Music Chat

[meadish_sweetball]

I had my heyday in the early nineties.

New Model Army, Radiohead, Popsicle, Wannadies, The Pixies, James, Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins, Black Crowes, Throwing Muses, Pavement. Some grunge, some indie/britpop. Some skatepunk as well, like Bad Religion and NOFX.

But we listened to the back catalogue too: Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Neil Young, David Bowie, T Rex, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin... never discarded anything except for the blatantly commercial.

[Tippaporn]

I had my heyday in the early nineties.

New Model Army, Radiohead, Popsicle, Wannadies, The Pixies, James, Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins, Black Crowes, Throwing Muses, Pavement. Some grunge, some indie/britpop. Some skatepunk as well, like Bad Religion and NOFX.

But we listened to the back catalogue too: Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Neil Young, David Bowie, T Rex, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin... never discarded anything except for the blatantly commercial.

Then these guys might bring back some memories for ya, Meadish. Where did you grow up?

They Might Be Giants, Cranberries, Primal Scream, Morrissey, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Portishead, World Party, Jesus Jones, Green Day, Liz Phair, Cowboy Junkies, Lemonheads, Rage Against the Machine, Spin Doctors, Gin Blossoms, Hootie & the Blowfish, Stone Roses, Prodigy, Happy Mondays, Mazzy Star, Counting Crowes, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Stone Temple Pilots, The Verve, Garbage, Soul Asylum, Crowded House, Georgia Satellites, Suzanne Vega, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cracker, Moby, Pearl Jam, Sundays, Weezer, Pogues, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Traveling Wilburys, Fine Young Cannibals, Primus, Smiths, Bush, Sinead O'Connor.

Funny you should mention commercial music. That wasn't any different for me, either. Hated the bands that just wanted to produce something catchy to make it.

Try as hard as I can, the only Aussie bands I can come up with are - Midnight Oil, Men At Work. There's gotta be more?

Edited July 11, 2006 by Tippaporn

[Tippaporn]

This week's playlist on The Vault, with venue and performance date.

What makes this so special? Since these are recordings from the personal collection of Bill Graham, and not unearthed until 2003, these recordings have never been heard since the actual live performances - unless they were included as live performances on some of the artist's released albums. That's special!

Enjoy!

Albert Collins

Funky - Live At The Fillmore West 01/16/1969

B.B. King

Sweet Sixteen - Winterland 06/08/1968

B.B. King

I'm Pretty Mad - Winterland 06/08/1968

Big Brother and the Holding Company

Road Block - Winterland 06/14/1968

Bob Dylan & The Band

Stage Fright - Before The Flood 02/13/1974

Bob Dylan & The Band

Rag Mama Rag - Before The Flood 02/13/1974

Bob Dylan & The Band

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Before The Flood 02/13/1974

Bob Dylan & The Rolling Thunder Review

Tonight, I'll Be Staying Here With You - Live 1975 - The Rolling Thunder Revue 11/20/1975

Bob Marley & The Wailers

I Shot the Sheriff - Oakland Coliseum Arena 11/30/1979

Bob Marley & The Wailers

No Woman No Cry - Oakland Coliseum Arena 11/30/1979

Booker T. & the MG's

Green Onions - Winterland 06/08/1968

Boz Scaggs

Let It Happen - Paramount Theatre 03/10/1974

Bruce Springsteen

Factory - Winterland 12/15/1978

Bruce Springsteen

Bishop Danced - Berkeley Community Theater 03/02/1973

Chicago Transit Authority

Liberation - Fillmore West 11/21/1968

Chicago Transit Authority

It Better End Soon - Fillmore West 11/21/1968

Chuck Berry

My Ding-A-Ling - Fillmore Auditorium 03/19/1967

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Bootleg - Fillmore West 03/14/1969

Crosby, Nash & Young

Heart of Gold - Winterland 03/26/1972

Crosby, Nash & Young

I Used To Be A King - Winterland 03/26/1972

Eddie Money

Jealousies - Old Waldorf 10/08/1977

Edgar Winter & White Trash

Let's Get It On - Fillmore East 06/27/1971

Electric Light Orchestra

Eldorado Suite (Including Can't Get It Out Of My Head) - Live At Winterland 1976 02/13/1976

Elton John

Shotgun - Fillmore West 11/12/1970

Elvin Bishop

Why I Sing the Blues - Keystone Korner 03/20/1971

Elvis Costello

Lip Service - Winterland 06/07/1978

Emmylou Harris

Ooh Las Vegas - Boarding House 11/30/1975

Everly Brothers

Lord of the Manor - Fillmore West 08/03/1969

Funky Kings

I'm Already Gone - Boarding House 11/30/1975

George Harrison

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Los Angeles Forum 11/12/1974

Grateful Dead

China Cat Sunflower - Fillmore East 04/29/1971

Humble Pie

I'm Ready - Rockin' the Fillmore East 03/19/1971

James Cotton Blues Band

I'm Going Out Walking - Fillmore Auditorium 11/25/1966

James Taylor

In My Reply - Berkeley Community Theatre 05/29/1970

James Taylor

Circle Round The Sun - Berkeley Community Theatre 10/22/1970

Jefferson Airplane

Come Back Baby - Fillmore Auditorium 02/05/1967

Jefferson Airplane

Let's Get Together - Fillmore Auditorium 10/02/1966

Jimi Hendrix

Fire - Live At Winterland 10/10/1968

Joan Baez

Gracias A LA Vida - Greek Theatre 06/02/1974

Joe Cocker

The Letter - Mad Dogs & Englishmen 03/27/1970

John Mayall

So Hard To Share - The Turning Point (Fillmore East) 07/12/1969

John Sebastian

Rainbows All Over Your Blues - Berkeley Community Theatre 04/12/1970

John Sebastian

Buzz Buzz Buzz - Berkeley Community Theatre 04/12/1970

Johnny Winter

It's My Own Fault - Live (Fillmore East) 03/11/1971

Laura Nyro

Spanish Harlem - Spread Your Wings And Fly: Fillmore East 05/30/1971

Led Zeppelin

Killing Floor - Fillmore West 04/24/1969

Lee Michaels

Hello - Fillmore West 07/23/1970

Leo Kottke

Easter and the Sagrasso Sea - Greek Theatre 09/21/1975

Leon Russell

A Song For You - Fillmore East 11/20/1970

Linda Ronstadt

It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Greek Theatre 09/21/1975

Little Feat

Fat Man In The Bathtub - Winterland 02/14/1976

Mahavishnu Orchestra

One Word - Berkeley Community Theatre 11/09/1972

Mark-Almond

The City - Fillmore West 03/18/1971

Moby Grape

Changes - Fillmore Auditorium 02/26/1967

Mother Earth

Stepping Stone - Winterland 09/30/1967

Neil Young, Bob Dylan and The Band

Lookin' For Love - Kezar Stadium 03/23/1975

New Riders of the Purple Sage

Six Days on the Road - Fillmore East 04/28/1971

Paco De Lucia, John McLaughlin & Al Di Meola

Fantasia Suite - Friday Night In San Francisco (Warfield Theatre) 12/05/1980

Pentangle

House Carpenter - Berkeley Community Theatre 05/29/1970

Peter Frampton

All I Wanna Be - Oakland Coliseum Arena 07/04/1977

Quicksilver Messenger Service

Smokestack Lightning - Fillmore West 11/10/1968

Quicksilver Messenger Service

All Night Worker - Fillmore Auditorium 11/05/1966

Sly & The Family Stone

M'Lady - Fillmore East 10/05/1968

Steppenwolf

Desperation - Winterland 08/27/1967

Taj Mahal

Ain't Nobody Gonna Steal My Jellyroll - Fillmore West 09/18/1969

Ten Years After

The Hobbit - Fillmore East 02/27/1970

The Allman Brothers Band

Whipping Post - Fillmore East 06/26/1971

The Band

The Rumor - Watkins Glen Soundcheck 07/27/1973

The Beach Boys

I Get Around - Fillmore East 04/27/1971

The Byrds

This Wheels on Fire - Fillmore West 01/04/1970

The Chambers Brothers

I Wish That It Would Rain - Fillmore Auditorium 05/29/1968

The Doobie Brothers

Greenwood Creek - Fillmore West 06/14/1971

The Doobie Brothers

I Been Workin' On You - Kezar Stadium 03/23/1975

The Grass Roots

Have Love, Will Travel - Fillmore Auditorium 10/05/1967

The Incredible String Band

Worlds They Rise They Fall - Fillmore Auditorium 05/16/1968

Tower of Power

Oakland Stroke - Kezar Stadium 03/23/1975

Traffic

(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired - Winterland 01/26/1973

Van Morrison

Everyone - Fillmore West 04/26/1970

[Ulysses G.]

I had my heyday in the early nineties.

New Model Army, Radiohead, Popsicle, Wannadies, The Pixies, James, Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins, Black Crowes, Throwing Muses, Pavement. Some grunge, some indie/britpop. Some skatepunk as well, like Bad Religion and NOFX.

But we listened to the back catalogue too: Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Neil Young, David Bowie, T Rex, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin... never discarded anything except for the blatantly commercial.

Then these guys might bring back some memories for ya, Meadish. Where did you grow up?

They Might Be Giants, Cranberries, Primal Scream, Morrissey, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Portishead, World Party, Jesus Jones, Green Day, Liz Phair, Cowboy Junkies, Lemonheads, Rage Against the Machine, Spin Doctors, Gin Blossoms, Hootie & the Blowfish, Stone Roses, Prodigy, Happy Mondays, Mazzy Star, Counting Crowes, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Stone Temple Pilots, The Verve, Garbage, Soul Asylum, Crowded House, Georgia Satellites, Suzanne Vega, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cracker, Moby, Pearl Jam, Sundays, Weezer, Pogues, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Traveling Wilburys, Fine Young Cannibals, Primus, Smiths, Bush, Sinead O'Connor.

Funny you should mention commercial music. That wasn't any different for me, either. Hated the bands that just wanted to produce something catchy to make it.

Try as hard as I can, the only Aussie bands I can come up with are - Midnight Oil, Men At Work. There's gotta be more?

Kasey Chambers is Aussie, making music NOW and GREAT!

[The Dan Sai Kid]

I had my heyday in the early nineties.

New Model Army, Radiohead, Popsicle, Wannadies, The Pixies, James, Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins, Black Crowes, Throwing Muses, Pavement. Some grunge, some indie/britpop. Some skatepunk as well, like Bad Religion and NOFX.

But we listened to the back catalogue too: Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Neil Young, David Bowie, T Rex, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin... never discarded anything except for the blatantly commercial.

Then these guys might bring back some memories for ya, Meadish. Where did you grow up?

They Might Be Giants, Cranberries, Primal Scream, Morrissey, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Portishead, World Party, Jesus Jones, Green Day, Liz Phair, Cowboy Junkies, Lemonheads, Rage Against the Machine, Spin Doctors, Gin Blossoms, Hootie & the Blowfish, Stone Roses, Prodigy, Happy Mondays, Mazzy Star, Counting Crowes, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Stone Temple Pilots, The Verve, Garbage, Soul Asylum, Crowded House, Georgia Satellites, Suzanne Vega, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cracker, Moby, Pearl Jam, Sundays, Weezer, Pogues, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Traveling Wilburys, Fine Young Cannibals, Primus, Smiths, Bush, Sinead O'Connor.

Funny you should mention commercial music. That wasn't any different for me, either. Hated the bands that just wanted to produce something catchy to make it.

Try as hard as I can, the only Aussie bands I can come up with are - Midnight Oil, Men At Work. There's gotta be more?

INXS, Crowded House.

I think that there is still a lot of really good music being made now - The Zutons, The Arctic Monkeys, Gorrillaz, Coldplay, The Killers, Oasis, Belle and Sebastian, The Bravery, The Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, The Coral, Franz Ferdinand, James Blunt, Keane, McFly, Razorlight, Scissor Sisters, Stereophonics, Travis, The White Stripes.

A lot of the bands that were mentioned earlier in this thread have heavily influenced a lot of the bands I listed here. But, I don't think that is a bad thing - it merely shows how timeless a lot of music is.

I think one the things that I miss about living in Scotland is being exposed to lots of good, new music. Fortunately, it is getting easier to listen to the Radio over the internet.

Any ideas how I can get the internet in my car?!

PS. If anyone comes across the song Valerie by The Zutons, then give it a listen. It's a fantastic song! Another good one is Primal Scream's new one - Country Girl - a cracking, return to form.

[thaibebop]

I had my heyday in the early nineties.

New Model Army, Radiohead, Popsicle, Wannadies, The Pixies, James, Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins, Black Crowes, Throwing Muses, Pavement. Some grunge, some indie/britpop. Some skatepunk as well, like Bad Religion and NOFX.

But we listened to the back catalogue too: Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Neil Young, David Bowie, T Rex, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin... never discarded anything except for the blatantly commercial.

Then these guys might bring back some memories for ya, Meadish. Where did you grow up?

They Might Be Giants, Cranberries, Primal Scream, Morrissey, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Portishead, World Party, Jesus Jones, Green Day, Liz Phair, Cowboy Junkies, Lemonheads, Rage Against the Machine, Spin Doctors, Gin Blossoms, Hootie & the Blowfish, Stone Roses, Prodigy, Happy Mondays, Mazzy Star, Counting Crowes, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Stone Temple Pilots, The Verve, Garbage, Soul Asylum, Crowded House, Georgia Satellites, Suzanne Vega, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cracker, Moby, Pearl Jam, Sundays, Weezer, Pogues, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Traveling Wilburys, Fine Young Cannibals, Primus, Smiths, Bush, Sinead O'Connor.

Funny you should mention commercial music. That wasn't any different for me, either. Hated the bands that just wanted to produce something catchy to make it.

Try as hard as I can, the only Aussie bands I can come up with are - Midnight Oil, Men At Work. There's gotta be more?

INXS, Crowded House.

I think that there is still a lot of really good music being made now - The Zutons, The Arctic Monkeys, Gorrillaz, Coldplay, The Killers, Oasis, Belle and Sebastian, The Bravery, The Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, The Coral, Franz Ferdinand, James Blunt, Keane, McFly, Razorlight, Scissor Sisters, Stereophonics, Travis, The White Stripes.

A lot of the bands that were mentioned earlier in this thread have heavily influenced a lot of the bands I listed here. But, I don't think that is a bad thing - it merely shows how timeless a lot of music is.

I think one the things that I miss about living in Scotland is being exposed to lots of good, new music. Fortunately, it is getting easier to listen to the Radio over the internet.

Any ideas how I can get the internet in my car?! The phone is the only thing I can think of.

PS. If anyone comes across the song Valerie by The Zutons, then give it a listen. It's a fantastic song! Another good one is Primal Scream's new one - Country Girl - a cracking, return to form.

[Jai Dee]

Topic moved at OP's request.

[meadish_sweetball]

I had my heyday in the early nineties.

New Model Army, Radiohead, Popsicle, Wannadies, The Pixies, James, Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins, Black Crowes, Throwing Muses, Pavement. Some grunge, some indie/britpop. Some skatepunk as well, like Bad Religion and NOFX.

But we listened to the back catalogue too: Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Neil Young, David Bowie, T Rex, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin... never discarded anything except for the blatantly commercial.

Then these guys might bring back some memories for ya, Meadish. Where did you grow up?

They Might Be Giants (just 'Istanbul - Not Constantinople'), Cranberries (Yes, but I'd rather forget I ever listened to them as they have been so thoroughly overplayed it's not funny), Primal Scream (With a LARGE shovel.), Morrissey, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Portishead, World Party, Jesus Jones, Green Day (Never really liked them but I definitely remember them.), Liz Phair, Cowboy Junkies, Lemonheads (Yep, I still listen to the 'It's a shame about Ray' album now and then.), Rage Against the Machine (The first album was excellent, but they gradually lost it by not evolving), Spin Doctors (Yeah, but another one I'd rather not admit to have liked), Gin Blossoms (No, too bland.), Hootie & the Blowfish (See Gin Blossoms.), Stone Roses (Yep.), Prodigy (Yep, at the time.), Happy Mondays (Nope, no good songs, just rockstar living.), Mazzy Star (Yep, very much), Counting Crowes (A bit bland too but generally alright.), Toad the Wet Sprocket (NOOOOoooOOO.), Stone Temple Pilots (Yes.), The Verve (A bit.), Garbage (First album.), Soul Asylum (Nope, another poodle rock band trying to cash in on being 'alternative'.), Crowded House (Yes. And they grow with time.), Georgia Satellites, Suzanne Vega (She's alright.), Red Hot Chili Peppers (Yep.), Cracker, Moby (Yep.), Pearl Jam (Yep.), Sundays (Yep.), Weezer (Yep, but they haven't aged too well.), Pogues (Yep.), Soundgarden (Yep.), Nirvana (Acceptable - some very good songs, but just too much, especially since Kurt killed himself.), Traveling Wilburys (NOoooooOOOoooo), Fine Young Cannibals (*barf*), Primus (Yes.), Smiths (Yes.), Bush (Not really.), Sinead O'Connor (Acceptable, just not my cup of tea.).

Funny you should mention commercial music. That wasn't any different for me, either. Hated the bands that just wanted to produce something catchy to make it.

Try as hard as I can, the only Aussie bands I can come up with are - Midnight Oil, Men At Work. There's gotta be more?

YouAmI, Ammonia, Something for Kate, Radio Birdman, AC/DC...

I grew up in Sweden, so obviously I listened to Swedish language bands as well - but apart from the odd other Scandinavian, nobody would know them here.

[Tippaporn]

Just goes to show everyone's tastes are different. As it should be.

Cranberries - Yes, brilliant band - but unfortunately played to death. Why do radio stations continue to do this???? Still, can't take anything away from them and I still enjoy them immensely.

Chimera - would love to hear some feedback on this Irish band that was reminiscent of The Cranberries. They had a female vocalist with an awesome, lilting voice. Kind of an interesting story for me. I picked up a various artist promo CD for a buck at the checkout counter while buying some CDs around '94(?). Included were two cuts by Chimera, which I very much liked.

On my next trip back I happened to find their CD and bought it. It turned out to be a great CD - by virtue of the fact that there was not a bad song on it. Lo and behold, about a month later I came across an ad promoting their Stateside tour that included a gig at a small, local Chicago venue. Awesome show!

Interesting, too, was their back-up band, whose name seems to escape me now. They were an obscure band who happened to have one of their tunes included in the soundtrack of a major movie, which brought them enough exposure to bring them a short moment of national fame.

Anyway, I never heard from Chimera again. Can't even come up with anything on Google. Just curious if anyone in Europe, especially Ireland, had heard of them.

You've X'd a few out, Meadish. Never heard of them or never liked them? World Party put out some great music, as did Cowboy Junkies. Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself - now there's a song reminiscent of '60s and '70s rock n' roll. Classic rocker!

Traveling Wilburys - take a look at the line-up:

Nelson Wilbury - George Harrison

Otis Wilbury - Jeff Lynne

Lefty Wilbury - Roy Orbison

Charlie T. Jnr. - Tom Petty

Lucky Wilbury - Bob Dylan

Ah, maybe you're too young, Meadish, 55555555555! <deleted> great line-up and they put out a few very worthy CDs that were classic start to finish.

Fine Young Cannibals - maybe it's the genre? "Fine" music nonetheless. My fav - Good Thing. Great tune and great lyrics. But good albums overall IMO.

[eddie11]

Agree, Primal Scream and Zutons.

Friend in UK went to seeThe Who, Primal Scream & THe Zutons in London last month said it was a cracking line up.

Got to get the new Primal Scream album

[Tippaporn]

Interesting, too, was their back-up band, whose name seems to escape me now. They were an obscure band who happened to have one of their tunes included in the soundtrack of a major movie, which brought them enough exposure to bring them a short moment of national fame.

Just remembered the name of the back-up band - Sneaker Pimps.