What are you listening to? The world really needs to know. #7

PhillyDave

PhillyDave

“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
Ellen Foley was Mick Jones's girlfriend in 81. He, along with the Clash and all that appeared on "Sandanista", and with Bill Price, recorded and produced "Spirit of St. Louis". Foley also sang on "Hitsville U.K." and "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"(ugh). Strummer/Jones wrote 6 songs. And last but not least she was on the first season of NIGHT COURT. Sort of a Clash record...in a good way.

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Faramir

Last night I had a dream that I was on a spacecraft. It was my first time. The seasoned astronauts were smiling at my reaction to the incredible vertical acceleration I felt as we shot upwards into the sky and away from Earth, and I did feel it, it was quite something. The interior of the vessel was dim, I looked towards a closed hatch and wondered about the structural integrity of it, and I felt so far away from home. It was one of my "shorts". Short intense dreams, they're highly entertaining despite their brevity.
I blame listening to Dynatron, and watching last night's total eclipse of the Moon. And now they've found water on Mars they say. It surely can only be a matter of time before we find our way to the stars. Probably not in my lifetime though. Perhaps at least a manned mission to Mars, that would be a hell of a thing. The craft carrying the astronauts would more than likely need extra thrust to compensate for the planet sized balls of the brave men and women that would undertake such a pioneering journey into the unknown.

Dynatron - Propulsion Overdrive


Dynatron - Stars of the Night

 
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Purple Stickpin

Purple Stickpin

The only thing perfect about that viddy is the bass player's right hand thumb technique. I've never seen anyone use that other than myself (not claiming greatness, just ignorance) - anchoring on the cutaway between the upper horn and lower bout. I only have a couple of basses where that's even possible for me and I have fairly large finger reach; her having smallish hands (assuming she's actually a woman; she might be from the 1980 East German track team, y'know?), that has to be a challenge. But it creates perfectly neutral wrist angle in the right hand. For what it's worth.
 
number6horse

number6horse

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A public domain Appalachian song (which might actually mean that Alan Lomax fucked somebody out of royalties ?) Not sure but I'm just typing out loud here....

Anyway.... My 90's go-to Americana band, ahead of Son Volt, The Jayhawks etc..

 
yougetso

yougetso


(old school roots reggae mix tape

Gregory Isaacs - Babylon Too Rough 00:00
Sylford Walker - Burn Babylon 03:00
Dennis Brown - Revolution 06:20
John Holt - Police in Helicopter 10:40
Barrington Levy - Black Roses 14:18
Don Carlos - Mr Sun 17:18
Culture - Why am I a Rastaman 21:20
Sylford Walker - Chant down Babylon 25:37
Don Carlos - Oh girl 29:04
Hollie Cook - Milk and Honey 32:46
Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse 36:25
Sylford Walker - Jah Golden Pen 40:25
Don Carlos - Young Girl 43:45
John Holt - Ghetto Queen 47:19
Tetrack - Only Jah Jah knows 50:30
Linval Thompson - Jah Jah man 53:39
Dennis Brown - Bubbling fountain 56:45
Don Carlos - Chant Down 1:01:24
Barrington Levy - Hypocrites 1:04:58
Dennis Brown - Natural Mystic 1:09:58
Linval Thompson - I Spy 1:13:47
Lizzard - Milk and Honey 1:17:08

@mjp, did you meet any of these artists in your travels?)
 
mjp

mjp

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yougetso said:
did you meet any of these artists in your travels?
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Yes, from that list: Don Carlos, Barrington Levy, Dennis Brown - and we played a show at the Starlight Amphitheater in Burbank with Culture (and Andrew Tosh). I only know that venue because I was just making a list of gigs. Always loved Culture and Joseph Higgs. We also did shows with the Wailers, Black Uhuru, Aswad, Lillian Allen, Shinehead and David Lindley of all people. Along with a hundred other bands and singers you've never heard of.

Funny you should ask on the day I was compiling a list.
 
yougetso

yougetso

That's insane to me that you played with Culture. Their song on that playlist, just for starters, is absolute guts and heart. As far as Joseph Higgs ...

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mjp said:
I was compiling a list.
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For stories to tell on This Is Not a Test, I hope? :rolleyes:
 
mjp

mjp

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Joe Higgs is great, yes, I mis-typed that though. I meant Joseph Hill, the lead voice in Culture.

Joe Higgs sang in the Wailers for a while after Bunny left, so it was Bob, Peter and Joe Higgs on much of the 1973 tour in America. The Wailers started the tour opening for Sly & The Family Stone. He also schooled Marley on some things when he was coming up. A central figure on that scene for sure.
 
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