Mr. Heartbreak

I second that emotion.

"It's easy to see without looking too far That not much Is really sacred." It's Alright Ma "And if my thought-dreams could be seen They'd probably put my head in a guillotine" It's Alright Ma "They're selling postcards of the hanging" Desolation Row "Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot Fighting in the captain's tower While calypso singers laugh at them And fishermen hold flowers Between the windows of the sea Where lovely mermaids flow" Desolation Row "All these people that you mention Yes, I know them, they're quite lame I had to rearrange their faces And give them all another name" Desolation

Warren Zevon - Join Me In L.A.

Yeah, that's one of the reasons I asked about the Village Vanguard (I don't own any of that material). I have a feeling if I buy it used - and cheap - I'll be a happy camper. Thanks, guys.

Same here, and I actually have a bunch of other Coltrane that didn't make that list ... though I have to say that (obviously) if someone just focused on them, great as they are, they'd be missing out on a lot. Not to hijack the thread, but anybody have Coltrane's Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings? I've been resisting the temptation to buy it, but I think I may "need" it.

I can think of at least half a dozen people on this board who would probably make a better presidential nominee than whatever douchewads the major parties trot out. No offense to said people, but that's pretty frickin' sad. Unless the small parties can get behind someone who's likeable and somewhat moderate, I think we're stuck with the two major parties for at least the foreseeable future, but I wouldn't mind being proven wrong.

There are certain jazz records that, to me, are essential to any music collection, not just a jazz collector's. They include the above mentioned Miles Davis, Kind of Blue and John Coltrane's Love Supreme. I also have the following from that Top 50 list, and they are all great to incredible: If you're into the jazz vocal thing at all, I'd add that even a modest jazz collection would have to include some 1930s-era Billie Holiday.

I had no idea Mencken was a prophet.

I think Workingman's and American Beauty are fine places to start, and if they spark more interest, I'd go to the Live Dead and Europe '72 records. A-Man makes a good point: it's cheaper to get the whole 12-CD Golden Road box. But I guess not many people would do that right out of the gate. I realize we're talking mainly about typical official releases here, but I'm surprised to see so little love for the "Brent" years, especially 79-83 (a period that includes Reckoning). That was when I saw most of my Dead shows, and I've downloaded a shitload of shows from archive.org that are just great

The remasters of these classic albums are essential, with lots of great bonus material.

He could have condensed it all quite nicely by just giving us this part:

This describes me to a T (except I've been writing songs a little longer). I can do the lyrics, I can create a melody to go with them, but I have NO FREAKING CLUE what to put behind it.

It's nice to see the Dems in my home state tell the Leeb to f*&k off, but unfortunately, the polls indicate that he would win in a three-way race. Hope Lamont can crank it up and beat Leeb in the actual race.

ITTTIG?

Saw him in concert back in the 80s, and America opened. He had just had a little resurgence, but I can't for the life of me remember the name of the single. It was good, though.

Yes, there is still plenty of great stuff here: http://www.archive.org/details/GratefulDead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BRyhW_-OrE

A thirty-five minute version of Dupree's Paradise.

Joseph Shrub

Two words: blowup doll.

Yeah, I'm listening to 5/6/70 on archive.org as I write this. What a long strange trip it's been. I got on the bus way back in the fall of 1982. Jerry and the boys came in and blew the roof off the New Haven Coliseum, and life has never been the same. There were times when the band tried too hard to recreate their earlier days of freeform flight, and drugs (and possibly fatigue) combined to drive them to the outer limits of space cadet wankery. That gave them a bad name among music lovers who heard poorly-recorded noodling on old Maxells. But the fact remains, they were one of the most da

Nice review. I wouldn't complain about Boulder to Birmingham either. I first heard that song on Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion in 1996, when it had temporarily changed its name to The American Radio Company. Emmylou and her band were delayed by a blizzard, and when she came on she was clearly glad to have reached the gig. She did a stunning version of the song, along with Abraham, Martin and John. I've been looking for a recording ever since. A great performer and a truly underrated legend.

I've always loved this album, although I'm not that crazy about Blue Jay Way. I'd rank I Am The Walrus right up with A Day In The Life and Strawberry Fields Forever as among John Lennon's best.