Robbie Robertson
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Topic: Robbie Robertson
Posted By: marktheshark
Subject: Robbie Robertson
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 22:32
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As a descendant of native Americans, I have to say something about this great composer. We all know about his folk-rock days with The Band. But has anybody listened to his solo projects he's done? I'm not writing this to get him included in the archives, but he has done some of the most beautifully done abstract work that has gained respect from the likes of people like Peter Gabriel, Jon Anderson, Brian Eno, Terry Bozzio, U2, Manu Katche, Tony Levin and so on who some have collaberated on his albums. He holds a special place in my heart. Only 4 solo albums and they're fantastic. They are:
Robbie Robertson Storyville Music For The Native Americans Contact From The Underworld Of Redboy If you haven't heard them, get them! They're incredible! |
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Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 23:38
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... now you've inspired me to dig out the CD as its been a while since I listened ... now where did I put it ... its definitely somewhere here amongst my 1500 ...er ...oh sorry ... I shall definitely play it again
------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
marktheshark wrote:
hey, great choice! I have some of his stuff ... a friend did a comp of all those solos albums for me mainly culled from Music for The Native Americans. He's not very well known here which is a shame as I really like his stuff!
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 00:00
You're right up my alley Felona. Not a lot of proggers really appreciate his work. Some people do give him the compliment of being a genre all his own though like Zappa, Beatles and Pink Floyd. And I agree on that. Certianly one of rock's most under-appreciated geniouses. 
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Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 00:13
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I see you tacttfully avoided my mentioning the ... oh never mind! Do you have a favourite track(s). I'll look to see if any of them are on my compilation ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 00:38
ok, hold on a sec.....I think the best track is track 4. An intrumental he does with a flute where his guitar hits the higher registor and meshes with the flute. Listen to it and you'll know what I mean. I'm listening to it right now. It's called The Vanishing Breed. |
Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 00:41
that's The Vanisihing Breed ... ok I'll go listen! ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 00:44
oh my lord ... beautiful music to fall asleep to .... I'm so glad you reminded me to listen to it again  ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 00:45
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Ok, it's finished. Isn't that incredible!? Checkout his 1st album, he's got Peter Gabriel, Tony Levin and U2 on that. I think that is one of best albums of the 80s. Oh alright. You've got 1500 cds! But not that one! Gotcha!
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Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 00:52
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well... you'll just have to put it on repeat ... ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 00:57
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What?! 1500 CDs and you don't have his 1st one?! What's the matter with you?! Gotcha!
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Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:03
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AHA!! ... I just KNEW you still hadn't gotten over it ... er ... how many did you say you had again ... ?
------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:05
| Well, I certainly enjoyed this romantic interlude listening to Robbie together like this. Let's do it again, huh? |
Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:06
 ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:09
| BTW, have you checked out Jean Luc Ponty yet? Or are you being a bad girl and not doing your fusion homework? |
Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:11
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Actually, I probably do have some of the tracks from his first album 'cos a friend did a compilation for me of all his solo stuff ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
... yes t'would be nice !Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:13
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jeez, give me a break, man. Its next on my list...ok? oh, I got 3 more yesterday ... so its now 1503 ... ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:16
....oh and shouldn't you be asleep by now ... by my reckoning its pretty late with you? ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:18
Yeah just keep rubbin it in! I'm up to 830 now, so I'm on your heels. Big deal!  Oh, checkout a Yank prog band from the 70s called Happy The Man if you haven't already done so with your 1500! It's Friday here anyway, and your company keeps me awake.
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Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:20
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yeah, I'm pretty scared and running fast ... Nope ... haven't got HtM ... ... I'll check out some samples and get back to you ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:26
now listening to ... Open Book ... its GORGEOUS!!!!!! ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:32
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Alright. Gotcha again! Let's see... I got a Beatles Yesterday and Today 2nd phase Butcher shot. (for you young-uns, that's the pasted-over version). A few original Vee-Jay pressings, a Beatles Mobile Fidelity box set that has been only played twice. Mobile pressed these vinyls off the studio master tapes with high-density virgin vinyl. Very hard to scratch. Been offered as much as $3000 for some of these. Shall I go on? Please say yes!
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Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:41
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as I said in my first ever post to you ... its all about Quality ... .......... yes, do continue ... ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:42
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actually re-read your post ... its a MF BOX SET!!!!! ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:44
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Oh I forgot my sheet-music that was amply displayed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame here in Cleveland, OH USA. Isn't boasting fun? Let's see here we go again.....a 1953 print of Bill Haley's Rock Around The Clock, Elvis's Love Me Tender and Jerry Lee's Great Balls Of Fire along with Led Zep's Stairway. Please tell me when to stop!
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Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:44
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... now listening to Happy the Man The Muse Awakens ... well, that'll be bringing my collection up a few notches .... amazon here I go ............................................................ ....... ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 01:48
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ok ok stop!! ... stop!! ...stop !!!!!! I can't take it any more ... I'm off shopping!!!!! I give in ... you win you win
...for the moment ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 02:13
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You're great! I can go all night with you, 'cause you're a challenge. I'm sure you got SOME rare collectibles in that 1500. Don't you? If not. I love you anyway. Anyway, here's another one for you. I grew-up in Wash. D.C. area. I've met Kit Watkins and Stanley Whitaker from HTM before they even cut their 1st album. They played at my high-school in '76. They both lived about 10 miles (12 kilometers to you) from my house in Reston, Virginia. I also have seen the Dixie Dregs when I went to Georgia Tech college in '77. I took drumming lessons from Coco on the HTM Better Late Cd released in '93. It just doesn't stop!
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Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 02:36
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well, I've spoken to Steve Hackett ... er, no, er, well, actually it was his wife. But that's just a minor detail. It was nearly him ... I mean, he could have been sitting beside her, right? It was when I phoned Camino Records (his own label) to complain of a faulty disc. Actually that's what must have happened ... when he realised I'd called to complain he quickly handed me over to Kim ....
------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
no it just doesn'tPosted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 02:44
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hey aren't we clever ... from Robbie Robertson to Steve Hackett via Happy the Man and your boasting ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 02:46
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Boy! We're doing some serious name-dropping here. I love it! Well' it IS getting late here now. Great pow-wow with you love. Let's do it again. Right now I'm waiting for the day the big proggers like Yes, ELP, Genesis and KC to get in the Rock Hall Of Fame, and then we can have a nice big convention here in Cleveland and see what our faces look like. At least those who can afford it. Bye-cycle love!
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Posted By: felona
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 02:49
night night markyshark! ------------- I was never really sure what I was waiting for. When the moment came I was looking away ...... The Church "After Everything Now This" |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 04:47
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Loved the Band as a kid and loved the first two RRobertson LPs....Storyville had a great feel and some great playing....but, I've never heard the more recent two....have seen them in record shops but don't know ANYONE who bought a copy. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 05:48
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The Band was great, haven't heard any of his solo albums though...
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Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 18:07
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[QUOTE=WiguJimbo] The Band was great, haven't heard any of his solo albums though...
His solo work is nothing like The Band. Some of it IS prog like Peter Gabriel and Manu Katche on Fallen Angel from the 1st album. Some really great stuff. His 3rd, Music For The Native Americans is just what it says with real Native Americans backing him up. Check it out. It's great! Robbie is 1/2 Indian BTW. |