Sundog

Hard to bet against the Bears today. Very good defense coming off a great game and a much improved offense, plus rain is in the forecast. I'd take the points and the Bears. My .02$

Yeah, when motivated by money....

I like this one..... iPod Case

Not sure if this has been posted yet...... By George Varga UNION-TRIBUNE POP MUSIC CRITIC September 17, 2005 Genre-leaping jazz icon Miles Davis heads the list of 2005 candidates for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The fiery trumpeter, who died in 1991 at the age of 65, changed the face of jazz several times and helped usher in the jazz-rock fusion movement of the late 1960s. He has also been a key influence on a wide array of non-jazz artists, including Prince, Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron, Who leader Pete Townshend and the members of Radiohead, whose landmark album, "OK Computer," was greatly inspired by Davis' epic fusion album, "Bitches Brew." Other first-time nominees include singer-songwriter Cat Stevens (now known by his Muslim name, Yusuf Islam), Blondie, the Dave Clark Five, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and pioneering Tex-Mex rockers the Sir Douglas Quintet. Repeat candidates – that is, artists who have previously been nominated but failed to garner enough votes for induction – include Black Sabbath, Chic, the J. Geils Band, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, John Mellencamp, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Patti Smith Group, the Stooges, the Sex Pistols, and Joe Tex. Being nominated is no guarantee of induction. This marks the eighth time Black Sabbath has been nominated, while Lynyrd Skynyrd was nominated for the seventh time and the Stooges and Sex Pistols have now been nominated five times each. Artists become eligible 25 years after the release of their first recording. That means performers whose first releases came out in 1980 are eligible for induction for the first time this year. However, no artists from the class of 1980 were nominated. This suggests that the hall's nominating committee is less than impressed by the likes of X, the Minutemen, the Feelies, Young Marble Giants, Willie Nile, the Plimsouls and the recently reunited Echo & The Bunnymen, all of whom released their debut recordings in 1980. Nominees are chosen by a committee of music historians, critics and record industry professionals, with ballots going out to approximately 750 voters, including this writer, around the world, and previous inductees. The five to seven nominees who receive the most votes will be inducted. The VH1 televised induction ceremony is usually held in mid-March in New York, not Cleveland, where the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum opened in 1995. Inductees should be announced within a few months, although no date has been set. Handicapping potential nominees is difficult at best, especially since many worthy veteran acts, such as Love, King Crimson and XTC, have never been nominated. The inclusion this year of trumpet giant Davis suggests a broadening of scope by the hall, which has paid little attention to jazz. Singer-songwriter Stevens is the beneficiary of a grass-roots lobbying effort, according to Seymour Stein, the founder of Sire Records and the president of the board of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "Johnny Ramone, right before he died last year, sent me three letters," Stein said. "One was from himself, one from Eddie Vedder and one from (Red Hot Chili Peppers' guitarist) John Frusciante, all advocating the induction of Cat Stevens, and I agree."

Anyone else have this one?

Gene Edwards of "Groove" Holmes fame is a really fine rough and tumble soul guitarist who doesn't get mentioned much. His solo from Dahoud, on the Soul Message album just knocks me out everytime!

Listen to this album and "see" what happens when bagpipes outlive their welcome. I always get a kick out of the way Sonny cuts Rufus' solo off during Swing Low. Enough is enough...time for some tenor sax!

Understood Chuck. No worries... P.S. The recent Sony Legacy release of this album does credit Richard Avedon as the photographer.

I'm sure that pose/look was familiar to countless women who gave birth to his numerous children. ← Hey, I just like the picture. No more no less.

Sad news. He was a national treasure. Some oustanding Vassar on this long forgotten album.

I'm nothing, if not predictable.......

Continuing on the animal theme...

That's not encouraging. Hopefully the powers that be will re-think their decision. After all, Jerry would want us to have this!

Heard "Look Out Cleveland" the other day on the radio and couldn't resist the urge to replace my dirty old vinyl copy.

The "Coltrane" deluxe version is quite good. I second the thought that the multiple versions of Tunji found on disc 2 are worth a listen.

Is fusion jazz + rock or rock + jazz or something else entirely?

Claude- I appreciate you taking the time to do the comparison. I have the budget ZYX Galaxy box which includes this date. Time to upgrade! P.S. Thanks for the tip on the Monk.

Being fiscally responsible really sucks. F*&#!

I'm waiting for the iPod "micronano", sure to be out in the next 90 days or so! Seriously, that looks pretty cool.

Merle Travis- Cannonball Rag

I've been thinking about listening to this set all week. Probably will get to it later tonight.

Ok, this is a very short and fairly subjective review.... Simply, my favorite "with strings" album of all time. Haunting, beautiful, and intimate only begin to describe it.