Did You Know??
October 13, 2008
Led Zeppelin decided to leave their 1971 album untitled, although they later conceded that Led Zeppelin IV is probably the easiest name for it. (People have sometimes called it “Zoso,” “Atlantic SD 7208,” or “The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.”) Jimmy Page decided that each member should pick a symbol to represent himself, and that those four symbols would serve as the album’s title. Robert Plant claims his (the feather in the circle) was from “the ancient Mu civilization which existed about 15,000 years ago as part of a lost continent somewhere in the Pacific Ocean between China and Mexico.” John Paul Jones picked his (the encircled petals) out of a book of runes (early Gaelic writing), because it signified somebody who is confident and competent. John Bonham picked his (the three circles) out of the same book because he liked the way it looked; later, the band realized it was also the logo for Ballantine beer. Page has remained mum on his glyph, other than saying he designed it himself and it’s not supposed to be the word “Zoso.” (Asked the meaning by a fan after a 1994 appearance on an Australian talk show, Page allegedly replied cryptically, “Frying tonight.” Which might just mean he was heading for a post-show burger.) He did once, however, divulge the true meaning to Plant—who later lamented, “Would you believe that I have since forgotten what it was and now Pagey won’t tell me?”
String Cheese Incident — Telluride, CO (3/30/2002)
October 13, 2008
Neil Young — Sugar Mountain Live At Canterbury House 1968
October 13, 2008
NeilYoung.com:
More than 40 years will have passed when Reprise Records releases Sugar Mountain Live At Canterbury House 1968 as part of the continuing Neil Young Archive Performance Series. The 23-track album will be issued on November 25 and includes recordings made on both nights and offers a glimpse into the development of a legendary artist. The album includes songs that were written during his Buffalo Springfield tenure as well as newly written material that would appear on future solo albums. One of the spoken word standouts is an amusing tale of Neil’s hapless “day job” experience working in a Toronto bookstore that still brings laughs today as it did that night so long ago.
It should be noted that Sugar Mountain Live is not slated for inclusion in the long anticipated Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 (1963 – 1972). The 10-disc Blu-ray and DVD packages will be released early in 2009 with a specific date forthcoming. The legendary title track, written on Neil’s 19th birthday, is certainly a highlight as are such songs as “Mr. Soul,” “Expecting To Fly,” and “The Loner.” Just about every one of the thirteen songs included in the album came to be appreciated as touchstones of Neil Young’s brilliant songwriting prowess over the decades to follow.
Sugar Mountain Live At Canterbury House 1968 was recorded in stereo on two tracks. Its intimacy, warmth and brilliance still shine through forty years later.
Track listing
1. (Emcee intro)
2. On The Way Home
3. Songwriting rap
4. Mr. Soul
5. Recording rap
6. Expecting To Fly
7. The Last Trip To Tulsa
8. Bookstore rap
9. The Loner
10. “I used to” rap
11. Birds
12. Winterlong (excerpt) and Out of My Mind – intro
13. Out Of My Mind
14. If I Could Have Her Tonight
15. Classical Gas rap
16. Sugar Mountain – intro
17. Sugar Mountain
18. I’ve Been Waiting For You
19. Songs rap
20. Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing
21. Tuning Rap & The Old Laughing Lady – intro
22. The Old Laughing Lady
23. Broken Arrow
Did You Know??
October 13, 2008
Jim Gordon was a top session drummer from 1963 to 1973, keeping time for John Lennon, George Harrison, Frank Zappa, Traffic, Steely Dan, and Derek and the Dominoes. (He also wrote the elegant piano part that became the second half of “Layla.”) But tragically, he spent the ’70s wrestling with schizophrenia. “The voices were chasing me around,” Gordon said in 1985. “Making me drive to different places. Starving me. I was only allowed one bite of food a meal. And if I disobeyed, the voices would fill me with a rage, like the Hulk gets.” He checked himself into psychiatric hospitals at least fourteen times in six years. On June 1st, 1983, he checked himself out; two days later, he killed his mother with a hammer and a butcher’s knife. Gordon was convicted of second-degree murder (California law made it extremely difficult to prove insanity), and remains in prison today.
Steely Dan — Reelin’ In The Years
October 13, 2008
Here’s Walter Becker and Donald Fagan with the rest of ‘Dan on The Midnight Special in 1972. Jimmy Page has said that his favorite guitar solo of all time was the one in “Reelin’ In The Years”. Did you know that Chevy Chase was once the drummer for Donald Fagan and Walter Becker’s previous band, Leather Canary?
Bruce Springsteen — Tearing It Up With Solar Circus
October 13, 2008
The day after Jerry’s passing in 1995, Bruce paid homage in a unique way. He hopped onstage with New Jersey’s Grateful Dead inspired Solar Circus and jammed on a couple of songs. Here’s the video documentation:
Phish — Through The Years…
October 13, 2008
Rolling Stone with a pictoral look at The Phish.
Grateful Dead — San Francisco, CA (12/27/1977)
October 13, 2008
Set One:
Bertha
Good Lovin
Brown Eyed Women
Cassidy
Peggy O
Looks Like Rain
Dire Wolf
Passenger
Candyman
El Paso
Friend of the Devil
The Music Never Stopped
Set Two:
Cold Rain and Snow
Lazy Lightning > Supplication
Scarlet Begonias
Fire On The Mountain
Estimated Prophet
He’s Gone
Truckin’
Wharf Rat
Around and Around
Phish — Reunion, Good For The Scene?
October 13, 2008
Reuters:
After splitting in 2004 with a muddy sendoff at its Coventry, Vermont, festival, Phish will re-school in the spring for a three-night run at one of its favorite venues, the Hampton (Virginia) Coliseum. The prospect of the March 6-8 shows has been greeted with unbridled glee by loyal Phish-heads.According to the band’s Web site, there will be additional tour dates for guitarist/vocalist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, keyboardist Page McConnell and drummer Jon Fishman throughout 2009. To what extent the band will tour remains a mystery. Chip Hooper, Phish’s agent at Paradigm, offered only this: “We’re contemplating a bunch of stuff. The key phrase is ‘stay tuned.’” Continue Reading…
Funny Monday — Jamie Foxx
October 13, 2008
Jamie Foxx here just kills this guy.
