This tune is off it's tits, great stuff reminds me of The Doors I was waiting for him to say "The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on.............
I wonder whether Basho was influenced by Qawwali music. His vocals certainly suggest it. For those criticizing the soliloquy portion, it is a bit goofy, but not pastiche. This is 1971. Basho definitely developed more and his art improved further. But I don't think you can deny two things in this track: (1) the brilliance of his guitar playing; and (2) his earnestness.
@@mixchief I do understand. With Basho's vocals, you either learn to appreciate it or you can never accept it. I don't think anyone will admit to "loving" his voice right away. Nevertheless, I do suggest checking out California Raga from Bonn Ist Supreme from 1980 or Forli Italy 1982. Both are significantly different and show how his art and ideas developed. I find both markedly better and more interesting too.
@@christopherorman5769 Highly appreciate your knowledge shared and listening recommendations. I guess I'll be that single exception, admitting to instantly connecting with his vocals, from the get go ... even the goofy parts. ;-) But the key (otherwise I'd never have felt that) is what you mentioned about the earnestness in the performance. If that's present, you'll devour anything in life. Which is a bit of a double edged sword, as being earnest weighs nothing without a fourth component: the underlying message. I think he sang about good and beautiful things, Basho.
Ha ha ha...I'm laughing at your name and your comment. I don't get Robbie Basho either, and his fans are a bit precious about anyone who dares to say anything in contradiction to their opinion of him, which is kind of sad when the guy sounds like a demented relation of Demis Roussos singing from the bottom of a well within the walls of an asylum. I find his guitar playing incredibly mundane also. Each to his own..
@@craaazycat His guitar playing is mundane? With all due respect, if there is a single thing that is not mundane about this guy that is definitely his guitar playing. What is not mundane can you tell me? Guitar players like Merle Travis, who relentlessly alternate their thumbs? The guy's technique is very much original and creative. He uses highest 2 strings as pedal notes, lays down the melody and harmony in the 3rd and 4th strings, makes extensive use of harmonics, and you call it mundane. I don't know...
