Brandon Burke

Frankly, I'm surprise that no one here saw these shows. After reading about a number of you having seen Ayler, etc I figured it was a no-brainer. Also, Bev, I see your point. This is especially the case regarding avant/prog rock. I lean considerably more toward the avant/psychedelic side but I still see where you're coming from. As a side note, it would have also been great to see The Pretty Things during the S.F. Sorrow/Parachute era....

You guys are seriously missing the boat on this one. I understand if it isn't your bag but both of these records are very, very good. I've presonally listened to the self-titled 1973 record 3 times in that last 24 hours. I'm surprised that some of our UK posters haven't spoken up already. Again, if you like Nick Drake, "Maybe I'm Amazed"-era McCartney, or Billy Nicholls (which is, I admit, a ridiculously obscure record) then you'll most certainly like this stuff......

Just as a side note: Capt Beefheart during the Trout Mask Replica/Lick My Decals Off, Baby era, the Soft Machine (pre-Soft Machine III, the way I like 'em), Steve Lacy, Dave Burrell, Robin Kenyatta and Alan Silva in one night?! Gimme a break.....

This one never gets talked about even though, if I remember right, it was reissued via Hat Art. Great record. Sounds (to my ears) like Jackie McLean or some Tristano-school guys if they had he recorded, say, an ESP session in the late-60's. Cool stuff, despite the fact that Anthony looks rather like a late-80's Jose Canseco on the original Revelation cover...... EDIT: Yea, here's the reissue cover. Same thing....

Did anyone here attend these shows.....?

I also rather liked Blutopia (Lock) but folks seem to be divided on that one. Interesting concept anyways......

A friend of mine burned Browne's second LP, Duncan Browne, last week and I just got it in the mail. I can't stop listening to it. His (only marginally) better known record, Give Me Take You, is another classic. Provided, that is, that you dig British psychedelic 60's folk rock. If you can get into, say, the first McCartney LP, Nick Drake, the Small Faces, Billy Nicholls or Emitt Rhodes I'm assuming you'd really like this stuff.....

Tarantino is making a serious ass out of himself on 'Conan O'Brien' right now.

Yup.

Damn. Where the hell was I......?

I agree.

Carl Stalling was most certainly a genius but let's not forget Scott Bradley.....

I don't see this thing coming out on CD anytime soon because, frankly, no one would buy it. I'm very much enjoying it right now, though. Haven't heard it in ages.....

I hear you, man. And I'm largely with you. I have four copies of Out to Lunch. On the other hand, I do understand Chuck's point. It's just one of those things. In other words, 'art as a commodity' is a tough thing to grapple with from all directions: as artist, as publisher, as buyer, as dealer, etc. I try to make up for it in the following way. There are a number of records I buy when I see them used with the sole purpose of giving them away to people that I think would like them. It's a simple pleasure but often those are the best kind......

Haven't listened to this in quite a while. I remember liking "Love Doctor" but there aren't really any funk bangers on here so, as a result, it's just been hanging out on my shelves. On another note: After blowing off Marvin Gaye's Trouble Man (mentioned earlier) for several years, I was absolutely blown away when I first heard "T Plays it Cool". Wow! I was already familiar with the title track (one of my favorite Marvin tunes) but "T" was a real surprise. It's incredible.

Those Underdog DVDs are great. When I was a kid, I used to get up an hour earlier than I needed to on weekdays just to watch Underdog at something stupid like 6:00am. As for the Avery material, there's several volumes on VHS but, alas, no DVDs yet. That's some of the funniest shit I've ever see in my life. He really exploited the fact that his medium was a *cartoon* world. Moreso than anyone else before (and perhaps since). All kinds of crazy, gravity/physics defying madness. Absolutely brilliant. Too bad about those sporadic blackface moments. Yeesh.....

Yes, it is a very very nice record, wolff. As for this collector business, I began collecting records when I outgrew baseball cards. (Hey, you gotta have something, right.) This was probaly right around high school. Interesting how similar yet completely different the two pursuits are. For starters, with bb cards you're not dealing with someone's art -- at least in the strictest sense. The differences to me are mostly ethical and in accordance with my own belief system regarding personal expression, the beauty of communal creation, etc. That said, I've been known to collect and LP or two.

As much as I love the WB stuff, I'm much more excited for the Tex Avery catalog to come out on DVD.

That is a GREAT song! I wish the rest of that soundtrack was as good. There's at least a few different versions of that tune flying around. For starters, the version with the strings (my fave) isn't even in the film. Then, there's two different versions in the film. I haven't heard the sdtk all the way through but I imagne they only have one vocal and maybe one instrumental take. The vocal take that's actually in the film itself kind of sucks if you ask me. Compared to the more elaborate version with strings, anyway. Plus, Bobby's vocals on the *stringed* version are considerably better. Also, lets not forget Edwin Starr's Hell Up in Harlem sdtk. It's a goody. Features, among other things, a lick Ice-T used as the hook on "High Rollers". Oooh.... also Quincy Jones scores for both The Lost Man and $. I particularly love The Lost Man. That's a hell of a record.

Let's just say it's......*deliberately paced*. I like it quite a bit but can't say that I play it all the time. Gene Harris is a very soulful man.

Yeah, I understand the Mosaic thing (it's a legitimate point) but I don't usually fork out for those things. I'm still in grad school so $150 means a lot to me. A funny point because I bought the Moncur select set on principal alone since I owned all of it on LP already. Grachan means that much to me. Regardless, one of my favorite session by either Rivers or Hill.....

Doesn't it seem like it's about time for this thing to see the light of day on CD? Listening to the Involution 2-fer LP right now (for the first time in ages) and I'm really enjoying it. The Hill session anyways..... EDIT: I guess I goofed on the title in the thread name. Oh well.....

If it's a clean LP you'te usually in good shape. I certainly don't hesitate to burn off my favorite LPs; be it either for convenience, to give to others or to keep me from wearing them down. Sometimes I listen to....say....my Blues-ette LP several times in a row and, from a conservation standpoint, there's nothing good about that.

No shit. Look at the Mets........

I haven't heard that one in years. I worked at a liquor store for extra cash in Lawrence, KS for a couple of years and the owner....the owner.....used to recommend Dicken's Cider to customers all the time. He had an amazing ability to keep a straight face no matter what was going on.