SHOW
2.1a and b
September 1, 1992: Bearsville Theater
- Woodstock, NY
AND
February 11, 2001: Capitol Theatre -
Port Hope, ON
Well, the voting was
close again this month, nearly split between the two of the three shows that were
offered for voting in the
Vote for Show 12 thread on the message boards. Bearsville won a
tight race by 2 votes, so, since this is the one year anniversary of
the site's launch, I decided to go the extra mile and offer BOTH
shows.
Speaking of voting, I'll
make my monthly request, so here it is: if you haven't
yet registered for the
4thellamas.com message board, please do so now. After you do, go to
the downloads thread and
post some
feedback on this show, and then take a moment to
vote for the
download you would like to see released in June. Please try
to vote by the 27th. After you've voted, you can
post a request
for a future download. Remember, this site will be as good as
you help make it!
So, the first show
is an oldie, an absolute gem, recorded at the musical landmark
Woodstock. No, not the farm, but a small theater in the town. The
band had released "Black
Eyed Man" and was starting to play the material that would make
up "Pale
Sun, Crescent Moon." In fact, the Junkies do a great early
version of "Pale Sun" here, as well as the rarely played "Hot
Burrito #1" and "Lost My Driving Wheel," a cover that takes on epic
proportions live.
The recording I
have is a soundboard, but it was a little slow. After loading it
into my computer, I used Wavelab 4.0 to do a little pitch
correction, speeding the recording up 69 cents, a little under one
semitone. I did the final correction by ear, trying to match Margo's
voice to what I feel it should be.
The band was on
tour with Jeffrey Dean Foster and the Carneys at the time. Foster
evidently went out behind the theater and found the grave of Albert
Grossman, former manager of The Band and Janis Joplin.
I believe this is
a magical recording. I've seen partial versions of it at places like
archive.org and on various trading lists, but I think this is the
complete show. I think it might have originally been done for a
radio show, but the details have been lost in the mists of time. I
hope you enjoy it.
SHOW 2.1A
SETLIST
Southern Rain, Oregon Hill, 'Cause
Cheap is How I Feel, This Street That Man This Life, Escape is So
Simple, Pale Sun, Townes' Blues, Sun Comes Up It's Tuesday Morning,
Hot Burrito #1, Murder Tonight in the Trailer Park, Lost My Driving
Wheel, Misguided Angel, Sweet Jane,
SOURCE: SBD-DAT.
DOWNLOADS:
DISK 1
Southern Rain
Oregon Hill
'Cause Cheap is How I Feel
This Street, That Man, This Life
Escape is So Simple
Pale Sun
Townes' Blues
Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning
Hot Burrito #1
Murder Tonight in the Trailer Park
DISK 2
Lost My Driving
Wheel
Misguided Angel
Sweet Jane
FLAC FINGERPRINTS:
For the geeky among us:
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CD ART
Sure Thing
Art - If you have Sure
Thing Deluxe, you can print this label.
JPG Labels created by
Candace Horgan
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Back jpeg
AND NOW, for show
2.1b!!! As I wrote back in June, 2006 in the download description of
show 2, I have, over the years, experimented in different ways with
expanding my duties as archivist. Cowboy Junkies played three shows
in Canada in February, 2001, and I blended soundboard and audience
tapes of each show to achieve a rich true-sounding live recording. The mixing
was done with Saw Pro, blending about 65 percent to 70 percent of
the soundboard source and the rest from the audience source. By
expanding the waveforms to the smallest time platform, I was able to
align them perfectly, a neat trick when neither source has
time-code. I had to time-align each track to compensate for "drift,"
caused by having the audience recording about 100 feet back from the
stage. The results came out quite well. Michael liked the tapes, but
ultimately it was decided not to pursue this on a regular basis.
I think this show,
from February 11, 2001, was my favorite of the three shows the band
performed that weekend. It was an interesting blend of songs. "Powderfinger"
opened, promising a truly special evening. "Close Your Eyes" had
just started to appear in the setlists, but it was then, and remains
to this day, a rare tune for the band to play. "Escape is So Simple"
is, of course, a song that can send me over the edge, a hauntingly
beautiful tune that is one of Michael's best songs.
So pull up a
chair, spend a night downloading these two shows, and then listen,
and celebrate the first year anniversary of 4thellamas.com. And if
you haven't yet registered
for the 4thellamas.com message board, please do so while you're
waiting for your downloads to complete. That way you can
vote for the
download you would like to see released in June!
SHOW 2.1B
SETLIST
Powderfinger, Good
Friday, 'Cause Cheap is How I Feel, Come Calling (His Song), Small
Swift Birds, Close My Eyes, First Recollection, Oregon Hill, Where
Are You Tonight, Hunted, Escape is So Simple, Hollow as a Bone,
Anniversary Song, I'm So Open, Miles From Our Home, Dragging Hooks
(River Song Trilogy: part III), E: Misguided Angel, Townes' Blues
Source:
Soundboard-Audience Blend using SAW Pro
-Aud Source: Core
Sound Biaurnal mics
-Soundboard tape ran out during Townes' Blues, last half of song is
pure audience
DISK 1
Powderfinger
Good Friday
'Cause Cheap is How I Feel
Come Calling (His Song)
Small Swift Birds
Close My Eyes
First Recollection
Oregon Hill
Where Are You Tonight?
Hunted
Escape is So
Simple
Hollow as a Bone
DISK 2
Anniversary Song
I'm So Open
Miles From Our Home
Dragging Hooks (River Song Trilogy: part III)
Misguided Angel
Townes' Blues
FLAC FINGERPRINTS:
For the geeky among us:
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CD ART
Sure Thing
Art - If you have Sure
Thing Deluxe, you can print this label.
JPG Labels created by
Candace Horgan
Front jpeg
Back jpeg
