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Neil Young :: A Perfect Echo Vol II – Pt 1 of 2

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In the spirit of the residual frenzy surrounding the release of volume one of Neil's archives, we continue with the Neil Young reposts.   Below is part 1 of 2, of Volume II, of the Perfect Echo compilation chronicling the years 1978-1984. Stay tuned for part two.
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For those interested in the back story, here are notes on the series via sharing the groove:

"Braden Strickler has done it again. He's compiled and lovingly mastered, almost exclusively from soundboard recordings, an 8-DISC SET which runs chronologically from August 1967 to January 2001. It's like an expanded version of the "Rock 'n' Roll Cowboy" concept, but with far superior sound.

This is a compilation of soundboard recordings from 1967-2001. The term soundboard is a bit of a misnomer. By soundboard I mean, basically, not an audience recording. Some are true soundboards, while others are FM, TV, ALD, or video-sourced recordings. The recordings were all taken from cdrs or videos that are circulating in the trading community. There are a total of 115 tracks (109 songs, as 6 get repeated). Some years were heavy with available recordings (1976 and 1989 come to mind). I tried to balance the set by not using too many songs from a single show. The entire 8 discs run in, roughly, chronological order.

+ Tracks removed per Neil Young's attorney's request......

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Diversions :: Roadside Graves on Roger Miller

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(Diversions, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.)

Below Roadside Graves principles, John Gleason and Jeremy Benson, discuss their introduction, and relationship, with the late great (and vastly underrated) Roger Miller. The band just recently sold out their album release show at Pianos in NYC and will be embarking on . . .

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Neil Young :: A Perfect Echo Vol. I – Pt 2

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Below is the second half of the Neil Young soundboard-derived live collection A Perfect Echo Vol. I. capturing the years 1974 - 1976.   The first half can be found here. For those interested in the back story, here are notes on the series via sharing the groove:

"Braden Strickler has done it again. He's compiled and lovingly mastered, almost exclusively from soundboard recordings, an 8-DISC SET which runs chronologically from August 1967 to January 2001. It's like an expanded version of the "Rock 'n' Roll Cowboy" concept, but with far superior sound.

This is a compilation of soundboard recordings from 1967-2001. The term soundboard is a bit of a misnomer. By soundboard I mean, basically, not an audience recording. Some are true soundboards, while others are FM, TV, ALD, or video-sourced recordings. The recordings were all taken from cdrs or videos that are circulating in the trading community. There are a total of 115 tracks (109 songs, as 6 get repeated). Some years were heavy with available recordings (1976 and 1989 come to mind). I tried to balance the set by not using too many songs from a single show. The entire 8 discs run in, roughly, chronological order.

+ Tracks removed per Neil Young’s attorney’s request……

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SIRIUS/XM Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XM, channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist.

SIRIUS 101: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Destroyer - My Favourite Year ++ St. Vincent - Actor Out of Work ++ Circulatory System - Overjoyed ++ Ruby Suns - Blue Penguin ++ Blair - Rampage ++ Foreign Born - That Old Sun ++ Dump - Raspberry Beret ++ Wilco - Car Can't Escape ++ Dirty . . .

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Well Hung :: ’60s Communist Hungarian Funk

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When I'm asked "so, what are you listening to these days?" more often than not, the answer regularly involves some sort of compilation, sanctioned or otherwise, ranging from dancehall, dub, French pop, tropicalia, Ethiopian hybrid jazz/funk to '60s garage-rock, freakbeat, obscure soul and weird psych comps from yesteryear.   While I will always be an admirer of the album format, these collections, in terms of gathering up the one-offs and interesting curios, consistently deliver (see labels: Soul Jazz, become a member or log in.

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Wilco (The Album)

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Starting with “Wilco (The Song),” which sounds like an upbeat inverse of the Velvet Underground’s “I’m Waiting for the Man,” Wilco announce their intentions quickly on Wilco (The Album).   “Do you dabble in depression?” Jeff Tweedy asks, and it’s not the question itself that’s new for Wilco–far . . .

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Yoî±lu :: A Society In Which No Tear is Shed

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Yoî±lu was the recording nom de tune of 16 year-old Vinicius Gageiro Marques.   Note the use of "was" here.   His story is as interesting as it is tragic.   From his parents home in the Southwestern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, Marques, recording as Yoî±lu, crafted lo-fi, tropicalia-soaked, pop and folk pieces reminiscent of José Gonzî¡lez and Nick Drake all in the fragmentary style of

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Off The Record :: Citified (Greensboro, NC)

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Off The Record is a recurring feature here on the Drunkard that marries two of my greatest interests; music and travel. Having a locals perspective when visiting a new locale is the difference between experiencing it through the lens of a tourist and of that of a native.

Off The Record gathers some of my favorite artists, asks them to reflect on their city of residence, and choose a handful of places they could not live without – be them bookstores, bars, restaurants or vistas.

Thus far we've seen NC related entries in the Off The . . .

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The Low Anthem :: The AD Interview

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Formed in 2006, Providence, RI trio The Low Anthem have provided the summer of 2009 with music that, while purposefully anachronistic, offers glimpses into the past, present and future like a great American novel.   Behind the air blowing through their ancient harmonium is a band who actually sees the music of the future as far more intimate. However, their music should not be viewed reductively as simply a new branch of folk music -- it is, instead, more natural.   As such, it is quite fitting that they would use the . . .

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Big Star :: Reissues/Vinyl/Box Set/Tributes

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With reissues, a box set and vinyl all hitting shelves this year it's a good time to be a Big Star fan, if albeit, a somewhat confusing one.   A quick wrap-up: Two weeks ago saw the release of the long-standing double CD version of the #1 Record/Radio City LPs.   The music contained within is obviously . . .

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John Vanderslice & The Tallest Man On Earth

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Tonight in LA at the Troubadour in West Hollywood: John Vanderslice & The Tallest Man On Earth.   Come on out.   Photo by: Elizabeth Weinberg

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Sevens :: Cheap Trick, Surrender

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(Sevens, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.)

We spend a lot of time discussing the elements of the music that moves us, whether it's lyrics or instrumentation. However, at a certain point, there is an ineffable quality about the music we like that affects us in ways we cannot describe. One of the musical structures that is often hardest to describe is the idea of resolution . . .

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SIRIUS/XM Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XM, channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist.

SIRIUS 100: Jean Michel Bernard - Generique Stephane ++ Neutral Milk Hotel - Glue (Gerbils cover) ++ Modern Skirts - Indiana Indian ++ Foreign Born - That Old Sun ++ Venice Is Sinking - Ryan's Song ++ Red Red Meat - Rosewood, Stax, Volts And Glitter ++ Guided By Voices - Don't . . .

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R.E.M. :: Reckoning (Reissue)

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"Reckoning was a chance to turn up the volume, tear up the rule book, and instead capture R.E.M.’s on-stage mojo." - Don Dixon (producer, Reckoning)

My relationship with Reckoning began roughly twenty years ago via a dubbed cassette copy I recorded off my friend's older brother's vinyl LP. The flip side of the tape was Lifes Rich Pageant. I still have the cassette, the sleeve's paper yellowed and stained, with the track titles written in the hand of a 13 year old boy. The red ink is a bit smeared . . .

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