WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?

[Spoilers!]

It's 5/8/23 for a few more hours, so naturally 5/8/77 is running through my headphones:

https://open.spotify.com/album/3T9UKU0jMIyrRD0PtKXqPJ?si=3lJzAlbJRca1idI57emJ2w

I've honestly never been a huge fan of digital music, but the stream on Spotify has Phil's bass way up front and crystal clear.  It's a far cry from the n^th generation cassette that's been sitting in my garage for 25 years.

Ken

[cozmik_cowboy]

Bela, Edgar, and Zakir:

Peter

[edwardofhuncote]

Revisiting Tim O'Brien's "Fiddler's Green" today...

[David Houck]

Bela, Edgar, and Zakir:

Peter

That was a pleasant surprise for this afternoon!

[cozmik_cowboy]

Glad you liked it, Dave; so did I!

Peter

[bigredbass]

This has been on my musical Event Horizon from the first time I heard it in 1971, and I go back to it from time to time.  For me, it's like watching a movie, all the pictures it suggests in my mind.  The original lineup, and Berry Oakley recorded his 'Tractor' modified Jazz Bass through the then-new Fender PS400 monster tube amp, the full setup with the 3 folded horn cabinets.  If you can find the Tom Dowd remix, it's the best.

Live at Fillmore East has always loomed over me like the plynth in 2001.

[cozmik_cowboy]

In Gregg's autobiography, he said they were all in a foul mood the day of that photo shoot, and the shots all showed it.
Then Duane saw his dealer walking across the street; while the photog messed with a setting, he ran over, scored, ran back, and got into postion just as the shutter clicked.  His hand is closed around a bag of smack. That's why they were all laughing.

And yeah - one of the all-time great live albums (or albums, period).

Peter

[edwardofhuncote]

I always look forward to a new project from Alison Brown. This one just took off a couple weeks ago, some nice stuff on YT alreafy. This collaboration with Steve Martin is fun.

And her take on the George Harrison classic is really well-thought-out.

Alison's banjo here, (for banjo-geeks like me) is a Deering Julia Belle, her Signature Model, made in partnership with John Hartford, much as a tribute to his love for riverboats. Read about it here- https://www.deeringbanjos.com/products/julia-belle-5-string-low-banjo

[David Houck]

New

Eric Clapton / Jeff Beck - Moon River

[David Houck]

... Live at Fillmore East ...

Yes, as Peter said, one of the all-time great albums.

[David Houck]

... from Alison Brown.

These were nice; I especially liked the overall sound of the one with Steve Martin (except the fiddle seemed to be too far down in the mix).

[cozmik_cowboy]

Youtube sidebar stuff - a bunch of '70s bands so obscure I'd never heard of them  Well, except Yancy Derringer.  They played at Shimer College in fall of'75, and as House Manager for the Karen Kupcinet Playhouse, it was my job to help them set up, patch A/C into the outlets in such a way that the dimmers on the light board didn't make them hum at about 7000 dB, etc.  They gave me their album, but it was lost (along with all the rest) in The Flood Of '96.
These are all complete albums; I have not listened to the whole thing on any of them (well, except YD - but them not since probably '80 or so).  I found the quality to be varied act to act - but it was cool listening to something that sounds so very '70s that's new to me.  I'll be giving each of them a concentrated listen at some point in the not too distant future.
Let me know what you think:   

 

Peter

[jazzyvee]

Def Leppard Rocks off.

The lead singer was being interviewed in BBC morning News had to revist one of their songs.

[edwardofhuncote]

Another one from Alison Brown's latest... a banjo/mandolin duet with Sierra Hull playing a fascinating counterpoint.

[David Houck]

Another one from Alison Brown's latest... a banjo/mandolin duet with Sierra Hull playing a fascinating counterpoint.

Nicely written and played!