Captain Beefheart: Being a Beefheartian, I like lots of his boots, but my favs include The Brown Star Sessions 1972, Captain Hook and If You Got Ears. Brown Star Sessions are outtakes from The Spotlight Kid (1972) and Clear Spot (1972) sessions. Excellent sound, excellent songs, excellent performances...
Captain Hook mainly consists of a FM broadcast of a Tragic band performance from 1974. I happen to feel that this period of the Captain's was judged much too harshly. They were energetic live, and this well recorded show is proof of that. Also check out the youtube at the end of this post for further proof!
If You Got Ears is a collection of rarities from throughout his career. Mainly good sound, and the material is, of course, awesome!
Click for more info on Cap's bootlegs.
Tim Buckley: Return of the Starsailor - Tracks 1-8 is the complete concert from Knebworth 1974, tracks 9-12 from Detroit 1975 and Song for a Siren from the Monkees tv series 1967.
Like the Captain, Tim's 1974-1975 period is rather derided by many of his fans, but again - I think it's pretty fucking good! Tim is more funky here, with lots of improvisation and that amazing voice in fine form. What's not to like????
Click for Tim Buckley's discography (including this boot)
Can - basically, any Can boots of shows from the 70s and Canobits (a 4cd of unreleased Can from all it's phases) are worth it. Since, there was a lot of improvisation with Can, you can't go wrong with any live material. Some of my favs are Mother Sky 1971, Horrortrip in the Paperhouse 1972-1973 and Future Days and Future Nights 1975.
Can on RateYourMusic.
Van Morrison: Mechanical Bliss 1974-1975 - This is a collection of studio outtakes that were considered for release by Van in 1975, but for some reason dropped. This would have been the follow-up to Veedon Fleece (which I love). To me, Van was on a roll in the early-mid 1970s. A few songs made it onto Philosopher's Stone, and "Flamingos Fly" made it onto the so-so A Period of Transition (1977).
What I really like about this album: 1) Van's voice is of course awesome. 2) The material is a little looser...not as stiff as his latter work. 3) He actually rocks on some of the songs: "I'm Not Working for You" is a song I hadn't heard before, and it rocked man...with Van spouting "What the fuck do they care" it shows Van in a punky state of mind. Wild electric guitar playing as well (Elvin Bishop?) which is unusual for Van. 4) A shitload of very interesting songs, both lyrically and musically.
This would have been a much more powerful album than A Period of Transition (1977) - which I don't dislike - it just lacks a certain power.
If you're a fan of Van the man then get off your can and land this bootleg...ok, I ran out of rhymes there, but you know what I mean..
Click for more info on this album.
Neil Young: Chrome Dreams 1977. This album was pulled by Neil at the last minute, and who knows why? It's incredible. "Sedan Delivery" is slower and more bluesy and I love it!! Many alternative versions of well-known Neil songs, and all are fantastic. This is such a famous boot, that Neil has actually called his official new album "Chrome Dreams II".
There are tons of Neil boots out there, and if you're a fan, it's hard to know where to begin. Lots of great live shows...I'm particularly fond of the Catalyst 1977 show with the short-lived The Ducks...the best bar band ever???
You can't go wrong with the 4 cd "Rock'n'Roll Cowboy" which is a treasure trove of unreleased Neil. Phenomenal music by one of all-time favs. I'm certainly waiting on Neil's new 8(?) cd/dvd box set he has been working on for over a decade...it should be incredible! Neil's outtakes are sometimes even better (or at least quite different) than the official releases. Neil is incredibly prolific and...is fucking incredible!!!
Click for the HyperRust Neil web site...packed with tons of Neil info!
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My attitude towards boots: Get the official releases first, then if you're a huge fan...why stop there? You're already supporting that musician as much as you can.
There's lots out there, so I'll try to remember to do a part 2, with maybe more obscure artists.
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Captain doing "Upon the My Oh My" with The Tragic Band on The Old Grey Whistle Test. I think this is great!!! thanks thomasdaniel.
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Captain Hook mainly consists of a FM broadcast of a Tragic band performance from 1974. I happen to feel that this period of the Captain's was judged much too harshly. They were energetic live, and this well recorded show is proof of that. Also check out the youtube at the end of this post for further proof!
If You Got Ears is a collection of rarities from throughout his career. Mainly good sound, and the material is, of course, awesome!
Click for more info on Cap's bootlegs.
Tim Buckley: Return of the Starsailor - Tracks 1-8 is the complete concert from Knebworth 1974, tracks 9-12 from Detroit 1975 and Song for a Siren from the Monkees tv series 1967.
Like the Captain, Tim's 1974-1975 period is rather derided by many of his fans, but again - I think it's pretty fucking good! Tim is more funky here, with lots of improvisation and that amazing voice in fine form. What's not to like????
Click for Tim Buckley's discography (including this boot)
Can - basically, any Can boots of shows from the 70s and Canobits (a 4cd of unreleased Can from all it's phases) are worth it. Since, there was a lot of improvisation with Can, you can't go wrong with any live material. Some of my favs are Mother Sky 1971, Horrortrip in the Paperhouse 1972-1973 and Future Days and Future Nights 1975.
Can on RateYourMusic.
Van Morrison: Mechanical Bliss 1974-1975 - This is a collection of studio outtakes that were considered for release by Van in 1975, but for some reason dropped. This would have been the follow-up to Veedon Fleece (which I love). To me, Van was on a roll in the early-mid 1970s. A few songs made it onto Philosopher's Stone, and "Flamingos Fly" made it onto the so-so A Period of Transition (1977).
What I really like about this album: 1) Van's voice is of course awesome. 2) The material is a little looser...not as stiff as his latter work. 3) He actually rocks on some of the songs: "I'm Not Working for You" is a song I hadn't heard before, and it rocked man...with Van spouting "What the fuck do they care" it shows Van in a punky state of mind. Wild electric guitar playing as well (Elvin Bishop?) which is unusual for Van. 4) A shitload of very interesting songs, both lyrically and musically.
This would have been a much more powerful album than A Period of Transition (1977) - which I don't dislike - it just lacks a certain power.
If you're a fan of Van the man then get off your can and land this bootleg...ok, I ran out of rhymes there, but you know what I mean..
Click for more info on this album.
Neil Young: Chrome Dreams 1977. This album was pulled by Neil at the last minute, and who knows why? It's incredible. "Sedan Delivery" is slower and more bluesy and I love it!! Many alternative versions of well-known Neil songs, and all are fantastic. This is such a famous boot, that Neil has actually called his official new album "Chrome Dreams II".
There are tons of Neil boots out there, and if you're a fan, it's hard to know where to begin. Lots of great live shows...I'm particularly fond of the Catalyst 1977 show with the short-lived The Ducks...the best bar band ever???
You can't go wrong with the 4 cd "Rock'n'Roll Cowboy" which is a treasure trove of unreleased Neil. Phenomenal music by one of all-time favs. I'm certainly waiting on Neil's new 8(?) cd/dvd box set he has been working on for over a decade...it should be incredible! Neil's outtakes are sometimes even better (or at least quite different) than the official releases. Neil is incredibly prolific and...is fucking incredible!!!
Click for the HyperRust Neil web site...packed with tons of Neil info!
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My attitude towards boots: Get the official releases first, then if you're a huge fan...why stop there? You're already supporting that musician as much as you can.
There's lots out there, so I'll try to remember to do a part 2, with maybe more obscure artists.
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Captain doing "Upon the My Oh My" with The Tragic Band on The Old Grey Whistle Test. I think this is great!!! thanks thomasdaniel.
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