not that they give a shit, prolly.

anyway, here’s the black crowes and gem and noel from oasis doing ‘down on the street’ at radio city music hall in june of 2001.

i was at this show.

brotherly love tour. new york city. fine memories. christopher and tp. great summer weather. staying in that weird room above the irish pub on 14th street.

the world trade center still had a few months in it back then.

which reminds me of the funniest thing the great don hodge ever said, which went something like, ‘yeah, man, the twin towers … whatever happened to those things?’

come on!

one of my favorite b-sides overdubbed with clips of two of my favorite interviews with rich and chris.

the overall mash up is probably a bit much, but i’m hung over, and chris looks cool doing his thing, you know.

what intrigues me about this record is that it comes in two forms: the cd form has two different discs, the first is ‘before the frost.’ rock. the second is ‘until the freeze.’ a lil more country, bluegrass even at times. solid. where it gets weird is that the double vinyl, which i have, mixes all the tracks up … alright … but the completed mash up is supposed to then be a concept album with a loose narrative running thorough it about the allure of the city and the return to the country. i haven’t heard enough yet to voice an opinion on the concept beyond saying that these cats have clearly found real inspiration again and have made two back-to-back incredible albums. greenhorn. aimless peacock. appaloosa. what is home? familiar yet deeply experimental. and you have to keep reminding yourself that ‘before the frost … until the freeze’ is live. live in the studio (levon helm’s, no less) before a small audience. they’re becoming the closest thing we’ve seen to ‘the band’ since, well, ‘the band.’ good on you boys. it’s been fun growing up with you. glad you’re still with us.

Movin’ On Down The Line
Wiser Time
Evergreen
Hotel Illness
High Head Blues
Welcome To The Goodtimes
Girl From The North Country (Bob Dylan)
Downtown Money Waster
Thorn In My Pride
Oh Jospehine
By Your Side
Sometimes Salvation
Jealous Again
Hard To Handle
Wounded Bird
- encore -
Oh Sweet Nuthin’ (Velvet Underground … sung by Rich)
Thick N’ Thin

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second best set i’ve ever seen from the crowes. course the best was when i was about 19 and seeing a show at the riviera in chicago for the first time. that was the greatest musical night of my life. early southern harmony. magic.

thursday’s show, though … lotta soul. lotta joy. very tight. luther! shit … luther is no joke. chris keeps getting cooler and cooler. the sweet nuthin’ cover was transcendent, and rich’s vocal was perfect.

sometimes love ain’t enough.

but sometimes it is …