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Al Green on Leno Tonight (5/21) I attended the taping this afternoon. More later.
Watch the friggin' performance! tA  Tribal Disorder
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oooh! I gotta remember to catch this. Just listened to his new album. LOVE it! "Try to remember how you used to feel about me
and think about how you're treating me now. Then try to reconcile them, if you can. But you don't even remember, do you?" | |
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Didn't know. Thanks for the heads up.
I'll be watching in a matter of minutes. | |
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 I'm on it!!!!
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theAudience said: I attended the taping this afternoon. More later.
Watch the friggin' performance! tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 any special guests in his band? | |
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Scrapluv said: any special guests in his band? Not really, just very able solid players. Al's daughter is one of the background singers. tA Tribal Disorder
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The Reverend did 2 numbers from upcoming album...
...Lay It Down (Tuesday 5/27) Standing In The Rain closed The Tonight Show. Afterwards he performed Lay It Down. (which can possibly be seen here for at least a few more hours. Watching the band during rehearsal/soundcheck that afternoon, I was struck by how much joy and enthusiasm he still has for the music. And that brings up an issue. Hopefully all of us that were graced with "advanced copies" (regardless of how they were acquired) and claim to have an affection for true Soul/R&B music will go out next Tuesday and actually buy a copy of the album. Give the man some respect while he's still alive to appreciate it. Off of the soapbox, The Tonight Show band (led by guitarist Kevin Eubanks) sounds very good and comes across quite well in the studio. Got a chance to talk to Kevin after the show. Nice fellow. An insightful response from his website as to why less talented people seem to make it these days... Music is one thing and business is another. It's called the music business and right now, it's more about the business. This is not the age of the Artist. We don't count as much as we have in the past. It's sad. Those that have a talent for business will do better at this point. Those who have both will do the best. There was a time when an Artist was respected. That is not this day. This does not only pertain to music. It is pervasive in all the Arts today. It can also be seen in the absence of spirit in our society. The Arts or Spirit is the blade of grass sticking out of the block of cement. This society is looking for what can be held in hand, not what can be held in the heart. So what does the Artist matter? We are not material enough to matter. ...http://www.kevineubanks.c..._talk.aspx tA Tribal Disorder
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theAudience said: I attended the taping this afternoon. More later.
Watch the friggin' performance! tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 If Jay wants to freak out the Rev., he should bring him a plate of hot grits. | |
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uPtoWnNY said: If Jay wants to freak out the Rev., he should bring him a plate of hot grits.  That could get you at least a...
...lightning strike. You know that The Rev has friends in high places. 
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theAudience said: uPtoWnNY said: If Jay wants to freak out the Rev., he should bring him a plate of hot grits. That could get you at least a...
...lightning strike. You know that The Rev has friends in high places.
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i forgot to watch the show last night.  | |
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BSK3478 said: i forgot to watch the show last night.
 All hell naw!
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theAudience said: BSK3478 said: i forgot to watch the show last night.
All hell naw!
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http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 I didn't forget, I just missed the thread 
Would we have caught a glimpse of you, perchance? I hope you had a good time.  "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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theAudience said: All hell naw!
tA the weirdest thing about it was like i was sitting around last night like, "i feel like i'm forgetting something..." now i know what i forgot.  s'okay though, i'ma make it up to the rev'rend next week when i buy his album.
cubic61052 said: Would we have caught a glimpse of you, perchance?
I hope you had a good time. i didn't spot him when i was watching the video link up there...he must've been hiding. 
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BSK3478 said: theAudience said: All hell naw!
tA the weirdest thing about it was like i was sitting around last night like, "i feel like i'm forgetting something..." now i know what i forgot. s'okay though, i'ma make it up to the rev'rend next week when i buy his album.
cubic61052 said: Would we have caught a glimpse of you, perchance?
I hope you had a good time. i didn't spot him when i was watching the video link up there...he must've been hiding.
Sort of. I was backstage during that tune. If you look just to the left of the drums at around the 0:58 minute mark you'll see some idiot back there clapping. That may or may not be me...
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Oh man, I was gettin' all worked up here about turning on the tube and seeing brother Al in an hour or so and then it hit me... I'm a whole day behind this thread. Damn.
Thanks for the Kevin E. quote tA. That was deep...unfortuantely. How the hell did I miss this thread yestereday???  | |
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theAudience said: Sort of. I was backstage during that tune. If you look just to the left of the drums at around the 0:58 minute mark you'll see some idiot back there clapping. That may or may not be me...
tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Saw ya! I'm glad you had a good time.....I need to cop that CD..... "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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So pissed that I missed this...just now seeing the post.
To your point t/A, come next week, I'm buying 4-5 copies to give to people. I can't get enough of this music and everyone I know will more than appreciate it. The Rev live just can't be missed...  | |
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cubic61052 said: theAudience said: Sort of. I was backstage during that tune. If you look just to the left of the drums at around the 0:58 minute mark you'll see some idiot back there clapping. That may or may not be me...
tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Saw ya! I'm glad you had a good time.....I need to cop that CD..... Found a video of a wacky woman interviewing some of Al Green's band members in front of The Tonight Show studios. The trumpet player is from Tallahassee, knows The Professor and actually took a lesson from him. tA Tribal Disorder
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Do you have a name?
I meet musicians all the time here in ATL that know/have heard of The Professor....some reactions good, some not....I'm guessing it might depend upon what grade he gave them 
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cubic61052 said: Do you have a name?
I meet musicians all the time here in ATL that know/have heard of The Professor....some reactions good, some not....I'm guessing it might depend upon what grade he gave them
His first name is Pete, don't remember his last name. I'll get it from Al and let you know. Regarding his students, I know he kicked one kid out of class for not practicing while I was there last week.
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DakutiusMaximus said: Thanks for the Kevin E. quote tA. That was deep...unfortuantely.
...A shot I took of him after the show. tA Tribal Disorder
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Wow...they have long semesters....most kids are done by now....
He can be a bit harsh, sometimes when it is not necessary....hopefully it was deserved this time. "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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cubic61052 said: Wow...they have long semesters....most kids are done by now....
He can be a bit harsh, sometimes when it is not necessary....hopefully it was deserved this time. I actually phrased that wrong. He told me about it while I was there. It happened the prior semester. Look, if you have an assignment due on a given day and that assignment is to be able to play a certain piece of music and it becomes obvious on the day of the assignment that you haven't put any time into learning the piece at all, what do you expect? Btw, the Chairman backed him. tA Tribal Disorder
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Ow... Point made.... "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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"Music is one thing and business is another. It's called the music business and right now, it's more about the business. This is not the age of the Artist. We don't count as much as we have in the past. It's sad. Those that have a talent for business will do better at this point. Those who have both will do the best. There was a time when an Artist was respected. That is not this day. This does not only pertain to music. It is pervasive in all the Arts today. It can also be seen in the absence of spirit in our society. The Arts or Spirit is the blade of grass sticking out of the block of cement. This society is looking for what can be held in hand, not what can be held in the heart. So what does the Artist matter? We are not material enough to matter."
I want to comment on the Kevin Eubanks quote, however do not want to jack, nor distract from the Al Green thread.....care to start another on this topic? "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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cubic61052 said: "Music is one thing and business is another. It's called the music business and right now, it's more about the business. This is not the age of the Artist. We don't count as much as we have in the past. It's sad. Those that have a talent for business will do better at this point. Those who have both will do the best. There was a time when an Artist was respected. That is not this day. This does not only pertain to music. It is pervasive in all the Arts today. It can also be seen in the absence of spirit in our society. The Arts or Spirit is the blade of grass sticking out of the block of cement. This society is looking for what can be held in hand, not what can be held in the heart. So what does the Artist matter? We are not material enough to matter."
I want to comment on the Kevin Eubanks quote, however do not want to jack, nor distract from the Al Green thread.....care to start another on this topic? Go for it. tA Tribal Disorder
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