Browsing the archives for the blues tag
July 3rd, 2011 Dave Grohl Back On Drums I don’t mean to jam more Seasick Steve down your throat, but this just happened, right after Seasick Steve and John Paul Jones (from Led Zeppelin) played with Jack White and Dead Weather. It was a busy weekend.I found this on the Consequence of Sound blog. Dave [...]
Live At The iTunes Festival 2011 John Paul Jones Still Coolest Zep Member John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) has been touring with primitive blues artist Seasick Steve (he’s huge in the UK), and I though I had posted a live performance of them already, but apparently I never did. This will not do. Seasick Steve [...]
It’s a rainy Tuesday here in Youdopia. Since I’m in delta blues country, I figure I’d show a little of the heartwood of American music. Robert Johnson is a legend, deservedly so in my opinion. Almost every song he recorded has been redone, and is famous. Crossroads, Terraplane Blues (Trampled Underfoot), Love In Vain, and [...]
Lip Syncing But Still Cool Early Zeppelin Guess what I woke up to, Youdopia? A brand new Led Zeppelin video. It’s not new, really, it’s newly discovered. In 1969 Led Zeppelin lip synced Babe I’m Gonna Leave You, and You Shook Me for the German tv show, The Beat Club. Babe was discovered a year [...]
“I hate to see the evening sun go down.” One of the best lyrics ever, Youdopia, and certainly killer opening lyrics to any song. That is a young Louis Armstrong on the cornet, playing so well, it travels to the soul like laser, eight and a half decades down the line. What your hearing was [...]
Trouble… Trouble’s On My Mind I Just Can’t Keep From Cryin’ It’s been awhile since I’ve done an obscure Led Zeppelin number. This one is a beaut. It’s from the final night of the legendary run at the LA Forum in 1977. I do not like the ’77 tour, but I like the acoustic set [...]
