Sid Hartha. It is so good to see you. I was actually hoping that you would be making an upload soon...I was even thinking about asking you to do it.
In any case, I uploaded another ten albums a few days ago...here's some of them...I dedicate a lot of them to kerble since he was complaining about "dude rock" earlier (I didn't upload them with you in mind, Faiz...keep dreaming).
1 ) It's not really a jazz album exactly...but it's my favorite jazz man all by his lonesome. Quirky...occasionally straight-up beautiful and moving piano music as could only be played by the late, great Thelonious Monk:
Thelonious Monk -
Solo Monk
http://www.sendspace.com/file/i9olz2
2 ) Woody Guthrie. What more can I say, really? "This machine [guitar] kills fascists".:
Woody Guthrie -
This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1
http://www.sendspace.com/file/kjkm93
3 ) Here's a fucking fun one. My friend Jack once went to go see George Clinton, and he came onstage two and a half hours late...and proceeded to lead his funk choir into a long ass nothin' fest. Someone should bump the hilarious "Legends of George Clinton" thread. It mostly has to do with crack, but hey!...what's wrong with crack?:
Funkadelic -
Maggot Brain
http://www.sendspace.com/file/2s95b2
4 ) Jimi Hendrix. Here's some Jimi Hendrix. THE guitar man. Underrated vocalist, too. Thought some of you might enjoy this (if you don't have it already).
Some words from some guy:
When compact discs came out in the 80's, the scramble to format the new technology with the innovative Hendrix sound presented a broad opportunity to a number of parties. Suddenly, it was time to cash in on the entire Hendrix catalog and just about anyone who'd ever casually met Jimi came out of the woodwork. The self-appointed keeper of the flame, Alan Douglas, masterminded several different Hendrix CD releases, much of it live and previously unreleased.
In the last couple of years, however, Experience Hendrix, comprising of Jimi's father and sister, has revamped the original Reprise, Jimi Hendrix Experience catalog. A fourth CD -- FIRST RAYS OF THE NEW RISING SON -- was referred to as an album completed "the way Jimi intended." This year a CD of outtakes, demos and additional unreleased material sheds a new light on just how much time Jimi spent making music.
SOUTH SATURN DELTA is much more retrospective than FIRST RAYS, covering Hendrix' days with Gypsy Sun & Rainbows (his Woodstock ensemble) and the Band of Gypsies as well as the Experience. Covering such a diversity enables the listener to appreciate the depth and conviction that Hendrix poured into his career.
The CD's first track, "Look Over Yonder," is one of the many tunes release after Hendrix' death. Originally on the RAINBOW BRIDGE album, the song went through a number of different translations, and was perhaps never completed to Hendrix' satisfaction. Fortunately, the next track was. This rough, instrumental version of "Little Wing" would eventually be transformed into one of Hendrix' most dramatic pieces. This is followed by another unreleased version of "Here He Comes (Lover Man)," frequently performed by all of Hendrix' bands.
The title track is something a little different for typical Hendrix aficionados: it includes a horn section. "South Saturn Delta" is a homage to Hendrix' jazz heroes like Kenny Burrell and Wes Montgomery, and an indication of where, had he lived, Hendrix might have gone with his music.
One of the more incredible sessions represented here is an alternate mix of "All Along The Watchtower," considered by many, including the writer himself, as one of the best Bob Dylan covers ever recorded. This version includes Dave Mason on acoustic guitar and Rolling Stone, Brian Jones. The production is also significantly different as Chas Chandler, the former Animal who discovered Hendrix, goes for a much more rudimentary style.
The remaining tunes -- mostly culled from either WAR HEROES or RAINBOW BRIDGE -- put a positive spin on how much progress Hendrix made through the few, short years he recorded. "Sweet Angel," on which he plays alone would blossom into "Angel," one of the best songs Hendrix never saw released. The CD ends with "Midnight Lightening," a blues number also with only Hendrix, on guitar and vocals. Although he attempted to complete this song with Mitch Mitchell and Billy Cox, this lonely outing shows just how pure and heartfelt the guitarist could be in such moments of isolation. We can only imagine what would have been.
Shawn Perry
Jimi Hendrix -
South Saturn Delta
http://www.sendspace.com/file/b5q0il
5 ) I only like to post 5 or 10 albums at a time, so consider this one a bonus...you simply have to hear it if you like pop music and you haven't heard this self-titled album before. I don't really give a shit about Supergrass anymore...but in my opinion, this, their third effort released in 1999, is their greatest album by heads and shoulders. It's simply sad as hell. The back half of the album is so beautiful...and it still has some fun tracks like "Jesus Came From Outta Space" (<- which despite being "typical" Supergrass, still stays with the sad, mellow vibe of the album) and "Pumping on Your Stereo".
Supergrass is criminally underrated in my opinion. I have all their albums with the exception of
Road to Rouen. This album was a big deal for me when I was still a stupid piece of shit (well, musically anyway) all the way back in the last millennium. This was probably one of the first CDs I ever bought:
Supergrass -
Supergrass
http://www.sendspace.com/file/6kguzk
6 ) Fuck. I'm having an "Anal Retentive Chef" moment. FIVES AND TENS PEOPLE!
One more bonus. From Philadelphia. 2003. Dr. Dog had to go on an important tour...only to realize that they did not have a CD. So they slapped together a bunch of demos recorded on
crap equipment and put it out there. On some of the songs, there's weird digital fuck-ups. These fuck-ups actually come from stuff that was literally
spilled onto the tapes. Spectacular songwriting...an otherworldly sound. I never really liked anything else this band did (I have yet to hear their new album that they told me they were universally jacked about [they didn't like their other albums either, apparently])...but this album is totally brilliant. Fucking enjoy, motherfuckers.
Dr. Dog -
Toothbrush
http://www.sendspace.com/file/dhuqbi
7 ) Ladies and gentlemen. I give you...the Moneyman. When JamLifeIntoDeath and I saw him at the
fair in Arlington Heights a few years ago, JamLife wore a skin tight leather suit. Here's a brief exchange between Andrew and a carnie in charge of a ride.
JamLife: "Do you want to let us on this ride for free?"
Carnie: [shakes head..."no"].
JamLife: [runs his hands down his leather chest] "Are you
sure?"
Carnie: [shakes head..."yes"].
Later, when Andrew and my motion sick friend paid for the ride, the carnie threatened to kill him because "I ain't no faggot". That's a direct quote. When we were standing in front multiple people threatened to "kill [us]". One lady told me, "if you break that chair, I'll break your neck". Another direct quote.
The Moneyman had come to the carnival the year before...we got rained out. Andrew shook Eddie's hand and said "'Take Me Home Tonight' was the theme song of my senior year," to which the Moneyman replied, "Fuckin' aye, nice guy!" He looked terribly coked out that year (and I'm sure he was). The next year, he was much fatter and said things like, "I got my driver's license back today!" and "I wish my probation officer could see this crowd!" Additionally, he played "Shakin'". Twice.
Without further ado, I present...the Moneyman.
Eddie Money -
The Essential Eddie Money
http://www.sendspace.com/file/21uuqk
Enjoy!
