• calliope@retrolemmy.com
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    5 days ago

    I agree with you wholeheartedly.

    I’m surprised this would be an unpopular opinion.

    John Popper is a harmonica virtuoso; Barenaked Ladies aren’t known for much musically outside their hits.

    I’ll add, John Popper is such a virtuoso that he would show up in weird places. Like, I remember listening to the Metallica cover of Tuesday’s Gone, and who shows up? John Popper! He does a great job. The cover wouldn’t be nearly to as good without him. He accompanies the entire song, it rules. Best part of the song.

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      I saw Blues Traveler live a couple of weeks ago.

      Nobody in that band works harder than the harmonica tech. John had her fiddling with the settings on his harmonica amp (yes, really, he has a harmonica amp) for about half the show.

      Whatever she kept changing, I couldn’t tell the difference. Eventually John was either satisfied or gave up.

  • Mister Neon@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    I don’t know if this is an unpopular opinion. It’s definitely out left field and I haven’t heard it before. I can’t even argue against it.

  • FoxyFerengi@startrek.website
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    The original singer of BNL left for mental health reasons, and imo the band never recovered.

    But also, I agree with you xD

    • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.social
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      4 days ago

      I remember when Red Hot Chili Peppers released Stadium Arcadium and it was kinda well known that this album was done completely sober after some of the members went through rehab, so I half expected it to actually suck. So glad it didn’t.

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        Yeah, it was just like that time Anthony Kiedis banged a 14-year old and then wrote about it in his autobiography, that was so sick bro

  • Gerudo@lemmy.zip
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    5 days ago

    First of all, how do you do fellow middle ager.

    2nd of all, your just wrong.

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    After never hearing about Bliss Troubler and then randomly listening to two songs on YouTube (im a blue twobler expert now) I disagree, Barebacked Lady’s is the superior sound.

    Some mighty impressive harmonicoing by the Blurs Traveling singer tho