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PETER WOLF
HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY!
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A somewhat neglected J Geils Band song, "I Don't Hang Around Much Anymore"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP0FeArHMJI&list=RDBP0FeArHMJI&start_radio=1
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THE CARS:
LET THE STORIES BE TOLD
BY BILL JANOVITZ
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https://www.facebook.com/share/1GGewpuVJo/
It is beyond me to explain the first phrase in the attachment's caption, but otherwise it seems to me this book announcement is likely to interest a lot of people. The Cars remains one of my all-time favorite bands.
Bill Janovitz also wrote a well received book about the great Leon Russell. The author picks great topics.
My latest Buffalo Tom purchase is "New Girl Singing." The official video is well worth seeing. You may come away with a crush on the "New Girl."
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NECTAR'S
BURLINGTON, VERMONT
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WARE RIVER CLUB REUNION
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Drummer Don McAulay, who used to live here in Brattleboro, deserves better representation.
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ALI T
(ALISON TURNER)
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DROPKICK MURPHYS
"FIRST-CLASS LOSER" (Donald Trump)
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This morning, for me, was dedicated to writing various politicians and political organizations urging them to call on Donald Trump to
RESIGN
So, it really made my day when, this afternoon, I came across an Ari Melber MSNBC video short about Boston's Dropkick Murphys dedicating "First-Class Loser" to Donald Trump. Makes a feller want to get an 8647 tattoo or at least a T-shirt.
Eightysix47
DAVID MALLETT
"VITAL SIGNS"
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Evidently "Vital Signs" is the David Mallett fan favorite. It starts strongly with "Midnight Madness" and ends with "Highways," which, according to an apparently knowing Amazon customer comment, was often a very big number in concerts. Side One's "April" and the title track are spoken of favorably by Mallett's followers. The first side ends with one of Mallett's best known songs, "Red Red Rose," which was covered to perfection by Emmylou Harris. It is surprising how many covers and interpretations of David Mallett songs closely follow the original arrangements. This may be seen as a testimonial to the production.
"Vital Signs" is notable for the team effort - from piano to drums - of the players, with each contributing catchy riffs.
"Vital Signs" is something like David Mallett's forbidden fruit album. It has never been reissued; and, as far as I am aware, it does not stream. (Some re-recordings do.) A track that once was posted to YouTube has been removed. Evidently the label, Flying Fish Records, made a mistake on the cover which is mirrored on the LPs label, crediting all words and music to Mallett. Judging by the publisher credits, the first song on the second side, "(Coming Apart) At the Seams," appears to be an exception. Evidently pianist Chris Neville claims a co-writer credit. The album got locked up by a lawsuit. Vinyl LPs and at least one cassette can be had online and, one would imagine, in used record stores.
Following popular concert attractions "Good Times" and "These Times," the album ends with Mallett's re-recording of "Highways," which first came out on the live "Hard Light" album. Mallett's singing here on "Highways" is so different that it ought to be considered as a rearrangement.
Jim Rooney did his usual excellent job with this production. David Mallett's home, Sebec, Maine, shares a town line with my old hometown, Milo. For me, then, it is more than a little ironic that Jim Rooney got his start performing on Boston's WCOP Hayloft Jamboree for Nelson Bragg, "The Merry Mayor of Milo, Maine."
A clean burn of the vinyl LP keeps me happily listening. Anyone who has read this far may want to hunt up a copy of the vinyl album. If you are a devoted singer-songwriter fan, chances are good that you have a friend who has burned it. A reissue would have been ideal but ways still exist to enjoy what may very well have been David Mallett's most popular record release, "Vital Signs."
Here are two of the best covers of David Mallett songs:
Summer Of My Dreams
Kathy Mattea - Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzFUG4zQWGU
Red Red Rose
EmmyLouharris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmL0QSPJhTo
And one by David Mallett:
David Mallet - Summer Of My Dreams
from Live At The Iron Horse Vol. 1 by Signature Sounds Recording Inc.
https://signaturesounds.bandcamp.com/track/summer-of-my-dreams
Music Museum of New England (MMone) Jim Rooney article
https://www.mmone.org/jim-rooney/
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#april #bostonmusic #chrisneville #comingapartattheseams #davemallett #davidmallett #emmylouharris #flyingfish #flyingfishrecords #goodtimes #hardlight #hayloftjamboree #highways #jimrooney #kathymattea #mainemusic #merrymayorofmilomaine #midnightmadness #mmone #music #musicfeed #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nelsonbragg #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #redredrose #sebec #sebecmaine #singersongwriter #summerofmydreams #thesetimes #vitalsigns #wcop #wcophayloftjamboree
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DAVID MALLETT
"VITAL SIGNS"
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Evidently "Vital Signs" is the David Mallett fan favorite. It starts strongly with "Midnight Madness" and ends with "Highways," which, according to an apparently knowing Amazon customer comment, was often a very big number in concerts. Side One's "April" and the title track are spoken of favorably by Mallett's followers. The first side ends with one of Mallett's best known songs, "Red Red Rose," which was covered to perfection by Emmylou Harris. It is surprising how many covers and interpretations of David Mallett songs closely follow the original arrangements. This may be seen as a testimonial to the production.
"Vital Signs" is notable for the team effort - from piano to drums - of the players, with each contributing catchy riffs.
"Vital Signs" is something like David Mallett's forbidden fruit album. It has never been reissued; and, as far as I am aware, it does not stream. (Some re-recordings do.) A track that once was posted to YouTube has been removed. Evidently the label, Flying Fish Records, made a mistake on the cover which is mirrored on the LPs label, crediting all words and music to Mallett. Judging by the publisher credits, the first song on the second side, "(Coming Apart) At the Seams," appears to be an exception. Evidently pianist Chris Neville claims a co-writer credit. The album got locked up by a lawsuit. Vinyl LPs and at least one cassette can be had online and, one would imagine, in used record stores.
Following popular concert attractions "Good Times" and "These Times," the album ends with Mallett's re-recording of "Highways," which first came out on the live "Hard Light" album. Mallett's singing here on "Highways" is so different that it ought to be considered as a rearrangement.
Jim Rooney did his usual excellent job with this production. David Mallett's home, Sebec, Maine, shares a town line with my old hometown, Milo. For me, then, it is more than a little ironic that Jim Rooney got his start performing on Boston's WCOP Hayloft Jamboree for Nelson Bragg, "The Merry Mayor of Milo, Maine."
A clean burn of the vinyl LP keeps me happily listening. Anyone who has read this far may want to hunt up a copy of the vinyl album. If you are a devoted singer-songwriter fan, chances are good that you have a friend who has burned it. A reissue would have been ideal but ways still exist to enjoy what may very well have been David Mallett's most popular record release, "Vital Signs."
Here are two of the best covers of David Mallett songs:
Summer Of My Dreams
Kathy Mattea - Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzFUG4zQWGU
Red Red Rose
EmmyLouharris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmL0QSPJhTo
And one by David Mallett:
David Mallet - Summer Of My Dreams
from Live At The Iron Horse Vol. 1 by Signature Sounds Recording Inc.
https://signaturesounds.bandcamp.com/track/summer-of-my-dreams
Music Museum of New England (MMone) Jim Rooney article
https://www.mmone.org/jim-rooney/
:
#april #bostonmusic #chrisneville #comingapartattheseams #davemallett #davidmallett #emmylouharris #flyingfish #flyingfishrecords #goodtimes #hardlight #hayloftjamboree #highways #jimrooney #kathymattea #mainemusic #merrymayorofmilomaine #midnightmadness #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nelsonbragg #nemsbk #newenglandmusic #redredrose #sebec #sebecmaine #singersongwriter #summerofmydreams #thesetimes #vitalsigns #wcop #wcophayloftjamboree
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THE REMAINS ON PBS
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We had nothing quite like The Remains until this band came along. Widely known for loudness - loudest band I ever heard was a common expression - The Remains ought to be at least as well known for tightness. One of the bootlegs had a track that, no doubt, was not intended for the public to hear. Vern's bass started out too loud, Barry's vocal was a little tentative. It sounded to me like a song they had just reworked and they recorded it promptly to get the arrangement down for reference in future sessions. Then they came to the refrain and the four just hammered it in really close formation. They transformed instantly from four guys working out a song to THE REMAINS ready to take on the world. It was a terrific thing to hear. Some of the available film footage shows a young Vern Miller characteristically hopping about on stage and Barry answering with hops of his own. "Remains Nights" at the early-1960s incarnation of The Rat were where Boston's highly productive rock scene got its start. When Chip Damiani left the band in the lead-up to the Beatles tour, The Remains added a remarkable drummer, ND Smart II. ND was subsequently in a John Hall group, Kangaroo; and then he was in one of my all-time favorite bands, The Great Speckled Bird with Ian and Sylvia. Chip is the drummer The Remains wanted but the band, nonetheless, aced the percussion position with ND, easily one of the very best drummers I ever heard live. Bill Briggs, as The Remains tech guy, was a big part of the band's success. The best equipment and knowing stage set-up were fundamental to what made these four musicians The Remains. This was a highly professional, focused band with what Nancy Neon calls "garage spirit." "Ticket To Ride" by Barry Tashian is one of New England rock history's essential books. A music store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, displayed a collage made up of various newspaper headlines and notices, each in its own way speaking of The Remains blowing The Beatles off stage. It was great! RiP Chip Damiani.
[This is an expanded version of a comment I posted at the Music Museum of New England's Facebook page. One attachment is a scanned image of a concert poster, of a reunion of The Remains and The Lost, given to me by my friend, Susan Green (RiP), who produced the reunion show.]
Music Museum of New England Remains article
https://www.mmone.org/the-remains/
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#1960sbands #1960smusic #1960srock #barryandtheremains #barrytashian #beatles #billbriggs #billybriggs #bostonbands #bostonmusic #bostonrock #chipdamiani #garage #garagerock #garagepunk #greatspeckledbird #ianandsylvia #johnhall #kangaroo #lost #mmone #music #musicmuseumofnewengland #musicnews #nancyneon #nemsbk #newenglandbands #newenglandmusic #newenglandrock #pbs #remains #susangreen #thebeatles #thelost #theremains #tickettoride #vernmiller #westportconnecticut #williambriggs
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Alan Lewis