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Tankk94 t1_j749czg wrote

First, you're really advocating for gate keeping? Interesting.

Second, KGLW are independent musicians who haven't been pigeonholed into one specific genre by a greedy record label that is afraid to take risks because it might lose them profits. They're artists.

Third, their technical chops are far superior to the likes of The Dead. These guys figured out ways to incorporate microtones in a major way into not one, but three albums.

Fourth and final, keep dancing that bitter boogie. Someone will read this post, investigate Gizz, and fall in love. The wierdo swarm grows ever larger and more powerful.

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Bootstrapbill22 t1_j74p8ay wrote

I’m not sure id say their technical chops are better than the dead…. Nobody in Gizz plays guitar or bass like Jerry or Phil, but then again I’d take Cavs over Billy/Mickey any day. Ambrose=Pigpen tho

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Tankk94 t1_j74wckt wrote

Fair point. I need to do a deeper dive into their stuff here soon, for sure. Hopefully I'll see what you're talking about this time :)

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Bootstrapbill22 t1_j74ynjw wrote

I will mention, their skill isn’t displayed as much in their studio stuff as much as the live stuff. But Jerry and Phil were both virtuoso-level players and improvisers. Late 60s were my favorite stuff!

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Tankk94 t1_j74ww9c wrote

Ambrose is my favorite member of Gizz, so if he's equal to Pigpen, is there a Pigpen centric track that you could recommend?

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Bootstrapbill22 t1_j74xeyr wrote

Check out Turn On Your Love Light off of the album ‘Live/Dead’. Highly reccomend that whole album, it’s my favorite “official” live album of theirs! Some truly mindbending improv on there. Just pop that whole album on front to back for the whole experience

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