John Prine s/t haven't listened in years, maybe this really is his best album @sami . "Quiet Man" isn't that great though.
Berlin. Lou Reed, 1973. One of the darkest albums ever. If it wasn't for its musical gentleness and for Lou Reed's somewhat stoic singing, it could have been too much to take. Sometimes I forget about the big names involved in the recording: Jack Bruce, Aynsley Dunbar, Dick Wagner, Michael and Randy Brecker, among others. One of Reed's masterpieces.
I don't like the band, nor the heavy metal genre, which I can only take in very small doses, but "Symphony of Destruction" is a fine track.
Just when I think I'm too old for metal, I bought on one of my old metal cds, and enjoy it immensely!
Rock N' Roll Animal. Lou Reed. 1974. Sort of a domesticated animal. Neat arrangements, slick performances. This musical approach doesn't perfectly suit some of the songs ("Heroin"), but other numbers sound swell ("Rock N' Roll"). Anyway, I like it. And now, the relegated tracks: Lou Reed Live. Lou Reed, 1975.
First, one of the greatest album covers of all time, the best ones being like great art pieces, you can't explain it. Secondly, I love this record, thirdly @Rne is one of the great binge listeners of our moment, which is an art. All the Lou Reed is quite cool, I miss Lou, I used to try to emulate Lou's moves on the dance floor a long time ago, but the moves looked more like the chick on Seinfeld. I can't think of anything more opposite ends of the spectrum from LR than the Eagles. But I'm committing that sin. Wild Turkey 101 Rye will make you do things you will regret. One of These Nights is their most fully realized album for me; I know, Hotel California gets the superstar love, and Joe Walsh is in rare air that Henley and Frey could never enter. But OOTN was their perfect masterpiece, and it came out during one memorable summer---a nostalgic silver spoon. Some of these songs beat anything released under the 'country music moniker' of the last 25 years. Probably my favorites are Desperado and On The Border, good records for them before H & F drank the punch, left earth. So I might put on one of those; multi-mixes both of them, it fills a room nicely. I'm repeating OOTN, it's been years, I'm past-starved. Plus, admittedly, it's got a that great americana cover art too, and the cool instrumental, Journey of the Sorcerer.
went through their catalogue recently. Not surprised how much I like a lot of their songs. And for those h8ters, Eagles>The Dude
Happy Birthday Warren Haynes, 60 years young! The first full Mule show I saw was shortly after 9/11. Getting to SF and into the Warfield was surreal. But Warren delivered a whole bunch of music that night, with a whole bunch of players. All for twenty bucks, thanks Warren! 2001-09-20 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theater Comments: with Les Claypool and Chuck Leavell 1st Set: Bad Little Doggie (1)> How Many More Years (1), Thorazine Shuffle (1), Greasy Granny?s Gopher Gravy Pt. 1 (2)+> Greasy Granny?s Gopher Gravy Pt. 2 (1)+, Tommy The Cat (2+, Shine On You Crazy Diamond (2+, Since I've Been Loving You (1), Mule (1)> Don't Call Me n****r, Whitey jam (1)> Mule (1)> Thank You (1)> Third Stone jam (1)> Mule (1) 2nd Set: Blind Man In The Dark (3), Lay Your Burden Down (3), Fallen Down (3)> The Other One jam (3)> Fallen Down (3), What Is Hip? (4)> Mule tease (4)> What Is Hip? (4), Babylon Turnpike (4)+, Compared To What (5), Slow Happy Boys (6)+, Voodoo Chile (7), Key To The Highway (6), Tomorrow Never Knows (8), Keyboard intro > Soulshine (9), Masters Of War (10)> Rockin' In The Free World (9) Encore: Revolution (3), Goin' Out West (11)> Big Bottom tease (11)> Goin' Out West (11) Setlist Notes: (1) Les Claypool on bass; (2) Les on bass and vocals; (3) Dave Schools on bass; (4) Alphonso Johnson on bass; (5) Alphonso on bass and Rob Barraco on organ; (6) Jack Casady on bass, Pete Sears on piano and Chuck on organ; (7) Jack on bass; (8) Les on bass and vocals and Rob on organ; (9) Dave on bass and Rob on organ; (10) just Warren; (11) Dave and Jack on bass, Rob on organ, Pete on accordian and Cecil Daniels on sax;
There are so many times I look at a Gov't Mule setlist and can't believe how ridiculous it is. They aren't afraid to go for broke that's for sure. Pure rock stars, through and through.
I might look a bit compulsive at times, I must admit it. It helps to keep me sane during these rough times.
Finishing up this one tonight first listen. Still on the Sun Ra kick. It's a live album from '66 that very well recorded and runs the gamut from free jazz, hard bop, chants, exotica. Definitely recommended.