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    in Someone Else's Song

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    Listened to Desire again last night. I would definitely put it in my top five. I listened to the SACD version and I think the mix sounds fine. It is a pretty unique sounding Dylan disk, so I can definitely understand if someone might not rank it as high as some. It does sound like his band, at these sessions, is having fun. Rob Stoner's bass playing is pretty solid throughout.

     

     

    The Allen Ginsberg liner notes are a fun read, too. Reading the notes made me wish I had Desire on vinyl.

     

    To those who have it on vinyl, where were the liner notes printed?

    New Springsteen Jan 27th

    in Someone Else's Song

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    I used to buy boots at Generation Records in the Village in NYC for $20 a cd. I think it's still around, selling boots for $25-30 a cd. You'd be surprised how many music fans who are well versed in the internet yet don't know about the torrent sites.

     

    True. The CD's must sell, otherwise I don't think he would sell them.

    New Springsteen Jan 27th

    in Someone Else's Song

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    I never messed such things then - but I recall seeing those sort of things for sale in a store down the street here - for 50 bucks a pop. One thing BT has done - helped stop that nonsense. Although, you can still go to bootleg stores Japan, or find places online that will gladly take hundreds of dollars from you for silver cd bootlegs. What's funny now is that these people are getting their source tracks for the bootlegs they sell from BT sites.

     

    There is a record store in a Chicago Suburb that still sells Zeppelin boots (at $30-$75 a pop), that I have seen on torrent sites.

    It would be nice to see a Peter Grant or a Richard Cole type walk in the the store with a bat. Not that I condone violence, but it pretty shameless for an person (not involved with the band organization/record company) to make money off of them, especially now a days when you can get it for free. (Now getting illegal bootlegs for free on the internet is a whole different discussion.)

     

    They even sell Dead boots, which really blows me away.

     

    (okay back to Springsteen)

    Nels Cline

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    I haven't received my copy yet. Is this something I should be aware of? Does the cd fly out of the case, or something?

     

     

    Below is from Nels' notes on his website... see the end of http://www.nelscline.com/coward.html

     

    NOTE: I hear that quite few CD trays have immediately fallen out/off of your CD package, the one I was just writing about just now with the fabulous artwork. Recalls/repairs are underway, but some may suffer. The Cryptogramophone IMPRINT is offering sympathy/discounts and will soon provide (YouTube, are you paying attention?) a little film about how you can repair yours, and I will show you the way! After I figure it out myself. Apparently, it involves Krazy Glue...

    Nels Cline

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Nels posted some extensive notes on the album on his website yesterday (from Chicago...gee, I wonder what he's doing there...?). Read them here.

     

    It's kinda funny that someone told him that Thurston County sounded like Radiohead.

     

    Thanks for the link, I always forget about his rather extensive Website.

     

    I looking forward to getting this CD.

     

    And Louie, be careful opening the CD packaging.

    The Post Election Thread

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    There is a guy in a listserve type group I'm in that had mentioned it and I asked for a link or verification as to the rumor and he hadn't got back to me so I threw it out over here. It's the only mention I had heard of it myself and the guy, albeit a staunch right-winger, is a very intelligent guy imo. Strange.

     

    John Kass, of the Chicago Tribune, wrote a bit about LaHood in one of his columns.

     

    http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columni...,4983113.column

    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    For folks who frequent the archive, anyone aware of any computer viruses present there? I'm no computer wizard of any kind, my knowledge of such things is minimal, it seems the last 2 times I've had issues with my computer where following trips to the archive. The latest, the screen started blinking, and now the screen is just black, no picture at all, I was only streaming as well, no download. Just coincidence?

     

    working fine for me.

    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    It is overrated as a whole show imo, but the ScarFire and the Dew have to be considered as all-time greatest versions. They're definitely up there.

     

    I actually like the next night (5/9) better as a whole show. GREAT set 1.

     

     

    I think the quality and availability of the 5/8/77 tapes were a large part of the reason why these tapes always topped people's list.

    I agree that there are better played 77 shows.

     

    Plus if you have not heard the show before: it is well worth the listen.

    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    That's a great jam in Turn On Your Lovelight from Hundred Year Hall.

     

    I am thinking about snagging this:

     

    Grateful Dead - 1977-05-08 - Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY *40th Matrix*

     

     

    I downloaded it overnight and I listened to parts of it this morning. It is certainly different from the super crisp soundboard. I enjoy the distant yelling, screaming, and whistling during Morning Dew. It's definitely worth the download. The pictures of the venue in the comment section are interesting also, I never saw the venue before. It reminds me of European train station.

     

    http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bartonhallve5.jpg

    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    http://www.deaddisc.com/GDFD_Grateful_Dead.htm

     

    http://www.archive.org/details/GratefulDead

     

    My introduction was the Skull and Roses and Dead Set records. Dead Set may not be the best, but it's a good introduction for the later phase of their career.

     

     

    The first link is their discography, rather daunting to look at, especially if one is trying to figure out what to purchase.

     

    The second link is their live shows that are streaming or and some(the audience recordings) can be downloaded.

     

    1971 and 1972 shows, to me at least, are the most "accessible", though 1972 at times get's out there (in a good way).

     

    Perhaps you can listen to a few shows from a particular year, if you like what you hear go to the Deaddisc site and pick out a Dick's Pick that comes close to that particular era.

     

    As far a studio records, Wake of the Flood, Mars Hotel, and Blues for Allah are all great. I also always liked Aoxomoxoa.

     

    Have fun.

    The Grateful Dead

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Nice selection of tunes last night. From "everybody's dancin' in the streets" to "the first days are the hardest days". Throw in some oratory from Joe at the break and I'd have thought I died and went to heaven.

     

    It was a bit interesting to me that the Obama's first dance song at these balls was to Etta James' song "At Last".

    Must admit Beyonce performance with the Obama's dancing was pretty cool. (Is Etta James still performing? Although Beyonce did a great job, why didn't James perform it?)

     

    But At the Mid Atlantic gig, the Dead should have been asked to play it while the First couple danced, since the Etta performed with the Grateful Dead in the early 80's (82 new year i believe?). I just streamed it off of Archive a few weeks ago, I never heard it before. It sounded like Etta was having fun on stage with them. Any way hopefully the full Mid Atlantic show appears sometime.

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