Weekend Song – Bonerama
July 12, 2008
Do you ever wonder what a band with five trombones would sound like?
You are now, though, right?
The musical elephant in the room this week is just such a band.
Forged in the fires of Harry Connick Jr’s backing band, this New Orleans group took a huge leap of faith when they started their own band, not only finding heaven, but taking us all with them, if only for a moment.
“Hi, I’m calling about the add for the band. I’m a guitarist… Mostly funk, a bit of soul, some motown… You need a drummer? … You’re ok for drummers, OK. What about a bass player? … You ‘have a sousaphone’. Really? …. No, I know, like in the marching bands. Speaking of horns, I know this trombone player. …. Oh you already have one of those, then. …. Say again? … Sorry, this might be a bad line, because it sounded like you said you had FIVE trombone players. …. Oh I see. In a seven piece band? … Right. So effectively I’d be half of the rhythm section, with this drummer, for five trombones and a sousaphone.”
It shouldn’t work. It shouldn’t but it does.
I put this song here because I care. I care and I mean it, even at the risk of some of the searches I’m going to get with “Bonerama”, because it’s worth it and we are only as good as what we love.
So join me and stick your fingers in an AC socket of trombones just because I dare you and can not get over this recording of an old Meters tune, recorded at Tipitina’s in New Orleans.
Listen: Cabbage Alley
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11 comments
Yo, hey dude. Glad you found us and understand that the t-bone can rock, funk or blast it out with the best of em.
Thanks for spreading the word.
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CLiff, sir, I must have that mp3. What do you require from me ? A please? “PPPLLLEEEAASSSEE?”
Now how cool is that? One of the very artists themselves teacks you down and thanks you!
Thanks very much Craig Klien (he’s with the band) who I have on boner-fide statistical authority was led here after looking up the group on a google search in a hotel room in Chatanooga, Tennesse, where you played on Friday night. Good luck with the rest of the tour and thanks for looking me up, and for a very cool song.
Bonerama everyone – look them up on their website and buy their music in all good emporia, or from the tunes of I.
Long weekend;)
Starfucker!
Great track, though.
I love it – oh when the saints meets duelling banjos.
Easy though, Cliff – you turned from connoisseur to stalker in one fell comment there. I had a similar happening with a beatbox group who performed in Bangor, except I was drunkenly slagging them off in my post. Oh well.
Katy – Yes. I was in that hotel room AND the song is about me.
San – And hey – what if the band is mooching of my site? Ever thought of that?
I spelt my own name wrong. The shame. I’ll never mock again. Or at least this evening.
Unbelievable.
I’m so confused…
Leave a comment. Play nice. I will turn this blog around.