Nirvana - Unplugged In New York. I can't believe it's already been 11 years since Kurt Cobain tragically killed himself. I just love his music and it always brings back vivid memories from my high school years in the early 90's when Nirvana had their major breakthrough and grunge from Seattle was new, explosive and as it seemed at that time unstoppabe and ubiquitous.

I know, we're up to page 4, but my 2 cents:
1 Beach Boys - all Capitol 2-fers (so many gorgeous gems, digging esp Warmth of the Sun, Farmers Daughter, Caroline No, Hushabye, etc & surf guitar rockers like Moon Dawg, Surf Jam - one of the great catalogs by an american band)
2 Traffic - inc the 2 Sundazed Spencer Davis Group cds (uneven, you can program a killer 12 or 14 song set from each), side 1 of Last Exit, John Barleycorn, Low Spark, Shoot Out (underrated - quintessential 73 a la Goats Heads, Free's Heartbreaker, etc)
3 Hard to Find 45s: Sweet Soul Sounds - Between "Thank You/Everybody Is a Star" (1 of the greatest ever 2-sided singles) & the doped out masterpiece "There's A Riot Goin On" Sly produced/wrote/played almost everything on 2 singles by Little Sister, & 3 of the 4 issued tracks are on here: the 7 minute proto-Riot "You're the One (in the same league as Thank You & Family Affair), & a revamped "Somebody's Watching You", maybe the first US hit ('70) to use a drum machine, a year before Riot. Now why couldnt they include the b-side "Stanga"? This comp also has the orig 'Theres Gonna Be a Showdown" (later covered by the NY Dolls), Arthur Conley's Funky Street, & more gems...
4 Bo Diddley - His Best: 20 classics, not as comprehensive as the box, but better sound, & the guy was a genius (read Robert Palmer's essay in the Chess Box, 1 of the best pieces of rock analysis ever and it opened my ears to Bo) -
w/ lead maracas by Jerome Green, & guest appearances by Willie Dixon, Little
Walter, Otis Spann, etc. Also: 'Rare & Well Done'nearly as good as the famous stuff, & the newly reissued 'Gunslinger' (4 bonus trx) cd (why not redo all his early albums?
5 Creation - 'Biff Bang Pow' & 'Making Time' - Page copped the bowing technique
from gtr virtuoso Eddie Phillips, who actually integrates it effectively on much of this great band's high-powered mod/psych/hard rock (think Small
Faces/Who/etc) - 2 cds, or 4 lps, & Ron Wood replaced Phillips on the last 3
singles (all included).
6 Bryan Ferry - The Bride Stripped Bare, his best solo album, w/ Waddy Wachtel.
7 Darker Than Blue (Various/ Blood & Fire label) Reggae does soul, claiming "Get
Ready" (long & dubby), Give Me Your Love (Curtis) & 18 more beauties.
8 Louisiana Swamp Blues (Capitol Blues Collection # 22) (You reading, Duke?)
Just got this after a 9 month Amazon search (it was stolen from me years ago) -
the Cap. Blues Coll. was a killer series of about 30 titles issued 1995 - 97,
all now o.p. Each had tasteful & distinctive digipaks, lengthy booklets (20 - 40
pages), & great music, from every 'blues' genre . Like a 3 cd set of unissued
John Lee Hooker 1948-52. This delightful set has rare Guitar Slim titles,
Clarence 'Bon Ton' Garlow ('Jumping at the Zadacoe'), Boo Breeding, Boo Zoo
Chavis, & 6 rare early trax by Clifton Chenier. (I still havent replaced the also-missing Pee Wee Crayton set)
9 Jeff Beck Group - Beck-Ola (expanded) If 'Truth' ('68) was the template for
the 1st Led Zep album (JP Jones, Page both appear, as does You Shook Me, & many
riffs & ideas - and Ron Wood's deep, fluid bass sound was copied for LZ 1 as
well), than the '69 followup is pure skronk, punk/Physical Graffiti - thrashing,
loud, over the top...Complete opposite of, say, 'Blow by Blow.'I love it. Rice
Pudding (whose tape splice surprise ending was used by the Beatles on She's So
heavy a few months later) is a tour-de-force, they stomp all over Elvis like
elephants on speed, and its all leavened with Nicky Hopkins' gorgeous
instrumental, lyrical, soulful 'Girl From Mill Valley'. Jimi dug it. The bonus
cuts kick ass, and show sides of the band not represented elsewhere.
10 Chic - all albums. Underrated, endlessly playable, Roxy Music & jazz
influenced 'disco' by a real band. Listen to "At Last I Am Free" 1 of the
greatest ballads of the last 30 years. Along w/ Dr Buzzard, smart, inventive,
witty, - the 2 best groups of the 'disco' genre (and both subverted it).
Also, Night Train to Nashville, all Stones of course, Nirvana Unplugged &
Nevermind, Nico, James Chance/White, & I havent even opened the Cameo/Parway 4
cd box yet but it sure looks good!


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"The Forgotten Arm", by Aimee Mann. It's her newest and by far the best. Especially the final song, "Beautiful". I've never heard anything like it.

"The wonder of Jimi Hendrix was that he could stand up at all he was so pumped full of drugs." Patsy, Patsy Stone

Yes, menace I was writing about that album somewhere else lately. I have been listening to that one a lot too. What I love about those lyrix is that in the book with CD when you read them they look like prose. When sung though they run like poetry. I only heard/saw Natalie Merchant do similar. She (Aimee) shouts it out quietly under the radar there for years now.

I've been listening to Goat's Head Soup!

The Complete Motown Singles - Vol2 1962 ...the second edition of this absolute gem of a collection. Beautiful presentation, track by track liner notes and a must for anyone who digs Motown.

The Complete Motown Singles - Vol2 1962 Hip-O-Select B0004402-02


ROCKMAN

Last two days.......
Swedish group Dag Vag "7 Lyckliga Elefanter" (rec. 1981, rel. 1982)
"No Angel To Lay Me Away" Hellacopters
As usual Radio Netscape - Reggae Roots
Ike & Tina various songs (esp. Jesus, Jesus; Mississippi Rolling Stone)
Otis Redding various songs
Other various reggae which I dont care to mention now
"Lay Down (Candles in the wind)" (with Melanie Safka over & over & over again)
"Lay Down (Candles in the wind)" with Allison Crowe
"Shine A Light" with Allison Crowe

THE STONES
"Shine A Light" with the Stones (orig.version from Exile: never get tired of it)
"Shine A Light" with the Stones
The Rolling Stones-Now! (esp. "Little Red Rooster" & "Down The Road Apiece")
Singles Collection The London Years (espec. cd1 *)
Ya-ya´s (got it, finally!!)
"Drift Away" (Metamoprh.)
"Time Is On Our Side"


* (...and esp. "I Want To Be Loved")

Gram Parsons' Grievous Angel

Muddy Waters- She Moves Me and Please Have Mercy

Oasis- The whole new mega record!

Stones- Handsome Girls and Down and Out in Nassau

and of course my ever sounding Les Paul Junior '57 a la George Gruhn!!

You're a rag trade girl, You're the queen of porn, You're the easiest lay on the white house lawn!!

Queens Stone Age live in Stockholm....songs for the Deaf tour! Flippin Rocks....

"Identity Crisis" by Shelby Lynne (real good disc, I think Stones' fans would like any of her last 5 discs)

"Details" by Frou Frou

"Minimum-Maximum" by Kraftwerk (Ich bin der Mensch-Maschine)

Karl

More James Brown - the "Funky Divas ('60-75)" set, which is as killer as any JB out there, Lyn Collins (r.i.p.), Tammi Terrell, TV Mama, etc. And JB's "Instrumentals" '60-69.
Birds - Collection of Rare English Birds - Ron's guitars scorch, sting, sing, & crunch - quintessential early Who/Small Faces, primal, hard, intense, & the frontman (Ron sings some tho) Ali Mackenzie has punk attitude & charisma to spare, w/ no excess.
Cameo/Parkway story - wildly uneven, but lots of gems, finally out on Abkco - how bout an upgrade on the Spector box?

John Wesley Harding and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid - Bob Dylan
Too Fast For Love - Motley Crue
Too Much Blood - Rolling Stones
Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi
Amerika (UK Edition), Du riechst so gut ´98 - Rammstein

The Rolling Stones - Never Too Old To Rock And Roll DAC-011

LA - October 9, 1981 - Rough, raw and slutty rock & roll...PLAY LOUD!!

ROCKMAN

New Barbarians @ the Capital Center May 79...........very nice boot on the Swinging Pig Label

Sunday evening in West Virginia--enjoying a few cold beers on a very warm late-spring day, and listening to James Taylor Live (1992). What a great show this is--the band is top-notch, and the man is in fine voice. 30 or more songs, and each one is a classic. Can't go wrong with this American treasure, who is a great entertainer and also has an endearing low-key sense of humor.

New Barbarians - The Drug Dealer Tapes Vol 1

Disc 3 - Lake Geneva Rehearsals 19th April 1979

ROCKMAN

"From Russia with love", "For your eyes only", etc. James Bond 30th anniversary edition - Great change from Boston 1969 second show. Dry Martini music

The Byrds - Live In Washington 1971
Nick Drake - Time Of No Reply
Hanoi Rocks - Another Hostile Takover (new album)
Taj Mahal - Natch'l Blues
The Rolling Stones - Altamont 1969
Flying Burrito Brothers - Altamont 1969
Santana - Altamont 1969

I'm listening to the latest Coral album "Invisible Invasion" any of you guys heard this?, its cool, lots of 60's influence particularly, from Love and the Doors.

Also Rocksteady compliation "Phil Pratt and Friends"
Jackie Mittoo - Train to Skaville
Joey Ramone - Dont Worry Bout Me

Queens Stone Age live in Stockholm and my ears hurt.....

"The Forgotten Arm" - Aimee Mann
New Boston 18/7/72 w/YCAGWYW

"The wonder of Jimi Hendrix was that he could stand up at all he was so pumped full of drugs." Patsy, Patsy Stone

The late period of Flaming Lips, "Selling England" Genesis, Supergrass,

Has anyone checked out the Black Keys ?
The are just 2 guys but make such a dirty/earthy/bluesy sound. Try their latest album Rubber Factory its superb!!!

Seattle '72 #2 YCAGWYW

"The wonder of Jimi Hendrix was that he could stand up at all he was so pumped full of drugs." Patsy, Patsy Stone

charlotte '72 ...love in vain

Chuckster & my summer..-cd with semi-rarities 1964-81
and my hybrid Sticky-iorr with Casino Boogie & some GHS-gems.



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Hayseed Dixie; Ace of Spades (yup, the Motorhead classic). Download it now guys and gals, it's really good.
Stina Nordenstam; Butterfly.
Eric Clapton; Motherless children.
Black Eyed Peas.
Pigmy Love Circus; Mick Jagger killed Brian Jones.
Laleh.
Dr. Philip McGraw - Relationship Rescue.

Velvet & Nico; serious nostalgia period which isnt late 60´s for me
but the early 80´s Dark Rock in the heatwave after Joy Division...
Late night, night, night, always night, black-clad gloomy city pale-faced
city slickers dreaming of Berlin listening to Birthday Party, JD, Velvet & (at best) the Doors...
Recommend: All Tomorrow parties, Femme Fatale, Venus In Furs, Heroin - if someone possibly not have heard them...
My friend met Nico in 85; O, God, how I envy him. But envying Reed or Morrison dating her in late 60´s would be more reelvant... But still...

Hey Baboon Bro, I play in a Velvets cover band, you might like the MP3's on our site.
www.sweetnuthin.com
I love all the music you mention.

Just bought the new Audioslave, Out of Exile. Better than the first one. Doas anybody have Mooni Suzuki?