National Health: The Collapso
Now this is one NHS I’m happy to applaud. From the 1978 album Of Queues and Cures. And here’s a live version from the OGWT.
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The Who: Baba O’Riley (live 2022)
Oh dear, old rock singers never die, they just turn into Michael Crawford. Skip the first four minutes of introductions.
Where have all the whistlers gone?
WHEN was the last time you heard someone whistling a merry tune? In my younger days it seemed that every labourer whistled while he worked and some were real virtuosi, … Continue readingWhere have all the whistlers gone?
Keith Richards jams with Les Paul
Not the most sophisticated workout in the history of the world but nevertheless a momentous occasion.
Hurdy Gurdy: Peaceful Open Space
Lovely sitar ramble from the Danish band formerly known as Peter Belli and the Boom Boom Brothers. Donovan wrote the song Hurdy Gurdy Man for them. This is from their … Continue readingHurdy Gurdy: Peaceful Open Space
Saffron: All Your Ambition
Another slice of early-70s psychedelia from the mysterious British sitarsmiths.
Dave Pike Set: Mathar
All the way from 1969, another sitar classic. This apparently features in the Peter Sellers film The Party and the Ben Stiller comedy Zoolander.
Oregon: Rejoicing
More irresistible (to me) sitar noodling, from the American band’s 1979 album Moon and Mind.
DMG Truth: Archimede’s Pad
Yesterday’s Brand X tune led me on to this beauty from the album Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Volume 7. I’d like to know more about the band but can find … Continue readingDMG Truth: Archimede’s Pad
Brand X: Sun in the Night
You can’t go wrong with a sitar, in my view. This sweet clip from the 1977 album Moroccan Roll features Phil Collins singing in Sanskrit.