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Friday Jams Fest

by: Middle of the Road

Fri Mar 19, 2010 at 07:45:00 AM MDT


The Hollies, along with Jimmy Cliff, Genesis, ABBA and Iggy Pop's Stooges were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday. I'll take any excuse I can get to play a little Hollies. Hat tip to Ralphie who routinely bails me out with fantastic suggestions.

Thank God caucus is over. Time to party.

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Dedicating my Friday Jams to my lovely wife in Denver..
being a geographical bachelor sucks ass, but it makes coming home to Denver sooooo much better!



"Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about." Mark Twain

Speaking of Jack White,
have you seen the documentary "It Might Get Loud," Dan? It's my Netflix queue and it's supposed to be fantastic.  

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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Loved it!
We watched "It Might Get Loud" a few weeks ago and will probably end up buying it.

Three generations of guitarists:

Jimmy Page - the sage; a laid-back Zen master
The Edge - mature, polished, still eager to learn.
Jack White - I dunno ... generation X, I guess. I didn't know much about him before I watched the DVD, but I kind of like him. He's quirky.

A master class for rock and roll guitarists.

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I can't wait to see it.
Jimmy Page is my all time favorite guitarist. Period.  

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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White Stripes live
NPR has put up the forthcoming live White Stripes album. It's an eyebrow melter.
http://www.npr.org/templates/s...
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God damn.
You are not kidding.

http://www.npr.org/templates/p...


"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie

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This is awesome
And I used to see them pretty regularily in London when they were recording Elephant
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Loudest concert I've ever been to
White Stripes at the Fillmore.

"I'll take incompetence over a business model incentivised to kill me any day." -- DtR(H)
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Sweet...
One of the most theatrical front men I've ever seen. Vaudevillian a way. Caught them at the Ogden Theater.

I join others in their appreciation of the film It Might Get Loud. Jack's a bit abrasive at times, but he holds his own. Favorite part of the film is watching Jimmy Page put on his 45 of Link Wray's Rumble and, as has been noted in reviews and such, watch him play air guitar along with it, with a big goofy loving grin of appreciation on his face.

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I'll click on that repeatedly
one of my favorites. Back in the day I was very osessive about my vinyl. I played them once, to record them, and put the vinyl on the shelf. Came home from a long weekend away and could hear the song from more than a block away and was cheered. Until I got in my house and found that my bro-in-law, living with us at the time, was passed out in his bed. The turntable was set to repeat. After he woke I learned it had been playing for more than 10 hours. Had to go out and buy a new album. It has never been played. The tape still works fine so no need to play.
 
Me too.
This song makes me crazy, in a good way.

Great story, Gray. That cracked me up.

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie

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He lived with us three times
for a total of a year or so. I'm loaded with almost unbelievable stories of madness, foolishness and sloth. At the punch line he is almost always sleeping soundly whilst I am pissed off. All laughs now.
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Hahahaha.
That's a great line--he is almost always sleeping soundly whilst I am pissed off. Isn't that always the way? :)

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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Vinyl Is Great
Last October I stopped by one of my favorite stores, Black and Read, to pick up a new release by Brandi Carlile Give Up The Ghost. I couldn't find it in the bins so I asked at the counter about it. They had not ordered it although many other group's vinyl had been. So I ordered it. As great as her recordings are she is knockout awesome in concert.

Perhaps the youngsters around here should learn how to relax, listen and watch the logo go 'round and 'round and 'round while slurping in Boone's Farm Apple and toking on their medicinal herb. It might mellow out a few of 'em.

 

This movie has been rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and destruction
@pambennettauror

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Congrats To Jimmy Cliff

Wiki bio here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J...

Best to kill them early instead of letting them possibly need food stamps.
--marilou, 2010

I caught Jimmy Cliff at Reggae on the Rocks
at Red Rocks around 92 or 93.  Superb.

" And there are no Christian terrorists."

The Beej, circa 8/26/2010

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Oooh.
That would have been memorable (or perhaps not--perhaps very fuzzy).  

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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No Rasta, Jimmy...
One of the few devotees of Islam playing reggae.

The Harder They Come -- talk about a gritty classic flick. And one of the great film soundtracks of all times.

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Iggy is one of my all time favs
I'll do a lesser known, but still known, song.


I don't know Iggy's stuff at all
so thanks much for this, Danny.  

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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Brains are weird things
Can you follow the connections?
Iggy Pop -> I wanna be your dog -> Joan Jett -> The Runaways -> Ch- ch- ch- cherry bomb!



There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those that understand binary and those that don't.

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I don't care how you get there--I love the runaways
Joan Jett and Lita Ford, I forget how ground breaking this was.  Women playing instruments? that's just crazy.
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Women playing instruments
I gave up my subscription to Guitar Player about 16 years ago, so forgive me if this woman is old news.

I was watching American Idol the other night and Orianthi did a guest performance of her new single.  She whipped off some two-hand tapping riffs that would have made Steve Vai's peepee hard.

Here's a little sampler of her.  She only does a little two-hand stuff on it, but the rest is both spectacular and tasty as well.

I guess I gotta get out more.  I'm missing some great young talent.



Best to kill them early instead of letting them possibly need food stamps.
--marilou, 2010

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And then there's Jennifer Batten


Best to kill them early instead of letting them possibly need food stamps.
--marilou, 2010
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That was incredible!!

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But my favorite will always be

First time I saw her live was in the Hilton grand ball room in GJ. Small room. I was in the second row and got to watch her close up.  I was ready to sell my guitars and give it up right there on the spot.  I figured nobody else, especially me, could ever play as tasty as that, so why bother?

Best to kill them early instead of letting them possibly need food stamps.
--marilou, 2010

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Hehehehe.
Sometimes the truth hurts, don't it though. I'd give my left arm to see Hooker.

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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Hehehehe.
Sometimes the truth hurts, don't it though. I'd give my left arm to see Hooker.

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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Lust for Life is a great album by the Ig...
Thanks for that.

I like his latest solo record Préliminaires, as well. Always knew his voice works great with electric guitar, but clarinet too? Mellower instrumentation, if not mellow.

I once saw Iggy standing in the aisle of Mammoth Gardens watching a show (he was set to play in town a couple days later), wearing his hair pulled back into his black leather jacket and wearing black framed glasses.

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Great selection MOR
Hollies have always been one of my favs. Good to see they got inducted.  

"Religion is for people who don't want to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who've been there, and don't want to go back"


Speaking of getting inducted ...

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STOP! My ears they burn.

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My secret shame Danny (ok not so secret now )
I have Fernando on my IPOD.

" And there are no Christian terrorists."

The Beej, circa 8/26/2010

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At least you don't have Dancing Queen on your iPod
do you?
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Yes but its by God Street Wine
but good !

" And there are no Christian terrorists."

The Beej, circa 8/26/2010

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YES.
At last. My hero.  

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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David Crosby and Graham Nash sang "Military Madness" at the rally for Barack Obama at Eisenhower Park, Nassau County, NY, just before the final Presidential debate.
This is from the original solo album-Songs for Beginners:



"I can tolerate chaos, I'm just not sure chaos can tolerate me" Dylan

Good pick, and nicely keeping with our Hollies theme
(thank you Graham.)

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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So, how come I can remember all the words to this song
but I can't remember that I MUST get my taxes done this weekend.
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Live in Grand Junction
I know it's not international week at CO Pols, but I'm playing this to celebrate that Ladysmith Black Mambazo will be in GJ tonight and I've got two tickets. Ngiajabulani kakhulu!


There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those that understand binary and those that don't.
Oh Ardy. I'm so jealous.
They were in Fort Collins on Wed but I missed them.

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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Love this tune.


"Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys."

P.J. O'Rourke

I do too. Lots of good ones rising today

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Kind of a weird video
But a great song.



"I'll take incompetence over a business model incentivised to kill me any day." -- DtR(H)

what is the wierd part?

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It just has nothing to do with the song
It's not as weird as say:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

"I'll take incompetence over a business model incentivised to kill me any day." -- DtR(H)

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That qualified
Did you see Libertad's flag snake?
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Check out Bill Cosby making the introduction!

One of my favorite bands
n/t

Best to kill them early instead of letting them possibly need food stamps.
--marilou, 2010
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I've come to truly appreciate and enjoy them...
I was so-so on them as a teen, but as I reached the age they were when they made that music, it made perfect sense to me. Donald Fagen has written great some great lyrics. I like the chorus, especially, of Deacon Blues.
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What's really hard to believe
is that this guy is governor of Texas 30 years later! Who says American lives don't have Second Acts?


Seriously though
Steve Perry has one of the best voices ever.  A five octave vocal range I think.  

" And there are no Christian terrorists."

The Beej, circa 8/26/2010

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This one goes out to Sharon
One of my favorite scenes of music in a movie. There are a hundred great recordings of them doing this song, because they literally toured everywhere back in 2007, but this one still grabs me.


Well, as long as we're doing shout outs
this one is for a couple of folks here, who find the "f" word so very offensive. I'm guessing neither was a big fan of this movie.



"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie

I am the Walrus


"I'll take incompetence over a business model incentivised to kill me any day." -- DtR(H)
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I thought you were the Eggman.
And if so, shouldn't you be over in this diary?  

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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V.I Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov!
Damn it MotR, you're out of your element!

"I'll take incompetence over a business model incentivised to kill me any day." -- DtR(H)
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No Donny, these men are Nihilists.


"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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As long as we're calling out the "fuck"-averse
This is the absolute classic of the genre ...

Just think of all the public libraries and nursing homes that now filter out Colorado Pols.

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Ya think?
I kinda like this one


Best to kill them early instead of letting them possibly need food stamps.
--marilou, 2010
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Ah, excellent.
If we're going to be accused of being 3 year olds, we may as well deliver. Makes me want to repost Ralphie's great "fuck" audio but I don't know where I saved it. There are loads of great versions on youtube but his is the best.

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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Yeah then why don't you go outside then, and play a game of....
: )

" And there are no Christian terrorists."

The Beej, circa 8/26/2010

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Ding ding, ding, ding, ding.
I've give you money for your timing alone, if I had any. :)

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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Great music. Thanks!


Buck Stops Here.
Great music. Thanks!


Buck Stops Here.
Thought you all would like this from Paul Weller
Above the Clouds. Groovy and funky.

And speaking of women playing instuments there is a lady playing bass.  Something about that is just HOT !


" And there are no Christian terrorists."

The Beej, circa 8/26/2010

Or some Angry Paul

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I never got why they were tagged with that label.
Unlike other punk bands, they never seemed angry at all to me.

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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I didn't say it was unjustified
Check out this Top of the Pops performance and the four chaps in uniforms shouting backup vocals, part of the Mod scene in Woking.


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Oh, they're kind of cute.
They look like they should work for the Queen.  

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie
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What the hell's happened to Peter Weller?!
I don't mean, like, is he alive or anything. I mean what the hell has happened to his ballsy songwriting since this time, post-The Jam?!
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Heh heh...
I meant Paul Weller.

Peter Weller, he was in Naked Lunch.

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Peter Weller was Robocop!
Paul Weller -- who knows, he turned into Sting. I like his last 20 years of music, but he's not the ballsy young man he was. Guess he got older.
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Nice find RG


" And there are no Christian terrorists."

The Beej, circa 8/26/2010

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gotta love the Modfather
still going strong in his 50s
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