My friend Ken sent me a number of CDs recently, many of which were Ike Turner albums. The first I listened to, Dance with Ike & Tina Turner, is an amazing collection of instrumental 60's rock n' roll songs. I wondered what the heck Ken was doing listening to Tina Turner, but these tracks answered my question. Ike wrote some stomping, rocking R&B tunes that sound fresh, original and far more inspired than dreck that the kids are listening to today.
I also started listening to "A Proper Introduction to Ike Turner," which is made up of a number of songs from the 50's, showcasing Turner's band backing musicians like Jackie Brenston and Howlin' Wolf. This is the real deal, and my thanks to Kendrick for introducing me to these gems.
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I hope you're enjoying the tunes Andrew!
I really liked those Ike and Tina and pre-Tina Ike albums. I slept on them til a friend let me borrow a few cd's earlier this year. I think of Tina as being the female James Brown of the 60's. She's got soul...and she can scream with Mr.Brown.
I'm interested in hearing your comments on the other music I sent eventually. At this point I actually forgot what that all is. A good cross section oF the stuff I listen to.
I especially enjoyed hearing the original "I Idolize You," although I still picture Jon Spencer and Cristina Martinez.
Ken, I need to get you the CDs I made...I'm sorry I keep putting it off!
I also listened to John Zorn. Interesting. The middle part where there are a bunch of crazy, short jazz-meets-death metal riffs was cool. It was like U.S. Maple playing with Orentte Coleman. Or something. Aidan thought it was interesting, too. He started bobbing his head really crazy during that.
Hamster, when the heck did you post this? i don;t seem to have dates, only times. If you happen to ever check this post again, be aware that I do not own Houdini, but I believe I have heard it and I believe it is a fine sepcimen of Melvins.
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