star/rock influences, plus he doesn't have a rock voice. When they were the raw blues band of their first album, I was really excited. But they've lost most of their blues relevance. It's frustrating for us original fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 same nite as moe in buffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 same nite as moe in buffalod'oh! Didn't think of that. Sorry NMAS ... i think i'd rather spend the bucks on moe. Never let you down in Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 It's frustrating for us original fans.I was listening to these guys before I even knew who Phish was. The show I saw in Florida was all blues, maybe it was because they were down south, but there was nothing rockstar about it, I thought it was actually pretty dirty.I suggest you download the late night show from Langerado last year, its pretty sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRev Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 At one time I was a massive fan. I know I came to them late, but I first saw them after Polaris was released. The show I saw was mind-blowing - Oct 1/03 at Lee's. I listened to it for ages after that. Picked up Shake Hands with Shorty and 51 Phantom and they're both monstrous records, I love them. I finally got my hands on Polaris a while later and realized why everybody was hating on them just as I was starting to like them - it's an incredibly shitty record! Don't care much for Electric Blue Watermelon either.I saw them two nights in a row at the Horseshoe in early 2004 and those shows were also great. Saw them again the next time they were through, at Lee's again, after Duwayne Burnside had left, and thought it was so-so. Not that Duwayne added a great deal - most of his tunes were Albert King-style Chicago blues rockers - but the stuff they were able to do with two guitars was what impressed me. Chris Chew is NOT a heavy bass player at all; I think if they're going to sound good live again as a three-piece they've gotta get Chew playing like Allen Woody.In any event...I might check it out to see what they sound like these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I know their stuff fairly well. I gotta know what I criticize. They can still bring it when they stay within their strengths. They're still a youngish band, so there's hope that they'll regress. Both 51 Phantom and Polaris are virtually unlistenable, but there work on Hill Country Review was excellent, however Electric Blue Watermelon was disappointing, even though it was blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Depending on my ice fishing plans, I may go to this.I've enjoyed every live show I've heard or downloaded. Any band can sound great (or shitty for that matter) in the studio, so I never base my opinion on that. If I did, I'd see alot less live shows and miss out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I actually think they are a good studio band with albums that have excellent production values. I have a problem with their direction. That being said, the show will no doubt be good because they are a good live band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Check it out;http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=505141 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRev Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Both 51 Phantom and Polaris are virtually unlistenableAre you serious man? Those two albums couldn't sound more different from one another in my opinion. I group Shorty and Phantom together, I think they sound alot alike, even though Shorty is all blues standards and Phantom's got a fair bit of Luther's writing. You can't get down with tunes like Sugartown and Lord Have Mercy? They stand closer to tunes like Po Black Maddie > Skinny Woman than tunes like Otey and whatever the hell else is on Polaris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Yes, both 51 and Polaris are nothing alike. My beef with 51 Phantom was that it is predictable and boring. Polaris is too syrupy for my tastes, and I blame Jim Dickenson's influence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 bump Thursday night Jaimoe see ya there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRev Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Still can't decide if I'm going to this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Shit, I'll go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Jaimoe said "But they've lost most of their blues relevance" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 are you gonna make it starhead? I live close to the venue if you want to meet up for some drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRev Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 I can't stand seeing Luther play such shitty gear man...Marshall Valvestate amps...I mean, that's not exactly pro shit.However - the promoter owes you a beer, Bones, cause after seeing that vid I feel I will attend after all. Tugged at the old heartstrings. And shit, Cody Dickinson is a great drummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 are you gonna make it starhead? I live close to the venue if you want to meet up for some drinks. I teach Tuesday & Thursday nights until 10pm and then have to clean up the shop. I won't get down to Lee's until at least 10:30'ish. I am thinking about going as it's been a long time since I was out at a show, but I wouldn't be able to meet up for pre-drinks thanks for the offer though c-towns However - the promoter owes you a beer, Bones, cause after seeing that vid I feel I will attend after all. Tugged at the old heartstrings. And sh!t, Cody Dickinson is a great drummer. agreed! how do I cash in on said beer hopefully I'll catch you boys down there (although I don't have a ticket yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deranger Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 I fuckin love them, and luther dickenson is a heavy slide player, I'm not aware of that many other guys in the blues realm who can play slide that melodically. they are a fuckin amazing band IMO and I can't wait for the chance to see them again. I will be on the floor dancing like a motherfucker. And motherfuckers dance hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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