Alabama Shakes

strider
strider Posts: 2,568
edited May 2012 in Music & Movies
Anyone else heard of these guys? A friend turned me on to one of their videos. Pretty raw, soulful stuff.

http://www.alabamashakes.com/
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  • woofiepaws
    woofiepaws Posts: 215
    edited April 2012
    Heard them on station here in SoCal. Good stuff.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2012
    Yep, just picked up their CD the other week.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • jonicont
    jonicont Posts: 281
    edited April 2012
    You have to see them live. I know their management and saw them early on. I did a 4 cam hi-def shoot in January at the 40 Watt club in Athens,GA. Some links if you're interested

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwtIl3wnNfg



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nB37NPtGVY


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EnRCaXUvwA
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited April 2012
    Now this is music with heart and soul!

    Just ordered their CD.
    No excuses!
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,829
    edited April 2012
    They're raw, but that's a GOOD raw ! Enjoy stuff like this that isn't over-produced to the point of being sanitized.

    This Lil' Dood knows it .... dancing to "Hang Loose" :cheesygrin:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSsgf974Y7o&feature=related
    Sal Palooza
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited April 2012
    Thanks Ben! I'll be adding their CD to my collection.
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  • factorz
    factorz Posts: 353
    edited April 2012
    Great band and they have some serious buzz. They just played here and sold out one of our better venues for national acts.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited April 2012
    jonicont, do you have the "How Many More Times" performance from the show you recorded? If so, could you please post it? Thanks very much.

    Greg
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    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

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  • jonicont
    jonicont Posts: 281
    edited April 2012
    headrott wrote: »
    jonicont, do you have the "How Many More Times" performance from the show you recorded? If so, could you please post it? Thanks very much.

    Greg

    They didn't play it that night
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited April 2012
    jonicont wrote: »
    They didn't play it that night

    What a shame! Yours was the best audio/video I have seen on youtube of Alabama Shakes! Thanks for what you gave us all the same.
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited May 2012
    Okay. After reading this thread, I went and bought the "Boys and Girls" release on vinyl. I don't get the hype. They sound like 10,000 other bands trying to make it in the business today. This one is going out as a Karma to anyone interested. Look for the new thread I'll be starting shortly.
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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