Well, I’m sitting in my car with no reasonable hopes of escaping the MGM Grand parking garage before Bob Dylan releases Chronicles, Vol. 3… (For those who are scratching their heads, I basically mean it’ll be a long time!)
Thanks to the iPhone, there’s no better time to post tonight’s Bob Dylan set list!
1. Leopard-skin Pill-box Hat
2. The Times They Are A-Changin’
3. Things Have Changed
4. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
5. Can’t Wait
6. Most Likely You’ll Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine
Welcome to another Laptop Session! I had such a good time recording “Love Sick” for my last post, that I decided to do another song from Bob Dylan’s Time Out of Mind. Ironically, shortly after the album came out, Dylan had a near-death experience after he contracted an infection of some sort. And, oh yes, the headlines followed quickly. “Dylan ‘Tryin’ to Get to Heaven’?” and so forth. They were predictably cheesy, but I suppose the journalists found them irresistible…
Speaking of headlines, it sounds like Jeff and Jim are going to be making headlines soon with Jeff’s new EP and Jim’s album Halfway There. I haven’t written any songs since the summer, and even though I have three other projects I’m finishing off, chipping away at, and envisioning (respectively), I’m going to be very jealous of these projects! In a good way, too — that’s how we writers work, I suppose. Anyway, I wish both of my Laptop Session colleagues the best and offer my services. Jeff: If you need an electrifying guitar solo… definitely go to Jim, that’s definitely out of my league. And Jim: If you need another drummer to mix things up… you can just give Jeff a call, since I’m still on page one of my “Drumming for Idiots” guide. lol Seriously, I’m looking forward to both projects.
Check back in a few days for my next post, and I’ll share some more about my upcoming contribution to the guitarbucketlist.com/Fusco-Moore.com UNIVERSE!
Hello and welcome to the final Laptop Session of November! Today, I bring you an all-new cover (that’s right, ALL new) from a new songwriter to the blog, Leonard Cohen. In fact, I had so much fun learning this song today that I’ll be posting another Cohen song — perhaps his most well-known song — “Suzanne.”
You may be wondering, why bring in a Leonard Cohen song now, after all this time? Well, there are a couple of answers to that question.
First, I have recently been listening to The Essential Leonard Cohen, after my friend from work, Larry, suggested that Cohen and Bob Dylan are on the same level as songwriters. Now, for those of you who don’t know me, this was quite a compelling assertion indeed. Thus, I picked up the CD when I saw the special 3-disc edition on sale at Wal-Mart, and I’ve been listening to the first disc for the past week and a half. This song, “No Way to Say Goodbye,” is on that disc and has quickly become one of those songs that I find repeatedly stuck in my head during the day.
Then, I was reminded of Cohen yesterday when Alberto picked a cover of his “Hallelujah” by Jeff Buckley to play on our WCJM “Tenth Anniversary Show.” This was interesting for me, as it got me wondering if Cohen is one of those artists whose songs are more well-known when done by other performers. That’s the only song I know of, but I’ll have to do some research to find out…
Speaking of the WCJM show, we had a blast yesterday as we met to record a new installment of Moore Hits in the Morning in the… believe it or not… morning! The music was as diverse as ever, coming on the heels of Jim’s idea for each of the seven cast members to contribute two of their favorite songs. This inspired such disparate responses as Jim’s new music choices — BnL’s “Wind it Up” from ’06 and Brian Wilson’s “Live Let Live” from this year — to Dave’s classic music choices — WCJM favorites “All the Things” by the Byrds and “A Simple Game” by the Moody Blues. I chose one of each — the classic Moody Blues song “Question” and the contemporary “Living Well is the Best Revenge” by R.E.M.
Aside from the music, we had skits, skits, skits! We had an impeccably delivered segment of Matt’s standup. We had new skits by classic characters — Ronco, the Food Critic, Dr. Keck, Stuffy D. Bear, and more. We had brand-new skits, including my Scam Wow parody.
In short, it was fun!
And it was really great to see all the guys in one place one more time. We had a touch of nostalgia unlike any other on the previous shows, and for good reason — it was our tenth anniversary, for crying out loud! Seriously though, I was proud to sit there for almost three hours and share in this crazy, creative experience we call WCJM! Stay tuned to WCJM.com, as the show will be posted soon…
Well, that’s enough for me for one post. Thanks for stopping by for your daily fix of acoustic rock cover songs; I hope you enjoy my music video. I’ll be back on Original Wednesday, but until then, don’t miss Jeff’s Monday post and Jim’s Tuesday video.
Hello and welcome to a special Saturday edition of the Laptop Sessions! I finally passed the 90,000 mark on YouTube, so I figured, “What better way to celebrate than to post an all-new session?” The answer to that question is the video you’re about to view.
So, why this song? The truth is that I know very little about Pearl Jam. Binaural is the first Pearl Jam album that I’ve bought, and there’s a funny story behind that. I bought it along with two other discs that were marked down at Circuit City. The other two albums were ones that I’ve been waiting and waiting for a decent price to buy. I bought Binaural because it was $4. Brand new! Now, Circuit City going-out-of-business sale or not, that’s an outstanding price! My first response was to check the packaging over for signs of a compilation album. Was this all rarities and b-sides? Was this an EP? It appeared to be a full album. So, I did what anyone in my position would do…
I pulled out my iPhone and jumped onto the good ole World Wide Web!
Sure enough, Binaural was a full studio album. With that in mind, as well as my interest in the upcoming remastered release of their debut album, Ten, I bought it. At first, I wasn’t crazy about much of it. Then, at some point during the second listen, songs began to click. The booklet is really well done, so although Eddie Vedder’s lyrics are unclear at times, I was able to refer to the booklet. One by one, I fell in love with the tracks and couldn’t stop listening to it. Now, it turns out that this $4 CD has been my most worthwhile album purchase in a long time!
Before I say much more, I should stop and save my thoughts for tomorrow’s posting of the second installment in my “Deep Racks Report” series. After the response to last week’s report on Wilco’s A.M., I’m pumped up to finish writing this one. I was lucky last week that someone found my article and posted the link on an oft-frequented Jay Farrar message board. If only I knew how I could get my articles seen each week…
So, without further ado, I bring you my first Pearl Jam cover song music video, joining Jeff, who is already six songs strong! I hope that this holds up to Jeff’s standards for this 90’s alternative rock band that he knows far better than I do. Or, at least, for now. (I’m learning…)
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