Mr. Heartbreak

I am pleased to hear new material from Jeff in a lower register. I think that is the sweet spot. Does that riff remind anyone else of a classic tune, possibly even a classic Wilco tune? I can't put my finger on it yet...

Came here to post this, and it's already here! Very cool. Sounds good so far. Reminds me more of Loose Fur than Wilco, but I dig it.

Way, way down.

These two shows (along with Jeff's solo show from 3/26/98) were pivotal for me. The first pretty much created my fandom (fanaticism?) and the second cemented it. I still remember being blown away by the then-new I Am Trying to Break Your Heart and War on War, and of course the exposure to all the Being There songs - without even having heard the album yet - really did it for me when I heard that '96 show. I would also add 3/11/02, if only for what are my personal definitive versions of Spiders (Kidsmoke) and Pot Kettle Black.

Looks like he will be touring with Steve Winwood. That's almost enough to get me to buy a ticket, as I have never seen Stevie, and am a big fan of Traffic. But even the nosebleed seats are $53 after you add in the Ticketbastard fees. Nah. I just don't like being that far away. The good seats are $150. Not bad, but too much for me at this point.

Which version of the band has a vocalist you don't like? I have always really enjoyed Greg Lake's contributions in the first incarnation of KC.

My bad, I should have been clearer: I meant Coltrane's classic quartet, whose work I actually prefer to Kind of Blue (although Kind of Blue is classic & timeless too...).

Gonna see Drive-By Truckers at the historic Tampa Theatre, built in 1926.

Ha! Right on!

I would not have minded it if they broke them out as separate tracks. That way I could hear them once, and never again. I already had a tape of this show, so I have heard it more than once. Some horrible parenting going on there ("Your kid is at the tent, in case you're wondering..." lol). I don't know if anyone has listed the YouTube channel called Music Vault already in this thread, but there sure are some mighty fine Dead performances on there. Shocked to see Bobby with a beard in '77! WTF? http://www.jambands.com/news/2014/05/30/watch-nearly-three-dozen-grateful-dead-shows-on-youtube

I'm sure I've posted it on VC before, but I always compare Miles and Trane to Hemingway and Faulkner, respectively. The old quote (stolen from John Gardner or some other writer) is "read all the Faulkner you can find, then read all of Hemingway to get Faulkner out of your system." So my musical analogue is "listen to all the Coltrane you can find, then listen to all of Miles to get Coltrane out of your system."

No worries. I remember you being very passionate about the Dead (which is cool in my world), and I am too. I think it might be easier to get into CRB if you're a Deadhead who is not a huge fan of the Crowes. If you are a long time hardcore Crowes fan, I can see where this would be a letdown. I have a few of their CDs, and have gotten some live material in the past few years, but overall I find them a bit noisy and monotonous. Like jw harding said, "I prefer them to the Crowes, who I find to be equally derivative but with less interesting influences for my tastes." As I get older, I am really m

If you dig Coltrane over Miles (which I do, too, by a nose), you might want to check out some of his other releases from the "classic quartet" period, if you haven't already. They are timeless.

I would figure it sounds more like that "Raccoonists" material than something as old as Panthers, but I will admit I have no clue what to expect. I do know that when the album comes out, there will be the inevitable thread here about why the live versions are so much better than the studio ones, or vice versa.

It must be pretty dispiriting for a big time Crowes fan to see CR go in a direction that you don't connect with and then have to read about it every time you open this thread. We really ought to start a CRB thread, because they are a working band with three albums to their credit. I was interested in your comments (weak version of the Dead, no crescendos, etc.) As Neal himself might say, "Sorry you don't dig it." I actually hear a lot of Little Feat and The Band, two groups I never got heavily into, but enjoy at times. I am really surprised by the "no crescendo" comment, though. Listen to t

It is tough for singers. I spent a few hours earlier this year with an old buddy who was rehearsing a band. He had invited me to come over and sing some songs with them. Every single song they wanted to play was a classic rock tune that had originally been delivered by a screamer in his 20s or maybe 30s. I'm talking "You Shook Me All Night Long," a Van Halen style version of "You Really Got Me," etc., etc. I tried to get them to play a few things I could do in a lower register, like "The Boys are Back in Town" (inspired by Wilco's recent cover), "Gimme Three Steps," and so on, but they just ke

Honeymoon in Siesta Key

The good thing about this set is that they cherry-picked all the best versions of songs. Some of their vocals were pretty rough on some of the recordings (like, Grateful Dead in the late 60s rough), so one can only hope that none of the bad versions made it onto this set. I'm all for live recordings, but off-key or out of tune vocals make me cringe noticeably.

Wow. Jealous. I would go to all three! As it is, I'm going to drive about 3.5 hours to see them...well, and Ratdog, too.

I saw this show fairly recently too. Agree with all your comments. I would see him again if he comes this way for sure!

That is a great release, far better than any of the Dave's Picks, IMHO. Hmm, a bird reference? Let's see... "Well, there's an absolutely amazing Bird Song on this release, and...oh, hey, look, there seems to be a flock of seagulls coming my way. Remember that band from the 80s, A Flock of Seagulls, eh? They were pretty great for a band that had a guy whose hair looked like a...Oh, dang it, they're coming right at me!" [seagulls all swarm him, a la "The Birds," and bird shit rains down on Dave, the cameraman, and everyone else in the area. Fade to black.]

If Dave Lemieux Were Really Honest in His Seaside Chats "So, hey now, how's it goin', eh? I know you guys are looking forward to another average Dave's Pick, and I'm going to tell it like it is. This show is from a little tiny place in L.A. that was called Thelma. I'm not going to bore you with trivia about it, because that is what liner notes are for. Okay, let's get right to it! "This show starts off with an average version of Cold Rain and Snow for this era. It's not as fast as it was before but not as slow as it would be later. Phil's backup vocals are not as bad as they are on some of

Really? This has been the album that's actually gotten me buy DBT tickets. I love Shit Shots Count and, especially, Primer Coat. Great tunes, hoping they play both when I see 'em next month. My other "best of" for the year is Phosphorescent Harvest. I don't buy much new stuff from bands anymore.

You guys are cracking me up. Wait a minute, did you just call me a loser??