PJ's Grooviest Songs

[Kevin Davis]

Good ole' Kevin Davis, with his in the moonlight this, and his in the moonlight that.

Hey, I picked something off "Lightning Bolt" too!

(And I think "The Fixer" is pretty darn groovy, in places.)

[stip]

I will forever associate In the Moonlight with you. It is a song I've tried several times to get in to just because you speak so highly of it

[E.H. Ruddock]

This reminds me I need to get my copy of Mystery Pill back from my brother.

[harmless]

Most of Vitalogy

I'm trying to think of a song on Vitalogy that I'd call "groovy". Tremor Christ maybe.

It's not just about a slow "groovy" tempo for me, also about lots of pushes and accents. All of these rely on a strong Jeff and Dave presence, in my opinion:

Last Exit
Tremor Christ
Not For You
Corduroy
Satan's Bed
Spin the Black Circle
Whipping
Immortality
Pry, To
Aye Davanita

Edit: but, interestingly, "Corduroy" is probably the only song in the catalogue that I think Matt drums more "groovily" than Dave A. On a good night.

[harmless]

And yeah, I'd call "The Fixer" groovy as well. It's the main reason I like it (when I'm in the mood to like it).

[harmless]

Groovy, as in funk sounding?
Dirty Frank takes that one...

I didn't name Dirty Frank because I think it tries too hard to be groovy, and in the process, isn't. Really. At the time, RHCP was more groovy, and this song simply rips them off.

[harmless]

I love sleight of hand, but I can't say I've ever found it groovy.

All those weird time-shifts in the verse. The ghosting on the drums. It's all funk.

[Leatherhead]

Okay, cool. Now how about a 14 song playlist of the MOST groovy?

Here I go (with no specific order):

Rival
Army Reserve
Animal
Blood
No Way
Infallible
Hail, Hail
Evacuation
You Are
Ghost
Lightning Bolt
In The Coonlight
Last Exit
My Father's Son

(I included MFS because I'm listening to it right now and it seems pretty damn groovy)

[Leatherhead]

are we talking the most 60's hippy sounding song? like, totally groovy?

Umm, maybe. I'm not sure. I have a very vague, very phenomenological, sense of what groovy PJ is.

[guitar_davey]

This board's namesake has to be at the top of the list: Red Mosquito.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

Groovy, as in funk sounding?
Dirty Frank takes that one...

I didn't name Dirty Frank because I think it tries too hard to be groovy, and in the process, isn't. Really. At the time, RHCP was more groovy, and this song simply rips them off.

didnt they write dirty frank when they were on tour with the chilli peppers or somehting?

[Chloe]

Groovy, as in funk sounding?
Dirty Frank takes that one...

I didn't name Dirty Frank because I think it tries too hard to be groovy, and in the process, isn't. Really. At the time, RHCP was more groovy, and this song simply rips them off.

didnt they write dirty frank when they were on tour with the chilli peppers or somehting?

I don't know... but if you don't hear Jeff's funky bass in that song, you cray, harmless!

[Birds in Hell]

Groovy, as in funk sounding?
Dirty Frank takes that one...

I didn't name Dirty Frank because I think it tries too hard to be groovy, and in the process, isn't. Really. At the time, RHCP was more groovy, and this song simply rips them off.

It's not so much a rip-off as a direct homage.

[harmless]

Groovy, as in funk sounding?
Dirty Frank takes that one...

I didn't name Dirty Frank because I think it tries too hard to be groovy, and in the process, isn't. Really. At the time, RHCP was more groovy, and this song simply rips them off.

didnt they write dirty frank when they were on tour with the chilli peppers or somehting?

I don't know... but if you don't hear Jeff's funky bass in that song, you cray, harmless!

I do. Everything in the song is funky, it's just also generic.

[Chloe]

Groovy, as in funk sounding?
Dirty Frank takes that one...

I didn't name Dirty Frank because I think it tries too hard to be groovy, and in the process, isn't. Really. At the time, RHCP was more groovy, and this song simply rips them off.

didnt they write dirty frank when they were on tour with the chilli peppers or somehting?

I don't know... but if you don't hear Jeff's funky bass in that song, you cray, harmless!

I do. Everything in the song is funky, it's just also generic.

ok, fair enough

[harmless]

Groovy, as in funk sounding?
Dirty Frank takes that one...

I didn't name Dirty Frank because I think it tries too hard to be groovy, and in the process, isn't. Really. At the time, RHCP was more groovy, and this song simply rips them off.

It's not so much a rip-off as a direct homage.

That would depend on how much you like it, I guess.

[Leatherhead]

Groovy, as in funk sounding?
Dirty Frank takes that one...

I didn't name Dirty Frank because I think it tries too hard to be groovy, and in the process, isn't. Really. At the time, RHCP was more groovy, and this song simply rips them off.

didnt they write dirty frank when they were on tour with the chilli peppers or somehting?

I don't know... but if you don't hear Jeff's funky bass in that song, you cray, harmless!

I don't think groovy necessitates funky.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

Groovy, as in funk sounding?
Dirty Frank takes that one...

I didn't name Dirty Frank because I think it tries too hard to be groovy, and in the process, isn't. Really. At the time, RHCP was more groovy, and this song simply rips them off.

It's not so much a rip-off as a direct homage.

that was my thought, and also why i think it was written when on tour with the chilli peppers

[Chloe]

Groovy, as in funk sounding?
Dirty Frank takes that one...

I didn't name Dirty Frank because I think it tries too hard to be groovy, and in the process, isn't. Really. At the time, RHCP was more groovy, and this song simply rips them off.

didnt they write dirty frank when they were on tour with the chilli peppers or somehting?

I don't know... but if you don't hear Jeff's funky bass in that song, you cray, harmless!

I don't think groovy necessitates funky.

Well, that's what I took it to mean... explain to me how you interpret it? no snark, I'm being sincere.

[Birds in Hell]

Groovy, as in funk sounding?
Dirty Frank takes that one...

I didn't name Dirty Frank because I think it tries too hard to be groovy, and in the process, isn't. Really. At the time, RHCP was more groovy, and this song simply rips them off.

It's not so much a rip-off as a direct homage.

That would depend on how much you like it, I guess.

I don't see how that matters either way.

What I mean is that's it's meant to sound like RHCP, the similarity is entirely intentional.