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Steve - What have I told you about looking for gigs in the Jehovah's Witness's newsletter?

Brian.

One I forgot earlier:

Greg Keelor - Gone

You know how Jim Cuddy's solo stuff sounded like Blue Rodeo without Greg Keelor? Well, Greg Keelor solo album sounds *nothing* like Blue Rodeo. Great album for late night listening - very mellow, a real treat.

Brian.

Hmmmm.....

Joni Mitchell - Hejira

Neil Young - On The Beach

Fred Eaglesmith - Lipstick, Lies & Gasoline

Daniel Lanois - Acadie

The Band - The Band

Bruce Cockburn - Further Adventures

Blue Rodeo - Five Days In July

and, third vote today:

Oscar Peterson - Night Train (also good is "We Play Requests!" - or something similar; sorry, major brain fart)

Brian.

Hey -

Okay, last public post about Seoul nightlife:

Blane - thanks for the info. Woodstock shouldn't be hard to find, since I work right behind the Glass Tower at Samsung-dong. There *is* another Woodstock in Itaewon, as well.

And, to say something that's actually *on* topic, here are some more great albums:

Bill Frissell : Gone, Just Like A Train; Blues Dream; Nashville; Ghost Town; aww hell, anything by ol' Billy-boy is just fine by me.

Bill Frissell is a stunning jazz guitarist - great tone and atmosphere, and a wide range of styles, too. You'll like him, Trevor - as will many of the rest of you...

Concert update: Toto are playing here next month . Gee, I can't wait...

Brian.

PS - Marc, I *knew* you would appreciate my choice of avatar...

I'm sure most of you have seen this, but if you haven't Memento is a great flick - a whodunit being solved by a guy with no short-term memory. If you liked it, check out an earlier film by the same director (whose name I can't remember) called Following, about a frustratred writer who follows people around for inspiration for his stories.

Brian.

Can't say that I've been there yet - what part of the city is it in, Itae-won (I'm not sure if I'm spelling any of this correctly, but I'm sure you know what I mean)? The Ozzy Bar is down some side alley in Myeong-Dong, and they have a lot of discs to choose from - just not a lot that I'm interested in.

More cool albums:

DePhazz - Death By Chocolate

Sigur Ros - (can't remember the title)

Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Levez Yr Skinny Fists To Heaven Comme Antennae

Ben Folds Five - (the one that came *after* Whatever And Ever, Amen - although that one is good too)

Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Oh, and if anyone cares, I finally remembered the title of that Horace Silver album I mentioned last week - it's called "In Pursuit Of the 27th Man"; lots of vibes - nice.

Blane - and Scottie, too - do you have any other suggestions for cool places to hang out in Seoul? I live in Kang-namGu, near YeoksamDong.

Brian.

The Dead returned from hiatus with Mickey Hart back in the band. Maybe Phish will take this opportunity to reinstate Jeff Holdsworth

Ha-ha-ha!

Brian.

I have to agree with Marc here. The Dead were really the band to open my ears up to other forms of music (although, unlike Marc, I wasn't really a prog rock fan!). The Dead taught me to *listen* to, rather than simply hear music. I wonder what I would be interested in now if not for the Dead.

Of course, I might never have seen Del McCoury Band if they hadn't been at Oswego in '99... I still have great memories of seeing them at the Tralf in Buffalo a couple of years ago (great show, eh Marc?).

Oranges and lemons,

Brian.

The only reason I have finally made an appearance on this board after being a member for a full year is to fill you with fear. Trevor and Steve, you had best be whimpering too. I won't even mention what I have in store for Scottie King...

Oh, and Shain mentioned Wayne Shorter. I recommend:

The All-Seeing Eye

Speak No Evil

Juju

Live in fear!

Brian.

Actually Trev, I always have a million (& 1) suggestions - so many, that I rarely know where to start! In addition to the ones that Marc mentioned, some more good Coletrane albums are Ascension (trippy) and My Favourite Things (songs from popular musicals, soooo well done).

I also recommend:

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um, or Mingus Dynasty

Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles

Horace Silver - The 27th Man (maybe its The Ninth Man, I can't remember - my collection is on the other side of the planet - it's the one with the long-distance runner on the cover - anyone?)

Frank Zappa - Make A Jazz Noise Here, or The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (or any of the live albums from the 1988 tour)

As for some good bluesy stuff... if you haven't heard The Word yet, they're very good!

Errrrr... can't think of any more without seeing them in front of me right now. And no, The Ozzy Bar doesn't quite cut it - but you do get to choose CDs from the bar's collection and they will play them, although they don't have much that I would choose (my pick, naturally, was... Ozzy).

Cheers!

Brian.

Hey Trev -

Let's not forget a little Miles for Festivus!:

Miles Smiles

Miles In The Sky

Nefertiti

Big Fun, or

Get Up With It (Marc? That's the double one with the two 30 min tracks to start each disc, right?)

Missing my own collection in storage across the planet,

Brian.

Anyone who hasn't done so yet should read his latest book, "Stupid White Men (and other excuses for the sorry state of the nation)". Amusing, insightful, informative... and written by a patriotic American who hates what is happening to his country. I read it in one day; of course, I was in the middle of a thirteen hour flight, but nevertheless...

Brian.