Entertainment For Lively Minds
Cool Cats (and Hot Dogs*)
Posted by Paolo Meccano on 26 October 2009 - 2:39pm.
Inspired by the Bryan Ferry thread, I'd like to ask who you consider to be the coolest people in music.
To start, I present Willie Woods (top-right), guitarist with Junior Walker & The All-Stars. Look at him. Just look at him (especially in comparison to the gurning idiot he's stood so suavely behind).
* No, I don't know what it means either...
- More from Paolo Meccano.
- Login or register to post comments
-
Have we not done this?
http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/who-coolest-band-ever
I don't think so...
I'm more concerned with individuals rather than groups as a whole.
The one and only James Booker...
Bunny Wailer
Cool as a polar bear's nutsack.
Miles Davis
http://thebadplus.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/01/29/miles_davi...
It's either
Ronnie James Dio, Imelda May or Mark Lanegan. All three (but especially Dio and May) are incredibly down to earth and, as well as being shit cool, they all possess incredible voices.
Dio?!
Are you absolutely sure?! He's certainly a very nice chap (he was an absolute gent when I met him after a show in 1984) and a great singer, but cool? Hmmm... :-)
The Clash is of course the answer
but mainly their bass slinger -
effortless
Yes but he can afford to concentrate on the look
when he's got so little to play :-)
For me, the coolest musicians are those who can play the nuts off their instruments whilst making it look and sound effortless.
The Steve Gadd "50 ways..." example that's been posted here frequently is an exemplar of that.
Here's a clip of him showing off the drum fills at the end of Aja - the good bit starts 2:00 in.
Huey Morgan
Huey Morgan of Fun Lovin' Criminals (below, centre)
Keef almighty
Friggin awesome !!
Friggin awesome !!
Up until...
about 1978/9 when he started believing his own myth and constantly congratulating himself. He still actually believes he is dangerous..
Does he?
Sure he's not just playing up to the myth because that's what his audience wants? Remember, he's a performer :-)
Perhaps..
Your probably right but it still annoys me, i am also a part of that audience its not what I want.