The Supergroups, pt 1.
This is a pretty tired idea, it is pub chat in its purest form and has cemented its place with other drunk ramblings such as the idea of ‘Opening a Bar’ and ‘Who would you invite to a dinner party?’. It is the assembling of a Justice League-esque group of crazy talent and I thought I would have an attempt with different genres and stipulations, so here it goes.
‘The New Black’
In the recent years we have been lucky enough to have a new array of talented musicians trying to prove their place as our generations’ greats, and the four I am thinking of specifically all seem to be African-American. I don’t even know what genre of music they would play although they are all very influenced by Fusion Jazz, but whatever it is, it would be at times unsettling and other times soothingly tranquil.
Singer+ Guitar- Willis Earl Bearl
Bass- Thundercat
Guitar + Vocals- Gary Clark Jr
Production- Flying Lotus
Here are two Thundercat and Fly-lo song showing their ability to remix; they both have hip hop and jazz backgrounds and are incredibly innovative in a number of different genres. Thundercat is probably the best bass guitarist around at the moment and Flying Lotus the most prolific songwriters. The second song is what would happen if Rick James took acid instead of crack.
Here is a track by Willis Earl Beal, the homeless person who appeared on the American X-Factor, he is one of the most intense performers around as can be seen in this video and has an ability to wail with the best. He’s also a pretty solid guitarist when he’s not using a toothpick as a plectrum.
And last and arguably the most talented of the bunch is Gary Clark Jr, he along with Willis is a one of the prophets of the American Blues revival, he can riff like The Black Keys and sing like a young Hendrix.
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