Greetings World's !!
It's a bright & Sunny Tuesday - here in the wilds of England....... and, because B's Dad is still in hospital, she & our Daughter, ME, have gone up to Wells, to try & give his home a quick clean over.... that means, once again - I'm home alone - it can't be helped, so I'm not complaining !!
If I wasn't booked into a 100 mile, round trip - tomorrow - to see the Consultant..... well, I probably would of gone with them. As it is - I'm sat here - kind of feeling like crap.... I'm not sure why !! I've poured myself a tall glass of OJ - in the hope it might wake me up a bit !! Time will tell.... I guess !!
The only news, that B has, on her Dad - from her trip to the hospital, last night, is.... that some how, her old man has caught some kind of infection. I'm thinking from not taking it easy, after coming out of the hospital, last week... or the week before, to be more accurate !! More news, as & when I get it....
So - as I'm home alone & it's about 10.30am - I have the music blasting away, in the form of an Emerson, Lake & Palmer live show... taken from their 5 Cd set called 'From The Beginning'. I've had a copy of it, here, for a couple of years - but, this is the first time that I've really given it a proper listen !!
As I type - I'm listening to a 3 track, live show, from London, on December 12th 1970... or September 12th 1970 - I'm not sure if we're using the European form of dating - or the American !! The tracks are:
1) The Barbarian
2) Knife Edge
3) Rondo
There are some 50 tracks, on the complete set..... so, I'm not going to type them all out !! But - some of the highlights are found on Cd 5 - which features a bundle of live tracks (me & my live tracks !!) recorded in Puerto Rico 'Mar-Y-Sol Festival' on July 4th 1972..... I'm guessing we're using the American date system, oh well !! Those tracks are:
1) Hoedown
2) Tarkus
3) Take A Pebble
4) Lucky Man
5) Piano Improvisation
6) Pictures At An Exhibition
7) Rondo
Heck - it has two live versions of 'Rondo' on the thing.... I didn't realise that !! Oh well - I must play things more often & actually give them a listen !! I must listen to stuff - rather than have it on, as muzak, in the background - to whatever I'm doing at the time !!
Something, that most modern Cd's are lacking.... well, sort of..... is something that is said, just before 'Knife Edge'. Basically that the album was "too short" so that did another track, to fill it up !! I wish some groups & people, would take that on board !!
'Knife Edge' was added, because the Lp was too short - yet, I bought B a copy of Bryan Adam's Cd - 'Tracks Of My years'.... all 35 minutes of it !! Lp's - at best, would run for 25... maybe 30 minutes, per side....... so, to stick an extra track on it, to fill it up - well, that was something !!
Now a days - Cd's clock in at 80 minutes.... I even have a Black Sabbath set here, that last longer than that, on one disc.... so, come on guys, make the Cd's worth their money !! 35 miutes, that's just a con !!
I have a great tape - of the 2 Lp 'Mar-Y-Sol' festival...... part of the ELP set, was featured on it.... sooooo, to get a much longer version, of the show, was well good !! I must dig the tape out (again) at some point... or, better still, look to see if it's been officially released on Cd any where !! I'll do that - when I close this post off....
Some of you will know, that I bought myself a new Cd recorder... oh, a couple of months back now. Anyhoo - I'm not too happy with the thing, mainly as - so far - I've not managed to get it, to do half the things, that I expect of it !! It's really a pain in the butt - it really is !!
I've tried recording individual tracks - and that seems to work out Ok.... but, when it comes to longer stuff, especially concerts..... well, if I don't kill myself, sorting it out - I'll probably land up shooting the bloody thing !!
The concert thing is the worse ever.... it either puts a slight click, on the tape... which is just darn annoying - but, even worse... it will put an actual gap, onto the recording - thus, making the whole concert, a bundle of tracks - with up to 10 second gaps, between the songs !! Not good - not blooming good at all !!
It will get used - probably !! I'll just have to do a bit of re-jigging & sort out the different inputs & outputs, on the back of the thing... that's not for today tho' - maybe, but very un-likely !!
I had hoped, I could use it - the new machine - to help transfer my old tapes, over to CD.... Ahhhhh !! I've just worked out, how to use it differently !! The light bulb, just went on - above my head !! Brilliant - I will no doubt let you know more, as & when I do !!
B has just 'phoned.... ME & her are at her Dad's house.... it's in a mess, but they are going to do their best, to clean things up !! I won't go into all the gory details - but, it's a mess.... bless him !!
ELP have just finished - sooooo, I'm back to listening to the 'Woodstock' soundtrack Cd's.... look at earlier posts, to try & work out what I mean by that !! Crosby, Stills & Nash are playing 'Wooden Ships' as I type.... I'm not sure if Neil Young was on this version of the track ?!
Now - as if by magic - the Allman Brothers Band, have just jumped in on the action !! No - they were not at Woodstock... I've just remembered their live set (another live set !!) 'Wipe The Windows, Check The Oil, Dollar gas' was in the multi-player... so, I'm giving it a listen... the tracks are:
1) Intro - By Bill Graham
2) Wasted Words
3) Southbound
4) Ramblin' Man
5) In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
6) Ain't Wastin' Time No More
7) Come & Go Blues
8) Can't Lose What You Never Had
9) Don't Want You No More
10) It's Not My Cross To Bear
11) Jessica
Hopefully, very soon, I'll try & sort out the complete - 2014 - live recording set, that the Allman Brothers put out, each year - with the help of two of the World's greatest people... Lady V & Sir J... from 'Hittin' The Note' !! I can't do that yet - but, even tho' I'm officially broke... even bankrupt - I'm sure I can get some help, to pick up the box set.... well, I hope so, at least !!
I have the 2012 box set.... B bought that, for me, as anniversary pressy & it's well impressive !! I was thinking about the 2013 box - but, as I had all of the live shows, anyways - I just never got around to picking up the box, to put them in !! Oh well......
Ok - I better be on my ways... it's pills & potions time (again) - so, I have to sort that out. Luckily, B has them all lined up, in little boxes, ready for me, to take - as & when the time is right !! Bless her...
So - I will be on my ways.... I thank you, as always, for your time... logging in & reading my words... until next time..
Bye Bye
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