BROOKLYNSTEVE

February 27, 2012

THE BLACK CROWES - SOUTHERN HARMONY DEMOS

BRUCE HORNSBY - Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco, CA - 04/12/1996

Bruce Hornsby - 1996-04-12 Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco, CA
With Guests Bob Weir and Phil Lesh from the Grateful Dead

Source: Soundboard
Quality: A++

My Notes: This is an excellent Bruce Hornsby show. The Quality is excellent soundboard. Bruce plays an excellent Piano and really shows his talent here, and is very reminisemt of his days with the dead. I recommend this shoe to all Bruce fans and even no fans as thsi show is also an excellent fusion of jazz and rock.

Original Notes: Here is another nice mid 90's show of Bruce, w/ Bobby & Phil making a lengthy cameo. Some nice tight playing by Bruce and band, then it loosens up a bit for the Weir/Lesh segment...imagine that! There is some SBD interference (NOT digi-noise) during D1/T3&4. I've heard 3 different copies of this recording and they all have this flaw, so I'm guessing it was inherent in the board that night. It's not all that bad, but certainly noticeable and worth noting. However, the rest of the recording is very sharp and the performance sounds like it was one hell of a left coast party!

CD 1
01. Spider Fingers> (Tighten UP)> (First There Is A Mountain)
02. White-Wheeled Limosine
03. Tango King
04. Talk Of The Town > So What
05. Hot House Ball
06. Stranded On Easy Street

CD 2
01. Every Little Kiss
02. Rainbow's Cadillac > (Shaft Theme)
03. Cruise Control
04. China Doll
05. Pastures Of Plenty
06. Down The Road Tonight
07. Valley Road

CD 3
01. Sugaree
02. Western Skyline
03. When I Paint My Masterpiece
04. Jack Straw
05. Truckin'
06. Lovelight
07. Not Fade Away

Encore
08 The Weight*#

w/ Bob Weir
w/ Phil Lesh

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WIDESPREAD PANIC - Oak Mountain, Pelham, AL - 04/16/2011

Widespread Panic
2011-04-16
Oak Mountain, Pelham, AL

Disc 1:
Set I
Chilly Water (6:30)
Impossible (5:00)
Contentment Blues (5:03)
B of D (4:21)
Chilly Water (6:09)
Down On The Farm (4:34)
St. Louis (5:07)
Shut Up and Drive (8:00)
Protein Drink/Sewing Machine (11:20)

Disc 2:
Set II
All Time Low (9:52)
Blue Indian (6:29)
That Don't Make It Junk (6:57)
Good People (8:14)
Ain't Life Grand (4:53)
Pete's Jam (8:53)
New Speedway Boogie (7:38)
Jack (7:07)

Disc 3:
Red Hot Mama (6:18)
Tie Your Shoes (12:26)
Red Hot Mama (2:30)
Henry Parsons Died (7:46)

Encore:
Pilgrims (8:54)
Conrad The Caterpillar (9:27) http://fp.io/eaa759mf/

PEARL JAM - LIVE AT THE GORGE

part 1 http://fp.io/874b58f5/ part 2 http://fp.io/1d6m1868/

February 25, 2012

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND - Revolution, Fort Lauderdale, FL - 02/17/2012

Yonder Mountain String Band
2012-02-17
Revolution, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Set I:
Polka On A Banjo
Romance Blues
Spanish Harlem Incident
Complicated
Boots >
No Expectations
Jail Song
Sometimes I've Won
Red Rocking Chair
Lay It On The Line
Wildewood Drive
Peace Of Mind >
Natchez Whistle >
Peace Of Mind

Set II:
Boatman >
Left Me In A Hole
Loved You Enough
At The End Of The Day
Casualty
Classic Situation
Night Out
Steam Powered Aereoplane
Ten
Funtime
Irondale
Traffic Jam# >
Granny Woncha Smoke Some >
Traffic Jam
Encore:
Sharecropper's Son

Notes:
# The Muppet's Theme tease

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MOE. - Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL - 02/18/2012

moe.
2012-02-18
Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL

Set I:
Smoke >
Stranger Than Fiction
Bring It Back Home >
Blue Jeans Pizza >
Suck A Lemon
George >
Lazarus

Set II:
Paper Dragon
Head >
Interstellar Overdrive >
Head
Captain America >
Recreational Chemistry
Queen of Everything
Can't You Hear Me Knocking >
Buster
Encore:
Downward Facing Dog

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PHISH - Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA - 03/24/1993

Phish 1993-03-24 Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA

Set 1
Llama, Foam, Fee > Poor Heart, Maze, I Didn't Know, Sample in a Jar, All Things Reconsidered, Runaway Jim, Amazing Grace, Cavern

Set 2
The Landlady > Split Open and Melt, Sparkle > Tweezer > Mound, Big Ball Jam > Fast Enough for You, You Enjoy Myself, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Hold Your Head Up > The Prison Joke > Hold Your Head Up > Terrapin > Hold Your Head Up, Good Times Bad Times

Encore: Carolina, The Squirming Coil

Notes: I Didn't Know featured Fishman on trombone and The Horse featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Amazing Grace and Carolina were performed without microphones. The Prison Joke was told by an audience member named “Sam” after Fishman refused to tell it.

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AL GREEN - The Supreme Al Green: The Greatest Hits [1992]

Al Green - The Supreme Al Green: The Greatest Hits [1992]

Released by the British division of Hi, The Supreme Al Green: The Greatest Hits is a terrific 18-track collection that contains almost all of Green's hits, including "Tired of Being Alone," "Call Me," "I'm Still in Love With You," "Let's Stay Together," "I Can't Get Next to You," "Love and Happiness," "Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)," "Take Me to the River," and "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart." Although it inexplicably overlooks "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" and contains a bit too much latter-day material for some tastes, it's still one of the best single-disc collections yet assembled on Green, rivaling the revamped Greatest Hits the Right Stuff released in the mid-'90s.

Tired of Being Alone /Green 2:52
I Can't Get Next to You /Strong, Whitfield 3:46
Let's Stay Together /Green, Jackson, Mitchell 3:19
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? /Gibb, Gibb, Gibb 6:24
Love and Happiness /Green, Hodges 5:00
I'm Still in Love With You /Green, Jackson, Mitchell, Walker 3:13
Simply Beautiful /Duncan, Green 4:12
What a Wonderful Thing Love Is /Green 3:32
Call Me (Come Back Home) /Green, Jackson, Mitchell 3:02
My God Is Real /Morris 2:46
Let's Get Married /Green 5:36
Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) /Green 2:59
Take Me to the River /Green, Hodges 3:44
Love Ritual [Original Version] /Green 4:19
L-O-V-E (Love) /Green, Hodges, Mitchell 3:04
I Didn't Know /Green 7:46
Full of Fire /Green, Hodges, Mitchell 5:12
Belle Fairfax, /Green, Jordan 4:49
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February 24, 2012

SADE - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION (2011)

Album: The Ultimate Collection

Released: 2011

Style: Soul

CD1:

01 – Your Love Is King

02 – Smooth Operator

03 – Hang On To Your Love

04 – The Sweetest Taboo

05 – Is It A Crime

06 – Never As Good As The First Time

07 – Jezebel

08 – Love Is Stronger Than Pride

09 – Paradise

10 – Nothing Can Come Between Us

11 – No Ordinary Love

12 – Kiss Of Life

13 – Feel No Pain

14 – Bullet Proof Soul

CD2:

01 – Cherish The Day

02 – Pearls

03 – By Your Side

04 – Immigrant

05 – Flow

06 – King Of Sorrow

07 – The Sweetest Gift

08 – Soldier Of Love

09 – The Moon And The Sky

10 – Babyfather

11 – Still In Love With You

12 – Love Is Found

13 – I Would Have Never Guessed

14 – The Moon And The Sky (Remix) Ft. Jay-Z

15 – By Your Side (Neptunes Remix) http://fp.io/4f3d7382/

BELA FLECK - DRIVE

Béla Fleck - Drive [1987]

Drive is an album by American banjoist Béla Fleck. The album was produced toward the end of Fleck's New Grass Revival career and before the Flecktones were formed and included an all-star list of bluegrass performers.

Béla Fleck - banjo
Tony Rice - guitar
Sam Bush - mandolin
Stuart Duncan - fiddle
Mark O'Connor - fiddle
Jerry Douglas - Dobro
Pete Rowan - vocals (7)

All tracks written by Béla Fleck

"Whitewater"
"Slipstream"
"Up and Around the Bend"
"Natchez Trace"
"See Rock City"
"The Legend"
"The Lights of Home"
"Down in the Swamp"
"Sanctuary"
"The Open Road"
"Crucial Country Breakdown"
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7 WALKERS / Jam Cruise 10

7 Walkers, Jam Cruise 10, mp3

Track 1
Mr. Charlie
King Cotton Blues
(For The Love Of) Mr. Okra
Smokestack Lightning
Early In The Morning
New Speedway Boogie
7 Walkers
I Know You Rider
Wharf Rat
Eyes Of The World
Big Railroad Blues

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THE MASKED MARAUDERS - THE COMPLETE DEITY RECORDINGS

While the Masked Marauders were not a novelty band per se, they were indeed a fabrication of music-industry insiders who decided to see how far they could take a practical joke. The Complete Deity Recordings gathers the nine tracks from the band's self-titled debut long-player, as well as the mono versions of "Cow Pie" and "I Can't Get No Nookie" as used on the 45 rpm. The hoax commenced with a fake album review by Greil Marcus under the pseudonym of T.M. Christian. The review -- which ran in Rolling Stone magazine -- purported these Marauders were in actuality a supergroup consisting of Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, and George Harrison, and produced by Al Kooper. Taking the gag a step further was the very real Berkeley-based Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band -- who were friends of Marcus -- as well as Vic Smith and Anna Rizzo. The congregation gathered in a makeshift garage studio under the auspices of recording songs to image the tracks depicted in the review. Once recorded, an album was constructed and issued on Deity Records -- a vanity label concocted as part of the prank. Quite frankly, the Masked Marauders do not have that much to offer musically. There is certainly no new ground being broken, provoking the following comment from Masked Marauder keyboardist/backing vocalist Langdon Winner: "I don't know how anybody thought that anything that incompetent could have come from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan." The doo wop cover songs "Duke of Earl," "I Am the Japanese Sandman," and "Book of Love" are reminiscent of the caliber of performances at a typical junior high school prom -- exceedingly loose and awkward while attempting the unattainable. Slightly better are original tracks which are designed to highlight various vocal and performance styles. "I Can't Get No Nookie" is a passable rendering of Mick Jagger's vocal technique coupled with the Rolling Stones' instrumental "2120 South Michigan Avenue." "Cow Pie" is likewise an attempt to create a Bob Dylan and Nashville Skyline outtake. If a silver lining exists, it is the extended "Season of the Witch," which has enough '60s garage attitude to garner repeat listens. As with all volumes in the Rhino HandMade catalogue, The Complete Deity Recordings is limited in edition and available exclusively through http: www.rhinohandmade.com. ~ Lindsay Planer

A joke review ran in Rolling Stone about an album that didn't exist by a group called the Masked Marauders, supposedly consisting of John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, & Bob Dylan, produced by Al Kooper. Some months later, an album by the Masked Marauders appeared, causing a good deal of controversy. It wasn't recorded by the above named superstars, the last song on the album being a disclaimer stating that fact. Tracks from the album have surfaced on bootlegs, disguised as Beatles, Stones, or Dylan 'outtakes'. Rhino Handmade.

Limited to 1000 numbered copies.

Includes liner notes by Greil Marcus. http://fp.io/2f3e7bcd/

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Oxford American 13th Annual Music Issue: Mississippi Music

VA – Oxford American 13th Annual Music Issue: Mississippi Music (2011)
blues, compilation, funk, rockabilly, soul
Inspired by the diversity and depth of the state’s musical heritage, the editors of The Oxford American have scoured the Magnolia State and unearthed 27 brilliant Mississippi songs to shake up the thinking (and booties) of its audience.
In fact, the new Music Issue may surprise people who believe that Mississippi boasts only blues music. Though rightly regarded for its fantastically rich blues heritage, Mississippi can also claim the birthplace of rock & roll (Tupelo, Miss., where Elvis Presley was born) and country (Meridian, Miss., where Jimmie Rodgers, “The Father of Country Music,” was born).
But, of course, even those genres don’t cover it all.
Want funky housewife disco? We’ve got it. Soul music from an underrated genius? Seventeen-piece all-babe big band? Lonesome Sun Records–approved hillbilly? This year’s OA CD includes those sounds, plus: jazz, gospel, New Wave, garage rock, 1950s pop—and much more.

1. – Uncle Jonah’s Place – Harold Dorman (1961) [01:38]
2. – What Can You Bring Me – Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (1971)[02:47]
3. – I’m Lonesome – Ernie Chaffin (1957) [02:44]
4. – Heart-O-Matic Love – Bo Diddley (1955) [02:46]
5. – Tallahatchie River Blues – Mattie Delaney (1930) [02:46]
6. – I’m Ready for Your Love – Fern Kinney (1982) [04:29]
7. – Love-A-Rama – Leon Bass & the Keystones (ca. 1956) [01:51]
8. – Snap Your Fingers – Joe Henderson (1962) [02:59]
9. – Blues, Blues, Blues – Hayden Thompson (1956) [02:22]
10. – Jump Children – The International Sweethearts of Rhythm (1946)[02:47]
11. – Howlin’ for My Darling – Howlin’ Wolf (1959) [02:31]
12. – (My Baby Loves) Chili Dogs – Dusty Brooks (1951) [02:35]
13. – Tit for Tat – Ruby Andrews (1969) [02:27]
14. – Sidewalk – The Hilltops (1991) [02:59]
15. – Old Joe Bone – Carter Brothers & Son (1928) [03:02]
16. – I’ve Got the Real Thing – Syl Johnson (1968) [02:41]
17. – Guitar Slim – Guitar Slim (1954) [02:33]
18. – Radio, Jukebox and T.V. – Jimmy Donley (1958) [02:35]
19. – Gospel Train – The Golden Nugget (1973) [02:46]
20. – Rock & Roll Blues – Travis Wammack (1958) [02:08]
21. – Storm Thru Mississippi – Henry Green (1951) [02:29]
22. – Uprising [radio edit] – Wadada Leo Smith and Ed Blackwell (1986) [03:29]
23. – Old Dog Blue – Jim Jackson (1928) [02:55]
24. – Bad Girl – The Riviaires (ca. 1965) [02:19]
25. – Love Sick – The Germans (1981) [03:03]
26. – Post-Partitions – Milton Babbitt (played by Robert Miller) (1977) [03:30]
27. – Biloxi – Ted Hawkins (1994) [04:40]
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ESQUIRE - ESQUIRE

Esquire - Esquire (1987)

(Review from amazon)

Esquire are a British symphonic rock group founded in 1982 by singer Nikki Squire, wife of bass player Chris Squire of Yes fame, and ex-New Cross bass player Nigel McLaren. Making up the numbers in this trio is unsung hero Charles Olins on keyboards. One would be entirely correct in assuming that Esquire play a style of music akin to Yes.

This 1987 album is a sublime work of art, that is about great songs rather than being a vehicle for displaying the artists' obvious musical craftsmanship and virtuosity. All tracks overflow with sterling melodies that ooze class and sophistication. Still this remains a hardhitting rock album. The band's unique, innovative sound is further typified by Nikki Squire's remarkable, somewhat masculine sounding vocals, which greatly resemble Jon Anderson's.

The hugely impressive highlight, "Blossomtime", which starts off with a delicate piano passage, but eventually turns into an overwhelmingly pompous affair with a chorus. The multilayered backing vox and harmonies are out of this world.

Unfortunately, the band lacked the promotional clout at Geffen records, and the following autumn Big Generator came out and stole the thunder from this album.

Line-up :
- Nikki Squire / vocals
- Nigel McLaren / bass, backing vocals
- Charles Olins / keyboards, backing vocals
with
- Chris Squire / backing vocals
- Alan White / drums
- Pat Thrall / guitar
- Steve Topping / guitar
- Eddie Golga / guitar
- Jamie Lane / drums
- Dinky / drums
- Carmen Squire / backing vocals

Track List :
01. To the Rescue
02. Sunshine
03. Knock Twice for Heaven
04. Up Down Turnaround
05. Blossomtime
06. Hourglass
07. Moving Together
08. Silent Future
09. Special Greetings
10. What You've Been Saying
11. Sunshine (Original Mix)

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GOV'T MULE - A Tail of Two Cities, 2004 and 2006

Gov't Mule, A Tail of Two Cities, 2004 and 2006

Disc One:
Recorded at The Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA on 10/15/04

Set I:
1. Bad Man Walking
2. About To Rage
3. Mr. Man
4. Banks Of The Deep End
5. Temporary Saint
6. Sco-Mule
7. Beautifully Broken
8. Slackjaw Jezebel
9. Blind Man In The Dark

Set II:
10. Thelonius Beck
11. Painted Silver Light
12. No Need To Suffer
13. Devil Likes It Slow >
14. Drums >
15. Burro Of Brighton Jam >16. My Separate Reality
17. Bad Little Doggie
18. Lola Leave Your Light On
Encore:
19. I'm A Ram

Disc Two:
Recorded at The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL on 12/9/06

Set I:
1. Blind Man In The Dark
2. Bad Little Doggie (4:06)
3. Mr. High & Mighty (5:51)
4. About To Rage (11:04)
5. Unring The Bell (8:56)
6. Rocking Horse (9:13)
7. Larger Than Life (6:28)
8. Slackjaw Jezebel> (8:07)
9. Brand New Angel (7:03)

Set II:
10. So Weak, So Strong (6:40)
11. 32/20 Blues (8:25)
12. Time To Confess (9:19)
13. Brighter Days (6:50)
14. Like Flies> (5:04)
15. Drums> (9:04)
16. Mother Earth (9:38)
17. Gameface > Mountain Jam > Gameface > Power Outage > Gameface (12:54)
18. Thorazine Shuffle (11:29)
Encore:
19. Reggae Soulshine (8:04)

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