Gary Clark Jr.

tbergs

derbydave said:

https://youtu.be/KbOAY86deq0

Fan-fucking-tastic! 

derbydave

kasedoug said:

derbydave said:

https://youtu.be/9KoUe2_JUjc

Saw Gary play a handful of new songs on tour back in November. This was one of the ones he played that I really liked. Looking forward to catching his in-store set for the new record later this week!

Have a GREAT time at the in-store buddy!!
I'm hoping to make it to his show in Indy on March 18th.

RP112579

The new album is really good.

tbergs

RP112579 said:

The new album is really good.

I completely forgot it would be out today. Thanks for the reminder. There are 17 songs on this beast! Wow.

eeriepadave

tbergs said:

RP112579 said:

The new album is really good.

I completely forgot it would be out today. Thanks for the reminder. There are 17 songs on this beast! Wow.

hearing it's getting great reviews. I'll have to pick it up soon.

tbergs

Alright, finally going to stream this album at max volume while I do some housework.

EdsonNascimento

He’s about to rightfully blow up.  I think this tour is your last chance to see him at smaller places.  This is about the best album to come out from anyone in the last 5 years.  

derbydave

EdsonNascimento said:

He’s about to rightfully blow up.  I think this tour is your last chance to see him at smaller places.  This is about the best album to come out from anyone in the last 5 years.  

Stoked for my show in Indy in a few weeks...
I've seen him open for other bands twice,
but this will be my first headlining show!!

EdsonNascimento

derbydave said:

EdsonNascimento said:

He’s about to rightfully blow up.  I think this tour is your last chance to see him at smaller places.  This is about the best album to come out from anyone in the last 5 years.  

Stoked for my show in Indy in a few weeks...
I've seen him open for other bands twice,
but this will be my first headlining show!!

Nice.  You are in for a treat.   The Blues are in good hands. First saw him at Croassroads Guitar fest at the Garden in early ‘13 He played a short set just him and a kick drum one night and full band set the next.  Even with the guitar legends playing, he commanded the room. EC has been a big supporter of his from the beginning. I think he was at the Chicago Guitarfest in ‘10 too.  

 then saw him later that year on the rail at Terminal 5 in the City with my then 14 yo son.   GCjr’s parents were at that one. lol.   

In October, he played with EC again at the Garden and played Low Down Rolling Stone from the new album and it got me super excited.  

joberschlake

derbydave said:

EdsonNascimento said:

He’s about to rightfully blow up.  I think this tour is your last chance to see him at smaller places.  This is about the best album to come out from anyone in the last 5 years.  

Stoked for my show in Indy in a few weeks...
I've seen him open for other bands twice,
but this will be my first headlining show!!

I wish I could go with you buddy!

derbydave

joberschlake said:

derbydave said:

EdsonNascimento said:

He’s about to rightfully blow up.  I think this tour is your last chance to see him at smaller places.  This is about the best album to come out from anyone in the last 5 years.  

Stoked for my show in Indy in a few weeks...
I've seen him open for other bands twice,
but this will be my first headlining show!!

I wish I could go with you buddy!

That would be a FUN roadtrip!!!
I'm sure you've got your hands full with the little ones.
Let me know if you want any merch.

joberschlake

derbydave said:

joberschlake said:

derbydave said:

EdsonNascimento said:

He’s about to rightfully blow up.  I think this tour is your last chance to see him at smaller places.  This is about the best album to come out from anyone in the last 5 years.  

Stoked for my show in Indy in a few weeks...
I've seen him open for other bands twice,
but this will be my first headlining show!!

I wish I could go with you buddy!

That would be a FUN roadtrip!!!
I'm sure you've got your hands full with the little ones.
Let me know if you want any merch.

I def want a shirt or something.  Let's chat when it's closer to the show!

derbydave

joberschlake said:

derbydave said:

joberschlake said:

derbydave said:

EdsonNascimento said:

He’s about to rightfully blow up.  I think this tour is your last chance to see him at smaller places.  This is about the best album to come out from anyone in the last 5 years.  

Stoked for my show in Indy in a few weeks...
I've seen him open for other bands twice,
but this will be my first headlining show!!

I wish I could go with you buddy!

That would be a FUN roadtrip!!!
I'm sure you've got your hands full with the little ones.
Let me know if you want any merch.

I def want a shirt or something.  Let's chat when it's closer to the show!

Sure thing!! 

May 30th

Just listened to first record at loud volume. 

Holy crap this album is wicked so far!!!

tbergs

I'm through 3 listens and this is a great album. Those 2 bonus tracks at the end are awesome.

RP112579

This song is fantastic. It should've been a single.

https://youtu.be/R9LdATVzZq4 

tbergs

This is a phenomenal album. Love all of the different influences he incorporates into the album. You can hear it in places for brief moments. I have often felt it reminds me of some of the sound and style on Santana's Smooth when I first heard it without all the collaboration from other artists.

This review from NY Times is spot on for me.

His songwriting dips into funk, R&B, reggae, metal, arena-rock and hip-hop, and he often embeds song samples and drum-machine sounds in his mixes. Clark hasn’t tried to dwell in any purist blues past. He doesn’t hide his musical models. He harks back to foot-stomping country blues in “The Governor,” a sardonic take on the justice system, and in the lovelorn “Dirty Dishes Blues,” proving his command of blues essentials. He forges direct links from the Ramones to Chuck Berry to the Rolling Stones in “Gotta Get Into Something,” a burst of insomniac adrenaline. His falsetto vocals in “Feed the Babies” and “Pearl Cadillac” echo Curtis Mayfield and Prince, as he sings about parental responsibility and about his own gratitude to his mother. “I Got My Eyes on You” emerges from a roiling caldron of organ and guitar, like early Santana, to pledge unswerving love. And “Feelin’ like a Million,” which follows its opening lines — “Friday night and I just got paid/I’m out looking for some trouble” — toward an ill-advised fling, turbocharges a reggae beat with stabs of distorted guitar and flickers of trap high-hats.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/arts/music/gary-clark-jr-this-land-review.html

derbydave

RP112579 said:

This song is fantastic. It should've been a single.

https://youtu.be/R9LdATVzZq4 

Absolutely LOVE it...
Thanks for posting the link!! 

RS151862

He played Come Together and This Land on Stern this morning. Sounded great, and a nice interview too. 

LukinFan

He's on Fallon tonight!