Maybe the Mother Hips are my Wilco. They have that similar laid back California classic rock sound, and I’m diggin’ it. They even come from about the same time as Wilco, the bands’ members having met at university in Chico in 1990. I honestly never heard them (or of them, even) until we got a copy of their 2007 album called Kiss The Crystal Flake (I don’t think they’re referring to our Crystal…or are they??).
I don’t have a whole lotta history for you since I don’t know it, and since the Wikipedia entry was a pretty boring read. That’s not to say the band hasn’t had a killer exciting life, because their Wikipedia entry is a lot better than mine.
Anyway, this song came up on my iPod a couple days ago and it was the highlight of my subway ride home from work. Okay, maybe that’s not sayin’ much, but what I’m trying to say is “I really like this song”. It’s got a bit of a Black Crowes thing going on, but the Black Crowes have a Faces thing going on, and the Faces have a Otis Redding thing going on, and so on….
Just take a listen and see what you think. What other things are goin’ on here…?
AAC audio: The Mother Hips – Let Somebody
December 19th, 2007 at 6:54 am
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December 27th, 2007 at 3:41 am
So I was diggin through the interweb looking for live Black Crowes stuff and upon entering a “mother hips” with the “black crowes” entry I found your site. My band opened up many times for the Hips in San Luis Obispo and many of my happiest memories are from that time period. The Hips did tour with the Crowes for a short period back in the day. The Mother Hips are great, I am happy that your found them! Check out http://www.the-grotto.com/ for tons of great music.
December 27th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Good to hear from you Esteban! Thanks for the story. Yeah, I’m really diggin’ the Hips these days.
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