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Atlantic City (live) – The Levon Helm Band Like the joke that begins, a guy walks into a bar… I was talking to Jeff about music. Most of you know this because we’ve all had those conversations with him. I was telling him about an early Shaft-Cheese gathering in the fall of 2006 up at…
Nation of Shopkeepers – Graham Parker This song probably owes most of its popularity, if any, to Jeff. Jeffy gave me this album years back and this was always one of the standouts. There are no tabs but I was determined to figure the chords so we could ramble it. I finally figured it out…
Easy Lover (with Phil Collins) Kind of a reality check, break up the theme, drop something unexpected. Yeah. Phil Collins. 80’s pop-god. Much like the documentary on the Eagles, the Genesis documentary, is hard to turn away from. I’ve spent countless hours in front of it. Thankfully the interweb provides some insight. This is from…
My Favorite Things – John Coltrane I really didn’t know any other way to introduce John Coltrane than to use the scene below from the Royal Tannenbaums. And there you go. Enjoy.
I Can’t Give Everything Away – David Bowie We lost David Bowie in 2016 but he gave us Black Star before leaving. Worth a listen or two or more.
Dreams of Flying – Mudcrutch So much about this tune I like, and so much that makes me think of Jeff. Get in the car and drive. Fast.
Shine – Trey Anastasio Just a jangly fun tune. Makes me want to do a surf check and feel the sun on my face. Hope it makes you feel the same.
I’m Alive – Jackson Browne Hard to explain this one without getting a bit upset. Not a tune I listened to on a regular basis, but I liked it. Then over the past month with everything happening in my bubble, a new opportunity sprung to life. After a real good meeting, I got back in my…
Back Against the Wall – Son Volt – Notes of Blue Uncle Tupelo begat Son Volt and Wilco and I love them all. So did Jeff. So do many others. It’s not too hard to understand why. I had just heard that Jay Farrar was releasing a new album scheduled to drop in February. I…
I Can’t Quit You Baby – The Rolling Stones This is another one of those new releases I was looking forward to discussing with Jeff. Charlie Watts sounds so sharp throughout, etc etc. I haven’t given the whole album a full and complete listen. But will over the next months. Take a chance with it,…
Goddamn Lonely Love – Driveby Truckers Cross reference here. Jason Isbell was once in this band. Isbell still performs this song live (incredibly), but I thought I’d give the nod to Jeffy. He loved Isbell’s back porch performance. So that is below. Check out Driveby Truckers performance there and/or any others. Its worth it.
i need my girl – the national I’m struck by these guys, so very talented and always surprising. Take for example the 59 song Day of the Dead compilation they recently released of Grateful Dead covers (so much good stuff – check out their version of I Know You Rider with Bob Weir). And also…
someone else’s song – wilco – from being there This tune may seem pedestrian at first listen. Listen again. But where it goes beyond and becomes something much different at 2:32 when the mando comes in. Just turn it up. It’s just a shame it doesn’t last longer. But I’ll take it. Below is Wilco’s…
11.18.2016 It’s about 7:10 on a cold Friday morning and I’m outside doing things like checking air pressure on car tires while making calls and texting friends and family. I can hear Friend of the Devil from the car radio and I think of Jeff and the ramble. From my vantage point, it sounds like…
friends, once again, it’s that time of the year. i’ve been looking forward to this year’s list, partly because i had planned on going a different route. it is still the same idea, a playlist, a download, some thoughts and ideas, mainly thinking of friends when listening to music. of course, there is a pattern. …
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