"Big Wreck" for beginners.
Who's the producer? Great sound. I love it!
5/20/2008 3:03:56 PM
Gotta give it up for Big Wreck. Awesome band. Check out Thornley as well. Ian's band post-Big Wreck.
5/20/2008 3:10:44 PM
One Louder - I bought "THORNLEY" - and it's "good"... but not even close to the sound Big Wreck had. I misst that soupy, saucy, drippy groove... that blend of musicians. It's just not as good IMHO.
5/20/2008 3:14:43 PM
That last clip I posted is part ONE of three. Rather than embedding all-3 here, you'll see the others if you click-through to YouTube.
5/20/2008 3:25:09 PM
Thornley is good. Good songwriting. Big Wreck kicks ass. Pleasure and the Greed is way under rated.
5/20/2008 8:24:17 PM
Yeah - I went-back and listened to THORNLEY. It's 'pretty good' to me, but far from what Big Wreck was.
Bump - to expose others to the genius that Big Wreck was.
I know it's said about a lot of bands, but these guys should-have been HUGE...! It has EVERYTHING a great rock band needs.
Such a shame.
5/21/2008 8:14:30 AM
I was just playing The Oaf the other day. The only problem wth Big Wreck is you need about 12 guitars to play a set of Big Wreck tunes. Every damn song is in a different tuning.
5/21/2008 10:35:19 AM
Yep - apparently, he backed-off the multiple tunings a bit on the second album. It was getting ridiculous to "gig" with all those guitars. Think of all the different tunings - and then BACKUP guitars for most of 'em.
A guitar tech's nightmare, I would think.
5/21/2008 10:50:26 AM
Another note.......they are a Boston band per se.
Ian met the band at Berklee but didn't go there very long. I would actually consider them to be a Canadian band.
It's the same scenario with Dream Theater except they are a NY band.
5/21/2008 11:43:18 AM
Well... either way, I wish I was aware of them when they practically had a residency at (I think it was) Bill's Bar. I'd have loved to have caught them live in a small venue.
5/21/2008 8:37:15 PM
I was lucky enough to see Big Wreck twice. They killed both times. This thread inspired to me to learn a couple of tunes today (The Oaf, and Easy Come).
5/21/2008 8:49:52 PM
OMFG!!! That Song!!!!!! I love that tune............Totally forgot about it!!!! This is so cool........... I love when I hear shit I totally forgot about but liked.....awesome
5/21/2008 9:02:34 PM
Rob - I would gig that song with you ANY DAY OF THE WEEK! I would even do a one-off gig of all Big Wreck covers. :)
Not saying I can play those saucy, drippy, soupy, incredible laid-back grooves he plays. Heheheh...
5/21/2008 9:41:17 PM
Hmmm... a one-off LR.com-based gig of Big Wreck tunes. Rob, how many guitars do you have...? You'd need at least a dozen to cover both albums. And a banjo... you got a banjo...? :)
Man, that'd be a fun night (well, for ME it would be).
5/21/2008 10:03:27 PM
I would definitely be up for playing Big Wreck tunes.....send me an email and we'll put something together.
5/21/2008 11:13:24 PM
Don't tease me like that. :)
Things we'd need: singer that sounds like Chris Cornell meets... well, meets Ian Thornley. 8 guitar players to create that "wall o' guitars" sound on the albums... Heheheh...
But seriously, there'd need to be vocals from everyone. It really WOULD be a fun gig.
5/22/2008 7:37:24 AM
After listening to more tunes today - such a gig would require a keyboard player. Man, some of these tunes are frickin' BRILLIANT.
5/22/2008 1:43:18 PM
I know a few......nudge...nudge....
lol
5/22/2008 1:46:28 PM
be careful what you ask for... :)
5/22/2008 1:49:43 PM
Besides... getting together to learn a bunch o' "cover" tunes (even if it IS Big Wreck) takes a time commitment ... which is cool & all...
But where on earth would/could you book it and who in their right mind (except for maybe 5-6 Big Wreck fans) would show up...?
:)
Trust me... I'd have a BLAST nailing that music. Not sure it's a gigable endeavor, but man... it'd be fun.
5/22/2008 1:52:32 PM
( I'm not saying "no"... just trying to get a feel of whether you're serious or just in hypothetical world. )
:D
5/22/2008 3:27:03 PM
Is this material gig-able?.....Sure......for a one off. Would this have long term value or money? No. Would it be a blast? Yes
5/22/2008 4:35:45 PM
Let me email you after the long-weekend. Busy weekend for me.
5/23/2008 7:00:41 AM
a gig of all big wreck tunes would be frickin' awesome!! Definitely would have to find a place large enough to accommodate that many players and their equipment!
5/25/2008 11:13:57 AM
After listening to both albums thoroughly this weekend, I have come to the conclusion that as much "fun" as it would be to play Big Wreck tunes... I don't think I would do it justice.
Not only would *I* not do it justice, but I would also have super-high expectations of myself and everyone else in the project to "sound like the album" without a lot of rehearsal.
I think my *frustration factor* would outweigh my enjoyment. Just being honest. I am super-critical of my abilities and would not want to "gig" any material that I was not doing justice to.
I know - it was *my* idea too. Get a good drummer to fill that role and I'll come SEE the show. :) Heheheh...
5/25/2008 8:40:11 PM
Yes, Rob... that's in lieu of an email to you. :o)
I am bumping this thread one last time to help spread-the-word about this band, even though they have long-since broken up.
enjoy.
5/27/2008 8:38:18 AM
No worries......
I'm working a couple of Big Wreck/Thornley tunes into a project I'm doing.
Sounds amazing.
5/27/2008 9:26:36 AM
jerk. ;)
5/27/2008 9:32:06 AM
( how many times am I allowed to change my mind? )
I woke-up today thinking it'd be a great idea again. ;)
Heheheh...
5/28/2008 7:25:41 AM
No worries....it will be fun
5/28/2008 9:46:26 AM
been listening to big wreck ever since this post began!
6/5/2008 9:16:03 PM
I am the KING of "discovering" bands LONG-after they have since disbanded. Jellyfish, Splender, Big Wreck, Isle of Q, etc...
Glad you like 'em...!!!
6/5/2008 9:53:49 PM
Mr. Rob Keeler:
I am still interested in doing this... I just cannot jump on it "immediately"... keep me in mind.
6/11/2008 10:49:53 AM
nutcase...
6/11/2008 10:51:51 AM
uh-huh...
Are you saying it wouldn't fu@%ing rock...?
6/11/2008 10:53:01 AM
no we had this discussion on Friday dummy. It would friggin kick@$$
6/11/2008 10:53:42 AM
I know - that's why I was reminding you... you NUTCASE...!
6/11/2008 10:54:42 AM
Soup spoon.
6/11/2008 10:57:26 AM
"D'Oh!"
6/11/2008 10:58:03 AM
"Knee Deep" just popped up randomly in iTunes and I felt the need to force this thread down your throats again. :)
take it... TAKE IT... you know you want it....!!!
Succumb to the power of Big Wreck. :)
6/27/2008 11:51:28 AM
why?
Because I can...
and because they're worth it.
8/14/2008 7:59:44 AM
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