We don't need no stinkin lyrics!
…just a drumkit, a bass, and a guitar. An electric guitar that is, that raw, raucous wild animal that can make a man cry or send a crowd careening around the room like a carousel broken loose from its pinnings.
And the man onstage with the electric guitar—-if you can see past the dancers to get a look at him-—he’s known as Tiger. A southpaw, he wears a slide on his right pinky and a smile on his face. He plays a note, shakes the slide along the string, creating a wicked vibrato. His smile broadens. No question, he loves what he’s doing. The bass man is smiling too, and so is the drummer; that’s a rockin’ rhythm they got going, judging from the dancers’ enthusiasm.
Tiger strikes the string again, ferociously, and the notes come screaming out of the amp, an ol’ tube amp that Tiger built himself. He makes his way to the edge of the stage, then leaps onto the dance floor. With his guitar he’s teasing the dancers, stalking the audience. He whips the guitar around and plays it behind his head—-cool enough, yeah, but we’ve all seen that. Wait—-he’s dropped the guitar! No—-he’s got it on the floor and he’s playing it somehow. The dancers circle round, the rhythm sections eases up, dropping the volume down low, so low that for a moment you could almost hear somebody whisper. Those in the audience that are still sitting get to their feet so they can see, curious about what’s going on. Is Tiger licking the guitar neck? No, no, he’s playing slide, holding the slide in his mouth! Now he’s playing with his foot!
The bass and drums lean into it a bit harder. More people are standing, crowding around, craning their necks to watch. They see the slide hit the ground and Tiger flip the guitar over. Now the guitar is face down, strings on top of the slide. Starting low, Tiger slowly pushes and shakes the guitar over the slide, the pitch rising, the rhythm and volume increasing, the tension swelling. Tiger keeps pushing the guitar along the floor, the slide moving simultaneously up all six strings. People are hollering, whistling, shouting, jumping. Tiger’s bouncing the guitar on the slide, pushing the pitch ever higher, the bass and drums pumping and thumping harder and harder. Then the guitar is suddenly back in Tiger’s hands, and he’s on his feet, jumping up and down in time with the music. Some people jump with him, some just stand there grinning from the sheer pleasure of the spectacle and the music.
Wild Animal, yeah, crazy, raw, fun, instrumental slide guitar music. Kinda like what would’ve happened if Elmore James and Link Wray had gone surfin’ together.
Hey! We wanted to let you know that we're playing a show at Graffiti Bar in Murfreesboro on June 26th. We'd love to see you there! We'll have our new CD available that night too. Rock on!
Hey,
How's it going? Hope things are going well. Things are heating up around here so please come by often, listen to some tunes, say what's up, or listen in to our radio station. www.jpadmusicradio.com
Check out Kimberley Longstreths', New Single "Evernearer" from her album A Kind Of LoveChild. Thanks for your lasting friendship!
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JP
Drop by my page my friend. I posted a video and MP3 of me doing one of the hottest versions of “Voodoo Child” that you’ll ever hear.....guaranteed to make you smile! …..and you can download the MP3 for free!
Merry Christmas Tiger! I'm glad I got to help you and Millie with that last recording. That was fun! Hope to get to one of your shows again soon! See you Later!
Maybe it's because I'VE LOST MY MIND, or just as an appreciation for ALL THE SUPPORT from my many myspace friends, but I'm allowing FREE DOWNLOADS of all the songs on my page.
So stop by and “free shop” my page for the most original, funkiest, odd-metered Hendrix-inspired jams you’ll ever hear!.....you can even download for free my covers of Jimi’s “Voodoo Child” and Stevie Ray Vaughn’s “Cold Shot”.
That's right, 14 songs born of my BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS, served up for not even a single penny....Add the songs to your playlists, or MP3 player, or burn a CD, whatever your pleasure!......ENJOY!
Hey, How's it going? I wish I could have gotten to that show with you and Millie this week, but I was't able to. I'm still recuperating from the finals at school and that foot injury. Hopefully soon I'll get out to one of your shows though!
How's it going : ) I'm going to be glad when this semester is finally over.. I'm getting ready for the finals now.. I feel like I need a break already! ; )
