2016.04.07 Last Chance to Dance

 

6-Players: K, Si, JT, Z, W & G
Game: Citadels
Location: W
Choice: JT


Game One:


Player	Points
JT	36
K	34
Si	29
Z	26
G	25
W	23

Final Tally:

• JT was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• "Did I mention that it's a bootleg? A bootleg!"
• "Is it wrong that it should taste like margarine?"

Music Notes: 

• Leonard Cohen: Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967)

Quintessential and essential, Leonard's first album.

• The Might Imperials: Thunder Chicken (2001)

Super funky. Meters-style. Recorded by a bunch of kids (all under 18) who solicited the soul-shouting singer Joe Henry to sing on some tracks. All have gone on to other bands (Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, who happen to be coming to Jazzfest this year BTW, is one of those bands).

• Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band: The Mountain (1999)

Brilliant bluegrass album here. Widely acknowledged as the best of the year. Combining folk-star Steve Earle's singer-songwriting with the fastest, tightest working bluegrass band around.

• Van Morrison: Live at the Troubadour (1973)

Great sound quality and an amazing performance by Van and his band (Jack Straw on saxophone!). You know all the tracks but the arrangements are a little different, in interesting ways, from the versions you are familiar with.

• Grateful Dead: Grateful Dead Live at University of Iowa on 1982-08-10 (1982)

Another bootleg. This one came my way courtesy of my pal Bill. Thanks Bill! I had to downgrade the tracks from flac to mp3 but the quality remains. Nice show from the early eighties. Starts with a smoking Feel Like A Stranger and it's nice to hear Brent's keys and his voice singing along with Jerry and Bob. Other highlights: China-Rider, Eyes and Stella Blue.