Other than Death Metal, what are you listening to?

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i'm reading ben fong-torres' book '20 yrs of backstage passes' and there was an old rolling stone piece he did on ike & tina - river deep' has been rushing through my brain all morning - i googled it and found THIS version:



holy shit!!!
phil spector put this thing together - went #1 in england but barely charted here.
what?
it WAS a challenging musical piece, but i thought that back THEN at least, we had a bit more musical sophistication here to appreciate the work they all did.

[skvorecky]

What from my post would make you think that I've heard too little of Gene Clark? I absolutely love the guy so i'm confused at the response you had on that one. "The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark" is a great record. His first album, which I think is referred to as "White Light" is also a great, great record.

[skvorecky]

Ike and Tina is awesome, no matter how you cut it.

[skvorecky]

And here is the link for that Ariel Pink record: www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2012/aug/14/ariel-pink-mature-themes-album-stream

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NP (streaming from my favorite, sugarmegs):

<sub>Rickie Lee Jones
Celebrate Brooklyn
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, NY USA
June 15, 2005

Source: Audience recording > Sound Professionals sp-cmc8 (cards) > Unknown Sound professionals pre amp > Sony M-1 > DAT master > Sony pcm-r300 > s/pdif > mbox > Pro Tools 7.0 > WAV > FLAC.

Taped & converted by Nitcomb.

CD 1:
01. On Saturday Afternoons In 1963
02. Pirates
03. Living It Up
04. We Belong Together
05. The Horses
06. Evening Of My Best Day
07. Coolsville
08. Stewart's Coat
09. Jumpin' Jack Flash
10. Firewalker
11. Weasel And The White Boys Cool
12. Last Chance Texaco

CD 2:
01. A Tree On Allenford
02. Youngblood
03. The Moon Is Made Of Gold
04. Chuck E's In Love
05. Sunshine Superman
06. Satellites

Total time = 99:01

Personnel:
Rickie Lee Jones - piano, acoustic guitar
Rob Wasserman - bass
? - electric guitar</sub>

just IMAGINE a warm june night in brooklyn....she fucking KILLS here.
i'm trying to find a better copy than this 40kbps, but this performance is SO damn beautiful.

[skvorecky]

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NP:


i grabbed this after having the good fortune to find a hidden copy of a putumayo sampler 'gypsy caravan' show up at my office. i replayed it prob 6 times at work yesterday.
the 'caravan' is for the most part mellow (tho challenging) with gorgeous melodic ideas flowing freely - this guy, saban's selection there, had the weirdest ever-changing rhythm with such a beautiful vocal over this bizarre herky-jerkiness.
i had to hear some more of him - bob christgau gave it an A- so good enuff fer me!

here:

_{Saban Bajramovic
Gypsy Legend [Times Square, 2001] A-
Consumer Guide Reviews:
Gypsy Legend [Times Square, 2001]
Because Marshall Tito's Yugoslavia encouraged more recording than madman Nicolae Ceausescu's Romania, this Serbian icon has a catalogue that awaits compilation. But just in case his master recordings proved casualties of war, in 1999 some culturally enlightened Dutchmen had him reprise a few hits. Roughened by 63 years of hard living, Bajramovic's voice has lost glide and thrust here, but even in his wild youth he was no breast-beater--his persona was unruly, his manner suave. Balancing Balkan accordion-violin-clarinet and Gypsy swing is Bosnia's Mostar Sevdah Reunion band. "Sevdah" is an Arabic word said to mean "love, desire or ecstasy." Those feelings do get around. A-}

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<sub>The Claire Lynch Band
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
Walsh Farm
Oak Hill, New York
July 21, 2012 - Saturday

High Meadow Stage (main stage) 3:00 pm

DPA 4022 > V2 > Korg MR-1000
Mastered at 24 bit in WaveLab 6.0 with iZotope Ozone 5.0

Claire Lynch � Guitar
Mark Schatz � Bass, Hambone, Banjo
Bryan McDowell � Mandolin, Fiddle
Matt Wingate � Guitar, Mandolin

** 16 Bit **

1.Introduction
2.Paul And Peter Walked
3.Hitchcock Railway
4.A Canary's Song
5.I May Be A Little Bit Tight Tonight
6.Hummingbird
7.Doing Time
8.Bustin' Loose
9.Dear Sister
10.Band Intros
11.She's Too Good For Me
12.Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring
13.Buttermilk Road >
14.Stay All Night
15.callback
Encore:
16.Your Presence Is My Favorite Gift
17.outro</sub>

virtuosic prog bluegrass w/a touch of lyle lovett style goofiness (#11)...

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NP:


some pretty weird sunday afternoon sittin'-around music...got that zappa vibe going on via some crazee belgians.

an infinite variation of tonalities - viz crashin' guitar with a wailin' bari sax to a klezmer/ska backbeat, changing to a ben folds-ish piano pounding workout - clarinets, spoken word all that shit.

<sub>Wonderful fusion music inspired by Frank Zappa
June 19, 2000
By Bonnie J Caporale
Format:Audio CD
XLS is a brilliant band, that has 7 instruments soloing at the same time.
They produced the dEUS album "Worst Case Scenario," which is also great.

The songs on this album will change your conception of what can be done with music.

If you like Jazz or genre blurring, exciting, and innovative music, buy this CD.</sub>


genre-blurring is right!

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NP:



WWPD?
phil most certainly would approve -

_{g'night mrs calabash, whereever you are!}

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ai!
DAMN that evil sugarmegs - hadda listen to this new one that came up:

<sub>The Isley Brothers
July 24, 1999
Concord Pavilion
Concord, California

source: Neumann KM140s>EAA PSP/2>Sony SBM-1>DAT
lineage: DAT master>computer>r8brain PRO>CD Wav>FFE>flac16

01. Fight The Power (Parts 1 & 2) >
02. For The Love Of You >
03. Between The Sheets >
04. Harvest For The World >
05. Who's That Lady >
06. It's Your Thing
07. Twist and Shout
08. Footsteps in the Dark >
09. Groove With You >
10. Make Me Say It Again Girl >
11. Choosey Lover >
12. Caravan of Love
13. Can't Hold Back the Tears
14. Work To Do
15. Atlantis >
16. Summer Breeze >
17. Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)
18. Shout!

total time: 67:06

if you enjoy the music - support the artist and venue!</sub>


i'd also found an ernie isley band show a couple of weeks back - a may 15th 1990 NYC show.
this was probably a short while after i'd seen him 2nd billed to stevie ray vaughan (!!!!!!) at the holiday star theater in merrillville indiana - i recall it being cold on that drive to holiday star, so it could've been early springtime 1990 and then SRV's copter crash was in august 1990...sigh.

you kinna go wrong with any sort of live isleys, fo' real!
an absolute mood elevator.

_{that supremely HOT ernie isley show is on sugarmegs under the letter 'E'...}

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<sub>The Vulgar Boatmen
1989 - You and Your Sister
vinyl rip, very good quality
mp3 @ 320 kbps

OK, first, sorry for the delay in posting. I was away for awhile and didn't get a chance to post. But what I have for you today is well worth the wait. Here we have, not only the culmination of the Gainesville Music connection, but one of the all-time great, classic roots-rock albums, that you've probably never heard of. For now, finally, we come to The Vulgar Boatmen, a legendary group, that somehow never became famous, but certainly should have. OK, first, their story is not one of the typical rock band. Initially, the group was started by Walter Salas-Humara and John Eder in 1982 at the University of Florida, and they made quite a splash locally at the time with an edgy mix of new wave, roots-rock, and humor, and issued a couple of independent cassette-only releases over the next couple years. One of the members added during this time was a young English professor (actually Film Studies) at the the University by the name of Robert Ray. By 1984 or so, Salas-Humara and some of the original members had graduated and were moving on (Salas-Humara went on to form The Silos, another very good, underrated band that are worth checking out), leaving The boatmen primarily in the hands of Robert Ray. Now, prior to this, Robert Ray had met Dale Lawrence, then a student at Indiana University (and who had been in the proto-punk band, The Gizmos), and they had formed a songwriting and performing partnership. After Ray moved to Florida, they continued to collaborate with each other by sending cassette tapes back and forth, working out songs together. Robert would then play the songs with his band, The Vulgar Boatmen in and around Gainesville, and Dale would play them with his band at the time, Right to Left, in Indianapolis. Now, this is when the sound and unique style of The Vulgar Boatmen really came together, in the mid-eighties. The band was becoming a local legend in Gainesville, even though they only performed very ocasionally, usually on campus or at special events just a few shows a year. Meanwhile, in Indianapolis, Dale also renamed his band The Vulgar Boatmen, so now there were two different bands, playing the same songs, both as The Vulgar Boatmen (Florida and Indiana branches). Although their local fame grew, Ray still had his faculty position, and could not tour (and had no interest in touring), so the Indiana version of the band became the touring version of the band, playing throughout the Midwest, and eventually more wide-reaching places. By 1989, The band released their first record (vinyl-only), You and Your Sister, on an independent label. The recording band was predominantly the Florida band, with Dale Lawrence added. Thus, The Gainesville Boatmen became known more as the recording band, and the Indiana band was the touring band. Unless you were in the Gainesville area at the time, you probably never had the opportunity to hear the Gainesville band (but they were great live!). So, if you've heard of the band at all, or saw them ,it was probably the Indiana version. You and Your Sister received much notoriety and acclaim from just about everyone who heard it (which was still very limited), but with Ray not touring, and the unusual nature of the band, they didn't really go anywhere. But Ray and Dale continued to work together, writing songs, and cultivating the style of the band. By 1992, they released their first CD, Please Panic, which many thought was even better than You and Your Sister. But again, they received minimal national recognition. They continued on in this way for a few more years, just playing a few highly anticipated shows a year in Gainesville, but their legend growing. In 1995, they signed with Warner Brothers to release an album worldwide, but things went wrong, and their next album, Opposite Sex, was only released in Europe and the UK. Although the album received acclaim in the UK, and was planned for a US release, management upheavals at the label resulted in no US release, and them getting dropped from the label completely. This was about it for the band at this point, with members moving on to other things (They already had numerous different lineups over the years). So, things were somewhat dormant then, their albums were out of print (Opposite Sex has still never been released in the US), and that was that. However, even with their music unavailable, those who were fans, continued to build the reputation of the band (and Robert and Dale continued as much as they could). Then in 2003, they released a compilation album of highlights from their previous albums, called Wide Awake, featuring remixed and remastered tracks. Dale again set out touring with his version of the band. But still, no breakthrough. In recent years, their music has become more available, with You and Your Sister finally becoming available on CD, and their album tracks available on Amazon and Itunes (as mp3s). But the important thing is, regardless of their history and story, that the music is great, classic stuff. And it is remarkably timeless. It could have been made in any decade over the past 50 years, yet still sounds contemporary. Their sound has many influences, yet has its own distinctive style. You can definitely hear the influences of other early eighties bands like REM, The Feelies, the dB's, but also classic sounds of the Velvet Underground, Buddy Holly, and the Everly Brothers. They have a great natural style and sound, laidback, but with tension, with very sparse and simple, but effective, arrangements (and great melodies and hooks), and has also sometimes been referred to as roots-pop. Their style and music also fits right in with the current trend of roots-oriented music by bands like Mumford & Sons, Fleet Foxes,and others, as well as groups like Uncle Tupelo and, of course, Wilco. These guys were alt-country before that category existed. Of course, to me, they have the epitome of what I think of as 'The Gainesville Sound' (sorry Indiana, who claim them also, but to me this is pure Gainesville), and you can also even hear some Tom Petty in there somewhere.
So, today I am presenting what I consider to be their best album (although many others prefer Please Panic), You and Your Sister. Now, just for this one time, I am violating my rule of not presenting any commercially available music, because this music is not very widely available, and, as I see it, more people need to hear and be aware of this music before they will consider buying it. So, for a limited time, I am making this album available here, to check out. I think you will not only like it, but then will check out, and possibly buy their other available music. So, I hope this is alright with the band, but I really see it as an opportunity for more to experience and be aware of this great band. To me, this is just one of those classic, seminal albums that everyone should have and enjoy. So, I urge you all, if you've ever liked or appreciated the music I've posted here, or agreed with anything I've had to say about music, then you must get this and really listen to it closely. I am confident that if you like any of the music here, or any of the influences listed, then you will like this band. And perhaps will seek out their other music. If you really listen to it, I know that the music will stick with you long after the album is done, and you will find yourself humming and singing the refrains throughout the day. OK, as you can tell, this is a special album for me. Now, enough talk, please check out one of the greatest bands you've never heard of, The Vulgar Boatmen.

Tracklist.
01. Mary Jane
02. You And Your Sister
03. Margaret Says
04. Katie
05. Drive Somewhere
06. Change The World All Around
07. Fallen Down
08. Hold Me Tight
09. Cry Real Tears
10. Drink More Coffee
11. The Street Where You Live

The Vulgar Boatmen (1989)
Jim Bays
Carey Crane
Michael Derry
Dale Lawrence
Robert Ray

Note: When re-issued on CD, an additional track 'Decision By The Airport' was added (after 'Drive Somewhere'). But, since this is the original 1989 vinyl release version, that track is not included here.

Unfortunately, download of this album no longer available (depositfiles received copyright infringement complaint). Please seek out Vulgar Boatmen releases where available elsewhere. Here is link to Vulgar Boatmen music available through Amazon.com: Amazon.com link - Vulgar Boatmen
By all means, Please purchase the music of this great, neglected band.</sub>

needless to say, i found it through other means - pretty low key approach, something which sometimes naturally leaves me underwhelmed, but this i like quite a lot, in a calexico sorta way.

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just in at sugarmegs, well, last night...


<sub>Emmylou Harris and Spyboy
June 16, 2000
Villa Montalvo
Saratoga, California

source: MBHO KA200s>EAA PSP/2>Sony SBM-1>DAT
lineage: DAT master>computer>r8brain PRO>CD Wav>FFE>flac16

01. My Songbird
02. Where Will I Be
03. Orphan Girl
04. Wrecking Ball
05. Red Dirt Girl
06. Raise The Dead
07. I Ain't Living Long Like This
08. Love Hurts
09. Goodbye
10. Get Up John
11. Wafaring Stranger
12. One Of These Days
13. Sweet Old World
14. Every Grain Of Sand
15. Goin' Back To Harlan >
16. Deeper Well
17. Calling My Children Home
18. All My Tears (Be Washed Away)
19. Wheels
20. Born To Run
21. The Maker

encore
22. Poncho and Lefty
23. Indian Red

total time: 110:41
________________________________

Emmylou Harris
Buddy Miller
Daryl Johnson
Brady Blade

- Support the Artist and Venue -</sub>

buddy miller is burning it UP here!

i saw this band play at orchestra hall prob a good 3-4 years after this recording - and 'the buddy miller band' was 2nd billed - bliss, sheer bliss!

first class and CLASSY ungratuitous guitar player - emmylou's singing and songwriting ain't ever nuthin' to sneeze at neither!

<sub>h**p://tela.sugarmegs.org/latestadditions.aspx

got LIVE if you want it!!!</sub>

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np:

<sub>Los Lobos
Tarrytown Music Hall
Tarrytown, New York
9/28/2012

Source: Schoeps CCM4V'S(din)>Lunatec V2>Benchmark AD2K>
Sound Devices 722 (24/48)
FOB/DFC/KFC/ZFC/AARP Center Section, Row O, Between Seats 6 & 7, 6 1/2' High
DSP: Sound Devices 722>Sound Forge 9.0>CD Wave>flac(16)
Recorded By: Z-Man
Seeded By: Z-Man

Disc I

01 Introduction By Claudia Marshall
02 Dream In Blue
03 Wake Up Dolores
04 Angels With Dirty Faces
05 Kiko And The Lavender Moon
06 Saint Behind The Glass
07 Reva's House
08 When The Circus Comes To Town
09 Arizona Skies

Disc II

01 Short Side Of Nothing
02 Two Janes
03 Whiskey Trail
04 Just A Man >
05 Peace
06 Rio de Tenampa
Encore:
07 Thanks?Tuning
08 Burn It Down
09 Cinnamon Girl

Show Notes: Cesar Rojas Was Not Present With The Band Tonight. The Band
Performed The Album Kiko From Top To Bottom.</sub>