Last one. We promise.* [Thanks to Rambo for the submission] HT Exclusive: 12/06/1996 Simple Video Previously on HT: Reba, Gotta Jibboo and Inspiration!, And here’s one of my favorite GraphJamz:
As we enter into the warmer weather months we figured it was once again time to get the HT gang together to crack open some Porkslap Pale Ales, and fire up the ‘Ol BBQ before the summer concert season kicks into high gear and we all head off in different directions.
For our inaugural edition we gabbed about our first favorite song. This time we thought we’d once again take a walk down memory lane with this question: What was your very first concert?
Shane Handler: Having been dragged to the likes of Neil Sedaka, Smokey Robinson and Glen Campbell with my parents as a child, it would be anti-climatic to call one of those my “first concert.” Therefore, my first real concert without my elders took place at the now defunct Sting Nightclub in New Britain, CT.
It was March 1993 and it was Pantera who where just breaking big while in the midst of their Vulgar Display of Power tour. There I was a scrawny high schooler caught in a mosh pit during such Pantera staples as Fucking Hostile, By Demons Be Driven, and Live In A Hole. The venue was an old roller rink, an ideal venue for loud music and a sweaty mosh pit – where shoving your fellow metal brother around served some kind of rebellious purpose. Phil Anselmo was loud and brash while the late Dimebag Darrell supplied the monster heavy riffs. Of course I bought a Pantera t-shirt at that show and still wear it today.
READ ON for more firsts from your favorite HT’ers…
Thanks to DFG for today’s GraphJam parody: [Click Image for Full-Size Graph] Phish: Reba (Live 10/31/1994 – Jam Segment) GraphJam: Intentions of the Women on My Mind Previously on HT:
Rambo’s gives us another doozy of a GraphJam: Phish: Farmhouse (Live on Conan O’Brien) GraphJam: The Adventures of Stealer’s Wheel Previously on HT: Gotta Jibboo, Inspiration!, The Coal Ran
We’d like to welcome longtime Glide contributor Chad Berndtson to the Hidden Track team. I’ve long admired Chad’s writing (no homo), so this is a big thrill for me. Here’s
Here’s our latest take on the GraphJam: [Created by Halpua] Phish: Gotta Jibboo Part 1, Part 2 (Live at Roseland) GraphJam: What Shakira’s Hips Do Previously on HT: Inspiration!, The
Welcome to another week of GraphJam parodies: [Created by Henge] Grateful Dead: Terrapin Station (Live 03/14/1993) GraphJam: Monthly Calendar for Robert Smith Previously on Fw/Graphs: The Coal Ran Out, Big
Another day, another Graphjam parody. This one comes from Rambo: Trey Anastasio: 46 Days Jam 12/30/06 Graph Jam: GOO GOO GOO JOOB
In our never-ending quest to dig up some great bands that cost less than a corned beef sandwich at Katz’s Deli, we bring you another round of Blips. Blips highlights some great bands that are largely still in their larvae stage, but will soon morph into their beautiful butterfly. In this edition, we have some really cool new music, so take a sec, poke around their various websites, and see what you think.
Boombox
Last week I headed down to the Knitting Factory’s Tap Bar to check out Boombox, a band fronted by guitarist Zion Rock Godchaux. Yes, he’s Keith and Donna’s son; but don’t go in expecting to hear Dead tunes. A Boombox concert is a nonstop dance party filled to the brim with lush soundscapes, groovy beats and Godchaux’s smooth lyrics and fretwork. Here’s how the duo’s music works: Producer/DJ Russ Randolph lays down the basic structure of a song for his partner to solo and sing over. The end result kept everyone at the bar on their feet from the moment Boombox took the stage until they finished 90 minutes later.
Read on for more about Boombox and Austin’s White Denim…
Today, we’re introducing another new sporadic feature around here called Hidden Track: At The Barbecue. This is a chance to get a little loose with the Dead Guy Ales, suck down a variety of tube steaks, and shoot the shit with the gang.
Basically, this is an opportunity for the various HT contributors to talk about the germane on goings in the music world or just chat about who likes what.
So, for this first barbecue, we thought we’d kick it off with a little icebreaker: What was your very first favorite song?
Big Papi: For somebody who grew up in the ’80s, a very first favorite song can easily be Eye of the Tiger or Jump. However, the choices are broad, so favorite song needs to be expanded to the first song that you memorized all the lyrics to, which in my case would be The Beastie Boys’ Paul Revere. Perhaps nothing rolled off the tongue of a pre-puberty fifth grader better than repeating the lines:
The sheriff’s after me for what I did to his daughter
I did it like this, I did it like that I did it with a wiffleball bat
So I’m on the run the cop’s got my gun
And right about now it’s time to have some fun
The King Adrock that is my name
And I know the fly spot where they got the champagne.
Read on to see what your favorite HT’ers got down to as young ‘ens…
