Diligence is required sooner rather than later - Tiki Music

TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4105	TM tiki mick Posted posted on Wed, Jul 9, 2008 12:38 PM On 2008-07-09 12:27, slapbass wrote: Wow..Now that was a read..All interesting points..Guess Im the only non educated musician who loves to play music for the pure enjoyment of doing so..Phrasing..HUH??..Augmented 5th..WTF..Play..Have fun and sip some drinks.. Being Hawaiian in blood I know for a fact the Hawaiian music is nothing more than feeling good and having a good time..The Hawaiian vibe is so relaxed the music should be the same way.. Having lived through 3 generations of family I have heard many different versions of songs that my great grandfather played..Every generation adds their flair and feel but the bottom line is the music lives on..Thats the # 1 thing..I doubt very much that my grandfather is rolloing over in his grave cuz my cousin is doing some traditional songs in his punk rock band.. For what its worth I think "Exotica" music is tongue in cheek anyways,and cant be compared to true Hawaiian Classic's.. As far Mr Vigor is concerned,he plays in a very traditional ol time Hawaiian band..Does a helluva job at it as well..Do I care he played minor instead of major, or if the words are imperfect..Hell no..Ill share my flask full of 12 year old whisky with him and trade slapping tips..And yes there are whiskey drinkers into tiki but thats another topic entirely.. In closing I appreciate anyone who takes Hawaiian music ..Culture..Mannerisms..Attitude and applies it in their everyday life.. P.S...I agre with Lucas on how Bill Haley's Rock around the Clock cant ever be duplicated.. [ Edited by: slapbass 2008-07-09 12:29 ] Robin, you da man! You clearly understand music, and Hawaiian music at that. The leader of my band (who also happens to be Hawaiian and from a famous Hawaiian musician's family) never plays any song the same way twice. Sure, it bothers those "purists" like me who have the original recordings ingrained in our memories, and like to hear them played the same way, but in the end, he is right..just as Robin said. The audience is not the least pleased by theory. They just want things to sound reasonably good, and for the band to be entertaining. As far as the Whiskey goes, the very next day I went and got a bottle of Glenlivet. There is nothing quite like it. I go against the tiki grain in that I prefer alcoholic tasting drinks. Tradional. Gin and Tonic is what I usually drink. Fruit based drinks are wonderful, but some of us with GERD cannot handle them! I might add that Robin is also a highly skilled bass player. There are three of us that I know of on this forum that are into slapbass. Robin, me and Jonpaul. Slapbass is an interesting concept. Not Hawaiian at all, yet amazingly enough, I run into many hawaiian musicians who all love it when I do it. Even some jazzers enjoy hearing it.

On 2008-07-09 12:27, slapbass wrote:
Wow..Now that was a read..All interesting points..Guess Im the only non educated musician who loves to play music for the pure enjoyment of doing so..Phrasing..HUH??..Augmented 5th..WTF..Play..Have fun and sip some drinks..
Being Hawaiian in blood I know for a fact the Hawaiian music is nothing more than feeling good and having a good time..The Hawaiian vibe is so relaxed the music should be the same way..
Having lived through 3 generations of family I have heard many different versions of songs that my great grandfather played..Every generation adds their flair and feel but the bottom line is the music lives on..Thats the # 1 thing..I doubt very much that my grandfather is rolloing over in his grave cuz my cousin is doing some traditional songs in his punk rock band..
For what its worth I think "Exotica" music is tongue in cheek anyways,and cant be compared to true Hawaiian Classic's..
As far Mr Vigor is concerned,he plays in a very traditional ol time Hawaiian band..Does a helluva job at it as well..Do I care he played minor instead of major, or if the words are imperfect..Hell no..Ill share my flask full of 12 year old whisky with him and trade slapping tips..And yes there are whiskey drinkers into tiki but thats another topic entirely..
In closing I appreciate anyone who takes Hawaiian music ..Culture..Mannerisms..Attitude and applies it in their everyday life..

P.S...I agre with Lucas on how Bill Haley's Rock around the Clock cant ever be duplicated..

[ Edited by: slapbass 2008-07-09 12:29 ]

Robin, you da man!
You clearly understand music, and Hawaiian music at that. The leader of my band (who also happens to be Hawaiian and from a famous Hawaiian musician's family) never plays any song the same way twice. Sure, it bothers those "purists" like me who have the original recordings ingrained in our memories, and like to hear them played the same way, but in the end, he is right..just as Robin said. The audience is not the least pleased by theory. They just want things to sound reasonably good, and for the band to be entertaining.
As far as the Whiskey goes, the very next day I went and got a bottle of Glenlivet. There is nothing quite like it. I go against the tiki grain in that I prefer alcoholic tasting drinks. Tradional. Gin and Tonic is what I usually drink. Fruit based drinks are wonderful, but some of us with GERD cannot handle them!
I might add that Robin is also a highly skilled bass player. There are three of us that I know of on this forum that are into slapbass. Robin, me and Jonpaul.
Slapbass is an interesting concept. Not Hawaiian at all, yet amazingly enough, I run into many hawaiian musicians who all love it when I do it. Even some jazzers enjoy hearing it.

Post #392751 by tiki mick on Wed, Jul 9, 2008 12:38 PM