If Jimmy added a Harmonica player...

aparrotheadindenver · Post by **aparrotheadindenver** » March 25, 2006 1:18 am

NYCPORT wrote:We need more cow bell!!!
Sorry couldn't help myself.

LOL

P.S. - I still can't get that image of Will Farrel out of my mind.

LittleMrMagic · Post by **LittleMrMagic** » March 25, 2006 10:39 am

It'd never happen, maybe for the simple reason The Coral Reefers don't "Reef" like they used to, but John Popper of the Blues Traveler!!!

Ahhh. . . a boy could only dream!

sonofabeach · Post by **sonofabeach** » March 25, 2006 9:59 pm

Jahfin wrote:
sonofabeach wrote:Are all reggae band Marley imitators?
No, they're not but then Marley isn't responsible for the creation of reggae either.

exactly

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » March 25, 2006 11:21 pm

sonofabeach wrote:
Jahfin wrote:
sonofabeach wrote:Are all reggae band Marley imitators?
No, they're not but then Marley isn't responsible for the creation of reggae either.
exactly

Yeah, but the majority of "trop-rock" artists I've heard that have followed in Buffett's wake make no bones about the fact that they were inspired by him, nor do a very good job of bringing something original to the proceedings. That doesn't go for all of them by any means but for the majority I've heard.

sonofabeach · Post by **sonofabeach** » March 26, 2006 12:19 am

Jahfin wrote:
sonofabeach wrote:
Jahfin wrote:
sonofabeach wrote:Are all reggae band Marley imitators?
No, they're not but then Marley isn't responsible for the creation of reggae either.
exactly
Yeah, but the majority of "trop-rock" artists I've heard that have followed in Buffett's wake make no bones about the fact that they were inspired by him, nor do a very good job of bringing something original to the proceedings. That doesn't go for all of them by any means but for the majority I've heard.

I agree with a lot of artist making no bones about being influenced by Jimmy, heck if I ever release an album, it would be "Buffettesque" or "trop-rock" (hey I like that) for sure.
Heck, I love island music, trop rock, or whatever you wanna call it even if Jimmy may have sparked it for me.
I also think that there are some great artists out there.
I'll admit that there are some cheesy ones too complete with drum machines and fake steel drums but then all genres have artists that basically s*ck.
IMO, the more trop rock music the better. I can weed out the bad stuff. I'd hate to see it die with Jimmy although I believe it's way too big now.

Minty · Post by **Minty** » March 26, 2006 3:41 am

Tiki Bar wrote:Chicago's news man blues man, Buzz Kilman!

Excellent choice!! I could totally see this happening.

Is Buzz back with Johnny in the mornings now that Johnnys back?

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » March 26, 2006 2:44 pm

sonofabeach wrote:
Jahfin wrote:
sonofabeach wrote:
Jahfin wrote:
sonofabeach wrote:Are all reggae band Marley imitators?
No, they're not but then Marley isn't responsible for the creation of reggae either.
exactly
Yeah, but the majority of "trop-rock" artists I've heard that have followed in Buffett's wake make no bones about the fact that they were inspired by him, nor do a very good job of bringing something original to the proceedings. That doesn't go for all of them by any means but for the majority I've heard.
I agree with a lot of artist making no bones about being influenced by Jimmy, heck if I ever release an album, it would be "Buffettesque" or "trop-rock" (hey I like that) for sure.
Heck, I love island music, trop rock, or whatever you wanna call it even if Jimmy may have sparked it for me.
I also think that there are some great artists out there.
I'll admit that there are some cheesy ones too complete with drum machines and fake steel drums but then all genres have artists that basically s*ck.
IMO, the more trop rock music the better. I can weed out the bad stuff. I'd hate to see it die with Jimmy although I believe it's way too big now.

It seems to be big only on the fringes of Parrothead circles. Occasonially a song will make it to the mainstream that has a tropical country music feel or has a Buffett mention but the majority of those tunes also appear to be of the novelty variety.

Captain crosman · Post by **Captain crosman** » March 26, 2006 11:44 pm

I would like to see Jimmy and Taylor hicks do a song together.

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » March 27, 2006 9:52 am

Captain crosman wrote:I would like to see Jimmy and Taylor hicks do a song together.

I hope it's a cold day in hell before something that atrocious ever happens.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » March 27, 2006 10:00 am

Supposedly, there's a harmonica in the new recording of Floridays, for the Hoot soundtrack. I'm not inclined to download a desktop owl just to hear the clip, but it'll be interesting to see who's playing the harp when the soundtrack comes out.

jbfinscj · Post by **jbfinscj** » March 27, 2006 10:55 am

Mickey Raphael!!!!!!!!!!!

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » March 27, 2006 10:56 am

jbfinscj wrote:Mickey Raphael!!!!!!!!!!!

Good choice but I'm thinking he already has a gig that keeps him pretty busy.

Matty · Post by **Matty** » March 27, 2006 11:16 am

SGH-there is harp (featured pretty prominently, I might add) on the new recording of Floridays (I did download the little f'ng owl just to hear it haha). I was not impressed by the new recording, although it may stem from the fact that Floridays is one of my favorite Buffett songs. Maybe I just need to hear more of the new version as the owl only listens to a couple of verses. But there is QUITE a bit of harp...and it sounds familiar too...

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » March 27, 2006 11:29 am

Matty wrote:SGH-there is harp (featured pretty prominently, I might add) on the new recording of Floridays (I did download the little f'ng owl just to hear it haha). I was not impressed by the new recording, although it may stem from the fact that Floridays is one of my favorite Buffett songs. Maybe I just need to hear more of the new version as the owl only listens to a couple of verses. But there is QUITE a bit of harp...and it sounds familiar too...

Hi Matty! Hmmm...... Can't wait to see the credits!

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » March 27, 2006 11:33 am

As it turns out, you can find almost anything by Googling....

Reportedly, the harp player on the Hoot soundtrack is Tom Ball:

It's not hard to see why Tom has been on the cover of both American Harmonica Newsmagazine and Harmonica World, or why Blues Revue called his playing "stupendous." Meanwhile he has carved out a secondary career as a solo guitarist and "kills time" writing both music books and fiction. His most recent studio project has been playing harp on the soundtrack to the film "Hoot," which features Jimmy Buffett, Alan Jackson, Jack Johnson and others.

http://www.bassharp.com/tomball.htm

MikeInNOLA · Post by **MikeInNOLA** » March 27, 2006 1:04 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:As it turns out, you can find almost anything by Googling....

Reportedly, the harp player on the Hoot soundtrack is Tom Ball:

It's not hard to see why Tom has been on the cover of both American Harmonica Newsmagazine and Harmonica World, or why Blues Revue called his playing "stupendous." Meanwhile he has carved out a secondary career as a solo guitarist and "kills time" writing both music books and fiction. His most recent studio project has been playing harp on the soundtrack to the film "Hoot," which features Jimmy Buffett, Alan Jackson, Jack Johnson and others.
http://www.bassharp.com/tomball.htm

HOW ABOUT THAT!?!! A Santa Barbara local....

CaptainRRK · Post by **CaptainRRK** » March 27, 2006 1:40 pm

OK OK OK, enough arguing. It's like a 8 year old listening to his mom and dad fight. This is an easy solve...I'll play with Jimmy. No really. If I can play in front of 100 drunk people at Cheeseburger in Paradise I can play in front of 35,00+, it's the same isen't it?

jbfinscj · Post by **jbfinscj** » March 27, 2006 1:50 pm

CaptainRRK wrote:OK OK OK, enough arguing. It's like a 8 year old listening to his mom and dad fight. This is an easy solve...I'll play with Jimmy. No really. If I can play in front of 100 drunk people at Cheeseburger in Paradise I can play in front of 35,00+, it's the same isen't it?

Welcome to Buffettnews. I`m not quite sure I understand your "very first" post, but anyway welcome to your new addiction.

MikeInNOLA · Post by **MikeInNOLA** » March 27, 2006 4:01 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:As it turns out, you can find almost anything by Googling....

Reportedly, the harp player on the Hoot soundtrack is Tom Ball:

It's not hard to see why Tom has been on the cover of both American Harmonica Newsmagazine and Harmonica World, or why Blues Revue called his playing "stupendous." Meanwhile he has carved out a secondary career as a solo guitarist and "kills time" writing both music books and fiction. His most recent studio project has been playing harp on the soundtrack to the film "Hoot," which features Jimmy Buffett, Alan Jackson, Jack Johnson and others.
http://www.bassharp.com/tomball.htm

I dropped Tom Ball an email to see what I might learn...this is what he had to say:

"There's no harp on the actual songs Jimmy sings, but there's plenty of it during the incidental music with the CRB. (And I play for about 20 seconds on the last song on the upcoming soundtrack CD -- an instrumental with Sonny Landreth and the CRB.) It was a ton o' fun working with those guys, and from what I've heard of it, the soundtrack should be pretty friggin great!

freaky4tiki · Post by **freaky4tiki** » March 27, 2006 4:09 pm

Cool bit of info-- thanks. I wanted to read Hoot before it comes to theaters, but alas it was sold out! Love it that the buzz is helping a super juvenille lit writer make a little $$

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If Jimmy added a Harmonica player...

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