Wolfmother

[bobcat]

John - I got your email. Sorry for taking so long to say . . .

I just picked up the Wolfmother album for $9.99 today . . . it's a lot more like Deep Purple than Zeppelin, after a couple of listens . . . I still say there's a lot of the Who in there too, especially the drums and bass . . .

[atomic_punk]

They just played on Kimmel, live, outdoors. I had never heard them but thought I would check them out. I might have been impressed since the bass player came out with a MG Rick 4001, but then they played, and it would have sounded better if, A) they were in TUNE, and B) the singer didn't sound like Jack White.

[loendmaestro]

The singer should give Jack White a buck every time he opens his mouth....

[shamustwin]

This thread went form a rave to a rant!

[bobcat]

On the album, he sounds a bit like Jack White, but there's a lot of Robert Plant and Ozzy thrown in there too. The only song that really sounds like a White Stripes song is "I'm The One That Picked The Apple Tree". The song "Mind's Eye" sounds NOTHING like Jack White.

[twangs]

Just played on Letterman - I thought they sounded great. Ric looked and sounded great too. Was this a repeat?

[ealdrett]

Speaking of Jack White and Led Zeppelin, not sure if any if you heard the The Raconteurs new album. It's Jack White's side project and talk about sounding like LZ. Great album. Highly recommended and they are currently touring.

www.theraconteurs.com

[rikk]

Just came across them this week. The record rocks. Rock is back!!!!!!

[jdogric12]

I caught them on TV too. Honestly, I didn't "get it." Seemed pretty unoriginal. What is the appeal here, aside from the basic groove and feel? Not trying to be negative, I really want to know.

[loendmaestro]

I like them OK, they're on one of the labels I work for. I think the appeal is the fact that it's '70s flavored, real wood, tube amp, analog technology & no pointy headstocks!
Sure it's pretty derivative (Sabbath, Purple, White Stripes, et al) but at least they aren't wearing masks, 6 tons of eyeshadow, crying about how mommy didn't hug them like the rest of the Hot Topic divorce rock, lame-o (er, I mean EMO) bands out there.

I'd rather see them make some coin then say, I dunno My Chemical Romance, Black Eyed Peas, (insert rap act here).



Plus he plays a Rick bass. You always get cool points for that.

[jdogric12]

Yes and when he tilted the organ on its side that was pretty cool. Chris, you've just described why I quit listening to popular music about ten years ago. And to boot, Tampa has absolutely no radio (except the NPR station and a shoestring budget community station). Barely a music scene either. If my roots weren't so deep here I would haul booty in a heartbeat.

[loendmaestro]

Ahhh Tampa - Hairmetal & strippers.
I travel there for work a coupla times a year. Vinyl Fever is one of my accounts, a pretty good record store. Sound Exchange is supposed to be good too.

Forget WXTB (is that right?)- get satellite radio my friend.
I love my SIRIUS.

[notviceversa]

If you wanna see some really crazy organ(farfisa) action watch this:

Copy and paste this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmSToIqtjQM

Here is another, the first one is the best.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zv26fzxF5ek&mode=related&search=

Trent Ruane is a spazz.

[johnallg]

Chris, you beat me to it! Jason, there are old-style pirate radio stations in the sky - check out XM too.

[sloop_john_b]

Came across a close-up of his bass - you don't see Ricks this beat up very often:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/makers/100027138/in/set-389983/