Re: SPAC- Torn and Frayed
Date: August 2, 2006 16:18
I don't agree with those people that say the BC are Stones clones.
They might have had some strong influences on Shake Your Money Maker, please remember they were about 20 when they did that album, but I don't see that many similarities neither in their sound nor in songrwriting.
The BC songs are usually way more complex than the Stones' ones, playing skills are way more exploited in the BC than in the Stones and the groove and rhythm is completely different.
The Stones write awesome 3/4 minute songs, the BC go for way more freewheeling kinda numbers.
Apart from some Open G songs and chords, I think is far stretched saying the BC are RS clones, to me they are closer to the Allman Brothers, Otis Redding, Motown music than the Stones.
I would also like to say that they are one of the most intriguing live bands ever.
I saw them quite a few times and the last one, in London March 19th at SHperds Bush Empire, they did a 3 hours set that completely blew me away.
They are probably the very last rock n' roll band around that still makes records and shows really caring about their music, so they might not be titans in the way the Stones are, but I think they should get their very own well deserved due respect.