Giveaway of the Day Forums

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   g@rgoyle
   Moderator

   Thanks All! for bringing back the good old days!
   It feels like I've got a jukebox in my head and the tune changes every time someone mentions one of my old favs *sigh*

   Sadie1lady: Have you tried a DJ supply store for the turntable needle? Places that sell musical instruments and PA equipment sometimes sell DJ supplies too. Depending on the type of needle you need the usb turntable might be cheaper though. Good luck!

   Whiterabbit: Day after Day? Baby Blue? Come And Get It?

   I gotta get out of this place... if it's the last thing I'll ever do...

   Regards,
   Lan *shuffling away on Birkenstocks with 3½-foot long grey hair and a homemade tie dye shirt*

   Posted 15 years ago #
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   midori
   Member

   Another one! Welcome to the Love Fest, lol. I love Day after Day. First time I heard it I thought it was Clapton because of the guitar. One I heard just yesterday is No Matter What. Was on my way to pick up my hubby at the train station and was tempted to speed so he could hear it. Oh what these old songs can do to you. C'mon baby Light My Fire! *&B-D (these strobe lights made me dig out my shades)

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   g@rgoyle
   Moderator

   Oooh, The Doors bring back loads of memories for me LOL
   In the old days I had a car battery in the sidecar so I could run a cassette player. Oddly, having "Keep Your Eyes On The Road" blaring out of the speakers didn't have the desired effect when I was overtaking cars... I still wonder why ;-D

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   ornithos
   Member

   Hi G@rgoyle,

   If you're into the Doors, you may be interested to know that - like the Surrealistic Pillow CD I referred to earlier in this thread - most, if not all, of the Doors' back catalogue has been digitally remastered and reissued. Last year I bought three out of a series of so-called 40th Anniversary Mixes: The Doors, Strange Days and Waiting for the Sun. These albums were remixed by Bruce Botnick and the remaining Doors members and released in 2007. They each also contain a number of bonus tracks and expanded sleave notes. Unfortunately I already had an early CD transfer of LA Woman which sounds rather flat, unlike the new mixes; these sound fantastic. If there are any others in this series I'm looking to complete the set.

   Do you still have your motorbike and sidecar?

   Posted 15 years ago #
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   sadie1lady
   Member

   Hi G@rgoyle,
   Thank you. I will keep that in mind when I look for one again.

   So no one here knows Alice's Restaurant? I'm really surprised. What about Joe's Garage by Frank Zappa? It's from the 70's but still had that mellow hippie edge.

   And that is too funny about your sidecar. I guess they were more popular in Europe than in the US. I don't ever remember seeing them.

   Yes I agree with Midori too, welcome to the love fest.

   Sadie

   Posted 15 years ago #
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   ornithos
   Member

   Hi Sadie,

   I love Arlo Guthrie (though he wasn't that prolific) and the Alice's Restaurant album in particular. One of my favourites is the The Motorcycle Song, being a biker myself.

   My music teacher introduced me to Frank Zappa (and Pink Floyd, she was "ahead of her years" :<) in 1970. Frank was certainly prolific; who knows how many more (new) albums he would have made had he not died (far too young at 53) in 1993. I find I really need to be in the mood for his music as it's so quirky. My favourite album is 200 motels, and I think Joe's Garage (Act 1, or 2+3) is good, but not his best album.

   I'm sure that others taking part in this thread also know these albums, but I suppose they've not been able to respond yet.

   Keep 'em coming Sadie,

   Ornithos

   P.S. I will try not to start boring everyone with stories about Prog Rock bands in this thread, I'll just stick to 60s & 70s classics

   Posted 15 years ago #
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   mikerb
   Member

   wow, the memories come rolling back. It's the short term ones that go first isn't it?
   I remember everything mentioned so far so I must qualify for the "aging hippy brigade"
   just for Wrabbit Badfinger this was their biggest hit in the UK and resulted in a long running court case over the royalties after one of the group members died if I remember correctly.

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   sadie1lady
   Member

   Hi Ornithos,

   I'm not as familiar with their albums as I was only introduced to those songs in particular: Alice's restaurant & Joe's Garage. I was more into the dancing stuff and not so much rock (until I hit my early to mid 20's that is).

   I also was a biker (chick). Not anymore though as it would be very hard to take both the boys to the bus stop on a motorcycle - lol. Although I guess I now qualify as redneck too because when its nice & warm out I go pick them up on the ATV.

   Did any of you go to Woodstock? I didn't because I was still only in my single digits at the time & my mother was not a hippie.

   I wish they would do a Woodstock reunion. That would be awesome. Some of the people/bands that played at Woodstock: Credence Clearwater Revival (CCR), Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY), Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead (of course), The Who, Canned Heat, Santana, Sly & The Family Stone, Melanie, Joe Cocker, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie (of course), Blood, Sweat & Tears, Sha Na Na, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane (and of course they played White Rabbit). Here is a link to a full list of artists & all the songs they sang: http://www.woodstock69.com/Woodstock_songs.htm.

   Ok, let's hear about your favorite Woodstock moment/song/memory.

   Sadie

   Posted 15 years ago #
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   ornithos
   Member

   Hi Sadie,

   Don't worry about not knowing the A's R and J's G albums well; they are mostly known for their title tracks anyway (which for the titular track of Alice's Restaurant amounts to almost the same, running as it does at over 18mins).

   Too bad sidecars aren't popular in the US; you would have been able to do the school run (as we say here in the UK) with both boys: one riding pillion, the other in the sidecar. Sadly I can't use my bike to run my son to school as my wife would do me an injury. I'm just a fair weather biker, I'm afraid.

   I would have loved to have gone to Woodstock, but sadly was too young to go (in my early two digits) as well as being on the wrong side of the big puddle :<)
   I did manage to go to many rock concerts in the UK and Europe though.
   I can recommend the classic Woodstock movie by director Michael Wadleigh to those who weren't there. One of favourite moments is Jimi Hendrix playing Hey Joe.

   I would indeed be great if they managed to put a reunion concert together; I'd get a second mortgage and take my family across.

   Ornithos

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    g@rgoyle
    Moderator

    Hi Ornithos,

    Yeah, the 40th Anniversary Mixes definitely sound a lot better than some of the earlier CDs. I've got an Anniversary boxed set with remastered versions of all six studio albums (each in a mini replica of the original vinyl sleeve), so the series is complete and there's a rarities bonus disk in the box as well. Worth looking out for IMO :-)
    I've bought lots of remastered CD versions and I've burned CD-roms from several of my old favs too, so I hardly ever touch the vinyl albums.
    Now that you've mentioned Prog Rock...*smirk*. From the psychedelic 60's/70's to Floyd to early Porcupine Tree is only a small step and the 90's section in my music collection would almost be nonexistent without PT. Even my 50's section has more, but I never really listen to it though.

    I've not been able to ride for two years, but I'm hoping to get back to it after my next operation. The motorcycle+sidecar outfit that I mentioned earlier sputtered home after its last track day in 1989. There's nothing to fix when there's a burn hole in a second oversize piston so it ended up being sold and given away in parts. I've got a couple of other motorcycles now and a sidecar that's ready to be attached.

    Hi Sadie,

    You'd attract a lot of attention if you took your boys to the bus stop with a two-seater sidecar. Sidecars aren't all that common in Europe either. People still stop to look and kids often wave.

    So many favs at Woodstock and I missed it all too. I'd forgotten that The Who played. Thank You for the link! "I Put A Spell On You" would have to be my #1. I remember being head over heels and waling it together *goosebumps allover*. O'course, if there's ever a reunion they'd have to spread the love equally across the world and do it at Stockwood in the UK or at Stockwald in Germany ;-P

    It's a clear night here... Good morning starshine... The earth says hello

    Regards,
    Lan

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    Whiterabbit-uk
    Games Guru

    Thanks G@rgoyle - it was Day after Day. That takes me back to some great outdoor sleepovers with some friends when I was still at school. We used to sleep under the stars watching for meteorites and satellites. I'll be showing my children the August and September showers when they come around this year. I finally fixed up the telescope for the kids. But so far we've only been looking at the moon; I've been rather distracted from such things since the accident, but the kids are now old enought to appreciate and learn about the stars. :)

    I gave most of my Zappa Albums away to a friend who was intent on collecting them all. I just so happened to have a couple that he didn't have. He offered 30 pound for each album which was a lot of money in the mid 80's, but I refused the cash as I've always thought it wrong to make a massive profit out of such things, besides I wasn't too keen on Zappa at the time, though I do love some of his stuff.

    I recently started looking for Captain Beefheart tracks and have managed to collect some pretty quirky stuff. I always remember Electricity, which I though was amazing the first time I heard it. Last time I saw Don Van Vliet was in a documentaty about Him and the Magic band. He looked so frail and I didn't think he was going to be around for much longer, but thankfully he's still alive and kicking, though devoting his time to art rather than music.

    I would also have loved to have gone to Woodstock. I remember camping (well we were sleeping under the stars again) and hiking in the Yorkshire Dales in the very early 70's and came across a small village with a cinema. The film was Woodstock, which was brilliant.

    I miss my motorcycles. I was planning to buy another one but the cycling accident over 3 years ago stopped that. Now I doubt I'll ever be able to ride again. I am considering a trike though. :)

    Time for me to turn in.
    Regards

    Whiterabbit

    (I also go by the name SlickWhiterabbit, though the slick isn't meant to denote slickness, but is a reference to Grace Slick who sang Whiterabbit. I use it for my AIM and Skype name, but haven't had AIM installed for a long time now ;)

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    ornithos
    Member

    Hi G@rgoyle,

    I've had a look for the The Anniversary boxed set that you mentioned, but could only find a box set called Perception. It appears to contain both CD and DVD-Audio versions of their six main albums. No mention of a rarities bonus disk.
    I've been thinking of selling my three disks and saving up for this set or the one that you have (if it is indeed a different one).

    My 90's section is also very slim (not much in the 80's either, bar a few the Cure and XTC albums), so I was interested to hear about Porcupine Tree. Although I've heard of Steven Wilson and Porcupine Tree, I'd never really considered buying any of their albums, as I was still busy collecting 70's albums. Which of their albums would you recommend?

    Wow, racing a bike and side car on a track, you are a courageous person :<)
    Are you going to drive the other side car on a track as well?

    Regards,

    SB

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    sadie1lady
    Member

    Hi G@rgoyle, I bet I would attract alot of attention taking the boys to the bus stop in a sidecar. I would probably be the talk of the whole school & then the town in a matter of hours. We live in a small rural town. No thanks, my motorcycle days are over. I'm an SUV mom now. I have to be with 2 boys that both play sports pretty much all year round.

    Wrabbit, As soon as you mentioned Slick, I know where it came from. I think a trike would suit you just fine. Hey the next time you give Zappa away, can I be the one you're giving it too? LOL.

    Later,
    Sadie

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