OT: The Music Thread: Part IX - RIP Kris Kristofferson

[Raleighfern]

I grew up skiing in Vermont in the 70's, primarily at Bromley and Stratton. Did some cross country, sometimes on our own field(in Dorset, VT) or at the Viking Nordic Center.

love both bromley and stratton. i lived in sherburne (killington) so had season passes for pico for years. such an awesome time.

 

[Blowfish]

omg anyone know much about this song.

 

[JAD]

Heart
Little Queen


Nothin' At All


If Looks Could Kill

 

[bruinsfan1968]

 

[aguineapig72]

omg anyone know much about this song.

Blind Joe Death

 

[aguineapig72]

No need for you to apologize, my friend. I was venting at the poor choice of words, the phrase, used by whoever wrote that article.
It's been a bad couple of months for me and today I find myself officially unemployed. Maybe I'll find and open that bottle of Johnny Walker Black stashed in the cabinet under the kitchen counter to sooth my nerves. Won't happen, but it is a thought.

Sorry to hear about your troubles friend, I've seen some too the last few years. I listen to this one often, helps put it in perspective.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

 

[EvilDead]

Rod Stewart is an artist that's kind of a guilty pleasure for me. I don't like his later stuff, but the early albums of his career are enjoyable. Especially his 1971 breakthrough record Every Picture Tells a Story. As a folk rock album goes, it's enjoyable and does still hold up as a nice classic rock album of the early 1970s with upbeat and punchy songs. From the famous Maggie May to the cover of Bob Dylan's Tomorrow is a Long Time, as well as the title track, Every Picture Tells a Story has a good vibe to it that's a fun listen. The phrase "they don't make em like that anymore" gets overused to death, but given how folk rock and roots rock kind of fell into the background while modern country, something that I'm really not a fan of, has taken its place...it is kind of appropriate to say that albums like this don't get made anymore.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

With Jeff Beck kicking ass on the axe

 

[JAD]

Sorry to hear about your troubles friend, I've seen some too the last few years. I listen to this one often, helps put it in perspective.

Thank you my friends

I don't normally write things about the difficulties in my life. I tend to be a very private person. And to air my troubles is totally out of character. A moment of flesh and self pitty, forgive me. I need to be better. I try to walk by faith and not by sight.

We are told to consider it all joy when we encounter various trials and tribulations knowing that the testing of our faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work that we may be mature and complete not lacking anything.

The birds; they do not sow or reap or store away, yet our heavenly Father provides for them. Are we not more valuable then they?

Over the years in my journey I have learned to see His hand of provision and protection in my life. I just try to take things one day at a time knowing that He has never let me go without.
In times when I have walked alone I have never been alone. And I realize I have escaped death so many time I know I am only living. And while I may struggle with the circumstances and sometimes heartache in my life I never lose sight of the belief In the things not seen, knowing my true reward is yet to come.

I know these current difficulties will resolve I just have to preserve through the storm and step into the light. As the saying goes ... one door closes another opens ... something to that effect.

 

[Absurdity]

 

[aguineapig72]

Rod Stewart is an artist that's kind of a guilty pleasure for me. I don't like his later stuff, but the early albums of his career are enjoyable. Especially his 1971 breakthrough record Every Picture Tells a Story.

Micky Waller played drums for about every major British Blues Rock Act

Micky Waller was Rod Stewart's stick-man of choice, even though Waller played for Hendrix, Clapton, Dusty Springfield and so many more.

rockandrollparadise.com

Every Picture Tells a Story and so does it's drummer who put down the drumsticks and picked up the law books so to get paid.

"
When Long John Baldry was asked “Whatever happened to Micky Waller?'” he responded. “Ah, yes, dear Micky. Well, Micky was so tired of being screwed by agents and managers that he became a lawyer so he could screw them right back.” in reference to the Old Bailey High Court ruling in his favour on royalties due to him by Rod Stewart. Micky was a powerful drummer, but a relatively reserved character, who made significant contributions to the UK rock and blues scene. Micky died in 2008. Heaven just recruited the best drummer in the world.

Rod and Micky in the band Steampacket


The Waller Wallop




Micky on drums, his dog on backup vocals

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Rod Stewart is an artist that's kind of a guilty pleasure for me. I don't like his later stuff, but the early albums of his career are enjoyable. Especially his 1971 breakthrough record Every Picture Tells a Story. As a folk rock album goes, it's enjoyable and does still hold up as a nice classic rock album of the early 1970s with upbeat and punchy songs. From the famous Maggie May to the cover of Bob Dylan's Tomorrow is a Long Time, as well as the title track, Every Picture Tells a Story has a good vibe to it that's a fun listen. The phrase "they don't make em like that anymore" gets overused to death, but given how folk rock and roots rock kind of fell into the background while modern country, something that I'm really not a fan of, has taken its place...it is kind of appropriate to say that albums like this don't get made anymore.

My favorite from Every Picture Tells a Story:



Prominent organ, piano and fiddle. And Rod's voice.

 

[JAD]

U2
Three Sunrises


Miracle Drug


Spanish Eyes

 

[Terrier]

 

[Dreghorn2]

Heart
Little Queen


Nothin' At All


If Looks Could Kill

First bootleg album i ever purchased was a Heart record on yellow vinyl.

Yellow vinyl!

I thought it was the coolest damn thing. It was live tracks from some club in Seattle, mostly Zeppelin covers.

Friends and i drove a couple of hours deep into rural NB to see this guy who lived with his mother and about 85 cats in the middle of nowhere. I have no idea where he got his stuff.

We made a couple trips up there and i bought some amazing stuff that unfortunately is long gone, Including a 3 record Santana live album that was only released in Japan and all sorts on live boots by a ton of late 60s and early 70s bands.

He went by the name Wayne the Record man and i haven't a clue how we ever came to hear about him.

Couple of songs from that Santana album,

 

[aguineapig72]

Somehow missed that D'Angelo signed in Russia,







Drum roll please

 

[JAD]

Montgomery Gentry
My Town


If You Ever Stop Loving Me


Speed

 

[Gee Wally]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died.
Kristofferson died at his home on Maui, Hawaii on Saturday, family spokeswoman Ebie McFarland said in an email. He was 88.
McFarland said Kristofferson died peacefully, surrounded by his family. No cause was given. He was 88.
Starting in the late 1960s, the Brownsville, Texas native wrote such classics standards as “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” “Help Me Make it Through the Night,” “For the Good Times” and “Me and Bobby McGee.” Kristofferson was a singer himself, but many of his songs were best known as performed by others, whether Ray Price crooning “For the Good Times” or Janis Joplin belting out “Me and Bobby McGee.”

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Old school legend. Rest in peace sir

 

[BMC]

Two of my favorite versions of Kristofferson songs:

 

[Dr Quincy]

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Old school legend. Rest in peace sir

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Kristofferson is an amazing story. The man turned down a job teaching English at West Point so he could take a job cleaning the floors down in Nashville because he wanted to be around the music industry and chase his break

 

[bruinsfan1968]

 

[JAD]

Jimmy Buffett
Margaritaville


Son Of A Son Of A Sailor


A Pirate Looks At 40