The Band Guestbook, August 2010

Entered at Tue Aug 31 21:47:17 CEST 2010 from (79.202.174.42)

Posted by:

Norbert

Location: Germany
Web: My link

Subject: Rollie

PSB thanks for posting. I’m shocked to hear this about Rollie. I don’t know what to say, Rollie know I’m with you, I’ve bookmark your face book page and keep looking in , sure I’ll get the CD (maybe Angelina has to help me out here as I live in Germany, anyway we’ll get that done).

There’s a The Jeff Newsom Benefit set for April, 17, I just saw.

Some ten years back I heard the CD Jeff made for Angelina (Brown Eyed Girl) and her class. After the line “ This is for Angelina and the kids” Jeff’s roaring harmonica burst loose like Paul Butterfield on Mystery Train, f**kin’ great! Coincidentally a week or so ago I thought about it again, that impressive it is.

b.t.w. for those who don’t know Rollie or Jeff, I can ad he’s a truly a free spirit and did I tell ya already he was at TLW ....

Keep on searching the stars my friend.

Entered at Tue Aug 31 21:45:06 CEST 2010 from (96.30.174.20)

Posted by:

joe j

Thanks for the link Jan. I'm afraid I was lost in the ether. All the best Rollie. Weren't you at TLW?

Entered at Tue Aug 31 20:59:26 CEST 2010 from (204.138.59.92)

Posted by:

Bill M

Peter V: If your mother's maiden name was truly Northeast (i.e., 45 degrees), then you've come by your love of vinyl honestly. Maybe "viney" is Finnish for 33-1/3?

Entered at Tue Aug 31 19:58:00 CEST 2010 from (85.255.44.145)

Posted by:

jh

Subject: Small test...

...and he looked at his creations, and he saw them to be good.

Entered at Tue Aug 31 19:46:35 CEST 2010 from (216.128.235.138)

Rollie, we are all pulling for you. btw, I heard you were at the Last Waltz.

Bob W, you are responsible for my being less than productive yesterday as I spent way too much time enjoying SCTV bits on Youtube.

Entered at Tue Aug 31 16:53:33 CEST 2010 from (76.66.126.208)

Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

You're soooo welcome Bill M.....They're so much fun to see live. I get chills everytime I think of how Stephen Fearing sang "Helpless" at the Tribute to TLW.

Rollieeeeee! Did I tell ya that I met Robbie Robertson, huh? ;-D
All the kidzzz this fall will be hearing your music.
We're all sending out positive vibes and thoughts your way!

Van The Man and Belfast Cowboy's BIRTHDAY today! I'm sure all The Band members wish him well too!

Entered at Tue Aug 31 16:37:34 CEST 2010 from (204.138.59.92)

Posted by:

Bill M

Web: My link

BEG: Thanks for the nod to the Bengali Bauls' wonderful Big Pink LP. No sign of a CD release, unfortunately. Even if you don't care for the music, you can't top "Alone I Have Caught A Fish" as a title. I did find a different set of different Bauls songs at WalMart a few years ago. Seems to have been recorded on their same trip to the States in the late '60s, and also involved Tom Donahue, but I doubt that our guys were involved.

Thanks also for the link to BARK's "Stoned" video. That led me to a live performance of BARK and their mentor/icon, Willie P Bennett, doing Willie's best-known song, "White Line". I get chills whenever I hear the lines "Sunny days are what I pray for, cold and sunshine on my skin".

Entered at Tue Aug 31 16:13:56 CEST 2010 from (24.108.253.172)

Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest

Subject: Revenge??????? That's silly

I onserved....with great trepidation..the.......error. Then I thought........hell, I'll leave it there to give Iillkka the dog somethin to bark at.

Entered at Tue Aug 31 15:38:34 CEST 2010 from (71.246.9.74)

Posted by:

bob w.

Best wishes, Rollie. Good to see you here.

Entered at Tue Aug 31 15:26:32 CEST 2010 from (90.239.101.235)

Posted by:

NorthWestCoaster

Location: the dock

Subject: Sweet revenge

Entered at Tue Aug 31 02:13:55 CEST 2010 from (24.108.253.172): it is opportunity not opportenity ... eerr.. it is not oppertunity, it is opportunity.

Entered at Tue Aug 31 14:15:17 CEST 2010 from (70.51.157.142)

Posted by:

Mike Nomad

Looking forward to your CD, Rollie. I wish you well.

Entered at Tue Aug 31 12:40:49 CEST 2010 from (82.69.47.175)

Posted by:

Hey BEG ! Still kickin here! Not thru yet.Did I tell u I was at The Last Waltz? ---JN

Entered at Tue Aug 31 07:18:32 CEST 2010 from (24.184.234.25)

Posted by:

PutEmUp(Friend0

Well, on the bright side, the payment comes through CD Baby. They pay every week, evey time I hit that big ten dollar mark. Also the individual payments are paid to the fraction, and then they round off the total weekly.Europe does pay more. The iTunes download payments from Europe, Australia, and Japan are twenty some odd cents higher than good ole US of A download payments.

Fred, you come visit, I'm buying.

Spent last week in St Louis, caught the weather just right. Was in the 70s and cool, very low humidiity. Met George Clinton by accident, he was polite, friendly, low key.

Entered at Tue Aug 31 03:04:12 CEST 2010 from (76.66.127.124)

Posted by:

brown eyed girl

PSB....I'm very thankful you let us know about "Rollie" who was originally from Joisey. I'm very sad that his life journey will be a very difficult one now. When he was well he was so much fun.....so much energy....always active with music and climbing and hiking.
He always told me not to end up with a musician.....We had many laughs in the Chat Room and on headphones via hotmail back in the day. He was also good cyberbuds with Wittgenstein, Bayou Sam and Crabgrass. He'll be 52 this September if my memory serves me well.
He drove Garth and his Benz to TLW at 18. His sister was special to Garth at one time. I'm glad "Sweet Jane" is still with him.
He sent photos, music my way and even created a little "Blues For Angelina" on harp even though I'm a Robbiesonian! lol......
Thanks again for the info. I will check out the links to see if I can help and try to contact some of his buddies.

Entered at Tue Aug 31 02:34:29 CEST 2010 from (59.101.4.197)

Posted by:

dlew919

Subject: Pat B: Ahead of the curve?

Or so far behind that I've been lapped... I suspect the latter!

Entered at Tue Aug 31 02:13:55 CEST 2010 from (24.108.253.172)

Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest

Subject: Rollie

Peter Stone Brown; Thanks for the link and the oppertunity to help him out. That was good of you to do.

Peter V........I got to thinking this afternoon....gawd damn.....at.0003 per stream of play, to wait 'till it gets to a hundred bucks to pay, ol' Jeff would probably be around 165 before he ever saw the cheque. That's just not right!

Entered at Tue Aug 31 01:33:15 CEST 2010 from (72.78.128.246)

Posted by:

PSB

Location: City of Brotherly Love
Web: My link

Subject: For Rollie (aka Jeff Newsom)

jtf, you never saw Richard? As I recall, they always did King Harvest when he was on the set.

I've always been impressed with Michael McDonald, but SCTV did a great bit about him running from session to session just to sing a few words then move on. Rick Moranis did the honors.

Entered at Mon Aug 30 18:14:04 CEST 2010 from (90.239.124.183)

Posted by:

NorthWestCoaster (one and only, too!)

Location: Northwestern coastline, Europe

Subject: Westcoaster: "I'll fax yuh a copy of it!:)"

On serious side: westcoaster's line reminds me once again about the problem you will get when you try to communicate using a digital fax to contact an analog fax and vice versa. Not to mention fax software in PCs. - I visited a Sea Rescue boat and among all humbug electronics I saw a good ol' analog fax. Made feel safe!

Entered at Mon Aug 30 17:59:38 CEST 2010 from (206.47.201.189)

Posted by:

Steve

Subject: A Silver Liner In The Wrapper

I've been trying to cut rap and the other names it goes by some slack while looking for something in the genre that I can like. I've found it.

This morning I heard a DJ announce that he was going to play a master piece by Jay Z ( Jay Zed IN Canuckastanni. As they were about to play the song some glitch occured and they had problems getting the track going. They ended up fading the song in part way through and then had to fade it out before the end because they ran out of time.

The positive aspect ooof rap that I've finally found is that you can start or end the song at any point and it doesn't hurt the song in any appreciable way.

Entered at Mon Aug 30 17:52:57 CEST 2010 from (217.5.150.254)

Posted by:

JTull Fan

Subject: Dukes of September

Charlie, the performances were excellent and I have a new opinion of Michael McDonald, whom I was never fond of but really enjoyed last night. The horn section and the backing singers were also top-notch. I was extremely disappointed in the week, underpowered sound system. Wolftrap would have been a more appropriate venue as the show was packed, but I am glad not to have had to make that long trek. Sadly, for all the dozen or so times I saw the reformed Band, last night was the first time I ever saw King Harvest live.

Entered at Mon Aug 30 16:38:15 CEST 2010 from (76.69.86.100)

Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

Entered at Mon Aug 30 16:28:23 CEST 2010 from (156.47.15.10)

Posted by:

David P

Subject: BoB Guitarists

Another clue in identifying the particular guitarists on "Blonde on Blonde" would be in the type guitars, each with its own distinctive tone, they were known to use. Back then of course Robbie was mostly using a Fender Telecaster. I've done a little research on the other guitarists. Joe South had a Gretsch Country Gentleman, with pickups that he rewired in staggered phase. Jerry Kennedy was using a 1961 Gibson ES-335 with a custom palm pedal. Wayne Moss favored an early '60s Fender Jazzmaster, which was used on many famous recordings and is now owned by Marty Stuart.

Entered at Mon Aug 30 16:12:16 CEST 2010 from (71.62.141.173)

Posted by:

Charlie Y

Location: Down in Old Virginny

Subject: Band Medley by "The Dukes of September"

JTF: I'm happy to hear you made it to the Fagen, Scaggs & McDonald ("Dukes of September") gig in Richmond. That's actually a different medley from some of the other shows I've read about--though the others ended with "Shape I'm In" as well. How was the rest of the show?

Entered at Mon Aug 30 16:05:28 CEST 2010 from (24.108.253.172)

Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest

Subject: I'm not so sure

I don't know about that Peter. A while back Fast Eddy told me he got a cheque from a radio station in Belgium for 11 cents for airplay of a song.

You remember a while back this credit card company I dumped, and over paid sent me a cheque for a nickel. I still got it! I'll fax yuh a copy of it!:)

Entered at Mon Aug 30 16:01:45 CEST 2010 from (76.69.86.100)

Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

Ouch Steve!

"There is much to savour here - Robbie's guitar work throughout, but especially on "Lay Lady Lay," Dylan's vocal on "Knockin' On Heaven's Door," and his triumphant "...I can make it" on "It's Alright Ma," Levon Helm's good ol' boy vocal on "Up On Cripple Creek" (Helm's voice was not The Band's best, but it was the most recognisable) and Dylan's sensitive rendition of "Just Like A Woman," along with the audience reaction to it. Richard Manuel's pained falsetto was not to everyone's taste, but here he makes "I Shall Be Released" his own, and Rick Danko (who probably did have the best voice in The Band) performs a stunning vocal on "Stage Fright," a song that Robbie Robertson may have written about Dylan's reluctance or inability to go back on the road. (Robbie denied this, telling Ben Fong-Torres that it was "...about ourselves. We're those kind of people, not outgoing, basically shy."

Entered at Mon Aug 30 15:44:19 CEST 2010 from (82.69.47.175)

Posted by:

Peter V

Thanks David. The book was reviewed in the weekend's UK press, extremely favourably. That's the best bit on "Blond on Blonde" I've read which promises well for the book.

Entered at Mon Aug 30 15:39:50 CEST 2010 from (76.69.86.100)

Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

"During the recording, dating back to October and through all of the changes in personnel, there had been some constants. Al Kooper played on every track of the final album, his contributions essential not just as a musician and impromptu arranger but as a conduit between Dylan and the changing lineup of session men. Kooper’s Nashville roommate, Robbie Robertson, had been involved from the start and refined his playing from unsubtle rock lead to restrained, even delicate performances, along with blues keenings that won praise from some of the most discerning ears on the planet. Kooper and Robertson, familiar with Dylan’s spur-of-the-moment ways, also helped as translators for the Nashville musicians. “They couldn’t have any charts or anything, so they were following where he was putting his hand,” Johnston told Black. “It was so spontaneous. Al Kooper used to call it the road map to hell!”

Entered at Mon Aug 30 15:10:28 CEST 2010 from (156.47.15.10)

Posted by:

David P

Web: My link

Subject: Blonde on Blonde

Link to Sean Wilentz's excellent article "Mystic Nights: The Making of Blonde on Blonde in Nashville", originally published in the 2007 music issue of The Oxford American magazine. It's apparent from his writing that he had access to the studio tapes, including outtakes. Mr. Wilentz's new book "Bob Dylan in America" is due out next week.

"Unlike so many Dylan-writer-wannabes and phony 'encylcopedic' compilers, Sean Wilentz makes me feel like he was in the room when he chronicles events that I participated in. Finally a breath of fresh words founded in hardcore, intelligent research."
--Al Kooper

Entered at Mon Aug 30 14:34:40 CEST 2010 from (217.5.150.254)

Posted by:

JTull Fan

Subject: Zune

I have a Zune player I purchased late last year because of its' market-leading 120 gig capacity, which allows me to load a massive amount of music at the largest files sizes for better sound quality. Other than that there is nothing special about it to recommend over other music players. The Zune music service is a pain in the ass to use and therefore I do not.

Entered at Mon Aug 30 13:04:04 CEST 2010 from (82.69.47.175)

Posted by:

Peter V

I think they'll round it down to $0.003. Plus they'll defer payment until such time as you've accumulated $100 to make it worthwhile them actioning the payment.

Entered at Mon Aug 30 12:12:23 CEST 2010 from (206.47.201.189)

Posted by:

Just got paid, I think, for a stream of one song, "Better Sell My House", on Zune. What is Zune? Anyway, the song stream paid me a total of $0.00390000. I copied and pasted "the dollar amount" to be sure to be accurate.

Entered at Sun Aug 29 22:46:51 CEST 2010 from (206.47.201.189)

Posted by:

Steve

Pat, how about, lungs and tongue of The Band?

Entered at Sun Aug 29 21:54:52 CEST 2010 from (71.232.26.129)

Posted by:

Dave H

Peter V: Agreed...no doubt there's a lot of fuzziness with the financial and union records, and we can easily imagine Dylan in particular booking certain musicians for a session and then changing his mind at the last minute about whom he wanted to play or which song he wanted to record (plus we have accounts that at least for Blonde on Blonde he was actually writing songs in the studio while the session men played cards). Another potential source of info that would shed light on the musician lineups would be studio chatter on the original multitrack tapes. Greil Marcus got to listen to the "Like a Rolling Stone" session tapes for his book a few years ago and discovered (or at least I hadn't heard it before) that the tambourine on LARS was played by Mr. Tambourine Man himself, Bruce Langhorne.

Entered at Sun Aug 29 21:56:36 CEST 2010 from (99.141.63.31)

Posted by:

Adam2

The Dylan session logs/credits seem to be pretty accurate, but as others have said there are some errors. I while back I too did some research (using the Dylan sessions info, Al Kooper info, the various credits/liner notes, etc.) and you can pretty much tell where Robbie plays:

Pledging My Time

Visions Of Johanna

One Of Us Must Know (w/ Rick Danko on bass)

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

Obviously 5 Believers

I remember that the Dylan sessions info also listed Robbie as possibly playing on other tracks (Absolutely Sweet Marie, Temporary Like Achilles). The sessions logs seem to be mostly accurate, though Al Kooper's info clears up some of the errors.

In the No Direction Home soundtrack liner notes, Mike Bloomfield is humorously credited as playing guitar on the Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat outtake ("pushing electric blues guitar right to it's limit" or something like that) while the Dylan sessions info confirms that it was Robbie's playing on the track.

Entered at Sun Aug 29 21:19:52 CEST 2010 from (82.69.47.175)

Posted by:

Peter V

Al Kooper sems to have sharp recall on musical points in his book’s various editions. I’d guess he was fuzzier on exact dates etc, but his musical brain is all there. I think you listen to stuff and then recall very clearly who did what. Music works on memory in a different way. I’d trust Al.

Krosgaard on the other hand was much trumpeted at the time 1995 for his painstaking research on labels on tape boxes and lists of accounts of session fees.

Now we all know that when you get a job done around the house the fee differs for cash (no tax, no sales tax) and cheque (tax) or crdit card (tax AND a percentage to Mastercard or visa).

1966. There were all sorts of Musician Union rulings, but all sorts of times when people would look the other way on stuff. People would do stuff free. People would take a cash backhander. Until the mid-70s many artists were prohibited from playing on other sssions. It might be contractual. It might be their manager took 25% on every cent they earned, so they didn’t tell the manager. I’m not saying any of it applies to Blonde on Blonde, but I AM saying that the session accounts and tape boxes don’t tell the entire story. As we know from Kooper’s induction on Like A Rolling Stone, people were booked as an extra guitar player and not used. Then took a chance and got on the organ and found themselves used.

Krosgaard’s fault was relying on his sources, OK, but then saying this was now “definitive.” As Al Kooper said,Listen to Visions of Johanna. Your ears tell you it’s Robbie.

Entered at Sun Aug 29 21:18:16 CEST 2010 from (86.133.219.250)

Posted by:

Dunc

Location: Scotland

Subject: Peter V, David P

Thanks very much. That was the problem I was having on the web - although several guitarists were present, it didn't say who played. I've got No Direction Home so I'll take a look.

I remember an interview with George Harrison who when asked what he still played said he had The Band on the jukebox.

Entered at Sun Aug 29 20:53:11 CEST 2010 from (99.115.147.236)

Posted by:

Pat B

Dave H, "Sooner or Later" is RR but I don't know about Sweet Marie.

btw I really like the Oakland Dylan/Band show on Wolfgang's Vault. LARS is slower and less frenetic than BTF and the other joint tracks compare quite favorably to BTF and the various boots.

Norbert, it seems everyone plays Chicago, but the one band I'd like to see but haven't is Sigur Ros. Not exactly in the Band vein.

Great CNN piece on Levon, but with all due respect to Larry Campbell I don't think any one person was the heart and soul of the Band.

Entered at Sun Aug 29 19:59:29 CEST 2010 from (71.232.26.129)

Posted by:

Dave H

The problem with a lot of the Blonde on Blonde session information on the Web (which I assume is mostly derived from Krogsgaard anyway) is that it tends to show three or four guitar players at a given session (plus Dylan), though most of the tracks don't seem to have that many guitar parts. Presumably Dylan and the producer were switching guitar players in and out based on the style of the song, etc. (for example, RR tends to be featured on the "bluesy" material like "Pill-Box Hat" and "5 Believers" but seems to be absent on the acoustic stuff like "Just Like a Woman" and "4th Time Around"). While recollections from Kooper and the like are also error-prone, especially 40 years after the fact, they do give some interesting clues about a few of the songs.

Entered at Sun Aug 29 19:57:30 CEST 2010 from (206.47.201.189)

Posted by:

Steve

Subject: Happy Birthday Norm And Many More

So let me get this right Norm, you were mounting a fairy with a bumper sticker on him that said, hurry, I'm coming, look busy? Wow! No wonder public transportation on the west coast has such a bad reputation. Think of the children.

Entered at Sun Aug 29 19:39:10 CEST 2010 from (76.66.25.236)

Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

Entered at Sun Aug 29 19:33:34 CEST 2010 from (71.232.26.129)

Posted by:

Web: My link

Ok Westie for your birthday today I'm making a lemon/blueberry/poppyseed loaf.
Deeee, Serenity, dlew919, NB and NG are invited too!
:-D

The Narcissist's Cookbook
I said "My life is an open book"; I never said it was interesting.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2009
Brush with Greatness: Rick Danko

Entered at Sun Aug 29 17:56:00 CEST 2010 from (76.66.25.236)

Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

by "yu-shio" the Rock'n'Roll Illustrator.

Rock caricatures including Rick Danko.

Please omit first "getting" in last post.

Entered at Sun Aug 29 17:51:49 CEST 2010 from (70.92.155.249)

Posted by:

Dee

Location: Wisconsin

Subject: To Mr. Westcoaster

Many Happy Returns of the DAY!

Entered at Sun Aug 29 17:22:16 CEST 2010 from (76.66.25.236)

Posted by:

Subject: Merilee Rush

One for Pat B (and any other Vanilla Fudge fans). Have you ever heard Merilee Rush's version of "Reach Out I'll Be there"? I picked up a vinyl copy yesterday (in a batch of five of her Bell singles). Few records were "heavily influenced by Vanilla Fudge" but this really is one of them! The producer had spent a lot of time listening to the first album for sure. I wondered who was playing on it.

Entered at Sun Aug 29 17:16:43 CEST 2010 from (59.101.4.197)

Posted by:

dlew919

Subject: Everybody must get stoned...

'No-one, and I make this perfectly clear - no-one will stone anyone until I blow this whistle, even if they do say Jehov...'

'Good shot!'

Entered at Sun Aug 29 17:06:42 CEST 2010 from (24.108.253.172)

Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest

Subject: Stoning - Birthdays

"Life of Brian".....Brian's mother buying stones from the vendor at the gate going into the "stoning."

"I'll have two round ones, one of those flat ones, and a packet of gravel."

Thank you David! I'm being treated royally today, and the weather is beautiful. Get your kicks....when you turn 66!

Colin James is showing up for a concert here October 14, or there abouts at our big theatre here. I'll have to take that in. Enjoy that boys music.

I bought a new computer last week. My fax machine quit. No one will even look at these things now-a-days if anything goes wrong. It's all throw away stuff now. I go to Staples after a new multi-function fax-printer. So the new one......only wants to work with Windows 7. The new computer is pretty cheap, and is a gawd damn hot rod on this web site. OK ........I guess.

Entered at Sun Aug 29 16:08:34 CEST 2010 from (59.101.4.197)

Posted by:

dlew919

Subject: And to Norm, the one and only Westcoaster...

happy birthday, my old mate. (old in the affectionate, not necessarily chronological sense)

Entered at Sun Aug 29 15:17:10 CEST 2010 from (67.163.118.32)

Posted by:

JTull Fan

Subject: Fagen, Scaggs and McDonald

Charlie, I'm considering it and really want to, but have to see if it is in my budget.

Entered at Sun Aug 29 14:52:54 CEST 2010 from (82.69.47.175)

Posted by:

Peter V

The Sunday Times had a little bit about the recent Iranian dictate that the Western habit of keeping pet dogs was culturally incorrect. The Sunday Times writer (I didn't check who) joked that they wanted to stone the dogs, but it didn't work because the dogs kept bringing the stones back.

Entered at Sun Aug 29 14:39:59 CEST 2010 from (206.53.153.152)

Posted by:

Subject: BoB / Apple"

Dunc, full listing on its way by e-mail. Many lists are wrong. Peter Stone Brown resolved the disputes in 2000 by simply writing and asking Al Kooper. Peter Stone Brown said:

For all of Michael Krosgaard's excellent research, many of his assertions as to who played on what track are incorrect. This has been the source of much controversy on the Dylan newsgroup. To settle the "Visions of Johanna" controversy, I wrote Al Kooper, who plays organ on the track. The lead guitarist on "Visions of Johanna" is Robbie Robertson. The lead guitarist on "Obviously 5 Believers" is Robbie Robertson. Despite what it says on the album, the lead guitarist meaning the one who takes the guitar solo on "Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat" is Robbie Robertson. Dylan only plays the opening introduction. (Band guestbook, 16 June 2000)

From Mojo this month.(History of Apple Records)

"Apple A&R boss Peter Asher says the act the Beatles really wanted was The Band. "A new sound, bags of talent and a band destined to stick around. George said he'd kill to have The Band on the label. but they were already signed."

They also quote the Let it Be outtakes where Harrison starts singing "I Shall Be Released". Later while the group are running through "All Things Must Pass" he gives the direction, "You've got to pretend to be The Band on this one."

Lost to posterity are the comments on "My Sweet lord" where George DIDN'T say, "You've got to pretend to be The Chiffons on this one."

Entered at Sun Aug 29 11:57:00 CEST 2010 from (59.101.4.197)

Posted by:

dlew919

Subject: Beck...

It wasn't Beck Hansen, was it? You know, 'Soy un perdedor, I'm a loser baby...'

Entered at Sun Aug 29 11:23:54 CEST 2010 from (86.151.118.64)

Posted by:

Dunc

Location: Scotland

Subject: Peter V, David, Bill M

Peter V or David:Could I annoy you again to tell me what tracks Robbie played on on Blonde on Blonde? I think one of you told me a couple of years ago or directed me to a link and I've lost the notes I took.

Location: American Pi

Subject: The circle is unbroken

NORBERT- And just to bring the whole thing together, it was Garth who nailed The Fly- presumably the same one RR caught- one night at a show in Woodstock...which brings us back to three days of peace, love and music in the garden.

Have a good weekend, GBers.

Entered at Sat Aug 28 00:19:31 CEST 2010 from (79.202.157.119)

Posted by:

Norbert

Subject: a good rhythm section ....

David(Sa), you’re right Garth can pick you up and carry away, he can do that.

Just saw this comment “somewhere” on YouTube:

“The bass player is really tight with the drummer also, that is the testament of a good rhythm section.”

I’m not a musician but this must also nail Rick & Levon.

Entered at Fri Aug 27 22:47:03 CEST 2010 from (131.137.35.83)

Posted by:

sadavid

Since Dylan's touring hiatus began in 1966, the Band had become one of the most respected and influential groups on the planet, having released a series of albums that remain some of the most compelling and distinctly original of the late 1960s.

Performing less frequently, the Band were a considerable draw on their own by this point, and with their 1971 Cahoots LP being their last to contain new original music (1973's Moondog Matinee was an album of covers), they too were faced with daunting expectations.

As the tour progressed, Dylan and the Band experimented with song selection and sequencing, consciously avoiding the standard opener/closer routine and instead mixed things up a bit within each set. Performing within a basic two set format, each set presented The Band performing both with and without Dylan, plus following the intermission, Dylan began each second set solo acoustic, something he hadn't attempted in quite some time. Once a few adjustments were made, the pacing and sequencing of the concerts worked well and stayed relatively consistent, giving both Dylan and the Band opportunities to perform together and alone.

Revealing that Dylan was quite aware of audience expectations, he chose to perform a variety of his most revered songs, including quite a few from the 1966 tour setlist, while avoiding recent material from Self Portrait and New Morning. With the notable exception of "Forever Young," Dylan even avoided material from Planet Waves, the new album recorded with the Band, released a few week's into the tour. Instead, he returned to many of the songs that established his reputation in the first place, but as would become more prevalent in the years to come, he often revamped or rearranged them, bringing entirely new meanings to a lyric by emphasizing different words or occasionally by changing the lyrics altogether.

Dylan and the Band together on stage was an event to be celebrated, and few left disappointed, but what one gets out of these performances has a lot to do with the baggage they bring to listening. The same applied to the audiences on this tour. While nearly everyone was celebrating the event itself, those with the fewest preconceptions had a greater chance of unhindered discovery, while those fixated on the 1966/67 era bootlegs of Dylan and the Band were destined to have their enjoyment hindered by comparison.

Needless to say, Dylan had continued moving forward, even within the context of older songs, many of which had evolved or changed since their earlier incarnations.

Other than the January 30th and 31st dates, when three sold-out performances were scheduled for Dylan's previous home stomping grounds in New York City, the most highly anticipated dates of the tour were saved for last when the tour was scheduled to hit California for five performances.

Two shows were scheduled for the Bay Area's Coliseum in Oakland followed by three additional shows in the Los Angeles area, which would conclude the 40-show concert schedule.

Here we present in its entirety, Bill Graham's recording of the evening performance in Oakland exactly as it happened. Recordings from the final nights at the Inglewood Forum figured prominently on the live document of the tour, Before The Flood, but nothing from Dylan and the Band's triumphant return to San Francisco (Oakland, technically) was ever officially issued, making this nearly flawless professional recording of particular interest.

Two prime examples of how Dylan had revamped older songs to fit his current state of mind are included in the opening six-song sequence, which features Dylan and the Band performing together. Both of these songs, "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" which kicks off the set, and "It Ain't Me Babe" several songs later, now speak directly to Dylan's audience, declaring his independence from their expectations. Both are strong, engaging performances.

Stage banter was kept to a minimum on this tour, but following the opening number Dylan conveys his excitement by exclaiming "Back in San Francisco at last!" The remainder of this first Dylan/Band sequence includes a revamped "Lay Lady Lay," two of his most enduring counterculture/drug influenced songs, "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" and "Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35" (with humorous new lyrics).

This first portion concludes with Dylan's ultimate "us vs. them" song, "Ballad Of A Thin Man." On every one of these songs, the Band proves just how well they adapt to Dylan's idiosyncrasies, playing in a truly collective manner that is full of fire. In the middle of each set, Dylan takes a break so that the Band can perform original material. Here they open with the title song off their third album, Stage Fright, with Rick Danko fronting the group on lead vocals. The remainder of their set focuses on material from their most beloved album, their self-titled sophomore effort.

These are all highly engaging performances, from the classic "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "King Harvest" to the more obscure "When You Awake," concluding with the percolating "Up On Cripple Creek."

The Band has the innate ability to seem loose and relaxed, while playing in an incredibly tight manner. These are prime examples of that cohesiveness, with each member contributing to the collective whole, with little grandstanding or superfluous soloing. Instead the intensity is generated by the energetic piano playing of Manuel, the unparalleled flavoring of Garth Hudson's keyboard arsenal and Robertson's controlled biting leads—all weaving in and out of the supple rhythm section of Danko and Helm, who are superb here, both on their instruments and as lead vocalists.

To conclude the first set, Dylan returns and together these musicians deliver three more songs together, beginning with a fast and furious arrangement of "All Along The Watchtower," with an overt similarity to Jimi Hendrix's take on the song. Here one can enjoy the Band at their most blazing. A radically revamped "Ballad Of Hollis Brown," one of Dylan's vintage topical songs, is next. Practically unrecognizable compared to its original incarnation, this has been transformed into another searing rocker, with Dylan growling out the vocals, Robertson interjecting biting leads, and the collective group bearing down hard and heavy between the verses.

They wrap up the first set with an emotionally engaged vocal performance from Dylan on "Knockin On Heaven's Door."

Following the intermission, Dylan returns to the stage alone, sporting just his acoustic guitar and harmonica. This alone was enough to send waves of nostalgia through the audience and was likely the most challenging part of the nightly performance for Dylan.

Thankfully, the clarity of these recordings help to eliminate the lack of intimacy of performing solo acoustic in a giant sporting arena, allowing the listener to hear the nuances of Dylan's performance.

Again, his choice of songs reflects his willingness to give the audience what it wants and this solo set not only includes two songs from his pivotal Bringing It All Back Home album, but two additional songs from his earliest albums and the hit from Blonde On Blonde.

Dylan begins his acoustic set with "The Times They Are A Changin'," another song that takes on new meaning in the context of Dylan's return to the stage. The versions of "Don't Think Twice Its All Right," "Gates Of Eden," "Just Like A Woman," and "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" which follow are equally engaging, with Dylan forcefully enunciating certain words to help get them across to such a large audience.

While the delicacy of a song like "Just Like A Woman" is somewhat lost in this translation, other songs become more powerful in the process. This is particularly evident on "Don't Think Twice," "Gates Of Eden" (which begins in progress due to a tape stock change), and particularly, "It's Alright Ma," which Dylan performs here at a near-frantic clip.

With the tour coinciding with the doom and gloom of Watergate and a disgraced presidential administration, this song elicited massive reactions at every show when Dylan hits on the line "even the president of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked," which deeply resonates around the room.

Following Dylan's acoustic set, the Band return to the stage for another four numbers on their own. The mix balance is way off at first, which detracts from the first two songs a bit, but is otherwise another delight. Beginning with "Rag Mama Rag," featuring Levon Helm on lead vocals and Rick Danko playing fiddle and ending with "The Weight," the group's most famous song, this second mini-set is quite engaging, despite the mixing flaws.

In between, they also treat the audience to "This Wheels On Fire," a writing collaboration with Dylan sourced from the infamous Basement Tapes era. The mix is straightened out during this number and remains quite good for the duration of the performance.

A thoroughly enjoyable romp through "The Shape I'm In" is also featured before concluding their portion of the second set with "The Weight."

All of this leads up to the grand finale featuring Dylan and the Band again performing together. This final three-song sequence begins with "Forever Young," the sole representation from the new Planet Waves album when it was fresh and new. A unique and fiery reading of "Highway 61 Revisited" follows, before they conclude the set with the song nearly everyone was anticipating, "Like A Rolling Stone."

Propelled by Levon Helm's propulsive drumming and Garth Hudson's soaring organ lines, this is a remarkable performance with Dylan and the Band thoroughly in the moment. While comparisons to the 1966 live versions are inevitable, this is an equally strong performance with Dylan belting out the choruses and tearing into nearly every word. Gone is the weariness and arrogance of the 1966 era performances, replaced by a more inclusive celebratory feel that perfectly caps off the night.

With the audience ecstatically encouraging an encore, Dylan and the Band return to the stage and tear into "Maggie's Farm," a song performed on only three other occasions during this tour.

Following this, Dylan closes this final Bay Area gig with an electrified take on "Blowin' In The Wind." Considerably different than its acoustic incarnation, this closing number features a wonderful guitar break from Robertson amidst Dylan continuing to experiment with his vocals. He seems to intentionally obliterate meaning from the lyrics by enunciating unexpected words, turning what was once an anthem into a more abstract feeling—which, in true Dylan form, leaves his audience guessing. It is yet another example of Dylan's approach to his songs as something continuously evolving.

At this moment in time, the tour would stand as one of the most successful ever and it certainly went a long way toward rejuvenating interest in both Dylan and the Band.

In his second volume of "Performing Artist" books on the subject, Crawdaddy! founder, Paul Williams put this tour in context most succinctly when he stated, "The performances that resulted are not the among the best of his career; but they are frequently very moving and represent a crucial transition: Dylan's reclaiming of the stage after a long and stifling silence, his rediscovery and reassertion of himself as a performing artist."

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Posted by:

Joan

Web: My link

Subject: Truth & Salvage

Interesting new group. See the review and The Band comparisons?

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Posted by:

Joan

Subject: Robbie's album

According to his post on Facebook the other day, Robbie has finished the mixing, So I guess soon.

Entered at Fri Aug 27 19:03:35 CEST 2010 from (206.47.201.189)

Posted by:

Steve

The one review I've heard of Neil's new album was quite gushing. Something along the lines of, possibly his most interesting and best work in decades.

Entered at Fri Aug 27 18:46:47 CEST 2010 from (156.47.15.10)

Posted by:

David P

b.e.g.: You're correct, most sites are showing a Sept. 28 release date for "Le Noise". I received an e-mail from an online retailer this morning showing a shipping date of Oct. 19 for the LP. Since the album is being released in several different formats, there may be some confusion there. Haven't seen any news about Robbie's new album and haven't seen any recent updates from Sebastian in this GB.

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Posted by:

Peter V

Owen, that's unreadable. Can't you put paragraphs in? It's backslash n.

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Posted by:

Owen W.

Location: Hidson Valley
Web: My link

Subject: Dylan & The Band - Wolfgang's Vault

http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/ Bob Dylan & The Band Concert Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Oakland, CA) - Late Show Bob Dylan - guitar, piano, vocals, harmonica Robbie Robertson -guitar, vocals Rick Danko - bass, fiddle, vocals Richard Manuel - piano, vocals, drums Garth Hudson - organ, clavinet, piano, synthesizer, saxophone Levon Helm - drums, mandolin, vocals Travel back to 1974 and Bob Dylan's return to the stage following a seven-and-a-half-year touring hiatus. As Dylan and the Band journeyed across North America during the first two months of that year, expectations were tremendous. The tour was the hottest ticket in town, so much so that the US post office had to set up extra mailboxes for ticket orders in many of the major cities. Over five million paid mail orders were reportedly sent in for the 650,000 tickets available over the course of the tour, making them the most in-demand ticket in the history of rock music. Forty concerts were performed in 43 days, culminating in three performances at the Forum in Inglewood, California, where the bulk of the live album, Before The Flood, was recorded. From the start, a live album was planned, the first of Dylan's career, and his new label (he left Columbia for David Geffen's Asylum label the previous year) had high expectations. These pressures were likely insignificant compared to Dylan knowing he must transcend his legendary status and the expectations of his audience, which, despite his absence from touring, had only grown stronger in the intervening years. Also contributing to the nearly rabid anticipation for this tour was Dylan teaming back up with the Band, who with the exception of drummer Levon Helm, had backed Dylan on the infamous tour of Europe in 1966 and played on the Basement Tapes. Indeed, with the exception of his first electric performance at Newport in 1965 and his guest appearance at the Concerts For Bangladesh in 1970, the Band were the only group to back Dylan publicly up to this point in time. Through the bourgeoning underground network of bootleg recordings, Dylan and the Band's musical relationship had taken on a near mythical and legendary status, despite having never been released or even heard by the vast majority of fans at the time. Since Dylan's touring hiatus began in 1966, the Band had become one of the most respected and influential groups on the planet, having released a series of albums that remain some of the most compelling and distinctly original of the late 1960s. Performing less frequently, the Band were a considerable draw on their own by this point, and with their 1971 Cahoots LP being their last to contain new original music (1973's Moondog Matinee was an album of covers), they too were faced with daunting expectations. As the tour progressed, Dylan and the Band experimented with song selection and sequencing, consciously avoiding the standard opener/closer routine and instead mixed things up a bit within each set. Performing within a basic two set format, each set presented The Band performing both with and without Dylan, plus following the intermission, Dylan began each second set solo acoustic, something he hadn't attempted in quite some time. Once a few adjustments were made, the pacing and sequencing of the concerts worked well and stayed relatively consistent, giving both Dylan and the Band opportunities to perform together and alone. Revealing that Dylan was quite aware of audience expectations, he chose to perform a variety of his most revered songs, including quite a few from the 1966 tour setlist, while avoiding recent material from Self Portrait and New Morning. With the notable exception of "Forever Young," Dylan even avoided material from Planet Waves, the new album recorded with the Band, released a few week's into the tour. Instead, he returned to many of the songs that established his reputation in the first place, but as would become more prevalent in the years to come, he often revamped or rearranged them, bringing entirely new meanings to a lyric by emphasizing different words or occasionally by changing the lyrics altogether. Dylan and the Band together on stage was an event to be celebrated, and few left disappointed, but what one gets out of these performances has a lot to do with the baggage they bring to listening. The same applied to the audiences on this tour. While nearly everyone was celebrating the event itself, those with the fewest preconceptions had a greater chance of unhindered discovery, while those fixated on the 1966/67 era bootlegs of Dylan and the Band were destined to have their enjoyment hindered by comparison. Needless to say, Dylan had continued moving forward, even within the context of older songs, many of which had evolved or changed since their earlier incarnations. Other than the January 30th and 31st dates, when three sold-out performances were scheduled for Dylan's previous home stomping grounds in New York City, the most highly anticipated dates of the tour were saved for last when the tour was scheduled to hit California for five performances. Two shows were scheduled for the Bay Area's Coliseum in Oakland followed by three additional shows in the Los Angeles area, which would conclude the 40-show concert schedule. Here we present in its entirety, Bill Graham's recording of the evening performance in Oakland exactly as it happened. Recordings from the final nights at the Inglewood Forum figured prominently on the live document of the tour, Before The Flood, but nothing from Dylan and the Band's triumphant return to San Francisco (Oakland, technically) was ever officially issued, making this nearly flawless professional recording of particular interest. Two prime examples of how Dylan had revamped older songs to fit his current state of mind are included in the opening six-song sequence, which features Dylan and the Band performing together. Both of these songs, "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" which kicks off the set, and "It Ain't Me Babe" several songs later, now speak directly to Dylan's audience, declaring his independence from their expectations. Both are strong, engaging performances. Stage banter was kept to a minimum on this tour, but following the opening number Dylan conveys his excitement by exclaiming "Back in San Francisco at last!" The remainder of this first Dylan/Band sequence includes a revamped "Lay Lady Lay," two of his most enduring counterculture/drug influenced songs, "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" and "Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35" (with humorous new lyrics). This first portion concludes with Dylan's ultimate "us vs. them" song, "Ballad Of A Thin Man." On every one of these songs, the Band proves just how well they adapt to Dylan's idiosyncrasies, playing in a truly collective manner that is full of fire. In the middle of each set, Dylan takes a break so that the Band can perform original material. Here they open with the title song off their third album, Stage Fright, with Rick Danko fronting the group on lead vocals. The remainder of their set focuses on material from their most beloved album, their self-titled sophomore effort. These are all highly engaging performances, from the classic "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "King Harvest" to the more obscure "When You Awake," concluding with the percolating "Up On Cripple Creek." The Band has the innate ability to seem loose and relaxed, while playing in an incredibly tight manner. These are prime examples of that cohesiveness, with each member contributing to the collective whole, with little grandstanding or superfluous soloing. Instead the intensity is generated by the energetic piano playing of Manuel, the unparalleled flavoring of Garth Hudson's keyboard arsenal and Robertson's controlled biting leads—all weaving in and out of the supple rhythm section of Danko and Helm, who are superb here, both on their instruments and as lead vocalists. To conclude the first set, Dylan returns and together these musicians deliver three more songs together, beginning with a fast and furious arrangement of "All Along The Watchtower," with an overt similarity to Jimi Hendrix's take on the song. Here one can enjoy the Band at their most blazing. A radically revamped "Ballad Of Hollis Brown," one of Dylan's vintage topical songs, is next. Practically unrecognizable compared to its original incarnation, this has been transformed into another searing rocker, with Dylan growling out the vocals, Robertson interjecting biting leads, and the collective group bearing down hard and heavy between the verses. They wrap up the first set with an emotionally engaged vocal performance from Dylan on "Knockin On Heaven's Door." Following the intermission, Dylan returns to the stage alone, sporting just his acoustic guitar and harmonica. This alone was enough to send waves of nostalgia through the audience and was likely the most challenging part of the nightly performance for Dylan. Thankfully, the clarity of these recordings help to eliminate the lack of intimacy of performing solo acoustic in a giant sporting arena, allowing the listener to hear the nuances of Dylan's performance. Again, his choice of songs reflects his willingness to give the audience what it wants and this solo set not only includes two songs from his pivotal Bringing It All Back Home album, but two additional songs from his earliest albums and the hit from Blonde On Blonde. Dylan begins his acoustic set with "The Times They Are A Changin'," another song that takes on new meaning in the context of Dylan's return to the stage. The versions of "Don't Think Twice Its All Right," "Gates Of Eden," "Just Like A Woman," and "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" which follow are equally engaging, with Dylan forcefully enunciating certain words to help get them across to such a large audience. While the delicacy of a song like "Just Like A Woman" is somewhat lost in this translation, other songs become more powerful in the process. This is particularly evident on "Don't Think Twice," "Gates Of Eden" (which begins in progress due to a tape stock change), and particularly, "It's Alright Ma," which Dylan performs here at a near-frantic clip. With the tour coinciding with the doom and gloom of Watergate and a disgraced presidential administration, this song elicited massive reactions at every show when Dylan hits on the line "even the president of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked," which deeply resonates around the room. Following Dylan's acoustic set, the Band return to the stage for another four numbers on their own. The mix balance is way off at first, which detracts from the first two songs a bit, but is otherwise another delight. Beginning with "Rag Mama Rag," featuring Levon Helm on lead vocals and Rick Danko playing fiddle and ending with "The Weight," the group's most famous song, this second mini-set is quite engaging, despite the mixing flaws. In between, they also treat the audience to "This Wheels On Fire," a writing collaboration with Dylan sourced from the infamous Basement Tapes era. The mix is straightened out during this number and remains quite good for the duration of the performance. A thoroughly enjoyable romp through "The Shape I'm In" is also featured before concluding their portion of the second set with "The Weight." All of this leads up to the grand finale featuring Dylan and the Band again performing together. This final three-song sequence begins with "Forever Young," the sole representation from the new Planet Waves album when it was fresh and new. A unique and fiery reading of "Highway 61 Revisited" follows, before they conclude the set with the song nearly everyone was anticipating, "Like A Rolling Stone." Propelled by Levon Helm's propulsive drumming and Garth Hudson's soaring organ lines, this is a remarkable performance with Dylan and the Band thoroughly in the moment. While comparisons to the 1966 live versions are inevitable, this is an equally strong performance with Dylan belting out the choruses and tearing into nearly every word. Gone is the weariness and arrogance of the 1966 era performances, replaced by a more inclusive celebratory feel that perfectly caps off the night. With the audience ecstatically encouraging an encore, Dylan and the Band return to the stage and tear into "Maggie's Farm," a song performed on only three other occasions during this tour. Following this, Dylan closes this final Bay Area gig with an electrified take on "Blowin' In The Wind." Considerably different than its acoustic incarnation, this closing number features a wonderful guitar break from Robertson amidst Dylan continuing to experiment with his vocals. He seems to intentionally obliterate meaning from the lyrics by enunciating unexpected words, turning what was once an anthem into a more abstract feeling—which, in true Dylan form, leaves his audience guessing. It is yet another example of Dylan's approach to his songs as something continuously evolving. At this moment in time, the tour would stand as one of the most successful ever and it certainly went a long way toward rejuvenating interest in both Dylan and the Band. In his second volume of "Performing Artist" books on the subject, Crawdaddy! founder, Paul Williams put this tour in context most succinctly when he stated, "The performances that resulted are not the among the best of his career; but they are frequently very moving and represent a crucial transition: Dylan's reclaiming of the stage after a long and stifling silence, his rediscovery and reassertion of himself as a performing artist."

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Posted by:

Charlie Y

Location: Down in Old Virginny

Subject: Beck and $ex

Glenn Beck has tried so hard he's made over $50 million over the last two years. Such a patriot!

Meanwhile, a woman who was raised in a good religious environment--Katy Perry--with two parents who were ministers, now has the number one CD on Amazon. One song has this chorus: "I wanna see your peacock, -cock, -cock." She's on the Capitol label, just like a group from 40 years ago that started such single-entendre lyrics when they sang," Jemima surrender, I want to give it to you...I'll bring over my Fender and play all night for you..."

So sex--and Beck--sells. Let's blame it on The Band--or at least Chuck Berry and Little Richard!

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Posted by:

Anyone going to Beck's rally in Washington to help him try to restore his integrity? Got to hand it to the guy to be so public about his failings, at least he's trying.

Entered at Fri Aug 27 15:10:54 CEST 2010 from (91.42.235.169)

Posted by:

Norbert

Subject: Gravity

Lars thanks, good you love him too, we’re first in this GB, they’ll follow (don't worry).

Unaware I knew there was a bond between Mr. Mayer and The Band, didn’t know it was that strong though.

Keep me where the light is.

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Posted by:

Peter V

Having just posted that I wouldn't rush to buy the remastered Mary Hopkin, I got in the car switched on the radio and "Those were The Days" came straight on. I've never been fond of the Cossack dance / Greek wedding band melody, but the inticate arrangement by Paul McCartney is superb and I'd forgotten how good it is. I don't think I'll be persuaded on the Radha Krishna Temple though. Still in Oxford Street After All These Years.

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Posted by:

Peter V

Subject: The Promise- Springsteen

Thanks, Tenn. Amazon.uk aren't showing a price for the box yet. It's a hard call … I'd like to get as much as possible, but I can't see me sitting through three long DVD concerts of the same material, so might just opt for "The Promise" 2 CD set with the new songs. The box set will at a guess be very expensive what with extras like a T-shirt included which I don't think I want. It does appear to be an exhaustive (and potentially exhausting) set. Comparisons with The Band are not possible, because Springsteen always created prolific quantities of outtakes. It looks as if original quintet Band outtakes are only what's around.

amazon are also very reticent on the Apple remastered albums due in October. It looks like the magazines, especially Record Collector, moved much too early on reviewing them a month ago. The complete Apple remasters include very hard to find albums by Doris Troy, Badfinger and Billy Preston as well as all the Mary Hopkin and Radha Krishna Temple stuff that one might not rush to buy. I know they're selling them as a set, but I think individual albums will be out too. Especially enticing is a CD set of Apple singles which has stuff I've wanted for ages on old vinyl like Ronnie Spector.

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Posted by:

Lars

Subject: Danko

Rick used to say "Gravity cares" between songs. Must have been an inside joke, I guess. Like "Levon just bought a house near here" and Levon would just close his eyes and nod his head, "Yup...no money down."

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Posted by:

Norbert

Web: My link

"woodstock had a magic moment with joe cocker's "with a little help from my friends", crossroads '07 had john mayer's"gravity".

Entered at Fri Aug 27 00:22:46 CEST 2010 from (74.179.51.61)

Posted by:

BWNWITenn

Web: My link

New Bruce Springsteen "Darkness On The Edge of Town" box looks fantastic.

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Posted by:

Mike & Kim Hayward

Web: My link

Subject: "The Pretty Reckless"

Caught last night's Letterman show & the link is a video clip of "The Pretty Reckless," a cool young woman-fronted band that performed. The drummer, Jamie Perkins, performed w/ Mike in their high school (Kearsarge - Sutton, NH) concert & jazz bands in the late '80s. It is very cool to see Jamie achieve something he truly loves.

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Posted by:

NorthWestCoaster

Location: Northwestern coastline, Nordic Countries Europe

Subject: Politics and religion

Always good to see BRIEN SZ posting about religion, as well as STEVE posting about politics. I didn't have the strength to follow Australian elections (dlew!) but I follow your Central Bank manoeuvres very closely.

We are going to have elections this year and next year. As a Christian I was first confused. My opinions seemed to match those from communists and candidates practicing (peaceful) Islam. Not so strange, really.

I have noticed westcoaster's ravenous interest in threadbare linguistics with an octogenarian wicketkeeper's stupefaction!

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Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest

Subject: JT

Norah Jones recorded "Bessie Smith" on her New Orleans show on DVD. I have a nagging feeling that there IS another link or sit-in session but it's not coming to mind. Garth is most likely, I guess. I'm a huge admirer of Norah Jones, my enthusiasm surviving those two years or so when every restaurant and shop seemed to have her records on at that irritating volume … too low to fully appreciate, but loud enough for the tunes to get repetitive.

On Bernie Taupin, linked this weekend, MOJO has news of him currently finishing off the new Elton John-Leon Russell album, produced by T. Bone Burnett and a "must buy" for October. Russell is Elton John's favourite pianist. (Better say that carefully if reading aloud, as I know some of you might still have to). The backing group includes Booker T, Don Was, Marc Ribot and Jim Keltner. Brian Wilson and Neil Young are guests vocalists. Neil Young sings on "Road to Shiloh" which shows Taupin's Americana phase thankfully continues.It all sounds too good to be true, though such mega collaborations often disappoint.

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Posted by:

Web: My link

Subject: some historical content re Hawks in para 2

JT: If you're in TO, did you finally get to see Kensington Market at Hugh's Room this past Saturday? Luke Gibson announced from the stage that True North is reissuing his '72 LP and that he, with the McKenna-Gibson Band, will be doing the CD release at Hugh's on Oct 15. (I think it was Oct, but better check.)

BEG: Last night I went to another Danny Brooks benefit, this time at the Silver Dollar (which Dunc knows from Murray's song). Had a chance to ask John Finley what he sang when he guested with our guys back in the day. He said that he and Lee (that's Lee Jackson, his singing partner in the Checkmates) would do "Shotgun" and that he would sing "Please Please Please". Also spoke with Steven Ambrose of the Lincolns who said that the current band includes ex-LOUites Prakash and Michael Fonfara. They're at a festival in Kingston this weekend if you're up for an outing.

Kevin J: Note sub-Robbie guitar work by Larry Leishman in live version of "Shotgun" in link above. (Sorry if this is something I posted previously.)

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Posted by:

Simon

It would be nice if Sony could include Positively Fourth Street/Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window/If You Gotta Go, Go Now and some of the other stray mono tracks discussed here but I wouldn't bank on it.

Peter, as far as I can tell there is something written into the Beatles fine print that ensures their albums can only be reissued 'as is' - Revolver will only ever have 14 tracks, the White album and 1962-1966 will always be spread across two discs and so on. I think there's also a stipulation that there can't be two different versions in the racks. If you want to get the mono albums you have to get them together, likewise the Capitol albums. Should their stuff ever get remixed I very much doubt you'll see the individual albums on sale. I think if it happens it'll be a set, perhaps a large compilation with a jumbled running order and even then it might not be every single track they ever did.

I'm looking forward to hearing the Dylan stuff. I've read that Blonde on Blonde and John Wesley Harding are particularly striking in mono.

Thanks also to Tim for the Bernie Taupin piece on MFBP.

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Posted by:

Peter V

Subject: BoB

The Beatles argument is there too. i.e. what the Beatles DIDN'T do. Why not release both the stereo and mono mixes together? It would cost little more. Against is the argument that everyone has the stereo mixes anyway, and probably the originals and a remaster. But for a new generation of fans, it would be easy to put out most classic 60s stuff with both versions.

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Posted by:

Steve

Brien, do you have any suggestions as to what could be done to help change muslim attitudes towards the US?

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Posted by:

sadavid

Web: My link

Subject: you . . . must take the earworm

dlew919: an odd coincidence . . . "Take the 'A' Train" wormed its way into my head some days ago, and refuses to leave the station . . . it comes kourtesy of Kanadas Kinderstar Nikki Yanofsky (see [My link]) who rather cheekily uses it as a concert opener. A truly exceptional voice, and getting better.

Funny, this seems like such a natural melody, yet when _I_ sing it, it never seems to come out right . . . .

Entered at Wed Aug 25 16:32:00 CEST 2010 from (24.108.136.96)

Posted by:

JT

Location: VicTO

Subject: New (old) Dylan releases

David P and John D That approach of actually thinking and placing the takes to which you refer, David P and John D, is precisely what could be done to provide something special. It would have required diligence and care. An approach similar to the new Band cds with the extra session cuts on them would be welcome from Sony when the Dylan mono box is released. The 'studio John Birch' and others particularly would be welcome on this release. I agree that we should be pleased that this material is being released at all. It points to the perceived continued interest in the treasures of this master artist and I trust such releases will continue to be issued.

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Posted by:

David P

Location: Mixing up the medicine in mono...

John D brings up an interesting point regarding the different mixes which have turned up on the various album versions. My guess is that Dylan's people, as they've done in the past, will stick with the standard American master mixes for the mono box with no bonus cuts. One can still hope for surprises, such as the alternate version of "From A Buick 6" and the mono single mix of "Positively 4th Street", which was also included of Dylan's "Greatest Hits 1". Then there are those four tracks from the original version of "Freewheelin'" that were replaced -- one could go on & on. Suffice to say, we should be glad that Dylan & Sony/BMG are officially releasing the mono box and the Whitmark demos in any form at all.

Entered at Wed Aug 25 13:31:34 CEST 2010 from (71.246.9.74)

Location: St. Catharines
Web: My link

Thank you Peter and Rod. The disc would appear to be an official DVD release of Japan Tour (see link to product at Amazon US), however the fact it is only available from private dealers is a bit suspicious... I'll definitely give it a try...

Entered at Wed Aug 25 09:22:00 CEST 2010 from (121.73.137.113)

Posted by:

Rod

Subject: Tokyo vs Vancouver

I've got the Vancouver concert on DVD but from what I've seen on YouTube The Tokyo video/DVD is superior in both song selection and performance. Peter's right about the Cate Brothers.

Entered at Wed Aug 25 08:38:23 CEST 2010 from (82.69.47.175)

Posted by:

… but I've never managed to answer that Desert island Discs / House on Fire question. One LP only. Would it be "The Band" or "Blonde on Blonde"? I hope it's a choice I'll never have to make.

Entered at Tue Aug 24 23:32:10 CEST 2010 from (82.69.47.175)

Posted by:

Peter V

Subject: Dylanology

Thanks, John.Delighted to see all those early things officially released.

I’m also excited by the mono albums … though I think I have all but Blonde on Blonde bought new on vinyl in original mono anyway. Inexplicably and stupidly “Blonde on Blonde” was the only one from “Times they Are A Changin’| that I didn’t buy new immediatly. So my vinyl copy’s stereo.

Entered at Tue Aug 24 22:36:55 CEST 2010 from (99.254.209.45)

Posted by:

John D

The following was announced today:

The complete track listing of The Bootleg Series Volume 9 –The Witmark Demos is being released:

Disc 1:

1. Man On The Street (Fragment)

2. Hard Times In New York Town

3. Poor Boy Blues

4. Ballad For A Friend

5. Rambling, Gambling Willie

6. Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues

7. Standing On The Highway

8. Man On The Street

9. Blowin’ In The Wind

10. Long Ago, Far Away

11. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall

12. Tomorrow Is A Long Time

13. The Death of Emmett Till

14. Let Me Die In My Footsteps

15. Ballad Of Hollis Brown

16. Quit Your Low Down Ways

17. Baby, I’m In The Mood For You

18. Bound To Lose, Bound To Win

19. All Over You

20. I’d Hate To Be You On That Dreadful Day

21. Long Time Gone

22. Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues

23. Masters Of War

24. Oxford Town

25. Farewell

Disc 2

1. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right

2. Walkin’ Down The Line

3. I Shall Be Free

4. Bob Dylan’s Blues

5. Bob Dylan’s Dream

6. Boots Of Spanish Leather

7. Walls of Red Wing

8. Girl From The North Country

9. Seven Curses

10. Hero Blues

11. Whatcha Gonna Do?

12. Gypsy Lou

13. Ain’t Gonna Grieve

14. John Brown

15. Only A Hobo

16. When The Ship Comes In

17. The Times They Are A-Changin’

18. Paths Of Victory

19. Guess I’m Doing Fine

20. Baby Let Me Follow You Down

21. Mama, You Been On My Mind

22. Mr. Tambourine Man

23. I’ll Keep It With Mine

The eight albums to be released in The Complete Mono Recordings are as follows:

§ Bob Dylan – 1962

§ The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan – 1963

§ The Times They Are A-Changin’ – 1964

§ Another Side Of Bob Dylan – 1964

§ Bringing It All Back Home – 1965

§ Highway 61 Revisited – 1965

§ Blonde on Blonde – 1966

§ John Wesley Harding – 1967

My question is this and David P I'm kind of aiming this one at you. The original 8 Mono recordings being released is wonderful; BUT which versions will there be?

The Canadian Version of the original mono version of Blonde On Blonde is a totally different mix that the American version. I sent David P a track or two and Al Kooper's organ is away out in front for example. It will be interesting to see what Columbia/Sony will do.

May I say that posting something like this on this site having to hit the backslash and the letter "n" is ridiculous. There is no other site like this. On other sites I just hit the enter key twice and a new paragraph appears.

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Posted by:

Richard

Location: St Catharines

Was just in the local music shop here in Seville and saw a DVD called ‘The Band Live in Tokyo’ (1983) for sale. Can anybody say if this is a disc they would recommend? Been to the Band site and read a review claiming it is better than the ‘Last Waltz’. Finding that a bit hard to believe.

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Posted by:

Web: My link

Subject: From Somers Point to Hollywood in '65

Thanks B.E.G. for those additional links.

Leaving the Tony Mart's gig, it was actually just Levon & Robbie who first joined Dylan. They quickly played two gigs with him, at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium on August 28th and the Hollywood Bowl on September 3rd, joined by Al Kooper on organ and Harvey Brooks on bass. Coincidentally, August 28th falls on a Saturday again this year, as it did 45 years ago for the Forest Hills debut concert (see link).

Levon and The Hawks had previously committed to playing at Friar's Tavern in Toronto a couple of weeks later. With Kooper & Brooks hedging on touring at that time, Robbie & Levon brought the rest of The Hawks onboard with Dylan, who joined them in Toronto to use the opportunity to rehearse with the full Band of Hawks.

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Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

....and thanks Carol for posting this photo of Rick and Robbie that's up for sale as well.

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Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

....and from Carol Caffin's site from a couple of years ago.

"Baby "Good Fellas": The Hawks At Tony's Mart in Somer's Point, New Jersey

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Posted by:

dlew - I don't doubt your premise about Islam. But there is (at least in parts here) a certain underlying distrust or maybe unease about Islam/Muslims. I think there are many people who would like to see members of that religion more vocal in their opposition towards what is going on in the middle east in terms of attitude towards us and such. I know the local mosque by us is reaching out to our community of churches and synagogues so that they can show and share their religion and its aims of peace and love with all. That is very encouraging. But many folks, it would seem, feel there isn't enough of that and that there is no concerted efforted by the American body of Islamic mosques (if they have a unified organization of some kind) that denounces al-quada, taliban, hamas, and in general the practices of Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia in their practices of supporting terrorism and teaching hatred toward Jews. I think if there was a very vocal and visual effort on their part to do that, that the unease of the American public might very well be tempered.

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Posted by:

Subject: The Jersey Shore in 1965

Following up on my previous post -- Once again, sharing the bill with Levon and The Hawks at Tony Mart's in Somers Point, N.J., Conway Twitty played a key role in the history of The Hawks. I also believe Conway's Oklahoma Revue backing band at the time included a young Jesse Ed Davis. My own connection was that I was vacationing with my family that August in '65 across the bridge from Tony Mart's in Ocean City, too young to gain admittance in the club. Never the less, the salt and the vibes were in the air that summer of the Jersey Shore.

Entered at Mon Aug 23 23:45:57 CEST 2010 from (76.64.185.12)

Posted by:

Kevin J

From the interview BEG posted.........Had Robbie even considered showing up.....sounds like it.....but probably not....more than likely he was just being polite with Michael..........

Michal Been: "The most exciting thing to us was THE BAND - Garth and Robbie and Levon and those people - because THE BAND, to us, was the greatest band that ever was. They were an incredible influence on us. I went to see THE BAND when I was about 18, and I was singing a gut- wrenching version of "Rockin' Chair', and I remember looking through the crowd and seeing people with tears in their eyes. I'd never seen that before. I knew immediately what I wanted to do. Incidentally, about two years ago, Scott and I played in California with Richard Manuel, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson on THE BAND's reunion tour. Levon Helm was doing a movie at the time so Scott filled in on drums. Robbie Robertson was busy with a previous commitment and I played guitar. Scott and I really enjoyed playing all those songs we've loved for so long and playing with THE BAND was an incredible experience."

In what could probably pass for a Saturday Night Live skit - the media's reporting of how the percentage of US citizens that believe Obama is a Muslim continues to rise is something to behold......one panel I saw on Sunday morning concluded that as his policies and the economy continue to disappoint, it is only natural that his "negatives" would rise - hence the greater percentage of people believing he was a Muslim.........the pundits assembled all just nodded their heads in agreement as if an absolute consensus existed over being Muslim was absolutely a bad thing on its own.......................Look - I know the majority of US citizens don't feel this way but it was just amazing to see how carelessly the US media handles this topic........ As an aside, I don't recall ever seeing a Canadian politician filmed going into or out of a religous service......

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Posted by:

Brien Sz

Robbies Facbook page has announced that today is the last day of mixing the new album.

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Posted by:

David P

Web: My link

Web: My link

Subject: R.I.P. Michael Been

Memphis Joe noted the passing of Michael Been in the GB last week. Mr. Been was the vocalist & main songwriter for The Call, a group that Garth worked with during the '80s (link above to video of the group with Garth). Mr. Been died of a heart attack while touring as soundman with the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, a band led by his son Robert Levon Been.

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Posted by:

Tim

Location: Boston

Subject: photo hunt

Does anyone recall a photo of the reunited Band, the version with Jim Weider and Richard Manuel. The photo is of the 5 of them, with a 6th person (presumable the owner of the picture) standing outside near a shed I believe, with Levon holding a telephone. Had to be @ fall 85 photo. Can’t find it on this site. Thanks Tim

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Posted by:

David P

Subject: Indian Summer

Peter: Maybe a similarity with part of Robbie's solo on "It Makes No Difference", which I believe was recorded before "Indian Summer". As for another Band connection, I wonder if the producer of that Poco album, Mark Harman, is the same guy who was an engineer at Bearsville Studio and worked on "Cahoots", "Moondog Matinee" and Van Morrison's "His Band and the Street Choir".

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Posted by:

Donald Fagen's Band connection is close indeed: he's Amy Helm's stepfather.

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Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest
Web: My link

Subject: I Know!

Charlie; Thank you so much for that. I recall a while back when we discussed Danny's slide technqiue. You got me to thinking about him again.

Just like Richard Manuel, it was such a sad and wasteful thing of a good human being, and a very talented musician and entertainer.

The reason I entiteled this post, "I Know" is from a song from Ed Bruce. I've long extolled the greatness of Ed Bruce as a country song writer........but.....listen to this song, and the history behind it. It's very moving.

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Posted by:

Calvin

From a review of sorts of the first night of the Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs Tour.

The crazy and most entertaining thing was the song list. Of course they did some catalog songs. But Boz covered a Mink DeVille song, they opened with Lee Michaels' Heighty Hi, did Them Changes, Teddy Pendergrass' Love TKO, a Band medley (Caledonia Mission- Fagen, Rag Mama Rag- Boz, The Shape I'm In-MM), a few obscure r&b tunes... they did HELP ME RHONDA as one of the encores!

A Band Medley? A guess Fagen has a relationship with some of the guys, but that still took me by surprise.

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Posted by:

dlew919

Subject: Steve:

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Posted by:

Dunc

Location: Scotland

Subject: Bobby Charles

Peter, Adam 2:Thanks - I'll get the Bearsville album and the Bobby Charles albums.

But, I wonder if you asked the man on the Clapham omnibus if he had heard of Bobby Charles, what he would reply, compared to Chuck Berry for example.

The 'new to me' version I have of Small Town Talk is good.

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Posted by:

Peter V

Subject: Charly / Chess

As an addendum, Charly produced some very carefully annotated Chess compilations. The 8 CD Chuck Berry box was meticulous. They must have got back to the masters as there are alternative takes etc and very detailed session particulars. However, ownership of the Chess catalogue was hotly disputed, and it turned out Charly didn't have enough provenance of its rights. And also that they really were a classic blues label. The original artists saw no money. Charly had similar things going with the Immediate back catalogue, where one partner sold the rights to Charly and the other to NEMS.

BUT the people they employed to write liner notes were always first class.

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Posted by:

Peter V

Subject: Bobby Charles

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Posted by:

Looney Lapin

Subject: Speaking Of Smelly Holes

Lars, or as ZZZ Lapins Francais say, * L'Arse, bring on Fudd, AKA, Oink And Shoot, that poster pig for the NRA's idea of gun safety.

* L'Arse, was used with the expressed written permission of, ZZZ'ead Loonie.

Entered at Sat Aug 21 12:44:08 CEST 2010 from (90.239.118.13)

Posted by:

NorthWestCoaster

Subject: When did the internet and rock and roll die?

1.) I understand that westcoaster is a person of a lot of humor even if it is not always has been my kind of humor.

2.) Northern Boy: Thanks for response. I hope someone asked Ceasar when the Roman Empire did die or - even better - someone asked Hitler when the Third Reich did die? BTW when did The Band die?

Entered at Sat Aug 21 04:06:24 CEST 2010 from (70.25.225.12)

Posted by:

Bill M

Someone asked about the death of rock and roll. I'm with Danny and the Juniors on that score - and would be interested to know his and their thoughts on the internet.

Entered at Sat Aug 21 03:06:02 CEST 2010 from (70.78.227.122)

Posted by:

Northern Boy

Location: just beyond Hope, BC

Subject: So-Called Northwestcoaster (formerly known as the moderator of the former Nordic Countries, ie. "Illka")

Not that I haven't asked far sillier questions myself, but don't you feel even just a tiny bit silly asking everybody here "when did the internet die ?" I mean obviously, why don't you just go Google it for heaven's sake ? NB

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Posted by:

Lars

Location: USA

Subject: Tit for tat

Just for the record, this post is directed at Bugs Bunny & no one else.

We (Rev Billy & I) are thinking about telling Elmer Fudd where your hole is, although he can probably smell his way to it. Does it still glow in the dark where you live?

Entered at Fri Aug 20 23:59:59 CEST 2010 from (99.141.19.86)

Posted by:

Adam

Subject: Chess movie / Bobby Charles

I thought Cadillac Records was a semi decent Hollywood/mainstream adaptation of the Chess story. There were obviously omissions as David P mentioned. I thought the changing of facts was also a bit silly, such as how the film portrayed one of the Chess brothers dying in his car moments after leaving the building for the last time. At the time the movie came out I remember reading about another Chess film being made at the same time, but I'm not sure if that's been released.

I just ordered a copy of Bear Family's recent release of Bobby Charles' Chess recordings. These have been properly unavailable on CD for years, only appearing on obscure import releases and a vinyl LP in the early '80s. I read a glowing review of the set, which is remastered and features an in-depth booklet with liner notes, photos, and more. Apparently the liner notes are great, including stories of Bobby and Chuck Berry touring together in the late '50s. It's very unfortunate Bobby had to pass away for something like this to finally come out, but it's fantastic that it finally has been released.

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Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest
Web: My link

Subject: How'd they do that!

Some one told me about this picture that was on flickr just this morning. So if you've ever wondered what the old Westcoaster and her barge the Chief look like.......here you are!

And this ain't in gawd damn Sweden:)

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Posted by:

'The Lives of Others' is excellent. I read 'Stasiland' when we were in Berlin last year. A good suggestion.

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Posted by:

joe j

Location: S'side
Web: My link

Subject: Hubert Sumlin

The man.

Entered at Fri Aug 20 19:54:53 CEST 2010 from (86.165.73.227)

Posted by:

Subject: Ostalgie ain't what it used to be...

Ostalgie is the German word for nostalgia for the old GDR: people buy Trabbies, live in shitty blocks in Berlin...

Presumably they don't inform on each other...

Ah, the good old days...

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Posted by:

Web: My link

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Posted by:

Mike & Kim Hayward

Web: My link

We know a local musician (Pete Merrigan - Lake Sunapee (NH) region) who saw "The Band" @ the Woodstock fest. He does a great live version of "Cripple Creek."

Entered at Wed Aug 18 20:07:42 CEST 2010 from (156.47.15.10)

Posted by:

David P

Subject: Festival

Norbert

Web: My link

Subject: Songwriting

For those who want update their songwriting skills and those who just want to peak in today’s songwriting kitchen, please click the link above.

Entered at Wed Aug 18 18:28:03 CEST 2010 from (204.138.59.92)

Posted by:

Bill M

Subject: Henry Glover at King

Another cross-over song that Henry Glover seems to have been closely involved with while at King was "Finger Poppin' Time", which was done by both Hank Ballard and the Midnighters and the Stanley Brothers. Both are great records, and I hear both reflected in the early '60s cover by Little Caesar and the Consuls. Wouldn't surprise me at all if our guys had performed the song from time to time with or after Hawkins. In any case, a Glover-Hawks pairing was fitting, given their shared breadth of interests and abilities.

Entered at Wed Aug 18 18:19:31 CEST 2010 from (74.108.27.233)

Posted by:

Joan

Subject: Woodstock

I actually bought tickets to Woodstock. My cousin and I were going to stay at a relatives place in Liberty. When we got there, we found out that we would have to hike in 7 miles and we heard what the conditions were,we eventually decided to go home. So close and yet so far.

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Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

....last one with Joan and The Funk Brothers.
Off to see "Soul Kitchen".

Entered at Wed Aug 18 18:06:25 CEST 2010 from (64.11.26.232)

Posted by:

Steve

Long Lars, all the info in the post,(except Helen Dortch who is new to me)was off the top of my pointy little head. For some reason that war has been a fascination for me since kidhood. I had the complete Civil War card set and I think the vivid colors and scenes scarred me for life, I had to know more.

I had a few skirmishes with the topic in American history courses at PC but was reengaged when Burn's series was released, a series which I think I've completely committed to memory. I love the sound track as well.

As I sit here I can see the Killer Angels, Conquering The Valley( Stonewall Jackson at Port Republic), The Union Reader, Gettysburg ( Battle and Battle Field), Johnny Reb and Billy Yank ( lent to me a few weeks ago by one of Marge's brothers )and 21 volumes of The Civil War by Time Life Books( which I read last winter), on a shelf next to the computer. Those are just the ones that haven't made it up to the book shelf in our bedroom for night time browsing, yet. When Marge's brothers and father became aware of my interest I got flooded with books on the subject.

The movie, Gettysburg, which friends gave me just this May for my birthday wasn't great in my opinion, not when you've been spoiled by the realism of Burn's epic doc.

I couldn't get past the flashy, tip top condition of the uniforms being worn, especially by the southerners more than 2 years into the war. It was just too pretty.

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Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

....and another favourite with The Funk Brothers.
Ben Harper!

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Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

....and this one too from Joan and the Funk Brothers.

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Posted by:

bob w.

Web: My link

And Bootsy Collins' amazing performance of "Cool Jerk".

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Posted by:

bob w.

Web: My link

Subject: Northern Boy - Norm

Joan Osborne's performance of "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" is a wonderful moment in a great documentary. Thanks for the reminder.

Entered at Wed Aug 18 17:40:52 CEST 2010 from (76.66.126.22)

Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

....oh and Lars....If you were stuck in the mud....remember....

When life gives you mud.....
Make mud pies!
:-D

Another great concert of course would have been Dylan with The Band in 1974 that I missed also. I would have been too young for the Woodstock show but I could have made this one....well maybe. Anyway, a good little read is the book _Knockin' On Dylan's Door_. It was the first glimpse of perhaps Robbie was starting to shift here...... ;-D

Yesterday I saw "The Other Guys".....soooooo funny!

Entered at Wed Aug 18 17:40:26 CEST 2010 from (82.69.47.175)

Web: My link

Subject: Blues Stay Away From Me

An unknown "Coke" factoid;, he insists the band took it's name from that given to the soldiers of Pickett's Charge who died a quick clean death. Just a bit of trivia should the question ever come up.

Mr. Coke swears that Robert Hunter knew Ole Pete's second wife, Helen Dortch Longstreet, quite well as a young teenager. Aunt Helen, as he called her was a close friend of his mother. They met at a airplane assembly plant during the war( WW2) and remained friends til Helen's death at 99 in the early 60's. Young teenage Hunter heard many stories of the war years as they were told to Helen by her husband.

Workingman's Dead, could almost be considered a tribute album to Ole Pete and the southern army of 63.

Black Peter; The name hung on Longstreet by his fellow southerners after his use of African Troops to quell rioting in New Orleans in the early 1870's.

Cumberland Blues; originally titled Cumberland Gap Railroad Blues, possibly the first true blues song based on an actual incident. Helen said Ole Pete always said thinking about the loss of that battle and the fact not a shot was fired always gave him the blues.

Casey Jones; Inspired by the stories of William E Grumble Jones and his penchant for attacking trains and rail stations ( The B&0 and Brandy Station come to mind). Hunter initially tried to work with , Will E Jones, but switched the name to Casey Jones for obvious reasons. The line, " Trouble ahead, trouble behind" was Jone's standard but succinct description of his situation whenever sending word to Ole Pete. Hunter swears he tried to give Grumble a co writing credit but for some reason it didn't get done. No one can remember why.

And of course, Friend Of The Devil, on American Beauty was a fictional account of an episode in the life of the unknown sniper in The Devil's Den.

In a parting shot, Mr. Coke, said that for the rest of his life Ole Pete, when talking to close friends, always referred to Lee as, General Anesthetic, he insisted that to order Pickett's Charge the man had to have been a complete numb skull. I guess we could call Lee the original Dead Head ! Somewhere Old Pete is smiling.

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Posted by:

carmen

Location: PA

Subject: RR CD

Is there any new news on the new RR release?

Entered at Wed Aug 18 08:34:17 CEST 2010 from (82.69.47.175)

Posted by:

Peter V

Subject: Ace Cannon

Thanks, David. Yes, Henry Glover is the link on Blues stay Away From Me. What interested me about the Ace Cannon version is that it comes into the charts just as they were gelling as a group behind Ronnie, the final pieces in place, and at a time when their ears would have been wide open to what was happening in their field, and Bill Blacks Combo is definitely in their field. . The Ace Cannon version is instrumental only, and Levon’s vocals obviously show a love of the Delmore Brothers original, but the mood of the Ace Cannon is far less jaunty than the Delmore Brothers, and it has a kind of lurching rhythm that makes me think of The 90s Band version … more so live than on the studio take.

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Posted by:

Pat B

Jon, ANMC from Woodstock is on disc 3 of Across The Great Divide.

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Posted by:

Jon Lyness

Location: New York City

Subject: Re: The Band's Woodstock '69 set list

I've always wanted to hear the Woodstock rendition of Ain't No More Cane. Hopefully, it'll turn up someday!

Entered at Wed Aug 18 06:06:51 CEST 2010 from (204.210.144.110)

Posted by:

Lars

Subject: One-upmanship with Peter

Exactly 41 years ago, almost to the minute, a pizza was delivered to our room at the Huguenot Motel in New Paltz. We had to keep up our strength.

Entered at Wed Aug 18 02:40:26 CEST 2010 from (199.86.26.15)

Posted by:

Rhythm Jimmy

Subject: Levon in Vancouver

NoBoy, thanks for the review.

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Posted by:

Subject: Woodstock

41 years ago this very evening I was hitching rides from VA to my hometown of New Paltz, NY. My last ride was a VW bus with curtains in the windows and hippies in the seats. They wanted to know how to get to Woodstock.

That weekend I was listening to reports on both the tv and the radio that the Woodstock Music Festival was overcrowded and people were in trouble and for God's sake don't you local people come too. Traffic was backed up all over the region. It took a while before we heard about the great times people had over there.

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Posted by:

Adam2

Beautiful reminder David P. Thanks a lot for that. I'm going to give that wonderful performance a listen tonight. Thanks!

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Posted by:

David P

Subject: Peace, Love, Music

Lest we not forget, it was 41 years ago this evening that The Band played at the Woodstock Festival.

Entered at Tue Aug 17 19:27:58 CEST 2010 from (24.108.253.172)

Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest

Subject: Harmony

Cheers Adam, have a good one.

Entered at Tue Aug 17 19:20:27 CEST 2010 from (99.141.79.131)

Posted by:

Adam2

Westcoaster - You're right. I'm going to just chill out a bit and not get worked up if a post goes unnoticed. I apologize for getting into it with you, so let's just forget about it. By the way, I do hope all works out with your family. Bill - Thanks for understanding too. Be sure to keep on posting...

Entered at Tue Aug 17 18:25:35 CEST 2010 from (131.137.35.83)

Posted by:

sadavid

Subject: mod the rod

Rod's expecting again - at what, age 65? - he's busy shopping for bassinets, whatever they are . . . .

Entered at Tue Aug 17 18:11:31 CEST 2010 from (24.108.253.172)

Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest

Subject: And Then!

Well awright David. I got it. Where in hell do you find and keep all this stuff????? Do you supply Wolfgang's Vault?

Entered at Tue Aug 17 17:58:52 CEST 2010 from (71.246.9.74)

Posted by:

bob w.

Jeff, thanks for that. I knew they had performed together near the end of last year at RAH but didn't know they would be back at it. I don't know why Rod Stewart wouldn't jump on that opportunity as I have to believe it would get quite a bit of interest. I know I would pay to see them again in a heartbeat.

Entered at Tue Aug 17 17:49:59 CEST 2010 from (166.205.142.86)

Posted by:

JQ

Subject: The Sadies

BEG - Of all the young country outfits doing that now I'd rate The Sadies at the top of the pack -

Entered at Tue Aug 17 17:41:19 CEST 2010 from (24.47.117.177)

Posted by:

PutEmUp(Friend0

Location: yemensville

Subject: Faces

Faces Debut Mick Hucknall-Led Lineup

by Tim Cashmere

The Faces debuted their new lineup last night featuring former Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall on vocals.

The band, currently featuring original members Ronnie Wood, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan as well as Mick Hucknall and ex Sex Pistol Glen Matlock, played a warm up show at the British Music Experience last night and Hucknall received rave reviews.

Rick Pearson of the Evening Standard in London described Hucknall’s vocals during show opener ‘Miss Judy’s Farm’ as “a vocal with more gravel than a driveway, Hucknall’s rock ‘n’ roll makeover was startling,” going on to say that with enough imagination “it could have almost been Stewart circa 1975.”

I wonder what is going through Rod’s head right now?

Faces set list: “Miss Judy’s Farm” “Had Me A Real Good Time” “Too Bad” “Ooh La La” “I Wish It Would Rain” “Maybe I’m Amazed” “Flying” “Cindy Incidentally” “I’m Losing You” “I’d Rather Go Blind” Encore: “Pool Hall Richard” “Stay With Me” *********************************************************

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Posted by:

David P

Subject: Shangri-La

The cuts "Ol' Ben Lucas" and Ronnie Hawkins' "Kinky", from Kinky Friedman's "Lasso From El Paso", were recorded at The Band's Shangri-La studio in 1976. The musicians on the sessions included Rick, Levon, Richard, Eric Clapton, Dr. John and Ron Wood. Rick was recording his debut solo album and Mr. Clapton was recording "No Reason To Cry" at Shangri-La around the same time.

Entered at Tue Aug 17 16:30:39 CEST 2010 from (61.68.58.137)

Posted by:

dlew919

Subject: Adam2

Carol Caffin (Rick's publicist, and rare contributor here, and author of the excellent 'Band Bites' at this site) is writing what promises to be the definitive biography on Rick. This will, I'd imagine, create some demand adn we just might see rick's back catalogue re-released.

Entered at Tue Aug 17 16:12:59 CEST 2010 from (65.47.151.50)

Posted by:

Jon Lyness

Subject: Trombone Shorty

Brien Sz, thanks for the tip on Trombone Shorty! Great stuff indeed. FYI, he'll be performing on David Letterman's show Friday night.

Entered at Tue Aug 17 16:12:24 CEST 2010 from (24.108.253.172)

Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest

Subject: Explicitly

David; I'm still trying to read that last sentence.

Thanks for that one Bob. Try putting Delbert McClinton & Danny Gatton....Sun Record Medley or tribute in youtube. I don't think any one has ever played Mystery Train better than that, or My Baby Left me.

Entered at Tue Aug 17 15:59:39 CEST 2010 from (24.108.253.172)

Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest

Subject: There........see!

Well it got yuh talkin! Even Steve is back in his fine form.

Your welcome Bob........the gawd damn pickled fish is good for you Bill. Besides being real good it keeps you healthy.

Well there you go Adam. I think you assume that no one pays any attention just because you don't see any response. That's just not true, and things like that don't go unoticed. I guess every one should just not post anything or stop communicating at all unless it is (Band related).

My neck's good Lars. It's this gawd damn arthritis in my shoulders that annoying.

By the way Bill, there used to be a band out here, (friends I played a lot of music with). They were called "Back Seat Driver". Two of them are dead now. One from lung cancer, one in an auto accident. Anyway they were good pickers. Randy Montana on telly, and Gaylord Wood played guitar, fiddle, and steel. There is a few good videos of them on Youtube. One they are playing, "I'll fix your flat tire Merle."

Entered at Tue Aug 17 15:58:31 CEST 2010 from (156.47.15.10)

Posted by:

Web: My link

Robbie Robertson Mohawk-Nation

"Known Singer song writer and flute playing ?? artist Robbie Robertson
A Proud Kanien'kehaka = Mohawk Native American.."

Entered at Tue Aug 17 15:31:44 CEST 2010 from (204.138.59.92)

Posted by:

Web: My link

Norm, thanks for mentioning Delbert McClinton and "Shotgun Rider". He's been a favorite performer of mine for a long time and I have always enjoyed that song. Check out the link for another great one from him.

Entered at Tue Aug 17 14:19:01 CEST 2010 from (99.141.79.131)

Posted by:

Adam2

Subject: CIRCLE 2

We had some kind of a scare today. Our old mum was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Our sister had her out for a pretty long day yesterday I guess. For a boat ride to the islands where she grew up visiting old friends.

We broke all sorts of records for heat here yesterday, (and probably today). Pretty hard on old folks. Mom is 88. After discussing this with my brothers..........you know when you got to start facing reality, and step up to the plate.

We pretty much have to put it in perspective, and on her passing congregate all the her friends, and as well all the boys through out our life that she took under her roof and mothered, when we were drunk and trying to play too much music. There will be a really big band there when she leaves us.

With this in mind, I got to looking at this old video of the "Dirt Band". All our old heroes were there. Many of them gone now. Roy Accuff, Johnny Cash, Chet Atkins, Vasser Clements. It is also great to see the great part Levon puts into this song.

I guess it won't be much different at the celebration for old maw Jones. There is one hell of a pile of musicians that called her maw. I'm sure many folks here have shared that same experience........I'have to get this organized....I guess........but I ain't lookin' forward to this bill we all ahve to pay.

Entered at Tue Aug 17 01:33:44 CEST 2010 from (61.68.58.137)

Posted by:

dlew919

Subject: Kevin J...

I'd forgotten that they'd not done TNTDODD. I suspect it's more than just the feud, but I can't even begin to speculate...

Entered at Tue Aug 17 00:18:10 CEST 2010 from (61.68.58.137)

Posted by:

dlew919

Subject: Bob W.

It's incredible when people whinge about how 'it was too close to the record' and they are usually the same ones who complain when an act rearranges a song they've done so many times it makes the musos physically ill to hear it again...

on asides, I'm generally too dumb to pick up on the big ones, so the asides at least I have a fighting chance to be a bit constructive...

Entered at Mon Aug 16 22:39:58 CEST 2010 from (64.11.26.190)

Posted by:

Steve

Lars, first meal I've aware of where the main dish as well as the wine had to be uncorked.

Good news, I've tracked down Dave"Coke" and he is the real thing. A dyed in the wool Dead Head. It'll take awhile to distill his ramblings into cohesive thoughts but there is something there worth relaying, I think.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 22:24:37 CEST 2010 from (24.108.253.172)

Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest

Subject: 33 years........the day the music died

I guess it's been so long, a lot of people don't even think about it any more.

33 years ago today...Elvis Presley died.......some interesting facts about the king on all these blogs. People trying to dig up something new.

A couple of interesting facts,......except for 5 dates in Canada, Elvis never appeared on stage live out of the USA.

On his 1957 hit, "You're so square" Elvis played bass.

The best quip...from Johnny Carson, "If life were fair, Elvis would be alive, and all the impersonaters would be dead"!

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Posted by:

David P

Web: My link

Subject: The rain unraveled tales...

Link above to excerpt from "Bob Dylan, the Beat Generation, and Allen Ginsberg's America" by Sean Wilentz published in this week's edition of THE NEW YORKER. This chapter is from Mr. Wilentz's forthcoming book "Bob Dylan in America", to be published by Doubleday in September. Robbie Robertson is mentioned, as he accompanied Dylan on a visit to Lawrence Ferlinghetti's City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, while Dylan & the Hawks were on tour in December 1965. There they met & posed for photos with Mr. Ferlinghetti, Michael McClure, Allen Ginsberg & other Beat figures. Ferlinghetti and McClure would later appear during the poetry recitation segment at The Last Waltz.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 21:27:13 CEST 2010 from (71.246.9.74)

Posted by:

bob w.

Kevin, I recall a wonderful presentation on every level.....great lights, impeccable sound and an incredibly tight band that was on the mark every time. I recall people complaining the show was too true to the original recordings. I thought they were top shelf in every facet.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 21:18:44 CEST 2010 from (82.69.47.175)

Posted by:

Peter V

Kevin, it's the old issue. You buy a ticket for Supertramp. You want to hear "Dreamer". That's obvious. Roger's not there, but they really have to do it. There's no escape clause.

Supertramp, at its inception, hard as this may be to believe, were probably the greatest set of Band fans you could have assembled in the UK at the time. Hence organ AND piano. I'll go into this further if you want to e-mail me (address on any of the articles on the site).

Entered at Mon Aug 16 20:59:44 CEST 2010 from (76.64.185.12)

Posted by:

Kevin J

bob w: Yes.......two things stand out about Supertramp live for me - a light show way above most other bands of the day and a really well thought out set list......Crisis What Crisis was also one of the best album covers ever......

On this band break-up issue: A lawyer walked out of a room after spending hours/days negotiating a Pink Floyd-Roger Waters separation agreement in 1983 and remarked "Roger's letting the boys do his songs live but insisted on the rights the the floating fu*king pigs - amazing!"

I understand Hodgson's annoyance because he and Davies did have a "gentlemen's agreement" that Supertramp would remain a vehicle foe Davies songs and solo Hodgon for Roger's songs.......but a bit unrealistic on Hodgson's part ..really... as the band always wins in these cases......with Floyd being exhibit number one......Had Lennon lived and enjoyed playing live as much as McCartney does then these two may have been the only two people in Rock n Roll history to have a strong enough list of songs to go on the road and satisfy the paying public without drawing attention to songs not played - such was the strength of their individually written songs.with the Beatles...........................the voice identified with songs also plays a huge part in this situation......Gilmour's voice is/was the primary voice of Floyd - whereas Supertramp had two distinct ones........With The Band, Rick Danko was the indispensible one as he could do the some of the tunes he had not sung on albums but no one else could do Stage Freight and IMND............anyhow...things could be worse....I once saw The Guess Who without any of their original singers or songwriters in the band.......

Entered at Mon Aug 16 19:56:51 CEST 2010 from (204.210.144.110)

Posted by:

Lars

Location: USA

Subject: the best steak I've ever had...

STEVE!!!!!!- NOT TO WORRY!!! Because you are my BROTHER!!

I 've just had a piece of the most amazing top round steak. I know that's not the best cut available, but it's been a LONG TIME since I've eaten beef...with the best part of a bottle of Kendall Jackson merlot (2005)...very smooth...NOT THAT I DON'T LIKE MUSIC!!!...and I have to thank my local butcher who said the cow in question lived in a comfortable stall in Kansas and had a cork up her ass since she was a heifer.

I am thankful that I can still enjoy a bottle of wine without getting emotional about it.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 19:18:50 CEST 2010 from (64.11.26.154)

Posted by:

Steve

The vague asides allow for more creativity and a more level playing field. Most of us are well versed in vague asides. Speaking of vague ass-hides I'd better beat it before Lars shows up.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 19:05:58 CEST 2010 from (82.69.47.175)

Posted by:

Peter V

That’s very true, Joan. The same happens to me. Momentous stuff gets ignored. Vague asides start threads. I’ve stopped trying to work it out.

Supertramp have toured without Roger Hodgson for years. Both are well worth seeing. Last time I saw them (Royal Albert Hall) the band had vocalists added who can imitate, but Roger’s solo show (two years back?) is way, way closer to the originals in spite of stripped down instrumentation. If you go to see the band (as I hope to in the autumn), watch out for Rick Davies move from keys to drums for a special spot. An extraordinary drummer, like another keyboard player who could double. He was always a major Levon Helm fan too, using Levon as a yardstick to judge drumming.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 19:04:36 CEST 2010 from (71.246.9.74)

Posted by:

bob w.

Kevin, I saw Supertramp in the late 70's at the Tower Theater just outside Philadelphia. They were brilliant.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 18:49:39 CEST 2010 from (74.108.27.233)

Posted by:

Joan

Subject: Adam2 / BEG

Adam, I don't know why but When I post something that I think people will really pick up on and discuss, no one does. Then when I post something inconsequential, it result in 2 days of discussion, Go figure!

BEG Thanks for the greetings. I agree, sometimes I think we hold up the estrogen side of life. And as they said in 'Seinfeld" That's not a bad thing.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 18:40:58 CEST 2010 from (131.137.35.83)

Posted by:

sadavid

Subject: song that name

David P: re: Neil Young's son and Ben Keith, I've been wondering lately whether L. Helm might've been the namesake of Paul Butterfield's son, Lee. (see "Song for Lee," _Sometimes I Just Feel Like Smilin'_, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, 1971)

Entered at Mon Aug 16 17:57:18 CEST 2010 from (156.47.15.10)

Posted by:

David P

Subject: Trombone Shorty

Brien: Trombone Shorty also covers Allen Toussaint's "On Your Way Down" with Mr. Toussaint guesting on his new CD. Both musicians were among the New Orleans artists who portrayed themselves on the recent HBO mini-series "Treme". I'm reminded that Little Feat also covered "On Your Way Down" on the album "Dixie Chicken". The great master of rhythm Richie Hayward could really nail that N'Awlins syncopation.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 17:53:53 CEST 2010 from (76.68.81.120)

Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

Things Change...Greg Harris and Garth Hudson

Greg Harris and Rick Danko...name was spelled DanCo

I bought Rick's first solo recording here at import prices when it came out....around 24.00. Check Ebay Canada as it's availabe for around same price as well as a LP.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 17:43:10 CEST 2010 from (76.64.187.11)

Posted by:

Kevin J

dlew: The reformed Band never did do TNTDODD - though they did do all the other well known songs written by RR. A curiosity is that Levon continues to do songs that were written by Robbie - like Evangeline - effectively after the Band had packed it in.

Supertramp: An excellent live band ( massive in Canada long before their international breakthrough ) I saw them twice....tale of two bands really.......during the Even in the Quietest Moments tour they were united and great........by 1983 the rot had set in and I witnessed one of the strangest concerts......Hodgson and Davies were apparently not speaking and the show was broken down into 50% Davies songs and 50% Hodgson songs.....while true that Hodgson had the bigger hits - his big radio songs on the last two albums had been played to death and had a distinctly wimpy feel to them next the more substantial Davies ones.......

Bill M: Thanks

Entered at Mon Aug 16 17:16:04 CEST 2010 from (24.47.117.177)

Posted by:

PutEmUp(Friend0

Subject: Sunny

***************************************************************** Bobby Hebb of `Sunny' fame dead at age 72

By JOE EDWARDS, Associated Press Writer

Nashville, Tenn. (AP) --

Bobby Hebb, whose 1966 pop music classic "Sunny" described a sincere smile from a woman that lifted the singer's burdens, died recently. He was 72.

Family members and a funeral home spokeswoman said Hebb died at Centennial Medical Center. Friends said he had lung cancer.

"Sunny" also was recorded by many other singers, including Marvin Gaye, Wilson Pickett and Jose Feliciano.

The song's key lines:

"Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain.

"Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain.

"The dark days are gone and the bright days are here.

"My sunny one shines so sincere.

"Sunny one so true, I love you."

Hebb had said in several interviews that he wrote "Sunny" in response to the slaying of his brother outside a Nashville nightclub and to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy a few days before.

On his 69th birthday in 2007, he recalled that he was living and performing in New York City at the time he wrote the song.

"I was intoxicated," Hebb told The Associated Press. "I came home and started playing the guitar. I looked up and saw what looked like a purple sky. I started writing because I'd never seen that before."

He included the song in his act at a bar called Brandy's and the audience liked it.

After a Japanese artist had a hit with the song in Asia and vibraphone player Dave Pike recorded it in the United States, Hebb recorded the vocal at Bell Sound in New York.

At the height of "Sunny" popularity, Hebb toured with the Beatles.

In a 2004 interview with The Tennessean newspaper, Hebb recalled that all four Beatles were nice.

"John (Lennon) and George (Harrison) were very quiet," he said. "But Ringo (Starr) and Paul (McCartney) were more active and easier to get to know. It was just something to be with those cats."

In 1971, Lou Rawls won a Grammy award for "A Natural Man," written by Hebb and Sandy Baron. Broadcast Music Incorporated said Tuesday there have been 7 million airings of "Sunny."

As recently as 2007, Hebb was still writing songs and had his own publishing company and record label, Hebb Cats.

Hebb was born to blind parents and raised in Nashville. He joined the Navy in 1955 where he played the trumpet in a jazz band.

In the 1950s Hebb also played and danced with Roy Acuff's country band, the Smoky Mountain Boys, and became one of the first black musicians to perform on the Grand Ole Opry show in Nashville.

Funeral services were pending. Survivors include a daughter and four sisters.

*****************************************************************

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Posted by:

Steve

Subject: I Did Too, I Did Too

Well, I was going to comment on the passing of Mr Keith but forgot or something. Maybe a half credit is merited?

Lars you can expect a short comment on your hysterical speculation about the 600,000 and The Clump Of Trees. I still have one more Dead Head to interview, a guy named, Dave "Coke". I haven't seen him in 20 years or so and don't have a last name( I'm assuming, Coke, isn't really it) That's all I have to go on so it's taking more time to give this hysterical speculation it's just due than I originally thought.

I did interview another Head but he wasn't capable of speculation. Seems it's important to be able to keep facts straight in your head and stay somewhat focused to come up with a plausible speculative scenario.

I finally had to resort to sketching out the battle field with a focus on the Clump of Trees and the members of The Dead sticking their heads out from behind some trees to give him a physical focal point in hopes of getting a professional opinion from a real live Dead Head.

Finally, I even had to scratch that approach because apparently I can't do a reasonable facsimile of Jerry Garcia's face. The guy kept asking me, "who's "That" guy, and why isn't Jerry there? It was a hurdle we just couldn't get him over so I'm really hoping to score with " Mr. Coke". Let's keep our sabres crossed.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 16:41:34 CEST 2010 from (68.197.221.208)

Posted by:

Brien Sz

Subject: New Artist

I picked up an exciting cd of music the other day - Trombone Shorty is the artist and Backatown is the cd. Wow! Great, exciting, funky stuff! Check it out. Band connection - horns.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 16:34:42 CEST 2010 from (76.68.81.120)

Posted by:

Pat, you might be interested to know that Gary Brooker is teaming up to form a band with Martin Barre on guitar and Dave Pegg on base, among others for at least a few tour dates. Sounds interesting to me.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 15:25:27 CEST 2010 from (156.47.15.10)

Posted by:

David P

I also commented on Ben Keith's death at the time. Don't know if there's a connection to Mr. Keith, but Neil Young has a son named Ben.

Another connection to The Band is that Mr. Keith also played on Bobby Charles' eponymous Bearsville debut album. Mr. Keith was a member of the group Hungry Chuck at the time and Garth played sax on a cut from their self-titled Bearsville debut album recorded around the same time. That album featured a cover of Johnny & Jack's "(Down) South in New Orleans", which Bobby Charles also performed at The Last Waltz with The Band. Fellow Hungry Chuck members Amos Garrett, Jim Colegrove and N.D. Smart also played on the Bobby Charles album. Ben Keith continued to record with Bobby Charles over the years.

Adam: As I recall, Denny Seiwell also played on Paul McCartney's second solo album "Ram". The original Wings also featured another Denny, Denny Laine, formerly with the Moody Blues. It's a shame that Rick Danko's debut Arista solo album remains out-of-print, commanding high prices from market sellers.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 14:30:20 CEST 2010 from (82.69.47.175)

Posted by:

Peter V

I agree that responses on Band related stuff are thinning out considerably, but Dave H gave the news of Ben Keith's death and I commented right away.

I pointed out that Mojo and Uncut have had to extend their obit section from one to three pages recently.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 09:42:31 CEST 2010 from (99.141.79.131)

Posted by:

Adam2

By the way, I did mention Ben Keith's death here the day it happened, though I was not the first to report it. As with every other interesting Band-related topic I've tried to bring up here and talk about, it went almost completely ignored.

Entered at Mon Aug 16 09:20:36 CEST 2010 from (99.141.79.131)

John Mayer in a guitar duel with Robbie. What is this, April Fool's? This is The Band guestbook, right?

Entered at Sun Aug 15 02:13:07 CEST 2010 from (79.202.158.193)

Posted by:

Norbert

Web: My link

If TLW was held right now, I'm sure Robbie's guitar battle would include Mayer.

Entered at Sat Aug 14 16:36:27 CEST 2010 from (24.108.253.172)

Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest

Subject: I got a lot tasay!

Very sad to hear of Richie Hayward, God rest his soul.

David & Bill....thanks. I should have remembered the history of I'll fix your flat tire Merle, but wasn't it in regard to a song of that type Merle had done?? The clutch in my brain keeps slippin'. I can't remeber what it was.

As I drove back up the island highway from Nanaimo yesterday, (down checking on my barge) I caught Colin James on the radio singing "Losing You". Damn that boy does a good job on that song.

Last night I watched "The Funk Brothers", the Motown doc. on probably a group of the most influential guys the music business has ever seen. There has never been a sound so solid as that bunch of guys put together. Far too many songs and bands to mention. Their influence over the Eglish bands, for example the "Beatles" ......"You Really Got a Hold on me" is a good example.

Listening to those guys play, "I heard it thru the grapevine"....tho'...makes everything else pale in comparison.

It was a worth while trip. I had acquired some paint, (at no cost) from the ship yard. Left over from a job on one of the BC ferries. An epoxy paint...about $500 a gallon. I took a bucket of it up to my brother for his boat which he has on the tarmac right now, cleaning and painting. I went away with 10 sockeye salmon in my truck.

If any one remembers from "Dances With Wolves" when Kevin Kostner and Graham Greene parted at the end and exchanged gifts, the comment........"Good Trade". That's what my brother and I said and had a laugh.

It's a canning sockeye day.....and in the salt for pickle. Y'all have a nice day.

Entered at Sat Aug 14 13:32:44 CEST 2010 from (76.68.82.92)

Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

Entered at Sat Aug 14 13:28:27 CEST 2010 from (76.68.82.92)

Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

...for Kalervo
Basement Songs: "What About Now"
How Robbie Robertson's song impacted a fan...Scott Malchus.

Entered at Sat Aug 14 13:24:07 CEST 2010 from (76.68.82.92)

Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

A Hawk replaces a Raven.....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PROFESSOR RAY PENCE!
:-D

Entered at Sat Aug 14 06:13:02 CEST 2010 from (69.182.102.155)

Posted by:

Todd

Location: CT
Web: My link

Subject: Vancouver Ramble

Northern Boy, I'm glad that you had a good time in Vancouver the other night. I'm in complete agreement with you re: the power of Amy's take on 'Good News'. Not sure if you saw my post the other day on the 10th, but I'll post the link again in case you missed it. It's a live version of Amy singing 'Good News' from Floyd Fest in July.

Sorry to hear about the passing of Richie Hayward. An amazing drummer, and from what I can gather, a even greater friend to many who will be missed. Also sad to hear the news about Calvin "Fuzz" Jones. May they both rest in peace.

Entered at Sat Aug 14 00:30:42 CEST 2010 from (91.42.242.2)

Posted by:

Norbert

Web: My link

Subject: John Mayer: Gravity

One of the best songs, starts at 4.00min and ends too soon, but the best recording of John Mayer's Gravity I find on the www. What a song, what a talent and what a solo at the end, cheers.

Entered at Fri Aug 13 15:39:11 CEST 2010 from (131.137.35.83)

Posted by:

sadavid

Web: My link

Subject: RIP Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, June 9th,1926 - August 9th, 2010

. . . from Muddy's band . . . .

Entered at Fri Aug 13 14:05:08 CEST 2010 from (216.114.128.38)

Posted by:

Mike & Kim

Web: My link

Subject: May Richie Hayward rest in peace.

Our condolences go out to Richie's family, Shauna & to Butchie who worked tirelessly to help his friend out.

Entered at Fri Aug 13 12:41:45 CEST 2010 from (76.68.80.220)

Posted by:

Location: Durban South Africa

Subject: The Basement Tapes

BOB DYLAN & THE BAND
The Basement Tapes
By Richard Haslop

The news that the next instalment of Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series -- the treasured early '60s Witmark and Leeds Music publishers' demos -- is due soon had me wondering, as I do each time one of these releases is announced, when someone's going to have a proper shot at arguably the most celebrated collection of formally unreleased recordings in rock history. These are, of course, the recordings of Dylan and his mates in 1967, messing around on old folk, blues, country and pop songs, rehearsing several of his own new compositions and generally having a great musical time, mainly in the basement of a big pink house in Woodstock where he had holed up, ostensibly to recover from his mysterious motor cycle crash.

Joining him were at least four members of his once and future touring group (and maybe Levon Helm on a few of the later songs), then somewhere between shedding their identity as God's own backing band, the Hawks, and almost accidentally reconstituting themselves as the Band. Their own magnificent debut, Music From Big Pink, would be released the following year.

Actually, the word "recording" is a fairly loose description of the process that resulted in both the basement tapes and, eight years later, The Basement Tapes. Organist Garth Hudson simply let the tape run as Bob sang and Danko, Robertson, Manuel and Hudson himself played, preserving for prosperity at least 108 complete songs, snippets, versions, outtakes, aborted attempts, repeats and several career highlights that can be found these days on various bootlegs, most completely and listenably the four CD A Tree With Roots.

Some of the Dylan originals circulated in the industry on a publishing company tape and made their first public appearance in cover versions by the Byrds (You Ain't Going Nowhere), Manfred Mann (The Mighty Quinn), Julie Driscoll (This Wheel's On Fire) and others, while seven turned up by Dylan himself on rock's first bootleg, The Great White Wonder. Finally, in 1975, Columbia released The Basement Tapes, a double album containing sixteen songs by Bob with the Band, and another eight by the Band without Bob and mostly not from those basement tapes at all. The company had apparently considered a triple but had baulked at the likely retail cost. It was, nevertheless, and despite the disappointment of those who knew something about the riches on those reels, close to the Album of that Year, as it would surely have been in 1967, and it contained, in the previously uncirculated Goin' To Acapulco, at least one fabulous surprise.

Tears Of Rage, Dylan's majestic but heartbreaking ballad of parental regret that kicked off the Band's own debut, was there, but Quinn The Eskimo, for example, wasn't, and neither was the enigmatic I'm Not There (1956), until its very belated appearance as the title song of a 2007 film soundtrack probably the greatest unreleased Dylan recording of them all. Sign On The Cross, which may have assumed that mantle, remains officially unavailable.

Dylan seemed, in 1967, to have retreated from the rock music world at precisely the time of its greatest fertility. What he was in fact doing was reinventing it, as demonstrated by its wholesale movement back to simplicity, tradition and roots prefigured by John Wesley Harding, the official album he wrote and recorded whilst away. The basement tapes contain just enough of Bob's tangentially freewheeling pre-accident lyrical dazzle to have lessened the initial shock of John Wesley Harding's rough and radically altered down-home musical approach had the records been heard sequentially.

The official Basement Tapes, remastered in 2009, remains an album for the ages, but a decently expanded version that more accurately reflects what happened in that house that summer could make it much more than even that.

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Posted by:

Jersey Girl

No, JQ, Oregon isn't alone. It's illegal to pump your own gas anywhere in New Jersey too. It's all "full service," although service certainly isn't as full as it used to be. While occasionally an attendant will take it upon himself to wash your windshield, I can't remember the last time I heard one ask, "Check your oil?"

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Posted by:

Web: My link

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Posted by:

NB

Web: My link

Subject: Sam Cooke "Ain't That News"

Sam gets this thing cranked up eventually, but Amy Helm's version smokes from the outset. NB

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Posted by:

Northern Boy

Subject: Levon in Van

The second he stepped on the stage Tuesday night in Vancouver, Levon had to withstand about a two-minute standing ovation (complete with much hootin', hollerin' and whistlin') before he was allowed to launch into his opening number, "Ophelia". This was followed by "The Shape I'm In", sung by Brian Mitchell. A fairly awesome one-two opening punch, and with twelve musicians on the stage, about as close now as I'll personally ever get to having a live "Last Waltz' experience of my own.

A highlight for me was the presence of Amy, who did not appear at the Ramble we attended three years ago. She did the vocals on "All La Glory" but really hit a home run with her gutsy, bluesy version of Sam Cooke's "Ain't That (Good) News" which to my ear sounds a whole lot like Ray's "I Got A Woman". NG turned to me when it was over and said, "Wow, where's HER solo career?". ( I always thought she should go more down that road vocally, rather than the more mellow Ollabelle path).

Yes, surprise guest Elvis did indeed nail "Tears of Rage" with a rendition that remained as close as possible to the original, even down to some potentially troublesome high notes, a la Richard. He helped out on "Tennessee Jed", which is terrific live as is "Deep Elem Blues", and came back out at the end for the "I Shall Be Released" encore. Because of the Krall connection, Vancouver is home for Elvis (along with New York and London, I'm guessing). Elvis was in far finer voice than at any time on his TV series, at least when compared to the times I tuned in.

Lyrically I still can't figure out why Larry Campbell doesn't sing "Long Black Veil" instead of Teresa Williams, (though I guess a woman singing about being in bed with a man's wife can be appealing on a whole other level).

Sadly, Levon's voice is in rough shape. He really only sang the opening song completely solo. He did brief passages of others, like "Blind Willie McTell". People didn't seem to care much though. Plenty of "We love you, Levon" shout-outs between songs, and even a "This is awesome Levon, thank-you so much", which drew a round of applause from the house. Levon graciously acknowldged the Levon lovefest that he found himself the centre of.

There were maybe forty people out on the street later waiting to catch a glimpse of Levon and band before they boarded their two buses. We didn't stick around to wait with them, partly due to the two-hour long drive back to Hope. But mostly because I got to shake hands with Levon at a Ramble earlier and figured there'd be no topping that. NB

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Posted by:

David P

Subject: From Peace, Love & Understanding to Tears of Rage

E.C. also did a credible job covering Nick Lowe's "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding".

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Posted by:

Bill M

Subject: Tears & Rage

Considering Bob Broughton's review of Levon's concert in Vancouver - see What's New - it doesn't seem surprising that Elvis would nail that song, as he comes across to me as someone with a fair amount of Rage pent up inside. Unlike Richard, who was more suited to Tears.

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Posted by:

David P

Bill M: Thanks for pointing out the original Gravenites/Big Brother version of the song, as I don't recall ever hearing it.

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Posted by:

Bill M

Location: Toronto
Web: My link

Subject: Kensington Market / Mandala / Merryweather

Jerry T: If you're in the T-dot next week, I see that Kensington Market is playing Hugh's Room on Aug 21. Hugh's website directed me to a YouTube clip, which led me one of their "Half-Closed Eyes" - and as I've mentioned it here many times (as, e.g., the loveliest song I know), I thought I post the link. Just the line, "Touch the hands of laughter and be blessed" deserves some kind of award in my books.

Kevin J: You in particular might like a couple of the follow-on links down the right margin - specifically the one to the Mandala "You Got Me" (their rarest 45) and the one of Merryweather (who I've also mentioned many times).

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Web: My link

I've waffled on long enough but the link is for you. Dunno if you've seen this interview on Dutch tv that covers his Poe tribute (amongst other things). He comes across as pretty classy and articulate and not at all intimidating.

Finally here's a review of MMM from 'Automated Message' on Amazon:

"Maybe when you eat split-pea soup, you think, ennhh, it's kind of bland. Well, sad sir or Sue, that's because your taste buds are eroded by trans fats and cigarette smoke. This is like the challenging subtleties in fine wine. Or the tiniest hint of mint in your turtle poop cheese. Nevertheless, your palette, if you choose to allow it, will be painted in colors beyond the rainbow and outside even Ben and Jerry's ken. For these mesmerizing layers of feedback are dense and many, nougaty rich, humming determinedly like a bee in a sack. Lou Reed does things that no other man would even dare to think about. He sparked the whole indie movement and even Miles Davis used to write in his diary how jealous he was of Lou."

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Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest

Subject: Breaker - Breaker - Just curious?????

After a conversation at a gas station, I'm curious if our situation here, exists anywhere in the states. I'll try and be brief.

I'm not sure how long ago, 2 or 3 years. At a gas station at Maple Ridge in the Fraser Valley, a young man was working the night shift, (gas bar, convienence store). Two young guys came in a car, got gas, and as they were the only ones at the station the young attendant was watching them.

They jumped in the car and tried to take off without paying. The young attendant was quick and ran out and stood in front of the car. The young driver drove over him, and unfortunately, he was hung up under the car. He was dragged for almost 5 kilometers, (3 miles) he was torn loose, and died. After these guys were caught, with police interview, the passenger admitted they heard the young man screaming for them to stop for a long ways.

As apparently it happens so freguently, people not paying, our workers compensation, "Worksafe BC" enacted this law pay before pumping, or by credit card at the pump.

The young man who died, had a loving family, and was very popular at his job with many regular customers. Working two jobs to put himself thru university.

My reason for mentioning this, is while fueling up, a fellow from Oregon who I explained this reason to, was irrate to the point of violence, until I explained it to him. He thought it was a money issue. After I explained it he was near to tears. It was a horrible thing.

I wondered if this is done elsewhere?

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Posted by:

Norbert

Location: Germany

Subject: Sheryl Crow & Emmylou Harris: Pale Blue Eyes

Brown Eyed Girl, that was great thanks.

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Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

Yes Bill M! When I first discovered that video it confirmed to me that indeed I had met Pentii Glan at Rick and Levon's show and.....hearing how great our boyzzz (Fonfara, Singh, Glan were layin' down a funky groove...with American Danny Weiss who now resides here....good health care eh?) and.........

Here's the version of "Sweet Jane" for Rollie's sweet Jane that our Cowboy Junkies were channelling on their cover. Louuu apparently said this was the best cover....not surprising as it's similar to his. lol

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Posted by:

NorthWestCoaster

Location: Nordic countries

Subject: "Farewell, Angelina" - about vinyl album cover photo posted by David P.

Thanks for mentioning this beautiful photo before FaceShops and Photobooks took over. - On the back side there is an interesting black and white photo, too. It is by Mary Stafford and makes me think of "Renaldo and Clara" in its gypsy like approach. There is a piece of poetry (or prose) ending with the following silly line taken certainly from Peter V's nightmare: "Would it embarrass you very much if I were to tell you . . . that I love you."

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Posted by:

Bill M

Web: My link

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Posted by:

Jay Hunt

Location: Ottawa, Canada

Subject: Bob Dylan & The Band: From the Reels - Complete Basements

Does anyone know where I can buy the bootleg CD/DVD set "Bob Dylan & The Band: From the Reels - Complete Basements"? Please reply to: jay.hunt@sympatico.ca

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Posted by:

Bill M

Subject: sacred 20

Also worthy of consideration: "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Goin' On", "Itchycoo Park", "I Feel Love", "Eight Days A Week".

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Posted by:

bob w.

Web: My link

Rock stars "Then and Now"......

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Posted by:

Steve

Most revealing and insightful comment in the Newt article; Clinton on Newt," You're just like me". Takes one to know one.

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Posted by:

Dylan

Location: Canada

I love The Band. Music From Big Pink is my favorite album ever, and I order in Stage Fright & The Band, so I'm sure I'll love those too. Thanks for this awesome website, I hate searching for "The Band", because it comes up with random bands, but I still like the name, and all. Anyway, great site.

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Owen W.

Location: Hudson Valley
Web: My link

Subject: The Band at Woodstock

Now Seeding: The Band: At Woodstock - August 17, 1969 - Bethel NY - Woodstock Festival 10:30 PM (FLAC FORMAT)

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Posted by:

Pat B

David P, I can only guess what Dee Snyder would say. In regards to Newt, it's nice to see him called out by an impeccable source--except of course she was actually married to the slimeball. It sure frames the whole "family values" crowd succinctly.

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Posted by:

David P

Subject: What's in a name?

Pat B: Down here in Georgia we've been aware of Mr. Gingrich's true nature for a long time. After all, isn't a newt a slimy, cold-blooded, lizard-like creature?

Speaking of names -- another Georgian Republican congressman who fell from grace was Pat Swindall. The Swindall man served a federal prison sentence for perjury.

Here in Georgia today, two Republican candidates are facing each other in primary run-off election, with the winner to face the Democratic candidate for the seat of Governor in November. On one hand, you have a former congressman named Nathan Deal (no joke), who is supported by Newt Gingrich. His opponent is Karen Handel, formerly Georgia's Secretary of State, who is supported by Sarah Palin. Ms. Palin spoke at a Handel rally here in Atlanta yesterday. As she went to the podium, the strains of "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister blared through the P.A. You can't make this stuff up. Who says politics isn't a form of entertainment.

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Posted by:

Pat B

Web: My link

An essential bit of reading for political junkies everywhere. Band connection: The Fat Man.

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Posted by:

David P

Subject: The List

Although less well known by the general public, Fats Dominos' 1949 recording "The Fat Man" is often cited as one of the pioneering R&B/R&R songs. It also provides us with a Band connection, as Robbie covered it with Gary Busey for the "Carny" soundtrack album. Fats recorded his original version with Dave Bartholomew at Cosimo Matassa's legendary J&M Music Shop studio in New Orleans, with an stellar group of musicians that included the great Earl Palmer on drums.

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Posted by:

Todd

Location: CT

Subject: The List

Ahh....I hadn't realized that DLEW started this trouble.

From a history bookish perspective, I'd think that Jackie Brenston's 'Rocket 88' would have the be one of the early ones. Of course that would probably knock some of Chuck Berry's automobile songs out of the running.

Speaking of car songs, had any Springsteen been chosen to represent the 1970's? I'm guessing that 'Born To Run' or 'Thunder Road' would qualify, but going strictly on personal preference, I'd rather have 'Badlands' (not necessarily a car song) from "Darkness On The Edge of Town".

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Posted by:

Peter V

Subject: Me again … sorry

I went to buy a small TV with integrated DVD, and went to the John Lewis store in Poole, where I found the one I wanted, the Sony KDL-22BX20D, had risen from £269 last week to £299 this week. So I went to the Comet warehouse store at Fleetsbridge to check out 22" integrated TV / DVDs. The store had an appalling picture, fuzzy and covered with white dots on every TV, compared to the crystal-sharp TVs at John Lewis. This is my conversation.

Me: I'm looking for a 22" TV / DVD combination.

Salesman: Goodmans and Ferguson. £179.

Me: No, I want a quality brand.

Salesman: JVC?

Me: Maybe. Have you got a Sony?

Salesman: Sony don't make TV / DVD combinations.

Me: Yes, they do. I was just looking at one in John Lewis.

Salesman: They don't.

Me: Here's the John Lewis sales token with the model number.

Salesmen: Oh, yes. We don't stock Sony because the DVDs overheat.

Me: You said Sony didn't make them just now.

Salesman: Well, they do. But they catch fire.

Me: I think Sony probably know how to make DVD players.

Salesman: Anyway, Samsung's the same as Sony. We've got Samsung.

Me: I don't think it is.

Salesman: Oh, yes. Samsung, Sony and Sharp are all the same.

Me: You mean they all begin with "S"?

Salesman: No, I mean they're all made in the same factory. They just have different badges on.

Me: I see. Well, thank you …

Salesmen: Don't you want one?

No reply. I was already walking towards the door.

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Posted by:

Peter V

Subject: Turn it to eleven

I've posted this before, years ago, but I remember when a local store got the first model of the Vox "Beatle" amp at 100 watts. Previously you had the AC30, or the 60 watt bass amp (TC 60? correct my memory, here). We all raced over for the Saturday morning unveiling of this first 100 watt amp, and were amazed to find it only had one knob. A volume control. The store owner said that Vox told him that at 100 watts it was so incredibly loud that tone controls were irrelevant. Every kid in the store wanted one.

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Posted by:

Peter V

Subject: DLEW's list / Freewheelers

Fats Domino -- I'd have to go for Walkin' To New Orleans, because (a) I commissioned a cover version for a project a few years back and (b) because Rod Stewart & The Soul Agents did it so brilliantly.

Little Richard, you can only choose Tutti Frutti really, because it gave the title to Nik Cohn's great book Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom.

Chuck Berry … I prefer both Nadine and No Particular Place To Go, but I reckon Johnny B. Goode is the definitive one … it's the one they put on that capsule in space.

The Freewheelers … I'd forgotten they used Hammond organ. We are definitely talking eighteen months before Like A Rolling Stone. One site says Dylan acknowledged them, which is why the organist got into Don't Look Back.

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Posted by:

Dunc

Location: Scotland
Web: My link

Subject: Simon

Here is link you asked for. I really miss John Martyn. I must have about 30 albums and bought the covers album on Saturday, which I couldn't get. He covered 'Small Town Talk'. Like the interviewer, I couln't believe how beautiful and innovative the music was after him drinking so much.

I really like Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground and still play the albums I have. One of the best concerts I ever saw was a few years back in Glasgow, just Lou, bass player, lead guitar and drums. Great musicianship.

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Posted by:

Bill M

Todd: Thanks for the suggestions - all great ones. The idea for the list came from dlew, I believe, or maybe he was the one who has posted a full list. Certainly a couple of others have suggested additions and subtractions. The challenge is selecting famous songs that flow together and cover all the significant genres in a somewhat history-book-like way - as opposed to just selecting the greatest songs by 20 great artists.

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Posted by:

Bill M

Simon: As i've never heard it I don't have an opinion on that specific Mingus album. But I do think of his "Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul" as one of the great Yankistani pieces of music - the kind of thing that ought to go into the time capsule. I even considered it for inclusion in my 20 sacred songs of R&R because the jump blues of the final part - which I think Mingus put there to say that behind the warring factions of jazz there's stuff we can dance to - is sooo important to rock and roll. (An excellent rock and roll version of that same thinking is evident on Influence's brilliant 1968 'rock mini-opera' "Mad Birds Of Prey", which ends with the band resorting to "Tutti Frutti".)

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Posted by:

Dunc

Location: Scotland

Subject: David, Peter

David:Enjoyed the posts. For me over here John Martyn is the great rock musician who began as a folk singer. I also thought Pentangle's music was really good at their peak and I think Sandy Denny was Melody Maker's leading rock vocalist for two years running, which was a 'big thing' in Britain at the time.(Peter will be able to confirm this! I think I'm correct.)

Peter:Enjoyed the post. My first hearings of 'Wild Mountain Thyme' would be the same version(s) as you heard and I thought upto fairly recently it was an old Scottish folk song, not knowing anything about the changes it had gone through in Ireland before coming back. If you listened to 'The Braes of Balquhidder' you would recognise the similarities, but the song has changed quite a lot to get to 'Wild Mountain Thyme'. The song most Scots would recognise would be 'Wild Mountain Thyme'.

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Posted by:

Todd

Location: CT

Subject: Found them!

Roger, from the Bournemouth Evening Echo:

KNOWN to many through 40 years of live music, local musician Tim Mycroft passed away on New Year's Day.

Tim, 61, was in numerous bands throughout his life providing vocals, guitar and piano.

His earliest gigs were at the 45 Club on Poole Hill in Bournemouth in the 1960s with a band called The Freewheelers.

Pounding out Bob Dylan songs on a Hammond organ, Tim's notoriety was such that he made a brief appearance in the DA Pennebaker movie about Dylan called Don't Look Back.

When he was still 17, Tim went on tour with Thursdays Child playing at the Star Club in Hamburg among other venues.

The band later became known as The Gun and had a hit with Race With the Devil.

Tim also had a Top of the Pops appearance as Sounds Nice with Love at First Sight, a cover of the banned Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin song Je T'aime, but without the heavy breathing.

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Posted by:

Peter V

Roger, now I'm not going to relax till I remember the name. I think it was The Freewheelers. "Freewheeling" would have been a cooler name, but I reckon they were still in the era where bands liked a definite article.They were pretty good in fact, and certainly banged their way through the Dylan catalogue.

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Posted by:

Roger

Location: Birmingham UK

Subject: Play relatively loud...

Peter - I'm sure that was the same band which I heard at a Sutton Road Youth Club Dance around '64. Bringin' It All Back Home hadn't been released but they electrified lots from Freewheling and TTAAC. No-one shouted Judas. They'd have pumped the guitar through a Vox AC30 I guess - not sure they could play f*****g loud.

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Posted by:

Todd

Location: CT

Subject: 20 Sacred Songs

Hopefully there's room on the list in the early years for Little Richard's 'Good Golly Miss Molly' and maybe somthing by Fats Domino....perhaps 'I'm Walkin''

Steve, I don't know where you're getting your information about our President, but he closed Gitmo.......It was a campaign promise....remember?

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Posted by:

Pat B

Lars, it would depend on the quality of the LSD.

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Posted by:

Lars

Location: NY

Subject: thanks

DAVID- Great post, as always.

PAT- You know how I love to speculate with history. Suppose the 600,000 WG fans were transported in time to July 3, 1863...to Seminary Ridge...and Lee's officers told them that the Grateful Dead were about to play a free concert over in the Clump of Trees...do you reckon they could have carried that position?

Back to the watering and irrigation detail. We have a serious drought going on around here and I'm thankful I have a pump dedicated to watering the gardens and woods.

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Posted by:

Steve

Web: My link

Subject: Shame On Obama

This kind of spectacle is usually only considered justice in those bastions of democracy such as Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe or Charles Taylor's Liberia.

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Posted by:

Peter V

Subject: Will Ye Go Lassie Go

Another title. Thanks Dunc, I never knew the original name of Wild Mountain Thyme, so will have to look out for it. It was already a folk club staple when I started going to folk clubs early 1963. I had the Alex Campbell Sings Folk LP, which was on a budget label, but had just about the cream of popular traditional folk songs of the era on it, just as "Alex Campbell Goes West" rounded up all the best cowboy songs. Alex Campbell entitled it Will Ye Go Lassie Go, I think. I also recall a band that used to play on Bournemouth Pier in 1964, who did electrified versions of early Dylan (first three LPs) and who also did an electric Wild Mountain Thyme, BEFORE The Byrds. I was amazed when The Byrds did it. If the local band had been musically a little better they would have been on to something.

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Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

Bill M! I made a mistake!! It was the ISLEY BROTHRS! Here they are with the song that Rod The Mod covered.

Just heard it today....The Media Centres of the world are....
LA
NY
Chi Town
Toronto

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Westcoaster: Thanks for the link to the interview with Duris Maxwell. I talked to him for a long time between Jerry Doucette sets in the late '70s and he was pricklier then, but a good guy if you kept at it. Interesting about the broken hand. I'd gone to the Doucette show mainly to see Duris play, so was very disappointed that he did just one fill in the whole show. I figured Doucette had stifled him so he wouldn't steal the spotlight, but I guess it was his own choice. The one fill was so amazing (though brief) that much of the audience switched their gaze to his so they wouldn't miss the next eruption (which didn't come). While he's still drumming, apparently, I understand that he went back to university and got a law degree in the '80s. You've gotta track down that Brahman album to hear the best of Duris and Robbie King together. And also the best of Eddie Patterson, who was also in the Vancouvers and told me the same Hendrix story.

BEG: By 'the Ojays', do you mean the "Have You Seen Her?" guys? I don't recall them being on the SARS bill at all; maybe someone's pulling your leg? As for AC/DC, we heard a fair bit of them as we made our way to the exit (to get on the subway to get downtown to see Valdy). The Stones were the only act that we missed altogether.

David P / Peter V: Funny, I was thinking of Johnny Otis's "Willie And The Hand Jive" this very morning as I drove to work.

dlew: I was asking myself if "Willie And The Hand Jive" is worthy of being part of the sacred list of 20 songs that illustrate the history of R&R. I'm currently thinking yes. I have the middle part worked out, but am spotty at the early and later phases. For what it's worth, the middle is "LARS" (live with Hawks), "Get Off My Cloud", "White Rabbit", "Born To Be Wild", "America" (S&G), "The Weight" and "Aqualung". In consideration are "Rock Around the Clock", "Shake Rattle And Roll" (Turner), "What I Say" (Charles), "Mona" (Bo D), "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" (Elvis), "Who Do You Love" (Hawkins), "London Calling", "No Woman No Cry", "White Room", "Star Spangled Banner" (Hendrix), "Woodstock" (CSN&Y), "Ohio", "Video Killed The Radio Stars".

Posted by:

Peter V

Subject: More Van

I think this must be the longest interval without a Van Morrison album … the live Astral Weeks. He's also doing just the one autumn Royal Albert Hall gig with no tour, which means it's also about the longest period since 1982 since I saw him live. I guess we're all getting on!

Pat … pity that Super 8 film never got put up. It must have been a valiant feat filming it in the circumstances, especially as those days were long before Steadicam.

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Posted by:

Todd

Location: CT
Web: My link

Subject: Amy Helm - Soul Sister

Check out the above link from You Tube. It's Amy Helm giving new life to Sam Cooke's 'Ain't That Good News' from a recent Road Ramble. So much energy.....so much joy.

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Posted by:

Simon

Subject: Van / Jimi

Thanks BEG, Peter and Dunc for the Van suggestions. Dunc, I also like "Autumn Song". I think Hardnose the Highway is uneven but as Peter said it's worth it for "Warm Love". I've always liked "Snow in San Anselmo" ... a bit different but compelling. I think the live version of "Wild Children" from It's Too Late To Stop Now is sublime. I'm playing Veedon Fleece a lot. The original 'side one' is fantastic.

Hendrix fans might be interested to know there will be a 4CD plus 1DVD boxset coming out on 19th October. It's said to be all unreleased stuff from Rosa Lee Brooks "My Diary" in 1964 to the much anticipated "Black Gold" suite and late demos. It's called "West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology". I've got a feeling it will be a kind of alternative history comprising different takes, perhaps some of the more celebrated mono mixes from Axis: Bold as Love. Somewhere down the line there will be release of Winterland 1968 live stuff.

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Posted by:

Location: Boston
Web: My link

Subject: Article about Watkins Glen Concert Traffic

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Posted by:

Web: My link

Subject: I Miller

Norbert, I don't think there are any stores anymore. At one time there were around 200. i never knew about the Andy Warhol connection. The Miller building still exists. They made very fashionable higher end shoes. Funny, I hadn't thought about them in years.

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Posted by:

Subject: Hard Nose The highway

Not quite true, Pat, but close. "Hard Nose the Highway" is the one I wrote about for a series of articles on albums by major artists that "the critics love to hate." Hard Nose The Highway was (at the time, mid to late 90s) the most-bashed album. I would say the Linda Gail Lewis duo album and possibly the Mose Allison tribute have passed it (I haven't checked, just guessing).

Hard Nose has "Green" on it, the Kermit song, and some pretty poor lyrics. But it also has "Warm love" which is so good you wouldn't ask for your money back. "Snow in San Anselmo" has an Astral Weeks feel. "Purple Heather" (aka Wild Mountain Thyme) is a traditional song done so well by so many people that it's hard to do it badly. Its origin (almost certainly Scots, but much sung in Ireland) fitted in with Van's concept of "Caledonia" with the constant interchange of culture between Northern Ireland and Scotland. Greil Marcus has quite a bit on this.

A quote from the article on "Purple Heather":

It's the age-old melody, which is truly beautiful. So why does Van choose not to follow it? This is a dull, flat version which misses the rhythm, most of the melody line and all of the yearning. It's most similar to Dylan's better Isle of Wight version (with solo guitar) which also seems to sand off some of the lovely edges of the tune. I'd take The Clancy Brothers and Alex Campbell over either, then the fine jangly Byrds version from Fifth Dimension. Later, on Irish Heartbeat, he remained faithful to lovely melodies on Raglan Road and She Moved Through the Fair.

Not here.

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Posted by:

Peter M.

Location: all over

Subject: Richie Hayward

Tonight I saw Donna Angelle's Zydeco Posse, then The Shaun Murphy Band, then Hubert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, Big Eyes Smith, Mojo Buford, Bob Stroger & Bob Margolin play in Wilmington, Delaware. A 480 year old band! Thought about the Hubert/Levon connection. Thought about the Butch/Feat/Band connection. Shaun's band was sandwiched between the zydeco band and Hubert's band of Hownin' Wolf alumni. And for much of the night I asked my friends to hold a good thought for Richie. Kept thinking of seeing The Feat on Saturday Night Live in December '88 and being mesmerized by Richie's drumming on "Hate to Lose Your Loving". The best!

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Posted by:

Peter M.

Subject: Shuggie Otis

My vinyl copy of "Here Comes Shuggie Otis" was worn out by 1975.

Entered at Sat Aug 7 22:42:14 CEST 2010 from (68.164.5.24)

Posted by:

Pat B

Dunc, beware. If Peter finds out you like something from Hardnose the Highway, he'll hunt you down.

Lars, thanks.

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Posted by:

Dunc

Location: Scotland

Subject: Van the Man

As I mentioned before I didn't follow Van closely in the early days, but really enjoy his music. I must have about a dozen albums. I really enjoy Live at Austin City Limits too having bought it at the tour.

Later albums I like are 'Down the Road' and 'The Healing Game'

I also think 'Have I Told You Lately' and 'Autumn Song' are tremendous songs. I see the latter song as a real classic.

From an earlier time I really enjoy 'Wavelength'. I thought both the Van concerts I saw were brilliant, but as Peter mentioned at the time especially the concert with the big band and the backing singers. Tremendous concert.

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Posted by:

Joan

Subject: I Miller Shoes

Yes Norbert, I Miller is still around. I've worn their shoes over the years but I never saw that ad, Good shoes!

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Posted by:

Norbert

Web: My link

Subject: I'm Not There (last one)

From composer Michael Pisaro:

"It's almost as though he has discovered a language or, better, has heard of a language: heard about some of its vocabulary, its grammar and its sounds, and before he can comprehend it, starts using this set of unformed tools to narrate the most important event of his life... [Rick] Danko plays [bass] as if he knows that all his life this song has been waiting for him to complete it, and that he will be given only one chance."

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I wonder who's playing here, only Dylan, Rick and Garth? They never played it again?

Tenn, thanks for the BMI story (great).

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Posted by:

BWNWITenn

Web: My link

Subject: BMI Collections

I believe there was a discussion here awhile ago about BMI and ASCAP going after the little guys. Here's a great article about that in the New York Times.

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Posted by:

Norbert

Web: My link

Subject: Dylan & The Band 1967: I'm Not There (again)

1967 with The Band (try this link).

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Posted by:

Norbert

Subject: Dylan & The Band 1967: I'm Not There

1967 with The Band (link).

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Posted by:

Norbert

Web: My link

Subject: I.Miller Shoes

Betty Davis - Steppin In Her I. Miller Shoes (link).

She was too wild for Miles Davis, Davis said, a pitty she never made it.

I wonder if the I. Miller Shoes Company did survive.

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Posted by:

Peter V

Subject: "near mint"

Record collectors seek the "near mint" copies. You rarely ever see them. Today turned up both Da Doo Ron Ron and Then He Kissed Me in pristine condition in pristine sleeves. They look unplayed and sound perfect. I had both already, but that almost never happens, especially with records that popular.

Entered at Sat Aug 7 16:35:35 CEST 2010 from (82.69.47.175)

Posted by:

Peter V

I saw Shuggie Otis with Johnny Otis in the early 70s … possibly 1971? Anyway, this might be why I'm so hugely critical of the Band's versions of "Willie & The Hand Jive."

Vinyl collectors (OK, David and Bill) know that frisson when someone shows you a box full of great stuff. A store I know let's me buy before they're sorted at a very low price. This morning turned up the first UK pressings of Johnny B. Goode, Why Do Fools Fall in Love by The Teenagers (featuring Frankie Lymon) … later copies have Frankie first, Mary Ann Thomas by Bobby Freeman, a small pile of Bill Black Combo, Wha'cha gonna do 'bout it by Doris Troy and the original Cannonball Adderley Mercy, Mercy, Mercy single.

In the words of Van, "Someone told me there'd be days like this."

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Posted by:

Norbert

Web: My link

Subject: Down in Mississippi, Mavis Staples (link))

Verse 1

As far back as I can remember I either had a plow or hoe One of those 'ole nine foot sacs standing at the old turn row

(Chorus)

Down in Mississippi Down in Mississippi Down in Mississippi where I was born Down in Mississippi where i come from

Verse 2

They had a hunting season on the rabbit If you shoot em you went to jail Season was a always open on me Nobody needed no band

Chorus Verse 3

I remember, I use to walk down that gravel road, walking with my grandma, Mississippi sun, beaming down I went to get some water

My grandma said, young 'un you can't drink that water, she said you drink from that fountain over there, heha and that fountain had a sign said "for colored only" I was so glad I had my grandma and my papa, a huh, and I wont leave you out grandpa My grandpa was so pround of me yall I went down in forest Mississippi one time na, didn't know no better, but i intergrated, a washeteria He was telling everybody, my grandbaby mavis, she went up to washeteria and washed some clothes, and all the black ladies followed her on up in there, I'm proud of my grandbaby, I saw many more of those signs as I lived in Mississippi, I'm so glad I can say that I saw every one of those signs, Dr. King saw that every one of those signs was taken down, down in Mississippi

Chorus

click the link for an awesome Mavis on a great song.

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Has someone the CD: "I Believe to My Soul" (Mcup) [Ann Peebles, Billy Preston, Mavis STaples, Irma Thomas, and Allen Toussaint.]? looks good.

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Posted by:

Peter, same thing with movies given to industry insiders to review. They're the source for most movies downloaded before movies are released on DVD.

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Posted by:

Peter V

Subject: Pre-release downloading

Downloading. I heard a Radio Two piece on "pre-release" downloading, where bands find their new album on the net from review copies, meaning that the "safe bet" ardent fans get it before it comes out, taking a huge chunk of sales. It happens to most big releases.

They interviewed one of Franz Ferdinand, and they'd had their last album splashed all over the net with free downloads before release. They were devastated because copies had only gone to an "inner circle" of trusted friends and associates. However, the record company had introduced digital watermarking, so every pre-release copy had a unique watermark, referenced to who it was given to. It turned out to be the cameraman who'd filmed the performances to promote the album was the source of all the downloads (tens of thousands at least). So they confronted him. He wheedled, 'But I think music should be free, man. I don't believe in capitalism."

The band member being interviewed paused significantly, 'So in that case you'll be returning the £20,000 we paid you to film us."

Entered at Sat Aug 7 09:37:12 CEST 2010 from (82.69.47.175)

Posted by:

Peter V

Subject: Beautiful Vision

When "Wavelength" (the Van Morrison magazine) polled readers a few years ago on favourite Van album, the winner was "Beautiful Vision", reviled by Marcus. In concert, Beautiful Vision songs get some of the loudest shouts. It flows as an album too, with no dud tracks. Cleaning Windows, Northern Muse, Celtic Ray, Aryan Mist …

Then I think "Into The Music" directly before it chronologically (Bright Side of The Road, Full Force Gale, Steppin' Out Queen).

Tupelo Honey is close to my heart, and the title track is an all-time great, almost my favourite in concert, though I think it has a couple of "fillers".

Irish Heartbeat … magic stuff.

Live at Austin City Limits (available only direct from Van's website) rounds up recent stuff with the current band with those fabulous backing singers.

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Posted by:

mark

Location: arkansas

just want to see what folks are saying about the Band

Entered at Fri Aug 6 23:26:27 CEST 2010 from (24.108.253.172)

Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest
Web: My link

Subject: The Straight Goods

Not for the faint of heart! The "Weekend Warriors".

Bill! A while ago we were talking about Duris Maxwell, who was around the Garden Bay Pub here a while back. Well I stumbled on this on youtube.

To fill every one in a little more on Ronnie Hawkins, and a few others, you got to listen to what Duris has to say here.

THIS IS GOOD!!!

Entered at Fri Aug 6 23:24:37 CEST 2010 from (86.165.73.227)

Posted by:

Simon

Web: My link

Subject: Greil on Van

Click link for Greil Marcus giving a talk and fielding questions about his latest Van Morrison book.

Brien, did you get around to picking up any other Van albums? My recommendations would be Saint Dominic's Preview and Veedon Fleece.

I've only got (and heard) Astral Weeks thru A Period of Transition - I've also got the Philosopher's Stone collection of outtakes and such. Although I've been quite skint for most of this year I may be able to splurge on a few things in a month or so. That said ... if I was going to buy say four or five Van albums from the late 70's onwards which would GB readers recommend? I'm certainly going to get Into The Music and The Healing Game ... so, any others?

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Posted by:

Jon Lyness

Location: New York City
Web: My link

Subject: All La Glory

Lars and BEG, your YouTube links led me to discover this one: a very sweet "All La Glory", done by Levon's band with Amy Helm and (I believe) Teresa Williams on vocals just two weeks ago. The video is rough, but you all will want to hear this audio methinks. A lovely version of a Band gem.

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Posted by:

Joan

Web: My link

Subject: Free Music

I came across this site Nutsie. You get the whole song. They do top 100 by year and more. Its fun if you don't mind the occasional ads. It was interesting to go back and see what was popular when I was in high school, college etc.

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Posted by:

bob w.

Web: My link

Poster from that show.

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Posted by:

bob w.

Lars, I believe the actual date of that show was August 15, 1999??

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Posted by:

Lars

Location: The woods

Subject: WDST "Rick Danko" show

You're right, Peter. I thought I saw Lee's head in the beginning of that clip, but I was wrong about that. I don't know how I missed this show, but I must have been working that day. I'm gonna see if I can get hold of Randy's hat providing he's still got it.

Drier air out there today & it's a big relief. Still, we could use a couple of days of rain. The woods is starting to hurt.

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Posted by:

Peter V

The Radio Woodstock Ophelia is quite an amazing find, but I couldn't see Levon or Richard Bell there … Aaron Hurwitz and Marie Spinosa are there, they list the musicians at one point. It looks like four-sixths of the 90s Band, which is why I guess it's credited as "Rick Danko."

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Posted by:

Lars

Location: NY

Subject: The Band

BEG- Thanks for those links. Hard to believe so many years have gone by (almost 11) since I saw Rick and the boys on stage.

One of the clips to the right of Angelina's first link is "Rick Danko-Ophelia-9/15/99". I watched that afterwards and I was brought back to the dark days of late 1999. Rick's health was failing and he died less than 3 months after this show. Levon wasn't singing at this point because of his throat problems. I have to wonder if this second clip was part of Rick and Levon's last show together.

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Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

The Reformed Band...June 23, 1996 at Loreley...Ophelia

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Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

The Reformed Band at Loreley on June 23, 1996...Shape I'm In

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Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

Jane Fond's Blog: Previously I posted a photo with Robbie Robertson at one of her parties and now she's hangin' with Levon Helm. Scroll down and you'll find a few photos from the Ramble with Phil Lesh.

"Last night Richard, Catherine Keener, our producer, Claude Dal Farra and others, went to Levon Helm's studio in Woodstock to hear his concert. He does these "Midnight Rambles" every Saturday when he's in town and they are a blast. His 10-piece band, with a full horn section, was incredible. And Levon has lost not one speck of brilliance. As Richard said, "They smoked!! They rocked the house." Levon was one of the two lead singers ? and drummer in The Band.

He played my husband in "The Dollmaker." A film we did in the early 80s for ABC TV. We played hillbillies during the 2nd World War. I won an Emmy for my performance and Levon and I became friends. I had not seen him since, so this was a special reunion for me and his graciousness and hospitality was touching—we sat in his kitchen and talked before the show.

Phil Lesh, the bass player with the Grateful Dead, opened the concert with his band and they were terrific. Another irony is that in the scene we will shoot today, my character (Grace) does a rant to her grandchildren about the Grateful Dead's Cal Expo concert in the summer of '91 and specifically mentions the song, "Box of Rain", which Phil did vocals on."

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Posted by:

Dawnie

Location: Melb Australia

Subject: a note of thanks

Wonderful people, great music, talent, "The Last Waltz" Music to cast your worries to the wind.

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Posted by:

brown eyed girl

Web: My link

He just doesn't dig Hillybilly, Folk, Americana sounding voices. We have Van The Man, Bob Marley and other reggae artists as well as R and B and soul in common. He's predominately a bluezzz and jazzzz guy.....real serious about these two genres. He's wise enough to not comment on Louuu. He's a west end type of guy so he wouldn't even get Louuu at all. Just living in old Cabbagetown scares him sometimes!

"People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead.
But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest.
Then sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right."

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Posted by:

dlew919

Subject: Check out Tiny Tim...

And then check out the Wiggles doing 'it's a long way to the top (if you want to rock and roll)'

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Posted by:

PeterV - Glad you took a few moments to experience them.

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Posted by:

Fred

Peter V: you should check out Tiny Tim doing Highway To Hell, then your education will be complete. : )

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Posted by:

Peter V

Subject: AC/DC

Entered at Wed Aug 4 20:25:38 CEST 2010 from (204.138.59.92)

Posted by:

Bill M

Thanks Bob W and David P. Still not sure. On YouTube there's a bunch of songs from a show in Germany in November '76. I don't recall there being a steel player when I saw her a few months earlier, but the stage set up seems otherwise like I remember - and since I wasn't a steel fan maybe I selectively erased a bit of grey matter. Based on the drummer's haircut I'd guess Botts if it's either him or Kunkel, and another site has Botts being Ronstadt's drummer in November.

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Posted by:

David P

Bill M: You're probably right, as I checked & found that Bread had reunited in 1976 after disbanding for a couple of years. Botts played with Ronstadt during that interim period. Wasn't Gary Mallaber touring with Steve Miller back then? So maybe it was Kunkel, as Bob pointed out.

Entered at Wed Aug 4 19:27:58 CEST 2010 from (71.246.9.74)

Posted by:

bob w.

Bill, I know Russ Kunkel did some touring and recording with Linda Ronstadt around that time as well.

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Posted by:

Web: My link

Subject: Counting Flowers in Your Hair

When you go to San Francisco, be sure to bring a hypnotist.

It does seem to be a contradiction that The Band, with their original lineup, would play both their debut & last performances with Bill Graham at Winterland in San Franscisco. After all, in the late '60s, they were the antithesis of a West Coast group, going against the trend of psychedelic excess & rebellion.

They indeed got off to a rough start there with their debut in 1969. And in contrast with The Last Waltz, two San Francisco groups, The Ace of Cups and The Sons of Champlin, opened for them (see link to concert poster).

On another note, I was re-reading a 1970 interview with Robbie from ROLLING STONE. The interviewer noted that Robbie was an admirer of Eddie Cochran and asked why The Band didn't play "Summertime Blues". Right to the point, Robbie responded "Out of respect for his memory."

Entered at Wed Aug 4 14:32:04 CEST 2010 from (59.101.57.143)

Posted by:

dlew919

Web: My link

Subject: Dylan in 1966

I'm sure you've all seen this, but for those of you who haven't... see link...

Entered at Wed Aug 4 14:12:46 CEST 2010 from (68.197.221.208)

Posted by:

Brien Sz

Steve: Others here like Ray have seen McCartney more recently than I have but in my view one of the best moves he has made was getting together with a young band that is actually given some space to kick it out and pass it around..........I saw him in late 80's ( not sure exactly but it was his firts tour in manny many years ) and while it was great to see and hear him live - the presentation was really constricted - cover band type feel indeed - only on a few Wings songs did things really feel alive......fast forward a dacade and more and a totally different show - much more fun with band members given enough space.......McCartney is so good and comfortable in his playing live ( unlike George or John ) that I think it would be just a blast to play with him.

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Posted by:

Lars

Subject: the sandbox

Steebie, it's not my problem...and you bweakin my heart.

Entered at Tue Aug 3 22:23:54 CEST 2010 from (74.108.27.233)

Posted by:

Joan

Web: My link

Kevin, I wonder if playing guitar in Sir Paul's band is considered cover band guitarist. Not much room, if any, for a little creativity. The guy I was thinking of had dark kind of curly hair and sang on the songs I saw.

Lars, you sound bored, looking for something to do. If you weren't a self described walking wreck you could come up and help me make posts in the GB

Your comment about "a given work day" points at the problem. When you live this life, they're all work days, they don't start at 8 and end at 5 and weekends don't exist. I only know it's the weekend because Marge is home and we go out and visit friends, stay too late, get up at 5, then drag my ass all day.

Last night, about 3am, our neighbor called to say the cops had just stopped at his place to find out if the herd of cows on the road were his. They were. 40 of his cows and their calves had decided it was a nice night for a road trip. It was sunrise by the time we got the last bitch back in the field and the fence repaired. I guess that's sort of like being on call, the only pay being that I know I can call him at the same ungodly hour and he'll be here in 5 minutes as well. I wish there was someone I could send a bill to who would pay it. How does that work exactly?

Entered at Tue Aug 3 20:44:07 CEST 2010 from (24.108.253.172)

Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest

Subject: Lump 'em all together!

Lars! Give 'em all hell! I don't know which is worse, Kevin or Bill or Steve. They're all a bunch a GAWD DAMN CRIMINALS!......... oh my heart.......

Entered at Tue Aug 3 19:55:03 CEST 2010 from (74.14.105.35)

Posted by:

Kevin J

Actually Lars was making a pre-emptive strike.....in fear that in 10 months time as a still very strong Chicago compete in another final..... Pat would compare a hapless ex Star to Ken Dryden or Patrick Roy....he thought it best to start hurling expletives Mr. Turko's way now..............Gee and thanks Bill.......like that nut case on Yonge who regularly just yells "Fu*king Idiot" at the top of his lungs and people pass by - stop - turnaround and think..."well, he must be talking about the guy behind me"......I

Entered at Tue Aug 3 19:37:36 CEST 2010 from (204.138.59.92)

Posted by:

Bill M

When I typed "Stage Fright" a couple of posts ago, I should've typed "Cahoots". I risked condemnation, making a mistake like that!

Entered at Tue Aug 3 19:25:08 CEST 2010 from (204.210.144.110)

Posted by:

Lars

Location: The Drainage Ditch

Subject: Friendly Fire

Sorry Bill. It wasn't aimed at you. Actually it wasn't aimed at anybody...I'm just having a little game of ping pong with Steve. I was wondering how often he would post on a given workday.

I never knew, until this week, that it was Garth playing the piccolo (sp?) on Driftwood. Beautiful song, always been one of my favorites.

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Posted by:

Bill M

Lars

Location: The Woods

Twit.

Entered at Tue Aug 3 14:37:01 CEST 2010 from (64.11.26.208)

Posted by:

Steve

Subject: A Rocky Road Ahead

Pat, strong winds of change are whipping through Hawk Land.

Has Rocky come to you for a personal line of credit yet? Seems like they've been operating under the same fiscal management that served Wall Street so well. How long before Rocky is hitting up the city and state for cash incentives to keep the team in town. It's the only business plan most NHL owners can seem to come up with. And it usually works for some strange reason.

This is the most incredible off season I can remember a Cup winner having, ever. It's been the kind of display you see from teams that have failed to make the playoffs for the last 5 years( Toronto springs to mind). Half of last years bench is gone, it will be interesting to see who they fill in with.

Seems Chicago management thinks as much of No Not Me's importance to the team as I do. The Hawks score enough goals so they might just get by with a guy that's well past his best before date, after all No Not Me didn't exactly have to carry the team last time around.

The NHL, like the NBA seems to just throw all the players in a barrel each year, give it a spin and wait to see where everyone lands. Good thing Lars isn't a die hard fan of one of those leagues.

Entered at Tue Aug 3 05:05:27 CEST 2010 from (12.50.78.130)

Posted by:

Charlie Y

Location: Not Far From The Hudson (Just Below Canal Street)

Subject: Mr. Hudson

Thanks, Brien, for posting the link to that unusual video of Garth on the grand piano. I wish I'd been at that show--what a wonderful sample of his piano playing. I hope his birthday was a great one!

I'm in NYC this week and plan to catch Los Lobos at the Bowery Ballroom for their new CD release party tomorrow night. Be there or be square! [tickets are still available!]

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Posted by:

Lars

Subject: Yuck

Repugnant.

Entered at Tue Aug 3 01:00:14 CEST 2010 from (64.11.26.131)

Posted by:

Steve

Lars, I'm guessing helmets were not mandatory back when you were working with rocks. Too bad. Remember, SAFETY FIRST!

Glad that I was able to be instrumental in helping you make what passes for a deeply, insightful discovery for you( You've been cheering for and against the uniforms all these many decades). That's what I'm here for, man.

Just a further bit of info on the uniforms thingy, it goes on in most pro sports. I'll remind you of this again when the NFL kicks in and some players have changed teams and you're confused about whether you should still be cheering for them or not. Like I said, I'm here for you, man.

Entered at Mon Aug 2 23:45:59 CEST 2010 from (204.210.144.110)

Posted by:

Lars

Precisely.

Entered at Mon Aug 2 23:29:17 CEST 2010 from (75.75.20.70)

Posted by:

JTull Fan

Red Sox Suck!

Entered at Mon Aug 2 22:12:39 CEST 2010 from (204.210.144.110)

Posted by:

Lars

Stevie, you may buy the farm any day you get out of bed and go to work, which explains why you'll probably live to a ripe, old age.

My experience with rooting against the Boston Red Sox is kind of ambivalent. I was stationed in that town for a few months and I have to say it's my favorite town/ city. Also, the 1978-79 Bosox had a lot of fine people on the team, including New York's Carl Yastremski and New Hampshire's Carlton Fisk. So I guess I root against their uniform. Gotta do it because they are rivals of the NY Yankees. I'm a lifelong Yankee fan.

Entered at Mon Aug 2 19:51:36 CEST 2010 from (64.11.26.49)

Posted by:

Steve

I never thought of being thousands of feet off terra firma as being anything but risky behaviour.

Planes have been falling out of the sky with great regularity recently. Just off the top of my little pointy head ; The plane carrying all those Polish elite to Moscow, The plane that crashed in Denali National Park in Alaska this weekend which was preceded by a military crash near Anchorage a week or two earlier, one went down fighting a fire in British Columbia on Saturday, the crash at the end of last week that killed 152 people in Pakistan, a Canadian F-18 on a routine flight crashed and burned on the Canadian prairie last week, and the three small planes that have gone down in a matter of a month in northern Quebec killing about 20 people in total.

Flying definitely sounds more dangerous than being a Pine Bush Yankee in King (he did wear many crowns) Yaz's Court.

Entered at Mon Aug 2 18:57:47 CEST 2010 from (86.165.73.227)

Posted by:

Simon

Web: My link

Subject: Happy Birthday Garth / Dylan in mono

All the best Garth and thanks for the music.

Brien, I enjoyed the AC/DC clips. I've never bought anything by them but a friend did give me all his LPs and I've still got them. I think they're more a 'groove' band than anything else - same with Free, I suppose. My mate always said AC/DC were 'rhythm and booze'.

Interesting that one of the forthcoming Dylan releases will be a box containing his first eight albums in mono (see link). Sales of the Beatles mono set were unexpectedly solid so maybe this has set a trend. There's also a rumour there might be a Hendrix set, which would only be the early singles and first two albums.

Entered at Mon Aug 2 18:23:02 CEST 2010 from (74.108.27.233)

Posted by:

Joan

Subject: Garth

Happy Birthday Garth, May you have many more years of beautiful music.

Entered at Mon Aug 2 17:48:17 CEST 2010 from (204.210.144.110)

Posted by:

Lars

Subject: 31 years ago today....

....I spent the entire summer of 1979 in Wellfleet, MA, the middle of Cape Cod. I was building a pair of stone fireplaces for a guy who was my helper for that summer. The two of us worked 10 hour days, seven days a week. We decided to only take the rain days off and it only rained three days that summer on the Cape. So I always walked into my favorite bar pretty tired when I got done with work.

This favorite bar of mine was in the heart of Red Sox Country and I got to know the regulars pretty well. I got teased a lot because I was a Yankee fan. I used to tease them right back and talk about Bucky Dent's fluke homer the year before that had led to a Yankee playoff win and pennant. I usually liked the kidding because it was good natured.

31 years ago today I walked in after taking a nice shower at my apartment. I just wanted a couple of beers and a sandwiche to bring me around. "HEY. Thurman Munson's dead."
Shit. I turned to the guy at the bar and said, "You know, that's really in bad taste."
"N0, I mean it: Thurman Munson was killed in a plane crash today."
"For real?"
"God's truth."

Well shit. That was really a shame. I guess it just goes to show that nothing is ever really safe.

Entered at Mon Aug 2 17:33:25 CEST 2010 from (204.210.144.110)

Posted by:

Lars

Location: NY

Subject: Garth

Happy birthday to you Garth.....and may you have many more & good health & good vibes & lotsa honey.

Entered at Mon Aug 2 17:33:37 CEST 2010 from (82.69.47.175)

Posted by:

Subject: Happy Birthday to Garth...

Web: My link

Link is to Garth playin - Happy B-day to da Man!

Entered at Sun Aug 1 20:26:47 CEST 2010 from (72.71.213.198)

Posted by:

Mike & Kim

Web: My link

Subject: August 2, 1937

Happy b'day (tomorrow) to Garth Hudson!

Entered at Sun Aug 1 19:39:23 CEST 2010 from (72.43.141.253)

Posted by:

Charlie Y

David P

Location: Hot 'Lanta

Subject: Something Stupid??

"Rock 'n' roll smells phony and false. It is sung, played, and written for the most part by cretinous goons and by means of its almost imbecilic reiteration...it manages to be the martial music of every sideburned delinquent on the face of the earth." (Frank Sinatra 1957)

Entered at Sun Aug 1 13:47:11 CEST 2010 from (204.210.144.110)

Posted by:

Lars

Location: NY

Subject: Pandora

Charley- Thanks for that link to Pandora. I asked for a selection of music based on "The Band" and I find it interesting what artists show up. A lot of Neil Young, Allman Bros and other selections that I enjoy listening to. I had to edit out a couple of cuts that I didn't like, but the mix is a very good one, on the whole.

Entered at Sun Aug 1 07:10:21 CEST 2010 from (12.157.66.131)

Posted by:

mischiief9

Location: claremont, illinois ......... pop 300

Subject: a tribute to the Band

im watching the Last Waltz for about the fifth time .......they were great... thank you Martin for getting them on film.....

Entered at Sun Aug 1 06:24:58 CEST 2010 from (59.101.57.143)

Posted by:

dlew919

Subject: Ignorance is Bliss...

Hey norm: absolutely agreed... on all points.

Entered at Sun Aug 1 00:52:56 CEST 2010 from (24.108.253.172)

Posted by:

westcoaster

Location: Pacific Northwest

Subject: Redefining Ignorance

David; Ignorance, (in the true meaning of the word) does not define any one being dumb or stupid. Ignorance is not knowing, that's all. In this day and age, there is a great deal more to learn and try to understand.

Consider even the amount of music, writers, and artists now compared to say.......1960. The amount is huge and that is only music. There are so many more things for these young people to fill their minds with, (and not all of it good). So, no I would not consider any one stupid because of not know some historical music.

David Powell loses me often with his considerable knowledge in the subjects of music, historical music concerts and events, etc. You never hear that guy put any one down for not knowing something. The information he gives freely is always enjoyable.

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