Everyone once in a while I pull out "Generic Hustle"

[Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame]

Still a great album.

I guess there is no universal music that appeals to everyone.  That being said, if you haven't listened to it, there's a good chance you're missing out on something you'll enjoy.

https://www.amazon.com/music/player/artists/B001AJE4MK/generic-hustle

[specialk]

Howdy stranger! GH is a cool CD too. 

[hamerhead]

NATE! You see this?:
 

 

Edited August 11, 2025 by hamerhead

[Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame]

3 hours ago, specialk said:

Howdy stranger! GH is a cool CD too. 

I have the CD (that's what I pull out to play), but I couldn't find any place that had one for sale.

[Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame]

2 hours ago, hamerhead said:

NATE! You see this?:
 

 

No.  What it is?  I cant read the headstock.  Is it something you have for sale?

[RobB]

45 minutes ago, Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame said:

No.  What it is?  I cant read the headstock.  Is it something you have for sale?

This spud’s for you!

[Brooks]

Thx for the kind words Nate & SpecialK. GH Trombonist/producer/engineer Dr Brian Thacker & family stopped by for a few days last month, hadn't seen him since he moved & GH ended in 2010. I still make noise w/ GH bassist/susaphonist Kolton (w/ beard & hat).

 

Edited August 11, 2025 by Brooks

[Brooks]

We're on Spotify 

& Itunes too IIRC...

Here's one of the few covers we did;

 

Edited August 11, 2025 by Brooks

[kizanski]

"Everyone once in a while..."?

[Brooks]

46 minutes ago, kizanski said:

"Everyone once in a while..."?

probably autofill

[Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame]

1 hour ago, Brooks said:

probably autofill

Man, when kiz slags your typos...

 

...well, I think I'll just choose to see it as hilariously ironic.

[Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame]

16 hours ago, RobB said:

This spud’s for you!

LOL  I get it now!

I was thinking it looked a lot like a Talledega with those 3 in-line knobs, and I don't remember ever talking much about those.

[Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame]

12 hours ago, Brooks said:

Thx for the kind words Nate & SpecialK. GH Trombonist/producer/engineer Dr Brian Thacker & family stopped by for a few days last month, hadn't seen him since he moved & GH ended in 2010. I still make noise w/ GH bassist/susaphonist Kolton (w/ beard & hat).

 

The occasion for pulling out the CD ths time is I've decided to add GH to my Neo-Swing rotation.  Along with Squirrel Nut Zippers, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Brian Setzer, and the swing subset from Cherry Poppin Daddies.

Yeah, I know, it's not an exact fit, but it's the closest classification I can get.  Moreover, when I'm in a new-swing mood, GH still scratches that itch.  If I had a "horn band" folder, like for some of the Chicago songs, the Ides of March, Earth Wind Fire & Rain, etc., *maybe* I'd put it there, but a) I don't have such a folder, and b) the tuba really puts GH closer to Dixiland/jazz than R&B, which is really about as close to neo-swing as Stray Cats and some of the hot jazz Squirrel Nut Zippers did. 

I'd say while the horns are a common factor, and "Vehicle" is yet another common point that could almost be a Chicago song, it just seems to me that Chicago, et al, use horns differently than the neo-swing, and I guess I just feel like GH is closer to the jazz side of musical heredity than R&B.

 

I'm open to arguments I'm wrong, tho.

Edited August 12, 2025 by Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame
stickin it to the man

[kizanski]

36 minutes ago, Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame said:

Man, when kiz slags your typos...

…that’s when you know you’ve arrived.  

[hamerhead]

4 hours ago, Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame said:

...Along with Squirrel Nut Zippers, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Brain Setzer, and the swing subset from Cherry Poppin Daddies.

Yeah, but you're slippin', Kiz. 

[kizanski]

19 minutes ago, hamerhead said:

Yeah, but you're slippin', Kiz. 

This is hardly news.  

The decline has been long and steady.  

 

 

Like my Johnson.   

[Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame]

50 minutes ago, hamerhead said:

Yeah, but you're slippin', Kiz. 

okay, I'm going to edit THIS one