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Post by petox on Jan 27, 2004 17:17:35 GMT 9
holy crap, it was gooood. the support band (things of stone and wood) werent exactly the greatest, tho they did have some decent songs. i think there were some mixing problems tho, because i couldnt hear the guitar very well if at all, and the keyboard was too loud. they did something which ive never even thought of doing tho, they put a mandolin and then a harmonica through a wah pedal. very cool
then john butler took the stage, and every went off. i think the opening song was Attitude, which was excellent.. actually i think they opened with something else but attitude was next..ahh who cares? anyways, it was an absolutely amazing show. hes a bloody good guitarist. Betterman was the final song, and it became about 15 minutes long, i think, which is an extra ten minutes on the studio track. john did a solo, then the drummer did, then the bassist did, and the john did another solo. it went on forever but it was awesome. after they left the stage the whole crowd of about 1000 people (probably more) started chanting WE WANT MORE for a few minutes, until they returned and finished of the show as they traditionally do with Take, which was another epic.
all in all, a damn good night. only problem was some guy who got dragged out by security, then made his way back in to be dragged out again.
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Post by buck on Jan 30, 2004 18:19:03 GMT 9
Glad you finally got to see them Pete...nothing quite like a live show to bring the best out.......The band Things of Stone and Wood are a Melbourne Band.....had a couple of hits , most notibly(?) Happy Birthday Helen...I like Wildflowers as my fav song of theirs.
JBT are getting alot of air play on commercial stations lately, I dont know the name of the song, because the radio dj's never tell you who sang the last/next song anymore.....just "5 in a row, ad free". He's pretty cool Pete...
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Post by petox on Jan 31, 2004 9:24:46 GMT 9
yeap, they played HAppy Birthday
and the JBT song is Zebra, it goes off !
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Post by buck on Feb 1, 2004 19:57:48 GMT 9
you know Peter, I think I might have to buy a JBT cd...and put it next to my Ben Harper one.....I reckon they both fit in the same catagory...they both play a variety of styles
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Post by petox on Feb 3, 2004 15:16:07 GMT 9
do it do it do it do it do it !
Living 2001-2002 has two hours worth of songs on it, and there are only 15 songs ! all but one song are recorded live, and he gets a bit carried away
or you could wait until march 8th for his new album
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Post by yobbodude on Feb 4, 2004 13:11:39 GMT 9
good work petox! woo! theyre amazing live! march 8 already penciled in the diary for myself ;D dont have a jbt cd yet but i got a few downloaded but this cd... phwoar! they are actually doing a couple of lead up gigs to promote the new album b4 they head to the USA. check their site for details on em but i think its ones in bris syd and melb but u gotta be quick once they come out (next week) but its over 18s only grrrr damn stupid law mutter mutter mutter. but they will be doin a tour round oz when they get back from USA. (mental note-invest in 'Living') the only probs with tryin to play his stuff is 1) he uses open tunings 2)some use a slide which i havent mastered using yet 3) he is to good! god dammit! my fingers only move so fast  hehehe |
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Post by petox on Feb 4, 2004 14:08:43 GMT 9
lol, yeah its a bit of a challenge learning his songs..
and GOD DAMN YOU TO HELL!!!! Spiderbait are playing at that gig on march 8 too!! CRAAAAAAAPP... i wish i could go damnit... wanna take a recording device of some sort? pleeeeeeease
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Post by epicure on Apr 14, 2004 18:08:15 GMT 9
I finally got to see them play also at a recent blues and roots festival that was here in Perth. They played for an hour, was a pretty good set. Following them was Michael Franti and Spearhead, they are a great live act, they brought out John Butler to play an acoustic song with them, then they also had Taj Mahal come out and play with them aswell as Xavier Rudd. Gotta say though the highlight of it all was Xavier Rudd, if you havent seen him play live your really missing out. Hes a great act and just how he can play slide guitar, didgeridoo and the stomp box spins me out. He rates up there with when i saw Ben Harper play live, 2 of the best shows i have seen to date. Smuggled in a digi cam and got a few cool shots of them all too  |
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Post by petox on Apr 17, 2004 22:08:24 GMT 9
Xavier Rudd is one talented bugger
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Post by epicure on Apr 23, 2004 21:15:46 GMT 9
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Post by Llama on Nov 22, 2004 19:25:19 GMT 9
Ah.. I saw the name Xavier Rudd, and im all ;D
he rocks, man. We had to study him in music.. and bloody hell.. I wouldn't know what to do with 3 didgeridoos, a stomp box, harmonica, steel lap, 12 stringer, let alone play them at the same time.. im not so sure he can play that many at the same time though..
but he can hum and play the didgeridoo, and play the steel lap and stomp at the same time.. its all WHAT THE?!?!?!?!?!
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