Always loved "Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar" (not on the album's first pressing) and "Heart of Mine," but it was only a couple of months ago that I picked up Shot of Love. "Trouble," "Property of Jesus," the title track, and the gorgeous "In The Summertime" are all superb... On balance, I think it's the best album of the "Gospel Perio
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QuoteThe Sicilian QuoteMunichhilton six hours of the Grateful Dead must've been hell...not even the Blues Brothers could have made that endurable... Fantastic pic, look at that stage! Looks like they were tearing the place down during the show. John Cipollina from Quicksilver Messenger Service there onstage with the Dead. After the Airplane and the Dead, San Francisco's third great psych
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Quoteshakeydeal That was indeed a fire. "Will To Love" was recorded on a cheap cassette in his home with the fire place blazing away. He knew he could never get the same feel in the studio, so the cassette was transferred to tape and Neil then did all the overdubs with Dave Briggs producing. That cracklin' fire and lo-fi nature of the underlying track give that song its unique vibe.
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He's a beast:
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QuoteGRNRBITW a little love for Ragged Glory, please? A lot of love for Ragged Glory. "I guess Neil Young is the king of rock 'n roll. I don't see anybody else on the scene standing anywhere near this tall nowadays..." Kurt Loder, in his review of Ragged Glory Rolling Stone, 20 September 1990 For anybody who cares about Ragged Glory, it's vital to track down the "Mansi
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Most underrated/neglected album in Neil's catalogue? 1996's Broken Arrow in which he and Crazy Horse stage a musical wake for their fallen producer/"fifth member of Crazy Horse" David Briggs. So soulful--it conjures perfectly the space and fog and light of the Northern California coast. One of the great hidden gems of rock 'n roll. Rust Never Sleeps is exactly where I would tell s
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Also: Elvis's The Complete Sun Sessions (RCA, 1987)
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Exile is Exile: as good as it gets. I'll also second Professor Rockman's choice of The Basement Tapes. A masterpiece and a legend--and still underappreciated. For my own part, I find the "white album" a mess. Fascinating and scary and sometimes exciting, but a mess. Has anyone mentioned Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs? Love the mention of Bitches Brew. And I'll throw i
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Pure voodoo, ain't no doubt:
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Might be my all-time favorite cover of a Stones tune. Neck and neck with the original--and that's really sayin' something:
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Alas, I was born 15 days after the announcement that Paul was leaving and that The Beatles had broken up. But what fascinates me is my early childhood memories of babysitters playing their records and then being introduced to "Strawberry Fields" and "Penny Lane" in a school music class at about age 7--i.e., 1977. It's amazing to me that only ten years after those recordings
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QuoteJJHMick QuoteHis Majesty Let It Bleed cover is not a mistake, the designer arranged the song titles according to how he wanted them to be set out with no thought for the actual track listing. I once recorded a cassette for my car stereo with that track order. It's "fresh" listening! Btw, the same with Through The Past Darkly. Love it! That's why I come here--to hear from people
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QuoteT&A when you hate both teams almost equally, you do ask yourself: "why am i watching this, again?" Amen! Baffled by which team I dislike more...
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QuoteT&A Quotetomcasagranda Electric Mud was a great album. you're weird Yes, in fact it is a great album. Not a substitute for the earlier stuff, but vastly underappreciated nonetheless. It offended the purer-than-thou "blues scholar" crowd. Was blasting Buddy Guy's Sweet Tea today. What a beast that record is...
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So dark, so cruel. And all the more so for coming in such a pretty package... Isn't that why it's not more widely known/loved?
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QuoteNoCode0680 The first time I heard this song is actually one of my more vivid memories from my youth. Not so much because hearing the song was some revelation or anything, although I did love it. I know it was either '97 or '96, because when I saw them at Texas Motor Speedway on B2B tour Monkey Man was on my wishlist for the set so I had heard it by then. Anyway, I was driving around smoki
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Quotehbwriter i'm interviewing him in a few weeks about his Well done. Called his management the other day to get in a request--any tips along those lines? He's such a tricky subject: Clearly very sensitive, seems to live in a small coccoon of adulation. There's also the delicate matter of his having risen so high before crashing and burning in a way few others have. Would love to discuss
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Amazing how distant that era looks from 2013. I've always preferred "Sex Drive" to the clumsy topicality--the clumsy everything, really--of "Highwire."
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Very, very happy to learn of Keith's involvement in this project. Article features some lovely quotes from The Riff:
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Quotekeefriffhard4life i am a bit letdown if this becomes the confirmed tracklisting. where are all of the unreleased songs nash said stills had? i thought i saw an interview were nash said stills had several albums worth of completed songs from the 70,80's and 90's. right now i only see 6 song titles that i don't recognize and the rest of the songs with an * next to them must be demo's,live or a
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Quoteredsock I'll flip it around and ask why in the world did they cover Drift Away? It's not horrible, but I've always been mystified by that. So true. Such a perfectly mediocre song/recording (Dobie Gray version). Can't for the life of me figure out why it's so well-loved, much less why the Stones would do their own mediocre version.
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One more pick of the day: Levon Helm, Keith Richards and Rick Danko with Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana, "Duece and A Quarter" from All The King's Men (Sweetfish Records, 1997) Great shots from the sessions in Levon's barn:
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QuoteTheGreek Quotetomk I remember reading on a Band fan site years ago that at Danko's memorial service, Robertson come in through the side door of the chapel (or wherever it was), gave his eulogy, then exited through the same side door and left; meaning he didn't want to deal with Helm who was also there. They did say that Robertson gave a very moving eulogy. Too bad they only seemed to patch
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Quotekeefriffhard4life QuoteRev. Robert W. Quotekeefriffhard4life still uncertain if i want to drop the $60+ dollars for the MUSICAL HISTORY boxset and i still need to get the 4 cd LAST WALTZ boxset No contest for me: A Musical History is a feast and a worthwhile investment--especially if, like me, you're missing any of the albums (Stage Fright, Northern Lights, and Islands, in my case). Meanwh
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Quotekeefriffhard4life still uncertain if i want to drop the $60+ dollars for the MUSICAL HISTORY boxset and i still need to get the 4 cd LAST WALTZ boxset No contest for me: A Musical History is a feast and a worthwhile investment--especially if, like me, you're missing any of the albums (Stage Fright, Northern Lights, and Islands, in my case). Meanwhile, the Hawks material--with and without R
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Quotechrism13 I absolutly love "Out of the Blue" ...off the Last Waltz. Great Robertson vocals. Agreed. Wonderful, forgotten track.
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"Didn't get me no trade...never wanna be like Papa, workin' for the boss night and day."
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Quotesweet neo con Quote71Tele Because Jagger is always looking at current trends, he didn't want to be left out of the whole mid-80s phase of awful music. valid....but it may be the same motivation (trends) that produced albums that we deem to be masterpieces. In his mind, he may have been following a trend (or trying to stay one step ahead of one) when making Beggars Banquet & Some Girls
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QuoteDandelionPowderman I like many songs on Dirty Work: Harlem Shuffle One Hit (To The Body) Had It With You Sleep Tonight Fight Too Rude Some of the rockers have Tattoo You-quality, imo. Not bad at all. Mick wasn't at his peak, but heck you can't always get... Agreed 100%. I'll take Dirty Work--even with production missteps, some weak material, etc--over the boring, cynical
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QuoteMickRichards Has Parachute Woman been played live other than R&R Circus? I always thought it to be one of the best bluesey,raunchy Stones songs. Orpheum, Boston, Mass. 2002. Sounded great. I went out of my mind...
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