I recently read a book that’s been on my list for a while. It’s called Three Dog Nightmare and it’s about singer Chuck Negron’s descent into hellish drug addiction. It’s also interesting because – and I’m not making this up – his penis split because … Continue reading My Week at Camp – Roots Rock Revival
A short while back, a reader named Craig contacted me to let me know he enjoyed the blog and had been reading it since I did a post on the Big Band of Brothers, a jazz tribute to the Allman Brothers (which frankly I’d forgotten … Continue reading Bruce Hornsby
“Hell’s Angels don’t do security. Hell’s Angels fight. They like to fight. It’s part of their M.O. They fight all the time. They’re good at it, ok? If you don’t want the tiger to eat your lunch guests, don’t invite the fucking tigers to the … Continue reading A Look Back at the 50th Anniversary of Altamont – the anti-Woodstock
“You know what foldin’ chairs are for,” drawled Bob Weir as they hit the stage (at Monterey). “They’re for folding up and dancin’ on.” It revealed a fundamentally different philosophy of performance. The Dead really were a dance band. “We were there to play,” he … Continue reading Grateful Dead (final) – I Know You Rider Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone
I think The Grateful Dead kind of represents the spirit of being able to go out and have an adventure in America at large. You know what I mean? You can go out and follow the Grateful Dead around. And you have your war stories. … Continue reading Grateful Dead (3) – The Hippie Temptation
They weren’t just playing what was on the music sheets. They were playing what was in the air. When the Dead are at their best, the vibrations that are stirred up by the audience is the music that they play. And consequently, when we’d go … Continue reading Grateful Dead (2) – Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)
(Seated front L-R – Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart. Standing back L-R – Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Ron McKernan.) I wasn’t sure exactly how to approach the topic of the Dead. I say this because while there are any number of songs of theirs … Continue reading The Grateful Dead (1) – Jug Band Music
Baby here I am I’m a man on the scene I can give you what you want but you gotta go home with me I have got some good old lovin’ And I got some in store When I get through throwin’ it on you … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – Hard to Handle
So in my last post I listed my top ten rock songs. But in the same vein as my top ten albums and corresponding albums that didn’t quite make it, I wanted to list songs here that are great but missed it by that much. I’ve … Continue reading My Favorite Rock Songs (2) – The rest
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