No time for the old in-out, but here's some more classic dirty-ass Stones for the weekend. A stone masterpiece, this one; some say the best boot ever by the boys. Certainly a "Midnight Rambler" for the ages. Nice one, lads!
Okay, done with Rush for awhile and on to the Chick's first-ever Stones post. This is one of the very finest boots by Mick, Keith & Co. by any reckoning. It goes by various titles ("Cowgirl Barbecue" being my fave, and "Handsome Girls" ain't bad either); I believe much of it was broadcast on ye olde "King Biscuit Flower Hour". Not the nasty stage banter, however, all of which is included here.
Busy work week, but here's more Rush as promised. A fantastic show, one of the top boots by this band, with the sonics and performance every bit as good as on Exit...Stage Left, the first Rush album I ever owned and still a monster fave. This is essentially an alternate version of that Double Live classic, subtracting some cuts while adding "2112" and more early tunes.
More Rush for the weekend. This epic soundboard show is even better than the last. Not only are the performance and sonics spot-on, but this is the one where Geddy has to (gently, of course) scold the unruly audience for pushing so hard that the stage was in danger of collapsing...which, in Ged's words, might have been a "big bummer." Disaster averted, the boys soldier on to "2112" and beyond!
As promised: first Rush post, last Pinkpop '79 post. Neat how that works, huh? No time to jibberjabber now, but I got plenty more Rush coming up soonly...
As hinted at, here's little palate-cleanser, also from Pinkpop '79 of course, of Dire Straits' performance. Or rather, what remains of it: four tracks from their first two albums preceded by an ear-pleasin' Dutch DJ's intro. The rest of what Knopfler & Co. played is long since lost to the ages...
I lied. I'm still in a Pinkpop '79 kinda mood, very much so, but rather than go with the band that appears above Elvis Costello and the Attractions on the previously pictured poster, how about one that appeared below them on the bill? Don't worry, we'll get to the next band soon enough (in a major way, too) -- and after that, maybe even the Dire Straits set from Pinkpop '79 as well. I'm busily hunting that one down...
