Hi Folks!
I'm SO EXCITED about this episode! When I first started thinking about doing this podcast I knew there would be one all about '66. What I didn't know was how much fun it would be to go back and re-listen to this music.
There was so much happening at the time - I touch on a couple things but there has already been so much written about these days that I encourage you to seek some of that stuff out if you haven't already. Bill Graham's biography and autobiography are both excellent. Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" is essential reading. Then, of course, there are all the memoirs by and about the band themselves - I've read most of them and they all have their charms.
The Music:
7/16/66 Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco, CA
Viola Lee Blues, You Don't Have To Ask, Cold Rain & Snow, It's All Over Now Baby Blue
11/1/66 Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco, CA
Hi-Heel Sneakers, Beat It On Down The Line, Cream Puff War, He Was a Friend of Mine, Midnight Hour
Caveat - these recordings are both excellent, but they are not modern professional recordings. They are 49-year old archival recordings, and as such require a certain amount of willingness to 'play along'. Extreme stereo separation is present, especially on 7/16. Don't let that scare you off, this is good stuff - and you'll get used to it soon enough.
I had a Real Good Time putting this together, and I hope you enjoy!! Please follow on Facebook (NE GD Podcast), Twitter (@NEGDPodcast, and feel free to email with, um, Anything at negdpodcast@gmail.com.
Thanks again for stopping by, see you sometime!