I confess to not being able to follow the thread much, so never mind if
I'm off base. Just pickin those nits.....
As for singles, there is a pretty good book (by David Marsh?) of best
singles (rock and pop) and it is a -of course completely subjective
listing of great singles and why. A good read, inspires you to go back
and listen to say "Ticket To Ride" again...
Singles generally conjure up time and place, particulary summer singles,
so of course to pick the best means to pull together not just perfect
musical moments, but personal moments as well and combine em for a swell
experience. "It's So Nice To Be With You" qualifies for me, tho the song
ain't so hot. I still can't hear it without hearing the crackling sounds
of the 45 we had. But you're all talking punk and new wave singles,
ain't ya? Lords of the New Church: Open Your Eyes, 1983.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Morgan Keating [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 1:43 PM
> To: passenger side
> Subject: RE: the sidemen thread
>
>
> Well, I suppose...but I think the general rule to the voting process
> was
> that there really weren't any? True, a band doesn't fit the
> desription of
> "sidemen", but what the hey? A nod to the godesses...what about
> sidewomen?
> Not sure where you're going with the whole pay issue? But, I guess
> it'll
> be something for the powers that be to decide. <g> Either way, 'tis
> not a
> big deal, just me 2 cents...
>
> morgan
>
>
>
> At 01:08 PM 4/14/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >FOlks counting the Jayhawks, or even the Hawks as sidemen are kinda
> >missing the albeit very fine point. They're backing bands, more than
> >they are sidemen, who are folks like Jon W. mentioned, and Glen
> >Campbell, Leon Russell, Hal Blaine, etc.. folks hired to fill out the
> >sound of a recording session, not friends of the artist who are part
> of
> >a particular scene, like the Jayhawks. They may put their own
> particular
> >styles and sound into the recording, and are usually hailed for that
> by
> >anal musicians on down the line, who can tell every Burton lick and
> >Blaine roll <g>. They were hired because they were the whip, the
> trusted
> >for hire musicians who can nail the recording and nail it well in a
> >short amount of time. The Jayhawks probably didn't draw pay from the
> Joe
> >Henry session, at least not union scale like a true side musician.
> Maybe
> >they were paid in beer, or good vibes, I don't know, but they didn't
> >walk into the session, hear one pass of the tune and then come up
> with a
> >part, I would bet. Not that they could'nt, but I'd wager that a Joe
> >Henry session with the Jayhawks was a far different scene than Emmons
> >and Ray Price....
> >
> >Matt "hit me with your best shot" Benz
> >
