Thunderbird Club

[JJR58]

That's a sweet Thunderbird at a good price! He's a club member and I know him from LBO as well.

Agreed! Wish i could scrape up the dough. Just no resources right now, Damn!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Other than the technical glitches early in the video, this may be the perfect 10,000 Maniacs live recording. The only things missing are more Natalie dancing and a THUNDERBIRD. (That said, the bass on this is beastly).



(Sorry that was missing at first. Ugh.)

 

[Kriegs]

Other than the technical glitches early in the video, this may be the perfect 10,000 Maniacs live recording. The only things missing are more Natalie dancing and a THUNDERBIRD. (That said, the bass on this is beastly).

Which video?

 

[Gaolee]

Other than the technical glitches early in the video, this may be the perfect 10,000 Maniacs live recording. The only things missing are more Natalie dancing and a THUNDERBIRD. (That said, the bass on this is beastly).

It is? It's so perfect that we can't even see it. DON'T EVEN LOOK AT IT!

If it didn't have a Thunderbird, why would you want to look at it?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Which video?

Edited. Thanks.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

It is? It's so perfect that we can't even see it. DON'T EVEN LOOK AT IT!

If it didn't have a Thunderbird, why would you want to look at it?

Because 10,000 Maniacs. And the concert prior to the TV bits included Natalie dancing, which makes my day as much as the music[1]. She's just so real and fun. Even after they got big, she had a hard time seeing herself as a star (they all did).

Allegedly, Steve played a THUNDERBIRD early on. I keep hoping I'll find proof of that.

[1] I was listening to them on headphones going to get coffee down the street earlier, and danced the whole way back.

 

[Keith Rawlings]

Yeah, that iv chord is tricky with its b3...



And without it, you'll never make any money.

Ha! I never knew it went that deep with that particular chord progression. I’ll keep that in mind as I continue to work on that 4th chord.

 

[GBassNorth]

Other than the technical glitches early in the video, this may be the perfect 10,000 Maniacs live recording. The only things missing are more Natalie dancing and a THUNDERBIRD. (That said, the bass on this is beastly).



(Sorry that was missing at first. Ugh.)

Thanks for posting that (in spite of zero bird content). In the late 1990's I was very much into NM and everything she did. After a stressful day at work there was nothing more relaxing than putting a mix of Natalie Merchant, Mazzy Star and Cowboy Junkies in the CD player. Definitely not upbeat music, but perfect for unwinding nerves and removing stress.

 

[Gaolee]

Yeah, that iv chord is tricky with its b3...



And without it, you'll never make any money.

The IV is easy enough. It's that vi that makes things a little more challenging. But, once you figure it out, there's only two country songs, three blues songs, four rock and roll songs (one of them is a punk song), and about 50 million jazz songs. Stay away from jazz. It's too confusing.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Thanks for posting that (in spite of zero bird content). In the late 1990's I was very much into NM and everything she did. After a stressful day at work there was nothing more relaxing than putting a mix of Natalie Merchant, Mazzy Star and Cowboy Junkies in the CD player. Definitely not upbeat music, but perfect for unwinding nerves and removing stress.

I found out about them in 89 or 90, and fell hard. They were usually in my personal rotation the next decade, and still show up on a regular basis. Today I'm wandering through all 10KM on youtube since I don't have all my music at work. "Carnival" is currently playing (again). An incredible band, but I never hear anyone reference them today. I like Natalie's solo stuff, too, but the band is still one of my go-to's.

Yet another band I didn't get to see back in the day. Sad thing is, they were playing constantly in Athens, GA early on- less than two hours away- but I hadn't heard them yet.

 

[PillO]

The IV is easy enough. It's that vi that makes things a little more challenging. But, once you figure it out, there's only two country songs, three blues songs, four rock and roll songs (one of them is a punk song), and about 50 million jazz songs. Stay away from jazz. It's too confusing.

Two country songs? I know the one with the wife/gf that leaves, the dog dies/runs away, and the pickup truck stops running.

What is the other one? Or are you including western in that in which case I now that song too - the one about being out on the range, eating beans and heading back into town.

 

[Gaolee]

Two country songs? I know the one with the wife/gf that leaves, the dog dies/runs away, and the pickup truck stops running.

What is the other one? Or are you including western in that in which case I now that song too - the one about being out on the range, eating beans and heading back into town.

Yep, those are the two. Both of 'em have a vi chord thrown in there somewhere. In the first song, the vi chord comes after the dog decides to leave, too. In the second one, the vi chord comes right before a tin plate of beans.

 

[PillO]

Yep, those are the two. Both of 'em have a vi chord thrown in there somewhere. In the first song, the vi chord comes after the dog decides to leave, too. In the second one, the vi chord comes right before a tin plate of beans.

Jazz is pretty easy to fake. Just play what you want and scowl at the keyboard/guitar player like he/she is doing something wrong. If they give you any grief just claim that they are hacks because they are playing the simplified version that they probably learned from a Real Book.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Two country songs? I know the one with the wife/gf that leaves, the dog dies/runs away, and the pickup truck stops running.

What is the other one? Or are you including western in that in which case I now that song too - the one about being out on the range, eating beans and heading back into town.

If there's no rodeos or dancin' or gals waitin' (or not) or cowboys gettin' shot, it's barely scratched the surface of C&W.

 

[Gaolee]

Jazz is pretty easy to fake. Just play what you want and scowl at the keyboard/guitar player like he/she is doing something wrong. If they give you any grief just claim that they are hacks because they are playing the simplified version that they probably learned from a Real Book.

And here I thought it was all about looking around, looking at the drummer, nodding sagely, then playing random stuff while smiling in an inscrutable way, then looking around some more. I can do that playing a Thunderbird. Scowling while playing a Thunderbird is nearly impossible.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Jazz is pretty easy to fake. Just play what you want and scowl at the keyboard/guitar player like he/she is doing something wrong. If they give you any grief just claim that they are hacks because they are playing the simplified version that they probably learned from a Real Book.

Or just throw in a mistake or unrelated line and keep repeating it with slight variations.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

And here I thought it was all about looking around, looking at the drummer, nodding sagely, then playing random stuff while smiling in an inscrutable way, then looking around some more. I can do that playing a Thunderbird. Scowling while playing a Thunderbird is nearly impossible.

That's the best thing about jazz- it's pretty much whatever you want it to be so long as you're really adamant about it.

 

[Keith Rawlings]

That's the best thing about jazz- it's pretty much whatever you want it to be so long as you're really adamant about it.

Just blame the horn players for everything that goes wrong.

 

[PillO]

And here I thought it was all about looking around, looking at the drummer, nodding sagely, then playing random stuff while smiling in an inscrutable way, then looking around some more. I can do that playing a Thunderbird. Scowling while playing a Thunderbird is nearly impossible.

Or just throw in a mistake or unrelated line and keep repeating it with slight variations.

That's the best thing about jazz- it's pretty much whatever you want it to be so long as you're really adamant about it.

Or you can do slightly more advanced jazz by playing suspended diminished 17th chords polyrhythmically. People may look at you like you don't know what you are doing, but that is because they aren't listening to the notes you aren't playing.

 

[GonePlaid]