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08-16-2005, 06:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | | What's your favourite Flecktones tune?
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Since i started playing bas 14 months ago, i have been getting increasingly interested in jazz music, and music as a whole. I was very lucky in that i discovered the flecktones by accident right before i started playing bass, and i began listening to their recordings. I can honestly say that my personal favourite is Stomping Grounds. Many people quote Sinister Minister (which is my 2nd fave), but to me Stomping Grounds defines what the flecktones are all about - one of the best and tightest bands in music today. i especially love the instrumental 'challenges' that the band members take part in. 
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08-16-2005, 08:09 AM
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Proprietor, Helland Musikk Teknologi | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norway | | Me, I dig Stomping Grounds too.
Also among my favourites are: Vix 9, Flying Saucer Dudes, UFO Tofu and Almost 12.
But there's so much great stuff from the Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, they all come as a close 2nd. 
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08-16-2005, 01:29 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Avondale Estates, GA, USA | | | My favorite is "Blu Bop".
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08-16-2005, 02:04 PM
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08-16-2005, 03:07 PM
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08-16-2005, 09:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Southern USA | | | i dig ufo tofu and the sinister minister.
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08-16-2005, 10:01 PM
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08-19-2005, 03:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: San Francisco, CA (finally!) | | | I have only heard (in depth)
1st record
Flight of the Cosmic Hippo
Outbound
Of those, I'd have to say
Flight of the Cosmic Hippo
BluBop |
08-19-2005, 11:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bay Area, California, USA | | For some reason I always get a kick out of listening to "Sleeping Dogs Lie" from their Left Of Cool album. I was so excited when I found that my college's library has a whole bunch of their CDs. |
08-19-2005, 04:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norway | | | Snatchin'! I tried to transcribe the song to play it with my band, and... well, let`s just say I died. |
08-20-2005, 12:47 AM
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Hi-fi into an old tube amp | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: SW | | | The Sinister Minister... you guys crazy? =) |
08-20-2005, 10:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wisconsin | | | I'm a big fan of the two "off the top" songs from the Little Worlds tripple cd. |
08-22-2005, 04:22 AM
| | | | Too many, although I'll mention 2 that haven't been named yet-
"Hurricane Camille"(Debut album)-
...Victor plays the head w/ Bela; nice walking/swinging bass by Vic during the solos.
"Life Without Elvis"(Ufo Tofu)-
...Time Signature varies; pretty cool head, too.
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08-22-2005, 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Dave Siff My favorite is "Blu Bop". | The 1st time I saw the 'Tones live, they only had the one album out, so they played everything they had plus a couple of soon-to-be-released "Hippo" tunes.
After they ripped through "Blu Bop", I recall thinking, "...damn, a funkier version of the Dregs".
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08-22-2005, 04:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brixton, South London | | | I still dig 'Sunset Road' - and the one that gets me everytime is 'Celtic Medley' - Victor plays some beautiful fretless on that - my other fave to play along to, and I still can't nail that bloody triplet run - is 'Monkey See' - also on 3 Flew. The best studio album is Hippo - IMO - and another classic on that is their version of 'Meshelle' - again Vic's fretless work on that is gorgeous - though, dare I say it, I did notice one bit after his solo when he's back on the bassline where...he plays slightly out of tune...I'm just glad even Vic is human - sometimes!
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08-22-2005, 09:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The cold part of California | | | Oh man. There are so many good ones.
The little worlds album in general never ceases to blow me away.
Big Country
Shanti
At Last We Meet Again
Spunky and Clarissa
Sojourn of Arjuna
New South Africa
New G Whistle
those are probably my favorites. |
08-22-2005, 10:09 AM
|  | Looking like a born-again. Living like a heretic. Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: California | | | A couple that weren't mentioned:
Flying Saucer Dudes
Bigfoot (on the Live Art album. the original came out on a Pre-Flecktones Newgrass Revival recording in the 80's)
UFO TOFU - a very underrated tune.
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08-22-2005, 10:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Washington, DC / Ithaca, NY | | | I'm a huge fan of Poindexter, and pretty much everything previously named. |
08-23-2005, 01:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New York, NY | | | Stomping Grounds and Vix 9. They're both catchy tunes, instrumental fireworks aside.
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08-23-2005, 01:44 PM
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Sex In A Pan - my band does that and the only people that cheer in the bar are the other musicians (and they cheer loud), everyone else just stares (do I hear crickets?)
Hoe Down is great.
My favorite is probably Vix 9. Especially the live version. Great tune.
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