Friday 30 January 2009

Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley documentary

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If you're one of the many who've been eagerly awaiting the release of Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley, the documentary screened occasionally at movie festivals around the world since 2004(?), then you're in luck.

A couple of weeks before they finally announced that it will get a release, though they haven't put a date on it, I recieved a copy of the original promo. This I have now shared on t'internet.

Download it here!

You may thank me now.

Thursday 29 January 2009

Jeff Buckley - Houston 1994

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Jeff Buckley, live at the Urban Art Bar, Houston, 1st December 1994

Jeff and band played the Urban Art Bar twice within a year, and both of those with a) very good, and b) taped by audience member Chris Malazzo, though sadly the second had issues with the tape rendering the end of the set, in what's known in the technical terms as fucked. This is the first of those shows.

01. Mojo Pin
02. Dream Brother
03. So Real
04. Last Goodbye
05. What Will You Say
06. Lilac Wine
07. Grace
08. Lover, You Should've Come Over
09. Kanga-Roo
10. Eternal Life

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Art 94 part 1
Art 94 part 2

Wednesday 28 January 2009

George Clinton and the P-Funk Allstars - Woodstock 99

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George Clinton and the P-Funk Allstars, live at the Woodstock 99 festival, 23rd July 1999

The biggest man in funk rock (after Prince), with the biggest hair (after no-one), performing some of his greatest blissed-out hits. To have the likes of both the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Doggy Dogg and chums as huge fans, surely the guy must've been doing something right. If you've never heard his brand of jamming funk, then you're in for a treat. Enjoy!

01. P-Funk
02. Flashlight
03. Knee Deep
04. Somethin' Stinks
05. Booty
06. It Ain't Over
07. Mothership Connection
08. Atomic Dog

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Clinton Woodstock 1
Clinton Woodstock 2

Sunday 25 January 2009

R.E.M. - Outtakes Of Time 1990

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R.E.M., Outtakes Of Time, studio demo outtakes from the Out Of Time sessions

Another post that should be fairly self explanatory, the outtakes from the Scott Litt recorded Out Of Time sessions, although these were demo sessions rather than the actual final recording sessions. The album itself was the first huge hit from the Athens band, hitting the heady heights of No.1 in both the U.S. and U.K., and features the excellent KRS-One on the opening track to boot :) (not that he's on the bootleg sadly).

01. Radio Song
02. Belong (Instrumental)
03. Texerkana
04. It's A Free World Baby
05. Here I Am Again
06. Instrumental 1
07. Losing My Religion
08. Instrumental 2
09. Shiny Happy People
10. Me In Honey
11. Endgame
12. Half A World Away
13. Sugar Cane
14. Radio Song
15. Near Wild Heaven
16. Fretless Instrumental
17. Low
18. 42nd Street Song
19. Country Feedback

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REM Time

Saturday 24 January 2009

Nick Cave & TBS - The Boatmans Call Outtakes 1996

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Nick Cave And The Badseeds, The Boatman's Call outtakes

Not sure what I can say about this today, it's all pretty much in the headline...one thing I will say, there were the Japanese B-sides and other such stuff added on to the bootleg, not something I agree with really, and as such I haven't posted them. Of course a few of these made it onto the b-sides and rarities album, but to remove those would take away from the session outtakes. Stroll on eh?
Anyway, enjoy!

01. Black Hair (alt version)
02. Baby I Got You Bad (alt version)
03. The Garden Duet
04. (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For (alt version)
05. Farewell, So Long, Goodbye
06. I've Got Another Woman Now
07. West Country Girl (alt version)
08. Opium Tea
09. Sheep May Safely Graze
10. I Do Dear, I Do
11. Wake Up My Lover

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Seeds Call

Thursday 22 January 2009

Blind Melon - Soup Demos 1994

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Blind Melon, Raw Soup, the Soup album demos, King Studios L.A.

Blind Melon recieved great publicity from Shannon Hoon's friendship with Axl Rose, and his backing vocal performances on the Use Your Illusion albums. Their self-titled debut album, and notably the hit single No Rain were very well recieved, the album as a whole an excellent funky rocker.

In 1994 they teamed up with producer Andy Wallace (yes, some of you will know who he is) to work on their second album Soup, this bootleg being the basis of it, as most of these tracks are simply unpolished versions of the final tracks. Sadly the following year Shannon died of an OD. He's much missed, but the band are back doing their thing after 12 years (they recorded one more after he died), having recently released their fourth album For My Friends.

01. Soup
02. Galaxie
03. The Duke
04. New Life
05. Vernie
06. Dumptruck
07. 2x4
08. Wilt
09. Swallowed
10. Toes Across the Floor
11. No Lyrics
12. Untitled in C
13. Brittle Little Baby
14. Lemonade
15. Frosting A Cake
16. The Duke (version 2)
17. 60's Medley
18. St. Andrew's Hall
19. Pull
20. Toes Across The Floor (version 2)
21. Car Seat
22. Cavities
23. Skinned

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Melon Raw 1
Melon Raw 2

Tuesday 20 January 2009

Antony and the Johnsons - Portland 2008

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Antony and the Johnsons, live with the Oregon Orchestra, Arlene Schnitzer Hall Portland, 5th September 2008

Although Antony and band had previously played with an orchestra, this was the first night of a tour, all be it a short one, featuring orchestras as an integral part of the show. The shows feature(d) different orchestras depending upon location (Milan Orchestra in Italy and Spain, London Philharmonic in the UK), but they were always led by conductor James Holmes.

01. Mysteries Of Love
02. Christina's Farm
03. Cripple And The Starfish
04. For Today I Am A Boy
05. I Fell IN Love With A Dead Boy
06. Kiss My Name
07. Everglade
08. Rapture
09. Ghost
10. Crazy In Love
11. Dust And Water, Water And Dust
12. Everything Is New
13. Her Eyes Are Underneath The Ground
14. River Of Sorrow

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Johnsons Schnitzer

Monday 19 January 2009

Steve Malkmus and the Jicks - Iowa City 2008

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Steve Malkmus and the Jicks, live at The Picador, 31st October 2008

Been a long time since I rock and rolled! Wait, that's not what I was gonna say...since I posted some Malkmus is what I meant. Silly me. No chatter today, not that many read it all...simply enjoy! Oh yes, New Song 1+2 may be covers, but I don't know them so assumed they're new Jicks songs.

01. Intro
02. Pencil Rot
03. New Song 1
04. Baltimore
05. I Just Might Burst
06. Cold Son
07. Freeze The Saints
08. Hopscotch Willy
09. Dragonfly Pie
10. Dark Wave
11. Jenny And The Ess-Dog
12. New Song 2
13. Real Emotional Trash
14. Church On White
15. Funk #49

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Jicks Iowa

Saturday 17 January 2009

Jethro Tull - Oakland 1973

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Jethro Tull, live at the Oakland Coliseum, 23rd July 1973

Jethro Tull (named after an 18th cebtury agriculturist), probably most famous for frontman Ian Anderson's (much sampled) flute, and his flamingo impressions...he stood on one leg alot. I was introduced to this band by my father, who has a great love for them, and played their albums Thick As A Brick and Aqualung a hell of alot simply due to the fact that the songs were great with a good element of humour, always something good in my books, when done well of course.

01. Lifebeats 8:57
02. Prelude 2:25
03. The Silver Cord 4:24
04. Re-Assuring Tune 1:14
05. Memory Bank 4:32
06. Best Friends 4:35
07. Critique Oblique 5:15
08. Forest Dance #1 1:15
09. The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles 4:15
10. Forest Dance #2 1:43
11. The Foot of Our Stairs 4:50
12. Overseer Overture 3:26
13. Flight from Lucifer 3:52
14. 10:08 from Paddington 1:06
15. Magus Perde 3:58
16. Epilogue 1:41
17. Thick As A Brick -Middle Section 17:07
18. Cross-Eyed Mary 4:09
19. No Rehearsal (segment) 2:12
20. Drum Solo (cut) 8:09
21. Instrumental 5:21
22. Maternity Ward 1:24
23. Aqualung 10:07
24. Band Introductions 1:35
25. Wind Up 13:05
26. Locomotive Breath 6:38
27. Wind Up Reprise 6:01

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Tull Coliseum 1
Tull Coliseum 2

Friday 16 January 2009

Velvet Underground and Nico - Norman Dolph Acetate 1966

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The Velvet Underground and Nico, Unripened - The Norman Dolph Acetate, Scepter Studios NYC, 25th April 1966

This is a copy of the original studio demos for the VU&N album in '67, cut to acetate shortly after recording. Sadly, There She Goes Again, also recorded during the Dolph sessions, wasn't placed on it, but alot of these recordings were remixed for the final released album.

A Mr. Hill of Montreal found a copy in a Chelsea (NYC) flea market in 2002 and paid a handsome sum of 75c, only to sell it a few years later for a much more handsome sum of $25,000 plus change. I think the phrase rhymes with 'clucky dastard', to paraphrase Captain Blackadder.

01 European Son
02 The Black Angel's Death Song
03 All Tomorrow's Parties
04 I'll Be Your Mirror
05 Heroin
06 Femme Fatale
07 Venus In Furs
08 I'm Waiting For The Man
09 Run Run Run

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Underground Dolph

Wednesday 14 January 2009

Radiohead - Amsterdam 1994

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Radiohead, live at Melweg, Amsterdam, 2nd December 1994

A show for you today from when Radiohead were really starting to find their feet, just before hitting the studio for their fabulous The Bends album early the nest year. As such, most of the set is made up of Pablo Honey tracks and B-sides, with a nice smattering of what was to come. Though to be fair, most of The Bends was written alot earlier than the record was recorded, they had to continue touring to meet record company and fan demands following the success of Creep, hence the broken imagery of alot of songs on the album, as they were tired, felt pushed etc. etc.

01. Intro
02. The Bends
03. You
04. Prove Yourself
05. Ripcord
06. Permenant Daylight
07. Vegetable
08. Just
09. Punch Drunk Lovesick Sing Along
10. Creep
11. My Iron Lung
12. Sulk
13. Inside My Head
14. Stop Whispering
15. Encore
16. Bones
17. Street Spirit
18. Blowout

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Radiohead Melweg

Tuesday 13 January 2009

Stone Roses - Manchester Uni 1985

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Stone Roses, live at Manchester University, 2nd October 1985

One of the Stone Roses very earliest gigs for you today (plus bonus remixes of Fools Gold), from what is reputedly their first 'big' gig, the 800 capacity Manchester University. Not a great sound to be fair, and not a very pro perfomance, but the mix is pretty good and there are some great rare early tracks played, so I'm sure any fans would enjoy. Maybe not for the casual listener but perhaps worth a listen anyway.

01. So Young
02. Heart On the Staves
03. Here It Comes
04. All I Need Is All I Want
05. I Wanna Be Adored
06. I Wanna See You Falling
07. This Is the One
08. Where Ever You Want
09. Tell Me

- Bonus Tracks -

10. Fools Gold (Top Won! Mix)
11. Fools Gold (Bottom Won! Mix)

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Roses Uni

Monday 12 January 2009

Violent Femmes - Live in Turin NY 2005

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Violent Femmes, live at Snow Ridge Ski Mountain, Turin NY, 4th September 2005

I think I probably heard the Violent Femmes first in the wonderful black comedy Grosse Point Blank, one of a few John Cusack films with terrific soundtracks (the adaptation of High Fidelity being a case in point). Over here in the UK they're song Blister In The Sun has been used in an advertising campaign for some or other tat, I forget. Anyway, they're a great indie-pop act, with a fun approach to the whole sex, drugs and rock'n'roll thing. Enjoy!

01. Look Like That
02. Out The Window
03. Country Death Song
04. Please Do Not Go
05. Blister In The Sun
06. Prove My Love
07. Mirror Mirror (I See A Damsel)
08. The Christian Life
09. Jesus Walking On Water
10. Good Feeling
11. Gimme The Car
12. American Music
13. I Held Her In My Arms
14. Confessions
15. Black Girls
16. Gone Daddy Gone (with Rob Derhak)
17. Add It Up
18. Add It Up

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Femmes Turin

Sunday 11 January 2009

Ben Folds - Providence 2008

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Ben Folds, live at Providence, Rhode Island, 25th September 2008

The first date from Ben's tour in support of the (as then unreleased) album Way To Normal. Plenty of the record features, as can be expected, but there's enough classic stuff to placate the less avid fan too.

01. Intro
02. Way To Normal
03. Brainwascht
04. Effington
05. You Don't Know Me
06. Free Coffee
07. Brainwashed
08. Errant Dog
09. Before Cologne
10. Cologne
11. Free Coffee Town
12. The Frown Song
13. Hiroshima
14. Lovesick Diagnostician
15. Dr. Yang
16. Kylie From Connecticut
17. The Bitch Went Nuts
18. The Bitch Went Nutz
19. Rockin' The Suburbs
20. Landed
21. Underground
22. Not The Same
23. The Frowne Song (Feeble Anthem)

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Folds Rhode

Wednesday 7 January 2009

The Frames - Chicago 2007

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The Frames, live at The Metro, Chicago Il., 18th April 2007

Another show from Buckley cohort Glen Hansard and chums, recorded at a rather familiar venue for the Jeffies too. A really nice set, including Magnetic Fields and John Hegarty covers, I'm sure it'll find fans here. Enjoy!

Disc 1
01: Intro
02: Song For Someone
03: Seven Day Mile
04: The Cost
05: (Glen explains...)
06: Keepsake
07: Rise
08: God Bless Mom
09: Stars Are Underground ->
10: Happy
11: Sad Songs
12: (Crowd)
13: When Your Mind's Made Up
14: Rent Day Blues ->
15: I Have The Moon & ->
16: Pavement Tune
17: Fake
18: ("Ireland...home of the....")
19: Your Face
Disc 2
01: Santa Maria
02: Encore Break
03: Blue Shoes
04: (Rob and the crowd)
05: Cactus Tree
06: Finally ->
07: Revelate ->
08: Friends and Foe
09: (Glen and the crowd)
10: Limerick Town
11: Intro to...
12: Falling Slowly ->
13: Star Star

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Frames Metro 1
Frames Metro 2

Monday 5 January 2009

Gang War - New Haven 1979

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Gang War, Great American Saloon aka Oxford Ale House, New Haven CT, 26th November 1979

Back in the late '70's, Wayne Kramer of MC5 fame was released from prison and relocated to NYC, there he met up with Johnny Thunders, formerly of the New York Dolls, and they decided to do a few gigs together under the name of Gang War. This bootleg, is just that, one of the shows this short-lived project did together in the late '70'2 early '80's. Please do enjoy :)

01 INTRO 1:02
02 RAMBLIN'ROSE 2:46
03 LONDON 2:19
04 THE HARDER THEY COME 3:19
05 M.I.A. 2:57
06 ENDLESS PARTY 3:01
07 CALL ME GYPSY 2:45
08 I'D MUCH RATHER BE WITH THE BOYS 3:18
09 I'LL GO CRAZY 2:30
10 AYATOLLAH RAP 3:09
11 JUST BECAUSE I'M WHITE 3:36
12 YOU CAN'T PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND A MEMORY (with tape flip) 3:46
13 PATTER 0:41
14 HEY THANKS 2:00
15 COURAGEOUS CAT THEME 0:48
16 JOHNNY BEING JOHNNY 3:07
17 TEN COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE 4:25
18 PATTER 3:06
19 DO YOU LOVE ME (with Joy Ryder & Avis Davis) 2:36

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War Haven

Saturday 3 January 2009

Queens of the Stone Age - Acoustic Sessions

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QOTSA, Acoustic Sessions, 2002 to 2007

This is a little compilation put together by myself, sourced from four differing sessions, three from FM sources (Oui FM France and BBC Radio 1), and one from a video source (3voor12). All are very different, whether Josh solo, Josh and Nick, or full band. The first one, from Radio 1, has an amusing variant on Feelgood Hit...but sadly also showcases how much of a dick Jo Whiley is. Enjoy anyway!

(Radio 1 The Arc, Jo Whiley 2002)
01. Interview with Josh
02. No One Knows
03. Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
(Oui Fm Session 2003)
04. No One Knows
05. Go With The Flow
(3voor12 Session 2007)
06. I'm Designer
07. Suture Up Your Future
08. Into The Hollow
09. 3's And 7's
10. River In The Road
11. Make It Wit Chu
(Oui FM Session 2007)
12. 3's And 7's
13. Into The Hollow

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Queens Sessions

Friday 2 January 2009

Mark Lanegan - Whiskey For The Holy Ghost Acoustic Demos 1991

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Mark Lanegan, Whiskey For The Holy Ghost, acoustic demos 1991

Mark continues to be one of my all time favourite rock singers, and does't seem to put a foot wrong (or at least too wrong) in his many, many musical projects. Here are the demos from his fraught recording sessions which were to become the basis of his second solo album Whiskey For The Holy Ghost. At the time he was having some fairly major substance issues, and the producer had to stop Mark from tossing these into the river. So be very thankfull people! ;-)

01 Sunrise
02 Following The Rain
03 Judas touch I
04 Shooting Gallery (Instrumental)
05 Carnival
06 Wheels
07 Day and Night
08 Beggar's blues
09 Riding the nightingale
10 Judas touch II

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Lanegan Holy Demos