[Dixielandjazz] The Asylum Street Spankers was Western Swing as OKOM

[Marek Boym]

Hi,
In another posting you wrote (abeit not in the same words), that
"'t'ain't what'cha do, it's the way taht you do it."
I'll check out your examples anyway.
Cheers

On 10 January 2011 03:38, Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>> Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
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>> On 8 January 2011 17:27, Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
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>>> Is Western Swing OKOM? Before reading the below, check out:
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YUI15MuoRY&feature=related
>>
>> Beforehand, after their After You've gone, I answeed "yes."  Now,
>> having listened to other numbers, Im' not so sure.
>
> I don't disagree Marek. IMO, Western Swing as a definition has the same
> problems as OKOM or Dixieland as a definition.  Virtually impossible to
> really nail down the exact definition of them that would suit everyone.
>
> Example, Bill Haesler doesn't seem to appreciate today's version of Western
> swing when he says that he stops at 1942, meaning (I think) that those prior
> to that are OKOM but perhaps not the later versions. If so, then he doesn't
> appreciate bands like The Asylum Street Spankers, even though they play
> "Tight Like That"
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOQ2yBoDOVs&feature=related
>
> or "T'ain't Nobody's Business"
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ_AwAtB09M&feature=related
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> It certainly is MKOM though not necessarily anyone else's KOM
>
> I draw a lot of inspiration from performances such as these, and the many
> other YOUNG bands that make this music relevant to young audiences. Asylum
> Street fills up the local Philadelphia venue (World Cafe Live) when they
> make their rare appearances here. I am always the oldest fart in their
> audience and can't help but wonder what would happen if they played at an
> OKOM jazz Festival, but I think they are about to disband.
>
> Their biggest hit was: "Stick Magnetic Ribbons on Your SUV".   (which
> offends some, but is IMO great Satire)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmsOIjzQ1V8&feature=related
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> And then there is always the X rated "Scrotum Song". <grin>  Wot, says
> Haesler, I thought that was JaDa. Caution before listening. You may be
> offended.
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkfJbsTOtqg&feature=related
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> Point being it is the message as well as the music that gets to today's
> young people.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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