When I first heard “True
Sadness” by The Avett Brothers the song’s soulful angst blew me away. Not
knowing how to describe the sound, I’m going to cheat here and share a direct
quote out of Wikipedia: Following on from Seth and Scott's former rock band
Nemo, the Avett Brothers combine bluegrass, country, punk, pop melodies, folk,
rock and roll, indie rock, honky tonk, and ragtime to produce a novel sound
described by the San Francisco Chronicle as having the "heavy
sadness of Townes Van Zandt, the light pop concision of Buddy Holly, the
tuneful jangle of the Beatles, the raw energy of the Ramones.” ‘Nuff said.
Since I got a kick out of
making up band names last April, I’m going to do that again as well. For A
let’s hear from Abalone. Unlike the gentle marine snail, this trio tears
through their sets with pure punk sensibility. Like Henry Rollins of Black
Flag, they find inspiration through the likes of great forefathers the Stooges
and the Ramones.
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All the real tunes air on member supported WNKU out of
the University of
Northern Kentucky. The web page features the current playlist and live streaming.
Love your new band name! Good to see you in action again this year!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It's so fine to find you again.
DeleteTrue Sadness sounds unique, I have to look it up and listen. Cool idea to make up band names.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Happy blogging, my dear.
DeleteI like Abalone. I've been a groupie of theirs since the mid 70's. I still had my 60's era bell bottoms and some jangles for my wrists and to weave into my long sometimes uncombed hair when I'd hit their concerts. I snuck out of boarding school with my friends to go. Oh those were the days of Abalone. Hahahaha. If you can make up a band, I can make up a history.
ReplyDeleteYou are awesome. Thank you for the grin. I wish this had been your past. ~hugs~ Have a lovely Sunday!
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ReplyDeleteNo clue why I keep showing up as posting a comment to your blog twice! Anyway, I think I will love this challenge and I have B for tomorrow.
DeleteI'm confused as you, Pam, and thrilled to seek your post tomorrow. Be well!
Delete"combine bluegrass, country, punk, pop melodies, folk, rock and roll, indie rock, honky tonk, and ragtime"<--wow, that's quite a combo.
ReplyDeleteYou are very creative and cool! Hugs.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard True Sadness so I just popped over to good 'ole Youtube to have a listen. Love it, especially the lyrics.
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