Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Some Restored Links

BR5-49 - Live From Roberts
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Emmylou Harris - At The Ryman
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Bottle Rockets - Live in Heilbronn Germany
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Son Volt - Live on NPR Oct. 21st, 2005 (From Hear Rock City)

There is a fantastic Son Volt show over at Hear Rock City (Link on sidebar). Head on over there and look around, there is some great stuff in the archives too (including a great acoustic Uncle Tupelo radio show from '90!!) This guy makes his own CD art too, and it's really good.....check it out:

It's a great blog, highly recommended

http://hear-rock-city.blogspot.com/2007/04/son-volt-goes-to-washington.html

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Jay Farrar/Son Volt - The Picture (Video Clip)

This is a nice clip of Jay performing one of the songs off the new Son Volt album "The Search".

Son Volt - B-Sides & Rarites


 This is a nice collection of some unreleased and live songs. A few of these songs are available on the excellent Son Volt Retrospective (buy it if you don't have it), but the majority of these are fairly hard to come by. The ones that are on the retrospective are indicated with an asterisk. Some standout tracks are the "Windfall" demo, the wonderful cover of Towne Van Zandt's "Rex's Blues" with Kelly Willis (This track is so good it's worth having twice!), the acoustic version of "Drown", the Byrds' "Truck Stop Girl" (with Kelly Willis again)....pretty much all the Kelly Willis songs are outstanding. The live version of "Tear Stained Eye" is pretty damned good too. Also of note is the version of "Lookin' At The World Through A Windshield" on here which is different from the one on the retrospective (which is from the Rig Rog Deluxe album).
  1. Route [Demo]
  2. Windfall [Demo]
  3. Tear Stained Eye [Demo]*
  4. Rex's Blues (with Kelly Willis) [Red Hot + Bothered]*
  5. Tulsa County [Switchback EP]*
  6. Drown (Acoustic) [Switchback EP]
  7. Going Going Gone [Switchback EP]
  8. Ain't No More Cane (with Kelly Willis) [Outtake]
  9. Old Dutch (David Boquist Vocal) [Outtake]
  10. Seven To A Room (Jim Boquist Vocal) [Outtake]
  11. Lookin' At The World Through A Windshield [Pop Culture Flexi-Disc]
  12. Truck Stop Girl (with Kelly Willis) [Rig Rock Deluxe]
  13. Weighted Down [More Oar Tribute]
  14. Tear Stained Eye [Live]
  15. Holocaust [B-Side]*
  16. Last Time Around [Live]
  17. Straigtface [Live]
  18. Too Early [Live]
  19. Is Anybody Going To San Antone [Live]
Download Son Volt - B-sides and Rarities here

Monday, April 2, 2007

Adam's House Cat (AKA Drive-By Truckers) - Live at Nuci's Space December 1, 2006

Adam's House Cat was the VERY early incarnation of Drive-By Truckers which included current DBT members Patterson Hood, & Mike Cooley. They reunited for this show which was a benefit for Sabina Hartley-Burke and this is probably the only place to hear these songs unless you have one of the original demo tapes from back in '89.
This is a nice little acoustic set which features Hood, Cooley, & DBT drummer Brad Morgan. Rumor has it that the as yet unreleased Adam's House Cat album from 1990 may see the light of day this year. We can only hope. Until then if you are like me and crave more DBT this will have to tide you over. There are a couple of killer Patterson songs on here like "Troubled Waters", "Runaway Train", and "6 o'clock Train". Also some equally killer Cooley songs like "Three on the Tree", and a stripped down version of "Women Without Whiskey". But the real prize here is the stories which give a great insight into the beginnings of Drive-By Truckers.

Disc One:
01) Intro
02) Cemeteries
03) Cancelling Dates
04) Troubled Waters
05) 6 O'Clock Train
06) Buttholeville
07) Three On The Tree
08) Elvis Presley Stole My Car
09) Picture Of Elvis Cured My Cancer
10) Uncle Frank
11) Runaway Train

Disc Two:
01) Child Abuse
02) Love Really Sucks
03) One Of These Days
04) Long Time Ago
05) Women Without Whiskey
06) Lookout Mountain
07) E:) Airplane Screams
08) Tornadoes
09) Shut Up And Get On The Plane

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Ryan Adams - Live at Das Haus October 17, 2006

Ryan Adams also has a new album coming out in a month or so, so here is one of his live shows. Pulled from Archive.org, this is a REAL laid back show even though he has a full band behind him. If you've never heard Ryan sing "Magnolia Mountain" you need to give it listen.....great, great version with some sweet, sweet pedal steel. This recording is very "Grateful Dead-like" with some slowed down versions of "To Be Young" and "Kiss Before I Go". This is not the rousing honky tonk of Jacksonville City Nights but it has it's place. I especially love the sweet, sweet pedal steel throughout all the songs (did I already say that :P). Nice version of "Let it Ride" to finish it off too.
Disc 1:
01 Intro
02 Magnolia Mountain
03 > Hallelujah
04 Blue Hotel
05 To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)
06 New York, New York
07 She Wants to Play Hearts
08 Chin Up, Cheer Up
09 Freeway to the Canyon
10 Harder Now That It's Over
11 [Fade Out]

Disc 2:
01 [Fade In]
02 Damn Sam (I Love a Woman That Rains)
03 Easy Plateau
04 Peaceful Valley
05 Trouble On Wheels
06 Firecracker
07 Why Do They Leave?
08 A Kiss Before I Go
09 Dear John
10 Cold Roses
11 Bird Song [Jerry Garcia]
12 > Wild Flowers
13 Let It Ride

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Scott Miller - Live at Smith's Olde Bar Jan. 29, 2004


I'm getting pumped up for his new live album that comes out in a couple weeks so I've been listening to alot of his shows over at Archive.org and here is one of my favorites. Sound Quality on this one is excellent. This one has a cool version of "Miracle Man" on it, other highlights include "Daddy Raised a Boy", "Only Everything", "Pull Your Load", Roger Miller's "Train of Life", the civil war epic "Highland County Boy", "Loving That Girl", the V-Roy's "Cry", Neil Young's "Homegrown", "I Won't Go With You" and of course "Amtrak Crescent"

Disc One:
01 Daddy Raised a Boy
02 Anything That's Rock & Roll (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) ->
03 It Didn't Take Too Long ->
04 Anything That's Rock & Roll [Reprise] ->
05 Raised by the Graves
06 Amtrak Crescent
07 Second Chance
08 Yes I Won't
09 Miracle Man
10 Ciderville Saturday Night
11 Pull Your Load
12 Chill, Relax, Now
13 Only Everything [solo]
14 Highland County Boy [solo, Scott @ drums]
15 Across the Line

Disc Two:
01 Train of Life (Roger Miller)
02 Dear Sarah
03 (I Want to Build A) Jumbo Ark (Nick Lowe)
04 Cry
05 Loving That Girl
06 Goddamn the Sun
07 Is There Room on the Cross for Me?
Encore One:
08 I Won't Go With You [solo]
09 Homegrown (Neil Young)
10 Absolution
Encore Two:
11 The Rain [solo]
Encore Three:
12 Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who)

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Sunday, April 1, 2007

BR5-49 - Betty, Betty (Video Clip)

BR5-49 - Live From Roberts

Hardcore country revivalists BR5-49's excellent first album is an EP that provides a snapshot of their live shows at Robert's in Nashville. This is a short album and every track on here is excellent. My favorites include the truckers anthem "18 Wheel's and a Crowbar", the kickass cover of the Louvin's twisted "Knoxeville Girl", the ode to 50's icon Betty Page "Betty, Betty", and the tale of debauchery in Mayberry "Me n' Opie (Down By The Duckpond)"......I think I just named almost every song on there....

http://www.br549.com/
Buy 'em here
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