From Triple J's Top Tens (date unknown):
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- Bob Marley and The Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up
There are so many Marley songs that are worthy but this one just makes me go, "f**k ya! Jah righteousness. Saying it how it is bruthas." When their music hits, you feel no pain. It's part of Marley's genius; hooky as hell, inspiring and making people shake it. - Midnight Oil - Short Memory
I could have picked 'Beds Are Burning' but there's something about the sinister riff in this song and the vocal delivery. One the best aussie bands ever. FULL STOP. - Toots and The Maytals - Funky Kingston
Ever since I heard this song on a cassette with a cover that said "Reggae Hits on '75" I was hooked. It's my fav of favs. Funky, soulful. Toots nailed that shit hard. I've asked countless of DJs to play this song for me. - The Police - Message In A Bottle
The bomb. That's all that needs to be said. - Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Classic to the bone. This is some of the most funkiest music on the planet. And the man played most of the instruments himself. Living legend. Werd to the wonder! - The Beatles - Come Together
This is one of my favourite Beatles albums and it's the opening track. Surreal lyrics, great riff, hell tone. We play a version of this song. I want to play it now. - Simon and Garfunkel - Cecilia
Have you heard the rhythm bed on this track? It is the shit! Love it. So percussive. Awesome songs. Brilliant harmonies. And Garfunkel's fro... Hello! - Jane's Addiction - Jane Says
My older brother first showed me this song when I was like 16 or something. I'd never heard of these guys and they blew me away. I became a massive Janes fan after that and so wanted to be Dave Navarro. Well before he did that bunk MTV, INXS , reality TV, competition, judging, shit in a box program. Did I just say that? - U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
A classic U2 song. Great drum intro. Awesome chorus. Anthemic I think is the best description of this song. I had all their albums. They along with Midnight Oil made me realise that music was definitely a tool of the revolution. - Jimi Hendrix & A band of Gypsys - Machine Gun
This is when Jimi started getting funk dawg on the shit and for me it's his best stuff. Hendrix's great songs and sublime guitar over R&B funk beats and bass lines. Listen to the special edition double cd version of A Band of Gypsy's at Filmore East 1969. 'Machine' kicks ass on that and it's not the version that was put on the original release. This was a live record to get Jimi outta his record deal. After that management persuaded Jimi in a different direction . A beautiful yet fleeing moment in time.
Ever wondered about the following Groovin' Slowly lyrics?
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Play that Funky Kingston, you know it's our favourite song
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From Myspace Feature Playlist (08.04.2010):
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- Missy Elliot - Work It
missy elliot is the mostest bad assness. I love her and every she and timberland have done . Under construction is one of my all time favorite albums ever. - Rage Against The Machine - Mic Check
f--king awesome band . Saw them love a couple of years ago for the first time and man i’ve never been the same .by far one of the best bands ever. Respect RATM!!!!!this song kicks some serious ass. - Damian Marley - Move!
What an artist, lyricist and beat programmer. When this guy gets together with his brother stephen marley ,magic happens.welcome to jam rock is one of the all time best contemporary raggae/ dancehall albums for sure. - Bob Marley and The Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up
do I have to say anything about this song or artist/s. Legandery if you haven't heard this you’ve been living under a boring, culture less rock. Sorry but its true! - Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Booooooom this is one of the best songs ever written by A LIVING LEGEND! He got funk , he got soul ,he got mojo outta control. Werd up to the king of wonder. - Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child
a prophet on par with Marley. One of the only guitarist in the world who can make his guitar speak the heavens and scream the hells while actually playing a good song. Jimi was some of a blip on the radar screen. We’ll never be able to work out what quiet happen . But we’ll be always thankful for it. - The Cure - Pictures of You
BEAUTIFUL SONG!!!! Robert smith is an awesome song writer with a great group of band mates. There are volumes of great albums by these love cats .also another great song - Gillian Welch - Caleb Meyer
part if the old time revival I guess you could say. She really brings the old time country folk feel alive in a truly unique , and mordewrn way. She and david rawlings definitely changed my life. - James Brown - Get Up Offa That Thing
Great song. Great artist. Great band. HE CHANGED THE WORLD! PERIOD. FULL STOP. THERE IS NO HIP HOP WITH OUT JAMES MUTHAFUCKING BROWN!! AND YES THIS IS DELIBERATE CAPS. - U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
another great song by a great band with their heart in the right place. Good on them . And hey they keep getting bigger. Who’d a thunk !! - Beastie Boys - Root Down
- The Beatles - Come Together
Also, here is a list of the songs from above of which I have copies of John playing covers. I'm more than happy to send them to whoever is interested. Note that these are all from various sources and the quality differs greatly.
- Get Up, Stand Up (solo ukulele - with Slave Driver segue; solo acoustic guitar, solo acoustic guitar - with Slave Driver segue; solo acoustic guitar with Mama Kin- with Slave Driver segue; acoustic guitar with Chad Stokes of State Radio 2010; with trio circa 2008; with trio and Carus & The True Believers 2005; with trio and State Radio 2010; with trio, State Radio and G. Love 2010)
- Message In A Bottle (solo; with trio 2009)
- Come Together (with trio cira 2008, solo acoustic guitar with Brett Dennen, with trio and Brett Dennen Band 2007)
- Jane Says (jam Nicky Bomba from These Are The Days DVD)
- Caleb Meyer (with Mama Kin and Michael Caruana 2009)
Edited by pomes27, 24 May 2012 - 05:53 PM.
