Give Me a Big F Chord

Dave Alvin-less but still hella rocking, here are Phil's Blasters live back in '07 in ATL!!

The Blasters

September 2, 2007

Drive Invasion

Starlight Six Drive-in

Atlanta, GA

Disc 1.

01. Long White Cadillac

02. It's All Your Fault

03. 4-11-44

04. One Red Rose

05. Border Radio

06. Dry River

07. Precious Memories

08. Dark Night

09. Rebound

10. Window Up Above

11. Please Please Please

12. I'm Shakin'

13. The Boneyard (Dick Tracy Theme)

Disc 2.

01. Cryin' for My Baby (Give Me a Big F Chord)

02. So Long Baby Goodbye

03. Slip of the Tongue

04. Trouble Bound

05. Daddy Rolling Stone

06. Blue Shadows

07. Marie Marie

08. One Bad Stud

09. encore break

10. Rock Boppin' Baby

11. American Music

Phil Alvin: guitar, vocals, harp

John Bazz: bass

Keith Wyatt: lead guitar

Jerry Angel: drums

Source: soundboard

Recorded and transferred by Jeff Holland

HERE are some actual pics from the show!

Over There

I'm on fi-ah!! More than one post on the same day! In the same week! In the same month!

Anyway, I just wanted to share what has been one of the most influential records of my life. I usually don't go for live recordings too much, cos usually it's a "you had to be there" type thing, but this is somethin' else. Originally this was only a 6 track EP. But with the release of the Slash compilation "Testament", we got 4 more tracks recorded on this same date (May 22, 1982, at the Venue in London), plus the Alvin brothers doing a Jimmy Reed cover. I just wish that I had been at this show or seen the band during this period, which I think was their peak. This ain't technically punk rock, but it's punk rock to me.

OVER THERE

01. High School Confidential
02. What Will Lucy Do?
03. Crazy Baby
04. Got Love If You Want It
05. Rock Boppin' Baby
06. Walkin' With Mr. Lee
07. Keep a Knockin'
08. I Don't Want To
09. Go, Go, Go
10. Roll 'Em Pete
11. Take Out Some Insurance(1985)

Plus, this gives me a good opportunity to post a few good youtubes:

A funny newwavey video for "Barefoot Rock" from their first album on Rolling Rock Records



"Marie Marie" 1985



Crazy Phil talking about furniture companies:



Mellow Dave talking about the Blasters and blues:

Sun Records Collection Pt. 1

Back again, in case you didn't notice (ha ha). Sorry about the breather, it's just that sometimes I just don't feel like posting, and when you do something without desire, it becomes work, and I've promised myself never to make this into work. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!

Anyway, what can I say about Sun Records that you don't know already? This is the place that saw the beginning of King Elvis, the beginning of Howling Wolf, of Jerry Lee Lewis, of Johnny Cash, of Roy Orbison, of B B King. And of many others of which you've never heard, and this set is good precisely because of these "also-rans". They capture a moment in time and place where black blues and white hillbilly came together into one music. Call it rock n roll, call it what you will, but it was good. And here it is in all its raw glory, crackle and pop and all.

DISC ONE

1. Gotta Let You Go - Louis, Joe Hill

2. Rocket 88 - Brenston, Jackie

3. B.B. Blues - King, Riley

4. Swamp Root - Floyd, Frank [1]

5. Moanin' at Midnight - Howlin' Wolf

6. How Many More Years - Howlin' Wolf

7. There's a Man in Jerusalem - Ford

8. Rats in My Kitchen - Estes, Sleepy John

9. She May Be Yours (But She Comes to See Me Sometimes) - Louis, Joe Hill

10. Baker Shop Boogie - Nix, Willie

11. Easy - Horton, Big Walter

12. Bear Cat - Phillips, Sam

13. Take a Little Chance - Burns, Sam

14. Just Walkin' in the Rain - Bragg, Johnny

15. Make Room in the Lifeboat for Me

16. Feelin' Good - Parker, Herman

17. Tiger Man (King of the Jungle) - Burns, Sam

18. Mystery Train - Parker, Junior

19. Come Back Baby - Ross, Doctor

20. Gospel Train - Traditional

21. My Kind of Carryin' On - Moore, Scotty

22. I'm Gonna Murder My Baby - Hare, Pat

23. Cotton Crop Blues - Cotton, James

DISC TWO

1. That's All Right - Crudup, Arthur "Big

2. Good Rockin' Tonight - Brown, Roy [1]

3. Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee - McGhee, Sticks

4. Turn Around - Perkins, Carl [Rock

5. Baby Let's Play House - Gunter, Arthur

6. Someday You Will Pay - Miller, Roy

7. Red Hot - Emerson, Bill

8. Lookin' for My Baby - Campbell, James [1]

9. Cry Cry Cry - Cash, Johnny

10. Sitting by My Window - Five Tinos

11. Mystery Train - Parker, Junior

12. Let the Jukebox Keep on Playing - Perkins, Carl [Rock

13. Defrost Your Heart - Cantrell, Bill

14. Folsom Prison Blues - Cash, Johnny

15. Blue Suede Shoes - Perkins, Carl [Rock

16. Honey Don't - Perkins, Carl [Rock

17. Let's Get High - Gordon, Roscoe

18. Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby - Perkins, Carl [Rock

19. Rock & Roll Ruby - Cash, Johnny

20. I Walk the Line - Cash, Johnny

21. Get Rhythm - Cash, Johnny

22. Ooby Dooby - Moore, Wade

23. Red Headed Woman - Burgess, Sonny [1]

24. Dixie Fried - Perkins, Carl [Rock

25. Ubangi Stomp - Underwood, Charles

DISC THREE

1. Crazy Arms - Mooney, Ralph

2. End of the Road - Lewis, Jerry Lee

3. Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll - Scott, Ray

4. Matchbox - Perkins, Carl [Rock

5. Down by the Riverside - Traditional

6. Devil Doll - Orbison, Roy

7. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - David, Sonny

8. So Long, I'm Gone - Orbison, Roy

9. Red Hot - Emerson, Bill

10. Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache - May, Lilly

11. Raunchy - Justis, Bill

12. You Win Again - Williams, Hank [1]

13. Great Balls of Fire - Blackwell, Otis

14. Claudette - Orbison, Roy

15. Breathless - Blackwell, Otis

16. Guess Things Happen That Way - Clement, Jack

17. High School Confidential - Hargrave, Ron

18. Right Behind You Baby - Rich, Charlie

19. Jump Right Out of This Jukebox - Wheeler, Onie

20. Lovin' Up a Storm - Dixon, Luther

21. Mona Lisa - Evans, Ray

22. Lonely Weekends - Rich, Charlie

23. Who Will the Next Fool Be? - Rich, Charlie

24. Jack's Jump - Frost, Frank

25. Don't Put No Headstone on My Grave - Rich, Charlie

26. Cadillac Man - Minga, Tommy

ENJOY!

Jumpin' Sandy

This is Big Sandy's first release on Hightone Records, and my first taste of them as well. Their first album produced by Dave Alvin, this is ...

"Jumping From 6 To 6"

1.: Jumping From 6 To 6

2.: Different Girl

3.: True Blue

4.: Someone Like You

5.: When I Found You

6.: Who Tell Me Who

7.: Weary Blues From Waitin'

8.: Hi-Billy Music

9.: This Ain't A Good Time

10.: Barnyard Beatnik

11.: Honey Stick Around A While

12.: Honky Tonk Queen

13.: This Heart O' Mine

14.: Lookin' For A "Love Me" Gal

15.: Foothill Boogie

16.: Juiced

performing live on Art Fein's Poker Party:

The Great 28

Not much to say

Chuck Berry.

Legendary pervert. RnR pioneer.

Enjoy

THE GREAT 28

1. Maybellene

2. Thirty Days

3. You Can't Catch Me

4. Too Much Monkey Business

5. Brown Eyed Handsome Man

6. Roll over Beethoven

7. Havana Moon

8. School Days

9. Rock & Roll Music

10. Oh Baby Doll

11. Reelin' and Rockin'

12. Sweet Little Sixteen

13. Johnny B. Goode

14. Around and Around

15. Carol

16. Beautiful Delilah

17. Memphis

18. Sweet Little Rock & Roller

19. Little Queenie

20. Almost Grown

21. Back in the U.S.A.

22. Let It Rock

23. Bye Bye Johnny

24. I'm Talking About You

25. Come On

26. Nadine

27. No Particular Place to Go

28. I Want to Be Your Driver

Original Cool

Three posts on the same day, can you believe it? Quite the accomplishment for this accomplished slacker!!


This is the last album recorded by the Stray Cats on their first "run". Originally released only in Japan, it was later to reappear in the United Kingdom. Recorded in Los Angeles in early 1993, this is The Cats' tribute to early rockabilly. In the U.S. it is only available as an import, for around 70 bucks (yikes!!). Check it out, rockcats!!:

THE STRAY CATS - Original Cool

1. Somethin' Else

2. Oh, Boy!

3. Twenty-Flight Rock

4. I Fought the Law

5. Lonesome Tears

6. Your True Love

7. Be-Bop-A-Lula

8. Blue Jean Bop

9. Can't Help Falling in Love

10. Flying Saucer Rock N' Roll

11. Train Kept A Rollin'

12. Stood Up

13. Let It Rock

14. Trying to Get to You

15. Chet Ditty [Hidden Charms]

Fly Rite!!

TWO POSTS in ONE same day!!! I must be sick. Maybe I'll go for broke with a third... But don't hold your breath..


This is the second by Big Sandy and his Flyrite boys. They do rockabilly and traditional hillbilly swing, complete with Bob Will's "a-haw!!"'s punctuating the instrumental breaks.

Like the first one, this cd was also produced by the Blaster's Dave Alvin, and it was recorded at Capital studios, where Gene Vincent recorded many of his classics.

Get some sawdust on the floor and cut a rug - this is
"Swingin' West"!!!

1. Let Me In There, Baby
2. Music To Her Ears
3. You Don't Matter Anymore
4. My Sinful Days Are Over
5. Parts Unknown
6. Too Late To Be True
7. Hey Muchachita
8. Why Do You Have To Torture Me?
9. Blackberry Wine
10. Murphy's Law
11. If I Wrote A Song (About Our Love Affair)
12. We Tried To Tell You
13. You Say You Don't (But You Do)
14. A Healer Like Time
15. The New Ball

Jumpin' From 6 to 6:


My Sinful Days are Over:

The Have-Nots: >>X<< Part 2

Ok, so finally, I was able to upload cd2 through sendspace.com! X's Billy Zoom was always one of my guitar heroes. He was the baddest of the bad and the coolest of the cool, to quote Run DMC!! I even got a guitar that was the closest approximation to his Gretsch (that i could afford), a silver sparked Silverjet. Mine is a Dearmond, sparkle blue, big bigsby tremolo.

This is Billy with his Silverjet:


This is my Dearmond without me! :

Not too shabby, buddy!

Ok, and now, what you're really here for, the music:

MAKE THE MUSIC GO BANG! CD2:

26 (CD 2) Wild Thing (7" Single Edit) (3:33)
27 (CD 2) Poor Girl (2:53)
28 (CD 2) Call of the Wreckin' Ball (2:57)
29 (CD 2) Someone Like You (2:42)
30 (CD 2) What's Wrong With Me... (3:45)
31 (CD 2) Burning House of Love (3:55)
32 (CD 2) My Goodness (4:37)
33 (CD 2) 4th of July (4:06)
34 (CD 2) You (3:30)
35 (CD 2) When It Rains... (4:33)
36 (CD 2) Surprise Surprise (2:52)
37 (CD 2) I'm Lost (2:57)
38 (CD 2) See How We Are (3:49)
39 (CD 2) Skin Deep Town (Live) (3:19)
40 (CD 2) Around My Heart (Live) (4:26)
41 (CD 2) Just Another Perfect Day (Live) (4:34)
42 (CD 2) Devil Doll (Live) (4:39)
43 (CD 2) Big Blue House (4:05)
44 (CD 2) Clean Like Tomorrow (3:58)
45 (CD 2) Country at War (4:15)
46 (CD 2) New Life (3:24)

Til Things Are Brighter 3

Disc: 3

1. You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven (#5 country)
2. The Story of a Broken Heart
3. Sugartime
4. Born to Lose
5. Always Alone
6. You Tell Me
7. Life Goes On
8. You Win Again
9. I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
10. Hey, Good Lookin’
11. I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love with You)
12. Cold, Cold Heart
13. Blue Train
14. Katy Too (#11 country / #66 pop)
15. The Ways of a Woman in Love (#2 country / #24 pop)
16. Fools Hall of Fame
17. Thanks a Lot (#12 country)
18. It’s Just About Time (#30 country / #47 pop)
19. I Forgot to Remember to Forget
20. I Just Thought You’d Like to Know
21. Down the Street to 301

FOLSOM PRISION BLUES ON YOUTUBE:

Til Things Are Brighter 2

Disc: 2

1. Next in Line (#9 country / #99 pop)
2. Don’t Make Me Go
3. Give My Love to Rose (#13 country)
4. Home of the Blues (#3 country / #88 pop)
5. Rock Island Line (#35 country)
6. Wreck of the Old 97
7. Country Boy
8. Doin’ My Time
9. If the Good Lord’s Willing
10. I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow
11. I Was There When It Happened
12. Remember Me (I’m the One Who Loves You)
13. Belshazzar
14. Big River (#4 country)
15. Goodnight Irene
16. Ballad of a Teenage Queen (#1 country / #14 pop)
17. Come in Stranger (#6 country / #66 pop)
18. Guess Things Happen that Way (#1 country / #11 pop)
19. Oh, Lonesome Me (#13 country / #93 pop)
20. Leave that Junk Alone

BIG RIVER ON YOUTUBE:

Til Things Are Brighter

Today's turn is for the late, great, Mr. Johnny Cash. This godfearing, pillpopping genius was a strange mix of holy, damned and hellbent. This is a 3cd set that documents his time recording at Sam Phillip's Sun Studios, where it all began.

You were a good man, John. Rest in Peace.

the first CD:
1. Wide Open Road
2. Hey Porter
3. Cry, Cry, Cry (#14 country)
4. My Two Timin’ Woman
5. Port of Lonely Hearts
6. I Couldn’t Keep from Crying
7. Trail to Mexico
8. Folsom Prison Blues (#4 country; later re-recording #1 country and #32 pop)
9. So Doggone Lonesome (#4 country)
10. Mean Eyed Cat (#30 country)
11. Luther Played the Boogie (#8 country)
12. Get Rhythm (#23 country)
13. I Walk the Line (#1 country / #17 pop)
14. Train of Love (#7 country)
15. There You Go (#1 country)
16. I Love You Because (#20 country)
17. Goodbye Little Darlin’ (#22 country)
18. Straight A’s in Love (#16 country / #84 pop)
19. You’re My Baby (Little Woolly Booger)
20. My Treasure

I WALK THE LINE ON YOUTUBE:

Sun

For today, I thought I would share a compilation that had a big influence on me, "wayback". I bought this CD as part of one of these 11-cds-for-99-cents deals that Columbia House had. It features some very well known songs along w some lesser known classics.

This little southern studio, product of the vibrant Memphis scene that was, unwittingly launched a revolution, in the name of Elvis Aaron Presley.

I made my pilgrimage some years ago and it was strange, being in this space, this room, where this tragedy of a man that was E. P. once stood and belted out the rockers, swooned the heartbreakers, in the middle of a poor, slowpaced, hot southern town. Incidentally, on this day, I also saw Kiss at the big pyramid shaped colysseum there, just cos the scalped tickets were cheap, and cos the Melvins were the openers. And cos I have always wanted to rock and roll all night, and party every day. Duh.

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