Good call John! Forgot about that obscure treasure. GREAT song
title. It's POSSIBLE that it's a Dulcimer on "Cool, Calm"; Dulcimers
use banjo strings, and there are similarities in the sound. Thanks,
Chris
>
> how about "something happen to me yeasterday" , it also had
kazzos ;-)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christian Bryan" <craviola880@m...>
> To: <gracesbrianjonesclub@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:39 AM
> Subject: [GRACE'S BRIAN JONES CLUB] Re: A Question
>
>
> > Boy, I'm not sure about a toy banjo on Aftermath; I'll go
> > with "Cool, Calm, Collected" from "Between The Buttons" for the
toy
> > banjo! Thanks, Christian--- In
> > gracesbrianjonesclub@yahoogroups.com, "Mark" <mdhiggins86@h...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > In the book, Who Killed Christopher Robin, it describes the
> > various
> > > instruments that Brian played on the Aftermath album. In
addition
> > to
> > > the instruments I already knew about, such as dulcimer, sitar,
> > > bells, and marimba, he also played, strangely enough, a child's
> > toy
> > > banjo. I never knew that. Does anyone know what track he
played it
> > > on? Aftermath is one my favorite early Stones records, and the
> > > culmination of their first truly 'classic' period. For me, The
> > > Rolling Stones greatest era will always be 1964-1966, without a
> > > doubt! They were Punk rockers, fifteen years ahead of their
time!
> > So
> > > were the Who, the Kinks, and the Animals. After 1966, they
were no
> > > longer Punks, they were Gentry. Fame and money have a weird
way of
> > > quenching anger, I suppose. Don't get me wrong, the Stones
rocked
> > in
> > > the late '60s, but drugs, internal strife, police harrassment,
and
> > > ego, really took their toll. Personally, I've always liked
Satanic
> > > Majesties, and I'd much rather listen to 2000 Light Years From
> > Home
> > > than Interstellar Overdrive. 2000 Light Years, for one thing,
is
> > much
> > > funkier. I first heard the Stones music on a children's tv show
> > > called The Hilarious House Of Frightenstein, in the early '70s.
> > But
> > > it wasn't until 1980 that I got my first Stones record, High
Tide
> > > And Green Grass. I then proceeded buying them in order of
> > release,
> > > from Englands Newest Hitmakers, to Let It Bleed. To be
perfectly
> > > honest, except for the movie Gimme Shelter, I was never all
that
> > > interested in their '70s or '80s stuff, even though I did own
> > them.
> > > The Brian Jones era has always meant more to me. I love all
their
> > > early stuff, but Rolling Stones Now, Out Of Our Heads, and
> > Aftermath,
> > > are my three most favorite Stones albums from the mid-'60s. I
> > think
> > > they were at the peak of their career in 1966, as were a lot
of
> > > other artists, such as Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys, and the
Beatles,
> > of
> > > course. To me, the Stones of the mid-'60s just went from
strength
> > to
> > > strength, and those three years alone, 1964-1966, were a real
> > > learning curve. Aftermath is notable, among other things, as
the
> > > first Stones album written entirely by Mick and Keith. There's
> > also
> > > an amazing amount of musical growth and variety, depending upon
> > which
> > > version you have, of course. I grew up listening to the London
> > > Records version, which is still a great album, but the UK
version
> > is
> > > better. Don't blame the Stones though for the unscrupulousness
> > and
> > > greed of their American distributors. Capitol Records, the
Beatles
> > > distributor in the States, also employed the exact same
practice.
> > > Respect.
> > >
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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