Hell, the awfulness of so many official covers (not just Queen) is what spurred me on to learn a little bit and start making my own.
three from '59, , a titanic year in modern jazz. .. had to play them consecutively, twice ! Duke Ellington Anatomy of a Murder soundtrack Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Holiday for Skins Art Pepper Art Pepper + Eleven
I'm going to rip my copy of "Speak Of The Devil" debating whether or not to cut out the between song banter/intros
I spent the weekend in DC so not much time for listening to music, ungrateful or otherwise. However at the National Museum of African American History and Culture there’s a cool music section on the top floor. One thing that caught my attention was an Alembic bass from Stanley Clarke. The photo came out dark but it was beautiful.
They also had the P-Funk Mothership, although it turned out to be a “near exact replica” used in several performances in the ‘90s.
Out on the road last Thursday/Friday, I took a break from my own collection and started twisting the dial-- found a tribute to Ginger Baker, and listened to the entire "Toad" drum solo from Wheels of Fire for the first time since I was, like, 13. It held my interest- the guy can play. A little later on, just after the dot of midnight, I caught this one, the opening track of Nick Name's show on WFMU- "Liquid And Stellar Music", by Paul Dresher, from 1981. Awesome. Like Steve Hillage, only wilder. Parts of it sound a lot like Discipline, by King Crimson. immediately followed by Landfill, doing their track "B", from the record Into The Disposal. I can hack industrial music in small doses, if it's good. It held my interest for a while...
...later on, still twisting the dial away to WBGO somewhere between the Hudson and the Delaware, I discovered this fantastic jazz singer, Tierney Sutton, whom I had never even heard- or heard of- before, with a version of "What Are You Doing, The Rest Of Your Life?" My favorite listening experiences are always the unexpected ones. When I pick my own music, the punch is always telegraphed. I kept hitting the jackpot that morning- it was followed by "The Witch Doctor" by Art Blakey, and later on, some pretty good pop-country tunage. (With disc 2 of the Europe '72 Rhino bonus edition CD set in between, but that's a different page.)
Going nuts on Pearl Jam for the last few days. I saw them in 2012 and they blew my mind. I always enjoyed them but that show turned me into a convert. Fell out of love for no reason for the last 3 or 4 years. Randomly back into them a week ago Yesterday I played: 2008.06.11 West Palm Beach, FL Tonight it's: 2011.09.15 Hamilton, CAN I feel like when I discovered the Dead and can't get enough again or something, lol.
Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones [ from the 1969 LP "Let It Bleed" ] Lost Johnny - Hawkwind [ from the 1974 LP "Hall of the Mountain Grill" ] In The Evening - Led Zeppelin [ from the 1979 LP "In Through The Out Door" ] Strange Dreams - Frank Marino [ from the 1982 LP "Juggernaut" ] I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) - The Electric Prunes [ from the 1967 LP "The Electric Prunes" ] Beck's Bolero - Jeff Beck [ from the 1968 LP "Truth" ] Heart Full of Soul - The Yardbirds [ from the 1965 LP "Having a Rave Up With the Yardbirds" ] Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin [ from the 1969 LP "Led Zeppelin" ] Too Many People - Paul McCartney [ from the 1971 LP "Ram" ] Turn to Stone - Joe Walsh [ from the 1972 LP "Barnstorm" ] When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin [ from the 1971 untitled LP ] Religion - Ten Years After [ from the 1972 LP "Rock & Roll Music to The World" ] No Quarter - Led Zeppelin [ from the 1973 LP "Houses of The Holy" ] All Along The Watchtower - The Jimi Hendrix Experience [ from the 1968 LP "Electric Ladyland" ]
