Vic Chesnutt 1964 ~ 2009

I'm a machinist at the Springfield armory
Just slightly ahead of my time
But I don't make much money
So I sell eggs and chickens on the side

I'm good at what I do
And I take great pride
But I don't make much money
So I sell eggs and chickens on the side

And my wife does love me
But she can't realize
Why I won't go back down south
And leave the armory behind

But I love my job
I'll shave metal until I die
And until I do, I'll take on
Any extra thing it takes to provide

And I know it'll kill me
Breathing all those fumes
But I'd sooner sniff solution
Than a baker's dozen hothouse blooms

And my wife does love me
But she can't realize
Why I won't go back down south
And leave the armory behind

But I feel it is important
What I do upon my lathe
I pledge to do the detail work
Until my expiration day
Until my expiration day
Until my expiration day
Until my expiration day

Rest In Peace Vic.

The Grateful Dead - Steppin Out With The Grateful Dead

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A live compilation of the English leg of The Dead's 1972 Europe tour. Four discs of prime Grateful Dead.

Kaya Project - Walking Through

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Downtempo electronica with organic instruments. I love it.

Tom Petty - Live Anthology

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A brand new 4 disc box set of live material spanning Tom Petty's career. All his standards and some covers too.

Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey

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Remastered with two bonus tracks.

Willis Alan Ramsey

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Released in 1972 this out of print album received critical praise and put Willis on the map. For unknown reasons he never put out any more music. Fans of Panic will recognize "Geraldine The Honeybee" and "Wishbone". Great songwriting, and feel good music.

The Beta Band - The Three E.P.'s

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Head bobbin psychedelic/folk/electronic Irish music. I still remember where I was when I heard this album for the first time. If you don't love the first song, I'm not sure we can ever be friends.

Ryan Adams - This One's For The Rose

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This is a "best of" collection taken from Ryan's many unreleased studio session albums. It's as good as any of his released stuff in my opinion. The song "Walls" is my favorite song of his right now. Thanks to the "This Mornin'" blog for putting this together.

Robert Palmer - Sneakin Sally Through The Alley

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Robert Palmer with The Meters and Lowell George backing him up. Pretty funky for a white boy.

The Everybodyfields - Half-Way There: Electricity And The South

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Upbeat songs, haunting songs, and songs about God making moonshine. What else could you want?

Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac (Deluxe Edition)

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The album that put Ryan Adams on the map. Hard to believe he was 22 years old when this came out.

Tom Petty - Wildflowers

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Ever since this album came out it has gotten regular play on my stereo. Phish and Panic aside it's my favorite album of the 90's. A 16th track, "Girl on LSD" was originally going to be on the album but Warner Bros. insisted it be taken off due to the blatant drug references. I tracked it down and put it on this one. The world needs more albums like this.

Percy Sledge - The Platinum Collection

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Deep Southern baby making soul music. What a voice.

Neil Young - Zuma

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Perfect from start to finish. One of the greatest albums of all time.

Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues

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A must have.

Quantic- The 5th Exotic

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Chilled out sexy beats.

Van Morrison - Live At Pacific High Studios, CA 1971

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Van lays down some serious soul/funk on this 1971 studio session with the Caledonia Soul Orchestra. Van is the man.

Into The Mystic
I've Been Working
Friday's Child

Hound Dog
Medley: Ballerina >
Tupelo Honey >
Wild Night
Just Like A Woman
Moonshine Whiskey
Dead Or Alive
You're My Woman
These Dreams Of You
Domino
Call Me Up In Dreamland
Blue Money
Bring It On Home
Buena Sora (sic) Senorita

Steve Earle

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I Feel Alright Sendspace

Steve is the perfect mix of country and rock. His upbeat songs put a smile on my face from ear to ear, while his serious songs cut me like a razor blade. I couldn't decide on just one of his albums so I put my two favorite. Enjoy

The Meters - Tipitina's 1993

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The Meters
Tipitina's
New Orleans, LA

April 27, 1993

SB>?>CDR>EAC>Tracking>FLAC

Set I
Intro > jam > Funky Miracle
Africa > The Real Funk
Hang 'em High
Look-Ka Py Py
Just Kissed My Baby
Cummins Prison Farm
They All Asked for You > Soul Island > Drums
People Get Ready
Here Comes the Meter Man
Love the One You're With
Change (Reform)
Fire on the Bayou

Set II
tuning > intro >
Come Back Jack
Cissy Strut
Cordova
Saturday Night Fish Fry > Tipitina
Love Slip up on Ya
Big Chief
Do You Wanna Dance
Jambalaya > Hey Bartender
Iko, Iko
People Say > Midnight Rider
Liver Splash
Ain't No Use
Encore:
Hey Pocky Way

lineup:
Art Neville
George Porter, Jr.
Leo Nocentelli
David Russell Batiste, Jr.

Ry Cooder & Ali Farka Toure' - Talking Timbuktu

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Ry teamed up with Africa's leading Malian Blues guitar player for this grammy award winning album.

Sharin In The Groove - Celebrating The Music Of Phish

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Disc one

1. "Bouncing Around the Room" – Arlo Guthrie and Xavier
2. "Gumbo" – Jimmy Buffett
3. "Runaway Jim" – Gordon Stone Trio
4. "The Wedge" – Amfibian
5. "Alumni Blues" – Hot Tuna
6. "Waste" – Dave Matthews
7. "Suzy Greenberg" – Son Seals and Rebecca's Statue
8. "Sample in a Jar" – Little Feat
9. "My Friend My Friend / Guyute" – Vermont Youth Orchestra

Disc two

1. "Makisupa Policeman" – The Wailers and Kkay
2. "Sand" – Tom Tom Club
3. "Tweezer / Magilla" – Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe
4. "Julius" – Merl Saunders and Funky Friends
5. "Cars Trucks Buses" – Project Logic and John Scofield
6. "Axilla (Part II)" – Preston School of Industry
7. "Chalkdust Torture" – Los Villains
8. "Free (End of Session version)" – Boredoms
9. "Faht > Catapult > Tweezer Reprise" – Lake Trout
10. "Poor Heart" – FRED
11. "Golgi Apparatus" – Stanford Marching Band

Cary Hudson - Cool Breeze

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Cary is the lead singer of Blue Mountain and recorded a couple of solo records while Blue Mountain was broken up. Jojo plays keys on a couple of tracks on this one. A solid album from start to finish from one of the most underrated guitar players alive.

Paul Simon - Unplugged

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Born At The Right Time

Me And Julio Down By The School Yard

Boy In The Bubble

The Coast

Mrs. Robinson

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Graceland

She Moves Me

Still Crazy After All These Years

Cecilia

5o Ways To Leave Your Lover

Something So Right
The Boxer

Homeward Bound

Scarborough Fair

Townes Van Zandt - Rear View Mirror

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A haunting live recording of an American Original. If you are not familier with Townes, you need to see "Be Here To Love Me". You'll thank me later.

Return of the Grievous Angel - A Tribute to Gram Parsons

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Emmylou, will you marry me?

1. She - The Pretenders/ Emmylou Harris
2. Ooh Las Vegas - The Cowboy Junkies
3. Sin City - Beck/ Emmylou Harris
4. $1,000 Wedding - Evan Dando/ Julianna Hatfield
5. Hot Burrito #1 - The Mavericks
6. High Fashion Queen - Chris Hillman/ Steve Earle
7. Juanita - Sheryl Crow/ Emmylou Harris
8. Sleepless Nights - Elvis Costello
9. Return of the Grievous Angel - Lucinda Williams/ David Crosby
10. One Hundred Years From Now - Wilco
11. A Song For You - Whiskeytown
12. Hickory Wind - Gillian Welch
13. In My Hour of Darkness - The Rolling Creekdippers

The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions

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Killer blues album with a retarded lineup.

• Howlin' Wolf: vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar
• Eric Clapton: lead guitar
• Steve Winwood: piano, organ
• Bill Wyman: bass
• Charlie Watts, Ringo Starr (credited as "Richie"): drums

Jose Gonzales - Veneer

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Swedish folk singer with a hypnotic voice. Very chill

Reconstruction - 1979-07-08 Berkley, CA

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Great recording of this short lived band. Think jazzy Jerry Band with horns.

Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
John Kahn - bass
Merl Saunders - keyboards, vocals
Ed Neumeister - trombone
Ron Stallings - tenor saxophone, vocals
Gaylord Birch - drums

Reconstruction:
7-8-79
Keystone, Berkeley, CA

Source: Master Soundboard Reels (7" @ 7.5ips) > 2 PCM > DAT > CD

CD #1
1. Make It Better
2. Someday Baby
3. Soul Roach
4. What You Won't Do For Love
5. Lyinda
6. It's No Use

CD #2
1. Tellin' My Friends
2. The Jealous Kind
3. That's What Love Will Make You Do
4. Fast Tone
5. Dear Prudence

Bonnie Raitt - Road Tested

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Some damn fine playing here. Check out Angel From Montgomery

1. "Thing Called Love" (John Hiatt) – 4:48
2. "Three Time Loser" (Don Covay, Ronald Dean Miller) – 3:39
3. "Love Letter" (Bonnie Hayes) – 4:37
4. "Never Make Your Move Too Soon" (Hooper, Will Jennings) – 3:32
5. "Something to Talk About" (Shirley Eikhard) – 3:43
6. "Matters of the Heart" (Michael McDonald) – 4:58
7. "Shake a Little" (Michael Ruff) – 4:38
8. "Have a Heart" (Bonnie Hayes) – 5:45
9. "Love Me Like a Man" (Chris Smither) – 5:11
10. "The Kokomo Medley" (Mississippi Fred McDowell) – 4:59
11. "Louise" (Paul Siebel) – 3:46
12. "Dimming of the Day" (Richard Thompson) – 4:19
13. "Longing in Their Hearts" (Jackson Browne, O'Keefe) – 5:02
14. "Come to Me" (Raitt) – 5:02
15. "Love Sneakin' up on You" (Little Jimmy Scott, Tom Snow) – 3:52
16. "Burning Down the House" (David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth) – 4:21
17. "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Mike Reid, James Allen Shamblin) – 6:00
18. "Feeling of Falling" (Raitt) – 6:45
19. "I Believe I'm in Love with You" (Kim Wilson) – 5:24
20. "Rock Steady" (Bryan Adams, Gretchen Peters) – 4:12
21. "My Opening Farewell" (Jackson Browne) – 4:57
22. "Angel from Montgomery" (John Prine) – 5:37

Blue Mountain - Dog Days

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One of the pioneers of alt/country rock. It doesn't get much more southern than this.

James Jackson Toth - Waiting In Vain

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Check this guy out. Good singer/songwriter stuff. Thanks to Miss Rach for the rec.

Ry Cooder - Boomer's Story

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American roots music at its finest.

Widespread Panic - Don't Tell The Band Studio Demo

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1. E on a G

2. Action Man (Instrumental)

3. Big Wooly Mammoth

4. Tears of a Woman

5. This Part of Town

6. Down

7. Imitation Leather Shoes

8. Give

9. Little Lilly

10. Thought Sausage

11. Casa

12. Cynic

13. Old Joe

14. Visiting Day

Col. Bruce Hampton and The Codetalkers

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One of my favorite live recordings ever.

Col. Bruce Hampton and The Codetalkers

UNO Lakefront Arena

New Orleans, LA

10/27/01

Opened for Widespread Panic

1. Beggin' You to Stay

2. Workin' On a Building

3. Grandma's Got a Motorcycle

4. Planet Earth

5. Body in the Lake

6. Fixin' to Die

Bob Marley - Live in Sausalito, CA 10-31-73

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Excellent Sound Quality

Bob Marley + The Wailers
10/31/73
The Record Plant
Sausalito, CA

01 intro
02 Rastaman Chant
03 Bend Down Low
04 Slave Driver
05 You Can't Blame the Youth
06 Stop That Train
07 Burnin' & Lootin'
08 Kinky Reggae
09 Get Up Stand Up
10 Lively Up Yourself
11 Walk the Proud Land
12 outro

Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard (Deluxe Edition)

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How can this album get any better? Add some bonus tracks and a live disc. Enjoy!

Cracker - Kerosene Hat

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Up until a week ago I hadn't listened to this album in about ten years. I guess I forgot how good it was.

Little Feat - Join the Band

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1. "Dixie Chicken" (Lowell George, Fred Martin) feat. Vince Gill and Sonny Landreth
2. "Something in the Water" (Al Anderson, Jeffrey Steele, Bob Dipiero) feat. Bob Seger and Brad Paisley
3. "See You Later Alligator" (Robert Guidry)
4. "Fat Man in the Bathtub" (Lowell George) feat. Dave Matthews and Sonny Landreth
5. "Champion of the World" (Will Kimbrough) feat. Jimmy Buffett
6. "The Weight" (Robbie Robertson) feat. Béla Fleck
7. "Don't You Just Know It" (Huey "Piano" Smith)
8. "Time Loves a Hero" (Paul Barrère, Kenny Gradney, Bill Payne) feat. Jimmy Buffett
9. "Willin'" (Lowell George) feat. Brooks and Dunn
10. "This Land Is Your Land" (Woody Guthrie)
11. "Oh Atlanta" (Bill Payne) feat. Chris Robinson
12. "Spanish Moon" (Lowell George) feat. Craig Fuller and Vince Gill
13. "Trouble" (Lowell George) feat. Inara George
14. "Sailin' Shoes" (Lowell George) feat. Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush and Béla Fleck

Neil Young - Austin City Limits 1984

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Country Neil Young awesomeness.

Phish - Farmhouse (Import)

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Thought this was an interesting find. It has two tracks (Mist and Driver) that aren't on the regular release. Being the summer of Phish and all...

Townes Van Zandt - High, Low, and In Between/ The Late Great Townes Van Zandt

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Songwriting at it's best.

Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

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My favorite Dylan album.