Caught Hot Tuna down in Tampa last Saturday, it kicked ass, acoustic set then electric, so I got to see a lot of cool electric stuff I'd never seen them do before (I've seen these guys about twenty times since 1986, the last time was in Orlando in '91 or so), "Hit Single #1", "Soliloquay For Two", "Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man", "Funky #7", "Talkin' 'bout You", plus some old faves, "Sea Child", "I See The Light", "True Religion", "I Am The Light Of This World", "Too Many Years", "Trial By Fire", "Been So Long", and of course, "99 Year Blues". They had a mandolin player and drummer this tour, Jorma's definitely put on some weight, still plays like a mutherfucker, but seemed like he was holding back on some songs and letting the mandolin player take some of the leads. Still a very enjoyable show, ran into some friends I had not seen in almost twenty years, were does the time go?
Pirate, I know I've been waaaaay slack 'bout getting you those electric Tuna boots, there's been some dispute over T-shirt sales that has caused the delay........try to get 'em to ya soon........
So other than the live show, here's a bit of what I've been using as a soundtrack for my recent brain-damage sessions:
Pink Floyd--"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (for Syd, RIP)
Pink Floyd---"Lucifer Sam" (ditto)
Pavement--Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (cool 90s indie stuff)
Clutch--Blast Tyrant (fuckin' YEAH!!!!)
Hot Tuna--Hot Tuna
Funkadelic--Tear The Roof Off.....'74--'78
MElvins--The Crybaby (third of a trilogy, w/ Hank III, other guests, good shit)
Brian Eno--Here COme The Warm Jets
Pinback--Pinback(Psychedelic indie stuff)
Radiohead--OK Computer
Bloodlet--Entheogen (Psychedelic hardcore? from Orlando, good shit)
Queens of the Stone Age--Rated R
Estradasphere--Buck Fever (expiramental)
Plaid--Remixes (electronica)
IK7 Records sampler--(downtempo electronica)
Minutemen--Double Nickels On The Dime
Tomahawk--Tomahawk9rockin semi-expiramental stuff, Mike Patton)
LEd Zeppelin--PResence
Burnt By THe Sun--The PErfect Is The Enemy Of The Good (metal)
Joe Walsh--"Turn To Stone" (his coolest work ever)
Damnation AD--"No More Dreams and Happy Endings"
Eek-A-Mouse--"Ganja Smuggling"
NWA--"Gangsta, Gangsta"
Ween--"Thwe Grobe", "Spinal MEningitis Got Me Down"
Prince--"I Wanna Be Your Lover"
Pixies--"Hey", "In HEaven"
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