Galactic, Anyone else a fan?

[pontz]

New Orleans band in the shadow of the Meters. I saw them in New Haven Friday night. The only superstar in the band is the drummer. But they have a greeat sound, they're tight as hell, and a lot of fun. They kept me grooving for over two hours and I'm really picky when it comes to jambands.

Anyone else a fan?

Cheers,
Pontz

[schmittuml]

they are one of my favorite bands....they always keep you moving. PM me i'll get you setup with the right songs/shows/etc.

[evan_phi]

OH MY GOD YES!

I <3 Galactic.

Baker's Dozen = my fave song. I want to see them live soooooooooooooooooooo bad.

[schmittuml]

if you have not seen them live you are missing out. i have seen them about 7 times now, never missing a show anywhere in the area when they come around. Only good things happening with this band....

[derrenleepoole]

Great band. Stanton Moore is a superb drummer. Do a search for Stanton on archive.org and you'll find tonnes of freely downloadable concerts with Charlie Hunter, Will Bernard, Russo, Garage A Trois (Hunter obviously) on his own, with Robert Walter etc... worth checking out for sure. Keep an eye out for the this one:

http://www.archive.org/details/moore02-05-02.shnf

[ocnyup]

Indeed. Galactic is a great band. I have been seeing them since (around) 1995. I first heard Coolin' Off as background music playing at a club called the Magic Bag in Ferndale, MI, before a Charlie Hunter show (Natty Dread tour).

I've caught them all over the place since then, and have never missed a tour. Stanton Moore may be their resident superstar, but the whole band is gifted with being able to play right where the groove goes.

Mercurio is a favorite bassist of mine. Love that dialed-off p-bass tone.

Anyone else but me taken a bit by surprise the first time they saw Galactic perform and "The Houseman" came out in one of his suits and matching shoes?

Great band! Just great!

[pontz]

Does he play his p-bass straight into an ampeg rig?

[gkbass13]

very god band. i saw them a couple years ago...good times.

[pondscum29]

...for all those who love simple, funky bass lines. Rob Mercurio is one of my fave bassists. Since Stanton Moore is Mr. Fill, so Mercurio is the driver - cuing all the changes. P-bass/flats thru an Ampeg SVT/810. Classic! Check out their live stuff like We Love 'Em Tonight. I just saw them (again) this past Friday at the Fillmore in SF. Orgōne opened, and now I'm checking out their stuff too. Makes me want to start a side band that does something funky and give the people a great time.

[baba]

Big fan.

[MirrorRighty]

Great band indeed.

[BigBeatNut]

I'm a big fan ... never seen them live, they don't seem to come to the UK much. If ONLY I could get to see them live with Orgone (there's still a few gigs in that tour I think) ... that would be my ideal gig.

Andy

[LiF]

Love 'em!

No chance of an Australian Tour ever, though.

[Aurel]

I love'm too! Though I never had a chance to catch them live in Europe...

[sandmangeck]

check out there song tiger roll. it's amazing. everytime my two year old daughter gets it the car, she says tiger roll. i want to listen to tiger roll.

[Grantrudd]

Great band! I was going to see them last fall when they came around on tour with chali 2-na from Jurassic 5, but got too drunk, did some stupid things, and got kicked out after the opening act. huge mistake!!!

[Folmeister]

I went through a Galactic obsession last year. Great band.

[superbassman2000]

i like them too--they are groovy!
i would love to jam with them one day!

[DONZI97]

Big fan here, might be starting a Galactic/Meters cover band next month.

[pondscum29]

Originally Posted by DONZI97

Big fan here, might be starting a Galactic/Meters cover band next month.

Me too. I've already started contacting like-minded folk in the area.