Uptown Funk, Jamie Cullum cover, wow.

[mcnach]

[quote name='obi 2 kenobi' timestamp='1482491642' post='3200981']
am I in an elevator ?
[/quote]

[uncle psychosis]

I can't stand Jamie Cullum but that was actually quite good. Nice find.

[Muzz]

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1482421275' post='3200446']
I like the ethos, learning a song quick and then recording it, but this jazzed-up version just isn't to my taste.
[/quote]

Pretty much this...Uptown Funk with the funk removed.

[Heathy]

Very good, but still prefer the original by Fleur East

[gapiro]

Its well played, but I dont see the point. It juts misses the whole point of uptown funk. ie that it is funk.
Any well drilled function band with a horn section will do it far better, and is something great to play in when everyone knows all the little riffs etc that are there.

[Muzz]

[quote name='gapiro' timestamp='1482501615' post='3201111']
Its well played, but I dont see the point. It juts misses the whole point of uptown funk. ie that it is funk.
Any well drilled function band with a horn section will do it far better, and is something great to play in when everyone knows all the little riffs etc that are there.
[/quote]

All very much true IME - I'm waiting for another one in this series: the punk version of Take Five, when the band shift it to 4/4 and get rid of all that jazzy hoohah...

[ras52]

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1482502845' post='3201120']


All very much true IME - I'm waiting for another one in this series: the punk version of Take Five, when the band shift it to 4/4 and get rid of all that jazzy hoohah...
[/quote]

No need to go to 4/4 when 5/4 is so straightforward...

http://youtu.be/RK_j2LE07G0

[mcnach]

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1482504583' post='3201136']
No need to go to 4/4 when 5/4 is so straightforward...

[media]http://youtu.be/RK_j2LE07G0[/media]
[/quote]

what the...

[Muzz]

There was no need to take the funk out of Uptown Funk, but they went to the trouble to do it...

[Muzz]

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1482505175' post='3201140']
what the...
[/quote]
I know...I was waiting for the punchline...

[lowdown]

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1482505214' post='3201142']
I know...I was waiting for the punchline...
[/quote]

Really ?
And there you was Muzz, taking the piss out of Jamie Cullen and Jazz....

Merry Xmas all.

Edited December 23, 2016 by lowdown

[Muzz]

[lowdown]

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1482506246' post='3201154']

[/quote]

Must admit, it had me scratching my head for a while.

[bubinga5]

Yeah liked that. Didn't blow me away. But prefered it to the over pop original.

[drTStingray]

Really enjoyed that - like the way they kept the ascending bass part in the breakdowns as well.

Did someone mention Take Five

http://youtu.be/qKkZ5ndxuDk

Edited December 23, 2016 by drTStingray

[JapanAxe]

I enjoyed that very much. I like a cover that takes a song somewhere different.

[spectoremg]

An improvement, but only because the original's a candidate for most over-rated song of the 21st century.

[JapanAxe]

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1482572248' post='3201484']
An improvement, but only because the original's a candidate for most over-rated song of the 21st century.
[/quote]

Each to his own - I had it down as one of the best songs Prince never wrote. I liked it so much I bought the download, but I have to admit my listening pleasure has diminished somewhat with playing it so many times on gigs! (Likewise Dakota, Sex On Fire, Valerie, Mr Brightside...)

[steve-bbb]

quite nice innit

[blue]

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1482421275' post='3200446']
I like the ethos, learning a song quick and then recording it, but this jazzed-up version just isn't to my taste.
[/quote]

I don't think it's about taste. I'm not sure it's mine. However, my taste is seeing how these talented pros can get together and simply make their ideas work.

Lots of high end talent and ability in this clip.

Everything is not about what we personally like. And whether I like it or not, I'm in no position to be critical of those whose talent and ability exceeds mine by light years.

Blue

Edited December 26, 2016 by blue

[jay-syncro]

Jazzy AND funky. This is outrageous.

http://youtu.be/QRuM2rk2miQ

[lowdown]

[quote name='jay-syncro' timestamp='1482925776' post='3203534']
Jazzy AND funky. This is outrageous.
[/quote]

Yer, I agree.
This was out last year sometime. Terrific bunch of Musicians (Nashville studio players).
The brass arranging towards the end is great writing.

[ahpook]

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1482777018' post='3202683']
Everything is not about what we personally like. And whether I like it or not, I'm in no position to be critical of those whose talent and ability exceeds mine by light years.

[/quote]

I didn't criticise anyone.

If I say I don't like something I'm not that saying I don't appreciate it or the effort that's gone into it. I don't care for ballet in the slightest, but I don't deny the supreme ability of the performers nor the skill and creativity involved in the creation and execution of a performance.

[blue]

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1482964901' post='3203855']


I didn't criticise anyone.

If I say I don't like something I'm not that saying I don't appreciate it or the effort that's gone into it. I don't care for ballet in the slightest, but I don't deny the supreme ability of the performers nor the skill and creativity involved in the creation and execution of a performance.
[/quote]

If you don't dig it why comment at all?

Blue

[Muzz]

[quote name='jay-syncro' timestamp='1482925776' post='3203534']
Jazzy AND funky. This is outrageous.

http://youtu.be/QRuM2rk2miQ
[/quote]

That was terrific...