2016.01.28 It Takes a Village

4-Players: W, Si, M & G
Game: Village + Inn + Port
Location: W
Choice: W



the Port expansion upgrades the traveller options in the original game

Game One:

Player	Points
Si	69
G	66
W	59
M	41

Final Tally:

Si was declared this week's winner.

Game Notes:

• First time for all: playing with the Inn expansion
• First time for all: playing with both the Inn and the Port expansions
• First time for Si & M: playing with the Port expansion
• Not as complicated as the Cones of Dunshire

Music Notes:

Queen: Night at the Opera (1975)

[AllMusic Review by S Erlewine] Queen were straining at the boundaries of hard rock and heavy metal on Sheer Heart Attack, but they broke down all the barricades on A Night at the Opera, a self-consciously ridiculous and overblown hard rock masterpiece. Using the multi-layered guitars of its predecessor as a foundation, A Night at the Opera encompasses metal ("Death on Two Legs," "Sweet Lady"), pop (the lovely, shimmering "You're My Best Friend"), campy British music hall ("Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon," "Seaside Rendezvous"), and mystical prog rock ("'39," "The Prophet's Song"), eventually bringing it all together on the pseudo-operatic "Bohemian Rhapsody." In short, it's a lot like Queen's own version of Led Zeppelin IV, but where Zep find dark menace in bombast, Queen celebrate their own pomposity. No one in the band takes anything too seriously, otherwise the arrangements wouldn't be as ludicrously exaggerated as they are. But the appeal -- and the influence -- of A Night at the Opera is in its detailed, meticulous productions. It's prog rock with a sense of humor as well as dynamics, and Queen never bettered their approach anywhere else.


Little Feat: Waiting for Columbus (1978)

Classic live double album. Recorded August 2, 1977 - August 10, 1977. Lowell George's last release before he died. Has all of the bands greatest songs played by the band. They jam out a number of their hits, some seven years old at this point. Apparently there's quite a bit of post-production but nonetheless, a great showcase for the band's material.

Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Betty's Blend Vol 2 (2015)


Live Album. Recorded in the summer of 2014 by famed, former Grateful Dead recordist Betty Cantor. Features a cover of the Grateful Dead's They Love Each Other. Also features a cover of Drivin' Wheel, a song by Ottawa-native David Wiffen.



McCoy Tyner: Live at Newport (1963)

First live recording. Played piano with Coltrane. The first jam announces: this is jazz, baby! It's all there with some strong bass and drums backing up the bottom and horns and keys dancing above. Some of the players were using borrowed instruments and the show was very spontaneous. They play a couple of standards after the opening jam and then a couple of Tyner's. Quite enjoyable, although: jazz.