Robert Johnson and The Browns were, for lack of a better descriptor, an experimental noise/rock duo. Actually, they were more like duelling one-man bands. Robert Johnson played guitar and bass, and The Browns was U.S. Maple's Todd Rittman on bass and drums, often simultaneously. Here's a Public Image Ltd. cover and a live track. If this kind of thing strikes your fancy, keep your eyes open. I hear there's a 10-year anniversary retrospective box set in the works.*Robert Johnson and The Browns* "Banging the Door":http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/28/94223/RJa.mp3 b/w "Numbers 1 & 2 (Live)":http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/28/94223/RJb.mp3
82times says
Wow--awesome. Anything connected to US Maple is worth examining. I was lucky enough to see them live in mpls a few years ago (...probably after _Talker_ came out). Those guys were incredible live. So tight and so loose at the same time.
Is US Maple still doing anything? That's a band I'd love to see live again.
Greg says
I don't think US Maple is active anymore. I'm no longer in Chicago, so I'm really not the person to ask, though. But yeah, they were something else.
Robert Johnson and The Browns were, for lack of a better descriptor, an experimental noise/rock duo. Actually, they were more like duelling one-man bands. Robert Johnson played guitar and bass, and The Browns was U.S. Maple's Todd Rittman on bass and drums, often simultaneously. Here's a Public Image Ltd. cover and a live track. If this kind of thing strikes your fancy, keep your eyes open. I hear there's a 10-year anniversary retrospective box set in the works.*Robert Johnson and The Browns* "Banging the Door":http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/28/94223/RJa.mp3 b/w "Numbers 1 & 2 (Live)":http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/6/28/94223/RJb.mp3
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