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Post subject: Welcome to the touring band Josh Klinghoffer
Posted: Sun September 19, 2021 5:57 pm
Broken Tamborine
Joined: Wed September 11, 2013 3:36 pm Posts: 465
Josh just confirmed a Consequence of Sound story that after his appearance with PJ at Sea.Hear.Now he has officially joined the band as their touring guitarist for the foreseeable future. He's super good. I'd be more than happy for him to take on more responsibility and start making a contribution to their albums in both a musical and songwriting capacity. Good move by the band IMO. Plus I'm stoked for Josh after his dismissal from the chilis.
Post subject: Re: Welcome to the touring band Josh Klinghoffer
Posted: Sun September 19, 2021 9:21 pm
jeeeesus relax already
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm Posts: 36098
i dont get really why Josh is a touring member....did he played something in the other songs? he is basically around for the background vocals and some arrangements for a few of the Gigaton songs?
if this means Ed will play less guitar, that could be cool for his singing but otherwise its weird.
Post subject: Re: Welcome to the touring band Josh Klinghoffer
Posted: Sun September 19, 2021 9:27 pm
Production Police
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47034 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
VinylGuy wrote:
i dont get really why Josh is a touring member....did he played something in the other songs? he is basically around for the background vocals and some arrangements for a few of the Gigaton songs?
if this means Ed will play less guitar, that could be cool for his singing but otherwise its weird.
I think that reading between the lines, he's also possibly a guitar tech or similar. They certainly don't need him on anything pre-Gigaton, and even then his role is limited.
He skeeves me out. Perhaps irrational, but I'm immediately skeptical of anyone who's made it their career to support touring acts as a hired gun, while simultaneously trying to soak up some of the limelight. To clarify: I have no issue with touring/studio musicians getting paid money to play someone else's part. But for JK, it's always felt like a stepping stone to fame for him, rather than something he's just doing for the sheer joy of doing it...
As evidence, I just look at his stint in RHCP. He came on and immediately tried to ape Frusciante's parts. And while I unabashedly love pre-JK RHCP's music, I have a hunch they're all kind of scummy people (or at least 1-2 of them).
There's just something starfucky about him that's never sat right with me, and it's probably not fair of me to say that because there's not a single incident I'd point to, but just more of a general sense.
Post subject: Re: Welcome to the touring band Josh Klinghoffer
Posted: Sun September 19, 2021 9:44 pm
jeeeesus relax already
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm Posts: 36098
i dont have the same feeling about JK as trag does, hell i think he got screwed with John coming back to the band again after so long.
Its just that i dont really get it...i mean if the guy was an opening solo artist in the tour and then he comes to give a hand in a few songs, well cool...maybe they already paid him from the tour last year?
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