This is one of those that albums that forces you to listen and listen again, yet the sounds fend off any coalescing ideas. And it’s this uneven quality that draws me back time and time again, that glimmer of greatness that is elusive.
The Who has their place in history now; if Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, the last two founding members, never performed or recorded again it wouldn’t make a difference. Their legend is written and secure in the minds of those with an ounce of familiarity concerning the history of rock music.
Photos by Brian Diescher of Trey Anastasio and 70 Volt Parade at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston MA, 11.16.05
Garcia Plays Dylan doesn’t have the completeness factor of this year’s other marvelous Jerry Garcia estate releases–but it adds another dimension and a different sort of thoroughness those releases can’t, by nature, explore: the connection between two storied musicians as exemplified by one’s tackling of the other’s material in a variety of contexts.
Formed in 1986 by guitarist / vocalists / songwriters Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow, the Posies became one of the most popular power pop bands of the 90
This was more than a music festival, this was more than a five star cruise, this was more than a performance based nightclub complete with acrobats, DJs, contortionists, abstract artists and otherwise.
The tunes can stir something deep, but that passion comes from a dirty section of your mind.
A place like Las Vegas makes forgetting easy, but Widespread Panic, who have planted so many roots in New Orleans, made it a point to remember this Halloween night.
For his first-ever solo band DVD, Betts is in brilliant, loveably raffish form, commanding the latest incarnation of his group, Great Southern, with the panache of a skilled bandleader and heavy-wattage country rock star.
