Boston - Long Beach Arena 1977

The staple diet of classic rock radio play-lists, Boston were also to a degree corporate rock on vinyl back in the late seventies, that said, they still played an excellent live show!

This late show from Boston's 1977 appearance in Long Beach was recorded while the band was making Don’t Look Back, their second multi-platinum release, which was released that year.

The band was still promoting the first album, and most of this show consists of songs from that classic Boston record.

One that yielded such hits as “More Than A Feeling,” “Rock and Roll Band,” “Something About You,” “Smokin’,” and “Long Time.”

They do, however, offer up “A Man I’ll Never Be,” which, at the time, had yet to be recorded.

From the 16th March 1977, this is Boston live at the Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, USA, recorded for the King Biscuit Flower Hour show.

Set list is:

01. Rock & Roll Band
02. Shattered Images
03. More Than A Felling
04. Drum and Guitar Solos
05. Piece of Mind
06. Something About You
07. I'll Never Be A Man
08. Smokin'
09. Blues Intro
10. This Time - Slow Blues
11. Foreplay - Long Time
12. Television Politician

Band line up was:

Tom Scholz - guitars, keyboards
Brad Delp - lead vocals
Barry Goudreau - guitar, vocals
Fran Sheehan - bass, vocals
John Hashian - drums

Sound quality is excellent stereo soundboard (192 kbps).

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Boston's official web pages HERE.

Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me

The 2007 official release of 'Family Tree' has at last delivered some of Nick Drake's home recordings in very good quality condition.

Some of the tracks on this boot 'Time Has Told Me' appear on the official release, and the re-mastering is notable.

So the message is simple, get hold of a copy of 'Family Tree'.

However for those of you in search of more, 'Time Has Told Me', is a superb collection.

Originally surfacing as a three album vinyl release, and then a two CD version, 'Time Has Told Me' contains good audio quality material, predominately home recordings, of which many are covers of artists songs.

The sheer volume of material, and the historical value of hearing Nick developing prior to his first album release, is of significant value to those who love his music.

Track listing as on the vinyl album collection is:

Side A (Disc.1) :

A1. Get Together (Dino Valente)
A2. Been Smoking Too Long (Robin Frederick)
A3. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright (Bob Dylan)
A4. If You Leave Me Pretty Mama (Traditional)
A5. Courting Blues (Bert Jansch)
A6. My Sugar So Sweet (Blind Boy Fuller)
A7. Strolling Down The Highway (Bert Jansch)
A8. Blues Run The Game (Jackson C. Frank)

Side B (Disc.1) :

B1. Winter Is Gone (Traditional)
B2. Here Comes The Blues (Jackson C. Frank)
B3. All My Trials (Traditional - Duet With Gabrielle Drake)
B4. Tommorrow Is A Long Time (Bob Dylan)
B5. Cocaine Blues (Luke Jordan)
B6. Milk And Honey (Jackson C. Frank)
B7. Summertime (George Gershwin/Dubose Heyward)

Side C (Disc.2) :

C1. Black Mountain Blues (J. C. Johnson Or H. Cole)
C2. Nick's Monologue
C3. Strange Meeting I/Bird Flew By
C4. To The Garden
C5. Joey
C6. Rain

Side D (Disc.2) :

D1. Blossom
D2. Time Has Told Me
D3. Saturday Sun (First Take)
D4. Thoughts Of Mary Jane (Arranged By Richard Hewson)
D5. Day Is Done (Arranged By Richard Hewson)
D6. Fly (Second Take)

Side E (Disc.3) :

E1. Place To Be
E2. Hazey Jane I
E3. Parasite (First Take)
E4. Parasite (Second Take)
E5. Brittle Days I
E6. Brittle Days II

Side F (Disc.3) :

F1. Poor Boy
F2. Time Has Told Me
F3. Work In Progress 3
F4. Voice From The Mountain
F5. Brittle Days III (Variation)
F6. Far Leys
F7. Brittle Days III
F8. Work In Progress 7
F9. Impromptu Sound Check
F10. Black Eyed Dog (Guitar Track, Alternate Take)
F11. Rider On The Wheel (Guitar Track)

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For more information on the 'Family Tree' release check HERE.

Nick Drake Cd's HERE, in the Beehive Candy Store, including Family Tree.

Grand Funk Railroad - Live in LA - 1974

This is Grand Funk Railroad live at The Forum, Los Angeles, USA, on the 2nd June 1974.

The Grand Funk Railroad lineup was highly popular during the 1970s, having sold over 25 million records and selling out arenas worldwide.

The band were awarded four RIAA gold albums in 1970, the most for any American Group that year.

The current Grand Funk Railroad lineup uses the nickname 'The American Band', from their hit song 'We're an American Band'.

A popular take on the band during their heyday was that the critics hated them, but audiences loved them.

Any how for some good old seventies, foot stomping stadium rock (complete with self indulgent but thankfully not too long drum solo), this concert fits the bill.

The set list was:

01 - Footstomping Music
02 - Rock-N-Roll Soul
03 - Heartbreaker
04 - Shinin' On
05 - The Loco-Motion
06 - We're An American Band
07 - T.N.U.C.
08 - Inside Looking Out

The sound quality is excellent stereo soundboard, so turn it up loud (number 11 on Spinal Tap amps).

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The official Grand Funk Railroad site can be found HERE, and a few Grand Funk albums can be found in store HERE.

Johnny Cash - Live in Amsterdam 1972

By the early 1970s, Johnny Cash had established his public image as 'The Man in Black'.

He regularly performed dressed all in black, wearing a long black knee-length coat.

This outfit stood in contrast to the costumes worn by most of the major country acts in his day, that is rhinestone suit and cowboy boots.

In 1971, Cash wrote the song 'Man in Black' to help explain his dress code, "We're doing mighty fine I do suppose/In our streak of lightning cars and fancy clothes/But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back/Up front there ought to be a man in black."

He and his band had initially worn black shirts because that was the only matching color they had among their various outfits, and he claimed to like wearing black both on and off stage.

From the 'Man in Black' era this is Johnny Cash live at The Nieuwe RAI, Amsterdam, Holland, on the 26th February 1972.

Set list is:

1. I Walk the Line intro / A boy Named Sue.
2. Ramblin' Around / Sunday Morning Coming Down.
3. Man in Black.
4. I Still Miss Someone.
5. Five Feet High and Rising.
6. Pickin' Time / Detroit City.
7. I Walk the Line.
8. Jackson.
9. If I were a Carpenter.
10. No Need to Worry.
11. Will the Circle be Unbroken / Daddy Sang Bass.
12. Children Go Where I Send Thee.
13. A Thing Called Love.

Sound quality is very good (FM stereo sourced @ 256kbps).

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Visit his official web site HERE. A few Johnny Cash Cd's in the Beehive Candy store HERE.

Sinead O'Connor - Beautiful Vision

Known as 'Beautiful Vision', this is Sinead O'Connor live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, on April 24th, 1990.

Its twenty one years since her debut album 'The Lion and The Cobra' was released.

This concert was from around the time of her second album 'I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got' and just prior to 'Nothing Compares 2 U' being an international hit single.

With songs from both albums the set list for this concert was:

1. Feel So Different
2. The Emperor's New Clothes
3. I Want Your (Hands On Me)
4. You Cause So Much Sorrow
5. Three Babies
6. Black Boys On Mopeds
7. Last Day Of Our Acquaintance
8. Nothing Compares 2 U
9. Jump In The River
10. Jerusalem
11. Mandinka
12. Troy

Sound quality is very good stereo soundboard @ 192kbps.

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For more on Sinead O'Connor check out her web site HERE, and MySpace HERE.

A selection of her Cd's can be found HERE at the Beehive Candy Store.

Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band - Washington DC 1976

This is Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band at the opening night of the Warner Theater, Washington DC, USA on the 28th March 1976.

'Elite Hotel', released in December 1975, established that the buzz created by the previous album 'Pieces of the Sky' was well-founded.

Unusual for country albums at the time, which largely revolved around a hit single, Emmylou's' albums borrowed their approach from the album-oriented rock market, in terms of quality and artistic merit.

Tracks like "Sin City", "Wheels", and "Till I Gain Control Again", which weren't singles, easily stood against tracks like "Together Again", "Sweet Dreams", and "One of These Days", which were.

While 'Elite Hotel' was a number 1 country album, the album did sufficiently well with the rock audience. 'Elite Hotel' won a Grammy in 1976 for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female.

Legendary DC Concert Promoter Mike Schreibman was responsible for the reopening of the Warner Theater in downtown DC.

This Emmylou Show was the first show in the revamped 2000-seat acoustically-perfect vaudeville house.

The concert was broadcast on WHFS-FM 102.3 -Homegrown Radio, from back in those 'sorely missed days' - no playlists, knowledgeable DJs, and support for homegrown artists like Emmylou, who here returns triumphant.

These are the notes from 'Richard F' who recorded the show. ' I taped the show off the radio, and the cassette has held up remarkably well. I did miss taping the opening number and most of "San Antone Rose" as well as "Till I Can Gain Control Again" and most of "Jambalaya" during the tape flip. Thanks to Deborah N, I received all missing tracks except for "Till I Can Gain Control Again" from her source. Dave T then located the elusive missing track'.

The show has been edited together and sensitively mastered.

Set list is:

01 Intro
02 Cash on the Barrelhead
03 San Antonio Rose
04 Coat of Many Colors
05 Feeling Single, Seeing Double
06 If I Could only Win Your Love
07 Too Far Gone
08 Amarillo
09 Tonight the Bottle Let me Down
10 Tulsa Queen
11 Bluebird Wine
12 Band intros
13 Wheels
14 Till I Can Gain Control Again
15 Jambalaya
16 Ooh Las Vegas
17 Satan's Jewel Crown *
18 Forty Days
19 Outro

The band line up was:

The Hot Band:
Glen D, Hardin, piano
Rodney Crowell, rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
Emory Gordy Bass, banjo, high harmony
John Ware, drums
Hank De Vito, pedal steel, Dobro
Albert Lee, lead guitar

* Guests:
Fayssoux Starling, vocal
John Starling, vocal, acoustic guitar
Mike Auldridge, Dobro

Sound quality is predominately very good (FM stereo radio sourced).

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Emmylou Harris official web site HERE. Rhino Records record store HERE, with many remastered albums including extra tracks, including Elite Hotel.

Third World - Amsterdam 1979

Third World are a Jamaican reggae band formed in 1973.

Third World's greatest success came in the late 1970s and early 1980s, peaking with their cover version of The O'Jays 'Now That We Found Love', a hit single on both sides of the Atlantic in 1979.

Their music may be a little too commercial for some reggae purists, however as their website states 'the band was born out of a drive to write and perform original material incorporating reggae, rock and funk, and a desire to tour and
take music to a wider audience'.

From the peak of their success this is Third World live in Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, on the 9th June 1979.

Set list is:

1.One cold vibe.
2.Rhythm of life.
3.Cold sweat.
4.Thirld World Man.
5.1865 (96 Degrees in the shade).
6.Cool meditation.
7.Now that we found love.
8.Talk to me.

Sound quality is very good (from a FM stereo recording).

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For more on Third World check their website HERE.

There are a few Cd's in the Beehive Candy Store HERE, at bargain prices.

Uncle Tupelo - Beloit, WI, USA 1992

Although Uncle Tupelo broke up before they achieved significant commercial success, as mentioned on the recent Wilco concert posting, the band are renowned for their impact on the alternative country music scene.

The group's first album, No Depression, became a byword for the genre and was widely influential.

Uncle Tupelo's sound was unlike popular country music of the time, drawing inspiration from styles as diverse as the hardcore punk of The Minutemen and the country instrumentation and harmony of the Carter Family and Hank Williams.

Farrar and Tweedy lyrics frequently referenced Middle America and the working class of home town Belleville.

What was very surprising, though, is that, unlike the band's previous country-meets-punk releases, 'No Depression' and 'Still Feel Gone', the third album was performed almost exclusively on acoustic instruments.

It's a testament to the group's courage and integrity that, in a time when Nirvana's ''Smells Like Teen Spirit'' had made the world safe for grunge rock, their third album 'March 16-20, 1992' was nothing of the sort, with the band taking an alternative route.

This concert after the release of the third album is fittingly an acoustic set.

Recorded at a folk festival on the 11th September 1992, at Beliot College, Beliot WI, in the USA, this is a soundboard recording.

The concert includes the first known version of 'Motion Pictures' by Neil Young.

Set list is:

01 Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down (fades in)
02 True to Life
03 No Depression
04 Watch Me Fall
05 Shaky Ground
06 Atomic Power
07 Whiskey Bottle
08 Wait Up
09 Wipe the Clock
10 I Wish My Baby Was Born
11 Do Re Mi
12 Life Worth Livin'
13 I Wanna Be Your Dog
14 Still Be Around
15 Warfare
16 Moonshiner (fades in)
17 Grindstone
18 Sin City
19 Motion Pictures

Sound quality is stereo soundboard at 192kbps.

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For Uncle Tupelo albums visit their official store HERE. Site home page HERE.

Girlschool - Cologne - Germany 1991

When featuring the Go Go's recently, I came across the fact that Kathy Valentine had for a short while been a member of Girlschool.

A small piece of trivia, that gives a tenuous link to sharing a Girlschool concert.

The make you feel old fact, is that Girlschool have been around for thirty years, as of this year.

This is only part of a concert from 1991, the band have released three official live albums, more details on their website's discography HERE.

Performing at Music Hall, Cologne, Germany during December 1991, this is brimming with their usual live energy.

The setlist for this recording is:

1. Uh, All Night
2. Screamin' Blue Murder
3. Demolition Boys
4. C'mon Let's Go
5. Emergency
6. Tush
7. Play With Fire

This is from a stereo FM recording of very good quality.

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Official web pages HERE, shop page HERE and MySpace HERE.

Whats Up Doc - Number Ten - May 2008

Whats Up Doc goes international again for this edition, some unashamed plugs, and a few gems found on other sites, all shared here for your pleasure.

Australia first and the excellent Angus and Julia Stone, who are currently touring in Europe before heading home, the picture tells a story, here are a couple of songs to add more.

Links Removed - MP3 Policy.

Angus and Julia Stone - Bella.mp3
Angus and Julia Stone - Here We Go Again.mp3

Check their MySpace and listen to more HERE, Beehive Candy store purchase option HERE.

Giant Bear is a five-person collective of multi-instrumentalists, singers, poets, and songwriters.
Their music is firmly rooted in the sound of the American South, but never confined by its conventions. Well so say their website and I tend to agree!

Giant Bear - Nashville.mp3
Giant Bear - Devil on the Wall.mp3

Check their site for more music HERE, or buy HERE.

As mentioned previously James have recently released 'Hey Ma' and it does not disappoint.
A couple of examples below, and if you like these you will love the album. As you might expect they do not disguise their opinions on some poignant issues.

James - 01 - Bubbles.mp3
James - 02 Hey Ma.mp3

Loads of James Cd's in store HERE, the new album HERE.

From Sweden (thanks to Swedesplease) two superb artists.

First Aid Kit are sisters Klara and Johanna, and all I can say is you have to listen. They are wonderful!

First Aid Kit - 07 Cross Oceans.mp3

Listen to more and find out about them HERE, and purchase/download direct from Rabid Records HERE.

All girl group Those Dancing Days are another absolute 'breath of fresh air', a great example of why pop music has a future. Why don't my local radio stations play bands like this? (Because UK local radio is ####).

Those Dancing Days - 01 Tasty Boy.mp3

Buy HERE, and find out more HERE, on MySpace.

From Canada Ariane Moffatt has a third album on the way, and I am a sucker for songs sung in French, so check these out.

Ariane Moffatt - Hiver Mile-End.mp3
Ariane Moffatt - Jeudi 17 Mai.mp3

Purchase options HERE & Here. Official site for the detail, I really like the way this site opens up, see what I mean HERE.

I came across Carrie Rodriguez at Lonesome (along with a lot of other great music) and the comparison made with Lucinda Williams immediately grabbed my attention. Listen to:

Carrie Rodriguez - Seven Angels on a Bicycle.mp3

Her website is streaming the album HERE, along with all the background on her good self. Album in the Beehive Candy store HERE.

The Fairline Parkway were recommended to me, after posting the Wilco concert. See what you think, they have a 'lazy summer feel', that hopefully will be enjoyed even more if we have a good summer here in the UK after last years rainfall.

The Fairline Parkway - Westward Bound.mp3

Listen to more at their MySpace HERE, and visit The Kora Records for purchase options HERE.

Finally Sao Paulo's finest musical export CSS have had their most recent song presented on practically every new music blog, so why not here...

CSS - Rat Is Dead (Rage).mp3

More on their much anticipated new album soon, check out MySpace HERE.

James - Live in London 1993

James have just released the superb new album 'Hey Ma', more about that in the next round up of all things new 'whats up doc'.

This is James back in 1993.

Part of the whole Factory records and 'Madchester' scene, by the early 1990's the band had achieved much deserved success, releasing some excellent albums and singles along the way.

This concert was recorded by Radio One in the UK and was also syndicated to the Westwood One network in the US.

Recorded at the Brixton Academy on the 9th December 1993, this show has James touring their landmark 'Laid' album from which most of this set comes.

Originally broadcast in the UK three days later the recording set list is as follows:

01 Born Of Frustration
02 Sound
03 Laid
04 Knuckle Too Far
05 Honest Joe
06 Out To Get You
07 Low Low Low
08 Skin diving
09 P.S.
10 Lullaby
11 Sometimes

The sound quality is superb, their performance is wonderful.

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You can check out James in the Beehive Candy Store HERE.

More information on their current tour and new album HERE.

Leonard Cohen - Gothenburg Sweden 1993

This is Leonard Cohen from 1993 touring around the time of 'The Future' being released, (his last tour until now).

Due to appear at Glastonbury this year and also touring from June 2008 in Canada and Europe,
if you get a chance to see him live, take it!

Having released three 'official' live albums, this is the first live material I have heard from 'The Future' era, and it is extremely good.

The man remains a massive influence in music, and now in his seventies, is as eagerly anticipated, as at any other time in his forty year musical career.

This was recorded from an FM broadcast of the concert at the Lisebergshallen, Gothenburg, Sweden, on the 2nd May 1993.

The set list was:

01. [6:56.67] The Future
02. [5:00.68] Ain't No Cure for Love
03. [6:23.33] Bird on the Wire (radio announcer)
04. [6:44.43] First We Take Manhattan
05. [4:14.05] Suzanne
06. [5:47.54] I'm Your Man
07. [6:58.47] Joan of Arc
08. [7:45.00] Closing Time
09. [5:58.58] Hallelujah (radio announcer)

The band line up was:

Leonard Cohen - vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar
Perla Batalla - vocals
Julie Christensen - vocals
Bob Metzger - guitars, pedal steel guitar
Bob Furgo - keyboards, violin
Paul Ostermayer - keyboards, saxophone, flute
Bill Ginn - keyboards
Jorge Calderon - bass
Steve Meador - drums

Sound quality is extremely good 224kbps stereo.

REPLACEMENT DOWNLOAD LINK IN COMMENTS BELOW (24TH FEBRUARY 2009).

Leonard Cohen website HERE (with videos, tour details and more).

The Beehive Candy store Leonard Cohen collection HERE.