Phnymiboy Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Hornsby is on Jay Leno tonight, Thursday. And oh yeah, some guy named Eric Clapton is playing with him. Nice. http://bigfun3.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/BigFunThree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydogg Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 This Eric Clapton kinda sucks. http://www.junkbelly.org http://www.facebook.com/junkbelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pierce Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Damn. What's that thing where you can set you Tivo from your phone or something? I need that thing right now... --Dave Make my funk the P-funk. I wants to get funked up. My Funk/Jam originals project: http://www.thefunkery.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 What's that big GEM thing he is playing?? Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 That was the Promega 3. More info here. I had the Leno show on, but volume way down as people sleeping nearby...I would need to hear that Hornsby song again to decide if I dig it or not. On first listen, sounded a bit busy with the drums and some other kazoo-like sound. Sax with FX? Synth? Vocal FX? Not really sure, but there was some kind of buzzy counter melody that was a bit distracting. The other guitar player singing backups received a lot more camera time than Clapton. I am generally a Hornsby fan, but have not checked out his new stuff at all. I will need to do this. Regards, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Jx Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I was disappointed with the performance. You could barely hear the vocals. You could barely hear the keys. You could hear the drums, Clapton's solo, and a cacophony of sound. No disrepect to Clapton, but I think this is an odd pairing. I'm trying to imagine Clapton taking Methany's place on Harbor Lights, or any cut on Spirit Trail, and I just don't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDP Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 What's that big GEM thing he is playing?? I don't know....nice "X" stand though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 That was some tired old shit. gear list.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ferris Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I sort of dug it. The groove was strong, kinda hip hoppy. The bass player and drummer were slammin'. The mix did blow, too much drums has mentioned, but maybe they meant for the drums to be out front like that to get that highly rhythmic effect. It was more 16th note busy, not the typical straight 8th stuff I'm used to hearing BH play. I thought his voice sounded very cool. I haven't listened in depth to all his records, but I'd never heard that vocal color from him before. Clapton sounded like himself, he wasn't playing a ton of notes so it was a nice contrast to the rhythm section. The show is beyond lame though, I'll give it to Christmas. Those guest comedy skits are certainly a barometer for the continued dumbing down pop culture mentality. Just sorry two of my buds lost their gig--Trombonist Matt Finders and Trumpeter Kye Palmer. Matt and Tenor player Ralph Moore had been there since Day 1 so they made some dough but Kye just got in on the tail end of it. https://soundcloud.com/dave-ferris https://www.youtube.com/@daveferris2709 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I've watched 3 episodes so far, 2,3,& 4. Next week when the CSI family begins their new season, Leno will go by the wayside for me. Any time you have Robin Williams having to severely censor himself, you've got problems. I didn't care for the Hornsby song at all. I'm used to hearing him cook on piano, but on that song, I wondered why he even had the piano there. He played it only with the left hand when Clapton was soloing, and it was inaudible. And did I notice a lyric cheet sheet on the GEM? National TV and you can't remember the lyrics? Lame "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimw Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm used to hearing him cook on piano, but on that song, I wondered why he even had the piano there. Yeah, I was expecting to see (and hear) him play more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepay Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 My take on the performance and Leno's new show in general: 1) Was VERY interested to see them play, but of course I wanted more piano in there than Bruce gave us, and I agree with many that sometimes it was a cacophony rather than good-sounding music, and it sure would have been nice to hear the lyrics a bit more clearly. 2) I've always liked Jay Leno, and I much preferred his Tonight Show to Letterman, but so far in obvious attempts to make this show a bit different, it's falling flat. Comedian Jim Norton's bit the other night was really bad, and D.L. Hughley's last night wasn't much better. 3) Leno doesn't seem as excited as he did when greeting the audience. He used to say, "WELCOME to the Tonight Show!" Now, maybe it's just because he's a bit humble, he doesn't throw the name of the show out there and just doesn't seem as enthusiastic about it. 4) I used to like hearing the closing theme of The Tonight Show (I think written by Branford Marsalis), and I sometimes play it because I think it's a cool tune, but now he cuts right to the local news with no outro. 5) I think NBC made a big mistake. The Tonight Show is a tradition, and Leno had the show on top for years. Conan O'Brien just doesn't bring the same quality to it in my opinion. 6) I think the only way Jay's new show works is if he pretty much exactly duplicates what he did on The Tonight Show. The two chairs with no desk is weird...needs a desk, and it's really ok to do Headlines before the guests rather than trying to switch it up by having it after the guests. Steve (Stevie Ray) "Do the chickens have large talons?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 6) I think the only way Jay's new show works is if he pretty much exactly duplicates what he did on The Tonight Show. The two chairs with no desk is weird...needs a desk, and it's really ok to do Headlines before the guests rather than trying to switch it up by having it after the guests. Dude, it worked for Arsenio to have no desk... didn't it? "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepay Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 6) I think the only way Jay's new show works is if he pretty much exactly duplicates what he did on The Tonight Show. The two chairs with no desk is weird...needs a desk, and it's really ok to do Headlines before the guests rather than trying to switch it up by having it after the guests. Dude, it worked for Arsenio to have no desk... didn't it? Pretty sure that's just a joke, but obviously Arsenio's show didn't last very long, and Jay isn't hip enough to sit there without a desk in front of him. Steve (Stevie Ray) "Do the chickens have large talons?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Pretty sure that's just a joke "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Missed the performance last night, but just heard the tune on the web site for the new show. Interesting, different, busy tune, but the vocals/groove still sounded recognizably "Bruce" to my ears. The grand piano largely seemed to be window dressing. Even though I'm a GEM fanboy, I wonder why he just didn't come out with the piano, as he appeared to be using the Promega 3 for a piano patch(?). I'm also wondering if Eric Clapton chewed up what would have normally been a piano solo or two....and what was up with that bass clarinet? "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylethiessen Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Interesting thing I saw on the show - Hornsby's organ player, JT Thomas, actually playing a real organ. All I've ever seen him use is an XK-2 and I've never understood why he didn't at least move up to the newer generation of clones. XK-3c, FP-4, and an 01/W in the closet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humannoyed Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I hate I missed that even if it is getting a bad report. I love most of Hornby's recordings. So...Clapton is trying out keyboard replacements? Winwood then Hornsby....who's next? Day "It is a danger to create something and risk rejection. It is a greater danger to create nothing and allow mediocrity to rule." "You owe it to us all to get on with what you're good at." W.H. Auden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepay Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I hate I missed that even if it is getting a bad report. I love most of Hornby's recordings. So...Clapton is trying out keyboard replacements? Winwood then Hornsby....who's next? Day Others can correct me if I'm wrong, but this was pretty much Clapton joining Hornsby not the other way around. I suppose unless you meant Clapton is hoping to have Bruce join him down the road. I don't see the two as a good match personally, but I know nothing. Steve (Stevie Ray) "Do the chickens have large talons?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Completely apathetic. I changed channels 2 minutes into the song. Yuck. The drummer was really bucking for facetime. Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoKen Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Don't know how much 'real' organ was played. I could only hear it at the very end. There was a Korg of some kind sitting on top of the Hammond... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Looked like a Karma. "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I like Hornsby, but I got my fill with the Keyboard Mag. interview - those nice stacked fourth chords did enough for me. I fell asleep as Leno came on. "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 The paper on the keyboard could have been the form... with Clapton "sitting in" if you can call it that, there were likely some late arrangement changes. I've always been a major fan of Hornsby but tend to fall off the bandwagon during his messy spells. Looks like another one, all right. ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I've always been a major fan of Hornsby but tend to fall off the bandwagon during his messy spells. Like with the Dead. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I've always been a major fan of Hornsby but tend to fall off the bandwagon during his messy spells. Like with the Dead. Man, well said. Never got that band, ever. ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Says the Dead fan when he runs out of acid, "this band sucks!" "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyMoe Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Terrible!!!! Very disappointing! Montage 7, Mojo 61, PC-3, XK-3c Pro, Kronos 88, Hammond SK-1, Motif XF- 7, Hammond SK-2, Roland FR-1, FR-18, Hammond B3 - Blond, Hammond BV -Cherry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I can sum up that performance in two words: sonic diarrhea. Horrible song, Crapton's solo was laughably bad, and Hornsby barely played. And Leno is a douche nozzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrell Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 douche nozzle. Note to self: add to lexicon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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