Whoa!!!!! All these guys are ripping it to pieces, this is unbelievable! These type bands like this, Fela Kuti, Zappa, Bela Fleck, etc etc. Tons of specialist musicians combined onstage, man I thank the Uni-verse for music! All the styles!
I agree, as amazing a drummer as he was, and he truly played with everyone... I actually think he was a very distinct and amazing composer who took Ornette's Prime Time Harmolodic thing to a whole other level of sophistication... was very lucky to see them twice in this period with the young Vernon Reid. once at the Newport Jazz Festival of all places and once opening for Blood Ulmer
My head is being blown off...in a happy way😁. This group of musical pros is way cool...don't wanna stop listenin'... This is for sure my type of music. So very fun to find this posting!
Living Colour were around for 5 years before they made an album. Mostly instrumental, and closer to the Decoding Society than their more radio-friendly stuff. I wish Vernon would resurrect some of that material.
Black Rock - James Blood Ulmer underpins this with a frantic ferocity of funk, blues, jazz and rock with the anarchy of punk. Give it a bash...you will not be disappointed!
What is meant is here, despite dissonant note choices and/or 'out' playing' Vernon is playing in a much more Swing Jazz-like, Bop phrasing oriented ways than he would in several years, with Living Color@@woodygould
@@egyptianminor gee, and I felt that his playing turned much more mainstream, in terms of rhythmic structure, in Living Colour. Don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone describe Ronald Shannon Jackson’s time-playing as “Swing jazz like” before.
Damn. did you actually read what I wrote? I wrote Vernon Reid"s playing, I'm talking an about Vernon Reid's playing not Ronald Shannon Jackson's playing. there's barely anything 'mainstream' about most (if not all ) Vernon' s solos in Living Color. Take for example there first single l'Cult of Personality' I don't think there is anything at all mainstream about it @@woodygould
@@egyptianminor yeah, I read it. Vernon’s phrasing is draped over RSJ’s time-playing, which is way more complicated, and frankly, just plain stranger, than Calhoun’s with Living Colour. I remember hearing the opening tune in this video, on record (yep, actual 12” vinyl!) when it came out and thinking “How the &$@#$& does anyone solo over that rhythm?”
Kaliye Palata Basic tidyness😊 Arpeggios, clever ways to use the metronome, and to practice S L O W ! Bpm at 40. Place the metronome click ”off beat”(on the 16th before the one). Then he asked. What do you want to play? Command, authority on the guitar and a humble stance and a caring attittude! A great series of one hour meetings. Now 32 years ago.
Kaliye Palata locs? Red leather cap. ESP guitars. Early living colour, gigging at clubs like ”lonestar” with 30-50 people watching, Vivid material. February - march 87.
I think "Magma" owes Ronald Shannon Jackson some royalties !! Very similar, but much better because it's not as vocal crazy, puts the vocalese in the guitar&bass .
