comin' up...

just a quick post about what's coming up. Still working on that slobberbone sampler. After that I got a Chris Knight and a Gourds sampler in the works. Speaking of Chris Knight, I got some Chris Knight live shows and an ULTRA RARE early Chris Knight album that I'm pretty excited about.

in addition to that I have some more Neil Young I can post, found something called "on the beach sessions" but I can't seem to find any info on it....I don't think it's legit. Also got some Joe Ely and a cool Jerry Jeff Walker & Joe Ely show.

Ben Nichols & Cory Branan - Nights Like These (Richmond 8-6-07)

Here's a damn good boot. Lucero's Ben Nichols and the guy who he namechecks in "Tears Don't Matter Much" playing a nice little acoustic set together. If you're a Lucero fan you're gonna want to check this out. If you're a Cory Branan fan too ('course if you're a Cory Branan fan you're probably already a Lucero fan). They are also joined on one song by up and comers The Fox Hunt....which is cool too. Good sound and good atmosphere on this one.

MP3 @ 192

Ben Nichols & Cory Branan - Nights Like These

A Truer Easter

Who says songs about Jesus have to suck. Here's a good set of mostly straightforward gospel songs (mostly). First I want to talk about the cover image I used. Now these three crosses, exactly like those in the picture are all over this area....every road just about you will see them. They first started appearing around here in the mid to late 80's and there were many local legends about them. These legends state that a local millionaire had a near death experience during which he had a vision of God who told him he would spare his life if he spent the rest of it building these wooden crosses and placing them beside highways. Other parts of the legend state that some folks didn't take too kindly to these crosses being on their land or near their land or what have you and tried to tear them down. Supposedly one guys tractor suddenly caught on fire, one guy's boat engine died and he was stranded in a lake. One guy even supposedly had a heart attack whilst trying to remove the wooden crosses. There were also stories of lightning striking them but nothing happening, and them surviving forest fires, floods and hurricanes.
Now I don't know how true those last parts are, but a little research has confirmed that the man in question was indeed a succesful businessman from Craigsville, WV named Bernard Coffindaffer. He had a heart attack in 1982 which was when he recieved his holy vision and life's mission. Pretty interesting stuff I thought.

Here is an article about his death in the NY Times

There is even an organization that carried on his mission after his death called "Christian Crosses"

Here is some more history about Mr. Coffindaffer

Have a good Easter folks, and in the words of Billy Joe; "If you don't love Jesus go to hell"

01 Ralph Stanley - Sing Songs About Jesus
02 The Dillards - Somebody Touched Me
03 Johnny Cash - Wildwood in the Pines
04 Ray Wylie Hubbard - When She Sang Amazing Grace (Live)
05 Billy Joe Shaver - Jesus Christ Is Still The King
06 The Byrds - Jesus Is Just Alright
07 Old Crow Medicine Show - God's Got It
08 Uncle Tupelo - Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down
09 Link Wray - Backwoods Preacher Man
10 Tom T. Hall - Me and Jesus
11 The Gourds - Hallelujah Shine
12 Scott H. Biram - Only Jesus
13 Billy Joe Shaver - If You Don't Love Jesus
14 Slobberbone - Trust Jesus
15 The Meat Purveyors - Working on a Building
16 Jim Lauderdale - I Met Jesus In A Bar
17 Bobby Bare - Dropkick Me Jesus
18 Steve Earle - Elijah's Church
19 Scott Miller - Is There Room on the Cross for Me
20 Buddy Miller - This Old World
21 J. D. Souther - Jesus In 3/4 Time
22 Dillard and Clark - I Bowed My Head And Cried Holy
23 Earl Scruggs Revue -Gospel Ship
24 Ralph Stanley, Emmylou Harris - Great High Mountain
25 Johnny Cash - It Was Jesus
26 The Carter Family - Let the Church Roll On

MP3 @ 192
Download A Truer Easter here

Slobberbone - Last Show 3-13-05

How 'bout some live slobberbone to kick off spring. This is probably the best boot I have found of theirs....not only because of the significance of it being their last show, but it's just a damned good boot. They play like it's their last show....running through almost all their best songs in a single night....plenty of debauchery as well. Here is a neat little write up I found on the show itself:

It was a sad day for Texas music on March 13, 2005. That’s when people from as far away as Europe crowded into a sold-out Dan’s Silverleaf in Denton to bid farewell to the State’s reigning ‘best bar band’. That final show was short on covers and long on remembrances, for the band and the audience alike. They resurrected a “Barrel Chested” era documentary film to kick off the night, standing quietly onstage while the film rolled on a screen set up near the entrance. Then they played for a little over two hours. While the album of the night seemed to be their second release, “Barrel Chested”, they managed to cover their entire career, but went sparingly on their last and most over-produced record, “Slippage”. Fittingly enough, the crowd seemed drunker than usual, even for a Slobberbone show. So while the beer and whiskey soaked crowd raised their bottles and glasses, the band kept playing songs about, mostly, drinking. When they first emerged on the scene way back in the early to mid 90s, they were compared to Uncle Tupelo, just like every other “alt country” rock band at the time; only these guys not only had a sense of humor, they, at least to this observer, didn’t take themselves quite as seriously as that by-then-defunct Illinois band. And like UT in the early days, their songs were part punk-rock, part southern-rock and part country. They mixed banjos and fiddles with the blaring electric guitars and channeled the feedback into glorious melodic anthems to lost love, lost dreams, and whiskey. Over the years, it became apparent that they probably owed more in the way of influence to Neil Young and Crazy Horse than to Uncle Tupelo. And now that it’s all over, it looks like frontman Brent Best will continue to play the occasional solo show and the rest of us, at least locally, can wait for the inevitable reunion shows. As far as bands go, it was a great run. Here’s to them!
-jitter

and a News Article

MP3 @ 320

Download Slobberbone - Last Show here

Neil Young - Tonight's The Night Acetate

Many say tonight's the night is Neil's magnum opus....I don't know about that, but it's certainly a contender. This is a studio acetate of an early version of this album including a few songs that didn't make the final cut (though they did make it to other albums, like the superb On The Beach). Here is some more detailed info I found about this: http://www.sidestreetrecords.com/articles/acetateTonightsThe.html

This is worth having for the unreleased Bad Fog Of Lonliness alone (if you're a Neil Completist....c'mon I know you are)

MP3 @ 192

Neil Young - Tonight's The Night Acetate

My favorite Scott Miller song...

Most you guys know I'm a huge Scott Miller fan....all the way back to his pre V-Roys days. This is perhaps my favorite song of his. It's called Red Ball Express, and it's about the real life Red Ball Express from WWII. Scott is somewhat of a history scholar, and supposedly this is one of the most accurate portrayals of WWII in song there is.



Here's a link to a book about the Red Ball Express

Jimbo Mathus and His Knockdown Society - Knockdown in Nashville Live 1998 (Out of Print)

Here is a sadly out of print album from James "Jimbo" Mathus. Fans of deep blues and country blues will want to check this out. This was recorded in support of his Songs For Rosetta album, the Rosetta in question being Rosetta Patton....Charlie Patton's daughter, and Jimbo's nanny as a child (hows that for blues cred). The band includes members of North Mississippi Allstars, so fans of them will also want to check this out.

Here are some release notes from Jimbo himself:

James "Jimbo" Mathus & His KnockDown Society, "KnockDown In Nashville". This CD was recorded in Nashville at Billy Blocks Western Beats Roots Revival in 1998 and was a benefit for Rosetta Patton who was Charlie Patton's daughter and Jimbo's nanny. The KnockDown Society consist of Stu Cole, who was also in Jimbo's Squirrel Nut Zippers, Cody & Luther Dickinson of the North Mississippi AllStars, Greg Humphries, of Hobex, Hawkeye Jordan and Greg Bell. The 8 songs on this CD run from country blues to juke joint boogie to gospel and country rock. All songs, on this CD are by Jimbo except The Christian Life and I Got Mine. This CD is distributed on Jimbo's, KnockDown South Records.com. God bless Mississippi and pass the ANTISEPTIC...jimbo

1 I Got Mine
2 Who'll Sop My Gravy
3 Don't Make Me Wait
4 Blues For Blind Mellon
5 No Monkey Business
6 The Christian Life
7 Don't Know Nothing
8 Memphis Bound

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http://www.myspace.com/jimbomathus

(funny tidbit...I read his influences as Hank Williams Jr. Kimbrough :), now that would make a cool concept album "Whiskey Bent and Burn in Hell" :P )

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MP3 @ 224

Jimbo Mathus - Knockdown in Nashville

Truesounds - Mar. '08

Another month, another comp. Got some good stuff here folks. Really liking this Dark Horses band. This one starts out a little rowdy and leans toward the rockin' side....I blame it on the nice weather :)

01-The Dark Horses-Llike I Do.mp3
*Off their 2005 album "The Dark Horses"....unbelievably, these guys hail from NYC....and I love em
02-Billy Joe Shaver-Moonshine and Indian Blood.mp3
*Off his recently released "Storyteller - Live from the Bluebird"...it's a damn good acoustic live album from 1992 featuring legendary Eddie Shaver on guitar
03-Dedringers-Sidemans Blues.mp3
*These guys finally put an album out....been hearing about them for a while now....off 2008's "Sweetheart of the Neighborhood"
04-Lucero-Sing Me No Hymns.mp3
*Pretty rockin' song here from their 2006 album "Rebel's, Rogues, and Sworn Brothers"...hopefully they will be putting something out this year
05-Eliza Gilkyson-Angel and Delilah.mp3
*WOW! good stuff here, off here 07 live album "Your Town Tonight"
06-Will Kimbrough-Moves me deeply.mp3
*Todd Snider's main man doing a Peter Case song off last years excellent Peter Case Tribute
07-Sam Baker-Change.mp3
*Off Sam's first album Mercy from 2004. This guy has such a way with words
08-The Gougers-oldcrow_Scarecrow.mp3
*More Gougers, these guys tour with Dedringers up above.....really love this album "Long Day For The Weathervane"....an 07 release
09-Jimbo Mathus-Loose Diamonds.mp3
*Who says ugly white boys can't have soul......off his 05 album Knockdown South
10-Magnolia Electric Co-The Dark Don't Hide It.mp3
*Off my favorit MECo album "Trials and Errors" from 2005
11-Chuck Prophet-High Time (You Quit Your Low Down Ways).mp3
*Off Chuck's latest "Dreaming Waylon's Dreams"....a re-imagining of Waylon's album "Dreaming My Dreams".....the WHOLE ALBUM....a very interesting listen. From 08
12-Eddie Spaghetti-Carry Me Home.mp3
*Off Supersucker's frontman's second album, 05's "Old No. 2"
13-Reckless Kelley-Lonely All The Time.mp3
*I just love the bassline in this one, off 2000 album "The Day"
14-The Avett Brothers-Will You Return.mp3
*How about something a little upbeat, off their 07 classic "Emotionalism"
15-Mark Jungers & the Whistling Mules-Silos & Smokestacks.mp3
*More Mark Jungers (thanks whoever turned me onto them), off their 07 album of the same name
16-David Childers and The Modern Don Juans-George Wallace.mp3
*What are the chances....TWO alt-country songs about the same thing....not a bad song, even if it has been done before. Off 06's "Jailhouse Religion"
17-Steve Earle-The Galway Girl.mp3
*Obligatory St. Patricks Day song.....also the 17th track heh heh
18-William Elliott Whitmore-Rest His Soul.mp3
*God I love this guy, off 2006's "song of the blackbird"
19-The Fox Hunt-Getting Drunk.mp3
*Gettin' Drunk is not much fun when your all by yourself, unless of course your George Thorogood. Off last years "Nowhere Bound"
20-The Dexateens-Own Thing.mp3
*Cool little faces-esque ditty off their 06 album "Hardwire Healing"
21-Two Cow Garage-Should've California.mp3
*Off last years "III", just a nice mellow song to end it all.

MP3 @ 128
Truesounds - Mar. '08

why do you need John Hartford?

John Hartford - Aero-plain (out of print)

A strangely out of print album, especially considering you can buy officialy released outtakes collection of the same album (if you like this, you should definitely check that out). This is considered a landmark bluegrass album....one of the best of the so called hippie-grass movement of the early 70s that included guys like New Grass Revival, Old and In The Way, David Grisman, Sam Bush, Tony Rice, etc...you know, the original jam bands (the ones that didn't suck). This album also has the distinction of having one of the coolest album covers ever. Released in 1971, it's a must have for any fan of bluegrass, folk, or just damned good music.

Turn Your Radio On
Streamboat Whistle Blues
Back in the Goodle Days
Up on the Hill Where They Do the Boogie
Boogie
First Girl I Loved
Presbyterian Guitar
With a Vamp in the Middle
Symphony Hall Rag
Because of You
Stream Powered Aereo Plane
Holding
Tear Down the Grand Ole Opry
Leather Britches
Station Break
Turn Your Radio On

MP3 @ 192

John Hartford - Aero-plain

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Well Known Secret (Boston 11-22-76) + Bonus Disc

As promised some more Shakey, as I said before I just can't get enough of him lately. This one is killer.....great sound (though of course it can't rival his damn near perfect official live releases), and great set. Discs 1 and 3 are solo acoustic, and discs 2 and 4 are with Crazy Horse. Killer version of Cortez on disc 2 (contender for my favorite Neil Young song) followed by an extended Cinnamon Girl jam that is equally killer. Check out Roll Another Number on disc 3, and the whole shebang is wrapped up with a rollicking Southern Man. This is a killer boot folks.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

This thing came with a bonus disc entitled Electric Live in NYC that is a Neil Young and Crazy Horse show from 2 days before this show. A nice treat I gotta say. The sound is not as good but there is a sweet electric version of Helpless at the end that I can't stop listening to.

MP3 @ 192

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Old Crow Medicine Show - Troubles Up and Down The Road EP

Might as well throw this in while I'm at it. This is a limited edition EP that was released in 2001, I'm guessing sometime after Eutaw. This is one of my favorite Old Crow discs.....it's just a young eagar band playing good old timey music. The first track Rub Alcohol Blues is killer. Alos features probably the earliest recorded version of Wagon Wheel (barring Bob Dylan's original) that has a nice steel guitar on it.

1. Rub Alcohol Blues
2. Big Sciota
3. Blue-Eyed Girl
4. Darlin' Corey
5. Little Sadie
6. Wagon Wheel

(excerpt from liner notes) The Old Crow Medicine Show was kicking around the foam house in Whites Creek the other day. All the boys were there and all their dogs too, hanging round the hoods of various junk cars, spitting and smoking, laughing and joking. Someone started talking about Prince's Hot Chicken Shack which is down the way from the old Crows nest on Dickerson Rd. Dill pickles and greasy chicken laid over two slices of Bunny Bread. Of course we immediately started thinking about our buddy Dub who kept Prince's in business through some of the lean years. Then someone remembered a recording we made for Dub back in September, the Dub dub as it was then known.

MP3 @ 128

Old Crow Medicine Show - Troubles Up And Down The Road

Old Crow Medicine Show - Live at the World Cafe EP

'kay, so I was gonna post their second album Eutaw which I thought was out of print. Well turns out they just re-released it a couple weeks ago....Check it out. If you enjoy Old Crow, you'll surely like that. What I can give you though is this live EP from iTunes they put out shortly after OCMS became a runaway success. It's a pretty good EP I have to say, good slow plucked banjo version of Wagon Wheel on here.

1. CC Rider
2. Wagon Wheel
3. Tell It Me
4. Wrecking Ball
5. Odd N Ends

MP3 @ 320

Old Crow Medicine Show - Live At The World Cafe

More Neil coming...right now, some fine mixes...

got some Neil Young boots coming up...mid 70s stuff mostly. Also further down the pipe I've got a few Truer Samplers lined up. These include Slobberbone, Chris Knight and A Truer Easter at the end of the month.

What I got for you right now though are a few mixes made by some friends over at altcountrytab.ca. They include Michael Hurley (Snock), Jim White, Butch Hancock, Peter Case, John Hartford, and one of all canadian artists. So thanks to all those guys over there for their hard work....these are some great mixes folks, I especially enjoyed the Snock and Jim White as they were both semi-new to me.

Been on kind of a Neil Young kick lately....

as if you couldn't tell....

Both songs from "Time Fades Away"....call it a preview if you will.

More classic Neil (last song is also from Time Fades Away....just to keep tying it together)

Neil Young - Time Fades Away (Out of Print)

This is reportedly Neil Young's least favorite album. Must conjure up bad memories for him....whatever the case this album has been out of print since shortly after it's release in 1973. Known as the first album of Neil's "Ditch Trilogy" (which includes On The Beach & Tonight's The Night) after reaching success with Harvest and not knowing how to handle it.....to quote Neil he "headed for the ditch". It's a pretty good album and a shame that it's officially unavailable. That may be remedied sometime soon what with all the Neil Young Archive releases coming out (and damn how good was Fillmore and Massey Hall....amazing releases).

More Info

MP3 @ 192

Neil Young - Time Fades Away

Buffalo Springfield - The Missing Herd (Rarities and Live)

This is a treat right here. A set of rare and live proto country-rock pioneers Buffalo Springfield. If you don't know it was Stephen Stills and Neil Young's band in the mid 60's (along with Richie Furray of Poco). The second disc of this, the live stuff.....is damned good. The rarities are good too, but I find myself spinning the live disc alot more. Features some of my favorite Buffalo Springfield songs: Mr. Soul, A Child's Claim to Fame and Bluebird (check out the extended mix at the end of disc one and the live jam at the end of disc two). If you like Neil Young......you'll probably like this one........it's got Neil Young roaring guitar work all over it.

MP3 @ 192
http://www.zshare.net/download/525347306839efea/

Torrent

for the thought that I caught that my head is the event of the season...

God I love this. Love it when Neil stands up and they just rip into Mr. Soul....also gotta love those mutton chops and moe howard hairdo

Guy Clark - Keepers Outtakes

Wow! Does it get much better than this? Not really. This right here is an amazing set. The REST of what Guy Clark recorded for his Keepers album (which in it's own right was near perfect). Now we have the ones that weren't keepers......the leftovers. All I've got to say is whoever chose the "keepers" had a hell of a job picking them out, cause to these ears they are all keepers.



Now the compiler of this has omitted the official tracks (the ones released on keepers) but I'm sure most of you guys have it anyway. What's cool is to add the official tracks in with the leftovers and you have 3 excellent (though repetitive) Guy Clark shows.



MP3 @ 192
Guy Clark - Keepers Outtakes

Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (The New York Sessions)

It's a Dylan two-fer. Probably my other favorite Bob Dylan album. The story on this is that Bob Dylan recorded the whole album in New York but scrapped most of the songs, then went back to Minneapolis and re-recorded them with his brother. This here be the original sessions.

More info here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_on_the_Tracks
and here http://www.bobsboots.com/Cds/cd-b28.html

MP3 @ 192
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Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited Again (Outtakes)

Here we have some excellent outtakes from one of my favorite Dylan albums. This is good stuff here folks. The accompanying info says this was dubbed off studio acetates. I promised this a while back so just thought I would (finally) deliver.

All you ever wanted to know about Highway 61 Revisited

MP3 @ 192

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