Comments on: G-L-O-R-I-A http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/04/18/g-l-o-r-i-a/ Music matters as if music mattered Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:22:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mal http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/04/18/g-l-o-r-i-a/comment-page-1/#comment-46 mal Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:52:29 +0000 http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/04/18/g-l-o-r-i-a/#comment-46 Tying together two recent threads, there's a bootleg of Patti Smith called something like Teenage Perversity. Iggy is on this too, and I think Smith comments about how he just woke up from being passed out on the stage at one point. I think there were some other choice comments too, and a rousing cover of Louie Louie. This was recorded in 1976, and according to this, the bootleg was already being closed and reissued by 1978: http://www.lwtua.free-online.co.uk/295.htm ""Patti Smith released some good albums, but any serious fan of hers will tell you that she performed most of her material better live. There are a number of fine Patti Smith bootlegs, but this one -- taken from a January 1976 show at the Roxy in Los Angeles, with near-perfect fidelity -- is both her best and her best-known. Besides incendiary versions of several songs from her first few LPs, it features covers of "Louie Louie," "My Generation" (with John Cale guesting), and The Velvet Underground's "We're Gonna Have a Good Time Together" and "Pale Blue Eyes," as well as entertaining between-song raps and even a brief cameo by Iggy Pop. It's no exaggeration to claim that this may be her best album, and one of the best '70s punk/new wave albums of all." ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide I thought she had been gigging wth Cale around then. I think I may have heard that she did some shows with him before Judy Nylon stepped in for the wonderful performance on the live Cale release, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. The quality of the recording with Nylon is a bit lacking but the performance and music easily make up for it, though I think it's agruable it's channeling Patti. When I think of early Patti= Smith I still get memories of Gilda Radnor throwing herself around the stage with a bottle of booze in her SNL Patti parodies Those had to be right around when Patti was a regular at CBGB's in her prime. With Patti on a Rimbaud influenced path of disorienting her senses in the name of poetry and art, Gilda was probably not far from reality. I think I saw Gilda as Patti before I ever heard Patti's music. Anyway, there are lots of covers on the Teenage Perversity boot, and well worth hearing if you get a chance. Tying together two recent threads, there’s a bootleg of Patti Smith called something like Teenage Perversity.

Iggy is on this too, and I think Smith comments about how he just woke up from being passed out on the stage at one point. I think there were some other choice comments too, and a rousing cover of Louie Louie.

This was recorded in 1976, and according to this, the bootleg was already being closed and reissued by 1978:

http://www.lwtua.free-online.co.uk/295.htm

“”Patti Smith released some good albums, but any serious fan of hers will tell you that she performed most of her material better live. There are a number of fine Patti Smith bootlegs, but this one — taken from a January 1976 show at the Roxy in Los Angeles, with near-perfect fidelity — is both her best and her best-known. Besides incendiary versions of several songs from her first few LPs, it features covers of “Louie Louie,” “My Generation” (with John Cale guesting), and The Velvet Underground’s “We’re Gonna Have a Good Time Together” and “Pale Blue Eyes,” as well as entertaining between-song raps and even a brief cameo by Iggy Pop. It’s no exaggeration to claim that this may be her best album, and one of the best ’70s punk/new wave albums of all.” ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

I thought she had been gigging wth Cale around then. I think I may have heard that she did some shows with him before Judy Nylon stepped in for the wonderful performance on the live Cale release, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. The quality of the recording with Nylon is a bit lacking but the performance and music easily make up for it, though I think it’s agruable it’s channeling Patti.

When I think of early Patti= Smith I still get memories of Gilda Radnor throwing herself around the stage with a bottle of booze in her SNL Patti parodies Those had to be right around when Patti was a regular at CBGB’s in her prime.

With Patti on a Rimbaud influenced path of disorienting her senses in the name of poetry and art, Gilda was probably not far from reality. I think I saw Gilda as Patti before I ever heard Patti’s music.

Anyway, there are lots of covers on the Teenage Perversity boot, and well worth hearing if you get a chance.

]]> By: shacker http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/04/18/g-l-o-r-i-a/comment-page-1/#comment-43 shacker Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:51:58 +0000 http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/04/18/g-l-o-r-i-a/#comment-43 LOL - Nevermind :) I thought it was pretty weird that they would cover that song... which is why I had my heart set on finding it. But will still try to find Patti's induction thing. LOL – Nevermind :) I thought it was pretty weird that they would cover that song… which is why I had my heart set on finding it. But will still try to find Patti’s induction thing.

]]> By: Sean Graham http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/04/18/g-l-o-r-i-a/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Sean Graham Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:42:29 +0000 http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/04/18/g-l-o-r-i-a/#comment-42 It wasn't "*The* Smiths", I believe Lemon made a typo... Patti Smith performed Rock & Roll Nigger at the induction this year... It was really nice that VH1 Classic showed the entire ceremony uncut this year, I was really pissed off when Talking Heads reformed for their induction and VH1 only showed a few of the songs they performed... Which brings me to a great cover: "Take Me to the River" by Talking Heads.... It wasn’t “*The* Smiths”, I believe Lemon made a typo… Patti Smith performed Rock & Roll Nigger at the induction this year… It was really nice that VH1 Classic showed the entire ceremony uncut this year, I was really pissed off when Talking Heads reformed for their induction and VH1 only showed a few of the songs they performed…

Which brings me to a great cover: “Take Me to the River” by Talking Heads….

]]> By: shacker http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/04/18/g-l-o-r-i-a/comment-page-1/#comment-41 shacker Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:53:33 +0000 http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/04/18/g-l-o-r-i-a/#comment-41 Lemon, I've *got* to dig up that Smith's performance, thanks for the tip. Funny, the Smiths covering Smith. Just listened to Patti's "Birdland" from <i>Horses</i> in the morning sun a while ago and started to cry a little bit. Mind blowingly moving. Lemon, I’ve *got* to dig up that Smith’s performance, thanks for the tip. Funny, the Smiths covering Smith.

Just listened to Patti’s “Birdland” from Horses in the morning sun a while ago and started to cry a little bit. Mind blowingly moving.

]]> By: Lemon Session http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/04/18/g-l-o-r-i-a/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Lemon Session Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:41:51 +0000 http://stuckbetweenstations.org/2007/04/18/g-l-o-r-i-a/#comment-37 For me: Pussy Galore -- Nothing Can Break Me Down (cover of Nuggets-like band The Twilighters from Texas) Dwarves -- Hurricane Fighter Plane (original by Red Krayola) Rocket From the Tombs -- Raw Power (the band that would later become Pere Ubu did an instrumental take on the Stooges' song that absolutely smokes) New Bomb Turks -- Jivin' Sister Jinny (Great, low-fi cover of the Stones song) Dinosaur Jr. -- Just Like Heaven (I even like that hardcore chorus) Did anyone see the Smith's performance of Rock and Roll Nigger for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Holy shit... For me:

Pussy Galore — Nothing Can Break Me Down (cover of Nuggets-like band The Twilighters from Texas)

Dwarves — Hurricane Fighter Plane (original by Red Krayola)

Rocket From the Tombs — Raw Power (the band that would later become Pere Ubu did an instrumental take on the Stooges’ song that absolutely smokes)

New Bomb Turks — Jivin’ Sister Jinny (Great, low-fi cover of the Stones song)

Dinosaur Jr. — Just Like Heaven (I even like that hardcore chorus)

Did anyone see the Smith’s performance of Rock and Roll Nigger for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Holy shit…

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