Grateful Dead

Love Tumbleweed Connection .... Kind of Blue is a given as well.... If you bring your axe, will you take requests? And to Katniss....if sugar was as sweet as you honey, sugar just couldn't be bought.... But I digress.... NO GREATEST HITS!!!!!

nice picks, boo! I'll second the EJ, if someone will bring Sly & The Family Stone's Greatest Hits. Red Dirt Girls & Brown Dirt Cowboys, yee haw!

just a heads up, Wishbone Ash is coming to Da Buff... My picks 1) Tumbleweed Connection- Elton John don't laugh if you ain't heard it 2) Music from Big Pink- The Band 3)Kind of Blue- Miles Davis 4) Beethoven's 9th 5) My guitar- roll my own

Tom.....thems some tasty tunes.....I love Rockpile, Jesus of Cool, Dave Edmunds, wow....have seen them a multitude back in the day, and they never did disappoint....Especially liked when Nick and Daves tunes were shared...Billy Bremner was no slouch either....Stone Pony Asbury Park NJ 1978 to support Dave's album Tracks on Wax 4 was killer...... To this day, I love the sound of breaking glass..... Robert Johnson and a little Funkadelic are always welcome..... Just thought of it, we need a little NRBQ......and Little Feat..... Thanks for playing, we will have quite the eclectic collection.... I hear Geo is going through his collection of Gregorian Chants...... ;-)

OK, I’ll take the bait. But should I list what I think is best, or what I would really want to listen to, or base it on what I want you to think of me? I have used a semi-objective measure: records that I have moved 15 times and therefore evidently cannot do without. If I can borrow Oat's David Crosby, then it leaves me with: 1. Nick Lowe, Pure Pop for Now People. The master of the form, cranking out songs that always make me smile. Note for insiders, this was originally released in the UK under the title “Jesus of Cool”, but there was concern that title would offend American audiences. 2. Van Morrisson and Chieftains, Irish Heartbeat These tunes revitalize my Irish bones in a way that is necessary on a periodic basis. 3. Funakdelic, Uncle Jam Wants You It may not be their best album, but it is mine. I wish I could use the better title of another album of theirs: Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow 4. W.A. Mozart, Clarinet Concerto, KV 622 The human mind has never produced anything finer. But if it is to be a long stay on the island, I would take instead Bach’s Goldberg Variations 5. Robert Johnson, Collected Works Because there will be blue days even on an island. I don’t think one GD album would ever suffice, and I have internalized that rhythm and vibe; I can always jam in my head. But if there was room for one more, it would be Anthem of the Sun; I dusted off my old vinyl copy of this after seeing the crazy set list from Santa Clara, and re-discovered how smoking hot that is. Hard to believe a record label released that in 1968.

Hey there Katniss...good to see you... Very nice selections and I get them all....gotta love the man in black, the Lavender moon, Dylan...yeah those are the same album, gotta have some reggae skanking in that island....can't argue with reckoning, not a bad track and not only does it soothe but it begs a smile and a sing along, since you're bringing a cat I will allow the Heads..... Take care, don't be a stranger.... I prefer Blue Kentucky Girl, bought it for my dad when it came out...was his favorite.... Oh well.... That's Otis! ;-) Now, Take the Highway..... .....and, I know.....

You can bring that if I can bring my vinyl of The Temple City Kazoo Orchestra.... They do a mean Whole Lotta Love!!!!! Damn, the crap that I used to collect....

will they laugh at my Peter, Paul and Mary's Greatest Hits? If Emmy Lou can do it, so can I. Hi Ho Silver, that's fer sure. ttfn!

Work has me totally consumed! But, I miss Jerry. I miss rgr, and I can't resist this one. My list is in flux (and some might violate the rules), but right now it stands at... 1) Reckoning. It soothes my soul, every damn time. 2) Blood on the Tracks/Desire, Dylan. As previously stated, in my mind these are one (and, I cheat.) 3) At Folsom Prison, Johnny Cash 4) Kiko, Los Lobos 5) Uprising, Bob Marley 6) Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads (did I mention that I cheat?) Love to you all... oh, gosh. And then there's Emmy Lou's Red Dirt Girl...

Ok, here we go. After much time and consideration I have reduced my musical selections for the desert island to a mere five commercial releases. This was not an easy task and at times felt like I was favoring one old friend at the expense of another. To me albums are like friends to us and over time become an extension of and help define who we are. My selections are not based on individual songs on albums per se, rather on the combination of the content of said albums, their historic meaning to me and more importantly the feeling I get when I still listen to them. I’m a lyrics guy, and good lyric coupled with passionate perfoming is what I look for and continue going back to.I will start with Neil Young. Growing up, I hated him, his voice, his sloppy guitar work, the excessive feedback. Well in 1981 I met Elaine. She is a folkie, and loves Neil, Joni and Jackson amongst many others. She loves to sing and play his songs on guitar, because they are 3 chord simple and easy to master. After living under the same roof for 34 years with a diehard Neil fan and accompanying her to a handful of solo and Crazy Horse shows, I’ve come to realize that he ain’t so bad. He is a very accomplished songwriter, a male Joni Mitchell in my eyes. My motivation for taking a Neil album, is if I'm on that island alone, I’d want a lasting memory of Elaine there. My choice is Time Fades Away…a live disc from 1973, it is recorded in a raw fashion with his band at the time, the Stray Gators. It is sad, passionate and heartfelt., released right about the time Neil would self destruct. To this day he has not reissued it, he said in an interview it brings back too many painful memories. The title track and Don't Be Denied are personal favorites along with Journey Thru the Past. I have always admired Roger Waters, he is aloof, dark, and insecure and writes from the heart and his own paranoid mind. The thing is, he knows he is messed up. As a shrink, I applaud that honesty. After Pink Floyd folded he released a solo album, the Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking. It is not an easy listen, but I get lost in the music and the words. It doesn’t hurt that Clapton and Andy Fairweather Low are on guitar. I saw it performed live in 1984, and it remains one of the most memorable concert experiences of my life. Roger bares his soul about what a screw up he is and how he can not maintain a single healthy relationship in his life, personal or professional. Having grown up in New York City I spent many a summer weekend on the Jersey shore, not vacationing but barhopping with friends. I remember seeing a young Bruce Springsteen. The memories evoked by Bruce and his storytelling make this a must have. While his debut album has a special place in my heart, I’m going with Nebraska, it is a bareboned, albeit poorly recorded emotional testament to ones choices and their subsequent consequences with the ultimate hope of redemption. As a kid I was addicted to FM radio, and in NYC the only true options were WNEW and WLIR, luckily both stations kept this British prog band in constant rotation. My fourth selection is Live at Carnegie Hall by Renaissance. I’m a sucker for a good looking woman with a 5 octave voice. Every song on this disc is a masterpiece to me, and I never tire of hearing it. It is inspirational, ethereal and uplifting. My final selection happens to be my favorite recording of all time! If any of you have experienced unrequited love in their lifetime, then 'nuff said. Eric Clapton and Duane Allman sat down with members of Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett’s band to record Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. A two disc, blues, booze and smack filled jam session of Eric pouring his heart out over his love obsession at the time, Patti Boyd Harrison. The beauty of music and pain in his voice suggest an emotional catharsis....he kicked heroin soon after this. Oh there are many more....but if all I had were these five...I'd be content.