Bootstrapbill22 t1_j74p8ay wrote on February 4, 2023 at 1:22 AM

Reply to comment by Tankk94 in King gizzard are overrated and I’m so tired of seeing them posted ad nauseam on any music sub by arseinmymouth

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

Tankk94 t1_j74wckt wrote on February 4, 2023 at 2:19 AM

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 :)

Bootstrapbill22 t1_j74ynjw wrote on February 4, 2023 at 2:37 AM

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!

Tankk94 t1_j74ww9c wrote on February 4, 2023 at 2:23 AM

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

Bootstrapbill22 t1_j74xeyr wrote on February 4, 2023 at 2:27 AM

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

Tankk94 t1_j74ys9p wrote on February 4, 2023 at 2:38 AM

Awesome, I'm gonna check that out now. Thanks :)

Bootstrapbill22 t1_j74z0xh wrote on February 4, 2023 at 2:40 AM

Cheers man!