Mike Nesmith doing "Rio" live at Wembley arena in London, England 3-19-97. This was his solo spot on the tour he did that spring with the other 3 Monkees.
Respectfully,no it's not authentically anything.It's a Bluegrass groove at best.
I play and teach drums for a living(click my channel)and studied Latin percussion and Latin ensemble in music college and had semesters in Brazil,Chile,Peru and Belize.
And I can tell you that this is no Latin groove I ever heard.
Brazilian music should have a Clave or Bossa in the groove.I don't know what the hell this dude's playing.
It sounds like a rock/metal guy trying to play Latin. Peace.
Thanks for posting this. He is a great musician and this is one of the nicest tunes recorded - for another look at E Isso Ai by Anna Carolina & Seu Jorge
@PeteZolli
Respectfully,no it's not authentically anything.It's a Bluegrass groove at best.
I play and teach drums for a living(click my channel)and studied Latin percussion and Latin ensemble in music college and had semesters in Brazil,Chile,Peru and Belize.
And I can tell you that this is no Latin groove I ever heard.
Brazilian music should have a Clave or Bossa in the groove.I don't know what the hell this dude's playing.
It sounds like a rock/metal guy trying to play Latin. Peace.
patton303 1 year ago
@patton303 No, he's playing it pretty authentically Latin. However, the cell-phone audio doesn't do it much justice...
PeteZolli 1 year ago
What the fuck is that drummer doing? He's playing it like a metal song...
patton303 1 year ago
Wow, he is so great live!
nezfan76 1 year ago
Nez was always cool to see. Seeing the four of them in Birmingham was a rare and incredible event.
HerrEllsworth 1 year ago
how cool is this!!!!!!
lioneltwain22 1 year ago
Great
Timestalkers 2 years ago
surprisingly great version of this song. top notch instrumentation, vocals, everything. could've been longer
samarroon 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this. He is a great musician and this is one of the nicest tunes recorded - for another look at E Isso Ai by Anna Carolina & Seu Jorge
Jono2905 2 years ago
Great to see this!!!! Saw Mike live in 1975, and he is still without doubt, a great songwriter and a very funny, funny man !! Cheers all.
Dzelde66 2 years ago