bubinga5 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Have a lot of this guys music, but this is a real standout record for me.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NLTuEZRFNg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 As a guitar playing friend says to me, his guitar has notes on it that mine does not. Staggeringly talented player with a quite unique sense of timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Steve Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 This is still awesome, every time I see it. A Change Is Gonna Come - with Tina Turner. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUK-ekiNv-8"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUK-ekiNv-8[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1413651845' post='2580600'] Have a lot of this guys music, but this is a real standout record for me.. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NLTuEZRFNg[/media] [/quote] The Robert Cray Band are a great live band for their music content and tasteful playing, saw them recently at Guildford, terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Steve Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 And of course he was the bass player in Otis Day and the Knights in National Lampoons Animal House. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyguts Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Seen him twice. First at the Hammersmith Odeon back in 1990 or 91 - its was a long time ago.... He was superb, a great gig cos Mr Cray was the warm up for BB King. Second time this year at the Anvil Basingstoke. Again very good, funky and bluesy - what's not to like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Genius. GReat song although I love the one the burny cigarette one too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubis Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I was at that Hammersmith gig! Great playing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 [quote name='grumpyguts' timestamp='1413659975' post='2580712'] Seen him twice. First at the Hammersmith Odeon back in 1990 or 91 - its was a long time ago.... He was superb, a great gig cos Mr Cray was the warm up for BB King. [/quote] He was also playing with Clapton in those days at his annual Royal Albert Hall concerts, along with Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Johnny Johnson (of Chuck Berry piano fame) among others. Wonderful concerts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1413651845' post='2580600'] Have a lot of this guys music, but this is a real standout record for me.[/quote] How about this version @9.40? [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IVbJa6LiwI"]https://www.youtube....h?v=4IVbJa6LiwI[/url] Then go back to the start of it and put your life on hold for an hour and a half of "Yeah baby!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I saw him at Hammersmith as well. I've been a fan for years. Tasteful player and a great backing band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I've seen RC quite a few times, mostly in the early days, and the best (IMO) was the original line up. Richard Cousins, what a player. I saw those guys a lot. I've played many of his numbers and we opened with Phone Booth for longer than I care to remember. I last saw him at Shepherds Bush a couple of years ago, and was very disappointed. He played efficiently, did 60mins to the second, no chat, hardly acknowledged the audience and no encore. He just looked like he wanted to be somewhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Saw him at Hammersmith too with Richard Cousins playing a Danelectro Longhorn if I remember correctly. My overriding feeling though was that it was identical to the studio albums and I might as well have just listened to them. Very proficient but also very sterile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 [quote name='mybass' timestamp='1413656955' post='2580668'] The Robert Cray Band are a great live band for their music content and tasteful playing, saw them recently at Guildford, terrific. [/quote] Was that at Glive , so wanted to be at that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyV Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Yep, used to play Strong Persuader album to death when it first came out. Saw him live at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival earlier this year. Thoroughly decent live and I really enjoyed it. Couple of dyed in the wool jazzers who were with me were less than impressed tho as Jazz it certainly is not!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 [quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1413658036' post='2580681'] And of course he was the bass player in Otis Day and the Knights in National Lampoons Animal House. [/quote] I did not know this Great film and a while since I've watched it. Must dust off the VHS at the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I first Bob at the Reading Hexagon in 1987! He's still sounding good 30+ years later. There's a great album called Showdown with Robert Cray, Albert Collins and Johnny Copeland - it's on spotify at http://open.spotify.com/album/1JpYINQFmNwF09qnvdKUFe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 [quote name='ead' timestamp='1413961901' post='2583984'] Great film and a while since I've watched it. Must dust off the VHS at the weekend. [/quote] One of my favourite films - when I saw it again recently after many years, I realised how much of the dialog has sunk into my common lexicon. (ditto Tom Hanks' 'Bachelor Party') Katy: I think l'm in love with a retard Boon: is he bigger than me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 [quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1413972969' post='2584160'] One of my favourite films - when I saw it again recently after many years, I realised how much of the dialog has sunk into my common lexicon. (ditto Tom Hanks' 'Bachelor Party') Katy: I think l'm in love with a retard Boon: is he bigger than me? [/quote] My favourite, and one much abused where I was working at the time was Niedermier to Flounder: "A pledge pin...on your uniform. Drop and give me 20". Or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnm93 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Very, very good. Still sounds like a 'fresh' artist... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Live from across the pond is worth checking out. Great mix of his old and newer stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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