Loose Grooves & Bastard Blues [Import]

Product Description
Full title - Loose Grooves & Bastard Blues. P-Vine. 2000.

Loose Grooves & Bastard Blues,Tommy Guerrero,Import [Generic],Dance,Experimental,Indie Rock,Jazz,Pop,Post-Rock/Experimental,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: he's got the groove Skate Rock gone soul mellow guitar grooves Beautifully mellow guitar grooves.

Loose Grooves & Bastard Blues Tommy Guerrero Manufacturer: The Orchard ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000IAGG Release Date: 2000-04-01

Tracks:

1. B.W.s Blues
2. So Blue It's Black
3. Keep On Keepin On
4. Azule
5. Black Sheep Blues
6. Thirsty
7. Pollo Caliente
8. Never
9. Solow
10. Introspection Section
11. Gone Again
12. In My Head
13. Soul Miner

Customer Reviews:

he's got the groove.......2000-02-16

Picked up the vinyl LP in London in '98, and have been searching for it on CD for a while. Excellent acoustic guitar groove, multi-tracked with extra guitar, some drum programming, and he sings on a few. Has such a free feeling, just having fun. Has recently signed to Mo'Wax who are also re-releasing "Loose Grooves..." with a different title and as Tommy G.

Skate Rock gone soul.......1999-12-03

This CD has been a long time coming, and it is definately worth the wait. Ex pro skateboarder Guerrero's passion for living comes through loud and clear on this one, from beginning to end. You'll listen to this album again and again, and be more stoked each time.

Unlike anthing that you have heard in a while.

mellow guitar grooves.......1999-10-18

This is a great little cd, track 1 and 10 are great. Not to mention the rest are pretty good too. I highly recomend this for anyone who would like to hear something refreshing.

Beautifully mellow guitar grooves........1999-08-30

I can't believe no one else has reviewed this fantastic CD. The mellow guitar grooves are soulful and the funkier bluesy moments have a hint of Jose Feliciano about them. You can feel the slow burn coming on with this one, it really moves you.

Average customer rating: Stripped Back Acoustic Blues Guitar Brilliance from Guerrero hello california,how are ya? Fantastic sounds

Loose Grooves & Bastard Blues Tommy Guerrero Manufacturer: Import [Generic] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Triumphant ASIN: B00004W9L4 Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

1. B.W. S Blues
2. So Blue It's Black
3. Keep on Keepin On
4. Azule
5. Black Sheep Blues
6. Thirsty
7. Pollo Caliente
8. Never
9. Solow
10. Introspection Section
11. Gone Again
12. In My Head
13. Soul Miner
14. Down at the Uptown

Album Description

Full title - Loose Grooves & Bastard Blues. P-Vine. 2000.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track.

Customer Reviews:

Stripped Back Acoustic Blues Guitar Brilliance from Guerrero.......2004-05-13

This is one of the lesser known titles by Tommy Guerrero, instead of the more indie Rock or Post/Experimental-Rock sounds that made "A little Bit of Something" or "Hoy Yen Ass'n", such accomplished albums have largely been abandoned, in favour of something a little more subtle, studied and more akin to his Puerto Rican roots.

This is, by and large, a vastly stripped back affair compared to his later albums, with the acoustic guitar featuring prominently in virtually all the songs, with subtlety, and refinement, this feels like a improvised session between him and his group of musician friends that has been beautifully recorded and keep for prosperity. This is (apart from a couple of vocal tracks) a most instrumental album, with a super-laid back feel, that mixes simply devised melodies with hints of Blues/Funk, yet the prominence of a strong Cuban/Latin artistic approach run strong throughout the album. Its superbly performed, of which there can be no doubt, it's arrangements may be simple in construction & lack a diverse set of musicians contributing, but it's undeniable success is in its simplicity......resolutely lo-fi, sombrely downbeat, and a literal magpie's nest of Mediterranean/South American influences.

There a little bit of Samba, groove laden Acoustic Guitar, laid back melodies, touches of subtle flamenco guitar, instrumental funk, and Blues Groove, that seem to be a combination of ethnic instrumentals and street music that has yet to be truly discovered by the mainstream market. Similar in the way that the "Buena Vista Social Club" albums, showed the world that a form of local / Ethnic music, had the potential to be as emotionally moving. The mood throughout is predictably slow & unhurried, but this is supremely constructed acoustic music that, although fixed to a steady tempo, tends not to deviate from the idea of bringing Puerto Rican/Latin street music Sensibilities to those that are looking for something for a little different or authentic in their music.

Those expecting something with the crossover influences of Hip-Hop and Latin Lounge, that earmarked "Hoy Yen Ass'n" or the Experimental, Post-Rock of "A Little Bit of Something", won't find any of that here......this is far too subdued for that. Instead of entertaining his Rock tendencies, this feels more home-brew, more personal.....the trip-Hop beats of later albums, give way to Blues Guitar, minimal Funk and Latin percussion. It's low on production and gritty with it, so don't expect a polished studio album, but it has a casual roll that's remarkably charismatic & endearing. It pure raw grooves will alienate those weaned, on albums dominated by electric instruments. It's more a (musically skilled) group of friends laying down street level music that is deeply important to them.

A Completely enchanting, beautifully performed, fascinating album for sure, and those (Like me) that can't seem to get enough of his work will revel in the back to basics Lo-Fi sound, but it needs to be emphasized, that his later albums (as equally brilliant as they are), introduced a sound that feels fundamentally different from this, so be warned. But those knowing what to expect, will find much to saviour in an album that works as well as a Lo-Fi Downtempo album, as well as it does expressive, emotional ethnic music. A fantastic album in its own right, although probably suited to the more discerning listener.

hello california,how are ya?.......2002-04-10

Thats right, each copy smells of lazy days out west.the sun
has done its thing and the langour of late evening has arrived.
have beer,couple of smokes all you need is the soundtrack.
this is where tommy guerrero comes in.mr guerrero has
devised a whole new genre ,a hybrid of bill whithers,tom jobim
and the mgs{all good}.unquestionably rougher around the edges
than the a 'little bit of something'featuring many of the same tracks but its unpolished nature only adds to the charm of the whole package.of the tracks thaat dont appear on 'a little bit..'
'keep on keepin on' and' in my mind' are immediate classics
and worthy of the cover charge alone.the rest if not reaching
such mesmeric heights will invariably bring a smile to the most
hardened scowls.

Fantastic sounds.......2000-10-21

Every time I play this C.D. among friends someone asks to borrow it because they like it so much. One can listen to this C.D. three-hundred times and never get tired of it. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes likes acid jazz type instrumental music, though it is very difficult to categorize this music into any one particular genre.

Average customer rating:

Loose Gems Buckra Manufacturer: Detonation Laboratories ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001GVJJO Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

1. Shake Your Baby Fat
2. Lawn Man
3. Panties [Radio Edit]
4. Dirty Mirage
5. Bubble Gum Bandit [Radio Edit]
6. Ransack

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Stuck Here in Traffic Timeless Band Manufacturer: Timeless Band ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA8LAO Release Date: 2005-06-28

Tracks:

1. Stuck Here in Traffic
2. Saturday Night in South Alabama
3. My Turn
4. Every Time I'm Winning
5. Spin the Wheel
6. Blue Collar Investment Man
7. True Happiness
8. Exit 43
9. Delta Girl
10. Rumor Mill
11. That Blue Line
12. My Friend the Blues

Average customer rating:

Loose Grooves & Bastard Blues Tommy Guerrero Manufacturer: Toys Factory ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000R9TNE8 Release Date: 2007-08-06

Tracks:

1. B.W. S Blues
2. So Blue It's Black
3. Keep on Keepin On
4. Azule
5. Black Sheep Blues
6. Thirsty
7. Pollo Caliente
8. Never
9. Solow
10. Introspection Section
11. Gone Again
12. In My Head
13. Soul Miner
14. Down at the Uptown

Average customer rating:

Loose Ends Manufacturer: Pepo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAD04Q Release Date: 2003-03-25

Average customer rating:

Loose Grooves & Bastard Blues Tommy Guerrero Manufacturer: Galaxia Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008F5II Release Date: 1998-03-10

Average customer rating:

Smooth and Silky - 24 Sensual Grooves {Body & Soul Collection} {Various Artists} Al Jarreau , George Benson , Marvin Gaye , Bobby Caldwell , Luthor Vandross , Cassandra Wilson , Bob James , Herb Alpert , Fourplay , and El Debarge Manufacturer: Time Life ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000M2BCUS

Product Description

TRACKS DISC ONE: 1. WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER - AL JARREAU 2. TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND - GEORGE BENSON 3. COME GET TO THIS - MARVIN GAYE 4. WHAT YOU WON'T DO FOR LOVE - BOBBY CALDWELL 5. I'M ONLY HUMAN - LUTHER VANDROSS WITH CASSANDRA WILSON & BOB JAMES 6. RISE - HERB ALPERT 7. AFTER THE DANCE - FOURPLAY FEATUR- ING EL DEBARGE 8. LOVELY DAY - BILL WITHERS 9. WHAT DOES IT TAKE(TO WIN YOUR LOVE) KENNY G FEATURING ELLIS HALL 10. I KEEP FORGETTIN'(EVERY TIME YOU'RE NEAR - MICHAEL MCDONALD 11. TOO HOT - KOOL AND THE GANG 12. KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR - RANDY CRAWFORD DISC 2: 1. SILKY SOUL - MAZE 2. BABY, COME TO ME - PATTI AUSTIN WITH JAMES INGRAM 3. HANGIN' ON A STRING (CONTEMPLATING) LOOSE ENDS 4. NITE AND DAY - AL B SURE 5. DO YOU GET ENOUGH LOVE - SHIRLEY JONES 6. THIS MASQUERADE - GEORGE BENSON 7. MORNIN' - AL JARREAU 8. RIBBON IN THE SKY - INTRO 9. JUST THE TWO OF US - GROVER WASHINGTON JR. WITH BILL WITHERS 10. WALKIN' IN RHYTHM - THE BLACKBYRDS 11. THE BEST IS YET TO COME - GROVER WASHINGTON JR. WITH PATTI LABELLE 12. I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU - NAJEE WITH VESTA WILLIAMS

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