http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:31:46 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/10/14/180401.php#comment-680489 "Harvey Mandel, Neil Merriweather, Lynn "Mama Lion" Carey...." I remember seeing Harvey Mandel at the Whiskey, great show! I was present at a recording session with Lynn Carey and the band Mama Lion at the Hollywood Spectrum, Oh what a night! It was my first days of being a DJ... little did I know then I was going have 23 notches on my gun from some of the best stations in California, and finally ending up at heritage station WMMS in Cleveland! I loved Lynn Carey and met Neil of few times, he was always riding around in the Limo. I ran into this band called "Hot Property" from Mendocino California and they were big Merriweather fans and had a few of his albums on hand. Lynn was a Hotty and that party is one of my fondest memories. Those were the days!! Take me back take me back! 680489@blogcritics.org Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:31:46 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/10/14/180401.php#comment-656621 I discovered Paul Butterfield through first listening to "Super Session" and finding out who this guy Mike Bloomfield was in 1968. Months later my buddy bought "East-West", easily one of the best albums of the late '60s. I had the rare opportunity to see Paul and his band perform in San Diego in the early '70s. What blew my mind about Paul Butterfield and Mike Bloomfield was the way they incorporated blues, rock, jazz and eastern music. "East-West", lasting most of the side of an album obviously was not going to bet much radio play. I remember playing it for some of my friends who were only into hard rock and they would sit there shaking their heads in disbelief, grab the album cover, read every word and immediately head to the record store to find a copy. Too bad we lost so many of these fine young artists so early, but their great works will be preserved and serve to educate musicians and elevate the emotions of listeners always. 656621@blogcritics.org Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:00:06 EST