What more can be said about those hallowed halls of the PERRO sessions? A musical who’s who of the upper echelon of San Francisco at the height of its power. Every cornerstone of the scene was represented in the assemblage, but the ship was helmed by two wayward voyagers—pushing the outer expanses of musical ideation. Often omitted from the varied bootlegs and official releases culled from the sessions, an unsuspecting bit of guitar minimalism would finally see the light of day in 2006. With the deluxe reissue of David Crosby’s magnum opus If I Could Only Remember My Name, “Kids and Dogs” was unearthed for the masses.
Category: David Crosby
Transmissions :: A Conversation With David Crosby
This week on Transmissions: counter culture icon David Crosby. Anyone familiar with his Twitter feed knows Croz is a fount of opinions and insight, capable of immense warmth and good humor, but never one to pull punches. On July 31st, he’s reissuing the catalog of CPR, his cheekily named late ’90s and early 2000s supergroup with guitarist Jeff Pevar and Crosby’s son, keyboardist James Raymond, offering an overview of the group that set Crosby off on a late career renaissance that continues with recent albums like 2018’s Here If You Listen.
David Crosby :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview (2018)
Nearly five-and-a-half decades into his career, David Crosby might finally be hitting fourth gear. A new record, Here If You Listen , his second in collaboration with vocalists Michelle Willis and Becca Stevens , along with Mike League […]
David Crosby :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
David Crosby punctuates many of his sentences with an incredulous chuckle. It’s a knowing sound, the kind someone makes when they can’t quite believe their luck. In Crosby’s case, it […]
The PERRO Sessions: Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco 1971
Over the past decade, by my (rough) count, I have encountered at least three varying collections grouped under the catchall titles: the PERRO Tapes, the PERRO Sessions and the ’70 […]
David Crosby :: 1970 Outtakes (aka Perro Tapes)
Repost: Crosby’s 1970 outtakes (aka, Perro tapes) One of my favorite LPs from the early ’70s is David Crosby’s underrated masterpiece If I Could Only Remember My Name? A fully […]
The Byrds :: Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
I’ve danced around posting on this watershed album for two-plus years now — all the while featuring a variety of its players ( Gram Parsons , Chris Hillman , etc.) solo work, as well as their […]