This week none of the music is technically by the original artist, but it's tough to consider the selections covers either. Hence - half under the covers:
Stickmen - Indiscipline H - Estonia H - Fantastic Place RPWL w/Wilson - Not About Us Greg Lake - Fanfare for the Common Man Chick Corea & Hiromi - Concierto de Aranjuez>Spain Steve Hackett - Heat of the Moment Asia (Geoff Downes) - Video Killed the Radio Star Rick Wakeman - And You And I/Wondrous Stories/The Meeting Steve Howe Trio - Siberian Khatru Roger Waters - The Trial 21st Century Schizoid Band - Birdman Greg Lake - 21st Century Schizoid Man Steve Hackett - I Talk to the Wind 21st Century Schizoid Band - Epitaph Travis & Fripp - Moonchild Steve Hackett - The Court of the Crimson King Umphrey's McGee w/Belew - Red Adrian Belew - Three of a Perfect Pair Adrian Belew - Thela Hun Ginjeet Tony Levin - Elephant Talk ProjeKct Three - Facts of Life Bruford's Earthworks - Seems Like a Lifetime Ago BLUE - 3 Minutes of Pure Entertainment
This week we celebrate the birthdays of Allan Holdsworth and Al DiMeola.
UK - Alaska>Time to Kill Allan Holdsworth - House of Mirrors Allan Holdsworth - Non-brewed Condiment Al DiMeola - Advantage Al DiMeola - Egyptian Danza Allan Holdsworth - Zone Allan Holdsworth - Water on the Brain Pt. 2 Djabe w/Hackett - Above the Skies Djabe w/Hackett - Iceworld California Guitar Trio w/Levin and Mastelotto - Dance of the Maya DiMeola McLaughlin & DeLucia - Fantasia Suite Holdsworth Pasqua Haslip Wackerman - Fred Holdsworth Pasqua Haslip Wackerman - Guitar Intro>Pud Wud Al DiMeola - Maraba Return to Forever - Vulcan Worlds Bruford - The Sahara of Snow
A special show this week as Alistair Henry and Woody Harris join me to debate the pros and cons of the medley in the first ever Love Letters Smackdown.
Rush - R30 Overture ABWH - Time and a Word/Teakbois/Owner of a Lonely Heart Genesis - Old Medley Dixie Dregs - Medley (Take It Off the Top) Rudess/Morgenstein - Piano Prog Medley Gentle Giant - Excerpts from Octopus Steve Hackett - Medley Steve Hackett - Acoustic Medley Genesis - In the Cage Medley 1987 Yes - The Big Medley IQ - Medley
The Chapman Stick is featured on this week's show.
Tony Levin - Apollo Discipline - Elephant Talk Discipline - Matte Kudasai Discipline - The Sheltering Sky Trey Gunn - Kuma Trey Gunn - Sirrah Greg Howard - Water on the Moon parts 1-3 Gordian Knot - Grace Gordian Knot - Muttersprache Gordian Knot - Some Brighter Thing Gordian Knot - Singing Deep Mountain Tony Levin - Ever the Sun Shall Rise Tony Levin - Phobos Tony Levin - The Fifth Man Agent 22 - 77 Times Agent 22 - Brother Wind Shear Agent 22 - It's Time Lams & Griesgraber - Rebecca Lams & Griesgraber - Don't Look Back Lams & Griesgraber - Victor's Chase Stick Men - Scarlet Wheel Stick Men - South Gate Jam Stick Men - Hands Stick Men - Firebird Suite
Spiraling - Tempus Fugit IQ - Jet Peter Gabriel - Ain't That Peculiar Giraffe - The Musical Box Three Friends - Proclamation King Crimson - Get Thy Bearings Frogg Cafe - Red PFM - Pictures of a City Fish - Jeepster Rush - The Seeker Tony Levin - Tequila Marillion - Accidents Will Happen Steve Hackett - Man in the Long Black Coat H - Wichita Lineman Marillion - Everybody Hurts Marillion - Money Money Money Marillion - Hocus Pocus Umphrey's McGee - Girlfriend is Better Umphrey's McGee - Shine On You Crazy Diamond Californa Guitar Trio - Echoes RPWL - Welcome to the Machine Fish - 5 Years
Love Letters 21 - The Bottom of the Barrell of Fusion
Concert recordings from some great fusion bassists this week.
Tunnels - Tunnels Brand X - Malaga Virgin Brand X - Euthanasia Waltz Brand X - Introduction>A Duck Exploding Bruford - 5G Djabe with Hackett - Distant Dance Victor Wooten w/Marcus Miller - Miller Time Return to Forever - Vulcan Worlds Trio of Doom - Continuum Trio of Doom - Para Oriente Tunnels - Bad American Dream the 43rd Tunnels - Inseminator Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - The Sinister Minister
Some of my favorite recordings are combined to create a kind of ultimate The Wall live listening experience.
Kansas - The Wall Pink Floyd - In the Flesh Anderson, Levin, & More - The Thin Ice Roger Waters - Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 1 Roger Waters - The Happiest Days of our Lives Roger Waters - Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 Roger Waters - Mother Roger Waters - Goodbye Blue Sky Pink Floyd - Empty Spaces Pink Floyd - What Shall We Do Now? Pink Floyd - Young Lust Pink Floyd - One of My Turns Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 3 Pink Floyd - The Last Few Bricks Pink Floyd - Goodbye Cruel World Steve Hackett - Circus of Becoming Steve Hackett - Frozen Statues RPWL - Opel Pink Floyd - Hey You Roger Waters - Is There Anybody Out There Roger Waters - Nobody Home Roger Waters - Vera Roger Waters - Bring the Boys Back Home David Gilmour - Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd - The Show Must Go On Pink Floyd - In the Flesh Pink Floyd - Run Like Hell Roger Waters - Waiting for the Worms Roger Waters - The Trial Pink Floyd - Outside the Wall Roger Waters - The Tide is Turning
Artists from the Netherlands in concert settings are featured this week.
Adrian Belew - Postcard from Holland Focus - Focus III>Answers Questions Questions Answers Focus - Hocus Pocus Kayak - Close to the Fire Kayak - Crusader Kayak - When Hearts Grow Cold Kayak - Mammoth Finch - Scars on the Edge Finch - Paradocical Moods Steve Hackett - Tales of the Riverbank Steve Hackett - The Water Wheel Steve Hackett - A Cradle of Swans Egdon Heath - Peace of the Brave Egdon Heath - Gringo Egdon Heath - No Second Faust Kayak - Merlin Mangrove - Facing the Sunset Mangrove - I Fear the Day Finch - Pisces Focus - Sylvia>Hocus Pocus (Reprise)
ELP - Intro>Peter Gunn ABWH - Long Distance Runaround ABWH - Birthright ABWH - And You and I UK - The Only Thing She Needs UK - Carrying No Cross BLUE - Palace of Pearls BLUE - Original Sin ELP - Toccata ELP - Closer to Believing ELP - Piano Concerto No. 1 GTR - Imagining GTR - Hackett To Bits GTR - Spectral Mornings GTR - I Know What I Like RPWL - Day on My Pillow RPWL - Roses RPWL - Cymbaline PFM - Mr Nine Till Five PFM - Alta Loma Five Till Nine IQ - Erosion IQ - The Seventh House IQ - Subterranea
Helmet of Gnats - Crumbs Puppet Show - The Past Has Just Begun Presto Ballet - One Tragedy at a Time Sylvan - That's Why It Hurts IZZ - Deafening Silence Karmakanic - Two Blocks from the Edge It Bites - Once Around the World Steve Hackett - The Steppes Steve Hackett - Gnossienne #1 Steve Hackett - Walking Away from Rainbows Steve Hackett - In Memoriam District 97 - Tom Sawyer Touchstone - Intro>Wintercoast Touchstone - Original Sin Touchstone - Black Tide Touchstone - Dignity RPWL - Hole in the Sky RPWL - Breath In Breath Out RPWL - This Is Not a Prog Song
801 - Sombre Reptiles Hiromi's Sonicbloom - Time Control or Controlled by Time The Mahavishnu Project - Lila's Dance The Mahavishnu Project - Can't Stand Your Funk ProjeKct One - Suite Two Liquid Tension Experiment - When The Water Breaks Liquid Tension Experiment - Improv Jam #2 Liquid Tension Experiment - Rhapsody in Blue Steve Hackett - Jacuzzi Steve Hackett - Bacchus>Firth of Fifth Steve Hackett - Improv>The Red Flower of Tai Chi Blooms Everywhere>Hands of the Priestess Finch - A Passion Condensed Pierre Moerlen's Gong - Downwind Pierre Moerlen's Gong - Mandrake Gongzilla - Gongzilla Gongzilla - Soli 801 - Diamond Head
A look at live performance from PFM's early years this week, as well as my concert reviews of Roger Waters' The Wall and Calprog.
PFM - Four Holes in the Ground It Bites - Oh My God PFM - My God Warren Zevon - Hit Somebody Jethro Tull - Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day PFM - Bouree>Bouree Jam PFM - La Carrozza Di Hans Steve Hackett - Horizons Steve Hackett - Black Light Steve Hackett - Skye Boat Song Steve Hackett - Time Lapse at Milton Keynes Steve Hackett - Beja Flor PFM - Dove... Quandro Roger Waters - In the Flesh>The Happiest Days of our Lives>Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 District 97 - Presto Vivace>Back in NYC RPWL - 3 Lights RPWL - Start the Fire PFM - Is My Face on Straight>Cleveland Keyboard Jam PFM - Central Park Drum Solo PFM - Impressioni Di Settembre>Poseidon
Mostly Autumn - Porcupine Rain>Nowhere to Hide Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways Mostly Autumn - Overture-Forge of Sauron>Greenwood The Great Mostly Autumn - Dark Before the Dawn Mostly Autumn - Spirit of Autumn Past Mostly Autumn - Evergreen Sylvan - Eternity Ends>Bequest of Tears>In Chains Mostly Autumn - The Last Climb Mostly Autumn - Winter Mountain Squonk Opera - Mahem Squonk Opera - Strings vs. Skins Squonk Opera - Momentum Squonk Opera - Ten Digits Squonk Opera - Standing Wave Mostly Autumn - Pass the Clock Steve Hackett - Camino Royale Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch Steve Hackett - Everyday Mostly Autumn - Afterglow Sylvan - Bitter Symphony>Pane of Truth Mostly Autumn - Storms Over Still Water Mostly Autumn - Heroes Never Die
Genesis - Home by the Sea>Second Home by the Sea It Bites - Ghosts ProjeKct Four - Ghost 3 PFM - Photos of Ghosts Magenta - The White Witch Phish - Frankenstein Rudess & Morgenstein - Screaming Head Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London Phish - Wolfman's Brother Pink Floyd - Careful with that Axe Eugene Phish - My Friend My Friend (he's got a knife) Genesis - The Knife Phish - Harpua Phish - I am the Sea>The Real Me>Quadrophenia Steve Hackett - Vampyre with a Healthy Apetite Steve Hackett - Dark as the Grave Steve Hackett - Darktown Peter Gabriel - Darkness Van Der Graaf Generator - Darkness IQ - The Darkest Hour Karnataka - Must Be the Devil Transatlantic - Duel with the Devil Al DiMeola - Race with the Devil on a Spanish Highway Bruford - Beelzebub Happy the Man - Barking Spiders
Love Letters' first ever interview this week as we (and I do mean we) sit down with members of ultra-talented young progressive band, District 97. Get their thoughts on live performance, commonly-held industry beliefs, and more.
Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture>Do Ya District 97 Interview District 97 - Mindscan [not live] The Bad Plus - Guilty The Bad Plus - Do Your Sums-Die Like a Dog-Play for Home Yes - The Revealing Science of God Steve Hackett - In That Quiet Earth Steve Hackett - Depth Charge Steve Hackett - Clocks - The Angel of Mons Squonk Opera - Swaying Squonk Opera - Open Waves Squonk Opera - Majesty Curlew - Ray Marillion - The Web American Hollow - 21st Century Schizoid Man District 97 - Presto Vivace>Back in NYC Electric Light Orchestra - Can't Get It Out of My Head
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