Member Since: 10/02/2006
Band Website: www.joeherbert.com
Band Members: I do solo shows, but also work with a wonderful group of high calibre musicians, depending upon the needs of each particular gig. Some of the folks who've been kind enough to lend their considerable talents:
Lenny Kishel
Roy Richardson
Herb Manila
Ken McChord
Buddy Wolfe
Bob Hume
Brett Naylor
Wayne Eubanks
Allen Lind
Hank Zimmerman
Luke Walker
Mark Barreres
Jacob Rinard
Neil Schwartz
Myke Halchak
Tony Blue
Pete Walters
James Naylor
Bob Wondoloski
Tim Ambrose
Steve Sober
Ryan Houck
Mark Adolphson
Bucky Clarke
Inis Vitols
Arlia Schwartz
Tayon Malik
Dan Lefkowitz
Nick Sheilds
Darryl Ray
Corny Downs
George Wesley
and countless others!
Influences: Starts with Bob Dylan, Pete Townshend, Elvin Bishop, Neil Young, The Dead, Morcheeba, Bruce Cockburn, Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, Ben Harper, Nick Drake and Pearl Jam.I've always listened to a wide variety of music, and never really drew any distinctions between the various genres. This is not to say that I'll listen to and like anything you put in front of me. Some of that "new" country music being recycled out of nashville is just unlistenable to my ears. Same goes for most of the new Hip Hop that these 'rap moguls' are churning out onto the charts. I'll take EPMD over 50c any day. I like a lot of pop, but again, some of it is absolute driveltrash. Just because something sells, doesn't make it the high quality. For proof of this, consider the success of McDonald's. There's good, and there's not good, right? Having said all that, I'll attempt to give a somewhat brief list of the music I've found to be enjoyable over the past few years.Grand Funk, The Decemberists, Thievery Corporation, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Frank Zappa, Tabla Beat Science, Fela Kuti, AC/DC, Bruce Cockburn, Edward Bear, Fat Mama, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Todd Rundgren, and Hanson.Newer stuff that I've been turned onto includes Kan'nal, Beohbe, Gravenhurst, Broadcast and Coco Rosie. If you haven't already, you may wanna go check out Kid Loco, (jesus life..) Cat Power, and Mazzy Star. I love old Joni Mitchell (first 5 albums) and a great family band based out of new york, called 'Cecilia'. There are a few singer/songwriters whom I consider very talented- folks like Iron and Wine, Dave Pahanish and Abbey Ahmad. I also love Mary Lou Lord and Lucinda Williams.I've recently been turned on to Amadou & Mariam, a blind couple who come from Mali, and are quite huge in Africa. In fact, World Music from places such as Thailand, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, NZ, Mali, Senegal, and China all make their way into my itunes collection.I'm always interested in trading for something which will expand both our music collections -Just shoot me an email or post your favorites here.
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Record Label: INDEPENDENT