New Guns 'n Roses

I refuse, on principal, to pay any attention to Axl Rose's rlease of Chinese Democracy as a G'n'R album.  So I was elated when I stumbled upon Unwanted Illusions: 

Demo tapes and various gigs

1-4:  R.S. Studios, Canonga Park, LA 1990

5-8:  Live CBGB 1987

10-15:  Studio Demos 1987-1991

Sound Quality:  VG+

Notes: This CD is now extremely rare

Total Time:  68:12

1.  Crash Diet

2.  Bring it Back Home

3.  Sentimental Movie  [Slash on vocals]

4.  Just Another Sunday

5.  Axl's Blues

6.  It Tastes Good, Don't It?

7.  Too Fast to Live [Instrumental]

8.  It's So Easy [Slash on vocals]

9.  Scrap Bar Daze

10. Booze Party [Intro to acoustic "Move to the City"]

11. Jumping Jack Flash [Studio Demo]

12. Jumping Jack Flash ['Hellhouse' Rehearsal]

13. Jumping Jack Flash [Acoustic Demo]

14. Heartbreak Hotel   [Studio Demo]

15. Heartbreak Hotel  ['Hellhouse' Rehearsal]

ENJOY!

New Years 2008 Highlights

The excitement of a live New Year's show is the unexpected.  Knowing that it is impossible to attend every New Year's Eve Show, here are what I would consider highlights from 12/31/08 shows.

My Morning Jacket played Madison Square Garden and played a couple of fun covers:  The Wanderer by Dion and the Belmonts, Islands in the Sea by Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers

The Disco Biscuits played The Nokia Theatre and were joined by everyone's favorite Rasta Jew Matisyahu for Magellan.

The North Mississippi Allstars played the Orpheum in Tennessee and played All Night Long ->Lovelight -> All Night Long.

Tea Leaf Green decided to cover some Beatles tunes: The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill and While My Guitar Gently Weeps.  

Yes, I know that Phil, Ratdog, Panic and others are notably missing.  They may have played great shows, even Phil, Bobby & Jon's "Work in Progress" set was a typical set list, and this post was for the things that make NYE unique.

Happy New Year!