Plight of The Black Rocker

[Plantweed]

Originally Posted by andydiesel

it was the man that kept my bros band down.

Swiz? I saw them with, I think, Underdog.

[MaximumFluoride]

I could play you some metal that would make even the best Jazz musicians head spin.

Originally Posted by Sash

Huh? What exactly is an "average black musician"? Blues is even simpler than rock. Rap has no melodies or instruments even. On the other hand, jazz is much more complex than rock.

Anyway, there's a cool black rock band out now called Dragons of Zynth.

[MaximumFluoride]

There was also a really cool Black rock band called Bad Brains. You guys ever hear of em'?

[Sash]

Originally Posted by MaximumFluoride

I could play you some metal that would make even the best Jazz musicians head spin.

Yep. That's why these generalities about race or genre don't work overall. It's really a case by case, musician by musician thing.

[craig]

bad brains started as a jazz fusion group.

afro punk was pretty decent.

[Plantweed]

Guilty pleasure: Body Count

[MaximumFluoride]

Agreed

Originally Posted by Sash

Yep. That's why these generalities about race or genre don't work overall. It's really a case by case, musician by musician thing.

[Johnny Crap]

Chanks is racist.

HAha.

Bodycount came up on last.fm this morning. I found myself rockin to it while painting.

[Barry Obama]

lets see...rock....and... roll.....

chuck berry
little richard
screamin jay hawkins
fats domino
hendrix
arthur lee and love
bad brains
living colour
body count
lenny kravitz
sly and the family stone...do they count? they rocked pretty good.
War? do they count as rock?

[danstiles]

TVOTR packed the Roseland last month.