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Lipbone Returns for a Second Helping at the Turnage Theater
Rather than perform many of the tunes that Lipbone brought to the Turnage Theater a bit over a year earlier, on this occasion, he performed a rich selection of mostly Soul inspired melodies from his new compilation of tunes, entitled Unbroken. One such tune "Sacred Ground" hearkened the memory of Marvin Gay, and the tune "James Brown" was a homage to every great soul tune ever written.
The singular downside of fresh material is that there isn't the time to perform live all of the great melodies in that performer's bag of tunes. An example of such would be Lipbone's bluesy-soul rendition of "Sixteen Tons," once performed by Tennessee Ernie Ford. It is a gut-wrenching-soulful explosion of emotions, depicting how truly hard the world can be, and consequently, how one best approach life prepared to manage such arduous times. Lipbone really knocks this one "out of the park." I really missed this tune in this April 15, 2011 session.
When Lipbone draws in his lips to a tight little bow, he is making ready for the "lip-trombone," and what I also discerned as the "lip-trumpet." Often, Lipbone used the standard wine glass, which helped him effect a rounder tone to his "lip-instrumentations:" Above and below. images by Stan Deatherage
The omission of "16 Tons" notwithstanding, noticeably absent from the show was "Love Is The Answer (For World Peace)" and "Indian Rose," which has a local (Washington, NC) origin, both are from Lipbone's initial compilation of work, Hop the Fence. One tune from Lipbone's humble beginnings of work, which fortunately made the cut this night, was one of my personal favorites, "Dogs of Santiago."
"Dogs of Santiago" sums up for me why Lipbone matters, why he is relevant as an artist. He simply uses his complete array of talents to simply tell the story of the ways of the world from the point-of-view of a mutt, "born in the back of trash-bin" on the streets of Santiago, Chile. The Latin flavored ballad, takes the pseudo-concept of Disney's Lady and Tramp , gives the story a pulse with a smoldering beat, makes it relevant and real with a message that works, irrespective of your politics:
Mama said, "Welcome to your life kid,
Make the most of it ...
You got nothing to lose,
Never give up, goodluck."
Just a few words of hope in a tough world, sung to a happy, optimistic beat, belying a playground of promise if one only endeavors to persevere. It's rather poetic.
Shooting the Lipbone from a different angle (from the floor in front of the stage rather than from the balcony of the Turnage Theater). Lipbone's soulful voice, combined with his irrepressible rhythm on guitar is making quite the continued impression on the ladies in the audience: Above and below. images by Stan Deatherage
Lipbone uses his most resourceful instrument - his "lip-instruments" on this soulful tune: Above. From "lip-instrument" to Lipbone's voice - the melody hit its mark: Below. images by Stan Deatherage
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The singular downside of fresh material is that there isn't the time to perform live all of the great melodies in that performer's bag of tunes. An example of such would be Lipbone's bluesy-soul rendition of "Sixteen Tons," once performed by Tennessee Ernie Ford. It is a gut-wrenching-soulful explosion of emotions, depicting how truly hard the world can be, and consequently, how one best approach life prepared to manage such arduous times. Lipbone really knocks this one "out of the park." I really missed this tune in this April 15, 2011 session.
When Lipbone draws in his lips to a tight little bow, he is making ready for the "lip-trombone," and what I also discerned as the "lip-trumpet." Often, Lipbone used the standard wine glass, which helped him effect a rounder tone to his "lip-instrumentations:" Above and below. images by Stan Deatherage
The omission of "16 Tons" notwithstanding, noticeably absent from the show was "Love Is The Answer (For World Peace)" and "Indian Rose," which has a local (Washington, NC) origin, both are from Lipbone's initial compilation of work, Hop the Fence. One tune from Lipbone's humble beginnings of work, which fortunately made the cut this night, was one of my personal favorites, "Dogs of Santiago."
"Dogs of Santiago" sums up for me why Lipbone matters, why he is relevant as an artist. He simply uses his complete array of talents to simply tell the story of the ways of the world from the point-of-view of a mutt, "born in the back of trash-bin" on the streets of Santiago, Chile. The Latin flavored ballad, takes the pseudo-concept of Disney's Lady and Tramp , gives the story a pulse with a smoldering beat, makes it relevant and real with a message that works, irrespective of your politics:
Mama said, "Welcome to your life kid,
Make the most of it ...
You got nothing to lose,
Never give up, goodluck."
Just a few words of hope in a tough world, sung to a happy, optimistic beat, belying a playground of promise if one only endeavors to persevere. It's rather poetic.
Shooting the Lipbone from a different angle (from the floor in front of the stage rather than from the balcony of the Turnage Theater). Lipbone's soulful voice, combined with his irrepressible rhythm on guitar is making quite the continued impression on the ladies in the audience: Above and below. images by Stan Deatherage
Lipbone uses his most resourceful instrument - his "lip-instruments" on this soulful tune: Above. From "lip-instrument" to Lipbone's voice - the melody hit its mark: Below. images by Stan Deatherage
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