I-missRichardTee

Me too! Mine is a beat demo... scratched up on the side and all, but $1300.

Fellow keyboard player - as distinct from a bored player 0_0 highly recommended this small company http://www.soundseat.com/ and yes they have a back support not inexpensive though

Amen to all of that work ethic and grit Close to supernatural indeed pablo Casals Said Bach was Divine And again he said Bach was in his own category above all others- sorry for poor paraphrasing.

You have no idea how universal this is. I remember the first Bach piece I heard years ago moved me to tears - before I even knew who the composer was. And I come from a very different musical background - western music forms a very small fraction of my listening. I still can't tell one piece from another, why the key scale is mentioned, or what the heck a fugue is. And I've seen similar reactions from friends who are accomplished musicians in the Indian classical tradition - even the die-hard purists who don't listen to any western music. Thanks for this thread, and the posts in it. Not politically correct but I couldn't care less... JS Bach is by far the greatest western musician composer in recorded western history. Pablo Casals says as much.

I was playing Meters 40 years ago!

Most of the stuff posted here are bands who got their start in the early 90s or earlier. But I don't care -- it's a great list! --Dave That was the dark side of my post ( you happily pointed out the light side ) What are todays young people coming up with?

I'll accept "leading proponent of Yacht Rock" or "the guy that ruined The Doobie Brothers" but not "intense groove machine". Educate me please?

WOW the more I listen to Nils, the more I am impressed with him... he is a bad dude. Check this cut out with Nils and Joe Sample I am loving it... a nice blend of funk and jazz.

I just listened to Nils Landgren Funk Unit "House Party". I found a bit of a surprise, I felt the horns had more of a groove than the rhythm guys. That is not always the case. Any way, keep 'em coming. Just listened to Funky ABBA this is very interesting music... thanks ! Leader singer, is a heck of jazz trombone player, extremely good... and his groove is serious. More more more!

I am older, somewhat annoying dude around here, But I have a more open mind than it might appear. So name some really hot, hard driving cuts, post, 1999!! Bands whose genesis was after 1999. Now I am not talking technique unto itself, I am talking about an intense groove machine. Here are some artists/ bands, that comes to mind from the mid to late 20th century. James B Average White Band Stuff with Richard Tee most band Steve Gadd graced Earth W fire Eddie palmeri Tower O P Tommy Sims Michael McDonald Marcus Miller Herbie's Hancock's Headhunter band Chick Corea's Return to Forever early Motown hits- though as time went forward, the groove weakened Jaco Elvin Jones Tony Williams So many cuts, but here are a few good ones Bonnie Raitt's "Something To Talk About" Aretha "Respect" Annie Lennox "Would I Lie to You" Steely Dan "Aja" These are the latter part of 20th Century. Those who wish to refute my bias towards the past, please do so, I really want to hear new and intense grooves.