I could never get into him. His studio-craft was just too polished, overdressed and svelte

for my tastes. But I appreciate his musicianship even if his music was urbane.

I have yet to hear his shit. can't get it on youtube

scriptgirl said:

I have yet to hear his shit. can't get it on youtube

http://www.jango.com/musi...Taylor?l=0

and

http://vimeo.com/24742423

Not bad.

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Much if not most of his music is available on iTunes now.

I was introduced to Lewis Taylor's music at a time that I was looking for exactly what he was providing.
Well written, melodic, interesting modern Pop music incorporating just the right dashes of R&B and Rock.
(Something that wasn't written for kids and tweeners)

Regarding what ended up on some of the commerical releases.
A lot of the material I was graciously presented with included totally different mixes, that were well done, but more raw and immediate.

For the adventurous types, hunt down his takes on this Captain Beefheart material...

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...Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica - REBORN


Or for the less bold, his version of Heart of The Sunrise by YES.


Music for adventurous listeners

tA

Tribal Records

LT was a craftsman, but had dimensions and depth to his sound. I really wonder where his sound would be had he stayed in the industry. But he made some really good music.

thanks, Joe

Here ya go

http://www.mediafire.com/?499g113yd14uc

The standout tracks are Ella Guru, Moonlight In Vermount, Steal Softly Through Snow, My Human Gets Me Blues and Frownland. It's not for everyone. If you're familiar with Captain Beefheart or Zappa you'll get it right away.

Why isn't his music on youtube, though? Does he yank it down as soon as someone puts it up?

sunlite said:

Here ya go

http://www.mediafire.com/?499g113yd14uc

The standout tracks are Ella Guru, Moonlight In Vermount, Steal Softly Through Snow, My Human Gets Me Blues and Frownland. It's not for everyone. If you're familiar with Captain Beefheart or Zappa you'll get it right away.

What project is this from?

Graycap23 said:

sunlite said:

Here ya go

http://www.mediafire.com/?499g113yd14uc

The standout tracks are Ella Guru, Moonlight In Vermount, Steal Softly Through Snow, My Human Gets Me Blues and Frownland. It's not for everyone. If you're familiar with Captain Beefheart or Zappa you'll get it right away.

What project is this from?

See the above post by theAudience.

sunlite said:

Graycap23 said:

What project is this from?

See the above post by theAudience.

Ohh lawrd...wth is that? It sounds nothing like Taylor.

I can't believe this thread is almost a week old and LEWISTAYLORFAN hasn't posted.

I hope he's OK.

Graycap23 said:

One of my all-time favourite artists. Just yesterday I got two CDs of his music in the mail, The US version of the album Stoned and the Lucky single with three non-album B-sides.

sunlite said:

Graycap23 said:

Ohh lawrd...wth is that? It sounds nothing like Taylor.

That's the thing about Lewis Taylor. His influences are so vast and deep. He went all the way to the other side when he recorded this cover disc. It would be cool to see Prince do something with zero commercial potential. Something would've made Zappa say damn!

The other side? Dude must have been on something.

This is the 1st project of his that I don't care 4 at all.

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I always loved the fact that you couldn't pigeonhole Lewis. Even when I saw him live, he did his tunes, as well as covers of Funkadelic, The Edgar Winter Group, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Todd Rundgren...You're liable to hear anything on an LT album---Funk, Prog-Rock, Psychedelic, Blues, Pop and Soul...sometimes, all on the same song (LOL!!!).....

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when and where did you see him live? You have pics of this?

scriptgirl said:

when and where did you see him live? You have pics of this?

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At the Bowery Ballroom in NYC , Jan 26, 2006. (no Pics of my own, but here's one from the gig, below) ...

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At the time , it was supposed to be the first of a handful of live appearances celebrating the US release of his "Stoned" album...it was wall to wall people--Rockers, Funkateers , Hip-Hop intelligentsia, and artists like Moby and Eric Roberson milling through the crowd...he did a great show, and he appeared on Conan O'Brien a few days later...but then that was it. The rest of the concerts got cancelled, and pretty soon, word went around that he was retiring from the music business.....

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Too bad he quit cuz LT was one of the few artists out there that I thought was about as brilliant as Prince was back in the day. "The Lost Album" is a real treat for anyone who hasn't heard it. Kind of Beach Boys influenced soul-rock. Just fucking brilliant stuff.

If he'd been a better looking guy or a better singer, I wonder if he'd had more success, but then again, his music was so challenging to the listener, it almost doesn't matter.

paligap said:

At the Bowery Ballroom in NYC , Jan 26, 2006. (no Pics of my own, but here's one from the gig, below) ...

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At the time , it was supposed to be the first of a handful of live appearances celebrating the US release of his "Stoned" album...it was wall to wall people--Rockers, Funkateers , Hip-Hop intelligentsia, and artists like Moby and Eric Roberson milling through the crowd...he did a great show, and he appeared on Conan O'Brien a few days later...but then that was it. The rest of the concerts got cancelled, and pretty soon, word went around that he was retiring from the music business.....

You definitely lucked out on that one.
I was just about to cop tickets for his performance at The Troubadour 2 months later when they announced the rest of the tour was cancelled.


Music for adventurous listeners

tA

Tribal Records

I agree with you re his looks, but Lewis is one of the best singers ever.

theAudience said:

paligap said:

At the Bowery Ballroom in NYC , Jan 26, 2006. (no Pics of my own, but here's one from the gig, below) ...

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At the time , it was supposed to be the first of a handful of live appearances celebrating the US release of his "Stoned" album...it was wall to wall people--Rockers, Funkateers , Hip-Hop intelligentsia, and artists like Moby and Eric Roberson milling through the crowd...he did a great show, and he appeared on Conan O'Brien a few days later...but then that was it. The rest of the concerts got cancelled, and pretty soon, word went around that he was retiring from the music business.....

You definitely lucked out on that one.
I was just about to cop tickets for his performance at The Troubadour 2 months later when they announced the rest of the tour was cancelled.

I know!!! I had also bought tickets for a handful of us to see him again in Philly, at World Cafe Live....shame, we would've had great seats, too, right over the stage....

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