The Band Guestbook. July 2019

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Lisa

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Peter V

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Peter V

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Bill M

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Lisa

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jh

I agree with Peter V. The South-West of England -- Dorset, Cornwall, Somerset -- is highly recommended. Lyme Regis is an old favorite of ours, and the countryside and the small villages down there are one of the few places in this world where I can just kick back, relax and forget all our daily troubles. Of course, having old hippiesh friends in Somerset and Dorset who are part of our extended family, with big houses and farms where we are always welcome, also helps. My suggestion is to get a rental car, and get out of London and away from the tourist traps. Set up base in a pub or guest house in some little Somerset burg (like e.g. the Green Dragon in Combe St Nicholas) and head out on those winding lanes and country roads to explore Viney-Land!

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John D

Wallsend, I just watched three specials on New Zealand. What a beautiful, beautiful country you have.

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Peter V

I can't agree on Great Yarmouth. It's kind of an extremely poor man's Coney Island. Traditional seaside, yes, but mostly places like Great Yarmouth and Blackpool are seedy dumps with ultra high prices for crap fairground rides. Bill and I went to Lyme Regis together. Now that is traditional, seaside, beautiful and has no rides … but that's definitely by car territory.

You can contact me directly my first name plus the at sign plus viney plus uk then dot then com. It sounds like Wallsend will have a longer trip given the distance and then it's good to get out of London. Stratford-upon-Avon, York, Bath, Oxford, Cambridge are the most popular destinations for good reason. Off to Bath today, in fact. Few tourists do Dorset, bypassing it to get further west, and in the words of our local group, The Yetties, "Dorset is Boo-ti-ful."

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Wallsend

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Bill M

Todd: You won't go wrong if you follow Peter V's advice, except if in your heart of hearts you really don't give a rat's ass about theatre. Like me, in other words. Entering downtown London for the first time is a total blast: all these buildings you seen and heard of on TV since your earliest days all gathered together in one place. My advice is to take it all in fairly quickly - a double-decker bus tour AND a boat ride should do the trick - and don't waste time going inside the buildings. The irrelevant lives of irrelevant kings, queens and nobles are no match for what waits outside. My original training's in urban planning, so I found all the famous and unknown streets interesting, changing direction, and often name, with every block. And getting out of town - London or any other - it's always striking to see abrupt the shift is from urban to countryside; no North American strip malls tailing off to miles and miles of gas stations and burger bars and hotdog stands and billboards. (The same's true of the rest of Europe, in my experience - quite humbling really.)

I'm sure you'll like Essex, not that I've done more than pass through a few times. It's good to feel some sort of family connection to a place, even if the ties are so distant that there's no point in searching for an interested distant relative. Phonebooks can give you a sense of things; I happened to be staying with an old flame's parents in next-door Suffolk, but up near the Norfolk border, when a glance and the Norfolk and Suffolk phonebooks the people had (plus disconnected bits of historical trivia) told me quite unexpectedly that Suffolk was the land of my forefathers - before they'd gone to colonise Ireland a couple hundred years before they moved here circa 1870. I didn't bother trying to get any closer, in either Ireland or Suffolk, but it's still nice to know. Besides seeing the countryside in Essex, and possibly elsewhere in East Anglia (ie., Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire (which is enough for trip 1, I'd say), I encourage you to visit one of the bigger traditional seaside towns. Great Yarmouth is all I know on the East Anglian coast; it was a blast in its own way.

You'll have a wonderful time, whatever you do, wherever you go.

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Norm

Subject: Todd's travels

Hi Todd! Really good to hear yer still around. I envy your trip and sure hope you and yours enjoy and get home safely.

I am plodding along, enjoying our new home and boats. We had the young folks from Australia here this summer and then right after the ones from Saskatchewan. Thankfully we had good weather for their visits so we were able to have nice barbecues out on our deck.

Todd if you happen to notice while you are over there. There is a band in England they call themselves "The Classic Rock Show". I'm really surprised no one has given them a nod here. Maybe most don't like tribute bands, but these folks are really incredible. The word I would use is integrity. These musicians have really done their home work.

Every song they copy is spot on. Howie G the one lead guitar does "All along the Watch Tower" just as Hendriks. It is incredible his singing and guitar work. They do "Lagrange" and they have the sound of ZZ Top to a T. Meat Loaf, "Bat Outta Hell", They play Bohemian Rhapsody and although the singer is no Freddy he is good. They do one thing Queen could never do. They play every part of the song live. Queen had to use some recorded help as there was not enough of them to do the entire song live.

Just a thought if you happen to hear of them I'm sure their show would be well worth it. One thing that many of the comments agree on. On their youtube videos who ever did the sound is a master. Probably the best youtube sound I have ever seem.

I left them a comment asking them to do some Band songs. It will be interesting to see if they do. They seem to interact with people commenting on their site quite well.

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Peter V

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Todd

Thanks Peter and Roger for all the great advice. Will make some notes tonight. Looks like there's no shortage of things to do! Not planning on driving in London. I have no trouble in Boston or NYC, but I have experience in both of those places. In London I'll plan on the tube and cabs as necessary.

Will let you know if I have any more questions, but so far the information has been great.

Hey Norm, How have you been? Staying out of trouble?!

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Peter V

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Peter V

Stratford-upon-Avon. I think it would be my single choice of town outside London too, though Bath rivals it. Bath is direct train and faster. If you want to relax, you might want to avoid the horrible double roundabout heading north when you leave the M40 for Stratford by rental car. It still spooks me though I do it 5 or 6 times a year every year. If you haven't driven in Britain, I think a single day or two including confusing London traffic would be very stressful. If you were out in the remote country, it's way easier. I'm used to driving in London but last Saturday there were four diversions, and the Sat Nav tried to take me the wrong way into one way streets twice, and another street I used to know is now cut off and a dead end. I was one of four cars trying to turn round and get back out. I now agree with London taxi drivers that there are deliberate diversions and one way systems to put off traffic from coming in. Getting onto to Tower Bridge from the north is a nightmare. Much of this is down to Boris F*cking Johnson when he was mayor.

National Express long distance buses do Stratford four times a day (3 hours). Downside: 2 x 3 hours on a bus. If I was going, I'd go early to see the birthplace and burial site, but try very hard to get into the Royal Shakespeare Theatre for a matinee … two theatres in the building, Swan and Royal Shakespeare. The Rooftop restaurant (where I last saw Roger) is good with views again.

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Roger

Subject: London calling Todd

Todd - I'd go with all Peter's suggestions! I'd add - The Museum of London. World class, full of history and good places for snacking all around the area. It's just north of St Paul's - always worth a look inside.

Tower Bridge and the Tower of London are worth a visit. That area is great to wander around and you can get to the tower by boat - though as Peter says, walking along the river is a must.

We've just had Aussie mates staying who were fascinated by the Churchill War Rooms at Westminster. Takes a whole afternoon.

Outside London - well Stratford-Upon-Avon would be worth a visit though there's no direct train from the capital (what a crime). Easy to get to Coventry however and get a bus across. I'd rent a car! Good luck with the trip.

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Norm

Subject: Amazing Rythmn Aces

Just at this moment I have my head phones on listening to some of my favourite old tunes. I clicked on "The End is Not in Sight" by these guys. I noticed in a comment that Russell Smith passed and left us on July 12.

This is very sad to me. Russell was a great songster, and performer. Gone to join Barry Bird.

I will so miss those guys. A lot of good songs that we were able to borrow and perform and did well for us as well.

RIP Russ...........

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Peter V

National Theatre is always good- great bookshop as she is keen on theatre! The upstairs restaurant does good tapas style meals too. British Film Institute book shop is also great and 200 yards away. Peter Gynt at the National - link above. Spectacular staging though flawed. There are three theatres at the National and you should be able to get into one. Worth booking ahead.

Shakespeare's Globe is a must-see for theatre experience - standing is cheap and you experience it. You can usually find seats at the sides too. You might be able to get in the Wanamaker Playhouse at The Globe- a reproduction candle-lit Jacobean indoor theatre. It mainly runs in the winter but "Bartholomew Fair" by Ben Johnson is on in August. The Bridge "Dream" is definitely the best thing on at the moment. It's the newest London theatre and state of the art.

Essex is train. Braintree is an easy journey. I'd say chat to a local cab driver and ask how much they want for a couple of hours. "Private Hire" is cheaper than meter cabs - like Uber they're pre-book. Uber is not universally huge in the UK. If you google "Private Hire - Braintree" you might be able to do an advance deal by time.

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Todd

Subject: London Calling

Thanks Peter for the detailed info. Great tips! We will definitely try to see at least one theater show, as my wife works in the theater department at a University here in the States, and is keen to see a show during our trip. Some of her colleagues have recommended the National Theatre, but the Bridge Theatre looks very good as well, so thanks for that recommendation as well as the restaurant advice.

Another thing I'd like to do is visit Essex county to see where some of my ancestors came from. Looks to be mainly farmland. It's up in the Castle Hedingham/Ridgewell/Great Yeldham area, a little north of Braintree. Still not sure how to work out the travel there, as I'm not planning to rent a car as we'll be mostly in London. Will probably end up being some combination of Train and then Uber or local cab.

Apologies to others for turning this into the London travel forum!....but I figured there would be some good advice here that I could trust.

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Peter V

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Peter V

Todd, this older review is of "Young Marx" at The Bridge (long gone) but if you scroll through to "The Theatre" there are photos of the area.

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Peter V

Subject: Midsummer Night's Dream

Link to review of Bridge Theatre for Todd- definitely the best theatrical thing. In general, the "non-commercial" theatres … National, Globe, Wanamaker and the "non West-End theatre district" theatres are the best … add The Bridge Theatre, The Almeida in Islington (you won't get tickets) and the Royal Court in Chelsea are better and less than half the price of the West End theatres around Covent Garden and Shaftesbury Avenue.

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Peter V

Explore the South Bank. You can get into Shakespeare's Globe any day on a standing ticket. Many tourist do, and just stay long enough to get the unique atmosphere (A Midsummer Night's Dream and Merry wives of Windsor would be my choices NOT the gender-switched history plays). You might get lucky and get a seat.

Yesterday, you could have got into the brand new Bridge Theatre to see their fantastic A Midsummer Night's Dream - either standing, or you could have got seats in the third row of the gallery. It's right next to Tower Bridge, it faces across the river to the Tower of London. The Ivy restaurant next door is superb, as is the top floor Swan Restaurant at The Globe with its view of St Paul's across the river. Both highly recommended (but NOT the middle floor at The Swan). A walk from the London Eye all the way along the South Bank to Tower Bridge gives you great views of the stuff on the north bank, and takes you past the National Theatre, The Tate Modern (building more interesting than the contents), Shakespeare's Globe. You have to leave the river bank at Borough Market (London's foodie heaven). Don't miss seeing the relica of Drake's ship, The Golden Hinde. Roast restaurant upstairs there is expensive but very good. FISH at the same venue for classic fish and chips is way cheaper. From Borough Market you walk along Tooley Street and back to the river to City Hall, where you will find The Bridge Theatre.

South of the river is especially good and lively on weekends.

Saturdays? Portobello Lane and Notting Hill is a classic destination. Great record shop after the market ends too.

A good river boat trip is to Greenwich. I'd get the boat as far back west as the Tate Britain gallery for maximum river viewing, but you can pick it up by The Globe or at the Tower of London.

An odd museum in Lincoln's Inn is Sir John Soame's museum. Small and quirky. I prefer the Victoria and Albert to the British Museum, but both are stunning.

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Todd

Subject: London, England Visit

Hey Band fans! Not sure where the time has gone, but most likely the same place it always goes. Been doing a lot of music listening, not very much internet lately. Most recently doing deep dive in to the Rolling Stones Mono Box set of 1960's era recordings. I bought the CD version.

Nice to hear that Robbie is still active with his new album. Only listened once so far to the painting houses song, but first impression is I really like the guitar sounds he is getting. Pretty funky.

Planning a vacation to London, England soon. Will be my first time "across the pond". Other than the usual touristy type of things, any "must-see" or "must-do" recommendations? Staying in Central London for about a week.

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Ragtime

Subject: I Hear You Paint Houses

I love "I Hear You Paint Houses". It nearly matches "A Good Day To Die", my favorite RR track so far. Van the Man may be the better singer, but RR's voice has a very special gloomy quality.

I like that, as a doubter, doomster and gloomster... ;-)

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Peter V

Subject: k.d. lang review

Review of k.d. lang last night. Canadian singing at its very best!

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brown eyed girl

ROBBIE ROBERTSON TAPS INTO DECADES OF FILM WORK AND A FASCINATION WITH HUMAN NATURE’S
DARKER CORRIDORS FOR EVOCATIVE NEW SOLO ALBUM, SINEMATIC, COMING SEPTEMBER 20

LIMITED EDITION DELUXE EDITION, TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 25, PRESENTS 2LP VINYL AND CD WITH HARDCOVER BOOK BEAUTIFULLY DISPLAYING ARTWORK ROBERTSON CREATED FOR EACH SONG

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NorthWestCoaster

Subject: Boris, mainly to Peter

Boris is a step back - and forward - to the golden ages of independent Britain. I don't mean Shakespeare but Winston Churchill, maybe. Mary Quant, Carnaby Street, British blues, BMC Mini, Shrimp, Punk, Mersey beat, Sir Francis C ... for sure. Musically, Boris is 'indie'.

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Wallsend

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Pat B

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Jon Lyness

Subject: Sinematic

I honestly love the new track. It would have easily fit in on the Clairvoyant album, which I'm still a fan of. The lyrics may be themed to the film but it's hard not to hear some echoes of Robbie's (Van's?) broader career and early years.

The song just sounds great, too. So many interesting overlapping vocals and sonic textures... I keep noticing little details. The faint little breaths from Robbie starting at :12 are lovely, and remind me of Richard.

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jh

Subject: JRR's new album

Robbie's new album, "Sinematic" will be released in September. Loads of info. in link above.

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Peter V

Thanks, Joe. "I Hear You Paint Houses" by Robbie Robertson and Van Morrison is already on iTunes ahead of the album. The Rolling Stone stream kept stopping and starting so I looked on the iTunes Store. Just downloaded it for 99p. Best Band news of the year so far! Go and grab a copy.

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brown eyed girl

Thanks to Joe F... Robbie and Van...I Hear You Paint Houses...Not feeling it but still interested to hear more.

Yesterday...Loved the film as Hiresh Patel has the IT factor. I wasn't expecting much but was really surprised how much I enjoyed this film. It did not leave me unsatisfied as did other films which had so much potential like The Souvenir and The Last Black Man In San Francisco.

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Joe Frey

RR's new song featuring Van the Man is streamed on Rolling Stone. joe

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Peter V

Subject: Yesterday (film)

Review of “Yesterday” (FOLLOW LINK). Danny Boyle’s new film, co-written by Richard Curtis, and starring Hiresh Patel, Lily James and Ed Sheeran. A world electrical storm causes everyone in the world to lose all memory of The Beatles, except aspiring songwriter Jack Malik, who was unconscious after crashing his bike into a bus. He wakes and is apparently the only person in the world who knows Beatles songs, which he appropriates … a lot of fun.

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Peter V

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Roger

Subject: One for Dlew

Johnson. Sack Hunt. I may get badges printed.

Some time back an Australian, redneck, rural, constituency Member of Parliament was addressing a crowd, "I'm a country member" he cried. "We remember" came the reply from the audience.

Years and Years - JQ - it's highly regarded; at least in our household. But hard to watch. We're half way through and after Johnson's arrival in 10 Downing Street, it just got harder to watch!

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Bill M

Subject: the Tripp

Pat B: A friend just told me about this performance video of the Tripp in '65 or '66 - Neil Merryweather, Ed Roth, Richard Bell, Stan Endersby, Jimmy Livingston and Bob Ablack. Introduced by Ian Tyson.

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Lisa

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Bill M

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JQ

I think the reason I find the series so difficult to take in is that the dystopia it forecasts is in the near future, over the next decade, and a lot of it is already upon us.

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Peter V

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Peter V

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JQ

This HBO Brit series is nearly too much to bear with the rationally dystopian future it envisions; it’s not really science fiction. PV - Is it well received over there? Now Boris Trump is ready to go? The new ethos over here - well articulated by Noam Chomsky - is that the money/power class know it’s all over and will now party like it’s the end of the world.

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Dunc

A lot of interesting posts. Thanks everybody.

I see Robbie as a well read, self educated guy from not the most privileged of backgrounds, who is a great guitarist, playing what the song needs, a great communicator and the writer of some of the most important songs to me.

Musically, he was in a great band with fellow outstanding musicians, but when I heard Sid Griffin give a talk on the Basement Tapes, he said that each band needs somebody to make it happen. He talked about himself in his own band, Mick in the Stones and Robbie in the Band.

I played the Brown Album yesterday and was spellbound when Rockin Chair came on. This time listening to Garth’s contribution did it for me. Original Bach in the middle of a pop song. I always get something new from every playing of the album after all these years. I play the remastered CD and it is brilliant. For me this is the greatest album.

The drug problem in Scotland is horrendous. 1 187 people lost their lives last year, which makes us the highest per capita death rate in the European Union, now higher than the USA and three times the rate of England and Wales. And with it, horrendous organised crime - slashings, hammerings and machete attacks. Thank God we have gun laws. If ever there was a time for politicians to work together, it is now. Will this happen? Not a chance.

I think one of the saddest things about our complex drug problem is that so many young people who die are not addicts, but taking things to get high. They don’t think anything will happen to them.(The addiction problem is great also.)

I’ll finish on a positive. My daughter in her roll as a frontline nurse with colleagues saved a young very aggressive guy last night. Fought for hours to save him. I hope he learns.

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Wallsend

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Peter V

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Peter V

On memory, we discussed one bit of “Testimony” with Dylan where the chronology of when things happened in Hollywood appear muddled. He must have an amazing memory, but no one has perfect recall.

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Wallsend

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Lisa

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Wallsend

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Wallsend

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Lisa

For God's sake, TEST!

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Lisa

I did get a chance in 1993 to be at a Q & A session with Robbie at a local music conference where he was the keynote speaker. The session lasted about two hours (and I did get to ask him a number of questions personally), and during that time I have to say that he was unfailingly polite and helpful to everybody - I was definitely left with a very positive impression. He told stories, gave useful advice and fielded some (IMO) pretty silly questions with humor and grace. There was a bit of name dropping, but in context, so you can't really fault that. Nobody asked him about the feud, but it was early days for that, and I don't think it was general knowledge back then. He only said positive things about everybody, including Bill Graham, who was hardly complimentary about Robbie in his book. I thought his attitude was very generous, given the circumstances.

And I'll probably be laughed off the board for this, but I've always wondered if the ego and arrogance Robbie's always accused of doesn't stem more from a very deep-rooted insecurity. The determination to succeed, to be considered important and influential - sometimes it kind of comes off that way to me. As Wallsend says, we don't know them, and it's all just conjecture. But the continuing animosity and venom you still see in comments is hard to fathom, after all this time. It's like people still feel almost personally involved, they get so vicious. Makes me shake my head - the whole thing is really none of our business in any case.

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Wallsend

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Wallsend

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JQ

.. I think you’re right Wallsend; I don’t really know either of them.

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Wallsend

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Wallsend

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JQ

Hi Wallsend - I get why you would say ego in regard to Robbie but the characteristic I’ve noticed for ages with him is a lack of humility; Levon always required respect (not just for himself) but was consistently and honestly humble as well. JRR’s purported money-grubbing (to this day?) may have sprung in part from that sense of lacking humility and a similar & longstanding lack of personal awareness about how that comes across.

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Peter V

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Wallsend

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Étienne

Subject: Barney Hoskyns

I still think Barney Hoskyns did the best book on The Band with Across The Great Divide: The Band and America. Let's be honest and admit Robbie's book was as dull as dishwater despite all the rave reviews on the back cover from his old friends.

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Peter V

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Wallsend

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Peter V

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Wallsend

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Peter V

Subject: Winterland Poster

To me only the first printing ($405) is of any value- the 2nd, 3rd and 4th were all done after the concert.

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Peter V

There are original Winterland first concert Band / Sons of Champlin / Ace of Cups card fliers around- I have a framed one. There must be original posters, though posters are shooting up in price stratospherically.

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Wallsend

There is the stuff on Wolfgang's Vault although I guess you may be looking for something less commercially available.

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Bill M

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jh

50 years ago, The Band landed on the moon.

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Otto_in_MA

Subject: Band/Levon/Dylan collector's items

Hi all, I'm looking for Band/Levon Helm/Dylan collector's items that could make a special gift for a friend and music historian who's getting married this year. He was present at many a Midnight Ramble and Levon's passing hit him hard. Also a devoted Band and Dylan fan. He is well-read on Band history and personnel and the right gift could be any small relic from their trails through the years. Any tips on where to find such items or whom to contact would be greatly appreciated. I'm located in New England, but willing to ship or travel to pick up. Cheers, -Otto

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Peter V

Subject: Robbie interviews Dion

Link to the clip Solomon mentioned. Some time ago, but it's not dated. 1m 20s of titles before you get to it.

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Peter V

If CCR can extract their tracks as their own release, why can't The Band? CCR had argued that the snare drum sound was bad so had refused release, but once it's on the box set, it's all out there anyway. So it seems daft for The Band not to capitalise and release their 11 song set as a stand-alone item. I guess the Woodstock people at Rhino-Warner may not be generous in deals, but it's better than nothing. And obviously bootleggers will order the 38 CD box and put out all the sets. The review said Tim Hardin's set was outstanding too.

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Bill M

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Peter V

Mojo reviews the 38 CD complete Woodstock box set, noting that this is all real. On the original 3 LP set several tracks were live, but from other concerts, and some was studio and some overdubbed. On the back cover, they advertise CCR’s “Live At Woodstock” 2 Cd set from the 38 CD box. I wonder why The Band haven’t taken the same opportunity? There is a 2019 issue on Amazon, but it definitely looks unofficial – and I already have two of those. iTunes have 50th Anniversary stuff, but “album only.” On iTunes ”Woodstock 50th” Day 3 has five Band tracks … Chest Fever, Tears of Rage, Wheel’s On Fire, I Shall Be Released, The Weight … which is not all there is. The same five tracks are on the 10 CD box set. The 3 CD box set only has The Weight. Apparently the 38 CD set was a limited edition of 1,969 copies at £629.99. or $786. It has all eleven Band tracks.

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Solomon

YouTube

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Solomon

Does anyone know if Garth is taking part in the new documentary ? I know Robbie said on twitter - It's my life story. The Band is a part of it.

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Mike Nomad

From the CBC website today: For the first time in its history, the Toronto International Film Festival will open with a Canadian-made documentary. Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, which will have its world premiere in September, tells the story of the Ontario-born musician's early life and the formation of "one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music," organizers said in a news release Thursday.

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John D

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Bill M

Although Garth investiture into the Order of Canada doesn't take place for some time (December?) he already has his pin and is 'in'. I just hope our movie-makers took the opportunity the make the point that the final two share the brotherhood of the maple leaf in a very formal sense (and of course much else besides).

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brown eyed girl

Canadian doc following The Band’s epic rise chosen to open TIFF 2019

How fitting that the story of a prolific Canadian group will open a prolific Canadian film fest. “I am so honoured that my documentary, Once Were Brothers, was chosen to open the Toronto International Film Festival, in my hometown. I am so thrilled.” Robertson told talk."

The film will be screened at the Opening Night Gala Presentation for TIFF 2019 on Thursday, Sept. 5 at Roy Thomson Hall.

“Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band​” will stream on Crave in Canada later this year. "

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brown eyed girl

Favourite song Johnny Clegg and Juluka....Walima' Mabele.

Hey Nux. That time when I was visiting friend in South Africa....We were driving in Cape Town I saw sign on the highway for Juluka....As you know we were 45 minutes outside of CT and as it turned out.....We never made the show. Strangely enough JT who is no longer with us...was in the same suburb as I was at the same time.....So sorry I missed your call that day as well....

Ngaze ngahamba mina (I have journeyed)
Ngashona emoliva (Until I came to the land of mooi river)
Umhlaba waphenduka kulonyaka (For this year the earth has been changed)
Ilanga lakhipha umkhovo etsheni (the hot sun drives creatures out from under the stones)
Imvula kayikho madoda (Oh man there is no rain)
Umuntu walima'mabele (And a person has ploughed his millet)I heard them singing
Give them your love -- lead them to a land of plenty
Will I ever see your people here again?
I heard them singing -- I heard them calling out your name
Will I ever see your face again?

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Bill M

John D - that is eerie. I had no idea they died the same day.

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NUX

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John D

Actually Bill, the eerie part of the two of them dying was that they both died on the same day. And they were best friends. There musical styles were similar.

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Bill M

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brown eyed girl

Thanks John D. You had me at Beg and Lou. lol....Here's an even closer one to visit. Our favourite Rochester music shop...House of Guitars. I even posted here a photo of a CD that Rick Danko had signed. I wonder if Louuu visited shop while studying at Syracuse as had Ramones and many more.

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John D

Subject: Beg & Lou

I posted here the other day about Carmine Guitar Shop in the Village in NY. I have found it again, this time for free; on Crave TV. I was hoping BEG you would have checked it out. Rick the owner built many hand crafted guitars for Lou. His guitar tech is a guest and he shows the way Lou tuned his guitars. I think you would really enjoy it. Charlie Sexton is also one of the great guests.

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brown eyed girl

Let's Do It Again via Curtis Mayfield. I prefer the sexier faster version here. Long live Mavis Staples! I was fortunate to witness the Staple Singers at our Harbourfront many years ago. I'm pretty reserved if no intakes...but as soon as the family and Pops started his licks on I'll Take You There...I just got up and got my groove on.

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brown eyed girl

"Keep Gettin' It On" is a sequel of the title track on Marvin Gaye's 1973 album, Let's Get It On. The song, while sticking with the album's overall sensual and erotic theme, also carried some political overtones especially with the lyric, "won't you rather make love, children/as opposed to war, like you know you should". The song featured the continuation of the title track's music. The song was the final song of the Gaye-Townsend composition side of the album as the following four tracks followed on a different, more laid back musical vibe than the first half. Marvin performed this while on Soul Train in 1974 and again during his only Japan tour in 1979."

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Peter V

Subject: Piece of Clay

Main favourite play the last few days is Marvin Gaye’s recording of “Piece of Clay” which is on the recent “lost album” You’re The Man, various tracks cut between What's Going On and Let's Get It On. "Piece of Clay" first appeared as an unreleased track on the box set in 1995, and then Robbie Robertson selected it for the Phenomenon OST in 1996- so a man who listens to the rarer Marvin Gaye tracks.

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Bill M

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Bill M

John D: Thanks for the nice post about Fred Keeler. Here's a later forgotten effort, as lead guitarist for Abernathy Shagnaster. Abby Shag turned into Triumph, who I suppose needed something on the market so reached into their tape vault.

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John D

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John D

Subject: Freddie Keeler has Died

For those who did not grow up; with the "Toronto" sound the name Fred Keeler may seem unfamiliar. For those like myself and Bill M, his name is synonymous with one of the most grittiest funkies guitar players ever to come out of this region.

He was lead guitarist; in the 60's with David Clayton Thomas & The Shays. Yes the same David Clayton Thomas that would go on to be lead singer of Blood Sweat & Tears. Intentionally; or not he definitely had the Robbie Robertson sound. You have to back to The Hawks to remember how Robbie was playing in those days. Both he and Freddie played with a wild gritty style.

Later Freddie auditioned for Steppenwolf. Didn't work out. On this site there is a feature on the Toronto Band Jericho. Members Frank DiFelice, from Brantford, Ontario, on drums, Denny Gerrard on bass, lead guitarist and singer Fred Keeler from David Clayton Thomas' first group, the Shays, and keyboard/accordion player and singer Gordon Fleming. Fleming was also in The Shays. Freddie became rather reclusive for the last few years; but when we were both younger he would invite me over to his home; where he lived with his Mother a she would cook us a meat. He was a very quiet. kind sweet man. How I will miss him. Our moderator will probably Know the name of his son Jesse Keeler who performs around the world in the same genre as his sons. Please listen to the guitar Break on Howlin' For My Darlin'.

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John D

Sorry Bill I didn't look back far enough to follow the whole thread.

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Bill M

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John D

I Found A Love by W. Pickett was indeed a gem. Of course it was a remake; of when he was lead singer of The Falcons; where he first recorded it.

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Dunc

Thanks, BEG. Oh and I forgot to get back to you. There were a few stories in the press over here related to the head coach of the Raptors thanking Alex McCechnie on his role in the Raptors’ success. ‘Much more than a physiotherapist.’

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brown eyed girl

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brown eyed girl

For anyone out there is Glasgow...Dunc! I saw many films this summer. One that I loved in every way...The underdog formula always works for me if the actors can show depth and singing chops to boot....Wild Rose. Here's Jessie Buckley (Irish) singing Glasgow (No Place Like Home).
Btw, actress Sophie Okonedo from Aussie TV series The Slap is here. Loved the series and the book. She's also in Hotel Rwanda, The Secret Life of Bees. I will see her in any production.

Other Scottish connections...My brother catered for Simple Minds (formed in Glasgow 1977) and Eurythmics (Annie Lennox Aberdeen) , Dave Stewart (English), while performing at the University of Waterloo. I saw them in 1984 at Canada's Wonderland at the Kingswood Theatre. At one point Annie just took off her top and looked fabulous without looking.....Apparently Annie's song Why is about their relationship.

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Dunc

Subject: Och Aye The Noo

This is the weekend that British music comes to Glasgow. Three 60 000 sell out shows at Glasgow Green. One of my 18 year old twin granddaughters is going with her mates on Saturday, and her aunt, my youngest child, now 40 is going with her mates on Sunday. The atmosphere will be brilliant.

Yesterday, I played Graham Lyle’s solo album three times in a row. Brilliant song writer - you’ll all know many of the songs on it.

Here’s five other Scottish songs I have played recently.

Aztec Camera Somewhere In My Heart

KT Tunstall Suddenly I See

Paolo Nuttini Last Request

Paul Buchanan Mid Air - definitely an original artist

Camera Obscura New Year’s Resolution - I really like this band, bought a CD of theirs

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Bill M

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PSB

Bill M, "I Found A Love" is one of the greatest recordings by anyone ever.

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Peter V

Sophie's Choice, except there are 3. Thanks PSB. If I could only have one version, it would be Ry Cooder. He did something very special and so laid back. I'm a great Atlantic Soul fan, so I won't choose- but Mellencamp does such a rollicking version with fiddle. i really like it and having a sub-Springsteen voice isn't his fault. . And the wicked Pickett is a touch strained.

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Bill M

Subject: Wison Pickett

The link is to my favourite Wilson Pickett, "I Found A Love" from 1962.

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PSB

Subject: Teardrops

The link is to Wilson Pickett's version of "Teardrops Will Fall." Since it's one of those computer generated posts, people in Europe may have to search for the one for their country, but maybe not. I like Mellencamp but his version doesn't come close. Ry Cooder's does.

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Bill M

I should have thought to note that the singer of Mapleoak's version of "Frankly Stoned", Martin Fisher, was a member of Robbie Lane and the Disciples before and during their couple of months apprenticing with Hawkins until our guys flew the coop. But as soon as they did, and the Disciples became the new Hawks, Hawkins dumped Fisher in favour of Stan Szelest.

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Bill M

Subject: Amos Garrett in 1967

I just stumbled on this gospely recasting of "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" - from 1967 when Amos Garrett (lead voice, lead guitar) was in Ottawa, working with Darius Brubeck and Sandy Crawley at the National Film Board of Canada. I think Jim Montgomery, who posted this, was at the NFB too. Amos's solo has a nice Robbie snarl to it. Note that a live version of the New Heavenly Blue performing "Frankly Stoned" should appear too - also sung by Amos.

FWiW, Bruce Cockburn took over from Amos and Peter Jermyn took over for Darius, and then Cockburn joined Neil Merryweather in what was to be a new version of the Mynah Birds with Rick James, but the musicians decided to split off without Rick - as the Flying Circus, who also recorded "Frankly Stoned" (with Bruce singing). And then the organist and bassist moved to England to become half of Mapleoak with Peter Quaife from the Kinks and future Buffalo Springfield Revisited guitarist Stan Endersby - and they too recorded a version of "Frankly Stoned" for their one and only LP.

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brown eyed girl

Walking Cane - J.C. Hopkins featuring Levon Helm and Garth Hudson

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brown eyed girl

Upside Down performed by JC Hopkins with Garth Hudson on organ, Levon Helm on drums, Catherine Popper on electric bass and background vocals, Teddy Thompson acoustic guitar and background vocals and JC Hopkins piano, electric guitar and lead vocals

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brown eyed girl

Happy Birthday Peter Stone Brown!

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Bill M

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Peter V

By "At Last" I meant "I'd Rather Go Blind". Wine at dinner too strong. Beyonce from Cadillac Records copies the original perfectly.

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Peter V

The backing borrows significantly from "At Last" by Etta James(and the close cover by Beyonce)

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jh

Utah "Golden Voice of the Great Southwest" Phillips' "Rock, Salt and Nails", expertly performed by John Martyn and Levon Helm in the early '90s.

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Peter V

Subject: Teardrops #3

And to the oldest version … Wilson Pickett. Amazing how well the song takes three very different versions.

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Peter V

Subject: Teardrops Will Fall

And back to the other incredible version - Ry Cooder from "Into The Purple Valley." Listen to both.

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Peter V

Subject: Teardrops Will Fall

Link to John Mellencamp's version of "Teardrops Will Fall" which is the song on Replay here the last fewdays/ He cut it in 2003 for"Trouble No More" and a remastered version is on his 2018 compilation, Other People's stuff. It's a fine band.

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Rock Room

Subject: Bacon Fat

Greetings Band Friends, Just curious if anyone has heard an update on the prospective Hawks box set from Other People's Music. I did see the site has updated the release date to 2019. I spoke with OPP last year and was told the box was still gonna materialize....so just wanted to see if any info was circulating. Thank you, all the best! Steve

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jh

Happy (belated) 76th birthday to Robbie Robertson! Check link above for a short video interview and an update on his recent projects.

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John D

Peter check out this doc from last year. Takes place at Carmine's Guitar shop in the Village of NY. Film done by Canadians including The Sadies. The "guest" guitar players are something else. Great doc. It's on Apple TV.

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Peter V

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John D

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brown eyed girl

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NorthWestCoaster

Subject: Bob Dylan in Zealand

Bob Dylan and His Band in Roskilde Zealand the other day. Only a car drive of 60 minutes away. OH BOY... I WAS THERE!!!. Right? But NO. I haven't got over that he didn't meet IZZY YOUNG in Stockholm, only a car drive of 30 minutes. It is like I wouldn't bother of RAGTIME who wished me welcome in this godforsaken gb in ... errrr ... 1999 or something.

What a bitter old man I am. I'll drink to Izzy.

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NorthWestCoaster

Subject: The Band covers in What's New

Thanks for adding Danny and Islanders in the list. (Now I need double aspirin, though.) - Danny's grandmother was my music teachers. It's a wonder that I am still interested in music after her classes. She gathered the nice girls around the piano and they sang classical Christmas carols from early October. By the mean time we - nice boys, bad boys and bad girls - talked about Rolling Stones and Manfred Mann and rested our eyes on the nice girls bottoms. It was in these horrible classes I got my first migraine attack.

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brown eyed girl

Thanks for including The Band cover of Sip The Wine by Lola Kirke, 2019. I have no idea how I found that one.

Happy Belated Birthday to The Band's Guest Book extraordinaire poster...PETER VINEY...July 2!! Link to Robbie and Paul Simon...Two of your favourite boyzzz.

I think Tenn's Birthday is tomorrow?

Three Birthday boyzzz...I posted wishes to ROBBIE...(July 5) yesterday Norway time. :-D

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Peter V

Other People’s Stuff – John Mellencamp. A guy I know in Bath said “Trust me. Go straight to HMV.. Just buy it” yesterday and we did and listened driving home. All covers of country / blues classics. Includes Teardrops Will Fall, Fixin’ To Die, Stones In My Passway, Wreck of The Old 97. Superb band, marvellous drummer and violins. Carlene Carter on backing vocals. Sounds as raucus as Link Wray’s “Wray’s Three track Shack” or The Felice Brothers. Mrs V thought some tracks very Band-like. More Basement than Stage Fright though.

Kicks – Rickie Lee Jones. Another covers album. Includes my favourite Steve Miller song Quicksilver Girl, and Lee Hazlewood’s Houston (a hit for Dean Martin of all people).

Muscle Shoals: Small Town Big Sound. Tribute to Rick Hall by Various Artists. Solid stuff, mainly “Country Meets Soul.” Gotta Serve Somebody, Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, Respect Yourself, Mustang Sally, Steal Away.

On Tour Through Motortown – New Christy Minstrels. A cheap LP find. Looked really weird. It is. Covers of Motown greats. Swings from Ludicrous to “that one actually worked.” Stop! In the Name of Love is … er, different.

The Classic Collection, Disc 3. Petula Clark. Well-Respected Man in French and an elaborate version of Days, plus other covers of 60s hits.

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Dunc

Subject: catching up

I was lucky to see Taste and Hawkwind in the same venue many years ago. Taste were a good band and the Hawkwind show was notable for Silver Machine, a strobe and a big, painted, naked lady, who was there for artistic reasons, which caused an outcry in the city I lived in at the time. I play a Rory Gallagher’s greatest hits, which is beautifully produced for the Dads’ market.

Have always owned Melanie’s greatest hits, which I regularly play and think it is great.

You should have written a book John. I find your stories really interesting. And Bill M, you should ŵrite a history of Canadian music, keep the musicians alive. Maybe you have guys.

Listening is on three fronts just now.

Peter’s excellent articles on Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood have got me exploring their music. Never knew anything about them apart from the British hits.

I’m also exploring and really enjoying the Scottish Indie bands. There was a time when we were the centre of the UK music industry, not really sure when the era began or ended, but when I worked, younger colleagues used to taunt me in a friendly way, that I missed the golden era of Scottish music because I was too old. Maybe they had a point. Some great bands. And Primal Scream and Jesus and Mary Chain say they were influenced by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood.

And every month, I buy a remastered Paul McCartney or Wings album. I owned a lot on vinyl and cassette in the past, but some of his music passed me by. I really enjoy them.

Thanks everybody.

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brown eyed girl

Hope my Canadian buddies had a great July 1 Canada Day.
:-D

Here's to my American buddies...Happy July 4th!

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brown eyed girl

Happy 76th to Grand River's Robbie Robertson July 5!

celebrating milestone year

Canadian music legend Robbie Robertson turns 76 this week. He talks to Lindsay Dunn about the milestone year that’s in store for The Band’s music and how Canada continues to inspire him.

Jul 04, 2019, 5:55 PM

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John D

Thanks for remembering Bill. Melanie and I were very, very close in the early 70's I went to see her the last time she was at Hugh's room. She hasn't lost it at all.

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Bill M

John D: short notice and you may have tickets already, but it's tonight at Hugh's. 8:30. Take a candle, but expect no rain.

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Bill M

Subject: DCT talks about Woodstock and being in the Hawks

Here's a recent interview where David Clayton Thomas talks about playing Woodstock (the festival) with Blood, Sweat & Tears. He touches on having been a bandmate with our guys during their days with Ronnie Hawkins.

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Bill M

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Peter V

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Pat B

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Bill M

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Peter V

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Peter V

The politics odf Sound Checks - it would be a great book if you got the right interviews. all sorts went on, such as turning down the other band's volume a few notches to give your band more impact. Bad sound? If you have two competent roadies in the late 60s you should get it right or at least much better by the third song - by walking round the venue, listening and reporting back.

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John D

You know Pat D&B had the same problems in Toronto back in the 70’s. They told me later it was because they were second on the bill and weren’t allowed a proper sound check.

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John D

I had the pleasure of interviewing Rory Gallagher a couple of times back in the 70’s at CHUM-FM. He loved coming to Toronto and I’ll add many British acts felt the same way. He was a great guest, filled with R&R knowledge.

Happy Canada Day everyone. 150 years old. Compared to other countries we’re just kids.

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