# Thoughts on J J Cale?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-j-j-cale/1018261>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [May 11, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-j-j-cale/1018261 "2025-05-11T18:42:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![xtenkfarpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-j-j-cale/1018261/21 "2025-08-07T17:39:01Z")

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> [@EinsteinsHund](#):
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> nothing but a vape

I think you mean ‘vamp’ (as in vamp till ready in muso-speak). But yes, a repeating bass figure can be a platform for very interesting excursions.

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**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-j-j-cale/1018261/22 "2025-08-07T17:39:23Z")

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Yeah, sorry, brainfart.

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-j-j-cale/1018261/23 "2025-08-07T20:00:59Z")

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I was aware of several of his tunes, but had never listened to an entire album. I’ve recently been working my way through our vinyl A to Z, and my wife had a couple of his. I was underwhelmed. A lot of the songs just seemed like “ideas” that were never developed and never went anywhere. At least they are short.

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