Monday, September 30, 2019

Dylan Cover #395 Mudcrutch "Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine"

In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's artists, Mudcrutch doing a live cover of "Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine" 

Thoughts on Original:
From the first time we tackled a cover of this song:
It's that thin, that wild mercury sound. It's metallic and bright gold, with whatever that conjures up. Those are the phrases that Dylan himself used to describe the sound that he wanted on Blonde on Blonde. Safe to say he got it and perhaps never more so than on "Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine". That whirling organ that sounds like it may actually take flight, the tempo, the cutting lyric, hot damn this song is a joy. RtBE actually got to see him open a show way back with this one and it was a hoot, not as good as the original, but a gem to see live and hear anytime.
The closest I ever got to the sound I hear in my mind was on individual bands in the Blonde on Blonde album. It's that thin, that wild mercury sound. It's metallic and bright gold, with whatever that conjures up.
Cover:


Thoughts on Cover Artist:
We have reviewed Mudcrutch in the past and dig their blues rock sound, but not their name. Fun that Tom Petty gave these guys a late career, very very cool of him.

Thoughts on Cover:
A pretty solid fan video which starts a bit late but captures the spirit and song performance very well. In fact if their are better versions of the band doing this one let us know in the comments and we will update the video as this is a fun, if straight ahead cover.

Friday, September 27, 2019

Full Show Friday: The Who 7/7/70 - Tanglewood

We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's. These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...The Who!

For September The Masters Focuses on The Who

Let's end the months focus on one of RtBE's personal favorites with a show from one of their most successful years. 

1970 was a big year for The Who, riding high on Tommy and getting ready for it's followup.  Today is their July 7th Show at Tanglewood in Massachusetts. The band is rocking as always and the video is provided by the Music Vault. Pro shot and Pro Sound, with full set list below. 

Enjoy:


The Who - Full Concert Recorded Live: 7/7/1970 - Tanglewood (Lenox, MA) More The Who at Music Vault: http://www.musicvault.com Subscribe to Music Vault: http://goo.gl/DUzpUF Setlist: 0:00:00 - Bill Graham Introduction 0:00:33 - Heaven And Hell 0:04:43 - I Can't Explain 0:07:09 - Water 0:17:09 - Keith's monologue 0:18:32 - I Don't Even Know Myself 0:24:03 - Young Man Blues Introduction 0:25:05 - Young Man Blues 0:30:48 - Tommy Introduction 0:32:54 - Overture/It's A Boy 0:39:27 - 1921 0:41:50 - Amazing Journey 0:45:07 - Sparks 0:50:13 - Eyesight To The Blind 0:54:42 - Christmas Personnel: Roger Daltrey - vocals, harmonica, tambourine Pete Townshend - guitar, vocals John Entwistle - bass, vocals 
Keith Moon - drums, percussion, vocals   

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Album Review: CARVi - Fuel The Crazy

CARVi
Fuel The Crazy
**and1/2 out of *****


The debut EP from the Brazilian born New York City based songwriter CARVi is a mix of confessional offerings that swing from minimalist piano based ballads to skittering electro-pop with hip hop flourishes.

CARVi (Maria Helena de Carvalho) uses her breathy, earthy vocals to wrap the listener in her world as the backing production has a low key neon glow with beats and pianos wafting in and out. Fuel The Crazy opens with her single "Vibe" and it is the most upbeat, polished number with layers of sound, squawking and grooving with equal ease around a rising, tense beat. Never in a hurry, her artistic heart comes out through her lyrics, unique vocals and modern sound. 

What follows is much more mellow as the vocals take center stage and they are the true highlight of Fuel The Crazy; where other pop singers try to soar for vocal dynamics, her restrained approach is a welcomed change. The production also places de Carvalho directly in the listeners ear for a powerful intimacy such as on slow downbeat of "Rollercoaster" or the piano lead sparseness of "Away".

Closer "Ghosted" goes for the minimalist electro-pop route while "Rope" tries to mix the downer brokenhearted feel with a light and airy dance floor beat, and while this juxtaposition ends up disjointed her willingness to explore and combine genres is admirable. For a first effort Fuel The Crazy and CARVi are successful, worth checking out and keeping tabs on. 
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Bob Dylan Announces Ten Night Residency at the Beacon Theater

The yearly pause to Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour is arriving again as he has booked a ten night residency at New York City's Beacon Theater at the end of November and beginning of December.

Full dates are below and Dylan will be mixing up new and old songs alike. Every year RtBE tries to catch at least one show of this run, last years was amazing. It was one of our favorite of the year and proved Dylan still has so much to say as an artist.

Grab tickets when they go on sale and until then here are some sneaky live videos of Dylan, who knows how long they will last online.




23 NOV 2019 – New York, NY Beacon Theatre
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Album Review: Willie Nelson - Ride Me Back Home

Willie Nelson
Ride Me Back Home
***and1/2 out of *****

Willie Nelson's last three albums (outside of cover records) have all been rock solid as the wizened American legend faces the end of his career with professionalism and grace, still crafting and singing with passion and a voice that stays warm throughout.

This late career run began with the best of the bunch, God's Problem Child as Nelson showed he had a ton left to say, Last Man Standing was a great follow up and now comes Ride Me Back Home, the third best of this run, but still a worthy addition to Nelsons catalog. Mixing covers and originals the album finds Nelson right in his sweet spot.

The title track opener is the best song on the record as the piano ballad with harmonica flourishes (from the best in the business Mickey Raphael) finds Nelson singing in his strongest voice on a love song to an old horse. The track (a combo between Nelson and Sonny Throckmorton) in his best voice singing a deeply moving track for an animal he has cared and advocated for. 

Two Guy Clark tracks get the Willie treatment as the first (and more famous) "My Favorite Picture Of You" is fine, but the more timely "Immigrant Eyes" strikes a deeper chord. A cover of Billy Joel's "Just The Way You Are" is pretty standard fare but Nelson's voice is always a joy as is the more country waltzing take on Mac Davis "It's Hard To Be Humble" with a smirk and wink as he plays and sings with his sons.

Two of the best tracks are new ones from Nelson and his writing partner Buddy Cannon. "One More Song To Write" is a great last gasp effort that is vibrant with flamenco flourishes while "Seven Year Itch" is a sexy slow blues number which feels vigorous from the spry 86 year old. The heavily produced closer, a take on Buzz Rabin's "Maybe I Should Have Been Listening" is a weepy closer that strikes the right note, not going too over the top and allowing Willie to go out in the center of it all.

Who knows how many more albums Nelson has in him, but RtBE said that when God's Problem Child came out and he is still going strong so we won't count him out as he still sounds great.

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RIP Robert Hunter

Robert Hunter recently passed away, he was 78 years old.

Obviously Hunter came into RtBE's world through the music of the Grateful Dead as Hunter wrote some of the bands most iconic lyrics. As a person who writes words, writes lyrics and loves poetry Hunter was extremely influential. His fantastical tales, poetic twist, western themes, loners, lovers and scoundrels all have roots in Americana, Irish/Scottish/English Folk and beyond.

It may sound strange but "Dark Star" first appealed to RtBE on a written level, "transitive night fall of darkness" just rings so poetic. Hunter and Jerry Garcia made an amazing partnership, their "Terrapin Station" story alone is so symbiotic, and the pair created such lasting tunes Hunters words will never die.

RtBE had the pleasure of seeing Hunter perform solo in between amazing sets from The Other Ones up in Albany back in 2002 and it was fun as he sung Dead songs like "Loser" and his own "Boys in the Barroom".

Hunter didn't only write for the Dead and himself, he wrote with Bob Dylan, Little Feat and Bruce Hornsby. He is the only non performer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when the Grateful Dead were as he was a band member and a crucial part of their legacy. RIP







Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Album Review: Marc Benenvento - Let It Slide

Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!!

It is of Marc Benenvento's newest solo album, Let It Slide.

There have been a bunch of recent rock albums where the bass and dance production seem to be taking center stage and Benevento's Let It Slide continues this pleasant trend. Not the best singer, but a hell of a piano player.

Support the artist, buy the album, read the review and peep some video below:



Live Review: Tom Morello - Speaking Truth to Power Through Stories and Song

Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!!


It is of Tom Morello's recent off Broadway, one man show Speaking Truth to Power Through Stories and Song.


This was a very cool NYC event where Morello regaled the small sold out crowd with stories of his life, bands and family. He played tunes, spoke poetry and fired up the crowd with sing a longs to end the night.  A really cool event which you can download from Audible in the near future.

On a personal note it was also pretty rad sitting right next to a few famous faces including the executive producer himself T-Bone Burnett and his plus 1, Elvis Costello:

Support the artist, stay tuned for the download and peep some video of him below:


Monday, September 23, 2019

Dylan Cover #394 Pete Townshend "Corrina, Corrina" Live

In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a live cover by Pete Townshend performing "Corrina, Corrina" 
Thoughts on Original:
Early Dylan took folk songs that had been out there forever, placed sometimes small, sometimes large changes onto them and re-wrote the suckers making history. "Corrina, Corrina" is one of those which showed up on The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Originally recorded by Bo Carter in 1928 the tune has had tons of covers, everyone from The Mississippi Sheiks to Blind Lemon Jefferson, each adding their own flair to the number. Bob's rendition is a short jaunty tune which has a good beat, bounces around and features Dylan's harmonica, acoustic and great vocals. Not deep, just pretty and sweet. 

Cover:


Thoughts on Cover Artist:
We are celebrating The Who all month in our Masters series. They are one of RtBE's all-time favorites. This is Pete solo, which is pretty damn great.

Thoughts on Cover:
Pete explains why he covers this song at the beginning of the video, very very cool. I wish we could hear these explanations for all of the people we have featured in this cover series which is now pushing 400!  The discussion at the beginning is even cooler than the song, which is delicate, fragile twinkling take on the folk tune.

Friday, September 20, 2019

Full Show Friday: The Who 3-28-81 Rockpalast Festival

We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's. These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...The Who!

For September The Masters Focuses on The Who

Here is a show from the fellows from 1981 with Kenny Jones playing drums. While this version of the Who is not our favorite Jones did a solid job and this show is a burner, just listen to the Ox's bass, killer. They mix up some versions of favorites here, "Can't Explain" is one example, and things aren't as bad as Roger's hair do would lead you to believe.

Pro shot, pro sound, full set list and info below. Enjoy:




setlist: 01 Substitute 02 I Can't Explain 03 Baba O'Reily 04 The Quiet One 05 Don't Let Go The Coat 06 Sister Disco 07 You Better You Bet 08 Drowned 09 Behind Blue Eyes 10 Another Tricky Day 11 Pinball Wizard 12 Who Are You 13 5:15 14 My Generation 15 Won't Get Fooled Again 16 Summertime Blues 17 Twist And Shout 18 See Me, Feel Me

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Album Review: Dry Cleaning - Sweet Princess EP

Dry Cleaning
Sweet Princess EP
**and1/2 out of *****

The debut EP from UK post punk band Dry Cleaning is a strange mix of dance/power pop/punk with spoken word vocals in conversational/poetic manner titled Sweet Princess

The five songs have some locked in tone by the band of Lewis Maynard, Tom Dowse, and Nick Buxton with the front woman role played by Florence Shaw, who is a University Lecturer and uses those speaking powers instead of singing. This brief introduction to the band's style can be angular, strange yet warm and relate-able at times. 

"Magic of Meghan" is groove backed slashing guitar riff ode to the Duchess of Sussex and the constant media surveillance  around her, serving as the bands first single. While bass and drums lock in, the guitars ring almost off-key while Shaw rattles of headlines and sayings about Meaghan Markle. "Goodnight" deals with near death experiences the lost of a pet and other painful topics over bubbling rock, while a dancey beat and "fa-fa-fa's" color the buoyant "New Job".

"Traditional Fish" is more art piece with statements/observations, and haunting riffs with strange echoes while "Phone Scam" reminds of the Minutemen in it's jangle/off kilter groove before closer "Conversation" plays like warped pop rock.

Mixing performance art and post punk/warm rock the group is interesting and works more often than not on their first offering. Sweet Princess was recorded before the group ever played live and Dry Cleaning will grow as a band, and it will be worth seeing what they come up with next. 
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

The Masters: The Who - Best Live Albums

RtBE loves listening to new music and prides itself on keeping tabs on up and coming artists but in 2019 we are also going to have a monthly spotlight on legendary artists who we really love. We are calling this series The Masters. It will focus on the best albums, live records, transcendent shows and other odd ways we appreciate the artists and their contribution to music, culture and our formation.

For September The Masters focuses on The Who.

A band that was a force of nature. In their prime The Who were a must catch live act. From the magical timing of the sun coming up at Woodstock as if it was a light show to the story about Monterrey Pop and the rift between Jimi Hendrix and The Who which is a classic...
Townshend says “I’ve heard Roger talk about it as a jam session, but it wasn’t a jam session. It was just Jimi on a chair playing at me. Playing at me like ‘Don’t f—k with me, you little sh-t.’” 
The musical quarrel came down to Townshend’s insecurity over The Who playing after Jimi Hendrix at Monterey, a gig that he considered to be a “critical concert.” Attempting to negotiate with Jimi didn’t go well, as Hendrix said “that’s not what you really mean. What you really mean is that you don’t want me to go first. You want to be first up there with the guitar smashing,” to which Townshend replied “Jimi, I swear, that’s not what it’s about.” 
In the end, the discussion cooled down and Hendrix suggested a coin toss to determine who would go first and The Who came out on the winning side of that toss.
Watching Hendrix’s performance later from the crowd with Mama Cass, she told Townshend, “he’s stealing your act” and Townshend said “no, he’s not stealing my act – he’s doing my act.” Explaining further, Townshend says “for me, it was an act and for him, it was something else. It was an extension of what he was doing.”

They have memorable live moments, both good and bad and as a band continue to tour with two of the original members. While their hey day is clearly behind them, their recent past gets some love on our live albums list below. RtBE was not alive to catch the group as a four piece but we have caught them a few times as well as variations of their work and love every minute of it. 

So let's get to their top five live albums below. As a reminder this list is meant to start conversations, not end them....

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Album Review: Black Pumas - Black Pumas

Black Pumas
Black Pumas
**** out of *****

The combo of Grammy Award-winning guitarist / producer Adrian Quesada and 27-year-old songwriter Eric Burton have crafted a winning debut with this self title record from their new band, Black Pumas. The Austin, TX based band have spun some great retro-soul that is not beholden to the genre and works as a late night get down vibe and a affirming testament to the solid music/songs.

Quesada is a Texas soul music veteran, having worked with Brownout and others, Burton is a relative newcomer and the partnership gives off a soft warm glow as "Black Moon Rising" ascends to the heavens. While the opening track sets the tone the hits just keep on coming. "Colors" is a positive jam speaking to unity while "Know You Better" is a bright love song that uses crisp drums and electric keyboards to excellent effect. 

The restrained horns and deep bass come out to play during "Fire" as directions are given about help and heartache around the groove while "Touch The Sky" and "OCT 33" both use southwestern guitar styling and focus on Burton's vocals as the instrumentation rises around them. There are shades of Otis Redding throughout but the duo are well versed in the experts in soul and others such as RZA like production with drum beats and guitar warbles.

"Stay Gold" bring in strings and flexes Burton's vocal range while "Old Man" uses a squirrely guitar line and layers of bubbling keyboards as drums slap and loop around. Closer "Sweet Conversation" is more delicate based around acoustic plucking and bird chirps with sonic collage created by Quesada behind the layered vocals of Burton.  

If there is a detriment it is that some of the songs may run on a bit too long in relation to their ideas, but overall this is a minor quibble for such an impressive first collaboration. This is such a confident debut from this pair it is exhilarating,each song rings with confidence talent and a nod to their retro-soul roots while digging on the future. That future is bright for Black Pumas.
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Monday, September 16, 2019

The Who Release New Song, Brand New Full Length Coming in November

Just like last month, when our Masters spotlight artist Neil Young announced a brand new Crazy Horse album, this months artists, The Who, announce their first album in thirteen Years.

WHO (cleverly titled) is the first record of new material since the awful Endless Wire and while RtBE loves the band, we do not have high hopes for this full length. Townshend talked about the album:
“This album is almost all new songs written last year, with just two exceptions. There is no theme, no concept, no story, just a set of songs that I (and my brother Simon) wrote to give Roger Daltrey some inspiration, challenges and scope for his newly revived singing voice. Roger and I are both old men now, by any measure, so I’ve tried to stay away from romance, but also from nostalgia if I can. I didn’t want to make anyone feel uncomfortable. Memories are OK, and some of the songs refer to the explosive state of things today. I made new home studio demos of all these songs in the summer of 2018 using a wide collection of instruments old and new. We started recording as The Who in March 2019, and have finished now in late August just in time to make some vinyl………maybe even some cassettes……ready for release in November”.

The first song "Ball & Chain" has been released and you can listen to it:

Dylan Cover #393 Band of Skulls - "It' Ain't Me, Babe"

In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a cover by Band of Skulls playing "It Ain't Me, Babe"

Thoughts on Original:
From the first time we tackled a cover of this song:
One of the best Dylan songs because it is universal, to the point, lyrical, smirking, self-centered and a perfect statement. Dylan has written lots of songs that can be covered well (as evident by this series) but "It Ain't Me, Babe" fits perhaps better then almost any other one into a huge variety of styles. That is because we have all been in the singers position one time or another...and it is a damn good song.

Cover:


Thoughts on Cover Artist:
While Band of Skulls have hovered around our universe, we have yet to review them on RtBE.

Thoughts on Cover:
A stark simple arraignment which grows mildly at the end, the focus is strictly on the vocals which are solid. I think it is a pretty bad ass cover with solid singing.

Friday, September 13, 2019

Full Show Friday: The Who Live in Houston, TX 1975

We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's. These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...The Who!
For September The Masters Focuses on The Who

This is a killer recording from The Who's 1975 tour in support of their Who By Numbers album, That one didn't make our top five studio albums and only three songs from this night come from that (and only one from Quadrophenia) as the tour was more of a Tommy Revisited adventure as the movie just came out. 

This is a ripping show from Houston. Just listen to Entwistle's bass on "I Can't Explain"...loose booty rockin'. The band is in fine form. I don't think it is pro shot, but sound is dynamite. Full set list below, Enjoy:


Recorded at The Summit in Houston - Texas, on November 20th 1975 All rights to the copyright proprietors! 01. Substitute 02. I Can´t Explain 03. Squeeze Box 04. Baba O´Riley 05. Boris The Spider 06. Drowned 07. However Much I Booze 08. Dreaming From The Waist 09. Behind Blue Eyes 10. Amazing Journey 11. Sparks 12. Acid Queen 13. Fiddle About 14. Pingball Wizard 15. I´m Free 16. Tommy´s Holiday Camp - (We´re Not Take It / See Me, Feel Me / Listening To You) 17. Summertime Blues 18. My Generation 19. Join Together 20. Naked Eye 21. Roadrunner - REMOVED due copyright claims!! 22. Won´t Get Fooled Again - ( Stills ) 23. Magic Bus 24. My Generation Blues Due copyright clains the - Won´t Get Fooled Again - motion picture is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c9rX...]

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Album Review: Lost Bayou Ramblers - ASTEUR

Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!!

It is of the Lost Bayou Ramblers live album ASTEUR

The live album and the accompanying documentary, On Va Continuer!, celebrate the twentieth year of the Lost Bayou Ramblers, a very interesting band who blend Cajun, jazz, rock and Americana in intriguing ways.

Support the band, read the review, buy the album and peep some video below:

RIP Daniel Johnston

One of the most individual artists of recent years Daniel Johnston passed away yesterday, he was 58.

Daniel put a unique spin on pop music, the first time RtBE became aware of him was when Kurt Cobain wore his shirt, but never heard his music until the Kids soundtrack. Even then though he didn't really resonant with us.

Then a cover by Built To Spill of "Some Things Last A Long Time" from The Normal Years really struck a chord and made us dig deeper. The album The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered is the record of his we go back to the most to hear his songs and other artists takes, but to RtBE the most affecting thing is not even Johnston's music it was the amazing documentary, The Devil and Daniel Johnston.   

That documentary was a powerful look at a person diagnosed as manic depressive, bipolar and schizophrenic and how he manages his way through the world with a tough life and a burning desire to make/play music and connect with the people/the world around him. His art and music are unique, safe to say their won't be another like him. RIP. 






Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Live Review: The Raconteurs 9/6/19 Hammerstein Ballroom NYC

The Raconteurs
Live @ Hammerstein Ballroom
9/6/19 NYC, NY

The Raconteurs are currently on tour behind their newest release Help Me Stranger and are also partnering with nugs.net to get their live shows and tunes out to the masses; safe to say all involved are happy with what is going down on stage these days.  Friday night's Hammerstein show was the second of three in the area this fall after the band did a mini club and record store invasion back in the spring when the new record was released.

These shows were much bigger on all fronts as the band played for two hours and ten minutes (one of the longest shows of the tour) and when things seemed to be wrapping up they would dive right back in as Jack White in particular was super engaged leading the charge. Having seen the band on all previous tours, White usually played more of a background role within the Raconteurs, but during this set and encore it was clear he was in charge and loving the stage/crowd.

Not to say the other members are lightweights by any stretch, Brendan Benson was delivering the goods with his Beatles -like numbers as Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler are arguably best rhythm section in rock and roll today. Rounded out by multi-instrumentalist Dean Fritita  and guests Nick Zinner on guitar and a fiddle player who joined on multiple songs the band sounded pristine rumbling when needed and playing nuanced as well.

The Detroit (by way of Nashville) band got down and dirty for the most part though, skewing a bit older on this night than recent shows with the excellent Consolers of the Lonely and Broken Boy Soldiers getting as much love as the new release. Bombing out of the gate the title track of the second album was dynamite, before "You Don't Understand Me" saw a switching of instruments as White moved from piano to a screaming guitar solo to close which morphed excitingly into The Stooges "I Wanna Be Your Dog", a show highlight.

"Top Yourself" with Zinner on extra guitar was an electric bluesy bash while "Sunday Driver" revved up from the get go. The band also dropped a few verses of "Louie Louie" into "Broken Boy Solider" and ran through Albert King's "Born Under A Bad Sign" before a dynamite "Blue Veins" closed the first set.

While technically an encore, the boys treated the rest of the show as a second set, scorching through Donovan's "Hey Gyp", "Salute Your Solution" and "Help Me Stranger". What seemed like a show closing "Carolina Drama" the band broke through curfew wanting to rock out even more with "Steady, as She Goes" popping up to end the fantastic night of guitar lead rock and roll. 
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Great show, great band, 'nuff said:


Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Album Review: Dead Feathers - All Is Lost

Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!!
It is of Dead Feathers first release All Is Lost

This is right in RtBE's wheelhouse, noisy psych rock with a groove and stoner edge...but what really separates things is singer Marissa Allen. She is something special and can really elevate this band. Some pretty bad ass album art with this one as well.

Support the artists, buy the album, read the review, stream it on bandcamp or below and peep some video:




First Single From Upcoming Lucky Chops Album, "Full Heart Fancy"

One of NYC's best brass bands and an RtBE Favorite who we also had the privilege of interviewing back in 2015, are about to release their first studio full length album in two weeks.

Lucky Chops have dropped the first single from that album titled "Full Heart Fancy" and you can watch it here:


The full length will be available on the 27th of September and you can pre-order it now. Below are some live clips from the band to get you even more pumped up:




Monday, September 9, 2019

Dylan Cover # 392 Roger Daltrey & Wilko Johnson "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?"

In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a cover by Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey performing "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?" 

Thoughts on Original:
(From the first time in this series we tackled a cover of this song)
A rambling transitional tune from Dylan as he moved from folk to his rock phase backed by The Hawks and push that wild thin mercury sound which Dylan was just starting to dabble with. Perhaps because of it's rarity, not appearing on any official album it is always a joy to listen to when it pops up, but there are better tracks in this vein such as the unfinished "She's Your Lover Now" but that is a whole separate post....

Cover:


Thoughts on Cover Artist:
We are celebrating The Who all month in our Masters series. They are one of RtBE's all-time favorites. That covers half of this duo with Roger Daltrey and Wilko Johnson did some cool stuff with Dr. Feelgood, but those guys don't make our Masters series.

Thoughts on Cover:
A pumped up rollicking version with Daltery's stout vocals, a shaking tambourine and jangle. A lot like the original in the end, a fairly straight ahead cover.

Friday, September 6, 2019

Full Show Friday: The Who Live @ Monterrey Pop 6/18/67

We search the murky back waters of youtube to find full concerts and post them to the site weekly, come back every seven days to help us celebrate Full Show Friday's. These shows are of varying quality and may not be here for long so enjoy them while you can...As always, please support the artist every which way, but especially by seeing them live (if they are still playing)...This week...The Who!

For September The Masters Focuses on The Who

Let's get started at the beginning, well not the exact beginning, but the show which broke the band for American audiences. Monterrey Pop changed popular music in 1967 and The Who were one of the major acts who smashed down the door. 

We have the full set, with no video, and then a few clips of the band playing the opening and closing numbers with full visual destructive action. Enjoy:

00:00 Eric Burdon Introduction 00:17 "Substitute" 03:59 "Summertime Blues" 07:47 "Pictures of Lily" 10:38 "A Quick One, While He's Away" 19:03 "Happy Jack" 21:25 "My Generation" All songs written by Pete Townshend except "Summertime Blues," written by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart.



Thursday, September 5, 2019

The Last Waltz Tour Returns with November Dates

Returning to re-create one of the best shows in history, The Last Waltz Tour is back with a run of shows in Early November. 
RtBE are huge fans of The Last Waltz and dig into every year when Thanksgiving comes around. Regarding this tour, from Glide's post:
The Last Waltz Tour 2019: A Celebration of The Band’s Historic Farewell Concert features a star-studded lineup led by GRAMMY® Award-winning guitar legend and vocalist Warren Haynes and GRAMMY® Award-winning producer/musician Don Was, with Jamey Johnson, Lukas Nelson, John Medeski, Terence Higgins, and Mark Mullins & The Levee Horns featuring the original horn arrangements of Allen Toussaint. Very special guests Cyril Neville (The Neville Brothers), Dave Malone (The Radiators), and Bob Margolin (Long time Muddy Waters guitarist who performed with Waters and The Band in the original Last Waltz) will be featured throughout the tour.
Tickets are available at http://thelastwaltz.com

RtBE  were not lucky enough to catch this tour in the past, we did catch a different Last Waltz tribute show up at the Capital Theater last year... To prep for this tour, here is some video of their past shows:




Album Review: Chrissie Hynde - Valve Bone Woe

Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!!

It is of Chrissie Hynde's newest solo record Valve Bone Woe.

The album is a collection of jazz interpretations and covers. In the original draft of the review I wrote a tangent of older rockers going jazz, including the Bob Dylan studio output the last few years but I thought it was a bit of overkill on re-read.

This album is fine, it is not really my bag, but for what it is trying to do it succeeds.  The retro cover art is a plus as well looking straight out of 1959.

Support the artist, buy the record, read the review and peep some video below:

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

The Masters: The Who - Best Studio Albums

RtBE loves listening to new music and prides itself on keeping tabs on up and coming artists but in 2019 we are also going to have a monthly spotlight on legendary artists who we really love. We are calling this series The Masters. It will focus on the best albums, live records, transcendent shows and other odd ways we appreciate the artists and their contribution to music, culture and our formation.
For September The Masters focuses on The Who.

When RtBE hears the term 'Rock Band' (not rock and roll mind you) The Who are always the band who jumps to mind. The group were heavy/hard before there was punk/metal. They were over the top, before there was prog. They were in touch with their feelings like folkies, but would make you start a mosh before that was a thing and they never backed down from a fight. 

Pete Townshend, Roger Daltry, John Entwistle and Keith Moon were the perfect rock quartet.  Each played their roles, were amazing at their craft and produced some of the greatest albums in rock history. They were not prolific in the studio, but each record we talk about today could be in talks for best ever.    

Unlike a lot of other British Invasion acts, The Who didn't owe very much to the blues masters that came before them, they were much more influenced by the early American rock and roll inspired by those artists, almost a second generation influence. Unlike the Beatles and the Stones they kept the "roll" out of it and went more for a blasting, the already mentioned metal/punk/prog approach to their songs as they grew as a unit. 

Townshend as a songwriter also tapped into constant themes of childhood abuse, teenage angst and mental confusion. The best part about his songs is that he somehow managed to keep a sense of humor about him and his lyrics. The Who were fun, deep, exciting and a kick ass band so let's dig into their top 5 studio albums....As a reminder, this list is meant to start discussions, not end them....

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Album Review: Lillie Mae - Other Girls

Hey all, got a new review up @glidemag which you can read Right C'here!!!

It is of Lillie Mae's newest record Other Girls

Lillie seems to be in a hurtful place with the songs sounding dark and ominous, more country pain than usual. The sonic structure is cool as hell though as she most away from straight country incorporating more of her influences like Americana and light rock.

Support the artist, read the review buy the album and stream it on bandcamp and peep some video:


Monday, September 2, 2019

Dylan Cover #391 David Janofsky "Union Sundown" Live

In this ongoing Monday Series we will be exploring various artists versions of Bob Dylan song's. Today's tune is a live cover by David Janofsky playing "Union Sundown"
  
Thoughts on Original:
From what has become an annual tradition here and here:
Wanted to pick this one for Labor Day as it is Dylan's take on the lack of US manufacturing jobs as well as the increasing flux of capitalism in society and the death of unions.  The idea of greed taking over is nothing new, but this song seems to come from an impulsive Dylan (a lot do) and shows up on Infidel's of which Dylan has commented something along the lines of "Those songs stuck around too long".  Ideas seem to be a bit jumbled on this disk, but not on this tune, his lament at no good paying job for American workers is clear, but he isn't passing the buck.  It is all of HIS products that are foreign made, this isn't a plea for change as a younger Dylan might have done; it is a simple statement of fact...and a sad one at that.  Having grown up in a extremely pro-Labor house hold I just wanted to point this tune out and the fact that Dylan wrote it almost 30 years ago, and things have only gotten worse... Happy Labor Day....
Cover:


Thoughts on Cover Artist:
This is our first time finding David Janofsky who is apparently a huge fan of Infidels and participates in this ongoing Dylan Birthday party so he may show back up during this ongoing series.

Thoughts on Cover:
A stripped down two man run through from the Dylan Birthday Fest 5/24/17 at the Ardmore Music Hall accompanied by Bob Peak on bass and vocals.

Enjoy your Labor Day!