Caught Trampled by Turtles last night at Bowery. Solid show, great energy, highly recommend. At some point while the crowd was rocking out (to 5 guys playing acoustic string instruments), I realized they sounded more like a punk band than a bluegrass band, at least in some songs. Lucky for me, a fan previously shot a video of one of their shows and uploaded to it youtube, so now we can all see what I mean:
Short songs, fast aggressive guitar (and fiddle) work, simple melodies -- yeah, it's some kind of punk rock. And the meld with new grass got me thinking about other acts that successfully combined dissimilar styles to create something new and tight.
E.g., the Police. They wanted to be a punk band, but added enough pop melody and reggae to create a new sound and sell 50 million records.
Or more recently, a (comparatively) lesser known band named Junip is mixing acoustic folk with downtempo, to redefine the chill-the-fuck-out genre.
Obviously not everyone, just a few of my favorites. Kirby Ferguson dominates the whole concept with the Everything is a Remix project, I encourage you to check it out.
Short songs, fast aggressive guitar (and fiddle) work, simple melodies -- yeah, it's some kind of punk rock. And the meld with new grass got me thinking about other acts that successfully combined dissimilar styles to create something new and tight.
E.g., the Police. They wanted to be a punk band, but added enough pop melody and reggae to create a new sound and sell 50 million records.
Or more recently, a (comparatively) lesser known band named Junip is mixing acoustic folk with downtempo, to redefine the chill-the-fuck-out genre.
Obviously not everyone, just a few of my favorites. Kirby Ferguson dominates the whole concept with the Everything is a Remix project, I encourage you to check it out.
You could have just called this post "F You Prig" - it would have been a much quicker read, haha.
ReplyDeleteHOWEVER, I do see your points above and can understand the value of a live recording. I do realize that you need to break a few eggs to make an omelet, and that the above is of a certain value.
NOTE, the Prig does also weep for the poor assholes standing behind the gentlemen/ladies making said videos above. Though whoever missed seeing Sting should probably be thankful.