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I started this a while back, never finished it, gave me something to do while waiting for a flight.
Though they have a low-life hippy image, they always strove for top quality fidelity and pioneered some musical invention in guitar design and live music production.
But they have such a huge catalog, an experienced tour guide can be a big help navigating their many personas.
A note upfront – this band is clearly not everyone’s cup of tea, and as much as a fan as I eventually became, at first I didn’t even like them and couldn’t get the level of devotion of the fans.
Their Garage Band start
The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJeTl6KoJUE
Cream Puff War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6oIOI9-r5I
Cold Rain and Snow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7qkbF8PbtE
Psychedelic
This shows their mastery of jamming, never playing things the same way twice, going out on musical limbs and coming back to earth, from a song to chaos to subtly rejoining into cohesion, not at all unlike Jazz but very far from it.
That's It For The Other One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ojrruaMYYg
Born Cross Eyed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhndGhkp-8U
New Potato Caboose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQoYkL6nTW4
Their iconic sound
Uncle John's Band (one of the most recognizable ones here)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSIajKGHZRk
Sugar Magnolia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkKuhAxcH7g
Cosmic Charlie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDZs7cKGzDU
Rock and Roll
Bertha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaYfA7tfT1g
Not Fade Away / Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MYZXJ5Q0oY
Country period (Jerry Garcia was an accomplished pedal steel player*)
Dire Wolf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaStAAOUao8
Friend of the Devil (probably the other most recognizable one here)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9SKxL9CnW0
Jazzy era
Eyes of the World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCy9k_RWlvA
Unbroken Chain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTwXBEa_Tuc
3 minutes in they break into a rather unexpected fusiony jam and unlike much of their other work
Stylized era
This is their most progressive era, arguably most interesting, and they came out with what may have been America’s answer to Prog Rock, but far from it. Strange Middle Eastern themes, touches of Reggae, tribal polyrhythms, intricately interwoven melodic lines, out-there guitar chords and harmonies. Deep stuff on par with any level players.
I know this stuff like the back of my hand but still can’t fathom how they came up with this stuff.
Help on the Way /Slipknot! / Franklin’s Tower – from Blues For Allah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcvMJHc6pgw
Different album, even further into the desert, more Egyptian than the Blues For Allah album
Terrapin Station - best stuff from that album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAIvo6QkOgc
“Pop”
I started this a while back, never finished it, gave me something to do while waiting for a flight.
Though they have a low-life hippy image, they always strove for top quality fidelity and pioneered some musical invention in guitar design and live music production.
But they have such a huge catalog, an experienced tour guide can be a big help navigating their many personas.
A note upfront – this band is clearly not everyone’s cup of tea, and as much as a fan as I eventually became, at first I didn’t even like them and couldn’t get the level of devotion of the fans.
Their Garage Band start
The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJeTl6KoJUE
Cream Puff War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6oIOI9-r5I
Cold Rain and Snow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7qkbF8PbtE
Psychedelic
This shows their mastery of jamming, never playing things the same way twice, going out on musical limbs and coming back to earth, from a song to chaos to subtly rejoining into cohesion, not at all unlike Jazz but very far from it.
That's It For The Other One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ojrruaMYYg
Born Cross Eyed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhndGhkp-8U
New Potato Caboose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQoYkL6nTW4
Their iconic sound
Uncle John's Band (one of the most recognizable ones here)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSIajKGHZRk
Sugar Magnolia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkKuhAxcH7g
Cosmic Charlie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDZs7cKGzDU
Rock and Roll
Bertha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaYfA7tfT1g
Not Fade Away / Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MYZXJ5Q0oY
Country period (Jerry Garcia was an accomplished pedal steel player*)
Dire Wolf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaStAAOUao8
Friend of the Devil (probably the other most recognizable one here)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9SKxL9CnW0
Jazzy era
Eyes of the World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCy9k_RWlvA
Unbroken Chain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTwXBEa_Tuc
3 minutes in they break into a rather unexpected fusiony jam and unlike much of their other work
Stylized era
This is their most progressive era, arguably most interesting, and they came out with what may have been America’s answer to Prog Rock, but far from it. Strange Middle Eastern themes, touches of Reggae, tribal polyrhythms, intricately interwoven melodic lines, out-there guitar chords and harmonies. Deep stuff on par with any level players.
I know this stuff like the back of my hand but still can’t fathom how they came up with this stuff.
Help on the Way /Slipknot! / Franklin’s Tower – from Blues For Allah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcvMJHc6pgw
Different album, even further into the desert, more Egyptian than the Blues For Allah album
Terrapin Station - best stuff from that album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAIvo6QkOgc
“Pop”
This is an excellent talking concert for those who appreciate the talent that is Billy Joel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwV-vs0 ... 6E16E1571E
Some of it is blocked, but last time I viewed this I was able to download all 12 clips. Funny, entertaining, and he plays a lot of his best stuff and takes questions from the audience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwV-vs0 ... 6E16E1571E
Some of it is blocked, but last time I viewed this I was able to download all 12 clips. Funny, entertaining, and he plays a lot of his best stuff and takes questions from the audience.
His best days are behind him, and that show was from 2001.
Jumping from that to much older stuff which I prefer from his more progressive beginnings, I found these gems:
Travelin prayer. Midnight Special 1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Je0yXHpkw
Live At The Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC Television Theatre (1978)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1KXXHM_zj0#t=20m29s
The Midnight Special 1975 - Ballad Of Billy The Kid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2NkNwJBuk8
TONIGHT in Conn 1976
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uFtMbohOHc
He really is quite an accomplished pianist.
Jumping from that to much older stuff which I prefer from his more progressive beginnings, I found these gems:
Travelin prayer. Midnight Special 1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Je0yXHpkw
Live At The Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC Television Theatre (1978)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1KXXHM_zj0#t=20m29s
The Midnight Special 1975 - Ballad Of Billy The Kid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2NkNwJBuk8
TONIGHT in Conn 1976
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uFtMbohOHc
He really is quite an accomplished pianist.
A tight house electronica based loop...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP625xQIGzs
Tobu - Hope [NCS Release]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP625xQIGzs
Tobu - Hope [NCS Release]
Another version of this classic performed live:
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su6MRe95FA8
The "hit" Oxygene IV starts at 37:00
better performance but 3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HJ2Q8GQwts
The "hit" Oxygene IV starts at 30:10
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su6MRe95FA8
The "hit" Oxygene IV starts at 37:00
better performance but 3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HJ2Q8GQwts
The "hit" Oxygene IV starts at 30:10
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Sorry to break the flow of this thread.
Just found an awesome piece by Grohl, Reznor and Homme (actually not a big fan of Homme) from Sound City album.
(Damn I should have gotten the whole album!)
Mantra (album Sound City - Real to Reel
Just found an awesome piece by Grohl, Reznor and Homme (actually not a big fan of Homme) from Sound City album.
(Damn I should have gotten the whole album!)
Mantra (album Sound City - Real to Reel
Hey at least you were courteous about it, instead of the usual non-acknowledgement way of not checking out a fellow poster's contribution, which I guess we're all guilty of.the lynx wrote:Sorry to break the flow of this thread.
Just found an awesome piece by Grohl, Reznor and Homme (actually not a big fan of Homme) from Sound City album.
(Damn I should have gotten the whole album!)
Mantra (album Sound City - Real to Reel
I like the same 2 of 3 as you, but didn't find this very interesting - sounds like what Pink Floyd would do circa 1967 (which I like), but it was interesting to see the collaboration happening here.
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Sound City is a documentary Grohl directed about an old studio Sound City in LA which has seen many legends like Nirvana, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Slipknot, RHCP etc did their recordings there. So everyone who was part of Sound City studio came together in this project and had collaborations.Brah wrote:Hey at least you were courteous about it, instead of the usual non-acknowledgement way of not checking out a fellow poster's contribution, which I guess we're all guilty of.the lynx wrote:Sorry to break the flow of this thread.
Just found an awesome piece by Grohl, Reznor and Homme (actually not a big fan of Homme) from Sound City album.
(Damn I should have gotten the whole album!)
Mantra (album Sound City - Real to Reel
I like the same 2 of 3 as you, but didn't find this very interesting - sounds like what Pink Floyd would do circa 1967 (which I like), but it was interesting to see the collaboration happening here.
Yeah now that you pointed out Pink Floyd, Mantra DOES have that sound. I don't know if you're interested but you might want to watch the documentary film and have a go at all of the soundtracks they did.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_City_(film)
I listened to all of the songs. Half of them are great but the other half didn't hit the goosebumps threshold in me yet (probably because I'm too young to appreciate the signature music/voice of some of the real old-timers like Springfield and Nielsen). I only recognised Nicks from Fleetwood Mac and of course the bunch from the 80's and the 90's (Taylor from Slipknot, Hawkins from Foo Fighters just to name a few).
I will check out the movie and see what it is all about for myself.
Sounds interesting, maybe that is the West Coast equivalent of Electric Ladyland studios.the lynx wrote:Sound City is a documentary Grohl directed about an old studio Sound City in LA which has seen many legends like Nirvana, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Slipknot, RHCP etc did their recordings there. So everyone who was part of Sound City studio came together in this project and had collaborations.
Yeah now that you pointed out Pink Floyd, Mantra DOES have that sound. I don't know if you're interested but you might want to watch the documentary film and have a go at all of the soundtracks they did.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_City_(film)
I listened to all of the songs. Half of them are great but the other half didn't hit the goosebumps threshold in me yet (probably because I'm too young to appreciate the signature music/voice of some of the real old-timers like Springfield and Nielsen). I only recognised Nicks from Fleetwood Mac and of course the bunch from the 80's and the 90's (Taylor from Slipknot, Hawkins from Foo Fighters just to name a few).
I will check out the movie and see what it is all about for myself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MTY4iY ... ture=share
JAN AKKERMAN GUITAR SOLO, MEZZ BREDA, NOV. 16TH 2012
Jan just keeps improving with age, like a fine fine. Awesome guitar playing.
JAN AKKERMAN GUITAR SOLO, MEZZ BREDA, NOV. 16TH 2012
Jan just keeps improving with age, like a fine fine. Awesome guitar playing.
One of those rare, truly magical songs:
Jerry Garcia - The Wheel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZK8UmvTocQ#t=24s
Jerry Garcia - The Wheel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZK8UmvTocQ#t=24s
I never got the Grateful Dead. Full Stop.
It's like Neil Young reined in at your great granmas 105th birthday or something, so he sounds like a neutered 12 year old boy scout.
I know you Yanks get really kinda big and nostalgic about such bands (but not about others, which you probably should, like the Bee Gees, New York Dolls, Ramones, and so on).
Like Santana, the Grateful Dead do absolutely zero for me. They're just like a bunch of teenagers in a shed singing some inane hippy songs.
[Tags: 30 years later I'm still at a loss what their appeal is /]
It's like Neil Young reined in at your great granmas 105th birthday or something, so he sounds like a neutered 12 year old boy scout.
I know you Yanks get really kinda big and nostalgic about such bands (but not about others, which you probably should, like the Bee Gees, New York Dolls, Ramones, and so on).
Like Santana, the Grateful Dead do absolutely zero for me. They're just like a bunch of teenagers in a shed singing some inane hippy songs.
[Tags: 30 years later I'm still at a loss what their appeal is /]
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