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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 12, 2013 16:16:25 GMT
Hasn't everyone got a photo like that hidden in an album What, with Cher ? Nope. Dagenham Girl Pipers - you bet
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Post by tullist on Jul 12, 2013 16:23:10 GMT
Now that, sir, is one highly ill informed commentary. I have however cast 4 Tull votes so far.
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Post by JTull 007 on Jul 12, 2013 17:45:01 GMT
Jethro Tull 50.06%
Allman Brothers Band 49.94% I just put Tull ahead. Keep 'em coming. We can't let The Allman Brothers sneak back up. They haven't done anything special since Cher got a hold of Gregg! Now that, sir, is one highly ill informed commentary. I have however cast 4 Tull votes so far. Just kidding Ray. I'm no angel.
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Post by Tull50 on Jul 12, 2013 21:07:58 GMT
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Post by tullist on Jul 13, 2013 7:22:37 GMT
Now that, sir, is one highly ill informed commentary. I have however cast 4 Tull votes so far. Just kidding Ray. I'm no angel. Just by way of counterbalancing what I can only assume is nonsense from Cher as regards one of her husbands songs, (though I must say what I can recall of her in interview terms I do respect her, she is dare I say, a ballsy woman, in that respect I can see Greg Allmans attraction)I will offer this not brilliant, but worthwhile rendition of Not My Cross To Bear from this year's Wanee Festival which I think they are annual contributors to. One thing I will give them for sure, they have rolled with some serious punches, the last, the departure of Dickey Betts, I feared would be their downfall, but that kid I had seen at 14 years old at Fitzgeralds in Berwyn Illinois has grown into being something of a recreation of Duane Allman, that being the nephew of one of two original drummers, Butch Trucks, Derek Trucks. They carry an American musical flame that I believe bears comparison to the likes of Art Blakey and the Jazzmessengers, and also represent an area of the country that is in my bloodline, and does so very little most normally to bring me pride, North Carolina in particular causing me grief, anger and embarrassment at the moment. But I know better of the south, o man do I ever. Additionally they get something that no amount of mall bred American music dating back to Aerosmith into Van Halen, Metallica and whatever the names are of their cursed heavy metal relatives is, and that is the knowledge of or the ability to SWING. youtu.be/wmGCKTo8CQE Additionally I came upon an interview with, off the top of my head, one of the four most interesting rock and rollers in that format, Johnny Lydon, as apparently the Allman Brothers were also on whats his names show that nite, btw the others being Garcia, Ian Anderson, (who I understand many consider an excessive bore)and John Lennon. youtu.be/FtWWeSuLGSU Other than his usual wit I found it a little amusing that one of the people who had a comment mentioned the potential of a beatdown of Johnny Lydon by one or many of the Allmans entourage, something that Johnny himself may have found some resonance with.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 13, 2013 8:40:07 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 15, 2013 9:16:38 GMT
Poll closed. Won by a workable margin. Wonder what the Allman Bros Forum thinks of the result, if indeed there is one. Well done everybody
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2013 15:03:11 GMT
30 Restaurants in 30 Days: Shorty’s Pizza10:31 am July 16, 2013, by John Kessler blogs.ajc.com/food-and-more/2013/07/16/30-restaurants-in-30-days-shortys-pizza/?cxntfid=blogs_food_and_moreShorty’s Pizza, with two locations in Toco Hills and Tucker, serves thin-crust wood-fired pizzas named for diverse musical acts. Diverse is diverse, from G. Love to Tito Puente, Biggie Smalls, Sid Vicious, Jack White, Ravi Shankar and Peter Tosh. As a menu, it’s like the iPod belonging to a 50-year-old guy who goes to hear new acts at the Earl in his vintage Buzzcocks t-shirt. The restaurant also serves small plates, big salads, focaccia sandwiches and a handful of entrees. If I may speak freely, here’s what the menu really features: Old guy stoner food. It’s all hilariously off kilter, stuff you’d throw together with ample hunger but little artfulness, with the sole intention of jamming it merrily into your face. But it’s that kind of food if you don’t want the carbs, grease and meat as much as the textures and flavors. Perhaps if you have started to worry more about what you eat. The salad above, listed under small plates, unites arugula, threads of spaghetti squash, a fistful of walnuts and ricotta salata cheese in a barely-there dressing. Yumstown. The “(I’m) Rick James” pizza (see pic) comes with more walnuts, sausage, broccoli and roasted onions. The crust is just north of a cracker, and the cheese comes in such a thin veneer that you can snarf down three pieces without it turning heavy in your stomach. We liked a blob of fresh, spicy guacamole but hated the stale fried tostada rounds that accompanied it in lieu of chips. The “Jethro Tull” pizza is listed on the menu as “currently unavailable.” I’m sure there’s a story, and it involves a very late night. - by John Kessler for the Food & More blog add: --------------------------------------------------------------------> Houston's Top 25 Closed Music VenuesBy Rocks Off Tue., Jul. 16 2013 at 6:00 AM Categories: Only In Houston blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2013/07/houstons_top_25_closed_music_v.phpCatacombs Operated by Ames Productions and possessing no liquor license, Catacombs, at 3003 S. Post Oak, was essentially an underage hangout that existed solely on ticket prices. Jeff Beck Group, Mothers of Invention, Grateful Dead, and Jethro Tull played their first Houston gigs there. The venue eventually moved to the corner of University and Kirby in Rice Village, but closed shortly after moving to be reopened as Of Our Own. The guys in ZZ Top were regulars, particularly when Lightnin' Hopkins took the stage at this uber-eclectic club. The flowering of the Catacombs paralleled the flowering of middle-class teen drug culture in Houston. It also continued what was becoming a Houston tradition of mixing genres on the same bill. WILLIAM MICHAEL SMITH more: Zimbabwe: Rest in Peace Zimbo Rock16 July 2013 allafrica.com/stories/201307160550.html
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2013 14:52:19 GMT
The Patch of Blues Sees the Light of Day: A PopMatters Exclusive By Neil Kelly 25 July 2013 Read more: www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/171433-the-patch-of-blues-sees-the-light-of-day-a-popmatters-exclusive/I asked Collett about the flute, and how it came to the front of the Patch sound, and he replied “I believe that Mike brought the flute in from the start. When we played at dances, he would captivate the crowd with the flute as he roamed and danced among the people. Mike was an innovator. He knew that the flute added something that others did not have.” At the time, a flute in a rock arrangement was an anomaly ... Jethro Tull wouldn’t form for another couple of months (and wouldn’t take the US by storm for another couple of years), and records from jazz flautists like Roland Kirk, Herbie Mann, and Jeremy Steig weren’t readily accessible to young white kids cutting their teeth in suburban anywhere. With that said, one can hear in the progression from one session to the next Ostrye and the Patch were looking for the fresh branch on the tree, the right vehicle for the new rock music. They sensed it was happening around them ... the confluence of all music everywhere, the incorporation of experimental into the norm. The mingling of genres through new interpretations of old themes ... you hear those rivers meeting in the second Gold Star tape, and a lot of that had to do with who they were listening to at the time. Collett recalls, “Love was one of our favorite bands. Their sound was definitely different. We went to Whiskey several times to see them play! They were very cool.” At the very least, their sound made an impression with Gazzari’s Go-Go Club on Sunset Strip. The Patch of Blues would play the inaugural two weeks at the popular venue, opening for the Doors.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 26, 2013 14:16:45 GMT
Love it “I was astonished to hear two female voices shouting at me,” Anderson adds. “You wouldn’t be considered cultured to be shouting and whistling during a Shakespeare play — please don’t shout and whistle during the performance of mine because I am here to do the work. You are here to listen and if you don’t like it, get up and leave. Don’t start interrupting me.”
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2013 16:14:06 GMT
Local videographer submits documentary to film festivals Shaun Savard shoots some footage for "The Test Of A Man." Published on July 26, 2013 www.cornwallseawaynews.com/Arts/2013-07-26/article-3328910/Local-videographer-submits-documentary-to-film-festivals/1CORNWALL, Ontario (Canada) - The power of the mind is often considered as one of the most important aspects in fighting an illness. Local Videographer Shaun Savard, owner of Playmaker Studios, firmly believes this. So much so that he has worked for over a year and half in creating a documentary titled “The Test Of A Man”. “The film chronicles the life experiences of our own Dr. Paul Poirier as he deals with brain cancer”, said Mr. Savard. “Dr. Poirier has been fighting cancer for 15 years, which is a true testament to his strength.” The documentary is approximately 24 minutes long which was carved out of some 35 hours of footage. Every aspect of Dr. Poirier’s battle is explored – chemo treatments, seizures, physical recovery from the operations and even family life. The film also has a few special touches with a celebrity shot featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, while narration is handled by Ian Anderson of the well known band Jethro Tull. “It has been quite an experience working with Dr. Poirier to tell his story”, said Mr. Savard. “I have so much respect for this man and the journey he has been on for the past 15 years. We have now submitted the film to the Toronto International Film Festival as well as the Sundance Film Festival, and sincerely hope that it will be accepted – it is an amazing story.” Playmaker Studios is currently working on another documentary titled “This Is Our Life” about the closing of the Cornwall Kinsmen Special Needs School. Trailers for both films can be found on the Playmaker Studios website www.playmakerstudios.com. “The services offered by Playmaker Studios have certainly evolved with the times since it was established 10 years ago,” said Candy Pollard, Business Consultant with the Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre. “Beginning with wedding videos and photography, Playmaker Studios has grown with the industry and now offers music video packages, wedding photography, band photography, corporate videos, commercials and now documentaries. Mr. Savard is dedicated to ensuring that his business stays current with both technology and industry trends. This will serve our community and his clients very well.” For more information on Playmaker Studios, please contact Shaun Savard at 613-938-3770 or shaun@playmakerstudios.com
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2013 20:28:07 GMT
OZZY OSBOURNE: Complete Transcript Of Last Month's Press Teleconference - Aug. 1, 2013 www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=193243Question: Well, do you see the new BLACK SABBATH album as being a metal album? I mean, how do you see it fitting into the rest of this genre? Ozzy Osbourne: I just think it's a BLACK SABBATH album. I mean, when we first met Rick Rubin and he says to me, I want you to remember this one. You're not — I don't want you to think of heavy metal in the fact that you know, you're heavy. You're heavy — I'll agree on that, but you're also on the first album, you had this bluesy overtone, and that's where our roots came from, the jazz blues that ten years after JETHRO TULL, Joe Miles blues records and Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, you know, and CREAM. We came from that camp, so those were our inspirations and back in the day, when we started playing music we were just inspired by those kind of people, and so when we started to record, we'd written some heavy like "Black Sabbath", the track "Black Sabbath", "N.I.B.", You can definitely feel that bluesy influence in the guitar work especially the jam on the back of the album on side 2 or whatever. And that's what — Rick Rubin sat us all down and says, "Listen, this is what I want you to start thinking about," and we couldn't understand where he was coming from for a long while, and what he was wanting was the freedom of that early album instead of being constructed with breaks and I mean, there was some construction on that, but it was a flow — it flowed naturally, [that] kind of thing. And then that's what he was looking for, and so that's what we did.
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 2, 2013 12:41:26 GMT
RareCollections: Revisiting Yaraandoo www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2013/08/02/3817172.htmInspired by an aboriginal story about the creation of the Southern Cross constellation, guitarist Rob Thomsett wrote a wonderful but little known jazz/rock album called Yaraandoo in 1974. Only 100 copies of the album were made. Nearly 40 years later there is more interest than ever before in the recording. A recent re-issue has made it easier for new fans to get hold of the music and Rob has re-recorded the song cycle and plans a CD release sometime soon. A few years back we posted an interview with Rob about the record. Since then RareCollections has tracked down Steve Durie who played moog synthesizer on the album. This episode features them both reminiscing about their days making music in Canberra. Rob Thomsett came to Canberra in 1967 and quickly went about finding musicians who shared his love of The Rolling Stones. He started off playing bass but soon moved to guitar and in the early seventies was playing with the formidable Astral Plane - a band who was inspired the likes of Jethro Tull. Keen to create original music they wrote a twelve song rock opera called "Child of the City" which was performed in Sydney and Canberra to enthusiastic audiences. After Astral Plane, Thomsett formed Oak with drummer John Hovell, bass player Danny Goonan, guitarist John Socha and keyboard player Steve Durie. They explored the world of jazz/rock fusion being opened up at the time by the likes of John McLaughlin, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters. Yaraandoo was recorded at the same time as Oak was beginning to break up. Thomsett and Durie in various lounge rooms around Canberra recorded the songs, with a group of local musicians including Alan Hodkinson, Mike Russell and Jerry Machutta. The album received a strong review in Rolling Stone magazine and was played in full on Chris Winter's Room To Move show on Sydney station Double Jay.
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 6, 2013 9:17:19 GMT
From www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2013/aug/04/prog-rock-albums-politiciansWhat prog-rock albums should politicians listen to? Gavin Estler, prog-rock fanatic, on which albums he would make Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Nick Clegg and others listen to Newsnight presenter Gavin Esler has travelled the globe interviewing politicians and cultural icons. He's also a big fan of progressive rock. "I had a Jethro Tull album under my arm – and, I'm afraid, wore flares," he confesses of his past. We asked him to recommend the prog-rock albums that various political figures might appreciate. Tony Blair He was a rock'n'roll prime minister who cheered people up, but his reputation changed after the Iraq war. Jethro Tull's 1968 debut This Was is a reflective album about change. I was 13 when my parents allowed me to go and see Tull and I think they thought they were harmless folkies. But what I like about prog is that it's never one category – sometimes Tull are jazz, folk or fairly head-on rock of the kind Blair likes. I think he would relate to the wonderful [frontman] Ian Anderson as an amazing survivor rather than a man in a codpiece playing flute on one leg. Gavin Esler presents the second annual Progressive Rock Awards at Kew Gardens on 3 September. His new book, Lessons From The Top, is published by Profile.
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Post by nonrabbit on Aug 6, 2013 12:33:15 GMT
Good old Gav!! Some funny comments on the Guardian page as to what tracks etc are relevant - TAAB gets mentioned a lot. Esler and Anderson have quite a bit in common both educated in private Edinburgh schools, they've both met famous people from around the world however only one gets to go home with a musician. Suggestion - Gavin is a fine writer....Anderson autobiography?
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Post by steelmonkey on Aug 6, 2013 22:28:09 GMT
I suppose it falls to me to be the bad cop who points out that Mr Esler, no matter HOW talented a writer/journalist, could not write an AUTObiography for Mr Anderson. Someone has to keep an eye on the nonrabbit...why not me ?
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Post by acreman on Aug 6, 2013 22:46:48 GMT
I suppose it falls to me to be the bad cop who points out that Mr Esler, no matter HOW talented a writer/journalist, could not write an AUTObiography for Mr Anderson. If Mr. Esler acts as a ghostwriter, it could happen.
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Post by steelmonkey on Aug 6, 2013 23:20:50 GMT
don't defend her...she should have known better,
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Post by nonrabbit on Aug 7, 2013 8:03:12 GMT
Thanks Acreman re the typing error... tell you what - I'll write the damn book! and the monkey will be the editor.
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Post by steelmonkey on Aug 7, 2013 15:20:13 GMT
I can't edit myself...how am I supposed to edit you ?
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 9, 2013 12:11:21 GMT
Honeymoon Suite feeling it again for Penticton Peach Festival www.pentictonwesternnews.com/entertainment/218583811.htmlThroughout 1983 and 1984 the band toured Canada and the U.S. extensively headlining club gigs and opening for acts such as Billy Idol, April Wine, Jethro Tull, The Kinks and Bryan Adams. After releasing their second album, The Big Prize, they jumped on board tours in the U.S. with Heart, .38 Special, ZZ Top, Journey, Starship and Saga. But, it always came a little tougher south of the border.
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Post by steelmonkey on Aug 9, 2013 16:16:02 GMT
They Sucked
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2013 20:40:02 GMT
Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Santa Cruz gets its mellow harshed, man Read all the more; www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_23837721/wallace-baine-baine-street-santa-cruz-gets-its?source=rss_viewedSanta Cruz has a rich and deep hippie heritage. This is the town of Neal Cassady, Neil Young, hell, all the cool Neils. Just walk around the campus of UC Santa Cruz -- home to the trippiest creature in God's kingdom, the banana slug -- and feel the hippie vibe practically oozing out of the trees. Little known fact: UCSC is the only campus in the UC system that was designed one afternoon on the back of a Jethro Tull album in some half-built geodesic dome by two Tolkien freaks on shrooms. FAR OUT, MAN! too much!
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Post by steelmonkey on Aug 12, 2013 1:31:45 GMT
Any fool writer who can't keep Tull and Tolkien out of the same sentence needs their pencil points busted off.
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 14, 2013 18:00:31 GMT
www.popmatters.com/pm/review/173562-blood-ceremony-the-eldritch-dark/Blood Ceremony: The Eldritch Dark By Craig Hayes 5 August 2013 Contributing Editor It’s a sad fact that many have gone into orgasmic overload over the retro/occult rock of Ghost (and its come-to-the-Sabbath shtick) when really bands like Canada’s Blood Ceremony (and the sadly defunct the Devil’s Blood) deserve the most attention for awaking genuinely diabolic spirits. Blood Ceremony’s third full-length, The Eldritch Dark, is a magnificently bewitching ritual of archaic folk, vintage hard rock, and sinister psychedelia. The band’s previous albums, 2008’s Blood Ceremony and 2011’s Living With the Ancients, both showcased its spellbinding (black) magic, and The Eldritch Dark tells similarly dark tales of covens, sorcery, fiendish Victorian pacts, and deals with the Devil. The Eldritch Dark is draped in ‘70s rock, flute flurries, and Hammer Horror keyboards, and while other retro-rockers make clearly calculated moves to capture antique occultist moods, Blood Ceremony simply oozes with a genuine love and deep appreciation of acts like Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Pentagram, and Pentangle. Alia O’Brien provides the vocals, organ and flute—three crucial elements that Blood Ceremony’s masses have been built upon—and her work here is the best it has ever been. Tracks such as “Witchwood”, “Goodbye Gemini”, and “The Magician” are mesmerizing, magical jams. They’re filled with Sean Kennedy’s gloriously fluid guitar lines, Lukas Gake’s rumbling bass (which adds the grim low-end), and drummer Michael Carrillo letting swing with the Bill Ward jazzy looseness. The Eldritch Dark is the perfect campfire/coven/smoky basement album to luxuriate in, its devilishly delightful and iniquitous melodies set to entrance.
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 15, 2013 15:22:18 GMT
It’s a perfectly simple question – why have you grown a beard? Has Newsnight’s Jeremy Paxman taken leave of his senses? The nation's women demand a full interrogation By Hannah Betts
www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/10240897/Its-a-perfectly-simple-question-why-have-you-grown-a-beard.htmlHas old Craggy Features taken leave of his senses? Paxo, you and your gloriously creviced face are hot. Why conceal your most dashing assets? This is a strategy that fails even to work for Brad Pitt, with his positively pubic Jethro Tull/ZZ Top obscenity. The women of the nation demand a full, Paxman-style interrogation until the truth behind its reasoning is outed.
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In Praise of the Major Leaguer Who Uses the R.B.I. Baseball Theme as His Walk-Up Music By Josh Levin Posted Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, at 12:56 PM Read more, eh: www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/08/15/chris_getz_rbi_baseball_in_praise_of_the_major_leaguer_who_uses_the_old.htmlBut I’m left wanting more. Who will be the first to recognize the amazing opportunities presented by vintage commercial jingles? (Chris Davis is Zest-fully, Zest-fully, Zest-fully clean!) There are certainly a whole bunch of other video game scores that would hit the spot, perhaps belted out by a live orchestra assembled along the third-base line. And finally, my ultimate dream: a ballplayer walking to the plate, his bat tucked under his arm, and playing a Jethro Tull solo on the flute. Come on, Chris Getz—you know you want to.
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