Subject: old music
Date: Wed Mar 8 14:27:12 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:That's real nice. Thanks. As always, Bonnie knows what's what and gets the best people to work with her. Everybody knows Lindley, but fewer are probably aware of (the late) Mike Finnigan (nice fills with the B3 there), as just one further example. He did a couple(?) of nice albums in the late '70s(?) with Les Dudek (an underappreciated gunslinger) and Jim Krueger, among lots of other projects. He's played with "all the greats", too, like Taj, Rod S., Cohen, Buddy Guy, Graham Nash, and tons more (the proverbial "too many to mention").
I'm really bummed that David is no longer with us.....
Date: Thu Mar 9 00:18:22 2023
User: BuzzClik
Message:I was scrolling through available programs in my "library" on YouTube TV and found an Austin City Limits with Jackson Browne. Given today's discussion about some dear musicians lost, I thought I'd watch. When Mr. Browne sang "These Days", it carried a totally different meaning than it did in 1967.
These days I seem to think about
How all the changes came about my way
And I wonder if I'd see another
Highway
Sigh. This is why I resist revisiting the lyrical heroes of my youth.
Date: Thu Mar 9 00:27:19 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:It will remain a profound mystery, I suppose, how he, along with a very few others, could write such 'mature', wordly lyrics at such a young age. Was he really on an ACL in 1967? I think that's too early for that program to have existed. But I suspect I'm slightly missing your point. Maybe you're referring to *your* 1967?
Date: Thu Mar 9 00:36:52 2023
User: BuzzClik
Message:Yes, my 1967. He was on ACL quite recently (season 47).
And I agree. Where does a 19-year-old find those lyrics?
Date: Sun Mar 26 02:29:04 2023
User: Klepp
Message:This one is for the ladies in the house...
Link: Ginuwine - Pony
Date: Mon Mar 27 14:40:58 2023
User: BuzzClik
Message:Looping back to the brief discussion of "The Book of Love" by the Magnetic Fields:
>>Date: Mon Nov 14 18:34:31 2022
>>User: TNmountainman
>>Message: "I also went and listened to the live operatic(-ish) Peter Gabriel version, which imo seemed contrived and pales in comparison."
I saw the Magnetic Fields in a converted movie theater: nice, small venue with seats for everyone. "The Book of Love" was introduced by Stephin Merritt: "So there I was in the Hollywood Bowl listening to Peter Gabriel. As he performed 'The Book of Love', animated stick figures performed above his head, a boy Peter Gabriel and a girl Peter Gabriel. At the end of the song, they got married, which is strange because in the song, they absolutely do not get married."
oops.
Here's another interesting song from the Magnetic Fields. This one sung by Claudia Gonson. It's about birds.
Link: https://youtu.be/gFSq_rbTpiU
Date: Wed Apr 5 10:25:36 2023
User: Klepp
Message:Miles was surely shooting up a lot as he made this FABULOUS album, but, I think the whites of his eyes in the cover photo tell of yet possessing decent health...
Link: Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
Date: Fri Apr 7 04:18:48 2023
User: Klepp
Message:I had no idea this was the SAME GUY that electronically blasted "Short Bus"--his album after spinning off Trent Reznor and "Nine Inch Nails"--beautiful stuff...
Link: Filter - Take A Picture
Date: Mon Apr 24 19:16:57 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:Sometimes................................when one doesn't revisit something for a while, one could possibly forget - well, not "forget", but partially minimize, let's say - the immensity of the talent and genius of John Bonham and his mates. This should correct that. If played loud enough. 🥁🎸
Link: Bonham being Bonham (among other delights)
Date: Thu Apr 27 23:02:37 2023
User: BuzzClik
Message:I saw Kottke play this when he looked like the guy in the video. We've both aged a bit. He's still better looking and more talented.
Link: Leo Kottke, "Louise"
Date: Sun Apr 30 11:22:13 2023
User: mrbuck
Message:Klepp,
What in the Wide Wide World of Sports was that?
mrbuck
Date: Tue May 9 04:22:23 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:Here's some of those Carter harmonies, Klepp. I present it not so much as a shining example of recorded tunes, but almost as a documentary-type thing, from 1986. That said..........the harmonies are not absent.
Link: The Carters with Gove
Date: Tue May 9 19:37:48 2023
User: Klepp
Message:I notice Netflix has a documentary on the family...I'll look it up...
Date: Wed May 17 00:46:05 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:I don't think I'm being biased here..............but I think this is just seriously, seriously, bad-a** all the way through. Ok, maybe there's one slow song in the middle, or possibly two, and it starts a little bluegrass-y with the one Flatt & Scruggs tune, but I think that just comes with the Billy-tory. A couple of 'pertinent' John Hartford classics for this *4/20* occasion, and then a flat-out, intense, no-holds-barred jam for the whole last half of this hour and 11 minutes. After the second Hartford choice, just strap yourself in. The whole show was 3+ hours, and this is just the first set. No word yet on whether or not outskirts attended.
Awesome sound; awesome video; beyond-awesome musicianship. Recommend watching on a full screen computer.
Link: Billy & the boys in St. Augustine, 4/20
Date: Wed May 17 07:55:12 2023
User: BuzzClik
Message:"Away from the Mire" is a bit of a masterpiece.
Date: Wed May 17 12:00:46 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:Absolutely. But that last 25 minutes is as well.
Date: Wed May 17 15:57:25 2023
User: outskirts
Message:"Recommend watching on a full screen computer."
Why, when a bigger screen smart tv is SO much better?
Date: Wed May 17 16:53:30 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:That must be something in the future. Sounds 🎵 like a great idea. 😁
Date: Wed May 17 17:09:45 2023
User: outskirts
Message:Doesn't require a subscription or a lot of $$ they are cheap. And because they actually are smart, they set themselves up.
Date: Wed May 17 18:24:07 2023
User: Kumquat-of-Conciliation
Message:......and they help the gov'ment listen in on your conversations, right? 😉
Date: Wed May 17 19:13:58 2023
User: BuzzClik
Message:You would love smart TVs. They come preloaded with a bunch of apps — all the ones you avoid putting in your phone.
Date: Wed May 17 19:15:15 2023
User: BuzzClik
Message:🤪
Date: Wed May 17 19:46:35 2023
User: outskirts
Message:Wow. Someone living in the dark ages. Do you have a square tv that weighs half a ton? You don't need to be recommending how to watch videos. Just saying.
Date: Sat May 20 22:50:19 2023
User: Klepp
Message:Edie Brickell...I suspect the song is remade, but it's hard to imagine it done better.
Link: Good Times
Date: Wed May 24 16:47:41 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:Tina Turner - gone at 83.
Date: Thu Jun 1 08:36:27 2023
User: outskirts
Message:In north Florida we have a bitty little music festival in a bitty little town on the Suwannee that's been going on for 71 years now, called the Florida Folk Festival, on Memorial Day weekend. You'll never guess who had the gall to just show up unannounced. And they let them play. Sheesh.
Initials ST and DT
Link: https://youtu.be/d7wzJtxqPmw
Date: Thu Jun 1 15:20:32 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:How dare those interlopers come in there and think they can get away with that! The "boss guy" was sure annoying, doing his Paul Shaffer-type "directing" - and then telling Gent to wrap it up. And the editing was terrible - showing them leading Gent off the back of the stage, and then immediately after that.........there he was again jamming out. But a super nice event, clearly.
Date: Fri Jun 2 10:47:58 2023
User: outskirts
Message:Lol that dude coming out of the woods
Date: Fri Jun 2 23:03:03 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:"The Kids are Alright"? You bet they are.
Supposedly Keith's final performance. Also supposedly an unknown Chrissie Hynde was in the audience.
Link: "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Date: Thu Jun 8 08:24:54 2023
User: BuzzClik
Message:I was cruising the channels on Bell TV, impressed by the 1000+ channels, about 35% of which are in French. I stumbled upon the CBC Documentary channel. I was excited to see that the new documentary, "Doug and the Slugs and Me," was about to start. The documentary is okay, but it certainly reminded me of my New Wave phase.
Here's a taste, from the album "Cognac and Bologna."
Link: Doug and the Slugs, "Too Bad"
Date: Thu Jun 29 04:42:28 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:As to the Kravitz selection..............so much effort, so much equipment, so many talented people, and yet......................he lip-synced it. Atrocious decision, imo. Why? Just why? 'Cause he/they wanted a smooth sound, rather than genuine authenticity - I guess. Just my opinion, obviously.
Date: Thu Jun 29 15:08:14 2023
User: cellmate
Message:
i'm surprised you're surprised
Date: Thu Jun 29 15:11:36 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:Where did I say I was surprised? I'm not fond of his music.
Date: Thu Jun 29 15:30:56 2023
User: cellmate
Message:
"... he lip-synced it. Atrocious decision..."
Date: Thu Jun 29 15:36:50 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:Not the same as surprise.
Date: Thu Jun 29 15:39:25 2023
User: cellmate
Message:
Really?
Date: Thu Jun 29 15:42:00 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:Really. And I'm surprised *you're* surprised at that news.
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