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Oh man, banjos are so annoying

JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
edited December 2005 in Other Music
Had this program on on public radio and it was talking about banjos, and I just can't tolerate the sound of them and turned the radio off. I hope PJ (esp. Ed) NEVER decided to play one (ukele is okay!).
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    Dick JonesDick Jones Posts: 777
    What about the banjo in 'Old Man' by Neil? If you even hate that you're crazy. That's the best banjo part I've ever heard!
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    yosi1yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    Have you ever given Bela Fleck a listen? He's a banjo player, and simply put, he's fucking amazing.
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    blacknapkinsblacknapkins Posts: 2,176
    yosi wrote:
    Have you ever given Bela Fleck a listen? He's a banjo player, and simply put, he's fucking amazing.

    So true ... he proves that a banjo in the right hands can be a rockin' thing. :)
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    TimberTimber Posts: 38
    sufjan stevens :)
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    EchoesEchoes Posts: 1,279
    banjo kicks ass.
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    dirtdirt Posts: 398
    Dick Jones wrote:
    What about the banjo in 'Old Man' by Neil? If you even hate that you're crazy. That's the best banjo part I've ever heard!

    Glad to see the reponses kicked off to this thread w/ that! So true. Beck uses banjos here and there as well.
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    FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Barney McKenna's the man! So good I named my budgie after him:

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    JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Dick Jones wrote:
    What about the banjo in 'Old Man' by Neil? If you even hate that you're crazy. That's the best banjo part I've ever heard!

    You know, I just wasn't even thinking about Neil. I like that song! Maybe its just a kind of banjo. Like bluegrass, that I don't like. Okay I'll give Bela Fleck a listen maybe, but I'm not making any promises!
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    Bob WeirBob Weir Posts: 850
    Not a big fan of the banjo but check out the Gordon Stone Trio,he makes it sound like a guitar,it's sick.
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    El Riot ActorEl Riot Actor Posts: 246
    It depends who's playing the Banjo.
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    dirtdirt Posts: 398
    El Riot Actor wrote:
    It depends who's playing the Banjo.

    Yes, indeed. And it's not the size of the banjo, it's how you use it.
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    Dick JonesDick Jones Posts: 777
    There is a Ben Kweller song w/ a banjo that sounds really cool. Can't think of the name at the moment.
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    DaytimeDilemmaDaytimeDilemma Posts: 2,008
    I would love to hear a banjo in a PJ song.
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    yosi1yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    JaneNY wrote:
    You know, I just wasn't even thinking about Neil. I like that song! Maybe its just a kind of banjo. Like bluegrass, that I don't like. Okay I'll give Bela Fleck a listen maybe, but I'm not making any promises!

    Thats a shame, I love bluegrass. Just such a fun feel to it. I love hearing all the picking and fingerwork that goes into a banjo. So damn impressive. My suggestion for Bela Fleck is his CD Outbound, or if you can get ahold of his live stuff, that is good too.
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    dont_go_on_medont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    yosi wrote:
    Have you ever given Bela Fleck a listen? He's a banjo player, and simply put, he's fucking amazing.
    +1


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    merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    If you like bluegrass (and therefore, Banjo), check out Old & In the Way. Jerry Garcia, Peter Rowan, David Grisman & a few others playing bluegrass in the early 70s.
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    IgottagoIgottago Posts: 483
    Banjo used in the right way can be awesome..that Travis song "sing"...also a song on a Hayden album uses it brilliantly..and that freaky kid in Deliverance...awesome
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    pearljam_addictionpearljam_addiction Posts: 668
    Timber wrote:
    sufjan stevens :)
    Sufjan Stevens is amazing , great stuff on the banjo!!

    i like banjos only used in the right form, when it gets too southern twangy, i get turned off
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    spnoonespnoone Posts: 625
    uncle tupelo's new madrid has recently made a believer outta me. the instrument no longer sucks.
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    SathogwaSathogwa Posts: 227
    No instrument sucks. It is all in the listener.

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