Big fan of "brother Colter Wall" and was listening to his self titled record this morning. I think in some ways he set the hook in me that got me listening to country as much as I do now- which is quite a lot!
Today's Folk/Americana
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Big fan of "brother Colter Wall" and was listening to his self titled record this morning. I think in some ways he set the hook in me that got me listening to country as much as I do now- which is quite a lot!
Something strange was/is going on with their new covers recording. I was able to listen to a couple of tracks the other day and then it blipped off, and now they all say unavailable.
My wife and I were trying to remember how many times we have seen the CBJ's in concert, but we could not come up with an exact number. Although we both remember the first time was 02/24/1987 in Ann Arbor's Blind Pigs basement.
Once, on a local radio interview, they were asked how they have managed to stay together all these years. Margo said that their Mother would get really mad if they ever broke up!
Once, on a local radio interview, they were asked how they have managed to stay together all these years. Margo said that their Mother would get really mad if they ever broke up!
Neither is "Open". Don't think "Lay it down" was ever released on Vinyl. Saw them twice. First in 1990 at the Boathouse in Norfolk, VA the last was with you and gang at the Ark.
I have posted some.
I will add some more tonight after work.
The arm is diy and turntable is Lenco based.
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Tone arm thread is here
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Turntable is here
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Tone arm thread is here
A unique new unipivot arm.
Not sure how many Lenco Heaven members we have here, but quite few I recognize. There is a thread there about a sideways unipivot arm that is being sold commercially by its creator and he has shared the design with the Lenco folks. http://www.supasound.com/...
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Mr Ed's room and system
I have been without my main system for about 3 months now while remodeling. Today I completed the our music room and am ready to set up my rig again I thought I will start a system thread and add photos as it comes together over the next week or so. This was this morning before I did the...
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Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You is the fifth studio album by the American band Big Thief, released as a double album through 4AD on February 11, 2022
Looks like Neil is doing his version of "Beat The Boots" as 5 new live releases popped on the Streaming Services today.
These solo versions might be more Folk/Americana than Rock.
AMG review by Fred Thomas
Neil Young had just released his third solo album After the Gold Rush a few months before he played Carnegie Hall in December of 1970, where he offered up a new set of introspective songs that were relatively toned down when compared to the stomping full-band jamming of 1969's Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. This would just be the beginning of a run of classic albums that continued throughout the '70s, and both sides of Young's musical personality -- the hushed and patient songwriter side, and the side that tended toward rugged rock -- were integral to how that peerless run played out. Young appeared alone on-stage at Carnegie Hall, playing stripped-down versions of his songs on acoustic guitar and piano to an audience so rapt they remained completely silent even as he took his time tuning the guitar and bantering between songs. He played two nights at Carnegie Hall, and while audience recordings of the second show found their way onto various bootlegs over the years, no bootlegs were ever made of the first night. Carnegie Hall 1970 offers the first public release of multi-track recordings from that first night, finding Young in rare form and delivering a diverse set list that included material from his records up to that point, as well as tunes that hadn't been released yet. Songs that were raging and blusterous on record, like "Cinnamon Girl," "Southern Man," and "Cowgirl in the Sand," are mysterious and tender in their solo renditions, peeling away the distortion and guitar heroics to expose the lingering melancholy and aching beauty that so often lie at the core of Young's songwriting. Already, folksy acoustic songs like "Tell Me Why," and the piano-based "Birds" take on an even more marked intimacy on Carnegie Hall 1970. Young's legendarily quaky voice conveys the loneliness, hope, loss, and appreciation of his lyrics with a profound impact when he stands alone with a single instrument. Die-hard fans will want to listen closely to versions of "See the Sky About to Rain," "Old Man," and "Bad Fog of Loneliness," all of which had yet to be recorded and commercially released at the time of these performances. It speaks to the creative streak Young was in the thick of at that time (and would continue in various forms for the majority of his career) that he was already tired of playing his groundbreaking songs that were only a few years old and was eager to get the next ones out. Any Young completist will need Carnegie Hall 1970, but it's a special performance that can be appreciated by more casual listeners as well. Alone at the microphone, the purity, simplicity, and one-of-a-kind magic of some of Neil Young's best songs come into view in a way that's undeniable.
These solo versions might be more Folk/Americana than Rock.
Carnegie Hall 1970 [Live] Review
AMG review by Fred Thomas
Neil Young had just released his third solo album After the Gold Rush a few months before he played Carnegie Hall in December of 1970, where he offered up a new set of introspective songs that were relatively toned down when compared to the stomping full-band jamming of 1969's Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. This would just be the beginning of a run of classic albums that continued throughout the '70s, and both sides of Young's musical personality -- the hushed and patient songwriter side, and the side that tended toward rugged rock -- were integral to how that peerless run played out. Young appeared alone on-stage at Carnegie Hall, playing stripped-down versions of his songs on acoustic guitar and piano to an audience so rapt they remained completely silent even as he took his time tuning the guitar and bantering between songs. He played two nights at Carnegie Hall, and while audience recordings of the second show found their way onto various bootlegs over the years, no bootlegs were ever made of the first night. Carnegie Hall 1970 offers the first public release of multi-track recordings from that first night, finding Young in rare form and delivering a diverse set list that included material from his records up to that point, as well as tunes that hadn't been released yet. Songs that were raging and blusterous on record, like "Cinnamon Girl," "Southern Man," and "Cowgirl in the Sand," are mysterious and tender in their solo renditions, peeling away the distortion and guitar heroics to expose the lingering melancholy and aching beauty that so often lie at the core of Young's songwriting. Already, folksy acoustic songs like "Tell Me Why," and the piano-based "Birds" take on an even more marked intimacy on Carnegie Hall 1970. Young's legendarily quaky voice conveys the loneliness, hope, loss, and appreciation of his lyrics with a profound impact when he stands alone with a single instrument. Die-hard fans will want to listen closely to versions of "See the Sky About to Rain," "Old Man," and "Bad Fog of Loneliness," all of which had yet to be recorded and commercially released at the time of these performances. It speaks to the creative streak Young was in the thick of at that time (and would continue in various forms for the majority of his career) that he was already tired of playing his groundbreaking songs that were only a few years old and was eager to get the next ones out. Any Young completist will need Carnegie Hall 1970, but it's a special performance that can be appreciated by more casual listeners as well. Alone at the microphone, the purity, simplicity, and one-of-a-kind magic of some of Neil Young's best songs come into view in a way that's undeniable.
