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torben
Fifth Love
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 Posted - 03/05/2009 : 16:58:11
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| but the benefit concert with Robert Plant together with Johnny Echols at Beacon Theater, NYC June 23 can be found on dvd. |
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John9
Old Love
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Posted - 04/05/2009 : 00:12:35
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When I originally posted this thread, I not only had in mind the myth/legend of the lost Love album......but also the classic song Gethsemane, Again by Al Stewart. It's from his 1970 album Zero She Flies.........and I bet he's a fan too!
"And Christ in the ruins was wandering again
As he walked with the beggars and talked to the lame
And danced with the children and sailors who came
At his call
But ain't it all just like Jesus
Crying in the rain?
Ain't it all just Gethsemane again?"
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lemonade kid
Old Love
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Posted - 04/05/2009 : 01:19:18
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Originally posted by torben
but the benefit concert with Robert Plant together with Johnny Echols at Beacon Theater, NYC June 23 can be found on dvd.
Ok. Thanks, Torben! A commercial release? Is theat the title to search under? 
Love Al Stewart, John. 
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Joe Morris
Old Love
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Posted - 04/05/2009 : 02:47:01
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is Al Stewarts early stuff worth checking out? a contemporary of Nicks as I recall
Of course hes known these days for "Year of the cat" "Time passages" "Lord Grenville" ... stuff that came out after
Don't know if he was recorded by Joe Boyd like Nick, Vashti Bunyon, Fairport, etc
Is Echols really on a live dvd someplace? thats awesome! |
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Tina
Old Love
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/05/2009 : 08:04:30
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Correction to my earlier comments. I've been informed by a reliable source that a DVD of the Benefit gig at the Whiskey was filmed by Vince Flaherty's people and will be available at a later date for release.
Wow, a definite for the collection there.
Also see attached Youtube clip especially if you want to see Johnny Echols rocking out - picture quality not great but the sound is excellent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwLKvZy-ZxU
This California 66 revue tour is going to be something to behold.
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John9
Old Love
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/05/2009 : 11:35:35
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Originally posted by Joe Morris
is Al Stewarts early stuff worth checking out? a contemporary of Nicks as I recall
Of course hes known these days for "Year of the cat" "Time passages" "Lord Grenville" ... stuff that came out after
Don't know if he was recorded by Joe Boyd like Nick, Vashti Bunyon, Fairport, etc
Is Echols really on a live dvd someplace? thats awesome!
I think I am right in saying that Al's first four albums (now available on Collectors Choice) were initially unreleased in America - in contrast to Modern Times (1974) and Year Of The Cat (1975)which both made the Top 30 there. All his early work has a melodic and poetic charm with reflections on European history gradually replacing a preoccupation with bedsit romance. To me though, his most fully realised album is his fifth: Past Present and Future (1973 - now available on Rhino). His lyrical technique borrows heavily from Dylan's in the way that his words tumble over one another - so that many images manage to fit into just a couple of lines. Here's an example from the wonderful Soho Needless To Say:
"Rainstorm, brainstorm, faces in the maelstrom
huddled by the puddles in the shadows where the trains run"
One other curious point bearing in mind today's date - an epic track from the fourth album, Orange. is entitled The Night of the Fourth of May....there's synchronicity for you! |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
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Posted - 04/05/2009 : 22:24:00
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Love That LP too, John....."Roads to Moscow" & "Nostradamus" ...the whole LP is stellar.  His later work was great but I didn't follow the "hits" period.
Remember those great FM days when we got to hear those long tracks (8 & 9:43 min) in the middle of my work day! (right RW?)
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John9
Old Love
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Posted - 05/05/2009 : 10:10:19
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Originally posted by lemonade kid
Love That LP too, John....."Roads to Moscow" & "Nostradamus" ...the whole LP is stellar. His later work was great but I didn't follow the "hits" period.
Remember those great FM days when we got to hear those long tracks (8 & 9:43 min) in the middle of my work day! (right RW?)
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Yes, Lemondaekid it's a fantastic album - another interesting point about it is that the UK edition (originally released here on CBS) has an entirely different cover - showing Al staring from a mirror. The same is also true for its successor, Modern Times, where CBS had a close-up of Al playing his guitar. For some reason Arista in the US came up with much more elaborate artwork for those two.
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lemonade kid
Old Love
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Posted - 05/05/2009 : 11:18:31
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Originally posted by John9
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Originally posted by lemonade kid
Love That LP too, John....."Roads to Moscow" & "Nostradamus" ...the whole LP is stellar. His later work was great but I didn't follow the "hits" period.
Remember those great FM days when we got to hear those long tracks (8 & 9:43 min) in the middle of my work day! (right RW?)
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Yes, Lemondaekid it's a fantastic album - another interesting point about it is that the UK edition (originally released here on CBS) has an entirely different cover - showing Al staring from a mirror. The same is also true for its successor, Modern Times, where CBS had a close-up of Al playing his guitar. For some reason Arista in the US came up with much more elaborate artwork for those two.
I didn't know that about the covers. The US version is pretty psychedelic. Can't say enough good things about "Past, Present...."
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