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2762097, wait a minute, when did this Gary Clark cat blow up?
Posted by Tim The Creator, Fri Dec-07-12 10:24 PM
I remember this cat in Austin on the corner, thought he was a homeless guy playing guitar
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2762098, a few years ago when Rolling Stone & company decided they needed
Posted by Bombastic, Fri Dec-07-12 10:27 PM
a new young dude of the 'hip-hop generation' to play bar-band quality blues to slather with compliments and compare to Jimi Hendrix.
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2762099, Y'all are some hatin ass mfkrs man.
Posted by blueeclipse, Fri Dec-07-12 10:30 PM
I swear. lol. The dude is talented. Period. End of story. Let him enjoy his success. Damn. SMH.
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2762101, man this dude was on 6th street sounding like everyother mofo in Austin
Posted by Tim The Creator, Fri Dec-07-12 10:41 PM
>I swear. lol. The dude is talented. Period. End of story.
> Let him enjoy his success. Damn. SMH.
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2762139, Now what did I say by replying that stops dude from enjoyin his success?
Posted by Bombastic, Sat Dec-08-12 04:43 AM
>I swear. lol. The dude is talented. Period. End of story.
> Let him enjoy his success. Damn. SMH.
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2762147, bitch plz.
Posted by Binlahab, Sat Dec-08-12 08:42 AM
#1, hes hella talented
#2, he's been playing since he was like 12, & known on that austin scene for mad long
#3, youre a hater
do or die
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2762531, He sound like every other nigga on 6th street in Austin
Posted by Tim The Creator, Mon Dec-10-12 09:45 PM
>#1, hes hella talented
didn't say he was not
>#2, he's been playing since he was like 12, & known on that
>austin scene for mad long
and so are many cats
>#3, youre a hater
how, i just asked cause it seemed like a year ago I put 1 dollar in that niggas hat on 8th street
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>do or die
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2856827, lol
Posted by Ceej, Tue Nov-19-13 08:36 AM
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2762148, this cat killed it at Made in America festival
Posted by Delajoo, Sat Dec-08-12 08:57 AM
this summer. The tone on his guitar playing was great! Got Jay and Bey slowdancin at one point off to the side, im a fan.
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2762534, I was there.. didn't see that slow dancin bit though
Posted by spew120, Mon Dec-10-12 09:49 PM
two damn good performances though, but I felt like he was there to appease the "pearl jam" crowd to break up the hip-hop monotony.
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2762157, He's incredible live. Like, really fucking good.
Posted by Admbmb, Sat Dec-08-12 11:01 AM
His album is not the best, imo. The mastering is too "in your face" and squashes the best thing about his live sound: the dynamics. He's got the crappy Black Keys mastering that has already ruined their sound. It is harsh and just gives you a headache listening to it. I still have hope for him...as long as he stays in the blues/rock lane and doesn't try to trend-ride the corny pop/rnb stuff that a couple LP cuts hint at.
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2762166, Bright Lights Big City got the commercial treatment
Posted by bentagain, Sat Dec-08-12 12:36 PM
can't remember if it was an ipod commercial or whatever
but you know what I mean
that song was the jawn
'you gon' know my name, by the end of the night'
but his album was a dud IMO
I thought forsure the Grammys were gonna push an agenda for him
like they did for Alabama Shakes and Frank Ocean
but I guess they didn't like his album either
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2762539, cant wait for bavid dammer's analysis
Posted by atruhead, Mon Dec-10-12 09:54 PM
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2856837, lol @ a year ago... a year ago he was playing at the White House
Posted by lonesome_d, Tue Nov-19-13 11:01 AM
http://video.pbs.org/video/2202801749/
was actually Feb. 2012, it seems, that it aired, so who knows when it was taped. Was also all kinds of a mess, but it wasn't his fault.
I'm not a big fan - no doubt he's a great guitarist, and I'm glad there is a young Black guy getting props for repping blues, but his music is more or less ordinary; I'm pretty much with Bomb on this.
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2856844, Yeah, his music does nothing for me
Posted by CaptNish, Tue Nov-19-13 11:25 AM
That's not hate, but "eh"
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2856866, Who these other talented cats yall feel should be in his place?
Posted by Menphyel7, Tue Nov-19-13 01:26 PM
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2856878, Blind Boy Paxton, for one
Posted by lonesome_d, Tue Nov-19-13 02:21 PM
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2856887, thank you
Posted by Menphyel7, Tue Nov-19-13 02:52 PM
he an old time folk rock tho I dont see that blowing up either way..I don't see Gary Clark JR. talkin his spot that seem like two different things.
I think of GAry Clark Jr. as electric blues rock..this seems to be more Folk acoustic rock but I'll check more of it out
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2857071, I was thinking of a young guy who makes better music
Posted by lonesome_d, Wed Nov-20-13 10:59 AM
in a mostly blues vein.
BBP is more of a songster - while blues is the majority of his lexicon, he's fluent in early Black country styles as well.
Clark is more from the 'guitar hero' school of blues-rock.
But keep in mind that blues is mostly a dead genre at this point, and has been for 40 years with a few exceptions... he's not musically that much different at this point from Joe Bonnamassa, Johnny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd or anyone else who gets celebrated as the next big blues thing but is really playing music that's just more Blueshammer than Blues. Hopefully he'll get better - I'd love to see that - but the historic pattern doesn't lend me too much hope.
So the idea that Clark should even have a 'spot' should be taken by someone else is kinda silly to me, like having a 'spot' for Dixieland or something. If I had my druthers there'd be a revival of interest in old Okeh sides instead of a media buzz of enthusiasm generated largely by the attitude that 'yeah, he's not that good, but there isn't really anyone better.'
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2857076, I feel you and yea I do get more early black folk country
Posted by Menphyel7, Wed Nov-20-13 11:50 AM
He reminds me of the carolina cholcate drops.
Ill agree there needs to be a real revival thats get some attention.
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2857037, i've really dug all of the live stuff i've heard....
Posted by Voodoochilde, Wed Nov-20-13 06:59 AM
all i've heard & seen are live performances by him and i was impressed and intrigued. (have audio of a few live concerts recorded from audience, and saw him and Alabama Shakes on Austin City limits. REALLy like the live stuff a lot.
have not heard the studio record though, so cant speak to that at all.
but if dude comes round for a concert i'll be checking the show out for sure...
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