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Old School (New Fool)

from Dis​(​-​)​Assemble by Jim Wright

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    The latest release from Jim Wright. Comes in a pocket case with Polly Klemmer's wonderful artwork.

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Composer-Jim Wright

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Back in those days
so many fine musicians on the stage
truly a golden age
for those who hear the music more than the words
I know you've been told
disco bimbos were the rage
but we were on another page
not content to run with the herd

Once upon a time a war-weary nation
struggling with racial integration
assemble for the music of improvisation
echoes of an earlier emancipation
this carried into the next generation
augmented with electronic amplification
but now we're livin' in the age of the pop sensation

Used to be musicians ruled
now they're gone and called Old School
(we ain't no fools...we just throw some samples in Pro Toooooooools)
Tattooed chumps and little girls
Advertising rules this world

Spoken: It's a great way to teach the kids that being a obnoxious poser is OK, and it doesn't matter if they're talent-free!

Now we have Autotune
to polish the turds
'cause these divas sing
like flightless birds

Up in Wisconsin they're trying to save
Clyde Stubblefield from an early grave
Look him up on your little TV phone and see what he done
back bone slips and breakin' hips and playin' on the 1
Don't it seem the slightest bit mean
that this icon can't get access to a dialysis machine?
where are all the dudes who stole
from the man who put the rhythm to J.B.s soul?

Plastic pop big bucks
fashion show too much
pop hip hop so what?
Corporate pop still sucks

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from Dis​(​-​)​Assemble, released August 12, 2017
Jim Wright-Warr Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Drum and Synth Programming
Polly Klemmer-Vocals
Dave Haddad-Drums, Udu

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Jim Wright Arcadia, California

JIm has played touch-guitars for nearly 40 years, performing with many bands of various styles from popular music to alternative rock and jazz, with an emphasis on constantly pushing the edge of musical innovation. He is adept at performing and composing in both improvisational and highly structured musical genres. His newest release, Dis(-)Assemble utilizes, all of these talents. ... more

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