Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
Where the fuck have I been? 
This guy is good.
This guy is good.
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darrvid
New member
I'm not actually a big fan. I saw him live too, just wasn't at the level I was expecting. He's certainly no slouch though, and he was a hell of a player for being so young (when he was really young anyway). I prefer Kenny Wayne Shepard as far as younger blues players go. He was amazing opening for BB King, but his albums are a little hit and miss for me. I can't remember the name, but he has an instrumental that blows me away.
capnkid
Optimus Prime
They were both like 15 when they started. I'm sure someone else set up thier tone for them.
Anfontan
Banned by eurt
He has a part on the Blues Bros 2000 movie singing and playing during a segment with Wilson Pickett that you might want to check out. Its kind of a re-run scene from the first movie in Aretha Franklin's restaurant..
ausrock
Well-known member
Funny how we each have our own perception on things 
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I bought KWS's first album not long after it was released and thought it/he was great, later I heard Jonny Lang and was blown away. I found JL's "music" to have a more sincere feel that I felt was lacking in KWS.
.I bought KWS's first album not long after it was released and thought it/he was great, later I heard Jonny Lang and was blown away. I found JL's "music" to have a more sincere feel that I felt was lacking in KWS.
Dogman
Unkle Ticklefingers
Locked away???Zaphod B said:Where the fuck have I been?
This guy is good.
Blue On Black by KWS, and Still Raining by JL are some tunes I still like to hear pretty regularly.
stetto
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Johnny Langseth is originally a Fargo ND garage-bander-made-good. I didn't know him personally, but worked with some of his childhood/teenage buddies. He forgot about them and his Fargo roots when he decided he was from Mineapolis and let the hype own him.
Yeah, he's got some chops, but he never really paid any dues to give him the character needed to be a great. That's ok, I'm sure he buys his Mom nice stuff for Mother's Day...
Eric
Yeah, he's got some chops, but he never really paid any dues to give him the character needed to be a great. That's ok, I'm sure he buys his Mom nice stuff for Mother's Day...
Eric
ausrock
Well-known member
stetto said:
Sounds like you've got a bad case of "sour grapes"
. According to any "bio" I've read, he was born in Fargo so I don't think he's trying to hide the fact.
stetto
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ausrock said:Sounds like you've got a bad case of "sour grapes"
Naw, not sour grapes; I'm pretty happy with who/what/where I am. I've simply worked with way too many really good musicians who've ruined the experience with their lack of humility...Famous or no...
And yeah, a guy can't help where he was born, can he? If you see the ads for his shows (he actually appears relatively often in the region), they always start with "From Minneapolis Minnesota..." Not that that matters to me either, when I was on the road the bands I played with generally told the public that they were from wherever the booking agent in question was based--Tulsa (Warren Chism), Denver (Sammy Mai) or Seattle (forgot his name)...The point I made was that the kid paid no dues and is shallow enough of character to have completely abandoned the ties he had with his formative influences--Except of course for the musical influences he bought at the record store...
Eric
ausrock
Well-known member
stetto said:
Still sounds like sour grapes...............anyways, I reckon time will tell. Give it a couple more years and see if while you're still posting your petty, bitter comments about him on HR, Lang's recorded more albums and still touring domestically and o/seas
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Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
Yeah, I have that KWS CD - it's good.Dogman said:Locked away???
Blue On Black by KWS, and Still Raining by JL are some tunes I still like to hear pretty regularly.
stetto
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ausrock said:Still sounds like sour grapes...............anyways, I reckon time will tell. Give it a couple more years and see if while you're still posting your petty, bitter comments about him on HR, Lang's recorded more albums and still touring domestically and o/seas
Mmmm, yes...Perhaps, but I'm comfortable with my petty bitterness, as opposed to having to reinvest in kneepads every year for the alter of We'reNotWorthyness...
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metalj
New member
Being from Minnesota, and seeing Jonny Lang in several Different situations live(small clubs, outdoor mega shows, i saw him do a couple songs with Govt Mule as a special guest), this is the conclusion Ive come up with.
He's a very good blues guitar player. He can do alot of your typical blues licks really well, and plays with alot of emotion.
He is a great soul/blues/rock singer. I think he has moved more into being a front man singer than known for his guitar playing lately.
Either way, he is a talented individual.
He's a very good blues guitar player. He can do alot of your typical blues licks really well, and plays with alot of emotion.
He is a great soul/blues/rock singer. I think he has moved more into being a front man singer than known for his guitar playing lately.
Either way, he is a talented individual.
loveofjazz
Sheep Defiler
In Summary...
He's good.
His music has been heard by many, and is often well-received.
That's how he pays his bills.
...wish that was how I paid MY bills...
-jimbo
(chillin' wit my gnomies...)
He's good.
His music has been heard by many, and is often well-received.
That's how he pays his bills.
...wish that was how I paid MY bills...
-jimbo
(chillin' wit my gnomies...)
legionserial
New member
My dad bought his first CD when it came out. I, being a bolshy little teenager at the time, wasn't interested in someone the same age but better than me. I'll have to borrow it from him and have another listen. Fro what I remember it was pretty good, even if I didn't care at the time.
foo
Active member
Johnny Lang and the Big Bang (his band) - played the scene in Minneapolis in the mid-late 90s - when he was too young to go into the clubs he was playing in. So dues? yes, he paid a few.
First saw him there when he sat in with a pretty tight touring blues band from Louisiana - at age 14. He was really good (for a 14-year-old).
Then I won his first CD on a radio station call in thing, and was suitably impressed - although I think the piano player had a lot to do with how it sounded, the production and the songs on it (especially 'Lie to Me').
He's okay, but not in any way on Robben Ford's level (but then again, how many are?).
First saw him there when he sat in with a pretty tight touring blues band from Louisiana - at age 14. He was really good (for a 14-year-old).
Then I won his first CD on a radio station call in thing, and was suitably impressed - although I think the piano player had a lot to do with how it sounded, the production and the songs on it (especially 'Lie to Me').
He's okay, but not in any way on Robben Ford's level (but then again, how many are?).