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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg0BNTebcbY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVdTQ3OPtGY&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV8TE5l_J0o&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYWVY4mUPPo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl9EdDfg9UI&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMJKQg0qC_0&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdlyi5mckg0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EoQ3GkH4Zc&feature=related "Believe it if you need it or leave it if you dare..." Happy Summer Dayz A-Head! Peace, love, music, safe-travels, friends and family... and every good wish there ever was to You--->All, xo! I love you...All, xo! ------------------------------------------(-----@
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    Sonic Youth - 5/19/1998, Ogden Theater, Denver, CO.
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    yeah, Prince Far-I was mighty.and the On-U Sound guys are excellent. a good friend of mine handles all their artists for release in Japan. many a classic story too about Lee Perry arriving in Narita and immediately wanting to smoke a spliff; he simply doesn't recognise that it's illegal. to him it's a normal plant (i'm with ya there Scratch...). spent the entire time traveling with him from the airport into Tokyo with him asking every ten minutes or so, "can i smoke now?" "no, Perry-san, absolutely NOT!". he's like a big kid!
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    ..thanks for the reminder Deadicated...I have not had a roots session for quite some time (too many dang Grateful Dead releases to listen to ;-) ). I lost a lot of roots gems on a non backed up hard disc a while back and my vinyl is scattered around the globe. A lot can be recovered through the maze of blog sites but it takes so much time. Don Drummond is a barely recognised genius. If he had been playing jazz in New York at that time he might have been a star...I imagine him as a sideman for Miles...as it was his life disintegrated into a nightmare. The great Rico Rodriguez kept the trombone tradition going though. ahh yes..those heavy heavy roots and dub shows in London in the 70s and the chance to see Sly and Robbie almost every week. Prince Far-I was the hardest and heaviest..
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    hey Deadicated!yes, i'm a massive fan of dub and reggae, especially artists like King Tubby, Augustus Pablo, The Congos, Yabby You, Scientist, Prince Jammy, I-Roy, Burning Spear, Horace Andy, Lee Perry, Mad Professor etc. and yes, that Studio One box set is fantastic! I remember when Soul Jazz used to a have a little record store in the old Spitalfields Market in London (before they gutted the soul out of the Market and turned it into a faceless mall with a coupla stalls). saw many a fine show in London, £5.00 for Augustus Pablo; those were the days!! and of course those deep bass vibrations of the sound systems we used to get in Brixton, just down the road from me. fine weed, fine rum and fine riddims indeed. Cornell Campbell is great. you might want to check out the "I Shall Not Remove 1975-80" release on the excellent Blood & Fire label - http://www.bloodandfire.co.uk/ They mainly do CDs now but they still do limited pressings on vinyl which are mastered by Moritz Von Oswald from Rhythm & Sound/Basic Channel fame. Anytime you want recommendations or info on releases, old or new, then drop me a message, man.
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    I was on a mission to find hardware in our basement to affix a gauntlet of sorts to stymey our dog Guinness from escaping when I came across crateloads of tapes.Grateful Dead made up a good number of them, but I was a taping fool when I got into reggae so I decided I'd set up my cassette deck and tackle the mountain of music before me. This music will never see the light of day on CD. What I'm listening to is a tape comprised of Studio One 12" from the late '70's and early '80's. Sir Clement Dodd was a Jamaican producer who recorded just about everybody in JA who was a quality performer. There's a newly remastered package that includes a compilation CD, three hour DVD and 100 page book called the Studio One Story that I recommend highly. It's on the Soul Jazz label The names on the tape sleeve for the tape I'm listening to don't reveal who fronted the fabulous stable of Studio One musicians, but I think I can come up with a few: Heavenless - is an instrumental that features the incredible Don Drummond on trombone. What a riddim'! I can't remember the next, but then there are three by Cornell Campbell - Conversation, Queen of the Minstrel & What Kind of World. He sounds like a reggae version of Curtis Mayfield. The flip side of the tape has Alton Ellis and Sugar Minott among others. All feature tasteful dub effects and fine instrumentation. Needless to say, when I started searching through the basement "archive" this was one of the tapes I had to find. The date on the tape is 2/07/88. Is there anybody else out there who listens to this stuff? By the way, I'm extremely stoked about the next Dave's Picks - hope you are too!
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    Europe '72 - Is This Fast??
    Indeed. E72 was speeded up a little, apparently (I read somewhere) in order to fit all the songs on a double LP.
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    FINALLY just picked up the Europe 72 stuff. Not the entire box set, but Volume 1 and 2. Great, great stuff. But one thing is jumping out at me, and I didn't see it mentioned anywhere else online. Does Vol. 1 play fast? Especially on the Morning Dew, that's the highest pitch I've ever heard of Jerry's voice, and other stuff here and there, the harmonies on He's Gone, it just sounds like it's played on a record player too fast and everything's a little higher pitched than usual. Has anyone ever noticed this or heard of it being an issue?
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    DAVE'S PICKS VOL III........right here on the listening party :)
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Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf, West Germany 4/24/72 For however many Springs I got left this and the others are what I'll be listening to.
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- 'Time to Pretend' by MGMT- 'Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins' - 'Warp Riders' by the Sword - 'Amused to Death' by Roger Waters Can't wait to get home where Bombino's 'Agadez', Chelsea Light Moving's self-titled debut, and 'The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th Anniversary' are waiting to be listened to.
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Stories Don't End I'm struggling with this band. I think that I want to like them but I just can't quite get there. Taylor Goldsmith sounds much too much like Jackson Browne, and the band has that SoCal Laurel Canyon vibe, but the songs just don't quite grab me. "Stories" is their third album. Jackson Browne's third album was "Late for the Sky." Nearly forty years later, I'm still playing "Late for the Sky." Right now I'm doubting that forty days from now I'll still be playing "Stories." Maybe it'll grow on me...
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4/26/72 Jahrhundert Halle Frankfurt, West Germany It's the show that brought me back to the bus. The 1st official release, however, in 1995 pales sonically. Robert Hunter's write-up in the "gatefold" is wortth hanging on to for sure though. I'm still in complete disbelief I'm listening to show after show from the Spring '72 Europe tour.
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Jamey Johnson "Living for A Song" a tribute to Hank Cochran I'm hearin' elements of the Possum.
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4/29/72 Musikhalle, West Germany You know, the one with the German Sheperd sporting headphones. It was a Saturday.Make sure you get to Disc 3. No prisoners. Cheers.
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Transferred my copy of 'A Nice Pair' from vinyl to MP3 the other night and am currently groovin' to the first two PF releases on my iPod at work. It makes me wonder in what directions PF would've taken if not for the collapse of Syd's psyche. 'The Piper at the Gates of Dawn' truly is a fantastic album, especially side A.
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5/02/70 Harpur College, Binghamton, NY Got my Dave's Picks, Vol. 6 today, but I will never forgo Harpur, 5/02/70.(And the quandry continues tomorrow because '72 resumes - let's see, maybe the sixth?)
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'Women in Technology' - I bought this CD for one song, "Your Woman," which was my JAM in the late '90s, but I've grown to appreciate the album as a whole over the years. My iPod played two songs from the album back to back while on shuffle, which made me realize it's been a while since I'd listened to the whole record. And here we are....
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Moved on from White Town to the likes of Suicide's 'Half Alive' and 'Ghost Riders', Martin Rev's self-titled debut, Sick Cell's 'Motionless' single, and the Raptures debut EP 'Out of the Races and onto the Tracks'. Then my iPod died....
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5/03/72 Olympia Theatre Paris, France I'm well inot the jam (disc 3) and am lovin' every minute!!! Happy Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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5/04/72 Olympia Theatre Paris, France Just finished a screaming Railroad Blues only to repair to The Stranger - this is fine, fine playing - you gotta love it when the guys answer Pig with their Whoa oh, whoa oh's! Think I'll throw Peggy Lee's "Black Coffee" into the grinder during intermission (5/04/53). Feliz pre-cinco de mayo!
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In honor of the forth-coming May '77 box, thought I'd try something a little different. Oh, my. I've been listening only to '69 & '72 and I'm finding this quite odd. But inna good way. Things have slowed down so much it's mind boggling!!! La esposa and I are going to a new restaurant, Mission Taqueria, featuring a menu loosely based on that of the culinary styles found in the Mission District, S.F. Promises to be riquisimo! Happy Cinco de mayo!
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I'm maybe halfway through the show from July 7, '89, and it's a pretty solid piece. Started off slowly and a little shaky, but it's certainly picked up steam after the fantastic jam at the end of "Let It Grow." Sadly, I found this show's renditions of "Ramble on Rose" and "Box of Rain" rather weak an uninspired; totally digging the "Scarlet Begonias" > "Fire on the Mountain" jam, though. Perhaps this is some of that '80s inconsistency that many have commented about in the past.
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Just finished the Fox Theater concert, and WOW, what a show!! "Turn on Your Lovelight" > "Not Fade Away" > "Turn on Your Lovelight" might be one of the best 'Dead jams I've heard in...well...EVER! The "Dark Star" > "St. Stephen" > "Mason's Children" jam set is also a booty-shaker; it was all I could do to keep from dancing out of my cubicle! And "And We Bid You Goodnight" was the utmost perfect way to end that show--bring it in slow and steady, rock 'em 'til their socks fall off, then lay them down gently to sleep. Quite possibly the best of Dave's Picks so far!
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Well, sort of. Right now, the 2013 bonus disc. I truly do love this mix of Pigpen with the first glimmers of that explosion of incredible songwriting that starts around this time. May 77 box ordered. Ain't life grand?
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Grooving to the DP6 bonus disc and really enjoying the early rendition of "Dire Wolf." Also, this rendition of "Mason's Children" is far superior to the previous night's that's featured on the main release. I can't recall exactly when 'Workingman's Dead' was released, but I like how the song still felt new at the time, how it had to build up steam before the band could really rip into it. Speaking of DP6 proper, I was a tad disappointed in the 12/20/69 performance of "Dark Star." It was sonically intriguing but felt less ambitious than other performances. Not to say it was "bad," per se, but the band seemed hesitant to really explore the perennial jam session. "St. Stephen" and "The Eleven" that followed, however, were lightning-hot, and that 35-plus min. "Turn on Your Lovelight" burned the house down. All-in-all, another great show to love and cherish! Also, as a side note, when I ripped the CDs to iTunes, I put the Fillmore show in the proper order. No need to interrupt the jams when you don't have to change CDs!
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After several times listening at different sound levels my opinion has gone up slightly. I don't remember which Dark Star it is, St. Louis I think, that has a jaw dropping catapult into space courtesy of Jerry. I mean, they even pause in the song for a very slivery split second after this sonic boom. The other highlight for me is The Eleven. It is blistering. Conversely, the New Speedway Boogie seems like a tacked-on after-thought. I guess the purpose of this release is to fill in some not well-lit moment in Grateful Dead history. I accept that every output is not going to be scorching through and through.
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5/07/72 Bickershaw Festival Wigan, England The one with the Dark Star and Other One. Yep, it's smokin' from the git-go! I'll see if I can suck it up and listen to the Boston, '77, show later - got the place to myself. '77 might just have to wait 'til tomorrow though. The eighth's a pretty good show, too, isn't it?
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Land Just released third album from these guys originally from my tiny middle-of-nowhere Maine hometown. Keep it up, guys!
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5/10/72 Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Holland How did they do this? Please, somebody tell me! I'll say it again - I don't believe I own this!!! And then tomorrow? Holy moly!
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Pre-show: 5/11/37 & 5/11/38 "Complete Billie Holiday" 5/11/45 Dizzy Gillespie "Shaw 'Nuff" 5/11/49 J.J.Johnson "Savoy Sessions" 5/11/54 Thelonious Monk Quintet "Monk" 1st Set: 5/11/72 Grote Zaal de Doelen Rotterdam, Holland Intermission: 5/11/56 Miles Davis "Workin'" & "Steamin'" 2nd Set: 5/11/72 Heart of gold band. Post-show: 5/11/57 Curtis Fuller "New Trombone" 5/11/60 Charlie Rouse "Takin' Care of Business"
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I found a used copy of this box (for umm$) but I am loving it. I am currently on the 2nd show and the Dark Star is getting really spooky. This sound quality is amazing too. I absolutely can't get enough of the DaP 6 too. I think the 2/2/70 is a better but its all on fire to my ears...especially the Eleven>New Speedway Boogie. 1st one ever...what a great snapshot in history! I love it. DaP 6 is actually what made me break down and get the FW 69 complete...
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5/13/72 Lille Fairgrounds Lille, France Just listening to Jerry sing the chorus of Loser - with a sweet Suzie for good measure - and marveling at his great voice. And then he rips his all-about-the-nuance solo, flirting with harmonics all the while - so sweet! Sure's good to be alive in the middle of May!!! Ain't it?
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In the mood this morning to listen to Paul "H.R." Hudson's other band, H.R. (a.k.a.: Human Rights). A rather big leap away from the thrashing, smashing, and screaming of Bad Brains, I have most but not all of his solo albums. More to the point, I have his SST releases and his most recent album, 'Hey Wella', but don't have any of the early '90s or early '00s records. And since I'm a bit of an O.C.D. stickler when it comes to listen to an artist's complete catalogue, I'm listening to the albums in chronological order:- 'Human Rights' - 'Singin' in the Heart' - 'H.R. Tapes '84-'86: It's About Love/Keep out of Reach' - 'Charge' - 'Hey Wella' plus the album's two singles, "Didn't I Tell You" and "Hey Wella" You can also get a CD of the band's latest tour, which features members of Fishbone and Suicidal Tendencies (if you're into that kind of stuff) as well as a limited edition split 45" with Valient Thorr and some other goodies through the band's Facebook page, "HR Human Rights."
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Happy New Year Vol 1 A compilation of live tracks from 2012. A definite goosebumps moment on "Phoenix Story/Mr Bojangles." I'll not do it justice, it must be heard, but here's the gist: Todd is a big fan of Jerry Jeff Walker. One night in Phoenix the two of them closed down a bar and were wandering back to their hotel. Heard a tune, walked around a corner to investigate, there's a guy on a street corner at 3 am singing Mr Bojangles to nobody. Todd and Jerry Jeff stop and listen, Todd's mind racing ("Should I tell this guy, does he even know who this is?"). Song ends, Jerry Jeff throws some money in the hat and they go on their way. The story segues into the intro to Mr Bojangles, the crowd cheers, and the intro just goes on for a while. The crowd suddenly goes wild, very wild, and the first verse starts...Jerry Jeff singing. Pretty sweet...
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Listening to last year's expanded re-issues of Bob Mould's short-lived second band, Sugar. "Copper Blue" is a solid album, starting off with a heavy punch to the gut but goes out with a bit of a whimper. The second, live disc is where this expanded edition really shines. While the songs on "File Under: Easy Listening" don't pack as much visceral power as the hard rockers on "Copper Blue," I feel that it is overall a more balanced record. Really, the live discs on both of these re-issues make buying the expanded editions worth your money. I snagged 'em both when they were just $5 apiece from Amazon, so I'm missing the re-issue of the E.P. "Beaster" that comes with the CD/LP version of "Copper Blue," but I plan to eventually get both these albums on vinyl. If you're a fan of Bob Mould's work and have never listened to Sugar, get these albums. Like, now.
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Been on a bit of a reggae kick of late (after ODing on Bob Mould). If you're in the mood to check out/support a killer indie band, check out the Idlers from St. John's, Newfoundland, and Labrador, Canada. They have two albums out--"Corner" and "Keep Out"--that are simply DYNAMITE. Both were produced by none other than Darryl Jenifer of the Bad Brains and the White Mandingos. This ten-peice outfit is no joke--these cats can groove with the best of 'em! Check out their website, idlers.ca, or grab their tunes directly from CD Baby.
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his "some humans ain't human" song written about the ole asshole from El Paso - Dubya reminded me of what a talented song writer he is. I got to see him live at the beautiful Coronado Theater in Rockford, IL. back in the late 90's. Outstanding performer; just wish I could've seen him with Bonnie Raitt.
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I met a woman a couple of weeks ago who had just seen Bob Mould, was raving about the show. Then Parkas4Kids does some raving of his own, seems like Bob Mould is calling me? My favorite post-Huskers albums are Copper Blue and Workbook, I should try them on this evening, take a spin around the block. It's been a few years since Mould was part of my music rotation, can't begin to understand sometimes how artists drop off my radar without any real intent involved. Too much music, too little time. But then again, I do like that John Prine album mentioned by slo as well. And I'm seeing CSN on Sunday, feeling compelled to take a trip through their catalog. I need about 4 sets of ears and a much more talented multi-tasking brain, it seems. I know, 1st-world problems, eh?
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Coleman Hawkins "Rainbow Mist" 5/17/44 John Coltrane/Paul Quinichette "Cattin'" 5/17/57 Thelonious Monk "Monk In Copenhagen" 5/17/61 Teddy Edwards/Howard McGhee "Together Again" 5/17/61 Bill Evans "How My Heart Sings" & "Polka Dots & Moonbeams" 5/17/62 Miles Davis "Sorcerer" 5/17/67 Miles Davis "Miles In the Sky" 5/17/68 Grateful Dead La Grande Salle du Grand Theatre Luxembourg 5/16/72 Not the longest show from the tour, but it hits all the spots just right! Happy Friday!!!
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Bob Dylan Live 1966 (set 1)
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5/18/72 Kongressal Munich, West Germany Great liner notes by Blair Jackson with a focus on Bill, "the young god". I'm in the midst of Playin' and, well, words are fairly inconsequential by this stage - pure pudding!!! And now for our next number ... Good Lovin'. Intermission: 5/18/59 Sonny Stitt/Oscar Peterson "Sittin' In" & Oscar Peterson "A Portrait of Frank Sinatra" Only the Lyceum left after this one ... it's going by too fast!!!
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Encore: It's All Over Now Baby BlueNice, slightly extended, version. This and Knockin' On Heaven's Door are my Dylan/Jer faves for encores ~ the carpet, too, is moving under you ~
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5/19/77 Fox Theatre Atlanta, Ga. It had been a good number of shows since they'd played Sugaree and this one - for me, anyhow - has a pair of rushes during Jerry breaks that are amazing, just amazing. Love this show!!! RIP Senor Latvala.
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Anal Magic & Rev. Dwight Frizzell