Baba Ghanooj Ric Reynolds plays lead guitar for Baba Ghanooj, a band familiar to local audiences. If karaoke is your thing, you may recognize him as a member of the band at Deja Vu in Appleton as part of their Tuesday night Live Band Karaoke. But perhaps his favorite resume line item would be as father and occasional band mate of Hillary Reynolds. And, you can find him playing as part of Steve March-Tormé’s all-star band for Uncovered Too on June 28 at The Meyer Theatre. We caught up with him to find out what he listens to when he’s not doing any of the above. “As a child of the ‘70s, the music in heavy rotation for me is greatly weighted toward that era, along with the groundbreaking efforts that influenced it. It’s what essentially taught me how to play—from the Beatles opening my eyes on Sullivan in February 1964 to picking up my older brother’s bass (sans permission) and playing along to Peter Cetera’s melodic lines on Chicago II, or trying to imitate the intricate stylings of James Taylor’s acoustic. “Scrolling through my phone I find myself constantly returning to Steely Dan, Beach Boys, Beatles, Chicago, James Taylor, CSN (with and without Brother Neil—who is also frequented solo), The Who, Traffic, Grateful Dead, Yes—you get the picture. "I haven’t adopted the modern method of music consumption, that is, throw on some streaming service and just let it roll. I still prefer to hear complete works where possible. How can you not listen to the entire Pet Sounds album? Abbey Road (side 2, anyway) must be heard in its entirety. Or Steely Dan’s Katy Lied? No mystery I’m seldom appointed DJ at parties.” Pet Sounds https://youtu.be/T0spkrwl9Qk Abbey Road https://youtu.be/X4RQ3HX9jKg Katy Lied https://youtu.be/QkFkkNaYvhQ “The only terrestrial radio music I hear these days is on The Avenue—the other stations are not listenable to me. Plus, you have my daughter [Hillary Reynolds] on somewhat regular rotation and I still swell with a father’s pride when I hear her on the radio.
“When I got remarried in 2006, my lovely wife rekindled some dormant artists (Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell—and also brought some new stuff to my life, mostly in the classic country realm, along with Elvis. “Having said all that, I quickly jotted down some of my favorite albums. The list is fleeting; it could change tomorrow, but the genre is pretty consistent.” Beach Boys Pet Sounds and SMiLE Steely Dan Katy Lied, Aja Beatles Rubber Soul and Abbey Road The Who Tommy Neil Young After the Gold Rush Chicago II, V James Taylor One Man Dog Frank Zappa One Size Fits All CSN&Y Four Way Street Traffic John Barleycorn Must Die Grateful Dead American Beauty Yes Fragile 2/6/2021 11:29:44 am
Very cool, love the classics like you do. I find myself totally unawares to most of the current new music. Steely Dan, Doobies, Eagles, fill most of musical needs. I also had the pleasure to know and sing with your dad, Ron Reynolds for many years in the MacDowell Male Chorus. If you ever get the urge to join your music with, and Hillary, we'd be honored to sing again with the Reynolds.
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