Members Weekly Music Recommendations September 1

[askbob1]

Widespread Panic: Driving Songs Volume 1: Summer 2007.

3 disc set all live at various stops in the summer 2007 tour. only available online, or at your local indie record shop. i have heard many live albums done pretty well, but the quality of recording and mixing that went into this disc set is stunning. a real 'stereo' experience. maybe a little much for the first time listening to these guys, but very good jams. since the addition of jimmy herring in 2007, they sound more like the first few albums- great tunes with a dark underbelly. these guys tour year round and have done so since around 1990. widespreadpanic.com

[seti]

eek a mouse

One of my favorite Jamaican artist. He has been releasing interesting music since 1980. I was supposed to see him live a few years ago but he cancelled his tour to help friends who suffered a direct huricane hit. He is a mix of rastaman, dancehall, dub, raeggee, and someinteresting vocal scat like work. Eek is easily 7ft tall so not like a mouse at all. Great sense of humor and odd lyrical styles make him one of my favorites. I even had IBSlammin cracking up at his songs last year.

I was trying to find some decent early videos but it doesn't look he made many and the live videos are pretty poor quality. Wish I had better samples to post. The earlier the better.

Some samples on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Mania-Eek-Mouse/dp/B000000QBY/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1220649312&sr=1-10

Wa Do Dem his first hit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG0SDc2Hjz4

This song is not a traditional Eek music wise but his sense of humor is there. Oh man it cracks me up. Not a great song but funny with the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9iXsF7lRE0