19th
Simple Enough
The love for early 90s hip-hop runs deep on this tumblin tublweed of a blog. I’m certain we could blow it clear ‘cross Texas just focusing on the sweet, sweet samples from that era.
But in the interest of branching out to see where we might end up, I offer this song. The Joe Pass guitar sample from Q-Tip originally brought this to mind. I copped it off one of these African music compilations that I currently can’t help but buy when I find.
I know very little about the artist outside of his scant wiki entry. Palm wine guitar? Who knows, but if this is a example of the genre I’d like to hear more. I’m not the kind of world music guy who collects cd’s of Tibetians chants and Aboriginal digeridoo sessions, I do like to see the roots and leaves of transconential takes on soul, funk and rock. And this feels like the kind of song Eric Burdon might have taken a whack at.
I’d like to think if I have one musical talent it’s a good enough ear to pick things out on guitar after a few listens. This parlor trick has come in handy a few times, but drives me insane when I come up on a song that I can’t crack no matter how many listens. Much like the crazy difficult work of Joe Pass, this song is similarly frustrating. More so actually because it’s really just a repeated riff.
It’s so simple: hand claps, melodic guitar line, bouncing bass line, and a heartbreakingly minimal request to a lover; just a glass of beer, a kiss good night and some justice.
Do it to it,
Dr. Zeus
