New Riders Of The Purple Sage-An Open Discussion. Let's have some fun! they don't get too much time around here. : ) Let's change that. I love them! been a fan since their debut... Their Columbia work is best...
Just got this live album and I like it, Jerry produced but not playing. Panama Red is what got me into them
I've got an Original Album Classics set of their first five albums that I love. Especially the debut, Gypsy Cowboy, and The Adventures Of Panama Red. Great band!
yes, I have that and every other CD edition throughout the world! it took years of collecting to get them all...my favorite is still the NRPS-NRPS Edsel CD 265 of their debut.
Panama Red brought a lot in. I always thought “Henry” should’ve been a bigger hit. Back then, drug songs on FM radio was a regular event.
I have a good bit of NRPS, but my go-to records are most likely Power Glide and Gypsy Cowboy, followed closely by their debut. I've also got two enjoyable live shows: Fillmore West from 1971, and Winterland from '72. There's a good compilation, Field Trip An Anthology 1971-75 if you can find it. I've seen the David Nelson Band over the years a few times, had a few beers with them years ago, and they always put on a good show, and they have a good discography.
I find it a loss when Torbert left...I really liked his stuff...went onto Kingfish and then death...so damn sad!
I saw them open for the Dead in 1971 with Jerry playing steel guitar for them. Saw them again as the main act about a year later. I always liked them.
saw them dozens of times...some shows were better than others, but I am still a huge fan of their Columbia work...last time was in a small bar with John Dawson and a few musicians...no drums. it was cozy...talked with John for quite sometime after the show...he was a very pleasant fellow.
I saw NRPS in a small bar around 1978 or so. They weren't that popular by then. The first album was the best, everyone had a copy.
I saw them open for Leon Russell, must have been about 76? Quietest band ever, sound level was really low (I guess it was before the loudness wars). I’m not a fan of loud shows. Neil Young did some permanent damage to my ears on the Rust Never Sleeps tour. But these guys were soooooo quiet. Pleasant enough, but too quiet to have much impact. I ought to try them out. What’s a good starting point.
I loved the New Riders starting with their debut, then best of (?), and finally Panama Red. I Don't Know You, Whatcha Gonna Do, One Too Many Stories, Portland Woman, Henry, Glendale Train, Last Lonely Eagle, Louisiana Lady and Panama Red are all fantastic songs. Last Lonely Eagle reverberates with me especially with the line about cutting off their hair. Kinda bringing an end to the hippie dream. Now the only one I still have is a live album from Clark University, Worchester, Mass. April 1973. Maybe originally a fan recording? Not sure but it isn't that good.
get this box it's cheap and has their 5 of their Columbia albums just missing Brujo, & Oh What A Mighty Time!...what a bargain...I paid a small fortune collecting them before we got this set! ... $14.03+ $3.99 shipping + $0.00 estimated tax at Amazon...Amazing! 5 albums full of joy! you can get Brujo here: Label: Bgo - Beat Goes On UK Oh What A Mighty Time is also available at Amazon & other retailers..
I have the first one, and i like it a lot. It’s the only Dead-affiliated thing I do like, really; it’s Garcia on the pedal steel, right? I might have Powerglide somewhere, actually, but haven’t listened to it. The singer’s lyrical persona on the debut is quite appealing, kind of an affable naïf figure. I am a bit leery of venturing further into their catalogue because all that jolly dope smuggler stuff seems a bit off-putting.
you are safe with their Columbia work! yes Garcia on Pedal Steel...Powerglide is fabulous! listen to it. : )
It brought us in! Indeed Garcia helped open the door...They toured with The Dead with Jerry on steel...John Dawson and most of the original band were friends with the Dead...they all hung out together in the 60's...John Dawson And Jerry wrote Friend Of The Devil...they go way back...
they were still touring and the band went through some changes...who was in the band other than John when you saw them in 78'?
I just checked my ticket stub. Got the date wrong, saw them in 1980, when I was in College. Sorry, can't recall who was in the band. I'm sure I was loaded at that show- . .