It’s the combination of it all that works. But all of these things in isolation are worthless. And it’s not a swivel-action coordination contest between your wah foot and your picking hand. But it’s not about who has the nimblest wrist this side of the continental divide. And each of them wasn’t afraid to step completely out of the mix to let the song breathe. Each of those bands is/was full of badass players, but their songs matter because the musicians could write a simple part that stuck in your cranium for, like, ever. That sped-up, crazy-compressed guitar at the beginning of the Sunshine Band’s “Get Down Tonight” would destroy small rodents by itself, but instead it gets you floating just before the nasty high-hat-and-snare grooves and the throbbing bass send you to boogie town.īut it’s not just the tones. And that proverbial “ice-pick” tone we always dump on? Actually, it’s pretty freakin’ useful. Everybody’s got their own space, and they dial in their tones so they don’t step on the organ or the bass or the sax, let alone the vocal. But check out how the guitar pops like crazy. See if you can’t occasionally get your rig to sound like a banshee whose reedy-as-hell shriek would make heads explode-if its ratty-ass rhythm didn’t combine with the rest of the band and channel the energy to everyone’s butts.įor starters, these bands have seriously dense mixes. Even if you don’t become a funk fanatic, you’ll learn tons. Get yourself some Kool & the Gang, KC and the Sunshine Band, Earth Wind & Fire, and Commodores. So try this: Buy yourself James Brown’s The 50th Anniversary Collection. We chase after sounds that rage in our bedrooms, but we wrinkle up our noses at sounds that, in a full-band mix, might be the difference between only guitar dudes caring and regular people actually giving a cuss. Too stuck on isolated-in-a-laboratory definitions of cool sonics. Too apt to go for that phat-toned whole-step bend on the G string-followed by either a fifth on the high E or maybe a super-sustained B-string bend up at the 15th fret. Too addicted to the same old progressions or chord shapes. Too prone to plodding, predictable rhythms. Take this literally or figuratively-either way, it’s turtle-soup-for-the-soul advice: We have a propensity to be too damn un-funky. If you are having difficulty accessing this website, please call us at 1-51 or email us at so that we can provide you with the services you require through alternative means.To the first, I say, “Enjoy your naïveté.” To the second, I say, “Beware of Michael Bay.” And to the rest of you I say, “Enough is enough-it’s time to funk shit up.” We strive to maintain WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance, and to increase the accessibility of our digital content for all. We are committed to full website accessibility for all of our fans, including those with disabilities. To purchase accessible tickets, click on the “Request Accessible Tickets” icon on the respective Ticketmaster event page. We will do our very best to accommodate you with an ease of service that will exceed all expectations.Īccessible tickets are available for all events that Another Planet Entertainment presents. We encourage you to reach out to us directly to purchase tickets and make requests for special accommodations or needs for any event at any venue we present. That said, everyone’s case is individual and each venue and show has its own unique challenge. We strongly believe that if we do everything we can to treat everyone as we ourselves would wish to be treated, we can succeed in our efforts to “turn everyone on” to the magic of the live music experience. We believe whatever your religion, race, culture, education, gender, ability or disability, that everyone should be able to enjoy music as equally as is reasonably possible and plausible. We thrive on making people happy from the time we open our doors to the last note of the concert. We believe that music is a universal language that unites all of us and brings people from all walks of life together.
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