Whtcha all listening too?

[cenacle]

JRL wrote: He didn't cop to tripping, but listen to Bitches Brew. The music certainly has that certain something...........


I'm not so sure Miles didn't turn on at some point...read the following from Timothy Leary's autobiography:

Timothy Leary, Flashbacks (1983):

"From 1960 to 1967 I was director of research projects at Harvard University and Millbrook, New York which studied the effects of brain-change drugs. During this period a talented group of psychologists and philosophers on our staff ran guided "trips" for over 3000 volunteers. These projects won worldwide recognition as centers for consciousness alteration and exploration of new dimensions of the mind.

"Our headquarters at Harvard and Millbrook were regularly visited by people interested in expanding their intelligence - poets and writers like Allen Ginsberg, Charles Olsen, Jack Kerouac, Robert Lovell; musicians like "The Grateful Dead," Charles Mingus, ******Miles Davis******, John Lennon, Jim Morrison; philosophers like Aldous Huxley, Arthur Koestler, Alan Watts; swamis, gurus, mystics, psychics by the troops. Scores of scientists from top universities. And occasionally steely-eyed experts, from government and military centers also participated."

(emphasis mine)

[JRL]

Well, I certainly think that Miles did turn on, but if I remember right, I never read anything about it in his autobiography or the half dozen or so biographys of him that I have read. I do remember him saying he didn't like pot.

Bitches Brew is particularly trippy, the tune off it Miles Runs The Voodoo Down especially.

I would also add that I take everything Dr. Leary said with a bit of salt, he was a spin doctor of the highest degree.

In all my Grateful Dead studies I never saw anything about them trippin with Leary, such different styles........

[laughingwillow]

I remember reading that Leary allegedly sent the dead a bill for his contribution to their psychedelic circus.

I'm sure its possible the band found Its way to leary's during their early trips to the north east. I also remember reading something about Mickey banging some uppercrust NY socialite with digs in that general area, so who knows.

lw

[JRL]

Was that in Scully's book? It's a great story, who knows how acurate. I don't doubt it though, seems acid didn't work it's magic on Leary's ego......

[JRL]

BTW, I listened to a bit of the Steve/Del thing, good stuff!

[laughingwillow]

LOL Did you catch the opening line of that disc? Its Earle saying, "Put your hat on, boy. You have to wear the hat if you're gonna play in this band. M-I-C-K-E-Y.." and boom! into the first song. My guess is that SE had final production on the disc and added that first line after all was said and done as a poke at Dels' controlling and archaic ways. hehe

lw

[JRL]

I did hear it, I will check it out again. Steve has been known to include studio chatter. On one record he says something like "I like the way the echo goes right through my head, I had that before but it was chemically induced"

[JRL]

Brother Willow turned me on to this: The Mountain- Steve Earle and the Del Mcoury Band

Iffn you are like me and you love bluegrass and old time left wing folk music this ones for you. Steve Earle is about as right on as it gets.

[JRL]

Now listening to a Phil Lesh and Friends Warefield show (it's out in the car. not sure of the date), also from our esteemed brudah LW. This show features John Scofield on guitar and America's sweetheart Joan Osborn.

Choice stuff, Scofield sounds like he is having a bast, I always thought he had a touch of Garcia influence especially in his acid jazz records.

And what a concept, finally a truely great singer singing Grateful Dead music!!  

Good stuff!!!

[JRL]

Dude, that Phil show is pretty damn good. You know what the lineup was? Scofield sounds like he has great affection for Garcia, and if so playin that music must have been a blast.

Thanks again for more great music!

[laughingwillow]

No problem. I'm glad you are enjoying it.

Phil: Bass/vocals
Larry Campbell: Guitar/fiddle/vocals
Joan Osborne: Vocals
John Molo: Drums
Greg Osby Alto/Soprano sax
Rob Baracco: Piano/organ/vocals

Have you caught the little space segment before Morning Dew, yet? I'm pretty sure that theramine[?]- like sound is Joan's voice....

lw

[JRL]

Yeah, she get's pretty spacey. I love that girl. Larry Campbell plays the peal steel as well?

[laughingwillow]

LOL Who's playing pedal-steel? That's the question I've been ak-sing myself this last while, too, as there is no credit given except that which I posted above.....

lw

[JRL]

Getting into the second disc now. I dig the Dark Star and the jam into Morning Dew. I am not so sure about the Other One.

I mean it's great knowing that the Grateful Dead repitoire lives on, but damn I miss Garcia.

[laughingwillow]

Yeah, that fiddle fueled Other One is definitely one of a kind. But its growing on me OK. The included version of the Wheel has been a little tougher for me to get into....

lw