Saut Crapaud

As far as new blues players go, Left Lane Cruiser do the two man dirty, hill country style pretty well. Patrick Sweany also has a few good records. I think they both are associated with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys and have a similar style. I find alot of new blues records overproduced and glossy for me. I always compare to the great country blues players of the 20s and 30s and then the Chicago records of the 40s-60s. I highly recommend "I don't play no rock and roll" by Mississippi Fred McDowell. Lastly the Henry Thomas record above is great.

Obligatory self deprecating comment: I suck at reviewing shows but here goes.

After missing him with the Imposters a couple of years ago, and being 3 yrs old when he came through in 1978, I finally saw Elvis Costello with the Sugarcanes at my all-time favorite dancehall venue, Cain's Ballroom. He played a solid 2+ hours. Opened with "Mystery Train" and threw in "Tonight the bottle let me down," Hank's "why don't you love me like you used to do" and the possum's "the race is on" for some honky-tonk flair. The sugarcanes with jerry douglas on resonator, jim lauderdale on rhythm and backing vocals, and additional players on stand up bass, violin, mandolin, and accordion were sublime. Even the countrified approach to "alison, red shoes, PLU, and blame it on cain" worked seamlessly and felt like that this is the way these songs have always sounded. Elvis Costello not only delivered but absolutely stomped a hole in the cain's. It was one of those perfect performer, perfect crowd, perfect venue nights that can't be duplicated.

Setlist

01. Mystery Train

02. My All Time Doll

03. Mystery Dance

04. Down Among The Wines And Spirits

05. Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down

06. Blame It On Cain

07. Femme Fatale

08. The Delivery Man

09. The Butcher's Boy

10. I've Lost You

11. Indoor Fireworks

12. Hidden Shame

13. Condemned Man

14. Friend Of The Devil

15. Poor Borrowed Dress

16. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

17. Don't You Lie To Me

Encore 1

18. Complicated Shadows

19. The Crooked Line

20. Brilliant Mistake

21. Sulphur To Sugarcane

22. Everyday I Write The Book

Encore 2

23. Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)?

24. Five Small Words / Not Fade Away

25. Happy

26. Alison - including He'll Have To Go

27. The Race Is On

28. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?

What a loss. It's sad to say that i'm old enough to have been a UT/Son Volt/Wilco fan since anodyne came out when i was in college. The first wilco show i saw was in 97 and the wild energy of the band was unlike anything i had seen before. We hung out with the band for a long time after the show and jay was extremely friendly and enthusiastic about the music. I also saw him when he and ed burch came through after "palace at 4am" came out. again, i found him to be humble, friendly, and an unbelievable talent. i've always felt the jay bashing came from people who had never witnessed him live or spent a few minutes with him. his latest solo effort is stark and beautiful and this news makes it all the more poignant. it's a sad day for music.

I'm sure that there is probably a topic already on this but, my 17 month old is sick, i'm working 18 days straight, and my VC searching skills are at their wit's end. What songs have been debuted live and have a representative recording? Thanks to those who help. Can't wait for the new album.

I currently live in South OKC and have been here for about 9 years. Norman is a great city of about 100k. Great college town, decent food, actually borderline progressive for this part of OK. As far as plans after college, the economy here is actually pretty stable. good housing market and low cost of living. I was born in OK and have lived here most of my life so i'm probably biased but I think it's a great place to live and plan on raising my kids here.

I think it's interesting that they would use footage from the cain's show. i was at the show and it was fantastic, but if i remember correctly jeff was sick and his voice wasn't quite up to par. i would love to see a show i attended be in the film, i just think that there were probably better performances on the tour. i am in no way saying that the show wasn't spectacular by the way.

Thanks

Multiple tracks?

Anybody know who provided the "da,da,da,da" towards the end?

and for instrumentals. the greatest sad song in my opinion is "Dark Was The Night" by Blind Willie Johnson

David Bromberg is one of my all time favorite artists. "Sammy's Song" is one of the most beautiful/haunting/disturbing/sad songs i've heard. i don't know if bromberg wrote this but his vocal delivery is spot on. this was originally on his eponymous debut in 1971 but can also be found on The Player: A Retrospective. The lyrics are below. If you are unfamilar with this song, read the lyrics through then listen to bromberg's rendering. OK, i'm done shilling for david bromberg. but seriously, check him out.

Somewhere in the south of Spain

Sammy, still sixteen, goes with his uncle for a ride

The sun is high

Sailing through the city

For to see the sights and talking sex

Sammy's sitting tall

The sun is high

His uncle brings him to a brothel

Being big he buys a drink

Rum and coke

Don't taste too bad

Having brought him to the brink

His uncle leaves him with his drink

Rum and coke

Don't taste too bad

The girls all gather in a group

And give Sammy boy the eye

And stare at him seductively

And try to make him buy

So choosing one that's younger

Better looking than the rest

Sammy speaks no Spanish but she understands

They go upstairs to buy the room

She wants her money in advance

Sammy speaks no Spanish but he understands

And lying on her back upon the bed she beckons

Sammy won't lie down yet

He wants her nude

Speaking Spanish she refuses him

At last, afraid of losing him,

She takes off all her clothes

He wants her nude

Her hands upon her heart can hardly hide the horrid scars

From her shoulder to her waist, her skin is leathery and hard

She pantomimes an accident

A car, a fire

Not so long ago

His eyes are wide

She moves to put her clothes back on

But he won't let her go

He lies her down

His eyes are wide

And lightly, like a lover,

Sammy lets his lips caress the leather of her breast

His brain is numb

Moved by some far distant mind

He makes himself her bride-groom

Sammy's hardly there at all

His brain is numb

She moves to take him in now

But her hand finds him still slack

So she sucks to make him hard

And then again lies on her back

And Sammy does the deed to silent screaming in his skull

The scars surround him

Is this all real?

Schizophrenic, Sammy sees himself

Outside his body and his brain

Is this all real?

And back at the hotel he has to heal himself

But all he does is shake

And shake some more

Without the grace of tears or sickness

Sammy sucks it all inside and shakes

And shakes some more

Crapaud, when I was a kid in OKC, everyone was talking about Color Me Badd!

Kick me while I'm down. On that note, color me badd is still au courant.

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Hinder is definitely worse. They are from OK and I don't know anyone from here who likes what they do. We really do have some talented musicians/songwriters from here. I gladly claim Wayne Coyne as a fellow okie. I just find it embarrassing that the most popular nationally known acts currently claiming ties to OK are Hinder, the All American Rejects, and Toby Keith. Man that's depressing. It's gonna be a J.J. Cale, Leon Russell, and Woody Guthrie day to restore my faith in my home state.

i bought a tricone a year or so ago with great intentions of playing like fred mcdowell or blind willie mctell. that slide thing is a bitch to do well and i put it aside for about 8 months. i put the strings i use on my gibson j 45 (d'addario phosphor bronze medium guage). they just don't sound the same. my playing has alot to do with it but i don't want to disadvantage myself with impropre string selection. anybody have any advice or opinions of preference for resonator string selection?

what happened to the original drummer? i saw them in august and he was playing with them.

i live in okc. i did run into wayne one day. he was extremely nice and down to earth. the vast majority of people here really don't know who is as evidenced by the people who asked me who he was and then were summarily unimpressed when i told them. i think he enjoys the relative anonymity that living in okc provides.

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has been one of my favorites for 10+ years by himself, as the duo, and the trio.

they walked out to "pure imagination" from willy wonka at one of the shows i saw. i'm pretty sure it was during the AGIB tour. i have always loved that song and thought it was a perfect intro.

are the new songs shelved for now?

i saw them in okc last sunday night at the blue door. great room, with great sound and like 15 people, about 8 of which i brought with me. cary didn't seem to care as the night became a wonderful experience of seeing great performers in what amounted to a living room show. they played a half dozen songs off the new record and several off of each of their previous releases. since we all were literally within 15 feet of each other it was more of a "what do you all want to hear" show with cary giving guitar tips to the crowd. they seemed to really enjoy themselves despite an empty house in okc on a sunday night, and it turned out to be one of the more memorable musical events i've been to. truly a class act.

i thought their cover of the Pogues "The Auld Triangle" on the 97 tour was well done. i also heard "i shall be released" and thought it was beautiful. not quite like hearing richard manuel sing the original but outstanding nonetheless

i agree that casinos do not have the same appeal to me as other venues. they do, however, pay extremely well. i'm not a fan of theirs. but i do respect that they are continuing to play music in front of people and will probably receive fairly good compensation. if a johns hopkins trained thoracic surgeon takes a job in a small midwestern town instead of staying in a major metropolitan area, would you think that is equally sad? he/she is still doing what they love and providing for their service for people.

Faith no more - Easy from the "Songs to Make Love To" Ep

i'm trying to get my head around an acoustic guitar rendering of "sir duke". if there is anyway an mp3 could surface, that would quiet all the voices in my head telling me it can't be done.

I've Fallen In Love off Bap Kennedy's first record on Steve Earle's e-squared label. A really beautiful, simple love song that my wife adored and we hadn't heard at a wedding before or since.