What is spinning?

**Dave918** · 03-25-2006, 02:34 AM

Starting off with another listen to Neko Case ~ Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

Not quite up there with Blacklisted IMO, but one of the best I've heard so far this year.

-dave

**Dave918** · 03-25-2006, 03:53 AM

Moving on to one of the few things from the 70's worth remembering -

Jorma Kaukonen with Tom Hobson ~ Quah

Some of the best folk-blues your ever going to hear!

-dave

**bobsticks** · 03-25-2006, 06:28 AM

Good day to all. What a pleasant morning here, sun is threatening to shine and the chill in the air is receding. Wrapping up Monk's "Criss-Cross" and soon to be spinning will be:
Dvorak's Symphonies No.8 & 9--The Ceveland Orchestra/George Szell(SACD)

hhhmmmnn...maybe a trip to Chicago tonight. Can you say " House of Blues"? Can ya say "Cubby Bear"?
Cheers to all...

P.S. has anyone else noticed the influx of folks shilling their wares around here?

Where's my Christian t-shirt?

**Dave918** · 03-25-2006, 06:54 AM

NP: Blue Rose Cafe ~ A Reunion & Tribute to Pat Long

Want a taste of real mid-70's Oklahoma red dirt sound? Then look no further than this disk. Kevin Welch and company do an outstanding job of paying tribute to Pat Long, their close friend and co-founder of Blue Rose Cafe. There's even a song about a tractor for cripes sake! This is one of those must haves for anyone that appreciates songs of the heartland IMO. Check out the liner notes -

It was 1975 and the Norman, Oklahoma-based band Blue Rose Café was on the cutting edge of the progressive country/rock sound that was popular in the American Southwest. Five young Okie musicians, Pat Long, Kevin Welch, Gary Johnson, Mike McCarty and Steve Grunder, got together and decided to mix country, folk, rock and pop styles with a little swing, jazz, bluegrass and blues influence to create music that still sounds fresh today, some 27 years later. Long was the lead singer and principal songwriter, Welch held down the lead guitar duties, Johnson played keyboards and the rhythm section was Grunder on bass and McCarty on drums. Welch and Johnson also sang lead on occasion, but it was really Pat Long's band, featuring his own songs and many written by the band's mentor, John Hadley - then an art professor at the University of Oklahoma. The band did a lot of others songs as well, introducing listeners to many great songwriters such as Willis Alan Ramsey, Bill Caswell, Kinky Friedman, John Hiatt and Woody Guthrie, all included on this disc. But it is on Pat's songs and the others he sang that the band really found its identity and that is what we need to remember now.

On a hot August Oklahoma night, the four surviving original members, along with Norman musicians and a few special guests, re-created those days with a performance that was both exciting and healing. In front of over 200 friends and fans, the band gave Pat a fitting goodbye on his songs "I'll Be Seeing You Sometime," "Separate Waves," "I Wish I Was Home," "Long Way to Travel," and "You'll Never Be Alone," as well as on a handful of cover songs that Long brought to the band.

What you hold in your hands now has to qualify as the very first Blue Rose Café record, but let's not mistake this for only nostalgia. Pat Long's songs deserve a listen by the countless roots and singer/songwriter fans who today come hear Kevin Welch on a regular basis. Now, when Welch sings John Hiatt's "Train to Birmingham," as he does on most nights in clubs, coffeehouses and festivals all across the world, it will be in tribute to his dear friend. Without Pat Long's life there never would have been a Blue Rose Café, and without his death this album never would have had to be made. But it did have to be made. For Pat, for Kevin and Mike and Gary and Steve and everyone who ran with the crazy circus that was Blue Rose Café. And most of all for Pat's parents, Jack and Barbara, and for his kids, Olivia and Cassie.

In my 30 years in music, I have never been so moved as I was on the night this recording was made, and hearing it back now only makes it better. Even if you never knew Pat or heard Blue Rose Café, listen to this recording with your heart wide open, maybe on a warm summer night or early fall morning, both of which reflect the beauty that was this band. I plan to listen to it again right now over a nice warm cup of coffee on the porch of the Blue Door, a place that could never have happened without the spirit of Blue Rose Café.

Greg Johnson
The Blue Door
Oklahoma City

http://cdbaby.com/cd/bluerosecafe

**Dave918** · 03-25-2006, 08:17 AM

NP: Bobby Bare ~ The Moon Was Blue

Just plain frecking good, enough said.

-dave

**Dave918** · 03-25-2006, 01:10 PM

Oklahoma red dirt blowin' in the wind today

Cross Canadian Ragweed ~ Soul Gravy to be followed by Stoney LaRue ~ The Red Dirt Album

Will pull some Buck Owens out of the archive for later.

-dave

**bobsticks** · 03-25-2006, 02:22 PM

now spinning:
"Go With The Flow" by Walter Beasley, a thoroughly forgettable affair that may continue its life as a frisbee. However, I'm confident in the on-deck selection, "Mugzy's Moves" by
Royal Crown Revue. I have a long-overdue commitment this evening to an obscenly large steak, shrimp cocktail w/wasabi and a beverage or three, so everyone enjoy your night and enjoy your music...

...Cheers!

**opt80** · 03-25-2006, 02:40 PM

Nick Cave ~ Kickin" Against The Pricks

Killer rendition of that ol chestnut *By The Time I Get To Phoenix*

Alan

**JDaniel** · 03-25-2006, 06:03 PM

Earlier, it was Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms on vinyl.

Now it is Tom Rush - Merrimack County on vinyl.

JD

**Dave918** · 03-26-2006, 04:03 AM

Sunday morning lineup -

Aimee Mann ~ Bachelor No. 2

Deadman ~ Paramour

Over the Rhine ~ Ohio

Mary Gauthier ~ Mercy Now

-dave

**bobsticks** · 03-27-2006, 05:56 AM

Great getaway weekend full of live music, good food, and comraderie.Caught a break here at work and reliving the revelry w/
B.B. KING--Paying The Cost To Be The Boss

Good day to all...

**Dave918** · 03-28-2006, 03:43 AM

Good Tuesday everyone!

NP: k.d. lang ~ All You Can Eat

-dave

**Bernd** · 03-28-2006, 05:14 AM

Yes, good Tuesday to eyeryone from me, too.

Doing the rotation bit are:

"Ashtray Hearts - Old Numbers".

Peace

Bernd

**Bernd** · 03-28-2006, 06:42 AM

Moving back on to home soil:

"Richard Ashcroft - Human Condition"

followed by

"Echo and the Bunnymen - Siberia".

Peace

Bernd

**bobsticks** · 03-29-2006, 06:55 AM

G'day everyone. Giving a first-time audition to "Back To Bedlam" by James Blunt. So far, nothing groungbreaking but certainly servicable. This one may require a few spins.
Looking forward to a day of good music, and some point, I'm gonna watch a movie about a really big monkey...

Cheers to all

**Bernd** · 03-29-2006, 07:08 AM

The B.O.T. is out, so it calls for something uplifting to be placed on the round Table:

"The Comsat Angels - From Beyond".

Peace

Bernd

**Bernd** · 03-29-2006, 08:13 AM

Well the rain is back and the mood changed. It is helped along by:

"Tom Ovans - The Beat Trade".

Peace

Bernd

**bobsticks** · 03-29-2006, 08:48 AM

Bernd,
Sorry to hear about the sudden inclement conditions; this too shall pass.
Now spinning: Love Deluxe--Sade.lush

**Bernd** · 03-30-2006, 05:03 AM

No change on the weather front. Never mind. Starting me off today is :

"XTC - English Settlement".

Followed by a favourite of mine:

"Mary Gauthier - Mercy Now".

Peace

Bernd

**bobsticks** · 03-30-2006, 01:19 PM

[QUOTE=Bernd]No change on the weather front. Never mind.

Yeah, brother Bernd, it's crap here today as well. I', kicking off today with Yo Yo Ma's Obrigado Brazil Live in Concert.
I'm just going to pretend like it is really spring.

**Dave918** · 03-30-2006, 01:42 PM

Wind, rain, hail, heavy lighting and tornadoes...yeah, it's spring in Oklahoma!

Got me some Mary Gauthier ~ Mercy Now spinning as well. Hey, it's Bernd's fault!

-dave

**bobsticks** · 03-30-2006, 02:00 PM

Lightening and tornadoes, eh? That's when I switch to industrial.

I'll have to give this Mary Gaulthier a listen as I am unfamiliar. Thanks for the rec.

Hey, last night I listened to your avatar's namesake. Great night music in the city--disenfranchisement of the urban proletariat and all that bu^^$*!t. Good stuff.

Do you think we can get away with blaming Bernd for this? I'll call the EPA.

Cheers

**Bernd** · 03-30-2006, 11:46 PM

Hey don't blame me, it's crappy here too. I thought about blaming you.
Anyway the sky is the same as yesterday so a quick blast of :

"The Jayhawks - Rainy Day Music", before I head outside and get soaked again.

Bobsticks "Mercy Now" is a great album also try "Filth & Fire"

Later guys...........

Bernd

**Dave918** · 03-31-2006, 02:42 AM

Originally Posted by Bernd

Hey don't blame me, it's crappy here too. I thought about blaming you.

Not for the weather, for the need to pull "Mercy Now" off the shelf for a listen

NP: John Gorka ~ Land of the Bottom Line

-dave

**bobsticks** · 03-31-2006, 07:03 AM

NS--James Blunt--back to bedlam
It took me a while to figure out my apprehension for this one. After a few spins it occured to me that I have arbitrarily and unfairly assigned this poor fellow the image of Jamie Cullum in my mind--slithering around like an autistic seven year old,randomly clapping and moving against any audible beat.Right. Having exorcised that I can embrace this pretty easily. Thumbs up...er,sorry James

Welcome to the weekend

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