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'they blew'em off the stage'
once saw stevie ray vaughn open for the moody blues during their long distance voyager tour. while srv did not blow away the moody's (they were both performed extremely good sets). I bring this up only because the pairing was odd. 
'they blew'em off the stage'
the waterboys absolutely killed u2 back in the day, this was in a 2000 seat auditorium just after "unforgetable fire" was released. u2 only played for just under 90 mins. and they played like they just did not care. And the waterboys were so good ... 
Van Morrison remasters coming soon....
what about moondance 
Sonny Rollins
saw him in ann arbor a couple of years ago and was absolutely amazed what this man did right from note one. I try to go see all the older statesmen of jazz but sometimes the performances are these titans are in direct correlation to their ages.But... 
Ben Harper
"fight for your mind" is one of my all time favorite recordings. other than that i have only liked a few songs here and there like the live version of "blessed to be a witness", a couple of songs with the blind boys, and a lovely slow song off of ... 
Was just Listening to Dan Fogelberg...
yes he was very melodic with a very good voice and i tool will put on a vinyl of his once in a great while, and john denver too 
Jazz guys: Bebop, Hard Bop etc.
yeah definately check out adderly and dexter gordon as well. 
Artists 'SELLING OUT' - can we discuss?
I think one needs to think of selling music through commercial endeavor as an extension of their profession and equate it with whatever job or profession you are employed. A band may start off rehearsing in a basement, garage, loft etc... If they ... 
What's your latest "Discovery"
just checked this out at local library- louis armstorng meets oscar peterson. A couple of the songs are from the recordings he made they made together with ella (she was not on those tunes. great songs, great singing, great playing but have a prob... 
Anyone Catch Lyle Lovett in NYC
missed him and kd lang in michigan last week, i would have really wanted to see them 
Best short-lived band?
little village and blind faith get my vote 
First cd purchase
When I purchased my first player I also purchased 5 cd's:pink floyd-dark side of the moonmile davis-kind of bluedonald fagan-the nightflyholst-the planetsthe last one was either alan parsons-i robot or dave brubeck-take five (i do not recall. 
Anyone going to see the Police?
after haring them at the grammy's, only part of the show i saw, there is no chance of me being there. I saw them at the height of their popularity, 1982 i think, so no big deal anyway. but let me get this correct. By tickets for show to see 3 peop... 
Going to see Roger Waters in concert
I have seen roger waters three times; his 6 city tour with clapton, radio kaos tour, and his previous in the flesh tour.I wish he would have toured on his amused to death release. as for dsotm tour --come on. to me this is just another excuse for ... 
Jazz Grammy
yeah remember they once gave a jzz grammy to sting. enough said