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Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit 1967 http://youtu.be/WANNqr-vcx0 In this song you can hear Grace Slick's great contralto voice. Two hits from the album Surrealistic Pillow are "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit", listed in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." I first saw them at the first "Human Be-In" held in Golden Gate Park in 1967 and later at Chet Helm's Family Dog venue in San Francisco and at the Avalon Ballroom. I once played snooker with Mac Rebennack (Dr. John, the Night Tripper) at the Airplane mansion down in the basement which was located at 2400 Fulton Street. My ex-wife, Sally Mann, married Spencer Dryden (RIP), the Airplane drummer, after he got fired from the band, according to Tamarkin. Go figure. Work cited: 'Got a revolution!: the turbulent flight of Jefferson Airplane' Jeff Tamarkin Atria Books, 2003 p. 197 On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > The Grateful Dead > > [image: Inline image 1] > > Cover art by Mouse > > Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey 1987 > http://youtu.be/wOaXTg3nAuY > > Rolling Stone ranked them 57th in the list of the "Greatest Artists of all > Time." I attended several Dead performances in San Francisco in 1966 at the > Fillmore Auditorium and at the Avalon Ballroom along with Owsley Stanley. > The Dead are listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as performing the > most rock concerts - 2,318 concerts. Founding members: Jerry Garcia - > guitar, vocals; Bob Weir - guitar, vocals; Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - > keyboards, harmonica, vocals; Phil Lesh -bass, vocals; and Bill Kreutzmann > - drums. > > Read more: > > 'Rock of Ages: The Rolling Stone History of Rock and Roll' > by Ed Ward, Geoffrey Stokes and Ken Tucker > Rolling Stone Press > > > On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Heart >> >> [image: Inline image 1] >> >> Heart - Crazy On You (live 1977) HQ >> http://youtu.be/V44HiAX91Hs >> >> One of the greatest rock bands of all time, Ann and Nancy Wilson. Number >> 57 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". They performed at the >> first Texxas Jam on the July 4 weekend in 1978 in Dallas, Texas, and at the >> Cotton Bowl in front of 100,000 people, along with Aerosmith, Van Halen, >> Ted Nugent, Journey, Frank Marino, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Head East, and >> Walter Egan. "Heart is among the most commercially enduring hard rock bands >> in history. This span of over four decades gives them the longest span of >> Top 10 albums by a female fronted band." >> >> Read more: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_(band) >> >> >> On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Doug Sahm >>> >>> [image: Inline image 1] >>> >>> Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About A Mover >>> http://youtu.be/XboE3_7KZ3Y >>> >>> Taking advantage of the British invasion! This song has a unique, >>> haunting sound - a credit to Augie Meyers' signature playing on a Vox organ >>> that I had to lug around in a U-Haul for two months in 1965. >>> >>> Notes: >>> >>> Back in 1964 I met Doug Sahm at the Blue Note Lounge in San Antonio, >>> Texas back in 1964. Sahm was a child prodigy in country music - he first >>> sang on the radio at the age of five. Sahm became a significant figure in >>> roots rock and other genres. Sahm was proficient on dozens of musical >>> instruments. He was a friend of Bob Dylan who played on one his albums. >>> >>> In 1965 I worked for Sahm as his sound assistant and roadie on a tour >>> arranged by the William Morris Agency out of Los Angeles. I was at the Cow >>> Palace with Sahm in 1965 at on a Beach Boys tour, featuring The Grateful >>> Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and The Birds. Sahm still owes me over $1000 for >>> that gig - may he RIP. >>> >>> We attended Sham concerts dozens of times over the years in San Antonio, >>> San Francisco, and Austin. The last time I heard from him was a phone >>> message when he lived in Austin: "Get in touch with me if you want to talk >>> about baseball or somthin'." Sahm was a big baseball fan. >>> >>> Sir Douglas Quintet: >>> >>> His first hit was "She's About a Mover" featuring a 12-bar blues >>> structure and was followed by "The Rains Came", which was played on radio >>> all over L.A. at the time I moved there with my ex-wife, Sally Mann, who >>> later was married the late Spencer Dryden of the New Riders of the Purple >>> Sage. I was good friends with Johnny Perez, who played maracas and >>> saxophone in the early days of the band. >>> >>> The Sir Douglas Quintet had a hit with "Mendocino", which is kind of >>> corny, but fun to listen to. My favorite Quintet album is "Sir Douglas >>> Quintet + 2 = Honkey Blues" on Smash Records. A friend of mine, Charles >>> Winans, did the album cover. >>> >>> Sir Douglas Quintet - Austin City Limits >>> http://youtu.be/PqpgZqUAWmg >>> >>> Texas Tornados: >>> >>> You've probably heard of "New Kids on the Block" - here's "The Old Guys >>> in the Street." The Texas Tornados is a Tejano band. Its music is a fusion >>> of rock, country and various Mexican styles. Freddy Fender, Flaco Jiménez, >>> Augie Meyers, and Doug Sahm, with Louie Ortega, Speedy Sparks and Ernie >>> Durawa. This is Tex-Mex at it's best! That's me in the hat doin' the two >>> step! >>> >>> Texas Tornados, Who Were You Thinking Of? - Gruene Hall, 1992 >>> http://youtu.be/L6ON9tlAQ-8 >>> >>> Sahm, Meyers and Jiménez are from the San Antonio area. Their 2005 Live >>> from Austin album was a recording of a 1990 performance on the TV series >>> Austin City Limits. The Texas Tornados won a Grammy Award in 1991. >>> >>> Read more: >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Sahm >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Douglas_Quintet >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Tornados >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Richard Williams >>> <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> The Rolling Stones >>>> >>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>> >>>> The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up - Official Promo >>>> http://youtu.be/SGyOaCXr8Lw >>>> >>>> Where to begin? I first saw the Stones at the San Antonio State Fair >>>> back in 1964, which Bill Wyman described as a disaster. They were booed off >>>> the stage and a troupe of monkeys returned to the stage. Then, in 1965 I >>>> met them in Los Angeles when they came in to see Doug Sahm (The Sir Douglas >>>> Quintet) perform at "The Trip" on the Sunset Strip. >>>> >>>> So, I almost grew up with this band. >>>> >>>> I missed the Altamont concert, although I was only fifty miles away - >>>> and that's probably a good thing. The last time I saw the Stones live was >>>> in 2011 when they toured Texas and stayed at the Palacio del Rio hotel in >>>> downtown San Antonio. Mick Jagger and his then girlfriend Marrianne >>>> Faithful were initiated into TM in 1967 at Bangor, Wales, UK, according to >>>> Mason. >>>> >>>> Let's just say the Stones are "The world's greatest rock & roll band." >>>> >>>> [image: Inline image 3] >>>> >>>> "The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame >>>> in 1989, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004. Ranked fourth on the "100 >>>> Greatest Artists of All Time" according to Rolling Stone Magazine. Current >>>> members Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, harmonica, guitars, bass, >>>> keyboards, percussion (1962–present) Keith Richards – guitars, bass, >>>> keyboards, backing and lead vocals, percussion (1962–present) Charlie Watts >>>> – drums, percussion (1963–present) Ronnie Wood – guitars, bass, saxophone, >>>> drums, backing vocals." >>>> >>>> Work cited: >>>> >>>> 'Maharishi: The Biography' >>>> by Paul Mason >>>> p. 109 >>>> >>>> Read more: >>>> >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones >>>> >>>> http://blog.chron.com/40yearsafter/2011/06/stones-roll-into-san-antonio/ >>>> >>>> 'Stoned' >>>> by Andrew Loog Oldham >>>> St. Martin's Griffin, 2000. >>>> >>>> Egan, Sean (2006). The Rough Guide to the Rolling Stones. London: >>>> Penguin. ISBN 1-84353-719-2. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 7:13 AM, Richard Williams >>>> <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Peter Gabriel >>>>> >>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>> >>>>> Peter Gabriel - Steam >>>>> http://youtu.be/Qt87bLX7m_o >>>>> >>>>> Comments: >>>>> >>>>> "A video is packed with in-your-face symbolism to wake you up from >>>>> "the dream". If you can just see beyond its entertainment value." >>>>> >>>>> Other favorites of mine: "Shock the Monkey", from Gabriel's fourth >>>>> album, (the first commercial album recorded entirely to digital tape); and >>>>> "Digging in the Dirt". >>>>> >>>>> Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey >>>>> http://youtu.be/CnVf1ZoCJSo >>>>> >>>>> Peter Gabriel is the founder of Genesis in 1967 with Tony Banks, >>>>> Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford, and drummer Chris Stewart. >>>>> >>>>> "After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. >>>>> His 1986 album, So, is his most commercially successful, and the album's >>>>> biggest hit, "Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV >>>>> Video Music Awards. TIME magazine named Gabriel one of the "100 most >>>>> influential people in the world" for his humanitarian efforts over the >>>>> years with Amnesty International." His videos have won numerous awards. >>>>> >>>>> Read more: >>>>> >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gabriel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 9:07 PM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The Police >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>>> >>>>>> Live at Madison Square Garden, 2007 >>>>>> >>>>>> One of my favorites which was banned by the BBC. Go figure. >>>>>> >>>>>> The Police - Roxanne >>>>>> http://youtu.be/3T1c7GkzRQQ >>>>>> >>>>>> Another favorite of mine from the Ghost in the Machine album, 1981 - >>>>>> "Spirits in the Material World". These two songs are what I call "ear >>>>>> hummers" - once you hear them, they keep humming in your ears for days! >>>>>> >>>>>> "Their 1983 album, Synchronicity, was number one on both the UK >>>>>> Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, and sold over 8 million copies in >>>>>> the US. The Police have won six Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards (winning >>>>>> Best British Group once), an MTV Video Music Award, and in 2003 were >>>>>> inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame." The Police are Sting - >>>>>> lead >>>>>> vocals, bass; Andy Summers - guitar; and Stewart Copeland - drums. >>>>>> >>>>>> Read more: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Police >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Richard Williams < >>>>>> pundits...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Genesis >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My favorite - "Abacab", 1981, featuring the "gated" drum sound: >>>>>>> Daryl Stuermer, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, and Phil Collins. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Genesis - Abacab (Full album) >>>>>>> http://youtu.be/KX4kpMb0mTM >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Genesis, is a progressive rock band, (sometimes critiqued as MOR) is >>>>>>> among the highest-selling recording artists of all time, with >>>>>>> approximately >>>>>>> 150 million albums sold worldwide. Genesis was inducted into the Rock >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. Phil Collins has written a book about the >>>>>>> Alamo >>>>>>> in San Antonio - a good read. According to The New Rolling Stone Album >>>>>>> Guide, "Genesis has made its share of mediocre albums - perhaps even >>>>>>> more >>>>>>> than its share, considering how long the band has been around. But bad >>>>>>> albums? None to speak of." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Read more: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_(band) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 'The Book of Genesis' >>>>>>> by Hugh Fielder, 1984 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:08 PM, Richard Williams < >>>>>>> pundits...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Doors >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "I met Jerry Jarvis at the first SIMS course and introduced him to >>>>>>>> Mike Love and Rick Stanley who were initiated in the second SIMS >>>>>>>> course. >>>>>>>> The Maharishi's' directions on how to meditate were incorporated into >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> Door's songs: "Take it easy..." and 'take it as it comes...", >>>>>>>> according to >>>>>>>> Mason. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ranked number 41 on the Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest >>>>>>>> Artists of All Time." >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.rollingstone.com/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time<http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/the-doors-20110420> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Doors were the first American band to accumulate eight >>>>>>>> consecutive gold LPs. In 1993, the Doors were inducted into the Rock >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> Roll Hall of Fame. Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John >>>>>>>> Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doors >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Notes: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> In 'Riders on the Storm' by John Densmore, it was Ray and Robbie >>>>>>>> Krieger who were initiated into TM. John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, and >>>>>>>> Ray >>>>>>>> Manzarek took the TM plunge in the spring of 1965 and were initiated by >>>>>>>> Jerry Jarvis at SIMS, which was located at 1015 Gayley Avenue in >>>>>>>> Westwood. >>>>>>>> However, there is no evidence that Jim Morrison was ever tried TM. Too >>>>>>>> bad. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Work cited: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 'Maharishi: The Biography' >>>>>>>> By Paul Mason >>>>>>>> Element, 1994 >>>>>>>> p. 90-91 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Other titles of interest: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 'Riders on the Storm' >>>>>>>> By John Densmore >>>>>>>> Bloomsbury, 1991 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 'Light My Fire' >>>>>>>> By Ray Manzarek >>>>>>>> Putnam, 1998 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Richard J. Williams < >>>>>>>> pundits...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You won't get any argument from me! Got all their old albums on >>>>>>>>> vinyl. Thanks for the reply! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 12/4/2013 7:32 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Nice selection Richard. But re Pink Floyd: it's their pre-Dark >>>>>>>>> Side albums that appeal to me. The track Echoes on their Meddlealbum >>>>>>>>> is the pinnacle of rock as art. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You've missed out one of the greatest rock bands of all time, >>>>>>>>> The Doors: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/o27gqfq >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
