...And All The Colors had 2 or 3 songs that had the potential to be real hits. It's a shame he didn't get the same push with that record as he did the first. I was in my early 20's when it came out and I would hand it to every college dj I knew and without fail they always loved it, always got a good response to it, and i never brought anyone to a show in that era that didn't love it. George Reiff on bass, JJ Johnson on drums, Bukka on B3.... How many platinum records has JJ been on since then, Bukka was touring with Joe Walsh and a bunch of other legendary guys, I didn't really know George but everybody that I respect that knew him said he was a genius and it seemed believable to me. That should have been the re-launch record. I've loved stuff on all his albums since, and he has written some stuff since then that's arguably better than the material or AATC, but nothing has been as consistent and as right for the time as that record was. The important thing is that he's still doing it, how he wants to, when he wants to, and with whom he wants to, and it's hard to ask for more than that. I still think the man is a genius.
I chanced upon him at Deep Ellum in Dallas and was stunned. He stayed true to his own vision. I would have taken the money and saved Bluesy Rock from Texas.
What’s wrong with writing songs when you’re 19 years old, and having them be amazing songs. Ian wrote some intense incredible songs on his first album. That didn’t make sense.
Fwiw I'm a songwriter and have had songs released on albums that went all over the world and it makes total sense to me. I love a bunch of the stuff on the first record too, and I'm sure he did at the time, but if 31 year old Ian came to think that what 19 year old Ian was thinking or writing wasn't something he could identify with.... I think that's normal. I had to clean out a storage unit the last time we moved and I had hundreds of notebooks of stuff that I loved dearly when I wrote it I toured all over the world singing some of, publishing some of it, but when i went back and read it the only thing I felt was embarrassment at how poor most of it was and how silly some of pieces were when I thought they had been relatively insightful at the time. We grow, we change, we see things differently when we are older than when we are young. Now Ian is doing a bunch of that early stuff he used to swear he'd never sing again and having fun with it.
"I can't listen to my first record. I hate it." All these years later and that first record is the only one that I can listen to and thoroughly enjoy all the way through, and I'm by no mean's a blues only guy. My tastes are eclectic and span all genres. I didn't have a problem with Ian changing his style, its just that inspite of a few jems here and there, most of the new stuff just wasn't on the same level. It seemed like he deliberately dumbed his self down. And the quality of the recording and production of his Hablador releases was amateurish.
@@hippydippy Your screen name is very apropos. I understand now. A few bong hits and everything sounds fantastic, even Ian's Hablador crapfest sounds majestic on some good indica.😨
@@ZekeMan62 well, i don't smoke weed & I think that "Hablador crapfest" you mentioned is an amazing album. It wasn't what I wanted/expected to hear at the time of it's release -- it was damn near half acoustic & almost entirely void of guitar solos -- but I still immediately recognized it as a fantastic album. Also, you kinda seem like a douche ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ian is one of the best singer songwriters around. Been to 6 shows and all were great, especially 2 hr. Solo acoustic show. Awesome talent.
...And All The Colors had 2 or 3 songs that had the potential to be real hits. It's a shame he didn't get the same push with that record as he did the first. I was in my early 20's when it came out and I would hand it to every college dj I knew and without fail they always loved it, always got a good response to it, and i never brought anyone to a show in that era that didn't love it. George Reiff on bass, JJ Johnson on drums, Bukka on B3....
How many platinum records has JJ been on since then, Bukka was touring with Joe Walsh and a bunch of other legendary guys, I didn't really know George but everybody that I respect that knew him said he was a genius and it seemed believable to me. That should have been the re-launch record.
I've loved stuff on all his albums since, and he has written some stuff since then that's arguably better than the material or AATC, but nothing has been as consistent and as right for the time as that record was.
The important thing is that he's still doing it, how he wants to, when he wants to, and with whom he wants to, and it's hard to ask for more than that. I still think the man is a genius.
I chanced upon him at Deep Ellum in Dallas and was stunned. He stayed true to his own vision. I would have taken the money and saved Bluesy Rock from Texas.
When you have the chance to be the next greatest player since SRV and give it all up. His life though.
such a great player and singer but what a dark vibe...
whats the name of the interviewer?
He hates his first album because it’s typical cliché blues, considering he’s an intellectual human being.
What’s wrong with writing songs when you’re 19 years old, and having them be amazing songs. Ian wrote some intense incredible songs on his first album. That didn’t make sense.
Fwiw I'm a songwriter and have had songs released on albums that went all over the world and it makes total sense to me. I love a bunch of the stuff on the first record too, and I'm sure he did at the time, but if 31 year old Ian came to think that what 19 year old Ian was thinking or writing wasn't something he could identify with.... I think that's normal.
I had to clean out a storage unit the last time we moved and I had hundreds of notebooks of stuff that I loved dearly when I wrote it I toured all over the world singing some of, publishing some of it, but when i went back and read it the only thing I felt was embarrassment at how poor most of it was and how silly some of pieces were when I thought they had been relatively insightful at the time. We grow, we change, we see things differently when we are older than when we are young. Now Ian is doing a bunch of that early stuff he used to swear he'd never sing again and having fun with it.
"I can't listen to my first record. I hate it."
All these years later and that first record is the only one that I can listen to and thoroughly enjoy all the way through, and I'm by no mean's a blues only guy. My tastes are eclectic and span all genres. I didn't have a problem with Ian changing his style, its just that inspite of a few jems here and there, most of the new stuff just wasn't on the same level. It seemed like he deliberately dumbed his self down. And the quality of the recording and production of his Hablador releases was amateurish.
"Deliberately dumbed his self down?" You obviously have no idea what a true artist is about. Sounds like you're the one who's "dumbed his self down."
@@hippydippy
Your screen name is very apropos. I understand now. A few bong hits and everything sounds fantastic, even Ian's Hablador crapfest sounds majestic on some good indica.😨
LMFAO! Yea... You should try it some time. Maybe it would help broaden your narrow mindedness. Be well.
@@ZekeMan62
well, i don't smoke weed & I think that "Hablador crapfest" you mentioned is an amazing album.
It wasn't what I wanted/expected to hear at the time of it's release -- it was damn near half acoustic & almost entirely void of guitar solos -- but I still immediately recognized it as a fantastic album.
Also, you kinda seem like a douche ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@zachhob
"Douche?"
That's where you're coming from retard.
I liked some of his new stuff, but most of it was lame.
Musics? is that like Maths?