Guess I owe it all to Pamela Brown. I remember when this one came out. All is well with you, I can tell.
Posted on 03/30/2005 4:35:33 AM PST by Chi-townChief
"Sorry, gotta go with "Satisfaction" on the opening guitar lick"
My favorites for greatest rock openings are:
"Surrender" - Cheap Trick
"Born to Run" - The Boss
agreed....much how I once viewed womyn.
I'm good Dennis ...thanks.
I think Kottke was the first acoustic instrumentalist we thought was cool....circa 73 or so.
Another gem. I forgot how many good songs he had.
"If you choose not to decide you still have may a choice." - Freewill
I left my home in Norfolk Virginia,
California on my mind.
Straddled that Greyhound, rode him past Raleigh,
On across Caroline.
Stopped in Charlotte and bypassed Rock Hill,
And we never was a minute late.
We was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown,
Rollin' 'cross the Georgia state.
We had motor trouble it turned into a struggle,
Half way 'cross Alabam,
And that 'hound broke down and left us all stranded
In downtown Birmingham.
Straight off, I bought me a through train ticket,
Ridin cross Mississippi clean
And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham
Smoking into New Orleans.
Somebody help me get out of Louisiana
Just help me get to Houston town.
There's people there who care a little 'bout me
And they won't let the poor boy down.
Sure as you're born, they bought me a silk suit,
Put luggage in my hands,
And I woke up high over Albuquerque
On a jet to the promised land.
Workin' on a T-bone steak a la carte
Flying over to the Golden State;
The pilot told me in thirteen minutes
We'd be headin' in the terminal gate.
Swing low sweet chariot, come down easy
Taxi to the terminal zone;
Cut your engines, cool your wings,
And let me make it to the telephone.
Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia,
Tidewater four ten O nine
Tell the folks back home this is the promised land callin'
And the poor boy's on the line.
Can't beat the beginning of "What'd I Say", if you ask me. Obviously not a guitar, but it's excellent, and it's gotta be the long version.
"thank you."
You're very welcome.
Who is the artist? I totally forgot about that song.
TruBlu, I'm with you. The "Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore East" is an unbelievable, still solid album. Imagine those guys playing like that, stoned to the bejesus belt on 'shrooms and Jack, for something like 5 hours in a place like the Fillmore East. One can feel the anguish in the guitar work in by Duane and Dickie in "Whipping Post". Listen very closely to the last solo before the final bridge- it's like they are crying or screaming, guitar-metaphorically. The live version of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" is masterful. However, I'll defer to "Blue Sky" from "Eat a Peach" as the best slide work I've ever heard. Heart-felt, smooth, tuneful, written by Dickie Betts for his wife. A love song. I could go on, but I'll stop. Your thoughts???
Uh, you mean the "Cadillac Song"???...just kidding, but the kids these days may think that. Just like they think Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" is the "United Airlines Song"...
"Cocaine" is not a Clapton song, either. Written by JJ Cale.
"Who is the artist?"
"Honey" was performed by Bobby Goldsborough, but I don't know if he composed it also.
The way it's going it looks like the the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is waiting for the last two remaining original members of Skynyrd die before the band will be admitted to the Hall of Fame....either that or they are banking on country music claiming them as their own.
You are sentenced to listening to "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" 5000 time while writing down the lyrics.
"The author may not care for it that much, but all I need is back-to-back listenings of "Freebird" on Friday afternoon at 5:00, and I'm ready for the weekend!
That will take a millstone of a week right off your back."
You prefer the studio or the live version?
I like the live version best.
"What song is it you want to hear?"
I saw an interview with Goldsboro on the old Merv Griffin show where Bobby was discussing "Autumn of my Life", the follow-up to "Honey" and equally sappy. Merv shouted out (only half-kidding), "WHAT AN AWFUL SONG!!"
Eric Clapton is an accomplished guitarist, no doubt about that.
For guitar, I'd rather listen to BB King any day.
"Your love is nothing but the blues
Baby, how blue can you get?"
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