Lou Reed…As His All-Star Jam Was Meant to Sound!

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Apr 132010
 

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As early as the 42-second mark, Lou can’t stand it anymore. How long until you bag it?

What do you consider a successful All-Star Jam – and by All-Star Jam I think the performance has to involve at least five or more disparate artists and at least seem like a somewhat impromptu performance. I doubt that The Last Waltz‘s star-studded finale of “I Shall Be Released” was that impromptu, but there are a few dozen notable musicians on stage. Chances are a dozen of them had to be following along, not quite sure if they knew the next chord or all the lyrics on the chorus. On the other hand, I don’t think songs composed specifically for an All-Star Jam count in this examination, such as “We Are the World” or the following: Continue reading »

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“One apology at a time,” says Vatican, “OK?”

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Apr 132010
 

At a time when they surely have bigger things to think about, the Vatican’s official newspaper has published a glowing appraisal of the Beatles, calling their music “beautiful” and dismissing their years of drug use and excessive living. On the front page of the L’Osservatore Romano, the paper admits that the band once “said they were bigger than Jesus and put out mysterious messages, that were possibly even Satanic”, but also asks: “what would pop music have been like without the Beatles?” Read more…

The Pope stressed that this apology only extened to The Beatles, that he was not planning to overstep the Church’s jurisdiction regarding Rock Crimes.

It’s the thought that counts.

Previously…

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Thrifty Music, Vol. 20.6: Freaking Out!

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Apr 132010
 

The Sun Goes Down

Greetings, fans of music that the world inexplicably wants to throw away! Today, I bring you a lovely bit of English psychedelia from the improbably named Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, entitled “The Sun Goes Down.” I have little to share with you about this band, other than the fact that they were not necessarily known as a “psychedelic” band per se — they were more famous for pop hits on the UK charts, such as… such as… hell I don’t know, and don’t care to find out.

But here they are in full, acid-drenched flower, sounding even more like the Dukes Of Stratosphear than the Dukes did… or something. I hope you enjoy this track as much as I did after finding it in the possession of a 70 year-old woman in rural Maryland, who had no use for it. It calls to mind a question, however: for those of you who ever indulged in the use of psychedelic substances — did you have a preferred soundtrack to your visits to the Land Of Little Horses? For those of you (like me) who were always too chicken to indulge: did you ever think there might be a piece of music that would provide a suitable soundtrack? Please share — we’re all friends here; let’s mellow out together.

I look forward to your responses.

HVB

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When You’re a Little Strange

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Apr 112010
 

This past Friday night I got to see most of the new Tom DiCillo documentary on The Doors, When You’re Strange. I say “most” because the DVD being used to project this film in Philadelphia’s cool, hip outdoor Piazza at Schmidt‘s condo gathering space crapped out twice for long stretches. It was a pretty cold and windy night, and after the second run of technical difficulties, with just the fat, bearded period of Jim Morrison and The Doors’ life left to tell, my son and I felt like we’d had enough of a great night out, talking music and life and all that good stuff. We listened to – and talked about – Pink Floyd and Yes on the ride home. It was a beautiful time, man, and although I regret not seeing my favorite period of The Doors covered, we’d gotten more than our money’s worth.
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