Listening to Medeski Martin & Wood on Radio Paradise

Steve_Bumgardner wrote:

ice 9??

Deep 6.

Posted 1 year ago by Jelani [ Reply ]

Such a great band and the live shows are amazing!

Posted 1 year ago by tm [ Reply ]

Solanus wrote:

That's a great sentiment, but it is obviously wrong. If you have no concept of what you are seeing, hearing, or otherwise experiencing (whether you are incapable (blind, deaf, etc.) or simply lacking knowledge), you may not "see" the beauty that others do and therefore that beauty does not exist for you, which meets the definition of subjective. You could be biased against songs with record scratches or thumping bass or a pronounced twang, and you'd never be blown away by the skillful production, songwriting, and performances. You could have missed out on exposure to classical music as a child and find the sound jarring.

I have a friend who, when he reads a book, cannot visualize the story. It feels like he is reading a text book, a recitation of facts. (When he listens via Audible or whatever, it works.) I might see a pattern in a rock formation that is awe-inspiring, but I would never think someone is wrong for not seeing it as well. Someone might have an infatuation with redheads or Asian women or whatever, and someone else thinks the opposite.

Just because there is a consensus that something is beautiful does not make it fact. It just means a lot of people believe that opinion.

Very well stated!

Posted 1 year ago by joejennings [ Reply ]

stevetheshoe wrote:

My wife really likes MMW, but I prefer their work with John Scofield.

I really like BOTH iterations! Thanx RP!

Posted 1 year ago by joejennings [ Reply ]

EXCELLENT!! RP introduced me to them, now I like a LOT of their tunes. That is why we come here. Thanx RP!

Posted 2 years ago by joejennings [ Reply ]

ice 9??

Posted 4 years ago by Steve_Bumgardner [ Reply ]

stegokitty wrote:

Nope. Some things are objectively better than others.
Beauty is not merely in the eye (nor ear) of the beholder.
Some things are beautiful whether or not a person (nor a group of persons) recognize it as such.

That's a great sentiment, but it is obviously wrong. If you have no concept of what you are seeing, hearing, or otherwise experiencing (whether you are incapable (blind, deaf, etc.) or simply lacking knowledge), you may not "see" the beauty that others do and therefore that beauty does not exist for you, which meets the definition of subjective. You could be biased against songs with record scratches or thumping bass or a pronounced twang, and you'd never be blown away by the skillful production, songwriting, and performances. You could have missed out on exposure to classical music as a child and find the sound jarring.

I have a friend who, when he reads a book, cannot visualize the story. It feels like he is reading a text book, a recitation of facts. (When he listens via Audible or whatever, it works.) I might see a pattern in a rock formation that is awe-inspiring, but I would never think someone is wrong for not seeing it as well. Someone might have an infatuation with redheads or Asian women or whatever, and someone else thinks the opposite.

Just because there is a consensus that something is beautiful does not make it fact. It just means a lot of people believe that opinion.

Posted 6 years ago by Solanus [ Reply ]

My wife really likes MMW, but I prefer their work with John Scofield.

Posted 6 years ago by stevetheshoe [ Reply ]

The nuances and sonic territory verged on here in this chill number are among the trippiest out there, and this band is something to see live!

Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn [ Reply ]

stegokitty wrote:

Nope. Some things are objectively better than others.
Beauty is not merely in the eye (nor ear) of the beholder.
Some things are beautiful whether or not a person (nor a group of persons) recognize it as such.

Really? So how do you define beauty (besides "it just is")?

Posted 8 years ago by markybx [ Reply ]

very different from most MMW I have heard as there is no Hammond B3, it's still funky, but ambient too...

Posted 8 years ago by KEViNYC [ Reply ]

great groove.......

Posted 8 years ago by zivko [ Reply ]

This is new to me and not a big fan of Jazz but this seems to hit the spot. Thanks RP for turning me on to something new.

Posted 8 years ago by swtobias508 [ Reply ]

Love to read the comments on this page
Rolling from the Stones to Husserl, only in radioparadise

Posted 8 years ago by ambrebalte [ Reply ]

stegokitty wrote:

Nope. Some things are objectively better than others.
Beauty is not merely in the eye (nor ear) of the beholder.
Some things are beautiful whether or not a person (nor a group of persons) recognize it as such.

Not according to Edmund Husserl, but I was never really into phenomenology anyhow. By which metric do you measure whether something is "better" or "beautiful"? Anyhow, those two words are far from synonymous.

Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

Nice to hear MM&W here!

Posted 9 years ago by 4merdj [ Reply ]

Carlo9151 wrote:

....Papa was a rolling stone

Touché.

Posted 9 years ago by martin1451 [ Reply ]

....Papa was a rolling stone

Posted 9 years ago by Carlo9151 [ Reply ]

Wow!!!

11!!!!!

Posted 9 years ago by paulera [ Reply ]

ri_shelton wrote:

mechanical and repetitive, mechanical and repetitive, mechanical and repetitive. There, I just broke three more rocks.

Posted 9 years ago by Pezz9 [ Reply ]

coolpeople_rule wrote:

All music is totally subjective...

Nope. Some things are objectively better than others.
Beauty is not merely in the eye (nor ear) of the beholder.
Some things are beautiful whether or not a person (nor a group of persons) recognize it as such.

Posted 9 years ago by stegokitty [ Reply ]

Seeing them do the cuts of this record live in Tokyo, I have to say, they are EPIC, and I advise seeing them do their magic up close...

Posted 9 years ago by coloradojohn [ Reply ]

Hippostar wrote:

Must agree. This drummer seriously knows exactly one lick. I've heard high school jazz groups with more creativity and expression than these guys have ever shown.

Please try not to evaluate MMW on the basis of this track. In general RP never plays their best stuff... That being said they are definitely a live act. They play in a wide range of styles and are one of the most interesting, progressive and creative bands I've ever seen. (and I'm 54 and seen lots of great acts...!) They can also be indulgent at times and I understand why people dont like it when they go off into space jams.

They are not everyone's cup of tea for sure, but John Medeski and Billy Martin are excellent musicians. John Medeski can wail on the Hammond B3 as well as anyone. He can play bop with dexterity and soulfulness - he's a true virtuoso...

Posted 10 years ago by silby [ Reply ]

tulfan wrote:

I am not sure why but I always feel completely unsatisfied listening to their music.Several sources over the years have had an infatuation with their work and I never got...

Maybe it's in a different range for you...not good or bad, just sayin' ;)

All music is totally subjective... music comments in general here are based upon our own, unknown bias opinions based upon our very.. personal subjective life experiences. imho... yadda, yadda...and so on and so forth & so on.

Breathe..

Posted 10 years ago by coolpeople_rule [ Reply ]

I am not sure why but I always feel completely unsatisfied listening to their music.Several sources over the years have had an infatuation with their work and I never got...

Posted 10 years ago by tulfan [ Reply ]

ri_shelton wrote:

mechanical and repetitive, mechanical and repetitive, mechanical and repetitive. There, I just broke three more rocks.

Must agree. This drummer seriously knows exactly one lick. I've heard high school jazz groups with more creativity and expression than these guys have ever shown.

Posted 10 years ago by Hippostar [ Reply ]

Nice to get some jazz in the mix too! Thanks.

Posted 10 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester [ Reply ]

Wow !

I didn't listened to this music since many years...

Outstanding !

Greetings from France

Posted 11 years ago by Nitsuo13 [ Reply ]

this is completely new to me and i like it a lot! way to go RP. great tunes this am. glad i was afk for the peter gabriel. lol

Posted 11 years ago by markthecarp [ Reply ]

My older son bought me this for Christmas last year, because he knows I heard it on Radio Paradise. He's a good son, and this is a kick-ass CD.

Handy thing to have around, you know, just in case.

Posted 11 years ago by unclehud [ Reply ]

We made it!

Posted 11 years ago by z11355 [ Reply ]

Posted 12 years ago by cShaggy [ Reply ]

I'm in with the 'In Crowd' - either you get this or you don't. No biggie.

Posted 12 years ago by DickieStaff [ Reply ]

ri_shelton wrote:

mechanical and repetitive, mechanical and repetitive, mechanical and repetitive. There, I just broke three more rocks.

wrong.

Posted 12 years ago by Shmelo [ Reply ]

Ahhhh no lyrics!

Posted 12 years ago by subdude [ Reply ]

This after Al Stewart's Roads to Moscow is just plain SLY FUN, on musical AND literary planes... And what a chill jam this number is. To have seen them do it in front of me in Tokyo a couple years ago makes it even more visceral and forever real. ALL PRAISE TO RP!

Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn [ Reply ]

Can't think of any other place to hear Al Sterwart followed by a song like this. Thanks Bill.

Posted 13 years ago by coyotexxx2 [ Reply ]

A little Ramsey Lewis Trio for y'all

...I'm in with the in crowd.

Posted 13 years ago by LPCity [ Reply ]

socalhol wrote:

totally........... I was just thinking a vodka martini would be nice about now!

Negroni, and make it a dry one, please. That would be the second one tonight.

Posted 13 years ago by TerryS [ Reply ]

mechanical and repetitive, mechanical and repetitive, mechanical and repetitive. There, I just broke three more rocks.

Posted 13 years ago by ri_shelton [ Reply ]

MrGreg wrote:

Mechanical and repetitive...

Does the drummer know anything other than this one lick he uses for almost every one of their songs?

I think this tune's meant to be "repetitive" - it's often an attribute of this genre: a groove or a mood, not a symphony. I'm sure the drummer knows other licks, but I have not heard "almost every one of their songs" from their 15-or-so albums.

Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

byebyedelray wrote:

Hard to believe that this gets the same avg rating as Skynrd. Dog, what is up?

I guess people have just MOVED ON!!!!

Posted 14 years ago by jools [ Reply ]

socalhol wrote:

totally........... I was just thinking a vodka martini would be nice about now!

No - it HAS to be a gin and tonic - with lime!

Posted 14 years ago by jools [ Reply ]

sub-arctic wrote:

Everything I've heard from this album is just so cool and laid-back. It makes me want to have a gin & tonic in some cool and laid-back place.

totally........... I was just thinking a vodka martini would be nice about now!

Posted 14 years ago by socalhol [ Reply ]

All foreplay and then....?
No doubt fine musicianship, but it's a long, long intro for something that never happens...

Posted 14 years ago by daedalus [ Reply ]

Hard to believe that this gets the same avg rating as Skynrd. Dog, what is up?

Posted 14 years ago by byebyedelray [ Reply ]

Great song

Posted 15 years ago by gdv [ Reply ]

I liked this CD enough to buy it when it first came out. I'm sorry I did. Now after a few listens its boring, uninspiring, and mechanical.

Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel [ Reply ]

peter_james_bond wrote:

The song must be called ice because it's so coool.

Jelani wrote:

No, because it's waiting to be put on it.

However, I have to agree with peter_james_bond!

Posted 15 years ago by kaybee [ Reply ]

peter_james_bond wrote:

The song must be called ice because it's so coool.

No, because it's waiting to be put on it.

Posted 15 years ago by Jelani [ Reply ]

And his time keeping sucks to boot.

Posted 15 years ago by Jelani [ Reply ]

MrGreg wrote:

Mechanical and repetitive...

Does the drummer know anything other than this one lick he uses for almost every one of their songs?

NO, he doesn't.

Posted 15 years ago by Jelani [ Reply ]

Mechanical and repetitive...

Does the drummer know anything other than this one lick he uses for almost every one of their songs?

Posted 15 years ago by MrGreg [ Reply ]

2nd mmw tune in 3 or 4 hours? they're enjoyable and all, but that's a bit much

Posted 15 years ago by wrangler [ Reply ]

keller1 wrote:

Reminds me of Traffic ...

Either that, or the first couple of minutes of Strange Days by Humble Pie.

Yeah ... how about some traffic ... what was that senasational double live album they had in the 70/s .. around Low Spark era .. Saw Humble Pie in 73 at Clacton .. Beach Boys followed and they BOMBED !!!

Posted 15 years ago by brians201 [ Reply ]

The song must be called ice because it's so coool.

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond [ Reply ]

Very cool, snazzy, jazzy. Feels almost like I'm walking through the Pottery Barn at the mall, or maybe grabbing some Panera Bread, smuggling in the Gin of course.

${#Devil_pimp}$

Posted 15 years ago by coolpeople_rule [ Reply ]

Excellent flow with Beck - The Information, if I might say. Thanks Bill.

Posted 15 years ago by bruud [ Reply ]

Way too early in the day for a gin and tonic - but I can TASTE it! The setting should be a roof terrace in house on a Greek island, on a day bed with white floaty curtains and lots of cushions........

Sadly it is raining heavily and I am in an attic room in Brighton - working on a SATURDAY!!!!

Posted 15 years ago by jools [ Reply ]

Another awesome band I first heard on Radio Paradise. Thanks again, Bill!

Posted 16 years ago by catsoup [ Reply ]

sub-arctic wrote:

Everything I've heard from this album is just so cool and laid-back. It makes me want to have a gin & tonic in some cool and laid-back place.

I saw them last weekend in Jackson Hole and had a large G&T going at the time.

Was good. Both were. Good.

Posted 16 years ago by ScottFromWyoming [ Reply ]

sub-arctic wrote:

Everything I've heard from this album is just so cool and laid-back. It makes me want to have a gin & tonic in some cool and laid-back place.

I'm with you! 8 => 9

Everyone needs something to believe in: I believe I'll have another drink.

Posted 16 years ago by philbertr [ Reply ]

sub-arctic wrote:

Everything I've heard from this album is just so cool and laid-back. It makes me want to have a gin & tonic in some cool and laid-back place.

make mine a vodka and soda though, please

Posted 16 years ago by K_Love [ Reply ]

what's that about these medeski, martin & wood guys ? did they buy RP ? that's close to exclusive airplay.

Posted 16 years ago by dunno [ Reply ]

sub-arctic wrote:

Everything I've heard from this album is just so cool and laid-back. It makes me want to have a gin & tonic in some cool and laid-back place.

Yeah, definitely cool and laid-back. But also it somehow just doodles along on the surface and never goes deeper. A good solid 7.

Posted 16 years ago by musikalia [ Reply ]

Reminds me of Traffic ... Either that, or the first couple of minutes of Strange Days by Humble Pie.

Posted 16 years ago by keller1 [ Reply ]

sub-arctic wrote:

Everything I've heard from this album is just so cool and laid-back. It makes me want to have a gin & tonic in some cool and laid-back place.

Agreed.

Posted 16 years ago by minorking [ Reply ]

This is cool.... made me look.

Posted 16 years ago by undo_silence [ Reply ]

Everything I've heard from this album is just so cool and laid-back. It makes me want to have a gin & tonic in some cool and laid-back place.

Posted 17 years ago by sub-arctic [ Reply ]

ilibjorn wrote:

low spark.....turned me on to jazz

Not even in the same millenium,this for me a solid #1.

Posted 17 years ago by HazzeSwede [ Reply ]

low spark.....turned me on to jazz

Posted 17 years ago by ilibjorn [ Reply ]

passsion8 wrote:

I'm seeing them acoustic next month! Yippee....

I'm seeing 'em tomorrow -- with John Scofield!

Posted 17 years ago by Dave_Mack [ Reply ]

Alright, I give in - I've heard too many good tunes from this album to not buy it - off to Amazon!

Posted 17 years ago by pevend [ Reply ]

driver8 wrote:

It's the ninth track on the the CD....Ice-9. (RIP Kurt)

Coincidence? I think not. Good find!

Posted 17 years ago by Darkmatter [ Reply ]

It's the ninth track on the the CD....Ice-9. (RIP Kurt)

Posted 17 years ago by driver8 [ Reply ]

I'm seeing them acoustic next month! Yippee....

Posted 17 years ago by passsion8 [ Reply ]

Carly wrote:

What's a good activity to accompany this song? Cutting a long stalk of celery? What matches this groove.....?

Doing lots of situps...

Posted 17 years ago by healyf52 [ Reply ]

WonderLizard wrote:

Both the drumming and keyboard work are reminiscent of, tho' hardly on a par with to be honest, Miles Davis's Bitches Brew/In a Silent Way era output in the late '60s and early '70s

Yeah, hey, you're right! True: nothing could ever be 'on par with' the inimitable Bitches Brew. Still...sounds good!

Posted 17 years ago by musikalia [ Reply ]

Carly wrote:

What's a good activity to accompany this song? Cutting a long stalk of celery? What matches this groove.....?

"Cutting a long stalk of celery" eh? Sounds like a euphemism for ... something.

Posted 17 years ago by kazuma [ Reply ]

Posted 17 years ago by n4ku [ Reply ]

Carly wrote:

What's a good activity to accompany this song? Cutting a long stalk of celery? What matches this groove.....?

Skiing in the Chugagh Mts. at night with the aurora cranking overhead.

Posted 17 years ago by alaskaoe [ Reply ]

Both the drumming and keyboard work are reminiscent of, tho' hardly on a par with to be honest, Miles Davis's Bitches Brew/In a Silent Way era output in the late '60s and early '70s, particularly Tony Williams and Joe Zawinul. The whole album seems to be a '70s flashback of sorts, touching unpredictably on funk, soul, and jazz. Interesting for what it is.

Posted 18 years ago by WonderLizard [ Reply ]

NICE!!!!

Posted 18 years ago by jdorn1 [ Reply ]

mojoman wrote:

If you don't own this album, run--don't walk--to your nearest purveyor of musical recordings and buy it!

or, perhaps just get some vintage Ramsey Lewis, "Return to Forever" or Weather Report. Or even better - get 'em all.

Posted 18 years ago by Old_Pat [ Reply ]

Really liking this tune, very nice drumming.

Posted 18 years ago by zaknafein [ Reply ]

If you don't own this album, run--don't walk--to your nearest purveyor of musical recordings and buy it!

Posted 18 years ago by mojoman [ Reply ]

For anyone who likes this one, I would highly recommend the whole album. Mucho Coolio it is.

Posted 18 years ago by pilate [ Reply ]

Why are these guys not on iTunes...

Posted 18 years ago by eman [ Reply ]

fearlessfreep wrote:

when listening to this song, i like lounging in my favorite chair, watching the cheez-it crumbs accumulate in my greasy chest hair ... but chopping celery - that works, also.

Wow, what an amazing image! ;)

Posted 18 years ago by Gorky [ Reply ]

Carly wrote:

What's a good activity to accompany this song? Cutting a long stalk of celery? What matches this groove.....?

when listening to this song, i like lounging in my favorite chair, watching the cheez-it crumbs accumulate in my greasy chest hair ... but chopping celery - that works, also.

Posted 18 years ago by fearlessfreep [ Reply ]

Carly wrote:

What's a good activity to accompany this song? Cutting a long stalk of celery? What matches this groove.....?

Skateboarding high through a city you've never been to, at night. Haven't done it with this song, but this is exactly what I'd be lookng for.

Posted 18 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste [ Reply ]

Carly wrote:

What's a good activity to accompany this song? Cutting a long stalk of celery? What matches this groove.....?

mmmmmmmm... backcountry skiing deep in the wilderness in snow that flies over your head on every turn? I guess that tells you what I want to do when I am not listening to RP at work.

Posted 18 years ago by cesare [ Reply ]

The groove is great, but where's the song? I keep waiting for something to happen, but it doesn't. And I really like MM&W, at least what I've heard here.

Posted 18 years ago by Dave_Mack [ Reply ]

Hmmmmmmmm. Acid Jazz. Nice. (One for all the Brits who enjoyed the fast show.)

Posted 18 years ago by alex287 [ Reply ]

Nice cut from a superb album.

Posted 18 years ago by mojoman [ Reply ]

What's a good activity to accompany this song? Cutting a long stalk of celery? What matches this groove.....?

Posted 18 years ago by Carly [ Reply ]

Cool as ice!

Posted 18 years ago by Darkmatter [ Reply ]

happy...

Posted 18 years ago by godspeed [ Reply ]

I was at the MMW show in Boulder, CO last weekend. Very nice show - I believe they played two tunes off this latest album, and much material from Combustication and even older stuff from Friday Afternoon in the Universe. A very nice show.

Posted 18 years ago by -relayer- [ Reply ]

smoove...

Posted 18 years ago by godspeed [ Reply ]

I heard the riff from I'm In With The In Crowd by Pet Clark.

Posted 18 years ago by ThePoose [ Reply ]

Via Pollstar (above) Wed 12/07/05 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre Fri 12/09/05 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre Sat 12/10/05 Asheville, NC Orange Peel

Posted 18 years ago by coding_to_music [ Reply ]

elokin2141 wrote:

awesome live as well

ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:

Weird; I totally disagree. I love their albums, I love live music, especially with improvisation, but I have fallen asleep at two of their shows. They too often let the groove disappear into quiet rattling and stuff, which I find incredibly boring. I've sworn off seeing them live anymore, but still love their studio work.

Gotta second that one. I, too, have found that to be the case with these guys. I've heard bootlegs where they've grooved with the best of them, but the times I have heard them live, they've done the free jazz thing where I just end up feeling lost in the end. That being said, I do like this number.

Posted 19 years ago by eddief [ Reply ]

trout_fisher wrote:

evoked a synaptic response akin to being wasted and finding your enjoyment escalating with the seconds, then suddenly.. you start thinking.. hang on... do I like this? and the same thing you were loving starts making you feel kinda nauseous. It might well pass and get to being good again.

Perfectly explained...

Posted 19 years ago by revevad1 [ Reply ]

This is reminding me of Weather Report. Which would be nice to hear-here.

Posted 19 years ago by skooney [ Reply ]

The more I hear from this bunch, the more I find myself liking them. I'd like to hear some more from them before I'd consider purchasing anything though.

Posted 19 years ago by maLeFunKtion [ Reply ]

evoked a synaptic response akin to being wasted and finding your enjoyment escalating with the seconds, then suddenly.. you start thinking.. hang on... do I like this? and the same thing you were loving starts making you feel kinda nauseous. It might well pass and get to being good again. Maybe I'm just high. British time, mind you.

Posted 19 years ago by trout_fisher [ Reply ]

Nice hybrid latter-day jazz. Vince Guaraldi meets lounge.

Posted 19 years ago by Essbee [ Reply ]

Roverfish wrote:

In these shoes? Likeable tune, though a little light on substance, IMO.

Light on substance is what makes rockabilly great! You are right.

Posted 19 years ago by ppak [ Reply ]

In these shoes? Likeable tune, though a little light on substance, IMO.

Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish [ Reply ]

Makes me wish I was a super-cool guy with a closet full of tailored tuxes, a garage full of expensive sports cars, and a kitchen full of martinis in crystal stemware. 8)

Posted 19 years ago by winter [ Reply ]

Very trippy...a bit of Galactic meets Marc Moulin (Telex)

Posted 19 years ago by buyerfx [ Reply ]

Its just okay. Makes me want to listen to TORTOISE

Posted 19 years ago by buddy213 [ Reply ]

Wake me up when this is over. Not a good lunchtime song.

I'm sure I'd give this a 6 at 3am, it rates a 2 at noon. peace

Posted 19 years ago by Slick [ Reply ]

I love the drum and bass tracks on this piece of ART! Wonderful!

Posted 19 years ago by Drunkenlilacwine [ Reply ]

elokin2141 wrote:

awesome live as well

Weird; I totally disagree. I love their albums, I love live music, especially with improvisation, but I have fallen asleep at two of their shows. They too often let the groove disappear into quiet rattling and stuff, which I find incredibly boring. I've sworn off seeing them live anymore, but still love their studio work.