Mr. Musicface Posted November 15, 2002 Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 Hey all! If anyone's interested, the new Blue Traveler live album "What You And I Have Been Through" is now available at least in Toronto at Edward's Records and CD Replay stores. It's 19 bucks which isn't too bad considering I think it's an import. I just picked it up yesterday, for those that haven't heard the new line-up I'd definitely recommend it. The band is in very fine form, and new keyboard player Ben Wilson in particular adds something very cool to the sound. There's some great jams and excellent playing all around. It's mostly material from the last album with a couple of notable exceptions: John Popper's scary harmonica version of "Star Spangled Banner" (sort of like Hendrix's Woodstock version), "Slow Change" from the first BT album and "Carolina Blues" from Straight On 'Til Morning, "Pattern" (originally a Frogwings song penned by Popper and Oteil Burbridge) and "The Path" (previously an Internet-only release.) Anyway, there ya go. I'm not sure I'd recommend it as a first-ever BT album if you don't own anything by the band - in that case I'd say wait for the upcoming best of. But if you've been into the band in the past and want to catch up on where they are today, definitely a good listen. Peace, Mr. M. P.S. I just noticed you can download an MP3 from this CD from http://www.artistdirect.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Musicface Posted November 15, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 Indeed, Dec. 4. @ Commodore Ballroom according to www.bluestraveler.net. Enjoy! And yeh, Popper looks really good these days, if you saw him on the street you might not recognize him vs. 4 or 5 years ago. I saw him on his solo tour and then at Bluesfest in Ottawa less than 2 years later and I was stunned! Peace, Mr. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezy Posted November 16, 2002 Report Share Posted November 16, 2002 ...A little bird told me BT is supposed to be playing Vancouver soon... Can't wait to see the "skinny" John Popper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted November 16, 2002 Report Share Posted November 16, 2002 Heres hoping for some Ontario dates. I have just lately been getting back into Blues Traveler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Musicface Posted November 20, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2002 FYI, they've got a couple of song up on MP3.com now: http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/476/blues_traveler.html Peace, Mr. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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