tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6484644.post112783814449026255..comments2024-02-01T01:40:36.805-05:00Comments on Vinyl Mine: Ronald Shannon Jackson: Decode Yourself (1985)Jim Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126808520365186688noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6484644.post-1151499321328266982006-06-28T08:55:00.000-04:002006-06-28T08:55:00.000-04:00I wouldn't have thought of this album as a failure...I wouldn't have thought of this album as a failure, admittedly I picked up on it about 5 years after it was released, but it's always been one of my favourite Decoding Society releases, admittedly one of the most accessible, and it was <A HREF="http://www.thewire.co.uk/" REL="nofollow">Wire Magazine's</A> album of the year for 1986.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06069855406688213170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6484644.post-1142281486785211972006-03-13T15:24:00.000-05:002006-03-13T15:24:00.000-05:00Shannon's website has been updated.The new address...Shannon's website has been updated.<BR/>The new address is ronaldshannonjackson.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6484644.post-1128073542859986582005-09-30T05:45:00.000-04:002005-09-30T05:45:00.000-04:00Yeah, I think you said it better than I did - it d...Yeah, I think you said it better than I did - it does swing. I tried and tried and tried and with the exception of his humorous send-ups of metal and the PMRC, I could never get into Zappa. I did like the visual effect he gave off - I think I saw a live performance of Joe's Garage (on TV? PBS?) where he, still freaky by that day's standards, conducted his band like an orchestra, although in retrospect I regret turning to my parents and saying something like, "see like real music"... ugh, never justify your tastes to anyone except yourself...Jim Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126808520365186688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6484644.post-1128060813453353142005-09-30T02:13:00.000-04:002005-09-30T02:13:00.000-04:00That's some hot shit there. The full-band lock-st...That's some hot shit there. The full-band lock-step flights through labyrinthine melody remind me of Frank Zappa's late-'70s/early-'80s material, albeit with genuine swing.<BR/><BR/>Also, I don't know if I'm the only one guilty of this, but I can't help but laugh a little whenever I see Sonny Sharrock's name - not because I don't like his playing, mind you. I bite him more than I'd care to admit. But I just <I>can't</I> see his name without hearing his theme to "Space Ghost Coast To Coast" in my head. He's sonically typecast for me as the guy who scored a cartoon talk show.Sebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861556483662617818noreply@blogger.com