Important list! If we had allowed Live albums on our “2012 best albums” list… all five would have featured… (at least if I would have had my way) and “Live At Hull” & “L.A. Friday” is even better albums than Dylan’s Tempest in my opinion… but than again I LOVE concert recordings.
The Who – Live at Hull 1970 (recorded February 15, 1970) In 1970 The Who where at their live peak.. Daltrey had found his voice.. the other 3 where ready.. and the “Tommy” material is nothing but fantastic! –
The Rolling Stones – L.A. Friday (Sunday 13th July 1975) –
The Rolling Stones – Hampton Coliseum (Live 1981) –
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Live From Alabama It is the best “new” live album this year.. by far..
Brilliant stuff.
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Bergenfest has booked this fantastic act from Daptone Records to play on Saturday the 15th of June 2013. This is gonna be a great show, We’re really looking forward to see these fabulous soul/gospel women.
Naomi Shelton is no ordinary gospel singer. Though she, like many others, grew up singing with her sisters in their Alabama church, she has also spent much of her life in the soul clubs around New York. Now, with her first official full-length release released in May 2012, it’s clear that her singing is equally influenced by both facets of her life.
This is soul music – informed by the church, perhaps, but soul music nonetheless, relatable to all. Which means that What Have You Done, My Brother?, an uplifting record that conveys Naomi’s energy, her excitement, her love of music, her compassion, is no ordinary album.
“Misdirection is my path. How many roads must a man walk down before you can call him lost? I’m there, baby.” – Paul Westerberg (2012)
Paul Westerberg (born December 31, 1959) is best known as the former lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter in The Replacements, one of the seminal alternative rock bands of the 1980s. He launched a solo career after the dissolution of that band. In recent years, he has cultivated a more independent-minded approach, primarily recording his music at home in his basement.
Achin’ To Be by The Replacements:
I’ve always loved his music, both in the Replacements and as a solo artist, I like that rough “I really don’t care” attitude. But I, of course, also love his melodic sense and his songwriting talent. He doesn’t do bad music, he’s always interesting, always on the move.
My favourite Westerberg solo song, Time flies tomorrow:
Paul Westerberg recently told Rolling Stone magazine that he’d reformed the Replacements, and in late September, recorded four cover songs for an EP:
What brought you back together with Tommy Stinson?
The downfall of the slender one. Slim [Dunlap] had a wicked-ass stroke, he’s in rough shape. It’s difficult to go there: He can’t talk very much, he’s sort of paralyzed, he can move his leg a little bit. He speaks in a whisper. When I mentioned this [benefit record], it seemed like something he really wanted to happen. “You guys get together,” he said in a whisper. “Go play a song.” So I figured, “What the hell?”
Chris [Mars] really didn’t want any part of this. I was not surprised, but I was a little disappointed. I’d talked to him, I thought maybe he might come down and play with us. That’s fine, he’s totally into painting, and doesn’t want to return to the skins. All I’ll say is, it felt pretty natural. It felt very much like it used to.
After two or three hours, my voice was shot, but we were rocking like murder for a while. (Read more)
We hope for a tour, but take what we can get 🙂
Happy birthday Paul!
This day’s album is my favourite solo release from Paul Westerberg, Eventually:
I’ve seen excactly 80 concerts this year (and a few more that I’ve seen parts of) and here is my list of the 30 best concerts 2012:
1. Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band (The Second night in Bergen, July)
2. Wilco (Oslo, February)
3. Afghan Whigs (Oslo, August)
4. Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band (First Night Bergen July)
5. Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band (Oslo, July)
6. Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires (First Concert, Bergen, June)
7. Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires (Club concert, Bergen, June)
8. Justin Townes Earle (Bergen, June)
9. Jonathan Wilson (Bergen, June)
10. The South (Bergen, June)
11. Lars Winnerbäck (Bergen, June)
12. Thåström (Vikedal, July)
13. Willis Earl Beal (Oslo, August)
14. Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires (Oslo, August)
15. Patti Smith (Bergen, June)
16. Motorpsycho (Haugesund, March)
17. Ida Jenshus (Haugesund, October)
18. Bob Mould (Oslo, August)
19. Feist (Oslo, August)
20. Thåström (Bergen, June)
21. Baroness (Oslo, August)
22. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings (Bergen, June)
23. The Black Keys (Oslo, August)
24. St. Vincent (Oslo, August)
25. Tønes (Skudeneshavn, November)
26. I Was A King (Haugesund, October)
27. First Aid Kit (Oslo, August)
28. Abigail Washburn and Kai Welch (Bergen, June)
29. Monster Magnet (Haugesund, November)
30. Hank W. Rodgersons Gospel Experience (Vikedal, July)
