Al Jackson?

Such a unique sound and chemistry – shame they couldn’t hold it together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qK8O3UoqN8

Consider this – when Free split up for the first time in 1971 after the relative failure of the follow-up to F&W (Highway) and the flop single The Stealer, Andy Fraser was 18

My phone alert is the little marimba passage and the throaty laugh at the beginning of Cosmic Debris, given as part of the crowdfunding rewards package for the Zappa Archive project.

Well done chaps, some fine observations about Nick and his music. One comment from Gangle that particularly resonated with me was that once you appreciate his music it never leaves you.

The praise heaped on River […]

Thanks, definitely one for the Christmas stocking.

Fashion note, it’s Alexander not Steve McQueen

Steely Dan with Skunk or without? I can’t decide but if pushed I could never do without the mid period stuff (Katy Lied, Royal Scam). Ask me next week and I’ll say something else probably….

The Doobies […]

The Sids
Barrett, bike, psychedelic drugs
Vicious, inaudible bass
Griffin, mandolin, Byrds fringe
Lawrence, big band sound

also: Panties Stick Trousers

Miles Birds Eternity

it was probably me – a lone voice in the wilderness when everyone else loves Hejira. maybe it’s because I’m a former drummer and that languid syncopation that is uniquely hers coupled with Jaco or Guerin or Robben […]

Yes, a good review that, respectful but not afraid of the critique.

One observation I would make is that most reviewers and biographers focus on the lyrics, which is understandable given how much people relate […]

It sounds like the future. Right on Tig, and how many albums recorded 50 years ago can you say that about? My original UK ‘nudes’ vinyl has been played a million times and still sounds amazing, testament to the […]

That’s a lovely, more tender, less angry version. My memory of hearing the NY tapes years ago (was it Biograph?) was they were less edgy and angry and thus less compelling than the album versions. But this is g […]

White cords were the thing in the mid 60s. Brian Jones, Jimi, even Brian Wilson wore them. I had a pretty-cool-for-the-time navy corduroy jacket back in the 70s. The last pair of trooz I had were elephant cords in […]

Twang, if it persists you should seriously consider getting referred for a scan. I had a situation about five years ago where I suddenly realised I couldn’t hear anything in my right ear. My audiologist sent me to […]

Yes, Nick pushed back but JB didn’t dislike them. He and John Wood have said several times Bryter Layter is the one album they wouldn’t change a single thing on.

I have a remaindered copy of the book Gab […]

To be clear, I love individual songs from FLL. River Man is a masterpiece. It’s just the sequencing I disagree with.

No, I only have Bryter. I have Pink Moon on CD but I’ve never owned a copy of Five Leaves. Always felt the programming of it was all wrong. It would have been better kicking off with Fruit Tree and Cello Song. I […]

My take is that he embraced the band arrangements and you can hear the confidence in his playing and singing on Hazey Jane II. But he also wanted his acoustic material featured prominently which is why he held […]