instrumentally speaking (was Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG))

1999-03-09 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 9-Mar-99 RE: Tweedy quote/alt.countr.. by "Jon Weisberger"@fuse.ne I'd be hard-pressed to think of examples of instrumentals in the alt.country field that don't fall pretty clearly into the out-of-classic-country stream, rather than the, er,

Re: instrumentally speaking (was Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG))

1999-03-09 Thread Kelly Kessler
Sez Carl: One problem I see with your logic, Jon, is that much of the rock side of alt.country's influences (especially the punk artists), for whatever reason, don't include many instrumentals. Bands influenced by the Clash, the Sex Pistols, and the Velvet Ungerground tend to sing (or

Re: instrumentally speaking (was Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG))

1999-03-09 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 9-Mar-99 RE: instrumentally speaking.. by "Jon Weisberger"@fuse.ne The Sadies have a few on their album (I think the surf influence has a lot to do with it... Not to mention the bluegrass/country one g, which I'm reminded of because there was a

Re: instrumentally speaking (was Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG))

1999-03-09 Thread RMould5417
In a message dated 3/9/99 3:02:04 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: True. I offer surf for a reason, as it is an instrumentally-based style of rock. Off the top of my head, I can't think of many twang bands who incorporate surf other than the Sadies (though I haven't heard

Re: instrumentally speaking (was Re: Tweedy quote/alt.country (REAL LONG))

1999-03-09 Thread JKellySC1
In a message dated 3/9/99 3:22:44 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I can't think of many twang bands who incorporate surf other than the Sadies Deke dickerson did a few surfy numbers at the Cheapo instore on saturday. Good stuff. Slim