Fat Freddy's Drop

gunnels · 02-16-2011, 07:46 PM

Gotta say, this band is a major grower for me. It took me a long time to fully appreciate Big BW but now I'm infatuated with it. The first one is still growing on me as well.
Seeing a band like Fat Freddy's Drop would be sublime I imagine. I need them to come to The States asap.

dontstopthebeat · 06-01-2011, 03:43 PM

yeah, they are the bomb. a dutch friend actually recommended them to me.....
anyone know some similar artists?

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 06-01-2011, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dontstopthebeat

yeah, they are the bomb. a dutch friend actually recommended them to me.....
anyone know some similar artists?

Sort of similar (but amazing)

jackhammer · 06-01-2011, 06:48 PM

Also throw in:

Salmonella Dub
Six60
Rhombus
The Black Seeds
Ozomatli
The Cat Empire
Trinity Roots
Kukan Dub Lagan
Transglobal Underground

Some of these do sound a lot different to FFD but work on the same principle of fusing many genres together whilst still maintaining a groove as opposed to sounding like bands that lack cohesion.

Salmonella Dub's Heal Me and Rhombus's Bass Player albums are definitely recommended as being similar to FFD.

jackhammer · 10-10-2011, 06:53 PM

Found this on my travels on the WWW and it is an official vid. The filming is awful but it really does encapsulate them live.

I have seen many, many live bands in my time and FFD are up there in my top 10 easily.

Crowd participation, musical improvisation and atmosphere are all here in a crappy camera operators viewfinder!

and I'm at this venue next weekend again

NSW · 12-29-2012, 07:19 PM

The first single from their new album "Blackbird" is now available for free download on their website, if anyone would like to check it out. I love it!

Fat Freddy's Drop

P A N · 12-29-2012, 08:15 PM

i saw them live in london ON. only caught three songs, but it was a hella good three songs. then i moved out west (BC) where everyone knows everyone and musicians are not special, and everyone there seems to think that the guys in this band are a buncha dicks, including my ex girlfriend who has met them. no idea if that's true, but it seems to be a kind of consensus.

edit: that being said, james brown was kind of a dick, and his funk was bomb. so who cares.

jackhammer · 12-29-2012, 09:16 PM

A bunch of dicks that make damn good music is OK by me and the sort of music that is original enough to warrant multiple listens is also OK by me.

I have seen well over 100 bands live and these were one of the best I have seen.

Rjinn · 12-31-2012, 01:13 AM

They're good. Have a special feel. But something about their music irks me. Maybe because I have a problem listening to soul music. But they deserve props. Probably one of the better groups out there today.

06-01-2011, 06:48 PM	#34 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Also throw in: Salmonella Dub Six60 Rhombus The Black Seeds Ozomatli The Cat Empire Trinity Roots Kukan Dub Lagan Transglobal Underground Some of these do sound a lot different to FFD but work on the same principle of fusing many genres together whilst still maintaining a groove as opposed to sounding like bands that lack cohesion. Salmonella Dub's Heal Me and Rhombus's Bass Player albums are definitely recommended as being similar to FFD. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-10-2011, 06:53 PM	#35 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Found this on my travels on the WWW and it is an official vid. The filming is awful but it really does encapsulate them live. I have seen many, many live bands in my time and FFD are up there in my top 10 easily. Crowd participation, musical improvisation and atmosphere are all here in a crappy camera operators viewfinder! and I'm at this venue next weekend again __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

12-29-2012, 07:19 PM	#36 (permalink)
NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	The first single from their new album "Blackbird" is now available for free download on their website, if anyone would like to check it out. I love it! Fat Freddy's Drop __________________ Hi.

12-29-2012, 09:16 PM	#38 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	A bunch of dicks that make damn good music is OK by me and the sort of music that is original enough to warrant multiple listens is also OK by me. I have seen well over 100 bands live and these were one of the best I have seen. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

06-01-2011, 03:43 PM	#32 (permalink)
dontstopthebeat Groupie Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 4	yeah, they are the bomb. a dutch friend actually recommended them to me..... anyone know some similar artists?

12-29-2012, 08:15 PM	#37 (permalink)
P A N DO LIKE YOU. Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 629	i saw them live in london ON. only caught three songs, but it was a hella good three songs. then i moved out west (BC) where everyone knows everyone and musicians are not special, and everyone there seems to think that the guys in this band are a buncha dicks, including my ex girlfriend who has met them. no idea if that's true, but it seems to be a kind of consensus. edit: that being said, james brown was kind of a dick, and his funk was bomb. so who cares.

12-31-2012, 01:13 AM	#39 (permalink)
Rjinn The Aerosol in your Soul Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 1,546	They're good. Have a special feel. But something about their music irks me. Maybe because I have a problem listening to soul music. But they deserve props. Probably one of the better groups out there today.