C-RAM Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 The man is an enigma - I have been aware of him since the early 80s (a 'friend' turned me onto a recording with Fred Frith - I still haven't forgiven him for that). All at once, he can make me laugh until tears fill my eyes and my belly aches, he can make my head hurt, he makes me question my own sanity and ability to reason. Confoundingly, he hangs with some people I greatly admire and respect. He is inscrutable, unfathomable - I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU DO, Henry!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I heard about him - very rich and has an amazing collection of guitars and amps and many influential friends. So I bought an album called "Marrying For Money" and didn't enjoy it or get a satisfying listening experience. Sold. Some years later I found the "Yo Miles" CDs (there are 3) and bought one of them, "Sky Garden". OK, good soloists but again not that satisfying - sold. What could you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Never heard him before....found this on YouTube though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Found this a bit more palatable.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Yes - inscrutable. Am I suspicious because I share his liking of locking vibratos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Dfaq did I just watch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 You can tell they listen to King Crimson circa the Discipline and Beat era. Yeah, I thought of Belew immediately too. Though I did not like this nearly as much as I like those KC records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Yeah, I thought of Belew immediately too. Though I did not like this nearly as much as I like those KC records. That's understood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Doosch. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-RAM Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 What could you recommend? Giving him a wide berth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I just puked a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Giving him a wide berth. Yes. I think so. Now I remember a story about Kaiser meeting Captain Beefheart and saying to him he would like to do a tribute...Beefheart/Van Vliet seemed to indicate assent so Kaiser went ahead (with John French) and later sent the Captain a copy of the completed track...however Van Vliet was enraged "That's MY drumbeat!!!!" and so on, evidently having forgotten whatever he originally said to the hapless Henry..... The grandaddy of this stuff was English "free jazz" guitarist Derek Bailey who near the end of his career made tracks with Bill Laswell on bass and Tony Williams on drums: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hKLdGq58QE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Lol.. that first vid reminds me of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Where do I begin?? Bleeccchhhh!!! (first video) the others were funny...still laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 I liked the Henry J Kaiser, never heard of the other one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Henri J Kaiser, wasn't he at one point secretary of state? How come everyone that plays "intelectual" music plays an SG.......especially Angus, yea man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingtone Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOalFayFQgg ITs this serie I know of him from in it he talks with Dumble and the Dumble amplifiers they jam as well. Not my cup of tea but each to his own some of it is ok in the right mood but I can say that just about anything even the stuff I really like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 1440306662[/url]' post='1687585']Henri J Kaiser, wasn't he at one point secretary of state? How come everyone that plays "intelectual" music plays an SG.......especially Angus, yea man! He made a kool little car.. http://www.allpar.com/cars/adopted/kaiser.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 I try to be kind in my assessments of people's playing abilities but Henry Kaiser just flat out blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 He made a kool little car.. http://www.allpar.com/cars/adopted/kaiser.html I think this must have been his Dad...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Wow.. that's a whole load of suck in one thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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