Glad to know Mary draws a somewhat diverse audience. |
"Sorry Charlie" Clem Snide |
Mary informed us that she wrote a book during the lockdown. She organized her set by reading a passage from the book that chronicled the impetus for a given song, followed by her performing the song. Wonderful. Lots of humor in her repartee, too. She made one joke that revealed she is indeed lesbian, of which I had been pretty certain.
Seeing her live you come to realize what a good rhythm guitarist she is, employing dynamics to great effect. Jaimee played nice little single-note guitar parts (they were both on acoustic guitars, Mary’s an old Gibson), and sang great "thirds" harmonies. Interestingly, the audience was mostly composed of couples, young and old. |
Sounds like you had a wonderful evening Eric. Been listening to a lot of Mary lately. |
Dang Steve, I'm green with envy! Mary Gauthier was just wonderful last night. My introduction to Mary was her 2002 album Mercy Now, which was produced by Lucinda's original guitarist/bandleader/producer, Gurf Morlix.
As I anticipated, Mary was band-less last night, but she had her opener---Jaimee Harris---stay on stage after her set and sing harmony & play guitar with her. The show was in a great sounding little club on Burnside Boulevard, right down the street from Music Millennium.
I made a quick stop in MM before the show, where I found the Buddy Holly 6-LP boxset on MCA Records in Mint condition for 30 bucks. I had a copy for years, but sold it to Amoeba Records right before I left Southern California. I saw it in Mazzie's collection (frequent YouTube Vinyl Community poster Norman Mazlov), and realized I needed it again. |
The Allman Brothers Band.
"Can’t Take it With You" |
@bdp24,
Saw Lucinda on the West tour!!! |
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I think I've mentioned this song before, but it deserves a second recommendation: "West" by Lucinda Williams. The most deeply and romantically melancholy song I've ever heard. Also great, subtle drumming by Jim Keltner, with the best use of a bass drum triplet I've ever heard. |
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"If I Had a Rocket Launcher" Bruce Cockburn |
"Faith/Void" Bill Callahan |
"Outnumbered" The Rosebuds |
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"It's Good to be King" Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
Dolphin Smile - The Byrds |
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Amen Steve, a great song..
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"A Human Touch" Jackson Browne |
"Dolphins".
Fred Neil
Dave Alvin |
"Thirteen Days" Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
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"157 Riverside Avenue" REO Speedwagon |
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"Searchin'" Lynyrd Skynyrd |
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"Walk Slow" - Chris Isaak |
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"Smith and Jones Forever" Silver Jews |
"Blue Bloods" Death Cab for Cutie |
"Street Walkin'" Dan Auerbach |
"The Promise" Sturgill Simpson
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"No Reason to Stay" Joanne Shaw Taylor |
"You Are My Home" Amanda Shires |
"Rock & Roll is Dead" The Rubinoos |
"Used to be a Cop" Drive-by Truckers |
Bryan Ferry - All Night Operator |
New Religion is a great Duran Duran song. Also Hold Back the Rain and Last Chance on the Stairway. There's nothing bad on that record! |
"Your Warm and Tender Love
Chris Rea |
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"New Religion" Duran Duran |
"Play it all Night Long" Drive-by Truckers |
Sam
Sturgill Simpson
The Ballad of Dood & Juanita
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Thanks for keeping the fires burning @bdp24 .😊 |
"Did You See What Happened?" by The Dwight Twilley Band. The KILLER, smokin’-hot Rock ’n’ Roll song that is the non-LP B-side on the band’s "I’m On Fire" debut single, which somehow managed to became a Top-40 hit in 1975.
Having long-since listened to AM radio, I was unaware of Twilley until I discover Greg Shaw’s wonderful Bomp Magazine in late-’76. Greg was (RIP) a Garage Band and Power Pop fanatic (his collection of Garage Band 45’s numbered over 100,000!), and he predicted The Dwight Twilley Band (a three piece combo: Twilley on rhythm guitar/lead and harmony vocals, Phil Seymour on drums/lead and harmony vocals, and Bill Pitcock IV on guitar) would become a legendary Group.
That single, and the fantastic album it appeared on---Sincerely (in my all-time Top 10)---is what inspired Tom Petty’s band Mudcrutch to travel to Tulsa Oklahoma, to meet with the band and ask their advice regarding getting a record deal. Twilley hooked Petty up with Tulsa-local Leon Russell, owner of Shelter Records (the label upon which Sincerely was released), and the rest is history.
Though The Dwight Twilley Band---and Twilley and Phil Seymour separately---enjoyed some commercial success, it was Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers who became major Rock Stars. Life ain’t fair ;-) . Listen to Sincerely, then ask yourself: is there a TP & THB album which comes close to equaling the brilliance of Sincerely? In my opinion, no; not even close. I in fact consider Sincerely "better" than any The Beatles album. Or Stones, or The Who, or The Beach Boys (I hear you laughing ;-), or any other Band/Group you can mention. But that’s just me. |
"Georgia Rhythm" Atlanta Rhythm Section |
"Ballad of John & Yoko" The Beatles |
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