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Was there ever a Tighter band than...
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There are some absolutely phenomenal bands out there that we don't get access to easily. You have to be on a quest to discover musical excellence amid a sea of mediocrity these days. Early '70's FM radio was a goldmine. If you get the chance, check out Casiopea. They are a Japanese band formed in the early '70's comprised of Issei Noro on guitar, bassist Tetsuo Sakurai, keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya and various drummers. They've had a few personnel changes over the decades, but remain consistently great. Noro is fantastic.
Check out their live DVD that catalogues their performances over a decade or so. There is one solo that involves Franz DiCioccio drumming on a piece of sheet metal being held and bent by another band member as he played to change the pitch. Unique, creative and jaw dropping.
This today tech, prog, djent pretty much modern technical metal is all about tightness. Also it's all about credibility many of these bands sequence the drums but live if it doesn't stack up with a human drummer and no way to quantize they wont make it a minute.
You can ask the band Rings of Saturn if you can't cut it live you won't last. For those who aren't familiar with them. This group recorded all of their music on half time then sped it up because they couldn't do it at full speed. Then the guitarist from the band was launching a solo career. He was asking for 30,000 on kick starter but the video of him playing his solo music was guitar pro and him just pretending to play the part. It was clearly a midi track.
Any group of guys bassist Nathan East or drummer Harvey Mason played with.
I always carry an extra instrument cable and keep it on top of my amp for critical shows------ James was much more prepared.
In ththe early 90's I saw "Fattburger", the whole band was tight, but the bassist...I got the impression that if you heard this guy practicing, you might actually hear " metronome slop", little ticks now and then where the machine wandered a bit. I've heard plenty of bands who were tight, but this guy's timing actually stuck out because it was just so tight.
Good point. No one does that.
Well, if we're going there, I'm gonna say the Fab Foux and many of the hundreds of other tribute bands out there.
Truth is, it's really not hard to be a "tight" band when you're playing the same material night in and night out, unless you're sloppy drunk or trying to cover 13 guitar tracks with a single instrument (or as in Led Zeppelin's case, both)
I saw that band open for the Dillinger escape plan. While I'm into heavy music, it just wasn't what I would call "good". I didn't know about that scandal, but screw those guys.
I've seen Rush 27 times. Consistent, and consistently great. I couldn't imagine a tighter band...and I don't recall even a misplaced note!
Sting in the 80s, with Omar Hakim, Kenny Kirkland and Branford Marsalis...that was completely badass. Dave Matthews Band is consistently great, too. Toto is awesome live.
While my favorite guitarists are Alex Lifeson and Jeff Beck, the best live guitarist I've ever witnessed is Chris Poland. (I even jammed with him for a song. ) But I was all of 5 feet away from him for his version of Jimi's Machine Gun. Absolutely incredible.
Sting in the 80s, with Omar Hakim, Kenny Kirkland and Branford Marsalis...that was completely badass. Dave Matthews Band is consistently great, too. Toto is awesome live.
While my favorite guitarists are Alex Lifeson and Jeff Beck, the best live guitarist I've ever witnessed is Chris Poland. (I even jammed with him for a song. ) But I was all of 5 feet away from him for his version of Jimi's Machine Gun. Absolutely incredible.
Man, Dillinger... Talk about a band that plays some crazy shipoopie and pulls it off tight as a drum live. The first time I heard them, my initial thought was "I am so bad at math!!!"
I have seen DEP live before too they're a great band. Yeah the scandal got blown openby precious members and other musicians. Seens like it's mainly the guitarist/BL Luke whatever. He asked for 30k and thought no one would notice he was miming a midi track. Like you could tell even with the guitar pro realistic play back that it was a computer. I do feel bad apparently the other guitarist they have who joined is apparently the real deal and very good but unfortunately he got into this band. However if you see guys recording half time and speeding up its on you to walk. I know it's hard as a musician but this scandal ruined their name and those associated with it. Once you lose credibility in the metal world you're done for.
Agreed! Any band that can pull off the middle section of 21st Century Schizoid Man at incredibly high speed live is tight in my book!
I know no-one will like this or even listen to it, but a modern progressive metal band called Periphery is undoubtedly the tightest band ever. No-one will ever come close to them.
That is their soundcheck. The complexity of the song, and the fact that they have three guitar players, all playing different things, with interlocking rhythms, and a bass player who matches them...well, I defy you to find anything tighter
Can anyone beat 48secs?
