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Sharing one of my favorite Xmas songs for anyone who hasn't heard it - Leroy's take on Phil Ochs' "No Christmas in Kentucky".
https://soundcloud.com/benscot/got-my-bells-christmas-in
The track is from Santa is Real by the Kennett Brothers & Friends (and includes covers from Jay Bennett and John Stirratt) though I think Edward Burch compiled it. As far as I know my soundcloud is the only place this song exists on the internet though I don't remember where I found it to upload it. Would love to hear the whole album if anyone knows where to find it!
Happy holidays!
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Hey - you poppin' my stones?
They should get Old Sourpuss to produce their next album.
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This was also the first time I'd heard Jeff sing "Please Tell My Brother" since his mother passed. Does anyone know if this was the first time since?
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About 16 Nothings, I'd say.
G-d shaped hole verse was sung in the more subdued style of the rest of the song, not belted out. Pretty sure everyone was expecting Acuff or Dreamer once he stepped to the stage edge, but as soon as the crowd heard "Back in your old neighborhood..." instantly the crowd began to audibly sing/chant/murmur-along. At the end, the crowd went into the multiple Nothings without missing a beat, Jeff faded out halfway through, and silently conducted the crowd the rest of the way before cueing everyone when to do "...Nothing at all...". Magic.
No catharsis on the g-d shaped hole bit, but we got it in spades on the "disposable dixie cup drinker" belt-out earlier in the show.
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does anyone else hear genesis' "tonight tonight tonight" from 2:08 to 2:28 in this song?
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That last veres is the coolest verse ever written. If you have the concert program, there's an interview with Jeff by his sons. They ask what his favorite song to play live is -- Spiders because, "I get to freak out on the guitar for like 10 minutes ... because freaking out on the guiter for 10 minutes is really good for your soul."
And that's why I love Spiders -- a mindless explosion of words and music that is a complete release -- which is realy good for my soul, man.
"I just do as I am told...."
I've always thought the live Spiders is one of the best things they do live. It's just about the only nod to jamming Wilco does. Always reminded me of Phish's "First Tube".
When the apocalyptic noise from the end of Poor Places is filling the room, and the stage is covered with dry ice smoke....and then Spiders just sneaks in. That's Wilco at their best in concert (imo of course).
Exactly right. I love this song because I believe it's the only song in the band's catalog where the band can really stretch their legs in a loosely-structured arrangement. The drums, bass and keyboard parts are hypnotic together and allow Jeff and Nels to really channel something improvisatory and get as loud as they wanna be. Whatever type of day the band is having you can tell best during Spiders.
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I posted mp3s of Phish and the Boss on you send it. Link here.
Listen after Antelope ends to hear Trey's intro of Bruce.
Trey: "When I was 12 years old I went to my first concert ever. It was in Chadwick Gym in Princeton University, about a 3000 seat venue. I can't say that that concert has ever been rivaled in my mind for...I saw that concert and I thought every concert was going to be like that...exploding with energy for three straight hours, and, uh, it turned out that that wasn't always true!
Tonight, all of us are going to have the incredible opportunity right now to share the stage with my boyhood hero, and still my hero today, Bruce Springsteen..."
Crowd: BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE
Mustang Sally, Bobby Jean, Glory Days
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So sad. Rest in Peace Jay. Your talents will be missed. Thanks for all the good times...
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i think that's the kind of statement you could make for any of the guys besides Jeff in this band. All of them are capable of SO MUCH and they are all legit musicians in their own right who could front their own bands, write their own songs, etc. I mean, I would love to hear more of Jorgensen, Glenn and I would love it if Nels got to let loose a little moore. But, with so much talent jam packed into one band, I guess everyone isn't really going to shine on their own as much. does that make any sense?
Of course it makes sense. While there's no doubt its Jeff's band, this is a supremely talented ensemble. I remember the comments a few years back from people on this board who felt Nels was underused on the last album. I agreed with that sentiment then and would have expanded it to include Glenn. Nels' range is much more on display on this album, IMO. I was in awe after seeing Glenn perform as the opener on Jeff's solo tour a few years back. His technical skills, his mastery of rhythm and yes, his subtlety, blew me away. I've figured it out though, I'm starting a political action committee: People for a More Dominant Glenn. Will be holding a fundraiser shortly, to be followed by a lengthy lobbying tour, starting July 8th at Wolf Trap.
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I can assume three things from this post:
1) You are one of those folks who thinks Ringo wasn't a good drummer.
2) you know nothing of the art of subtlety and how hard it is to pull off at the drum set.
3) you are not listening very closely.
Actually Jersey Mike I'm pretty high on Ringo as a drummer. I'm usually the guy who sticks up for him in conversations about best/favorite drummers. I appreciate subtlety in art also, but I don't play drums so I don't have a good sense about how to play them subtly or otherwise. I'll give the album another listen as soon as the stream goes back up.
Glenn is my favorite drummer in rock right now. I'd still like to hear Coomer rip the drums on that particular track and think Glenn's talents were underused on the album.
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I wrote these thoughts down after my second listen, knowing that this thread would someday appear. Verbatim from last week:
"This album reminds me of a quote I heard Billy Joel give on Friday Night Videos back in the day. When asked about the Eurythmics, he said, "Interesting...little gimmicky".
Aside from One Wing, Glenn is pretty much just keeping time again. Would love to hear You Never Know with Coomer on drums!
Backwards guitar on You and I? Is that the Shankar reference from the Rolling Stone interview?
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This is really impressive. Very funny.
"Writer one, writer two, collaborating hot tones
Two, four, six, eight, percent divide
Pretty song, pretty film, quote yourself to Sam Jones
I'll produce, you'll be fine"
That might be my favorite line of all of them. Nice job!
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"Black Velvet" - Alannah Myles
This song makes me want to lay down in traffic
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OK, back to the music for a second.
Having listened to all three shows, and some sets twice over, I'm reminded of the scene in IATTBYH when the band finishes playing a rocking early version of Kamera, and Jeff takes off his headphones, looks at the band and says "Uh....OK".
Yes, I would be very happy if this was the level of effort and musicianship we got from the band for the rest of 2009 and beyond. Sober, rehearsed and focused. Are there three words any Phish fan would rather have associated with the band at this point? There's definitely some rust on the Trey-mobile and, dare I say it, some restraint being shown? Not a bad thing perhaps, at least until the rust wears off, especially with Page playing his ass off.
Also a big fan of Trey bringing the Compressor back to his rig. He really sounded great this weekend and once the rust wears off I'm really excited about the return of the focused, "I Am Trying To Melt Your Face" (IATTMYF) Trey.
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Full setlist and notes up on phish.com:
*Set One
* Fluffhead
* Divided Sky
* Chalk Dust Torture
* Sample In A Jar
* Stash
* I Didn't Know
* Oh Kee Pah Ceremony >
* Suzy Greenberg
* Farmhouse
* NICU
* Horn
* Rift
* Train Song
* Water In The Sky
* Squirming Coil
* David Bowie
* Set Two
* Backwards Down The Number Line
* Tweezer
* Taste
* Possum
* Theme From The Bottom
* First Tube
* Harry Hood
* Waste
* You Enjoy Myself*
* Encore
* Grind**
* Bouncing Around The Room
* Loving Cup
Free Mp3s (pre-order) and FLAC copies (not free) available as well
As my friend said, that is a fucking A hot shit setlist
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Here's the link to some videos I took and posted up on YouTube I recommend clicking the "watch in high quality" link at the bottom of the video player.
Setlist:
I: Dancing in the Streets, Uncle John's Band, Sugar Magnolia, Eyes of the World
Setbreak: Joe and Jill Biden dance
II: The Wheel --> Touch of Grey, Box of Rain
E: Barack and Michelle Obama speak and dance
After spending the day on the Mall watching Obama get sworn in among a truly exuberant crowd, I was fortunate enough to have a ticket to the Mid-Atlantic Inaugural Ball, one of ten official Inaugural Balls organized by the Obama Inaugural Committee. Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Billy Kreutzman and Mickey Hart were joined by Warren Haynes and Jeff Chimenti in this incarnation of The Dead. Al Franken was in attendance as was Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) who apparently was living out a dream as a roadie for the Dead. He was sidestage for most of the show and would hand Phil his bass, then take it back at the end of the sets, come out and check the monitors and move the cables around on the stage to keep Phil from tripping on them. All in his tux!
I thought the setlist was a good mix of familiar tunes and some chestnuts with lyrics that really spoke to the moment and the emotion in the room. Box of Rain was a personal highlight, with more than enough meaning in the lyrics to go around if you really wanted to find some; from Obama's call to service and sacrifice ('what do you want me to do...") to a major milestone in the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream ("it's all a dream we dreamed one afternoon on the go...."). I don't know if there's such a thing as a perfect day but I think Tuesday came about as close as I can humbly expect.
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To me this sounds like one of those classic tunes that's catchy in it's pre-album form but gets a sonic overhaul in the studio and comes out the other side a real gem. Can't wait!
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Dr. Dog - Fate
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Sure - I couldn't believe this show didn't sell out either. Looking forward to posting more show reviews in the future!
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There was no MC or introductions made between sets at this show. The opener was Edison Glass, a four-piece from Long Island, NY. First time seeing or hearing of them but really enjoyed the set. Loud and catchy. Sounded like a cross between Phoenix and Menomena. Solid.
The first headliner was Tom Verlaine who shared the stage with a guest whose name I can't remember. I'm ignorant of any Verlaine music that's not on Marquee Moon and his set was very different in volume and style from that album. The whole set may have one composition: quiet, lots of holes, repeating themes. Played for about 30 minutes.
Thurston Moore and Lee Renaldo came on stage next. Both started the set in their chairs but quickly unstrapped their guitars to give them room to make the room explode. Never seen these two on stage before, either with Sonic Youth or elsewhere, so I can't say if Moore's ferocity is typical but dude was feeling it.
Nels' performed with the artist Norton Wisdom, who I learned perform together regularly as Stained Radiance. Wisdom set up a large plexiglass canvas on stage next to Nels and Nels asked the lights on him to be turned down so that the audience could focus on the canvas and Wisdom. As Nels made his guitar holler and moan, and played with some toys including a circular device that he would lay on top of his guitar strings and scream into with distorted and amplified results, Wisdom wet the canvass and began to paint. I've abandoned three or four attempts at describing Wisdom's performance before deciding to just leave it at this: The guy has skills and was painting some sick scenes with angels and things that could have climbed straight out of Pan's Labyrinth, only to destroy it and use Nels' music to turn it into something new. Found a great clip on YouTube that captures the craziness pretty well.
(Also, saw Mikael walk in to the venue shortly before Nels' set started. He hung out in the back of the crowd on the floor during the set, and stayed through the end of the show.)
Closing out the night was J. Mascis, performing in a trio with Dave Schools from Widespread Panic on bass. Mascis was in a good mood and got the crowd pogoing right off the bat. Can't name the songs played but they were loud and it felt real good to rock a bit before heading out in the streets shortly after 1 AM.
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Conspicuously missing: 1993's Shaq Diesel. Transcendent. Sublime. Diesel.
"Who's the first pick? Me - word is bornin. Not Christian Laettner. Not Alonzo Mourning". Pure Poetry.
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I've never liked any covers of that song. I don't like The Byrds' version. Anyone that does it sounds so deliberate. Actually, any covers of the Basement Tapes stuff ends up souding really un-spontaneous and boring. People should stop trying to cover those songs.
You should check out Jim James and Calexico's version of "Goin to Acapulco" off the I'm Not There soundtrack (similarly where you can find Glen and Markita's recorded version of YAGN). Nailed it and better than the original, IMO.
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Philco: August 26
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