WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?

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my apologies if i posted any of those clips previously.... in my inebriated hindsight, I'm almost certain that I did.... so.... to make up for it I leave you w/ this...
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woZM6vzuzik

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Blue.....
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUVVGQjWFg4

[edwardofhuncote]

I was introduced to Son Volt during my time in Nashville... I thought they were doing the coolest music around at that time. Thanks for posting! (or re-posting)

[peoplechipper]

Good stuff! I have loved Matthew Sweet for quite a while; I saw him at a club here in Vancouver a long time ago (perhaps about the time of In Reverse) and I remember as soon as the vocal harmonies of I've been waiting came in I was SO happy to be there; I loved that show...he's written so much good stuff, I just don't know how he's managed to disappear...he does cool pottery now though, and still doing music...probably because he's never been very photogenic, especially now...Tony

[edwardofhuncote]

Norman Blake's new CD, Wood, Wire, & Words, first new material he's put out in 20 years.  
 
I have always loved Blake's guitar style, and we have similar tastes in vintage Martin guitars.

[David Houck]

Here he is talking about the new album, and playing a bit.

[David Houck]

This is fun.  Bob Weir and John Mayer; Truckin'.

[edwin]

It was fun, but listening to John Mayer trying to play over Althea was a bit awkward. He seemed uncomfortable making the changes.
 
Great to seem them out there, though, and I loved the drummer.

[peoplechipper]

I didn't know John Mayer was doing a show; I'll have to see if I can get it, he seems cool...listening to Dead covers here compared to concert recordings posted, I have to say I prefer the covers because they're the distilled origins and essence; I love jamming but to make a SONG you need to distill it to the core themes ( sorry, I'm making moonshine right now, so I'm into concentrating)...I saw SLEEP on Saturday night, who were awesome...the most awesome rigs; Al the bass player had THREE SVT STACKS with tho backup heads and a HIWATT half stack...Matt Pike had a Marshall jcm800 stack, a HIWATT stack( in white; never seen one before, looked awesome) and an Orange stack; full stacks too...HUGE is all I can say...hate to be the roadies...Tony

[David Houck]

Edwin; yeah, the Althea didn't seem to work as well as the Truckin'.

[pace]

Yeah, caught the Weir/Mayer performance on FB, and almost didn't recognize Keltner w/out the massive DW set.... It was only until I honed in on his left foot that I made the connection.  
I did a gig w/ that bass player a few years back, I provided backline for all three bands.... I gave him a Walter Woods head, but I think he was eying the F2-B in my rack...

[edwin]

I think a lot of people write off Jerry Garcia's playing, but whatever you say about him, he knew how to play through changes (and thankfully, so does Trey, which does make him a good choice for this summer). Sometimes that doesn't become obvious until someone else tries to do it,  full of confidence that the same old blues licks will still work.
 
But I enjoyed both, it's nice to see Bob in better shape. I never liked his slide playing much in the past, but now I see it as entertaining performance art.

[StephenR]

That has to be the most PC comment about Weir's slide playing I have heard to date. As horrible as Weir's slide playing can be Jerry's wasn't much better... strange considering what a sweet sound he got on  pedal steel.
 
Thought the Weir/Mayer Truckin' was much better than the Althea but the Althea wasn't bad. Keltner's drumming on Truckin' was IMO exceptional, beautiful solid groove with lots of subtle melodic touches in the fills.
 
I hadn't looked at this thread in a while and missed the mention of a new Norman Blake CD. Been a huge fan since the early 70s so I will definitely be checking it out. Thanks...

[pace]

As far as slide playing, once you go to lap or pedal steel it's hard to go back... I'm just used to the weight and pressure of a heavy bar, and the muting pressure of my later digits, that when I try to play bottleneck now, it's just awful.... Luckily, I'm the first to notice...

[pace]

 
Psychedelic to the max....