This set was a smart package and glad they did it. Similar to Crimson's Great Deceiver box in packing several shows of the same tour. This one is II and is the LA show from the Troubadour show May, '73. There are enough different songs interspersed among the extra shows to make things interesting when considering the classic original. This is a great one as well and sounds terrific.
I played this classic on the commute earlier: Traffic Sometimes I forget how great even the deep album tracks on this are. I mean, "Cryin' to Be Heard" is a fantastic track!
My favorite hybrid of punk/new-wave and progressive rock has got to be the music of Klark Kent. His small output of music from 1978 - '80 is great. Mr. Kent is an alter-ego of a musician that happened to be the drummer in a super-famous band. Hint: you'd love to listen to his music on any other day. Actually the superb drumming in the following track may give it away:
One more delightful tune by Klark Kent: Fans of XTC, early '80s King Crimson, Joe Jackson, or Devo just might dig it.
Well, the Heartbreakers and the E Street Band live in the same musical universe to some degree. Bass, drums, two guitars, piano and organ. Their bandleader is the lead singer, songwriter and frontman. My take is that the ESB is usually very keyboard and drum heavy with sax solos, while the Heartbreakers have lots of guitars up front.
I mean, who wouldn't want Bernie Worrell (plinky plonky clavinet) and Adrian Belew (elephant-talking guitar) in your band? Talking Heads - "Houses in Motion" Live in Rome
A good part of the reason why at least half the time I start with Springsteen I wind up switching to Petty midstream. It's a trend that will probably continue... Overall, I appreciate Springsteen in theory more than I enjoy him in actuality, whereas Petty and the Heartbreakers always hit the spot for me. Not to denigrate Springsteen, I like him well enough and recognize that more people than not probably feel the opposite.
There IS a MoFi of My Funny Valentine and it is equally good sound wise, although Four and More gets the slight edge from me content-wise.
Supergrass. I miss them. The best UK band of the 1995 - 2010 era, IMO. The above track has Bowie, Pink Floyd, and Radiohead vibes emanating from it.
I got into Petty and Grateful Dead back in 2004/05. I liked them alright but it took some time, probably 3-4 years before I was really hooked. During that time I gradually lost interest in Springsteen and other bands(U2). I think it have a lot to do with guitars, or the lack of.... My favorite Springsteen tour is 1978 as I said before. Why? Because of the guitars!
Sunday jazz so far Miles Davis - Four and more John Coltrane - Live at Birdland John Coltrane - Quartet plays
Currently one of the Zappa Roxy shows... then a little Strangefolk... and then Tull show from 77 (courtesy Mr. Steven Wilson)...
Paul Chambers Quartet - Bass on top [1957] Paul Chambers - bass Hank Jones - piano Kenny Burrell - guitar Art Taylor - drums Nice recording at the Van Gelder studio. The bass is really upfront and sounds great!
First listen to the 4 CD box Agusti Fernandez @ 60 River Tiger Fire The great pianist in 4 different configurations / I’m starting with the trio with Barry Guy on double bass & Ramon Lopez on drums. Romantic yet precise and demanding music somewhat surprisingly based on compositions from Guy & Fernández with a Marilyn Crispell cover thrown in - rather than freely improvised music. Guy sounds incredible as one would expect but he’s playing in a more melodic vein than I’m used to. All 4 concerts recorded live in Warsaw between 10/17 & 10/20, 2014 I’ll looking forward to the solo concert, the trio with cello & electronics and mostly to the large ensemble (11 piece band) which is conducted by Mr. Fernandez.
You're posting real posts in this thread now? What's next, dogs and cats living together? At least it wasn't on page 666. OK, that's more like it. Strangefolk is one of those bands I've heard of forever but never actually heard; they evidently hold a festival every summer at the ski mountain near where my mother lives. The ski mountain also puts on a GD tribute concert down in the town that same weekend - someone there told me I had to check out Strangefolk, but there was no way that was happening under the circumstances. (3 kids, $40/ticket, fairly inebriated from the daytime show etc.)
