16251 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Cool video, Joe explaining the cheesy rhythm machine for the song. I was also impressed with the Electric Grand sound in Roland <sidebar> I heard this song when it first came out in 1982. I was listening with headphones and was tripping on blotter for first time. 11 Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 That was fun! Great mic technique, using his head's distance from the mic for dynamics control. 2 Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzpiano88 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Love Joe Jackson!! I remember playing this tune Steppin Out on piano in my first band. But he leaves out the weird dry grace notes in the middle that appeared for no reason in the recording. Jumpin Jive is also classic. Plus, he sits as pianists should!! 😆 Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyS Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 JJ is v-cool................................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I saw Joe Jackson on his Night And Day tour in 1982 - great show and band. I’ve recently been thinking of that music, saw the above video and a few more - favourites include A Slow Song, and Breaking Us In Two. Thanks for the thread! Quote ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 A true icon - thanks for sharing! Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamanzarek Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I consider Joe Jackson to be one of the greatest composers of the 20th Century. He has done so many styles including extended orchestral works. 2 Quote Gibson G101, Fender Rhodes Piano Bass, Vox Continental, RMI Electra-Piano and Harpsichord 300A, Hammond M102A, Hohner Combo Pianet, OB8, Matrix 12, Jupiter 6, Prophet 5 rev. 2, Pro-One, CS70M, CP35, PX-5S, WK-3800, Stage 3 Compact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Video is 5 years old, hope he is still going strong. I saw this tour at The Lincoln Theatre here in DC. 12 hours ago, drawback said: I saw Joe Jackson on his Night And Day tour in 1982 - Me too, Rod. I had front row center seats (one of the few times in my life). Best part was there were no guitars on stage for this tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kentkeys Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 50 minutes ago, Doerfler said: Video is 5 years old, hope he is still going strong. He certainly is still going stong. He recently released an album of songs supposedly written by a long-forgotten music hall entertainer called Max Champion. He is touring the US in June and July, performing his own songs solo in the first half, followed by some Champion songs with a 9-piece band in the second half. Additional dates “to be confirmed, including Europe”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I've loved Joe Jackson since the Look Sharp! album and have seen him several times...and played covers of his songs in various bands. JJ kicks ass! I saw him do the drum machine routine a few years ago when he came through my town. I appreciate this version by Tom Brislin, who I think (?) is part of the forum. I've met him a few times at NAMM. This is a fun one. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Gehrig Charles Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I learned Steppin' Out several years ago, just as I was coming back to the piano as an adult. I need to re-visit it now that I have a few (barely a few) more skills! I've always liked that song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 Kurt Elling, jazz vocalist put a spin on Steppin Out. In case you are interested. (No Autotune device was injured in this version.) 2 Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveCoscia Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Brings back many memories. This song was a NAMM Show favorite at KORG, Roland and Yamaha booths. One year later, Van Halen's Jump dominated the NAMM Show floor. 1 Quote Steve Coscia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Great video. I love that they used the original drum machine. IIRC, the piano sound was a combination of Yamaha Electric Grand and acoustic piano (layered with the glock/xylo and Hammond, of course). I remember studying the studio pic on the lp with great fascination. You can see the Korg Rhythm 55 if you look hard enough. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Always loved that tune, the piano voicings are just so cool! And I love the bit of stage shtick he does about the drum machine. Quote Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K K Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Same here, liked the song when it came out and played on the radio around 1981-1982 and I'm glad Joe is still having a fun time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 We currently do two JJ tunes in our band -- Look Sharp, Is She Really Going Out With Him, . It always goes over well, and is a nice contrast to our other material. 2 Quote Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsongs Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Hold up - If they plugged in the Korg Rhythm 55, where's the bass coming from? Certainly that Korg drum machine didn't have a sync jack, did it? Or was it just for show and the drums and bass are coming from a DAW or backing track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 It does have a trigger out, so it's possible it could be triggering another device. But now you've "triggered" the conspiracy theorist in me. When the tech comes on stage, you can see him plug the power in, the he plugs in what looks like a single cable....assuming audio out. So it doesn't look like he plugged anything else in. Then when the drummer hits the start button, it is a hair after we hear the audio. So maybe there's an FOH guy starting the pattern and he's just trying to make it look good. (in another angle of the vid, there's a laptop behind the drum machine). Then, finally, he signals the downbeat of the first bass note....perhaps telling said FOH guy when to add the bass part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 On 1/23/2024 at 6:15 PM, cphollis said: We currently do two JJ tunes in our band -- Look Sharp, Is She Really Going Out With Him, . It always goes over well, and is a nice contrast to our other material. I've played both of those songs for years in a few bands. The piano part in Look Sharp is really fun to play. I've also played Sunday Papers, One More Time, and Got the Time...essentially 50% of the Look Sharp! album. 1 hour ago, ABECK said: It does have a trigger out, so it's possible it could be triggering another device. But now you've "triggered" the conspiracy theorist in me. When the tech comes on stage, you can see him plug the power in, the he plugs in what looks like a single cable....assuming audio out. So it doesn't look like he plugged anything else in. Then when the drummer hits the start button, it is a hair after we hear the audio. So maybe there's an FOH guy starting the pattern and he's just trying to make it look good. (in another angle of the vid, there's a laptop behind the drum machine). Then, finally, he signals the downbeat of the first bass note....perhaps telling said FOH guy when to add the bass part. I have a sneaky suspicion that the drum machine might be more for show and there's another source actually providing the rhythm and bass. I will need to watch that video again and seem to recall from the show I saw a few years ago that it looked a bit more like a stage prop...yet a fun one at that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 34 minutes ago, eric said: I saw a few years ago that it looked a bit more like a stage prop...yet a fun one at that. 100% 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Tatum Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 On 1/21/2024 at 7:17 PM, jazzpiano88 said: I remember playing this tune Steppin Out on piano in my first band. But he leaves out the weird dry grace notes in the middle that appeared for no reason in the recording. You mean those bleeps at 1:44? I never noticed those before. Yes, they are weird. The unintended result of a tape splice, perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzpiano88 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 3 minutes ago, Floyd Tatum said: On 1/21/2024 at 9:17 PM, jazzpiano88 said: I remember playing this tune Steppin Out on piano in my first band. But he leaves out the weird dry grace notes in the middle that appeared for no reason in the recording. You mean those bleeps at 1:44? I never noticed those before. Yes, they are weird. The unintended result of a tape splice, perhaps? Yeah, those are the ones. I always figured they were intentional but quirky. Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 On 1/21/2024 at 11:14 PM, drawback said: I saw Joe Jackson on his Night And Day tour in 1982 - great show and band. found this video of the concert, professionally filmed while touring in Germany. Look ma, no guitars, except for "Badger on P-Bass" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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