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31 January 2008

B3 Organ Grinders What are some of your favorite bands/songs with prominent organ?→[More:]
(Working on a mix and am looking for more ideas.)

post by: pokermonk at: 16:00 | 21 comments

Just Hammond B3?

posted by dersins 31 January | 16:03

"What Goes On" by The Velvet Underground

posted by BoringPostcards 31 January | 16:12

Lazy - Deep Purple

posted by doctor_negative 31 January | 16:14

Also, "Weirdo" by the Charlatans (UK).

posted by BoringPostcards 31 January | 16:15

Do you like soul-jazz? Because if you do, I could go on all goddamn day.

posted by box 31 January | 16:19

It doesn't have to be a hammond b3... i was just trying to be visually clever when i realized the connection with the previous post.

I am not sure about the soul-jazz (soul/jazz, for sure) but I'm willing to try.

posted by pokermonk 31 January | 16:23

It doesn't have to be a hammond b3...

Well, then, I'm a big fan of this, but I'm biased.

(mp3)

posted by dersins 31 January | 16:29

The Style Council.

posted by essexjan 31 January | 16:33

Stuff by the Slackers...

Also, "Gratitude" by the Beastie Boys (though they have some cool instrumentals with Organ on it too)...

posted by drezdn 31 January | 16:34

Sampled organ ok? Cause if so, "Organ Donor" by DJ Shadow. He's got like a trillion remixes of that song, I like the original from the Preemptive Strike album.

posted by misskaz 31 January | 16:52

A couple highly-regarded, classic B3 soul-jazz albums:
Jimmy Smith - Back at the Chicken Shack, Root Down
Jimmy McGriff - At the Apollo

A couple underrated and/or weird ones:
Lonnie Smith - Live at Club Mozambique, Think!
Brother Jack McDuff and Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Kirk's Work
Charles Earland - Dynamite Brothers OST

A Jamaican artist whose name I feel like throwing in:
Jackie Mittoo

A soul artist which ditto:
Booker T. Jones

A post I made a while ago which kinda relates to this topic:
here

posted by box 31 January | 16:53

Oops, looks like the one on Preemptive Strike is one of the remixes, called Extended Overhaul. I still like it better than the one on Endtroducing.

posted by misskaz 31 January | 16:55

A guy whom I saw live, and who has played with EVERYONE it seems is Brian Auger. I can't recommend specific albums, but I bet box could. One of best I've seen. Jimmy Smith is awesome too.

posted by eekacat 31 January | 17:01

Here's Brian Auger in 1969.

posted by eekacat 31 January | 17:09

Cool. Thanks. Keep em coming if you've got em.

I promise to do a MeCha broadcast once completed.

posted by pokermonk 31 January | 17:11

I'm not up on organ identification, but I would think Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and Sugarloaf's "Green Eyed Lady" are, well, organic.

posted by wendell 31 January | 18:01

Chest Fever by The Band is the first song that I thought of.

posted by octothorpe 31 January | 18:03

Wow, yeah, Chest Fever. And, I would agree about Booker T and the MGs. Sadly, I have little new to offer.

posted by richat 31 January | 19:44

Loads by the Charlatans (AKA Charlatans (UK)), but particularly the obvious "The Only One I Know"

posted by pompomtom 31 January | 19:53

Misskaz! Are you going to the show tomorrow?

posted by eamondaly 01 February | 00:24

two words: the nice.

posted by syntax 01 February | 12:23

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