Conference mr1pst::music

    The only song I've heard so far is "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong." 
    Reminds me a lot of the Georgia Satellites too.
    
    	WW

    
    >> -< Not original, but good anyway. >-
    
    The song or the band? 8)
    
    Tim
    
    

    
    Jimmy Olsen's Blues is a great, great song - I darn near laughed my a$$
    off!  I am, however, sick to death of Little Miss Can't be Wrong - it's
    playing every other time I turn on 'BCN!
    
    						$ .02  -Jimbo
    

    spin doctors is the musical guest on SNL this weekend.
    
    ann

    So I went out and bought "Pocket Full of Kryptonite" based on their SNL
    performance.  I'd never heard "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" before
    seeing them on TV... great tune.
    
    This is a terrific album.  I would say, though, that the earlier
    reference to the Black Crowes doesn't hold for the whole record.  Yeah,
    there is a southern rock flavor to a couple of the tunes, but as
    a whole, the Doctors seem to me to have a hard rock/funk kind of a
    flavor.  Great guitar player... definitely hear a large dose of Hendrix
    in there.  These guys remind me somewhat of Living Colour.
    
    There's a live recording out.  Anybody heard it?
    
    							Marc

    Does "Little Miss..." remind anyone else of Bachman-Turner-Overdrive?
    A stange comparison, but I can't help thinking of "Ain't Seen Nothing 
    Yet" or "Hey You" when I hear it. 
    
    dan
    

    Interesting comparison to BTO. I think what you're hearing is the
    singer's voice kinda sounds like that of the guy from Spindoctors.
    I missed the harmonies (almost throughout the WHOLE studio version of
    the tune) on the SNL performance. They sounded very tight though.
    
    I like these guys..
    
    Frank

	hey, guess I'm an old guy, but the vocalist's tone and phrasing
reminds me a lot of Steve Miller(!). Also, it's nice to hear a lead player 
that doesn't sound like Eddie VanH, Steve Vai, et al.  Not that those guys 
aren't incredible and everything, but good old bluesy R&R guitar in a three 
piece blaster (plus vocalist of course) still works for me.

/ml

	>>> ...but the vocalist's tone and phrasing
	>>> reminds me a lot of Steve Miller(!).

	Yup.  Me too.

	Di

    
�    Spin Doctor's only CD
    
     In addition to the debut "Pocketful of Kryptonite," they just released
     a new live album with, I believe, a couple new cuts ("Homebelly
     Groove" I think is the name).
    
    - Sean

    re: -1 Spin Dr.'s
    
    Cool!  If I like the debut, i'll check out the live cuts!
    
    Thanks,
    
    S

    re: Spin Doctors (is this turning into the SD topic?)
    
    They actually have 3 CDs:  the studio debut, "Pocket Full...", which is
    fabulous, and two live CDs.  The new live release, out a few weeks now, 
    contains almost everything the first live CD did, remixed, plus a good
    amount of material not on the first live CD.  So, don't buy the first
    live CD, buy the new one.
    
    The Spin Doctors have a reputation of being a great live band.  I've
    never seen them live but hope to soon.  However, I would have to say 
    that the live CD is a slight comedown compared to the studio disc.  Not
    bad at all, very good in fact, but slightly below what I was hoping for
    after reading about their reputation for killer live performances.
    
    								Marc

     
    RE: .1
    
     I'm pretty sure the Spin Doctors have two albums....
    a live album, it was their 1st, can't remember the name, and then
    pocket full of kriptonite
    
    Sean

    Anyone who owns Homebelly, the live one, like to give some more details
    on what its like..?  
    Over here in the UK we have to pay twenty quid for the CD as an import
    - most CDs, including the Pocketfull one, are around 10-12 quid.
    I thought the studio album was superb, especially the eleven minute
    live jam which we got on the European version - if the live CD is as
    good as that, i.e. extended jams and solos galore, I'll buy.
    
    How long is Homebelly, are the tracks long jams or what?
    Any info/review much appreciated.
    
    Thanks
    
    Andy
    

    Yes, Homebelly Groove is chock full of long jams.  I bought it for
    myself as a Christmas present and it's seen steady listening since.
    Moreso than the studio stuff, I think this is where the Doctors are
    really at.  Highly recommended.
    
    /rick

    That sounds good enough for me - the guitarist is really good, seems to
    have some feel as well as technique, and is adept at the various styles
    they employ - as a sometime player myself I think I'm going to enjoy
    this one...
    Do they get bluesy on this one, as Eric Schenkmann(?) the git-player
    seems to be able to pull off a good solo in this area?
    I thought that the live jam I heard was vaguely reminiscent of Cream -
    the bassist took a solo that was really cool, and his P-Funk style
    elsewhere promises great things for the future of the band; they all
    appear to be of a good standard of musicianship...
    
    How long is the CD though, as I wasn't sure whether or not it was an
    EP?
    
    (We're talking quite a bit of money here - and is Homebelly an official '2nd
    album' in the states?)
    

    Don't remember exactly the numbers, but Homebelly pushes the limit of
    how much you can fit on a CD.  You won't be dissatisfied because of
    lack of material, and it won't fit on one side of a C100.

    OK, cheers, it's on my BUY list.

    I can't listen to "Little Miss ..." because it reminds me of Hughey
    Lewis. (Maybe if I concentrate on Steve Miller or Randy Bachman it'll
    work.) The one with "If you, want to call me baby; just go ahead
    now..." is great. That's the Spin Doctors too, right ? I was gonna name
    my band The Spin Doctors until I heard of them back in spring of '92.
    Another cool name down the tubes. Hey, maybe "The Tubes", or are they
    still together ?
    
    I haven't heard anything by the Spin Doctors that reminds me at all of
    Vernon Reid (Living Color). Is the live stuff really that different ?
    
    Paul
      
    

>>    The one with "If you, want to call me baby; just go ahead
>>    now..." is great. That's the Spin Doctors too, right ? 
    
    Right.
    
>>    I haven't heard anything by the Spin Doctors that reminds me at all of
>>    Vernon Reid (Living Color). Is the live stuff really that different ?
    
    What did I miss??  I don't see any other reference to Vernon Reid
    in this note.
    
    No the live stuff isn't radically different from the studio work.
    
    							Marc
    

    >>    The one with "If you, want to call me baby; just go ahead
    >>    now..." is great. That's the Spin Doctors too, right ?
    
    That would be "Two Princes"  I meethinks.....
    
    SD

    And as a big Vernon Reid/Living Colour fan, I have to say that I can't
    see any similarity at all - but they are both good bands.
    
    Maybe the reference was based upon hearing LC's Love Rears its Ugly
    Head (the record companies always pick the most commercial tracks for
    single release, and this one is probably the least representative of
    Living Colour's work there is; it is however, a 'catchy' tune, as have
    been the Doctors' singles) and nothing else.
    
    Andy

    I got the new one for Father's Day. These guys have such a good rhythm
    section. And "Cleopatra's Cat" is just the coolest tune on the radio
    today. On top of it's above-the-rim musical hipness, it has the best
    jazz lyrics since Lambert, Hendricks and Ross recorded "Twisted".