B3 or not B3, that is the question...
| B3 or not B3, that is the question... | |
| Created by: | johnny_luddite |
| Tracks: | 7 |
| Length: | 00:41:32 |
| Keywords |
1. Hammond 2. b3 3. organ |
| Created on | 10/13/09 7:40pm |
| Level | 2 |
| Points | 1328 |
| Total visitors | 27 |
| Unique visitors | 15 |
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A short mix of songs, mostly ancient, that feature lovely Hammond b3 like organ parts. As simple and as wonderful as that!
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| 1 | Sonny Boy Williamson : Help Me |
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One of my favorite three minutes and seven seconds of all time. This is the riff that became "Green Onions". Here, the organ underpins the whole song, with Rice Miller's vocal and harp upfront. As good as life gets.
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Track 1 from Nine Below Zero
Length: 00:03:07 Year: 1963 |
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One of my favorite three minutes and seven seconds of all time. This is the riff that became "Green Onions". Here, the organ underpins the whole song, with Rice Miller's vocal and harp upfront. As good as life gets. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Booker T. & The MG's : Green Onions |
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...So this has to be next. It was the epitome of cool when it was released, and to me it still is, with Steve Croppers jerky guitar stabs complementing Booker T's ultra smooth keys.
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Track 2 from The Very Best Of...
Length: 00:02:55 Year: 2005 |
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...So this has to be next. It was the epitome of cool when it was released, and to me it still is, with Steve Croppers jerky guitar stabs complementing Booker T's ultra smooth keys. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Santana : Soul Sacrifice |
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When Santana was a real band and not just a marketing franchise for crap collaborations with third grade contemporary pop stars, the keyboards were just as important as the guitar solos and Latin percussion. This is a wonderful early example. Remember them this way.
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Track 3 from The Best of Santana
Length: 00:06:35 Year: 1998 |
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When Santana was a real band and not just a marketing franchise for crap collaborations with third grade contemporary pop stars, the keyboards were just as important as the guitar solos and Latin percussion. This is a wonderful early example. Remember them this way. SHOW LESS
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| 4 | Jimmy Smith : Root Down (and get it) |
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Famously sampled by The Beastie Boys, this features the king of the jazzy bluesy organ at his best
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Track 4 from Root Down
Length: 00:07:44 Year: 1972 |
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Famously sampled by The Beastie Boys, this features the king of the jazzy bluesy organ at his best SHOW LESS
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| 5 | The Allman Brothers Band : In Memory of Elizabeth Reed |
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The twin guitars of Dickey Betts and Duane Allman lead this astonishing live version, but the performance and the band would be nothing without Greg Allman's bubbling organ work. His solo breaks the piece up and at the same time rejuvenates it. Pound for pound, my favorite live recording of all time
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Track 5 from At Filmore East
Length: 00:13:06 Year: 1971 |
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The twin guitars of Dickey Betts and Duane Allman lead this astonishing live version, but the performance and the band would be nothing without Greg Allman's bubbling organ work. His solo breaks the piece up and at the same time rejuvenates it. Pound for pound, my favorite live recording of all time SHOW LESS
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| 6 | Colosseum : Those About To Die |
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Dave Greenslade led instrumental from the Brit jazz rock band that featured my dearly missed friend Dick Heckstall-Smith
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Track 6 from Those Who Are About to Die Salute You
Length: 00:04:56 |
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Dave Greenslade led instrumental from the Brit jazz rock band that featured my dearly missed friend Dick Heckstall-Smith SHOW LESS
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| 7 | The Spencer Davis Group : On The Green Light |
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An organ led instrumental in the MG's style with Stevie Winwood playing the Steve Cropper like guitar and Spencer himself doing the Booker T keyboards impression
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Track 7 from Autumn '66
Length: 00:03:09 |
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An organ led instrumental in the MG's style with Stevie Winwood playing the Steve Cropper like guitar and Spencer himself doing the Booker T keyboards impression SHOW LESS
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Tag Board
The Beta Badge II
Lord, with those opening 4, I couldn't help but comment. Help Me is desert island for me all the way!!!
8/12/10 12:49pm
The 250th Album Badge
Cool as hell.
Did you consider Lonnie Liston Smith at all? Or was he a bit too funky for this mix?
Did you consider Lonnie Liston Smith at all? Or was he a bit too funky for this mix?
10/19/09 12:17pm
Team Robot Member
I was lucky enough to see Duck Dunn, Steve Cropper and Booker T when they played London about 10 years ago. Bloody great
10/14/09 9:27pm
The Newbie Badge
Just listened to Help Me. Incredible. Green Onions really sounds like a cover of it. I love the old footage of Donald playing bass on that track.
10/14/09 1:39pm
