Aretha’s still got it! This is taken from a performance at the Kennedy Centre a few days ago.
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Tag Archive for Live
Glen Hansard – McCormack’s Wall
This is taken from on of my favourite albums of 2015: Didn’t He Ramble by Glen Hansard. My relationship with Irish music can be complicated; sometimes it is nice to reminded of home, sometimes I find it too twee by half.
However, I encountered this record at a time when my mind was drawn from Berkeley to the Emerald Isle which made it’s traditional sound perfect. This is especially true of this track which reminded me of my rurual small town adolescence.
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Alsarah & Nahid* – Habibi Safr Mini
A folk track from central Sudan from Alsarah and her sister. I think it is beautifully pure and timeless.
Via the Tumbleweave world music blog.
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*Artist #789
Prince – Starfish and Coffee (Live on The Muppet Show)
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Van Morrison – I’ll Take Care Of You / It’s A Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World (Live in San Francisco)
I am going to see Van Morrison in the Royal Albert Hall in London tonight. To say I am excited is an understatement. My favourite live artists in an amazing venue. Hopefully it will be a good night.
I thought it fitting then to post a live track by him today. This is two for one – tracks orignially recorded by Bobby Bland and James Brown (quite the twosome). The original versions are below.
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Bobby Bland:
James Brown:
Van Morrison – Dweller on the Threshold (live)
I am a little wary of over posting Van Morrison (especially having posted another live version of his only a few weeks ago), it is apparent that my regard for his work is probably higher than most. However, one of the things I have tried to achieve through this blog is to document my musical taste and the journeys it takes me on and over the past few weeks Van’s live work is something I have been mining heavily. He is the most masterful performer I know.
This is taken from a 1982 performance in Germany. The original track is taken from Beautiful Vision, which was released the same year. I especially love the trumpet and saxophone…
Van Morrison:
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Donny Hathaway – Little Ghetto Boy
I first discovered the late, great Donny Hathaway (great voice, sad story) when I heard his great cover of John Lennon’s Jealous Guy (which I posted a couple of years ago). This is taken from the same album, Live, which was released in 1972.
This makes for a nice, smooth start to the week, which is always welcome.
Donny Hathaway:
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Boho Dancer* – Good Vibrations | (NAT)
This is a track from Danish band Boho Dancer, who I discovered via the Guardian Music Blog’s new band of the day feature.
I find the rather windswept video to be fitting for the track, which mercifully isn’t a Beach Boys cover.
Boho Dancer:
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*Artist #720
Van Morrison – Tupelo Honey (Live in Montreux 1980)
I have been unable to get this track out of my mind for several weeks. Van Morrison is an utterly masterful live performance. While it doesn’t quite reach the heights of Rave on John Donne or Make it real one more time it is still spectacular.
Tupelo Honey is taken from the 1971 album of the same name.
Late 70’s Van Morrison:
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Carla Thomas* – Pick up the pieces (Live at Wattstax)
This is a great live recording of Stax legend Carla Thomas taken from the 1972 Wattstax music festival which took place in The LA Colluseum. It is probably my favourite track of hers (the also excellent album version is here)
Carla Thomas:
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*Artist #668