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OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: 71Tele ()

Date: May 8, 2012 05:27

I was in the Barnes and Noble today and kept hearing this music which sounded to me like some obscure Stax compilation I had never heard. One soung after another of great Memphis-style soul and Cropper-esque guitars. Turns out it was a new band called Alabama Shakes. I bought the CD immediately (I NEVER do that). You can hear Al Green in the singer's voice. These kids have it. A breath of fresh air.

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: Send It To me ()

Date: May 8, 2012 05:43

Nice. Sounds like I Got The Blues and Let It Loose had a baby.

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: Koen ()

Date: May 8, 2012 06:33

Reminds me of Janis. A great singer in a mediocre band.

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: whitem8 ()

Date: May 8, 2012 07:00

I disagree about them being a mediocre band. They sound pretty darn good. I agree about this being a melding of Let it Loose and I've Got the Blues. Sounds very good!

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: Doc ()

Date: May 8, 2012 08:19

I discovered them a few months ago.
The voice is nice, even if she sometimes sounds like a pale imitation of Janis.
The album is a nice listen though

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: Come On ()

Date: May 8, 2012 08:29

Solomon Burke have some songs on record also....

I was driving home early Sunday morning through Bakersfield...

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: jpasc95 ()

Date: May 8, 2012 08:31

I like it too..lots of feeling in her voice.

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: Mathijs ()

Date: May 8, 2012 09:35

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71Tele
I was in the Barnes and Noble today and kept hearing this music which sounded to me like some obscure Stax compilation I had never heard. One soung after another of great Memphis-style soul and Cropper-esque guitars. Turns out it was a new band called Alabama Shakes. I bought the CD immediately (I NEVER do that). You can hear Al Green in the singer's voice. These kids have it. A breath of fresh air.

Fantastic band! You should listen to this as well:

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Mathijs

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: Hairball ()

Date: May 8, 2012 10:03

Sounds a bit unoriginal (a little too retro), but I suppose they're better than alot of other new bands,
and I'd be happy to see them in a bar for free during Happy hour.

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: 71Tele ()

Date: May 8, 2012 10:10

I think the comparisons to Janis are superficial. I guess every time a woman singer is influenced by the blues, Janis comparisons are inevitable. I'm not that big a Janis fan. These guys are much more Stax-Memphis influenced than Janis was.

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: 71Tele ()

Date: May 8, 2012 10:11

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Hairball
Sounds a bit unoriginal (a little too retro), but I suppose they're better than alot of other new bands,
and I'd be happy to see them in a bar for free during Happy hour.

Damning with faint praise?

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: MartinB ()

Date: May 8, 2012 12:18

I saw them live last week in Brixton. Great voice and crisp sound, but I tend to agree that the band is mediocre.

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: wanderingspirit66 ()

Date: May 8, 2012 16:25

Great sound. I saw them on the David Letterman Show last month. Check this out

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: kowalski ()

Date: May 8, 2012 17:30

This band is great. Couldn't believe what I was hearing the first time I listened to their music.

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: camper88 ()

Date: May 8, 2012 22:35

Great band.

I was just going to post that I'd heard them today through a friend.

Great minds think alike and fools seldom differ, I guess.

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: 71Tele ()

Date: May 8, 2012 23:24

Nice to see the love for these up-and-comers. I am a fairly jaded older guy and I like very little that is new. These guys really caught my ear. I love their unpretentiousness and the pure joy thay find in their music. The tasty singing and Memphis guitar sounds don't hurt either.

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: Barney ()

Date: May 9, 2012 13:55

I saw them live last week in Bitterzoet in Amsterdam, Holland. We had a great evening!Lot's of soul, but also rocking and the lady singer sings her heart out!
Earlier that night they were on Dutch television (DWDD)and were announced as the hottest band of this moment....

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: still ill ()

Date: May 9, 2012 14:49

I like the idea and the playing is fine(the guitarist is quite Ronnie-ish i think) but the songs themselves are pretty average imo.

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Re: OT: Alabama Shakes

Posted by: crumbling_mice ()

Date: May 9, 2012 15:07

Good stuff...the drummer needs replacing though!