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Since LPs are built around older technology do they actually sound best when played on the same vintage equipment as they were originally designed for? Watch Now
Richard Thompson talks about getting his sound out of a variety of backline amps—good and bad—on the road (assisted by Henry Kaiser).
A rockin’ live version of the track from R.E.M.’s 2001 free concert in Cologne, Germany, which was filmed for broadcast. This performance and a lot more are featured on the REMTV 6 DVD box set. Full details on the release at http://www.REMHQ.com
We are told …. This DVD contains a filmed rehearsal of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention at the legendary Beat Club in Bremen, Germany, on 6th October 1968. The music is largely one long improvisatory continuous performance rather than a run-through of their greatest hits, but is punctuated by Zappa directing the […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2SvmTM-zps 34,665 views A few viewer comments: outstanding musicians, soul bass playing at its best, lead immense, shame he died so early, vocals legendary still the one i play in my car on a long journey when i want to hear the best and chill out No fuzz box or wah-wah pedal. Just a Les […]
This outstanding performance by New York’s punk pioneers was taped for radio broadcast shortly after Marky Ramone joined the band, and captures them at the peak of their powers, tearing through many of their most renowned songs in typically energetic style. It’s presented here in superb fidelity, with background notes and rare photos. 1. Rockaway […]
Bob Smith writes … The band began as a trio back in 1969 and took their name from a railroad company that had a line running through their home town of Flint, Michigan. The band saw tremendous popularity in the early 1970’s quickly becoming a well recognized band. By 1971 the band was selling out […]
Mary Chapin Carpenter’s album The Things We Are Made Of comprises eleven songs that communicate with the plain-spokeness of handwritten, heartfelt letters from a confiding friend; this is art without the artifice. The result is music that is likely to be as powerfully moving as any you have ever heard. The album is suffused […]
We are told: I’ll Remember, an archival box set featuring the music of Taste, the Irish rock/blues band formed in the mid sixties that featured Rory Gallagher on guitar and vocals. The four disc set will feature both studio albums (1969′s Taste and the 1970 follow-up On The Boards) expanded with many alternate versions of album tracks. The third CD is full of live audio from 1970 […]
A look at Miles Davis, featuring the reflections of Gary Bartz, who played with Miles in the early 70s, in a band that included Keith Jarrett. http://www.patreon.com/bretprimack
Disc 1 1 Incident At Neshabur 2 Black Magic Woman-Gypsy Queen 3 Oye Como Va 4 Tell Me Are You Tired 5 Time Waits For No One 6 Samba Pa Ti Disc 2 1 Give And Take 2 Savor 3 Toussaint L’Overture 4 Let Me 5 Soul Sacrifice Carlos Santana Tom Coster Armando Pereza David […]