Nice to see Minutemen come up here on the list. Wish I still had that picture of them jamming with Charlie Haden at a live show. Boon's solos always seemed pretty harmolodic to me. Mike Watt is still a jazz nut- it's a shame that really doesn't come out in his work nowadays.
Speaking of harmolodic, anyone heard the new Joe Henry album? Dare I say that Ornette is the shining highlight of that record, esp. the coda on the title track. Definitely worthy downloading if not buying- he also appears on the opening track "Richard Pryor Addresses a Tearful Nation". He certainly makes a better collaborator that Henry's sister-in-law, Ms. Ciccone.
Best,
Jason
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Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 11:58:37 -0400
From: "matt krefting" <mkrefting@hotmail.com>
Subject: Watt
man, the live shows i saw of watt doing the whole "engine room" opera were
totally killer. one w/ baiza and one w/ cline.
while his albums may not show it, watt is still one of the best live acts i
can think of. he gives 110% a night and even when he really blows a clam
during a song it's a hott watching him recover. his tour diaries which can
be checked on his page (www.hootpage.com) are truly unique documents of a
completely original mind. too bad he's been on tour w/ mascis in a far less
inspired setting for the last year or so. i guess he'll be doing his own
