“I never saw a frown,” recalled Tom Robbins, who wasn’t yet a famous author but was writing for The Helix, Robbins also had a radio show on KRAB-FM, “Notes From the Underground.” “Everyone was happy and smiling. It was such a utopian event. There was a feeling of freedom and sharing and loving.” The germ …
It’s Hard, impossible really, to cover “Baba O’Riley.” The original will always dominate the listener’s earmagination. There are four versions of which Iam aware, Pearl Jam, The Picketts, Blue Man Group and this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcfHjNTRSho&feature=share
“The Weight” off The Band‘s 1968 album, Music From Big Pink has become the favored cover tune for every flavor and sector of Americana rock. Something in the loping, star-spangled bounce of the tune gives voice, meter and harmony to subtle, reassuring myths of rural America and has found appeal, not just in the land …