About 2 minutes too short.

 walk2k wrote:

sounds rather bittersweet

 sirrus wrote:


I Agree! ...works for me!   

I met my ex at a Galactic concert.
I still love the band

kickass song

Damn this shit rocks........

 alanthecowboy wrote:

what an observation!!   Sorry it took me 11 years to read it!   

I don't think I even read floydoftherocks handle when I made the comment back then.  But I still can't understand how two Primus fans could have such differing opinions on this singer though.   I will say, on this tune he sounds like Ozzy, War Pigs era,  and that's a good thing!

I saw Galactic with opening band High & Mighty Brass Band in Blacksburg, VA, February 2019.  Both were great, but at the end, they did a 20 minute encore with about 1/2 of each band.  F*ing amazing.  I only wish it had been recorded.  

504ever

Excellent!! I never heard of them before. Thank You RP! 

This song is so dope. I be over here just bobbin my head and burning the midnight oil!

Quirky, but that's what I expect from RP......and I liked it! Win-win. 

I don't wanna be a soldier mamma I don't wanna die..brings this Lenon tune to mind

Very interesting stuff comes out of New Orleans, this is a prime example!

Saw this band twice at the Mangy Moose in Jackson Hole. Awesome shows,  awesome band, awesome musicians.

Boy, there's some good musicians in that bunch.

 tm wrote:

Is there a connection between the two?

I've seen Galactic, Greyboy Allstars and the shows are off the hook...

One of the best album graphic's in recent memory

Holy cow. Bill and Rebecca just played the following sequence:
Hello Sunshine -- Bruce Springsteen
The Dangerous Ones -- Kasey Anderson
Powder Finger -- Beat Farmers
New Orleans is Sinking -- Tragically Hip
Saint Judas -- Natalie Merchant
Might Makes Right -- Camper Van Beethoven
Bittersweet -- Galactic

That's a pretty strong theme. Very well played!

 jpfueler wrote:
 I saw them at the Howlin Wolf in '96 a couple of years before I left that  same s#!thole in '98.

 sjccroquet wrote:
 
Not sure if i understand this
I am speaking of the band called "Pothead"....

Oh, Nawlins
Explains that lovely sound.
Didn't hear of these guys before I left that s#!thole in '04.

Jumped from 7 to 8 when the SAX kicked in!

 sjccroquet wrote:
 
In case you weren't trying to be funny......https://pothead.de/

This one's still a 9 for me, and in the middle of a 3x9 set by BillG (Evor's 'Rain' and Dr. John's 'Right Place Wrong Time' on either side of this tune.  Long Live RP and all the great tunes you play, BnR!!

 Donar wrote:
 
Hang around for minute, cause they're everywhere here, man: Marley, The Dead, Hendrix, Floyd, the Beatles, Radiohead, Beck, Flaming Lips, Talking Heads...

This song ROCKS....and when the sax kicks in well...that's instant 9 from me....Long Live RP!!

Momma this is some funky shiii- right here

Everytime i hear this song i wonder why i never heard a Pothead song on RP 
Bill please have a look on them.

House Man. 

like whoa dude

I didn't know you played Galactic...how about some Umphreys?

Galactic Profolactic

Sounds like someone's been listening to Marc Broussard's "Home" a little too much.

 alanthecowboy wrote:   i love this comment

thatslongformud wrote:floydoftherocks wrote: 
We will return to this argument after I point out that both of the competitors, judging by their handles, are obviously Primus fans, and should be able to find some common ground on this discussion.  Anyway...

 thatslongformud wrote: 
Agreed. Have you heard their recent stuff though? Its an interesting change...some of which I really like, but some I don't at all. I did see them live a while back with two members of Jurassic 5 and that was a really good show...though even then I wanted to hear more instrumental stuff!

I love Galactic!

 floydoftherocks wrote: 

Wow!  I can't think of a statement I disagree with more.   Everytime I saw Galactic I always thought "Amazing band, but that singer is so cheesy!"  They would always play a few killer instrumentals at the beginning of the set and get the crowd rocking, then he'd come on stage and begin the cheesefest, totally change the vibe of the show.  Then after a while, he'd exit and the band would play a few more psych/jam instrumentals and bring the crowd back to its previous hights   I never like to hear about musician's with health problems, but in Galactic's case I felt it was exactly what the band needed to do what they really wanted as musicians. 

 sirrus wrote: 
My sentiments exacty, sir =)

Anything with a bari sax automatically gets +1.

 crockydile wrote: 
Obviously would have to be written by a hybrid, but what about the band?  Maybe some Brothers Cavil on horns, Sharon Valerii on bass, a Centurion on drums (built in sticks and all), Anders or Tyrol for vocals.

I really should be working ...

unfortunately they kinda suck balls live w/o theryl decloet (singer...he had to step back a few years ago for health reasons)..

i saw them with theryl years ago and i saw them once when it was just the band (minus theryl) and there was no "show" — just a bunch of guys with instruments trying to fill in the empty spaces.. i recall people looking at each other in the audience being like "why isn't this fun anymore?"

then i saw them in fall '07 when they were touring with a bunch of hip-hop guys and it was OK but let's face it.. the real power of galactic is theryl.. they need to clone him and restore their act otherwise they're not worth seeing even for $10.

Very cool!

 ktnsb wrote: 

Check out SpaceCase's site at www.seanpoole.com

SpaceCase wrote: very cool. in my opinion your art outshines galactic's. Do you have more we can see?

anniebear wrote: sounds to me like "got to learn to love the heat"

excellent groove

eastcoast wrote: sounds like you haven't heard much STP. Galactic sounds like Galactic ... STP like STP.

SpaceCase wrote: i'm impressed, way to go! d.

I love the tenor sax sound in this song. Nice groove. An easy 7 from me, might be an 8 after another listen.

eastcoast wrote:wouldn't have thought of that but I'd have to agree

dustymc wrote: YES...these guys are must see live band! I painted this during a show of theres....

Sounds like STP

good... very good.

DAMN!

Posted 17 years ago by HonduranRed    [ Reply ]

dustymc wrote:They're MUCH better live than recorded. I lived in NOLA when they were just a bunch of kids getting started and they were smoking hot. I bought their CD at the time and it sucks. I couldn't believe it was the same band.

I was o.k. with this until the chorus -- killed it for me.

mojoman wrote: Yeah, Cylons can lay down some killer grooves...a highly misunderstood distributed network.

mojoman wrote: Cylon(sp?) and Garfunkel, perhaps?

seekinggrace wrote: this is my least favorite of all Galactic CDs. Check out Vintage Reserve.

Sounds like it was written by a Cylon.

If you get a chance to see them live ... DO IT. They are amazing!

The lead vocal pushed me to recall Mark Broussard, who is likely the younger of the two. ^_^

psxrevue wrote: yes, dead on.

creativebones wrote: If you like this song, I definitely recommend picking up the cd. Very good in my opinion.

this song reminds me of bo bice. man, i miss that dude!

Got to meet these guys at Bele Chere this year. I'd heard of them but hadn't heard them. I was certainly impressed. Their drummer has a sort of signature thing in that he uses a second kick drum. Yeah I know lots of drummers use two kick drums but this one is an a antique marching band bass drum. The thing is huge - something like 28" across. I stood by the side of the stage the drum faces while they played and every time he hit it you'd feel it moving the air 20 feet away. Wow. 'Liked the grooves and playing all around. They had my friends, Art & Al from The Gamble Bros Band up several times to sit in and they were pretty nice guys in general. I hope to hear more of them.

Riders on the storm... I've been into these guys for a long time...still love hearing them on RP. Quite likeable tune for me.

hmmm . . . yes exactly how i would imagine a band with the name 'galactic' would sound. good stuff.

Al_Koholic wrote: Just made the move from 8 to a 9-Great tune!

Nice groove.

redeyespy wrote: Ditto.

i was thinking it sounded like 'gravity decides' by folk implosion

Still luvin' it after a few years. Fine example of a groove that slowly builds, then gradually crescendoes with raw power.

When this song started, I thought its was "Clock Strikes Twelve" by Cheap Trick. But it wasn't. And I kind of like it.

How is the rest of this album anybody know?

From a 7 to an 8. Like this the more I hear it. Thanks!

Always liked this song. Find myself grooving along... while I pretend to work

I've always liked the word, "ruckus". Hard to work it into a sentence without sounding like it's the only reason you opened your mouth though. Hey, what's all the ruckus about!? Something like that.

These guys are awesome live--white band, black vocalist. Everything grooves. There is some better stuff off of their album "Crazyhorse Mongoose" though...

Attempts to groove, but fails.

I've heard several Galactic albums, and it's all pretty solid, rockin' sutff. If you like these guys, the aforementioned Widespread Panic is a good addition, and I would also suggest the North Mississippi All-Stars. Big, fat, noisy swamp rock! It's a good thing.

I had it turned down for a phone call and my first reaction was ewwwww... I turned it up a little and it sounds a bit better made it to a six.

Hmm, Galactic's best stuff isn't on the playlist, guess it's time to upload!

snowak wrote: yeah i thought it was them at first

I really like the funky groove.

Proposed set: - Galactic - Bittersweet - REM - Bittersweet Me - Ed Harcourt - Bittersweetheart - Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Bittersweet

shakitten wrote: You should hear the other stuff. This song, while very good, is not very representative of Galactic. It's always good to hear the Houseman though!!

I like the song...does this remind anyone else of one of the regular vocalists of school house rock...conjunction junction it think it was?

I like the funkiness of this tune...

Check out Garage a Trois you can listen to a free show on www.nugs.net

Definitely prefer this band live. But this CD (especially this song) isn't bad. Enlisting Dan "the automator" Nakamura was a welcome influence and I think extends the avenues this band is willing to travel to make great music.

I had always thought this was just another DMB run-on song. Never bothered to check until now.

im a fan of galactic. other songs are better tho.

rush-2112 wrote: Agreed. Instrumentals are preferable -- sometimes the Houseman can be a little annoying. Galactic is STELLAR live. I had a dancing epiphany at Tipitinas several years ago at JazzFest... they played until the morning light streamed in the windows. Twas beautiful. Stanton Moore (drummer) is fantasic. He has a few "solo" projects and is also now collaborating with Robert Walter, etc. in an outfit called Frequinox. Haven't seen them yet.. can anyone comment?

Galactic is a funky band from NO, LA. Been around since the mid-nineties. Have 4-5 albums. Mostly instumental stuff but same vocalist once or twice an album. https://www.galacticfunk.com/

This sounds like a Widespread Panic song

prefer their instrumentals

Bonzo's Montreaux anyone?

Darlington wrote: Thanks.

Sounds like the guy from Everlast on vocals. Is this right?

Mugro wrote: Try the AMG Entry (All Music Guide) Link. That should tell you everything you want to know.

I like the beat. Can anyone fill us in as to how long this band has been around, who is in the band, etc?

I like this one! Never heard Galactic before.

This rocks! Love the drums.

Ooh, these guys got a LIFEHOUSE kina groove goin' plus MORPHINE(?) Driving beat...I like it, I like it, it's good... A 7.

Sideorder wrote: Agreed, but how did you feel about this song?

Er, for a moment I thought David Lee Roth got involved in a more serious project A real good, raw singing voice and some serious groove going on! Much to like here.

Hippie Funk usually equals--super boring and lacking soul.

Johng wrote: Evidently. Meters on Morphine is more like it.

And I thought MORPHINE was the only band to use bari sax! I LOVE me some bari.

I usually like Galactic, but this song is kinda weak...their shows are incredible!

Galacticly awful.

Dan-o wrote: ditto, dude.

Hello John: Johng wrote: No. But since I own Crazyhorse Mongoose, which sounds a lot like the Meters crossed with R&B -- my point of reference is very different! I like this song, and I liked Hamp's Hump (which had better sonics -- if you think *these* drums are good...), but a lot of the rest of the album is less consistent. I might consider this one. Neil

JokesandJokesandJokes wrote: friggin clown... errrr, "joker" ________________ if you ever get a chance to see these guys live, do not pass it up. most excellent show. 8)

serious drumming, too