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Date:         Fri, 13 Nov 1992 12:31:00 CST
From:         Demonic chuckotronic <CV01@SWTEXAS.BITNET>
Subject:      Various, assorted, sundry, miscellaneous

   First of all, re Bonzo Dog Band: Is this the group that featured Neil
Innes?  I love some of the things he's been involved in (The Rutles movie,
some collaborations on record with Eric Idle).  For all of you who know
this group, what would you advise me to look for at my local purveyor of
recorded consumables?

   Now, on to further trivial observations:


>Date:         Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:00:18 -0500
>From:         "The Chrome-Plated Megaphone of Destiny"
>              <ALEVIN@RCNVMS.RCN.MASS.EDU>
>Subject:      Re: What Makes It This or That
>
>
>Now granted, half the times labels are used, they are used improperly. Now
>excuse me while I pick up my guitar and play some jazzy heavy metal new age
>world music. 8)

   Listening to Sonny Sharrock a lot recently, huh?  :*)


>Date:         Fri, 13 Nov 1992 01:03:00 CST
>From:         SOUND CAN WASH CLOTHES <TBUCK@KNOX.BITNET>
>Subject:      interesting Pete Townshend quote....
>
>
>Anybody heard Keith Richards' new one? Is it as good as his 1988 solo
>outing "Talk Is Cheap"? My two favorite Keef-related tunes are 1) the first
>track on "Talk Is Cheap" (can't remember the title) which features Bootsy
>Collins on major-funky bass and Bernie Worrel on keys, and 2) the first
>tune on Bernie Worrel's 1989 album "Funk Of Ages" which features Bootsy and
>Keef. (Bootsy and Bernie were both a big part of the George (no releation
>to Bill) Clinton P-Funk thang throughout the 70's.)

   I've heard a couple of cuts each off of Keef and Ron Wood's new albums,
and they haven't exactly blown me away.  As a matter of fact, I'm starting to
to believe that Keef and Ron were separated at birth, only to be reunited as
aging parodies of themselves.  Ron is playing in Austin (tonight?), and the
band is supposed to include Ian McLagan (sp?) from Faces, as well as the
mandatory "surprise" appearance by Ronnie Lane (who currently resides in
Austin).

   Regarding Bootsy and Bernie -- I found the Praxis CD that "n.n."
mentioned a few days back, and I must say it has some very intense
space/funk/jazz.  Bootsy and Bernie are joined by a guitarist named
Buckethead who seems to be a pretty serious player.  He sounds like he has
learned from Hendrix/Vernon Reid/Sharrock.  This is not just
funk-for-funk's-sake -- the compositions are strong and the group sets up a
very infectious groove.  I've only had a chance to listen to it once, but I
agree with the no-nicker's recommendation -- Mutant Philosopher Chuck gives
it a 2 1/2 thumbs-up.

   This talk of P-Funk reminds me of a frightening experience I had as a
youth.  I was "fortunate" enough to see Parliament/Funkadelic in concert in
1971 (?) while under the influence of some serious pyschotropic medication.
Without going into tremendous detail (partially because I can't remember
much detail), they were absolutely *outrageous*.  I didn't know their
music, but it was more funky than anything I had heard before, and I'll
*never* forget their costumes and their stage act.  But, that was a lifetime
ago ...


      bye,
      cmv ("chronologically challenged chuckrateez")
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