Wednesday, March 5, 2008

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).


MP3 @ 192

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

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
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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

Sunday, March 2, 2008

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
Dead Link

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
Dead Link

Thursday, February 28, 2008

holy shit, one whole year

so I've been doing this for a year now, I remember how naive I was when I first started this, then I got caught up in some blog fued which was ridiculous. Glad I stuck it out.

in honor, here are all my "Truer Samplers" that I have made

ATS01 - Southern Culture On The Skids
ATS02 - Old 97s
ATS03 - Ray Wylie Hubbard
ATS04 - Drive By Truckers
ATS05 - Scott Miller/V-Roys
ATS06 - Texas Music 1970 - 79
ATS07 - Bottle Rockets
ATS08 - Whiskeytown
ATS09 - Alt Country 1990 - 2000 Vol. 1
ATS10 - Alt Country 1990 - 2000 Vol. 2
ATS11 - Alt Country 1990 - 2000 Vol. 3
ATS12 - Alt Country 1990 - 2000 Vol. 4
ATS13 - Tom T. Hall
ATS14 - The Sadies

Truesounds - Feb. '08

Another month another comp. This month we have some more exciting new additions. First off is Mark Junger and the Whistling Mules, who I was turned onto by a couple of commentors here. Also have The Dark Horses on here which is a song I heard on some website somewhere. Then we have some more Gougers and Fox Hunt goodness, really liking those guys. Anyway, enjoy guys.

01 Mark Jungers & the Whistling Mules Look Away
off his album from last year, I'm assuming debut album. Really love the 2nd position strat quack on this one
02 The Gougers Sleeping Pills
another killer song of thier latest "Long Day for The Weathervane"
03 The Fox Hunt Change My Ways
from their latest, really liking this song and these guys. Good ole West Virginia boys
04 The Dark Horses (I pity) the poor bastard
don't know much about this, just know I like the song and it's from 2005 I believe
05 Will Kimbrough Wind Blowing Change
from last year's "Americanitis", cool little song from Todd Snider's main man
06 scott h. biram goin' home
the dirty old one man band himself kickin' out some jams here. From his 2006 album I believe
07 Wrinkle Neck Mules Sugar & Sunshine
MORE Mules, can't get enough of these guys. Off their 2006 album (I can't seem to remember album names today)
08 Jubal Lee Young As I Lay Dying
one listen to this song and there is no denying this guy is from Steve Young's loins
09 Gurf Morlix Worth Dyin' For
producer guitarist extraordinaire with a cool little song off last years album
10 Todd Snider Lonely Girl
just some classic Todd Snider here
11 Slaid Cleaves One Good Year
I actually meant to put this on last month's comp (new year, get it), off his album "Broke Down" (ha, I remembered that one)
12 Chris Knight The Band Is Playing Too Slow
one of my favorite Chris Knight songs, off his second album
13 Ryan Bingham Hard Times
more new Ryan Bingham, off his new album "Mescolito"....it's good, check it out
14 Levon Helm False Hearted Lover Blues
More Levon Helm Dirt Farmer goodness
15 Kasey Anderson Wake Up
off his latest album "The Reckoning"
16 Peter Case Every 24 Hours
off Peter Case's newest, "Let us Now Praise Sleepy"
17 Buddy & Julie Miller In Memory Of My Heart
don't remember what album this is from, but I think it's on their duets compilation
18 Drive By Truckers Home Field Advantage
Shonna takes the helm here, from DBT's newest album "Brighter Than Creation's Dark"
19 Jason Isbell The Magician
Shonna's ex here (and ex-trucker), off last year's "Sirens of the Ditch"
20 The Gourds Last Letter
this song is a killer way to end this set, off their newest "Noble Creatures"

MP3 @ 128
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Commander Cody - Hill Auditorium - Ann Arbor - Michigan - 1969




Damn, it's been about a month since my last post.....sorry guys just haven't had a chance. This one has actually been in the can for a while but I'm just now getting around to posting it. This is pure bar room honky tonk. Nothing less, nothing more. Just listen to Kirchen blast out those classic classic country guitar licks.....always puts a smile on my face. Call this a primer in rowdy country rock for those less fortunate :P

MP3 @ 192
Commander Cody - Ann Arbor (Part 1)
Commander Cody - Ann Arbor (Part 2)

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