Friday, September 12, 2008

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September 11, 2008

Tom Rush - Galveston Flood

As we watch Ike intensify and take aim at Galveston, this old song about the 1900 Galveston flood keeps spinning around my head.
Wasn't that a mighty storm
Wasn't that a mighty storm in the morning
Wasn't that a mighty storm
It blew all the people away.



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September 9, 2008

iTunes Genius Playlist

I am trying out the new iTunes 8 feature called Genius. In brief, you give the Genius the name of one song in your music library and it builds a playlist of stuff that a good DJ would put together. The first song that I chose was The Green Manalishi.

Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi
Live At The Boston Tea Party (Part One)

The Band - The River Hymn
To Kingdom Come (Disc 2)

Neil Young - The Loner
Live Rust

Savoy Brown - Louisiana Blues
Blue Matter

Cream - Deserted Cities Of The Heart
Wheels Of Fire - In The Studio

Quicksilver Messenger Service - Who Do You Love (Part 1)
Happy Trails

Yardbirds - Train Kept a Rollin'
Yardbirds Reunion Jam

The Velvet Underground - I'll Be Your Mirror
The Velvet Underground & Nico

John Lennon - Cold Turkey
The John Lennon Collection

Traffic - Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory
On the Road

Fleetwood Mac - Man Of The World
The Vaudeville Years - 1968 To 1970 (Disc 1)

Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Cream - N.S.U. (BBC Sessions)
Cream: The BBC Sessions

The Yardbirds - "Over, Under, Sideways, Down"
Roger The Engineer

Jeff Beck - Shapes Of Things
The Late 60's With Rod Stewart

Savoy Brown - Train To Nowhere
Blue Matter

Jefferson Airplane - Today
Jefferson Airplane Loves You (Disc 1)

Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks - I Scare Myself
Striking It Rich

The Electric Flag - Groovin' Is Easy
"The Monterey International Pop Festival,Volume"

Janis Joplin - Combination Of The Two
Janis (Disc 2)

Fleetwood Mac - Black Magic Woman
Fleetwood Mac - The Collection

Blind Faith - Presence Of The Lord
Blind Faith

Cream - Those Were The Days
Wheels Of Fire - In The Studio

Country Joe & The Fish - Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
"The Monterey International Pop Festival, Volume 1"

Jefferson Airplane - Plastic Fantastic Lover [Live]
Jefferson Airplane Loves You (Disc 2)

September 8, 2008

Phil Ochs - Pleasures of the Harbor

The title song from this album, Pleasures of the Harbor, is an edgy tale of sailors home for brief shore leave. With Ochs's wiggling vocals and the gentle, stringed backing, sets you up for one of the most disturbing songs anywhere - The Crucifixion. Ochs opened some pretty strange doors in his brief time with us.

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September 6, 2008

Woody Guthrie: Jesus Christ

You might recognize the tune and even some of the lyrics from Woody's Jesse James: MilkandCookies - Woody Guthrie: Jesus Christ
September 3, 2008

MilkandCookies - Pink Floyd: Us and Them, Original

MilkandCookies - Pink Floyd: Us and Them, Original

In a Rolling Stone interview, David Gilmour remarked that Pink Floyd wasn't very good musically and had to find other ways to be successful. Guess that it worked. Dark Side of the Moon was on the Billboard charts for more than 1500 weeks.

iTunes shuffle playlist

I Hear A Rhapsody - Bill Evans
Bill Evans - "Montreux II"

Banquet Hall - Loreena McKennitt
To Drive The Cold Winter Away

Anu - Adrian Legg
Guitar For Mortals

Take My Hand, Precious Lord - Thomas A. Dorsey
Say Amen, Somebody

And - Grateful Dead
Terrapin Station (Capital Centre, Landover, MD 3/15/90) (Disc 3)

Treacherous Cretins - Frank Zappa
Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar (Disc 1)

Help Me - Elvis Presley
Amazing Grace: Elvis (Disc 2)

Buzzard Keep On Flyin' Over... - Simon Rattle cond.
Porgy And Bess Disk 2/3

Cousin Mary (Alternate Take) - John Coltrane
Giant Steps

Shango (Chant to the God of Thunder) - Babatunde Olatunji
Drums Of Passion
September 2, 2008

YouTube - U2 BAD Live Aid 1985

There was so much great music at the Live Aid concert. No doubt, a lot of the energy came from the worthiness of the cause. Also, though, many bands were at the top of their games. Even the long vamp at the end of this one, while Bono dives into the crowd, adds to the haunting sharpness of the tune.

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