Skee-Lo
Mos Def
Erin’s been listening to this band Plants and Animals a lot lately. They’re a Montreal band that seem to be growing in popularity quite a bit. I’m not going to tell her this, but I actually kind of like it too. I’m sure most of you probably haven’t heard of them, so give them a spin. It’s not jamrock, but it’s kind of hippieish I guess…maybe more “indie”, but not so ghey.
Check out this song. It’s got a pretty sweet main riff and a decent jam towards the end of the song.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIwTlNEFows[/youtube]
And here’s a kind of sweet little live acoustic song (you can skip to about 1:00 in):
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRksRZDvSqA[/youtube]
I’m listening to this Harry Nilsson tribute album, and this is pretty great:
Fred Schneider (B-52’s) - Coconut
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-tNskpl9zc[/youtube]
That is pretty dang cool, Devin. Usually tribute albums are garbage, but that is an interesting take on it.
listening townes van zandt. best songwriter ever. EVER.
lotta Jerry band and Lil’ Wayne
Widespread Panic
02/10/11 Classic Center, Athens, GA
1: For What It’s Worth, Sleepy Monkey, Chilly Water, Saint Ex, One Arm Steve > Mr. Soul, You’ll Be Fine*, This Cruel Thing**, Holden Oversoul, Contentment Blues, Bowlegged Woman
2: Pigeons > Jack, Proving Ground, Goin’ Out West*** > Arleen*** > Jam*** > Drums > Fire on the Mountain > Space Wrangler, Coconut, Knocking 'Round The Zoo
E: Greta > Heaven
- with Anne Richmond Boston on vocals, John Keane on pedal steel
** with Anne Richmond Boston on vocals, John Keane on guitar
*** with Randall Bramblett on saxophone
[‘Highway To Heaven’ rap by JB during ‘Bowlegged Woman’; ‘Fire on the Mountain’ contained original Robert Hunter lyrics; Soundcheck: ‘Solid Rock’, ‘Saint Ex’, ‘This Cruel Thing’, ‘Worry’; Last ‘Fire on the Mountain’ - 10/02/88, 2326 shows; Last ‘For What It’s Worth’ - 11/17/88, 2308 shows; Last ‘You’ll Be Fine’ - 11/12/01, 650 shows]
02/11/11 Classic Center, Athens, GA
1: No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature, Tall Boy > Red Hot Mama, Machine > Barstools and Dreamers, Can’t Get High > Henry Parsons Died, This Part Of Town, Nights In White Satin, Love Tractor
2: Worry > Imitation Leather Shoes > Blue Indian, Blight > You Got Yours > Impossible > New Speedway Boogie, Fishwater, Conrad
E1: Don’t Be Denied, Postcard, Driving Song > Breathing Slow
E2: Porch Song
[‘Norwegian Wood’ tease by JoJo before ‘You Got Yours’; Last ‘New Speedway Boogie’ - 01/18/89, 2285 shows; Last ‘Nights In White Satin’ - 10/09/87, 2422 shows]
yep 
^ thats first I saw of those setlists and holy crap. setlist wise incredible shows will downloading soon
WOW.
^I was listening to that album today. I love it.
I’m quite positive they re-learned NSB and Fire On The Mtn for two reasons- to bustout in Athens, and to appropriately bust them out again at Oak Mtn
Just picked up the 2003 cd reissue w/ bonus tracks, lyrics and a blurb about the recording and the band at the time. Easily my favorite YES album.
Heh…my man.
Is it me or were the Grammys not horrible-terrible this year? I actually enjoyed a lot of the performers. Mick Jagger did a classic Mick-Jagger performance to Solomon Burke, Eminem and Dre crushed it with that sweet I Need a Doctor song, and they had a cool trio of songs with Mumford & Sons (pretty good!), and the Avett Brothers prior to Bob Dylan coming out to sing a very bluegrassy Maggie’s Farm (though his voice sounds kinda rough). Even Katy Perry and LAdy Gaga did decent jobs and that Cee-Lo guy from Gnarls Barkley with his edited-for-TV Fuck You song. Sadly, it got weak at the end with Arcade Fire who seems like they should be better than they sound.
Of course what baffles is that Need You Now song by LAdy Antebellum winning all the Best Song categories. That song is like they hit the “generic country song machine” and gave it a whirl and it spit that out. How that beat Love the Way you Lie is beyond me.
what I’ll be listening to come Saturday…
TAB
2/14/2010 Count Basie Theatre
Red Bank, NJ
Set One:
* Valentine
* Cayman Review
* Shine
* Drifting
* Curlew’s Call
* Tube Top Flop
* Obstacle Of Course
* Night Speaks To A Woman
* Goodbye Head >
* Gotta Jibboo
* Tuesday
Set Two:
* Sand
* Push On Til the Day
* Mr. Completely
* The Way I Feel
* Money Love and Change
* Sweet and Dandy
* Last Tube
Encore:
* Sultans of Swing
* First Tube
That Cee-Lo performance was phenomenal. I wonder if he took some cues from these guys:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNNzURDSEug[/youtube]
^ 
Dr. Teeth rulz!!!
I can’t stop listening to “Brickbats” from this album…
“…Wings leap across the floor
Fold up the wall shadows
The window curtain ghost
Throws my heart and dusts my throat…”
Download the album (and other Beefheart stuff) here:
bootlegtunzworld.blogspot.com/se … 0Beefheart
I’m also listening to the following:
Umphrey’s
10-31-10
St. Louis, MO
Set One:
Ocean Billy > Conduit, Nothing Too Fancy > Hangover^*, November Walk$, Women Wine and Song > Ocean Billy, 1348 > The Way You Rule the World$$ > 1348
Set Two:
The Triple Wide^ > Bitter Sweet Haji**, Bridgeless > Walletsworth, “Top Ten” list^^, Prowler > Bridgeless, Sociable Jimmy% > Nothing Too Fancy, 1901 Jump%%, Bright Lights Big City&
Encore:
JaJunk > Don’t Stop the Spirit of the Radio&& > JaJunk
^ with a “mini me” Ryan on bass
- with One Nation Under a Groove teases
$ November Rain (Guns N’ Roses) + Cemetery Walk mash-up
$$ Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Tears for Fears) + The Way You Make Me Feel (Michael Jackson) mash-up
** Hajimemashite + Bitter Sweet Symphony (The Verve) mash-up
^^ Kris does a “Top Ten” list of Halloween costumes
% unfinished
%% 1901 (Phoenix) + Jump (Van Halen) + Fuck You (Cee Lo) mash-up
& with Superstition teases
&& Don’t Stop Believin’ (Journey) + The Spirit of Radio (Rush) mash-up
Band Costumes:
Andy: G.I. Joakim Noah, Brendan: Yoko Bono, Jake: Paul Stanley Cup, Joel: Pope John Paul Shaffer, Kris: Larry David Letterman, Ryan: Dr. Evel Knievel
Also various Grateful Dead, Zappa and YES…