Thread: Jam Bands; How do they get started?

Quote: Originally Posted by SunRaFan Derek Trucks or John Scofield with Medeski, Martin, and Wood are light years better than the guitar player from Phish. Woah! I love Trucks and Scofield (especially when he's with MMW) but I have to disagree here. 3 totally different guitarists with totally different musical goals

Quote: Originally Posted by mike-o High Gain, did you go to Fest 8? If so, I'm super jealous! I didn't get into Phish until after Coventry so I never got a chance to hit any festivals, and I just didn't have the time or funds for 8 with classes and all that. Saw a few shows this summer though and I'll be at the Charlottesville show in December. So stoked! No luck with Fest 8! I have a six week old daughter to look after,...

Quote: Originally Posted by mike-o When I hear the term "jam band" I think of crunchy grooves, dreads, noodling and bongos... Phish is none of those. They're more about composition than improvisation. Yes, well, but Phish is considered to be one of the premier jam bands. The Best Jam Bands of all time BESTS Phish Grateful Dead Dave Matthews Band Umphrey's McGee Disco Biscuits Keller Williams Ween moe. Widespread...

Quote: Originally Posted by High Gain they can make for some magical jam sessions, that's for sure! The few times I tried eating shrooms at a rehearsal/jam session always made me lethargic and listless. I found it very hard to hold my instrument and nearly impossible to concentrate on the musical process. I kept wanting to take a break and "freak out" for a while instead of playing. Probably the worst thing that could...

Quote: Originally Posted by I was The Funk I find the more serious the band, the less likely they are to be stoned on st age. The Allmans are ALL music. They are serious players that are there to kickass. They didnt have alot of luck with motorcycles.

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Jams: Look for blues jams, usually held during the week at local bars...musicians show up to get usually ambushed by the house band on songs only the house band knows...that's how I cut my teeth...it's tough when you never know the song, and if your lucky they call out the key...and it's a 1-4-5... all that said, if you got the chops, they start hating you...because you can get up, blow the fuckers off the stage with something...

Quote: Originally Posted by 3shiftgtr As the pic under your name is a psychedelic, Hendrix-y thing and? dk

Quote: Originally Posted by mike-o When I hear the term "jam band" I think of crunchy grooves, dreads, noodling and bongos... Phish is none of those. They're more about composition than improvisation. I agree. Songs like "Down With Disease" and "Character Zero" are sharp little tunes.

Quote: Originally Posted by BlueStrat I'm sure that would have come as a surprise to Miles Davis, John Coltrane, The Allman Bros, Bob Marley.... If you are gonna go down the miles/coltrane corridor, they freely admit to usage, and also freely admit that their best work was done sober....