Hi, I can almost 100% assure you, Bread & Roses has every soundboard recording (if not video also) from every benefit show they have had since the first in '75 up to and including the 25th B&R anniversary last year at at the San Francisco Opera House, as well as Mimi's Life Celebration at Grace Cathedral a couple of months ago. I've a close friend on the Board of Directors of B&R who assures me this is the case. They haven't released any of them though. Too bad, I say, they could make a lot of money for the organization with CD's etc. But... it's not in their vision. They provide "Fresh Art Delivered Daily". Period. Richard
>Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 23:54:48 -0800 >From: rsc1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Bread & Roses'80 (#372) > >Hi Randy - > >I haven't had any time to check in in the last 2 weeks, >and just read yr reply to my missive re: the Joni/B.B. >set. Personally, I thought the version of "Coyote" was >great... I've never heard King play guitar the way he did >on that tune. It was all stacatto picking, little fills and >accents. Not at all the way he normally plays. It was obviously >a challenge for him. True, the rhythm section may not have had >the song down, but I didn't think they botched it. And Joni was >playing guitar, handling all the chord changes. B.B. only played >lead, as always (I don't think he ever plays chords!). >The version of "The Thrill Is Gone" was fascinating, and exciting, >because Joni was visibly nervous about singing his standard. >B.B. sang the first verse, and then was pushing her forward to sing >the next, but she kept backing away, shaking her head. When she >finally did, the lyrics were completely different. >"the thrill is gone... you left me, and I hope you - die!" >sung with a bitter intensity. Seemed like she meant it, and indeed >I believe that she and Don Alias had just broken up, so it may have >been directed to him. A friend who was backstage said that she was >huddled with B.B. prior to his set, writing out the lyrics. >She told him that she was indeed nervous, and just hoped to get >through the tunes! >B.B. then said that they had to leave as they had a gig in Reno that evening, >so they left and Joni stayed on. She played the wireless Stratocaster that >Neil Young had played the previous night (w/ the Hawks & Doves band - >their sole live performance), and did 2 new songs... "Man to Man" and >an amazing version of "Dream Flat Tires". They were both raw, and sensual >and unlike the renditions that finally appeared on "Wild Things Run Fast". >Then she was off, leaving me in a puddle under my seat. >After a set by Tom Paxton, and part of another unremembered performer, I >turned to my companion and said "Let's go. We're not going to see anything >else that's even going to come close to being as good as Joni's set." >And we left. > >The tune she did with Herbie was from the '79 Bread & Roses show, which >I wasn't fortunate to witness. > >I saw someone in the row behind me with mics, and they had recorded her set. >I asked if I could get a copy, and he reluctantly took my address, but nothing >ever came of it. But at least one person recorded it! And I believe that there >is a copy of it in Joni's archive (I saw a reel to reel going at the side of >the stage that was started at the begining of her set, and turned off as she >finished). > >Perhaps it'll turn up one of these days. > >Russ > >------------------------------ > >End of JMDL Digest V2001 #601 >***************************** > >------- >Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Unsubscribe by clicking here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe >------- >Siquomb, isn't she?
