Esperanza Spalding Rocking it on Jimmy Kimmel

[SICbass]

Great performance from last week on Jimmy Kimmel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkKhN590tN8

[yorks5stringer]

Lordy, she has changed her image!

[chris_b]

I was just going to say that!!

[chaypup]

Nice! What bass is that?

[Graham]

Just wonderful playing and singing

[steve-bbb]

i need to be in a band playing this sort of thing

[Funky Dunky]

Very talented lady for sure, but her music does nothing for me.

[HowieBass]

[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1446370471' post='2898780']
Very talented lady for sure, but her music does nothing for me.
[/quote]

I have to side with Funky Dunky here; I only made it halfway through her performance. Interesting bass though!

[Hobbayne]

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1446371742' post='2898788']
I have to side with Funky Dunky here; I only made it halfway through her performance. Interesting bass though!
[/quote]

Me too. I was waiting for the hook, but their wasnt one.

[Funky Dunky]

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1446372199' post='2898792']


Me too. I was waiting for the hook, but their wasnt one.
[/quote]

This.

[blamelouis]

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1446306836' post='2898503']
Lordy, she has changed her image!
[/quote]

I still would though.

[Sibob]

[quote name='blamelouis' timestamp='1446376488' post='2898825']


I still would though.
[/quote]

Cool contribution man, I do imagine that's why she did it.

Note: Her new album concept revolves around her taking on a different 'persona', even if it was weird for someone to 'look different' between albums, this might explain an element of it for those that it troubles/takes up brain space.

I like what I've heard of the new album, but the 'no hook' argument kinda doesn't make sense to me. Not all music is centered around hooks, pop (popular) music is, but this isn't that .

Si

[SICbass]

I didn't find myself missing a hook. I was just overwhelmed by the joy and feedom of expression of it.

[Marvin]

I thought it very good, and it's not something I'd usually listen to. More to my surprise was that my wife liked it, and if there's anyone who needs a hook in a song it's my wife

[yorks5stringer]

I was always liked songs by Fish for that reason

[JapanAxe]

[quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1446385928' post='2898930']
I didn't find myself missing a hook. I was just overwhelmed by the joy and feedom of expression of it.
[/quote]

I found myself missing a melody that I could follow, but that's what conventional pop is for.