Brian Setzer (jazz, rock, guitarist, orchestra, quote)

mosesandtherubberducky · 01-28-2006, 10:12 PM

Wow, I'm suprised that there isn't a thread for this guy. Anyways he is a great guitarist and is making me want to listen to more swing, and big band type music.

Wikipedia "biography" for him.

Suggested songs:
Stray Cat Strut
Route 66
Jump Jive 'n' Wail
Johnny B. Good

TheBig3 · 01-29-2006, 12:30 AM

I don't get why you'd be suprised. The orchestra wasn't that good, and Stray Cats were rockabilly and no matter what he was doing it was less than successful.

incesticide · 02-18-2006, 12:03 PM

Are you kidding me? The orchestra is amazing! Lets see you get together a few people and play some music as great as that.

ajco777 · 04-23-2006, 02:20 PM

I'll have to agree with you moses, swing music is quite unappreciated currently. But if you are really getting into it i would reccommend Big Bad Voodoo Daddy or The Atomic Fireballs.

jazzfromhell · 04-23-2006, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ajco777

But if you are really getting into it i would reccommend Big Bad Voodoo Daddy or The Atomic Fireballs.

I hate to come off as an old-school jazz elitist, but when it comes to big band, there's Duke Ellington, then Count Basie, and then, a few miles behind, everyone else. They are the cream of the crop, and unless you really can't stand listening to recordings from the 30's and 40's (they both continued on into the 70's, and Duke had been recording since the 20's, but these decades were their heyday), they are who you should start with.

MURDER JUNKIE · 04-23-2006, 10:51 PM

Squirrel Nut Zippers, seek out the video for The Ghost Of Steven Foster.

You will not be dissappointed, one of the coolest I've seen

smallz · 04-24-2006, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by incesticide

Are you kidding me? The orchestra is amazing! Lets see you get together a few people and play some music as great as that.

I've done so for the past 4 years... even a high school jazz band can sound that good or better. Go to a state festival sometime.

He's got some good stuff, but I prefer Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

swim · 07-03-2006, 09:43 AM

It does sound like a high school jazz band with vocals on top. I don't suppose that's a horrible thing though. I don't think the intentions were to be extremely technical or write complicated music. He just wanted to write something fun and he did. He's extremely catchy.

.MP3 · 07-03-2006, 02:42 PM

I used to listen to Brian Setzer...he is pretty good

01-28-2006, 10:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
mosesandtherubberducky butt say x Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: so i read the question as "Where YOU live" which was kinda funny instead of "Where you live" Posts: 1,649	Brian Setzer Wow, I'm suprised that there isn't a thread for this guy. Anyways he is a great guitarist and is making me want to listen to more swing, and big band type music. Wikipedia "biography" for him. Suggested songs: Stray Cat Strut Route 66 Jump Jive 'n' Wail Johnny B. Good __________________ Can I have a youtube video for a sig? There's a thing that says "Wrap [YOUTUBE] tags around selected text"

01-29-2006, 12:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	I don't get why you'd be suprised. The orchestra wasn't that good, and Stray Cats were rockabilly and no matter what he was doing it was less than successful. __________________ I've moved to a new address

02-18-2006, 12:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
incesticide !!! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Merrimac, Massachusetts Posts: 70	Are you kidding me? The orchestra is amazing! Lets see you get together a few people and play some music as great as that. __________________ why be famous? be infamous.

04-23-2006, 02:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
ajco777 Groupie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Depends Posts: 1	I'll have to agree with you moses, swing music is quite unappreciated currently. But if you are really getting into it i would reccommend Big Bad Voodoo Daddy or The Atomic Fireballs. __________________ Check Out My SIGNATURE <---------

07-03-2006, 09:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	It does sound like a high school jazz band with vocals on top. I don't suppose that's a horrible thing though. I don't think the intentions were to be extremely technical or write complicated music. He just wanted to write something fun and he did. He's extremely catchy. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

04-23-2006, 10:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
MURDER JUNKIE The Wetter The Better!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SH1TTY London Ontario Canada Posts: 2,504	Squirrel Nut Zippers, seek out the video for The Ghost Of Steven Foster. You will not be dissappointed, one of the coolest I've seen

07-03-2006, 02:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
.MP3 Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 53	I used to listen to Brian Setzer...he is pretty good