Who is the best Buffett want to be, not excluding Chesney

[don juan]

I say Zac Brown is more the spiritual heir good songs great writing Kenny is talented but ....... I won't go there. Lets just say in my opinion tops the cheeseometer scale. Kd Moore toured with fingers but Howard Livingston can sing So of the true Buffet WANT TO BEs who is the best?

[z-man]

from those on your list, I voted for Kelly,
but a list without John Frinzi, Scott Kirby, or Sunny Jim is missing some key choices!

[don juan]

Thanks z man I ll check them out also there is a guy from up in soloman island maryland writes his own stuff he is damn good and a hell of a nice guy can't remeber his name though there is a tiki bar on the island and he plays it a lot . Fairly popular there locally

[z-man]

Thanks z man I ll check them out also there is a guy from up in soloman island maryland writes his own stuff he is damn good and a hell of a nice guy can't remeber his name though there is a tiki bar on the island and he plays it a lot . Fairly popular there locally

If you are new to these three, start with 'Shoreline' by John Frinzi, 'Walkin on Thin Ice' by Scott Kirby, and 'Sandbar Serenade' by Sunny Jim.
In my opinion, 3 of the best trop rock CDs out there.

[C-Dawg]

Sorry, IMO, Zac Brown hasn't been around long enough to be considered.... let him put out a little more Trop Rock than 2 songs before considering him....and even if you don;t think so, Chesney, Sunny Jim and others should be considered....and where are the Boobies???? Any poll on BN has to have that as an option....it's the law.

[conched]

sunny jim is the best trop rocker to me...

and saying Buffett Wanna Be is kinda sassy sounding to me.

[SMLCHNG]

but a list without John Frinzi, Scott Kirby, or Sunny Jim is missing some key choices!

Yep.

[C-Dawg]

sunny jim is the best trop rocker to me...

and saying Buffett Wanna Be is kinda sassy sounding to me.

Yeah, I don;t think any of them on that list would want that title

[BFinnsUp]

Of the list, Kelly is the man

[pema]

none of the above

they are all great musicians regardless of Buffett

[don juan]

This is a learning curve for me I did not know that there were that many shrimpboat rockers out there. A couple of these guys r good some aren't. There was a group called "Captin COOK and the Coconuts." A song lyric said "waylon Jennings is in my heart but Jimmy Buffets still the king " Did a rendition of lucile (you bit## you sl%^ you whor#**) Any body know about them?????????

[SchoolGirlHeart]

none of the above

Ditto.

They're musicians, not wanna bes.

[don juan]

musicians yes, and good ones for the most part. cant believe I had never heard of John Frinzi and sunny Jim. been listening to them on line great stuff.

[C-Dawg]

musicians yes, and good ones for the most part. cant believe I had never heard of John Frinzi and sunny Jim. been listening to them on line great stuff.

To hear some live stuff, go to Spooner Radio....besides those mentioned there are a lot of other Trop Rock artists tht he has recorded in concert....and you can also go to Margarita Mafia.com for even more artists, or listen to most of them on Beachfront Radio.

[surfpirate]

I'm just hoping that 60+ year old dude out there about to hit the road with something known as "Under The Big Top" tour .......

.... will somehow capture something of the old Jimmy Buffett magic I remember.

And .... if he can pull it off .... he can still be the best "Buffett wannabe" out there.

Every now and then though, he misses the mark these days.

[VanillaGrl]

musicians yes, and good ones for the most part. cant believe I had never heard of John Frinzi and sunny Jim. been listening to them on line great stuff.

To hear some live stuff, go to Spooner Radio....besides those mentioned there are a lot of other Trop Rock artists tht he has recorded in concert....and you can also go to Margarita Mafia.com for even more artists, or listen to most of them on Beachfront Radio.

Ditto what C said. You'll find several, very nice recordings of many of the trop-rockers on Spooner Radio.

[popcornjack]

I vote for Metallica. They do a kick-ass version of "Come Monday."

[don juan]

I'm just hoping that 60+ year old dude out there about to hit the road with something known as "Under The Big Top" tour .......

.... will somehow capture something of the old Jimmy Buffett magic I remember.

And .... if he can pull it off .... he can still be the best "Buffett wannabe" out there.

Every now and then though, he misses the mark these days.

Reluctantly I must agree but some are still really good like "lot to drink about" " beautiful swimers" but "under the big top" song sounds contrived and cheesey the whole album sounds more like a mac macannaly record than a Jimmy Buffett record. As far as his age I disagree his live shows (and live albums) kick ass.
He has just been so rich for sooo long. Its hard to go back to to your roots. Then again he never said it was anything other than "Good snake oil" Margaritivlle was written in a mexican resturant in Texas while on tour not in some exotic local and pirate looks at 40 was an observation peice that he wrote about his friend phil Clark not himself. Maybe the Buffet you remeber existed only in your mind to begin with. Jimmy is still performing writing songs and making money.

whooa DEEP THOUGHTS

[SchoolGirlHeart]

Reluctantly I must agree but some are still really good like "lot to drink about" " beautiful swimers" but "under the big top" song sounds contrived and cheesey the whole album sounds more like a mac macannaly record than a Jimmy Buffett record.

Geez, if you're gonna diss Mac McAnally (Grammy nominated, CMA musician of the year, Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame) at least spell his name right....

[sonofabeach]

While I don't consider them wanna bes, from the list I like Jim Morris. I like the music, the gruffy voice and subject matter. Hell, I look forward to a new Jim Morris album more than a Buffett release.
There's plenty of good stuff out there and the island is big enough for everybody.