Does anyone here like/know of a jam band called Moe? I just heard a few of their songs for the first time yesterday and I'm hooked. Some of it is a little too country for me, but a lot of it is just plain kickass music. Their bassist (whoever he is) is awesome too. If you have the chance, check out a song called "Rebubula". It's over 11 minutes and they make the most of every second, plus some awesome bass playing.
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Moe.
- Thread starter MikeyFingers
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great band! My old guitarist use to open for them in a more recent band he was in... at least 8 to 10 years ago. He use to send me bootleg cassettes of them
I've been listening to them for a long time, you can hear Rob Derhak grow as a bassist. He used to slap a lot in his Musicman days, but now seems to play basslines that fit the songs more i.e...less slapping 
Some people don't like that...but I do 
Some people don't like that...but I do 
I have seen moe 5 times this year and rob just blows me away every time. Moe. is an awesome band. Check out timmy tucker off of warts and all... 7 minute (i think) bass solo... sweet
I just watched MOE live with Govt. Mule, last Friday night...
Now....I have to preface this by mentioning that I have been listening to Moe since 98' and saw em live in NY at Hammerstein ballroom in 99....
Derhak is an incredible musician!!.....We saw em at the Showbox in Seattle, this is a place where we could grab our drinks in the "big kids" section and lean against a rail while watching the band about 18 feet away...
Best way I can think to describe Derhak on bass is....Completely un-selfconcious
He looked like he was kickin back observing the groove as it went along, yet at the same time playing seriously intricate and involved bass lines at the same time.....in fact as the songs went along, he would just step forward a step and start singing, like it was somebody else doing it.....I can't express how much his performing, at least to me, seemed to embody the definition of "effortlessness" ....
I brought an old friend of mine whom I have alot of musical experience with, to the show(he also a bass player)....he had never heard of MOE....
Basically he crapped his pants watching Rob work his magic
These guys just started their tour.....Check the House of Bluse website for dates.....I can't say enough about the quality of this one-two lineup with Govt mule(They blew my mind!!!!)
Now....I have to preface this by mentioning that I have been listening to Moe since 98' and saw em live in NY at Hammerstein ballroom in 99....
Derhak is an incredible musician!!.....We saw em at the Showbox in Seattle, this is a place where we could grab our drinks in the "big kids" section and lean against a rail while watching the band about 18 feet away...
Best way I can think to describe Derhak on bass is....Completely un-selfconcious
He looked like he was kickin back observing the groove as it went along, yet at the same time playing seriously intricate and involved bass lines at the same time.....in fact as the songs went along, he would just step forward a step and start singing, like it was somebody else doing it.....I can't express how much his performing, at least to me, seemed to embody the definition of "effortlessness" ....
I brought an old friend of mine whom I have alot of musical experience with, to the show(he also a bass player)....he had never heard of MOE....
Basically he crapped his pants watching Rob work his magic
These guys just started their tour.....Check the House of Bluse website for dates.....I can't say enough about the quality of this one-two lineup with Govt mule(They blew my mind!!!!)
YEs, they switch off everynight.
I think moes going on first Saturday. For some reason I think the Mule should go on first. It seems like it would be hard to follow a band like Moe.
I think moes going on first Saturday. For some reason I think the Mule should go on first. It seems like it would be hard to follow a band like Moe.
^Nice pic. Is Trey in Moe or was that pic from something else? And what kind of bass is that? Looks a bit like a Carl Thompson, but different.
i mixed a show for moe a few years ago at a club i was working at.
bassist was using a very old pedulla at the time. like 3 people there,
and they wouldn't stop playing... like 2hours+ of the most god awful crap i've ever heard. total masturbation, very little in the way of music, written or improvised. i'm sure they've gotten lots better by now, i'll have to check them out again....well, maybe not.
definitely not in the same league as gov't mule imho.
cheers
d
bassist was using a very old pedulla at the time. like 3 people there,
and they wouldn't stop playing... like 2hours+ of the most god awful crap i've ever heard. total masturbation, very little in the way of music, written or improvised. i'm sure they've gotten lots better by now, i'll have to check them out again....well, maybe not.
definitely not in the same league as gov't mule imho.
cheers
d
trey is not in moe he just sat in with them at the roseland ballroom for a tsunami relief show and the dude form moe is playing ritter bass
o my lord yup the day tin cans and car tires came out i was hooked, from some one that loves phish seen 35 shows i started listening to moe. early and liked them, more younger and more talent.
go see um at jam cruze
but yes rob durhak is a very impresive bassist hes got a vox to, some times i think its rob behind the wheel controling the band, kinda like any les claypol band
go see um at jam cruze
but yes rob durhak is a very impresive bassist hes got a vox to, some times i think its rob behind the wheel controling the band, kinda like any les claypol band
Coward Of Reali said:
sweet! I just listened to the boot from Monday's Eugene OR show. It's up at http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=19051
