slowhand Digest Volume 02 : Issue 38
Today's Topics:
Budokan Offer for Slowhanders Downunder
Re:Sharing the boots/Beat the Boots
budokan offer and request for setlist
argentina 2001
argentine 01
Hubert Sumlin info
Enlightened and Educated view of Eric's solo work
Looking for the following shows to trade...
EC /SRV on austin city limits.
12-4-01 Budokon question
Another Australian and New Zealand Budokan Offer
Pilgrim Tour Versus Reptile Tour
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From: "Carey Bird"
Subject: Budokan Offer for Slowhanders Downunder
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Thanks to the generosity of DavidH, I have now have a copy of this show.
In the same spirit of generosity I'm prepared to forward copies to the first
5 Australian domiciled Slowhanders who reply to me off-list no blanks &
postage required). The sole
condition is that they make it available on a similar basis for other
Slowhanders also.
Regards
Carey Bird
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From: Keith Bode
Subject: Re:Sharing the boots/Beat the Boots
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I'm not familiar with this system, so let me ask a question, and share
an opinion. What format are the shared recordings in? Are they in MP3
or SHN? MP3 originals are not accepted in the trading world of Grateful
Dead traders and serious Allman Brother's Band Traders. MP3 is
considered a "Lossy" compression. Personally I have heard many 128 and
256 bit MP3 songs that sounded pretty good. From my perspective of
trading in Airplane/Hot Tuna/Starship, Gratful Dead and Allman Brothers
Band lists, all lineages must me known, so if there is a MP3 generation
it has to be disclosed, and in most cases it is refused. I do compress
with a format called Shorten, or SHN, which only compresses to about 60%
of the original size, but has no loss in sound quality at all. There
are hundred's, probably thousands of servers, with about 100 bands, some
with large folowings like the Dead, Phish, Allman Brothers Band, serving
thousands and thousands of concerts in SHN format. For Clapton fans
there are 2 problems with this. First, all these servers serve music
from bands that allow taping. Second, there aren't any servers serving
Clapton, probably since he doesn't allow live taping, so it would be
difficult to serve Clapton in SHN format, since the premise of the
organization that helps people set up servers goes against the flow of
the artist having some control. Ok, I'm Babbling now. The bottom line
for me, even with a DSL line, is I would prefer to get copies made by
using EAC and burned, than by DLing MP3. I don't know what the feeling
in this group on that issue is, or what their knowledge of the MP3 VS
DAE is, but that what it comes down to, to me. And, I have mailed CD's
to europe, and vice versa, so that is not an issue.
Keith
Subject:
Sharing Boots / Beat the boots
From:
LukeLinus
We started to share complete boots in
excellent soundboard quality on AUDIOGALAXY. Recently
we put up the 04-12-2001 japan show and also
Talk to the boss (from mid 80s).
Many tracks from SouthAmerica 2001 are
also available now.
As more people are joining the SLOWHAND
group on AUDIOGALAXY, more shows become
available without the hassle of sending
blanks around the world.
The group grew close to 100 members
since last november. Please join and
share your recordings there. People
are very friendly and helpful there.
To download the free software go to:
http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1896420-100-7647532.html?tag=st.dl.1896420-106-1.lst-5-3.7647532
(works for Windows ME fine too)
After installing the software, go online, run program,
click GO, jump to GROUPS, search SLOWHAND, JOIN group,
wait to be admitted, click (yourname)home, click your
groups SLOWHAND. Here you see all members. Click a
members name (i.e. LukeLinus), click SHARED SONGS,
here you find a list of shared recordings which might
be single tracks or complete discs, click i.e. eric
clapton japan 12-04-01 disc one and start download.
Depending on your connection speed it might take a
while til its finished. Then you can burn your own
copy from your harddrive.
hope to see you there,
best regards
Peter Koehlen / Germany
(LukeLinus)
last shows: Little Blue, Bernard Allison, Train
next show: Jonatha Brooke & Band
Keith wrote:
>>From:
"Keith Bode"
Subject:
Continue with Beat the Boots
As not only a fan of Clapton, but of many other groups
as
well, I even know some of you through other lists,
every list I've
seen but this find's bootleg recordings, as a platform
to spread the
music. I am on one Allman Brothers Band list, where
there was a
spreading of music, under the theme of "Beat the
Boot". Instead of
people
hoarding their bootlegs secretly away, we do what our
mommy's taught us
to do, share.
I have Liberated a Dead Bootleg, "The Rainforest
Benefit". I am also
in
posession of several shows, that were originally
bootlegs, that I'd be
glad to share. I don't know if it would be possible
to coordinate
something ongoing like this, but I'd be willing to
try. Let's say
every
2 weeks we have a small tree, maybe about 20 people,
who would be
willing to keep spreading the music. We can all
share, and help each
other.
If clapton isn't getting any royalties, why should a
bootlegger
continue
to make money on the "Intellectual Property" that
legally belongs to
someone else.
I would be glad to admin it, the only problem with
that is some people
would see that as me trying to get as much as possible
for me. I say,
yes, I do want the music, but I also want others to
have it, and a tree
makes that possible. Anyone else want to be the Admin
on this?
If anyone is interested, and willing to help with
seeds, let me know.
I'd be glad to put one of my own shows up as a seed
for the first
round,
11/7/94 at the Fillmore.
Keith
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From: "stevie simkin"
Subject: budokan offer and request for setlist
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Thanks to Sean Cox for the SBD Budokan show, which I got today. First 3
replies to me direct at
stevie.simkin@btinternet.com
get themselves a copy. And can anyone let me have a tracklisting? Thanks
Stevie in the UK
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From: Lefffe@aol.com
Subject: argentina 2001
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i have the video from argentina 2001 in PAL send me a mail if you're
interested
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From: Lefffe@aol.com
Subject: argentine 01
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i have the video from argentina 2001 in PAL send me a mail if you're
interested
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From: "Scott Wallenberg"
Subject: Hubert Sumlin info
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"Hubert is the heaviest, most original guitar player I've ever heard in my
life and that's the truth." - Stevie Ray Vaughan
"My favorite guitarist is Hubert Sumlin." - Jimi Hendrix
"Hubert Sumlin is truly amazing!" - Eric Clapton
he youngest of 13 children, Hubert Sumlin was born on November 16, 1931, in
Greenwood, Mississippi and grew up in Hughes, Arkansas. When he was eight
years old, Hubert's mother sacrificed an entire week's pay to buy him a
guitar. Hubert's first musical experiences were in the Baptist Church where
he and the deacon worked out musical arrangements. This is the musical
"school" Hubert came from, his roots, along with other blues legends
including Otis Spann and Muddy Waters.
Hubert's first gig was as a fill-in guitarist for harp player James Cotton.
According to Cotton, guitarist Pat Hare couldn't be found and someone
pointed to the young Hubert and said, "He can play." Cotton recalls the
rest: "As soon as we hit the bandstand I couldn't tell it wasn't Pat Hare
back there!" This started a lifelong friendship between Sumlin and Cotton,
who (with permission from Hubert's mother) began to work local juke joints
and fish frys. Both men went on to become major players in the Chicago blues
community, both sharing time with Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. However, it
was Hubert's association with Wolf that helped him make his mark in the
blues world and music history.
Sumlin's first meeting with Wolf is as legendary as the music they created
together. At 11 years old, Hubert crawled into a local juke joint trying to
sneak in and hear the band. He was kicked out as soon as he was spotted, but
wandered around back to a window behind the bandstand. Hubert stacked
Coca-Cola cases against the window and as he stood on top to peek in at the
band, they fell out from under him and he came crashing through the window
in the middle of a song. Hubert remembers: "I looked up and saw Wolf looking
down at me; He said 'Let him stay! Let him stay! Bring him a chair.' He
wouldn't give me nothing but water, and I sat there and watched Wolf, Pat
Hare and Junior Parker. That night he took me home and told my mother to
please not punish me because all I only wanted was to hear the music."
A few years later Sumlin began working with Wolf in Memphis. Wolf had to
promise Hubert's mother that he would watch over him in order to get
permission to take the teenager to Chicago. Several years later, the most
legendary and longest partnership in the blues world began when Sumlin moved
to Chicago in 1954 to join Wolf's band. Wolf and Hubert changed the sound of
American music and helped create rock and roll.
Hubert Sumlin is an electric guitar pioneer, largely responsible for the
sound of many modern guitar players. Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Jimmy
Page, Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, Bob Weir, Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana and many
other critically acclaimed musicians consider Sumlin a major influence on
their playing. Clapton proved his respect by refusing to do the Chess
Records London Howlin' Wolf Sessions unless Hubert was present. "The Red
Rooster", "Backdoor Man", "Shake For Me", "Killing Floor", "Smokestack
Lightnin" and "Sittin' On Top of the World" are songs you may recognize from
cover versions by Cream, The Doors, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, The
Grateful Dead, or The Rolling Stones. Hubert Sumlin formulated the original
music to these classics.
In Hubert's music you hear the acoustic stylings of the delta meshed with
the loud excitement and bright lights of Chicago and Memphis, combined with
the artistry of Charlie Patton, Robert Johnson, Pat Hare, Son House and
Wolf. Sumlin brought these influences to the next level, creating his own
exceptional sound. His tone and intensity were instantly identifiable.
After Wolf's death in 1976, Sumlin quit music for a while; he couldn't
imagine performing without his mentor. When he returned to music in the
early eighties, Hubert established his own career as a solo artist. He
toured the world with various acts, playing with Albert King, Otis Rush,
Pinetop Perkins and countless others. Sumlin became close friends with
Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan and still wears the trademark "music note"
guitar strap that Stevie gave him. Hubert Sumlin is a historically
significant originator of blues composition and one of the last living
connections to an era that produced so much monumental music.
Hubert Sumlin 2002 Tour Dates
02-21-2002 THRU 02-23 JACKSON MS 930 BLUES CAFE
03-15-2002 BUFFALO NY THE TRALF
03-16-2002 MARIETTA OH THE LAFAYETTE HOTEL
03-20-2002 LA COURNEUVE FRA CENTRE CULTUREL LJEAN
HOU
03-23-2002 GRENOBLE FRA TO BE ANNOUNCED
04-24-2002 & 04-25-20 BRAZIL NATU BLUES FESTIVAL
2002
04-30-2002 NEW ORLEANS LA THE FINE ARTS CENTER
05-03-2002 MEMPHIS TN BEALE STREET MUSIC
FESTIV
05-04-2002 GILMER TX THE FREDDIE KING
BLUES FE
05-18-2002 THOMSON GA BLIND WILLIE McTELL
BLUES
05-19-2002 ANNAPOLIS MD CHESAPEAKE BAY BLUES
FEST
06-01-2002 HAGERSTOWN MD THE WESTERN MARYLAND
BLUE
06-21-2002 EXETER UK PHOENIX ARTST CENTRE
06-22-2002 DEVIZES UK DEVIZES FESTIVAL
06-23-2002 BRIGHTON UK CONCORDE
06-24-2002 LEEDS UK NEW ROSCO
06-26-2002 BEWCASTLE UK TBA
06-27-2002 ABERDEEN UK THE LEMON TREE
06-29-2002 CHICHESTER UK BLUES ON THE FARM
07-13-2002 FAIRMONT WV JOHNNIE JOHNSON BLUES
FES
08-04-2002 DEMING WA MOUNT BAKER BLUES
FESTIVA
08-10-2002 SYRACUSE NY THE GREAT NORTHEAST
BLUES
08-17-2002 NORWICH NY CHENANGO COUNTY
FAIRGROUN
08-30-2002 EISENACH GER EISENACH BLUES
FESTIVAL
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From: "Apurva Parikh"
Subject: Enlightened and Educated view of Eric's solo work
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Recently signed up with BMG, and ordered all or most of Eric's solo albums,
except Reason to Cry and There's one in every crowd.
Managed to order: 461 Ocean, Another Ticket, Backless, August, Money and
Cigs, Behind the Sun, Eric Clapton, and ordered for good measure Just One
Night.
(i already had slowhand, journeyman and i like both those a lot)
After having listened to all these albums in pieces over the past 2-3 days,
here's my 2 cents.
The Good:
Money and Cigarettes: Very Laid back... But the sound is more organic,
there's more guitar playing. Albeit there are three guys playing, but it's
good. The material is blues and some rock straight up. I liked this one a
lot
461 Ocean Blvd: Mellow as well, but I like the gospel and reggae tinge on
this album. Very well produced. Eric's voice, albeit weak, is tender and at
times bluesy. I like the slide playing and even though Sheriff is stale, the
ballads are good.
Behind the Sun:
My only favorite of the Phil Collins produced bunch. I wished Phil and Eric
never worked together. In fact, I wish Eric drove the content of his own
albums more. but problem is we'd probably have 10 blues albums.. But what's
wrong with that.. This album is worth just for Same Old blues, Just like a
Prisoner and Forever Man. If you subtracted the 80's gloss, this would be
Eric's best solo album.
The Bad:
Another Ticket/Backless: Just a cursory listen.. But i would lump in also No
reason to cry and there's one in every crowd in this category. Eric on
cruise control. Country rock with an occasional blues tune. Decent stuff,
but I don't know what shape Eric was in.
Eric Clapton (self titled): Now here's a missed opportunity. He had one his
best backing bands of all time. People who genuinely cared for Eric's
career. BUT>..... Whoever produced the album needs to be shot.. Guitar is
buried, way down.. Although I don't like the tone too much, the playing
shows some fire here and there. Eric's voice is very weak.
The Ugly:
August: YUCK YUCK and more YUCK. Full on Keyboard tilt. There's nothing I
like about this album, from the cover shots, to the Tina Turner duet. It's
an ugly effort. Produced like a Thompson Twins album.
Of the albums I didnt categorize. Journeyman is a good, slowhand is good..
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From: Jeff French
Subject: Looking for the following shows to trade...
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Greetings!
I am looking for copies the following shows:
1. "Into the Fire" - Tokyo, Japan, Oct 25-27, 1993, Mid Valley, SB 6
2. "The Concert for New York City" - MSG, NYC - Oct 20, 2001, 3BR, SB 6
3. Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Oct 6, 2001, SB 6
Also, I'm still looking for a recording of the July 22, 2001 from the
Savvis Center, St. Louis, MO.
If you can help me out with any of these, please send me an email and
I'll send you my list. Hopefully we can work out a trade. Thanks!
Best regards,
Jeff French
email: jfrench67@yahoo.com
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From: greg delaney
Subject: EC /SRV on austin city limits.
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Greetings Slowhanders.
RE: Austin City Limits.
would anybody know of an EC apperance with SRV
( Stevie Ray Vaughn ) on Austin City limits.
where EC was playing Dobro,
apparently EC and SRV was in the Audience and was
asked to join in????? not sure who the headliner was??
Any info would help.
GREG
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From: Jonathan Seff
Subject: 12-4-01 Budokon question
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My copy just has static between :42 and 1:20 of the last track on
disc 1, "I Need a Little Girl." Is this on everyone's copy?
Jon
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From: Hubert Orbons
Subject: Another Australian and New Zealand Budokan Offer
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Hello folks,
Rec'd my copies fom Dave just as he promised - thanks Dave.
I am now happy to do my bit and offer 5 copies to readers of the digest
from Australian and New Zealand.
I will quote David as he said it so well
"Usual rules apply. If you receive a copy you will have to offer this to
others who were unlucky to miss out from me. I am restricting this offer to
Australia & New Zealand only. Those who get a copy from me you are free to
supply anyone you see fit. However if I send you a copy I will post your
email address on the digest. So if you are serious about helping fellow
slowhanders there is no escaping making this available to others."
Cheers,
Hubert
Hawthorndene, South Australia.
PS anyone know of artwork for this show ?
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From: "Ken Norris"
Subject: Pilgrim Tour Versus Reptile Tour
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Today I got out my vintage Dan Rease produced recording of the Boston Pilgrim show. EC is really playing a lot of guitar on I Shot The Sheriff!
So I thought I would draw a few comparisons between the tours, and pick winners.
Unplugged set
Reptile tour wins. More substantial, and no acoustic Layla (at least until the end)
Pilgrim mini-set
Reptile tour wins. He really knows how to play those songs now. I miss Pilgrim though.
Guitar + Blues set
Pilgrim tour wins. In my view, Old Love + Crossroads + HYELAW + I Shot The Sheriff beats I Want A Little Girl + Travelin' Light (or Badge) + Hoochie Coochie Man + Slow Blues Du Jour. Yeah, the keyboard solos on Old Love on the Pilgrim tour were
awful, but EC was playing a lot more guitar, and there were no rotating solos on HYELAW.
Greatest Hits mini-set
Reptile tour wins. Layla added and Tearing Us Apart dropped.
Encore
Reptile tour wins. Over The Rainbow gives the show a feeling of completion.
I wonder what he'll be playing in June?
Best,
Ken
End of slowhand Digest V02 Issue #38